A
first ever meeting between two storied Parochial powerhouses will
take place this Friday evening at YSU’s Stambaugh Stadium. The
Columbus St. Francis DeSales Stallions, bring their #1 D3 ranking
to Youngstown to take on the Cardinals. Below are some interesting
facts about the Stallions and about our Cardinals versus teams from
the State’s Capital City:
The
DeSales football team has been state runner-up five times, in 1984,
1990, 1996, 2001 and 2005, and has won the Division III state championship
three times, in 1985, 1997 and 1998. They dropped down from DII to
DIII this season.
The
Cardinals have faced opponents from Columbus 7 times in the past and
currently hold a 6 & 1 record against those foes. Mooney holds
a 2-0 edge over Columbus Bishop Ready and a 4-1 lead over DeSales’
arch-rival….the Columbus Bishop Watterson Eagles (who we face
again in this season, week 10). Our boys will need to bring their
“A” game to pull out a victory over the powerful Stallions!
NOW….just
a note about last week’s game against our old friends from Boardman!
Thanks to everyone involved in getting that game played again! The
atmosphere in Spartan Stadium was electric. It wasn’t pretty,
but any win over the Spartans….is a great one!!!
Best of luck to
Coach Fecko, the coaching staff and the 2009 Cardinal Mooney Cardinals!
Always,
The Rock
