St. Matthew’s eighth-grade flag football team stopped a two-point conversion attempt in the final seconds to hold off host Calvary Christian, 14-12, in a preseason matchup between local schools. Trailing 6-0 at halftime, St. Matthew’s rallied to take a 14-6 lead when quarterback Charlie Porter threw touchdown passes to Stephen Carr and Ryan Kahn and a game-winning two-point conversion throw to Lawrence Kondra in the fourth quarter. Nick Lenard had a 20 yard run, Jamie West returned a kickoff 25 yards, Jack Hurst had a sack, Evan Meister had an interception and Will St. John and Andrew Tinger each had pass deflections on defense for the Eagles. The teams meet again October 11 at St. Matthew’s. St. Matthew’s seventh-graders also won, shutting out Windward 52-0. John O’Day intercepted two passes, returning both for touchdowns, and caught a touchdown pass and two-point conversion for the Eagles. Justice Sefas rushed for three touchdowns, Christian Ondaatje had one, Jordan Bostick returned an interception for a touchdown and Spencer Washburn scored on a two-point conversion.
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