Rochester blocks Seton Catholic from victory with 9-8 win

Rochester blocked a 23-yard field goal attempt by Seton Catholic as time expired, lifting the visiting Warriors to a win in a defensive battle, 9-8.

Rochester took a 6-0 lead in the first quarter and held it into the fourth.

But Joe Callerame’s 5-yard touchdown run and subsequent conversion run put Seton Catholic up 8-6 with 8:56 left in the fourth quarter.

Rochester regained the lead with a 24-yard field with 1:38 to go.

Seton marched downfield to give. Itself one last shot at the win.

Callerame passed for 190 yards, including seven passes for 106 yards to Ryker Ruelas.

“We put in a lot of work over the last year in summer camp and we’ve grown a lot as a team,” Seton junior linebacker Joshua Perez said. “Last year the old Seton would’ve crumbled under this pressure, but this year we’re a new Seton and we fought back and each week we’re trying to just go 1-0.”

Rochester 9,   Seton Catholic 8

Roch. 6 0 0 3—9

Seton 0 0 0 8—8

First quarter

R — Ashton Rodriguez 23 pass from Tate Quarnstrom (PAT failed)

Fourth quarter

SC — Joe Callerame 5 run (2-PAT good)

R — 24 FG

INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS

RUSHING — Rochester:  Brady Baird 6-18, Tate Quarnstrom 18-65, Connor Morris 8-48, Chris Rodriguez 8-6, Braden Hartley 3-15. Seton Catholic: Jacob Williams 4-10, Ryker Ruelas 1-3, Joe Callerame 8-18, Nathan Beaver 1-2.

PASSING — Rochester: Quarnstrom 2-3-0-26. Seton Catholic: Joe Callerame 21-35-2-190.

RECEIVING — Rochester: Rodriguez 1-23, Hartley 1-3. Seton Catholic: Jacob Williams 5-19, Max Ackerman 6-41, Ryker Ruelas 7-106, Lukas Morse 1-10, Ryan Stuck 1-5, Nathan Beaver 1-9.