MARPLE — You could dig deep into the bag of cliches about Catholic League football Friday night after the affair that Archbishop Ryan and Cardinal O’Hara put on.

Suffice it to say that both teams left an early-season, crossover clash better equipped at dealing with adversity, particularly of the self-inflicted variety. Thanks to Amahj Gowans, O’Hara also left with a win.

In a game that featured eight turnovers and two touchdowns called back by penalty, O’Hara might have made one fewer mistake than Ryan. But more aptly, it had the game’s only player in Gowans capable of punishing their opponents’ errors, the tailback rushing for 193 yards in a 17-14 win.

It was gritty: At one point in the third quarter, the teams had eight combined giveaways and 12 first downs.

But Gowans carried 24 tim

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