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8/28/07-Football
White's four TDs leads St. Mary's past Cass Tech
By MIKE ROSENBAUM of The West Bloomfield Eccentric
ORCHARD LAKE--Only one member of Orchard Lake St. Mary's star-studded ballhandling crew from 2006 returned this season, but that one was enough last Saturday, as senior running back Dominique White scored all four touchdowns in the Eaglets' 28-6 victory over visiting Detroit Cass Tech.
White, who came off the bench as part of St. Mary's running back rotation last year, scored once in each quarter Saturday, starting with a 27-yard run late in the first period. Sean Graham added the first of four extra points for a 7-0 lead.
In the second quarter, White caught a short swing pass and weaved through traffic, making several defenders miss on his way to a 40-yard touchdown.
“When I caught the flare, all I was thinking was, ‘Get to the end zone,'” White said.
The Technicians scored their lone TD with 21 seconds remaining in the half as Cortez Smith ran five yards on fourth-and-goal. The extra point try was blocked.
Late in the third quarter, Tayler Peruski caught a Tech punt on the fly and returned it 18 yards to the Technicians' 34. Quarterback Robert Bolden then hit Demetrius Jackson with a 33-yard pass to set up White's one-yard plunge.
White's final touchdown was a 15-yard burst, set up by junior fullback Justin Semmes' 25-yard run. White gave his teammates plenty of credit for his four-TD effort.
“The line blocked well,” White said.
St. Mary's coach George Porritt was pleased with his team's season-opening performance.
“We did some good things,” said Porritt. “We had some mental mistakes over here on our sidelines. But very pleased (about) running the ball. I thought Dominique White ran the ball extremely well. He's one of our senior leaders so we expect him to be able to run the ball.”
Bolden, making his first varsity start as a sophomore, “did a nice job,” Porritt said. “I thought (he made) a few mistakes in there, a couple mental mistakes. But other than that he did a nice job running the team today.”
White carried 13 times for 60 yards. Bolden completed five of eight passes for 97 yards. St. Mary's totaled 121 yards on the ground and 218 overall. The Eaglets' defense held Tech to 55 yards of total offense and posted three quarterback sacks.
“I thought we did a nice job defensively,” Porritt said. “I thought we were led by our senior (defensive end) Jason Semmes, who's one heck of a player, and (defensive tackle) Carl Goeckel. Those two were stalwarts on our defensive line today.”
Jason Semmes had a hand in two quarterback sacks while linebacker Donald Coleman shared one sack and added an interception.
The Eaglets are off this week and return to action Sept. 8 at Toledo St. Francis.
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