St. John's drops opener to Piqua

9/3/2014
BLADE STAFF

Piqua 42, St. John’s 21

PIQUA, Ohio — The Titans held a 21-14 lead in the third quarter, but three turnovers from there helped the Indians blow the game open with 28 unanswered points.

Running back Trenton Yeomans and quarterback Rupert de la Cruz scored thee touchdowns apiece for Piqua, all on runs.

St. John’s got a one-yard TD run from quarterback Matt Winzeler, Peter McIntyre scored on an 11-yard pass from Winzeler, and Christian King (six carries, 66 yards) added a 34-yard TD run for the Titans.

Winzeler was 19 of 24 passing for 228 yards and no interceptions, and Max McCormick had seven receptions for 131 of those yards.