Jack Schapendonk knew he had to do everything he could to keep the ball out of the end zone.

With St. Rita holding an 11-point lead with time winding down in the end of the first half, the sophomore and the defense were facing a tall task of keeping Batavia out of the end zone.

The problem? The Bulldogs had it inches away from the goal line and two attempts to try and punch it in.

St. Rita’s solution? Just make the stops.

“We just came together as a team and knew that if we kept them out, we’d get the momentum,” Schapendonk said. “We could just take over from there.”

The No. 25 Mustangs did just that, holding the No. 13 Bulldogs out of the end zone on two straight plays for a turnover on downs to end the half before coming out and scoring 26 consecutive points in the third quarter

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