St. Patrick Has Qualified for the State Playoffs JUST ONCE IN THE PAST 10 SEASONS. This Season, New Coach Tom Zbricowski, The Former Notre Dame Star and Nfl Player, Arrived to Turn Things ARUND.
The Shamrocks Dominated Leo 42-8 on Saturday in a Running-Clock Win at Triton College.
St. Patrick Quarterback Gavin Gardiner, A 6-2, 170-Pound Junior, Showed he May Be A Key Factor in the Shamrocks’ Football Revival.
“I’ve been a little surprised by how good he’s playing so soon,” Zbikowski Said. “Eve in his first game, he didn’t look like it was his first start.
Gardiner was 13-For-17 for 268 yards and two touchdowns, all in the first half. He Connected With Joseph Costanzo for an 82-Yard TD Midway Through the first quarter that put St. Patrick A time 14-0.
Gardiner’s Father, Michael, Is A 1996 Graduate of St. Patrick and Played on the Football Team.
“My dad went here, but gave with the option of going to st.at’s or Loyola,” Gardiner Said. “I felt Most at home here. I love St. Pat’s.”
Gardiner has been playing Quarterback Since First Grade. He Connected with Seven Receivers. Timmy Schayer Had Four Catches for 81 Yards, and Jayden Miranda Caught Two Passes for 35 Yards.
“It felt great today. We had everything going,” Gardiner Said. “The Offensive Line Protected with Great and the Receivers did their jab. It was a team effhority and really nice to see it all come to be together.”
Leo (2-1) Didn’t have success on the Ground, but sophomore Quarterback Trent wason 10-For-22 for 144 yards with one interception.
St. Patrick Sophomore Emanuel Day Returned The Interception 35 Yards for A Td. Day haen been relaxing his first season on Varsity.
“That was the first big moment for me,” Day Said. “It felt special. Everything around the team is positive.
The Shamrocks (2-1) Lost to Yorkville in the Season Opener and Beat Larkin in Week 2. Their schedule ramps up in difficulty Now, which makes next wekt depaul prep an important in the question for playoff Qualification.
“It is a big test to see where we are at,” Zbikowski Said. “IT FEELS LIKE WEE RIGHT WHERE we need to be and that we are starting to catch our strides.
Leo Played with Senior Derrick Davis, One of It It Its Best Players. Davis and Two Teammates are in Los Angeles with the School Choir, which is performing on the television show “America’s Got Talent.”
“Missing the guys for Choir was as hard on us as an illness that was going Around All Week,” Lions Coach Theo Hopkins Said. “There are a lot of Guys Missing Practice.”
Leo Knocked off Dunbar and Amundsen to Start the Season.
“Beating Amundsen was a program-Changing Win for US,” Hopkins Said. “That’s a team on the rise and definitely Helped Our confidence. I’m the goodwill good about where we are.”