Former Miami Hurricanes quarterback and current Cardinal Newman head coach Steve Walsh returned to Broward County on Friday afternoon as his team whitewashed Calvary Christian 55-14 in Fort Lauderdale. Cardinal Newman remained undefeated this season with a win in this District 7-3A game against the CC Eagles(2-2, 0-1).
The Crusaders put up 27 points in the first quarter and 28 points in the second quarter. They held a 55-7 lead at halftime. Both teams agreed to have a running clock throughout the second half.
Cardinal Newman(4-0, 1-0) scored on their only three drives of the first quarter. After receiving the ball on a punt, Devonte Brown finished their first possession with a three-yard touchdown run at 9:53. Travis Rudolph followed with a 25-yard run through the left side at 7:07 and Erick Hardnett rushed in from 20 yards out at 5:17. The Crusaders extended their lead to 27-0 with 3:44 remaining in the quarter as Rudolph recovered a fumble and returned it down the sideline 25 yards for the score.
In the second quarter, Matt Burke added to the Cardinal Newman lead as he caught an 18-yard pass on the right side from George Mastics at 8:02. Three plays into the Eagles next drive, Rudolph intercepted a pass from Isaac Hoza and returned it 82 yards for a score with 7:30 left. The Crusaders upped margin to 48-0 as Brown stormed up the middle for a 44-yard touchdown run.
Calvary Christian broke the shutout with 1:49 remaining in the first half as Matthew Nguyen snagged a 33-yard reception from Hoza. Cardinal Newman capped the second quarter with seven seconds left as Rudolph caught a 31 yard touchdown pass from Mastics.
There was only one scoring play by the Eagles with a running clock in the second half. During the fourth quarter, Hoza fired a 14-yard pass to Alexander Fifelski.
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