's football team played Roman Catholic tough for one half on Saturday afternoon, then everything seemed to come apart for the Lions in a 33-14 loss.
This is still a young team, comprised mostly of sophomores and juniors. Some of that inexperience showed against powerful Roman Catholic.
“Roman Catholic spread the ball out on us and it was a learning experience for us,” Lions’ right offensive tackle Hunter Tierney said.
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“There was some confusion on some things, but nothing that can’t be fixed. We didn’t play our best game. It could have been a whole other game if we did play our best game. Our offensive line, I thought, did a pretty good job. We were getting assignments done, it’s just that things weren’t really there. We were running right into their strengths. The way they lined up, we couldn’t find a way around them.”
O’Hara will host winless Penn Wood this Saturday at 2 p.m. The Patriots have been outscored 194-14 in four games. O’Hara has rescheduled its game against Haverford School for Friday, Nov. 18 at O’Hara, at 2 p.m.
