St. Mary's 48, Albany 18

0 Comments | Oakland Tribune, Nov 7, 2009 | by Don August

Running back Isaac Richard ran for a game high 219 yards and scored three touchdowns to lead the Panthers' Bay Shore Athletic League rout of the host Cougars.

St. Mary's (7-2, 5-1 BSAL) opened a 26-6 lead at the half and led 40-12 after three quarters.

Both Richard and Najee Lovett had two touchdowns each in the first half. Richard on runs of eight and one yards and Lovett on a 42-yard run and a 16-yard pass from Francisco Torres.

Albany's lone first half score came on a 20-yard interception return for a score by Ellis Stephany.

In the second half, the teams traded scores with Albany (2-7, 1- 5) getting a solid second half performance by quarterback Andrew Spivey.

Spivey completed just 3 of 13 passes for 16 yards in the first half but had numerous passes dropped. In the second half, he went 8- for-13 for 150 yards and two scores.

Lovett ended the scoring as he caught a pass from Torres and scampered 75 yards for a touchdown. Lovett finished with 133 yards receiving to go along with 75 yards on the ground on six carries.

Jelani Moore and Alex Jones each caught touchdown passes for Albany.