St. Mary's improved to 6-0 overall, 3-0 in league play. The Shamrocks dropped to 3-3, 1-2.

St. Mary's shattered the scoreless game when quarterback Justin Siller hit Dionte Allen with a 72-yard touchdown strike in the second quarter. The first of two Steven Andrews extra points made it 7-0. Later in the quarter, Siller scored on a one-yard sneak, then Andrews booted a 30-yard field goal, 26 seconds before halftime. Catholic Central broke the shutout on a 46-yard pass from quarterback Rob Forte to wide out Derek Smith in the final period. Steven Cummings added the extra point.

St. Mary's punter Andrew Jones, who boomed a 63-yard kick earlier in the game, helped preserve the lead with his final two punts. One was downed at the Shamrocks' five, the other went out of bounds at the CC one. Allen then put an exclamation point on the victory by intercepting the Shamrocks' final pass.

Aaron Gant led the Eaglets' running attack, gaining 80 yards on 19 carries, as St. Mary's finished with 140 yards on 42 rushes. Siller was six of 16 passing, for 127 yards. Catholic Central was limited to 69 yards through the air and 91 on the ground.

Defensive end Blair Hollis and linebacker Alex Delisi had five solo tackles apiece for St. Mary's. Hollis had 1.5 sacks plus a fumble recovery, while Delisi added a sack and caused a fumble.

St. Mary's plays U-D Jesuit at 3 p.m. Saturday, at Ferndale High School. U-D is 4-2 overall, 2-2 in Central Division play.