Archbishop Hannan cruises past Mt. Hermon

In Thursday night High School football, the Archbishop Hannan Hawks rolled to a 44-14
District 7-2A road victory over the undermanned Mt. Hermon Yellow Jackets behind senior Michael
Froeba's four rushing touchdowns. Froeba gained 42 yards rushing, making the most of his short yardage scoring opportunities. Garrett Groce tallied on a 49-yard kickoff return, while Ryan Hensarling scored from a yard
out for the Hawks. Placekicker Peyton Hudson kicked a 24-yard field goal for the Hawks and
added four extra points. 
The Hawks' didn't play senior quarterback Korey Zeigler resting him for the playoffs, so Bruce
DiMartino started and Jonathan Ryan also saw action as the Hawks pulled their starters giving
the younger players some valuable varsity game time experience. Place kicker Peyton Hudson kicked a 24-yard field goal and made four extra points for the Hawks.
Hannan wide receivers' coach Sean Zeigler said Mt. Hermon didn't quite despite only having 14
players on the roster. He praised them for giving a good effort right down to the end, despite falling behind 35-0 at the half.     
The Hawks move to 8-2 on the regular season and finish 5-2 in district play good for third place
behind District leader Northlake Christian School and St. Thomas Aquinas, which close out their
regular seasons tonight.

Unbeaten NCS hosting Archbishop Hannan

 

Tonight's Lake 94.7 broadcast of the week originates from Wolverines Stadium with unbeaten
Northlake Christian School hosting the once beaten Archbishop Hannan Hawks,
NCS, 7-0 leads District 7-2A with a 4-0 mark, followed by Hannan at 3-1 and 6-1 overall. The
St. Thomas Aquinas Falcons are also in the thick of the district race at 3-1.
NCS slipped past STA 14-13 in overtime last week behind Taylor Mussachia's two touchdowns. STA
trailed 14-13 in overtime and decided to go for a two-point conversion, trying to gain the victory, but Falcons' quarterback Dillon Lee's pass was batted down by Gary Sampson.
Mussachia is a hard-nosed runner, who has a knack for coming through in the clutch, gaining
741 yards. He has tallied 13 rushing touchdowns and also sees time in the Wolverines' secondary.
Senior QB Josh O'Rear also makes things happen for the Wolverines and has rushed for 324 yards
with eight scores. O'Rear has completed 43-of-82 passes for 650 yards with eight TDs and four
interceptions. O'Rear also plays some in the secondary and is tied with teammate Jordan Rider
with two interceptions each.
The Archbishop Hannan Hawks counter with senior QB Korey Zeigler and senior running back Michael
Froeba. Zeigler rushed for a team-high 186 yards and scored on a nine-yard run in last week's 45-21 victory over Springfield. Froeba found the end zone four times and rushed for 140 yards.
On paper, tonight's NCS-Hannan contest, shapes up to be an interesting game with District 7-2A
title hopes on the line with just three district games remaining. Check out the Wolverines and Hawks tonight with the pregame show starting at 6:45.  Join myself and Matt Penix for tonight's call.

Archbishop Hannan moves to 4-0

Archbishop Hannan's Hawks remained unbeaten on the season at 4-0, taking down the Pine Raiders
49-26 in their Homecoming game Friday broadcast on the Lake 94.7.
Hannan returns to district play this week traveling to the 2-2 Pope John Paul II Jaguars. 
Hannan, which has moved up in classification, won its District 7-2A opener, sparked by senior
quarterback Korey Zeigler, who turned in a strong performance, hooking up with Daniel
Hollander on three touchdown passes. Zeigler passed for 201 yards, finding Hollander for 8
receptions, covering 110 yards. Zeigler also gained 162 yards rushing. Michael Froeba picked
up tough inside yardage generating 180 yards, while Jason Brooks tallied twice for the Hawks.
Senior Zach Castelluccio was all over the field for the Hawks, registering 11 solo stops. Bruce
DiMartino came through in a big way, recording nine primary tackles, while Roosevelt Smith
added six. Mitchell Morel delivered two sacks and was in on five tackles along with Mason
Caillouet, who finished the night with five individual stops.

Archbishop Hannan Hawks pictured from left, Daniel Hollander, Bruce DiMartino, Jason Brooks, Korey Zeigler, Michael Froeba and Kyle Sewald.