Sep 27, 2014 2 min read

DORMONT – Chartiers-Houston battled through inconsistency on offense all night. Luckily for the Bucs, their defense forced four turnovers and junior kicker Mike Cushma hit four field goals to lift C-H over Bishop Canevin, 26-14, in a Black Hills Conference game Saturday night at Dormont Stadium.

The Crusaders (1-2, 2-3) did not do themselves any favors by turning the ball over on their first three possessions of the game and their head coach, Darren Schoppe, was ejected in the first half after two unsportsmanlike conduct penalties called against his coaching staff. Chartiers-Houston (2-2, 3-2) only scored 10 points off three first-quarter turnovers.

Cushma hit a 29-yard field goal, sophomore running back Spencer Terling ran for a four-yard touchdown and Bishop Canevin answered late in the first half when Amaan Bridget scored from eight yards out as C-H took a three-point lead into halftime.

In a must-win conference game, Cushma hit three more field goals from 32, 24 and 25 yards, and Chartiers-Houston barely walked away with its third straight win.

Trailing by 12 points, Bishop Canevin went to the passing game and needed an improbable play to cut the Bucs’ lead. Reed Relosky heaved a desparation pass to Austin Scott. The pass was tipped, Scott caught it, spun around and found open space for a 46-yard touchdown with 3:43 to play.

C-H failed to kill enough clock on the ensuing drive; giving BC one more chance to complete the comeback. The Crusaders advanced into Bucs territory after a pass interference penalty negated an interception, but on the very next play, Josh Gray intercepted Relosky and returned it 70 yards to seal the win.