The CVCA football team hosted Holy Name on Friday night for their 3rd straight home game. The Royals were looking to defeat the Green Wave for their first conference win of the season. It was 4MUK night in Royals Stadium as the team and community honored Coach Paul Muklewicz and the Muklewicz family prior to kickoff. The game was a battle from start to finish. CVCA look to be in position to to move in front multiple scores in the 3rd quarter, but Holy Name never quit. In the end, the Royals held on for a 26-25 victory as they ran the final minutes off the clock on offense. Extra points played a key role in this game as CVCA and Holy Name both failed on 2 attempts. The Royals also came up with a key stop on the Green Wave's go-ahead 2 point attempt late in the 4th quarter. With the win, CVCA improves their record to 4-3 overall. They will hit the road on Friday for a tough test at NDCL.

The game started with both teams trading three and outs. The Royals were pinned back to start their next drive, but they came up big with an 11 play, 86 yard touchdown drive to grab a 7-0 lead. Tommy Kopec caught a 12 yard pass from Alex Mammone, and the Royals were in front. After forcing another punt, CVCA would put together another impressive scoring drive. They went 75 yards in 12 plays and Tommy Kopec scored his 2nd touchdown of the night. This time he raced in on the ground from 25 yards out. Holy Name was able to answer on the ensuing drive. A long pass play kept the drive alive and a 1 yard touchdown run made the score 13-7. That would be the score at the half as the Green Wave were set to receive the 2nd half kick. The Royals forced a punt and move the ball into the red zone. They were primed for a two score lead until Holy Name scooped up a CVCA fumble and ran 88 yards for the game tying touchdown. The Royals needed to respond and they did. Tommy Kopec scored a 1 yard touchdown to cap a 10 play, 66 yard drive. CVCA led 20-13 behind Kopec's 3 touchdowns. Holy Name fought right back. They scored on a short touchdown run, but Jackson Crews blocked the extra point to keep the Royals in front 20-19. CVCA would score again on a Tommy Kopec 1 yard run, but Holy Name came up with an extra point block to stay within 7 points. The Green Wave took the ensuing kickoff 85 yards for a touchdown to the shock of the home crowd. Holy Name elected to go for 2 with the score at 26-25. Eli Walkley knocked away the ball heading for the Holy Name receiver in the end zone to preserve the lead. With a 1 point lead and 4:48 left on the clock, the CVCA offense went back to work. They finished off the game with a few first downs and a kneel down inside the 10 yard line. The CVCA defense played a huge role limiting Holy Name. They allowed just 131 yard of total offense and only 26 rushing yards. 



Rushing
Tommy Kopec 19 carries, 129 yards, 3 TDs
Mason Frye 15 carries, 79 yards
Reed Jones 12 carries, 79 yards

Passing
Alex Mammone 2/2, 37 yards, TD

Receiving
Tommy Kopec 2 catches, 37 yards, TD

Defense
Reed Jones 6 tackles, 1 tfl
Tommy Kopec 8 tackles, 1 tfl, 1 sack
Jace Manke 5 tackles
Bennett McCubbin 4 tackles, 2 tfl
Paul Tepley 4 tackles, 1 tfl
Carter Walkely 5 tackles, 1 tfl