Moeller Beat X

Friday night the Bombers of St. Xavier High School in Cincinnati held host to the Crusaders of Archbishop Moeller High School. The Crusaders, who were victorious over the Bombers 13-7, are ranked 29th in the Nation, 1st in the state of Ohio, and remain undefeated this season, according to Max Preps official ranking page.

During the season Moeller has averaged more than 30 points a game.  Though Moeller has averaged multiple touchdowns a game, there was not one offensive touchdown scored by Moeller the entire game. With 390 combined yards for both team, the offense for both teams had issues moving the ball and scoring throughout the game.

One of the reasons that could have led to this low scoring affair could be that Moeller and St. Xavier see each other so often, that there really were no surprises between the two schools. Moeller's starting quarterback, Matt Crable, son of former NFL player Bob Crable, thought that might have been the case.

"I think that's definitely part of it but I also think that these two defenses are two of the best in the state and that slowed down the scoring," Crable said.

Mitch Brauning, of the starting defensive backs for Moeller, believed that it was due to the hard work.

"I think it was because both defenses Friday night were very strong and tough, Brauning said. "Our defense has been working very well for us so far not just because of the schemes, but also because we are very aggressive".

The aggressiveness that Brauning spoke of did show. The only touchdown scored by Moeller during this contest was a defensive touchdown. Early in the first quarter Moeller's Chad Campbell had a 19 yard interception returned for a touchdown.

That proved to be Moeller's only touchdown of the game. That coupled with two field goals from kicker Matt Coghlin was enough to beat the Bombers. According to Crable this win gives Moeller the confidence it needs to play another top rival, LaSalle High School in Moeller's next game.

"It gives us a lot of confidence because we know that even if the offense doesn't have a good game we can count on the defense to pick us up," Crable said.  "There might be a game where that will be flopped, but we know that we can count on each other to make the necessary plays when needed".

Moeller's next game against the Lancers of La Salle will be held at La Salle High School in Cincinnati, Oh. La Salle, like Moeller, is undefeated this season at 5-0. It is ranked 13th in the state of Ohio and 131st in the nation.