Eagles win big after slow start

By JOSE NEGRON

jnegron@yourmvi.com

Serra Catholic’s high-powered offense looked out of sorts in the first half Friday. 

The Eagles, who had averaged a WPIAL-best 53.7 points through the first three games this season, scored just one touchdown in the opening 24 minutes. They had two drives end in punts and another result in a turnover on downs. 

“We just told them we were a little off page,” Serra Catholic head coach Jose Regus said of the coaching staff’s halftime speech. “We just had to go out there and do what we do.” 

Serra Catholic regrouped in the second half, scoring 41 straight points en route to a 48-15 victory over visiting Ligonier Valley in Allegheny Conference play. 

Quarterback Max Rocco threw for three touchdowns and Terrell Booth had three of his own — two receiving and one rushing — in a win that allowed the Eagles (4-0, 2-0) to remain unbeaten heading into a showdown with undefeated Apollo-Ridge next week. 

“I knew we were going to bounce back,” Regus said. “We stayed calm through the entire first half. We weren’t doing what we wanted to do and we weren’t making the plays we usually make. We knew we had to get back into it in the second half.”

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