HS FOOTBALL: Rose carries Riverside past Holy Cross
TAYLOR — Brayden Rose set the tone early with three highlight-reel plays in the first half, helping No. 9 Riverside roll past Holy Cross, 42-0, in a Lackawanna Football Conference game Friday night. Rose took a lateral from Laiden Edwards on the opening kickoff and raced 74 yards for a touchdown. “Before the game, I told coach we want the ball and the first time I get it on the kickoff, I ...
Brayden Rose led Riverside to a 42-0 victory over Holy Cross in a Lackawanna Football Conference game on Friday night. The star player opened the scoring with three impressive plays in the first half, including a 74-yard touchdown after intercepting a pass. Riverside's Charlie Anstett followed up with a 3-yard touchdown run. Rose added a 9-yard touchdown run in the second quarter and a 61-yard touchdown run with just 2:33 left in the first half.
Holy Cross managed to recover a fumble late in the first half, but Riverside closed out the scoring with a 4-yard touchdown run by Julian Bowman in the fourth quarter. Riverside's coach, Jim Tucker, praised Rose's instincts, saying, "It's just instincts. God gave that to me, so I'm very thankful." Holy Cross head coach Joe Giorgio commended his team's character and ambition, despite the loss.
He noted the improvement of quarterback Chase Rutkoski, who completed 10 of 13 passes for 113 yards.
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