WARREN — It wasn’t pretty, but Cardinal Mooney got the job done on Thursday night.

The Cardinals scored early and let their defense control the game the rest of the night, holding on for a 7-3 victory over Warren G. Harding at Mollenkopf Stadium in Warren.

“We had to give it everything we got, play the next play and just be resilient because we know how talented these guys are, how well-coached they are and how fundamentally sound they are,” Mooney head coach Frank Colaprete said. “We just know we had to play within ourselves, not turn the ball over and not give up a big play.”

Mooney struck first on its opening offensive drive after forcing the Raiders to punt on their first possession.

After a pass interference penalty moved the Cardinals into plus territory, Brady Desmond took the h

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