Holy Cross Crusaders

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Ugh, no.

Holy Cross Crusaders lost to the Lehigh Mountain Hawks

1-0 35 – 10

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Final · Sat, Aug 29

Game Details

Fitton Field (Worcester) · 11,472 fans · ESPN+

Recap

Yoder runs for 3 TDs and Johnson accounts for 2 scores to lead Lehigh over Holy Cross 35-10

Luke Yoder ran for three touchdowns for Lehigh and Hayden Johnson accounted for two scores, and the Football Championship Subdivision eleventh-ranked Mountain Hawks beat Holy Cross 35-10 on Saturday in the season and Patriot League openers for both...

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Line Score

	1	2	3	4	T
LEH	21	0	7	7	35
HC	0	3	0	7	10

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Game Leaders

Lehigh Mountain Hawks

Hayden Johnson · 9/18, 117 YDS, 1 TDPassing Yards
Luke Yoder · 21 CAR, 130 YDS, 3 TDRushing Yards
Anthony Feaster · 1 REC, 32 YDSReceiving Yards
Nick Peltekian · 8Tackles

Holy Cross Crusaders

David Lynch · 25/40, 313 YDS, 1 TD, 2 INTPassing Yards
Joseph Williams · 10 CAR, 36 YDSRushing Yards
Myles Abernathy · 9 REC, 129 YDSReceiving Yards
Adam Due · 8Tackles

2026 Patriot League Standings

Team
Lehigh
Richmond
Colgate
Holy Cross
Villanova
Fordham
William & Mary
Bucknell
Lafayette
Georgetown

Scoring

Q4 9:59

TD Luke Yoder 6 Yd Run (Connor Poole Kick)35–10

Q4 14:13

TD Drae Tyme 15 Yd pass from David Lynch (Owen Saraceno Kick)28–10

Q3 7:20

TD Nick Palumbo 14 Yd pass from Hayden Johnson (Connor Poole Kick)28–3

Q2 7:05

FG Owen Saraceno 26 Yd Field Goal 21–3

Q1 2:51

TD Luke Yoder 33 Yd Run (Connor Poole Kick)21–0

Q1 6:10

TD Luke Yoder 4 Yd Run (Connor Poole Kick)14–0

Q1 12:26

TD Hayden Johnson 65 Yd Run (Connor Poole Kick)7–0

Team Stats

Lehigh Mountain HawksHoly Cross Crusaders

Offense

398 Total Yards 391

117 Passing Yards 313

281 Rushing Yards 78

18 First Downs 21

Efficiency

4-10 3rd Down 2-9

1-2 4th Down 1-2

9/18 Completions 25/40

Turnovers & Clock

0 Turnovers 3

7-50 Penalties 6-70

31:32 Possession 28:28

Box Score

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Passing

Player	C/ATT	YDS	AVG	TD	INT
Hayden Johnson	9/18	117	6.5	1	0
Team	9/18	117	6.5	1	0

Rushing

Player	CAR	YDS	AVG	TD	LONG
Luke Yoder	21	130	6.2	3	33
Hayden Johnson	4	81	20.3	1	65
Aaron Crossley	5	25	5.0	0	12
Trey Tremba	3	23	7.7	0	18
Aidan Mayfield	5	12	2.4	0	6
Derek Morgan	2	10	5.0	0	7
Team	40	281	7.0	4	65

Receiving

Player	REC	YDS	AVG	TD	LONG
Anthony Feaster	1	32	32.0	0	32
Jamaire Harden	2	30	15.0	0	17
Nick Palumbo	2	21	10.5	1	14
Matt D'Avino	1	11	11.0	0	11
Joseph Marranca	1	10	10.0	0	10
Luke Yoder	1	9	9.0	0	9
Garrett Guess	1	4	4.0	0	4
Team	9	117	13.0	1	32

Fumbles

Player	FUM	LOST	REC
Aidan Williams	0	0	1
Team	0	0	1

Defense

Player	TOT	SOLO	TFL	PD
Nick Peltekian	8	8	0	0
Ignatious Williams	6	3	0	1
Cole Hughes	6	3	0	0
Andrew Sharga	5	4	0	0
Aidan Williams	5	4	1	0
Davis Rice	4	3	0.5	0
Talan Dudley	4	3	0	0
Jackson Dowd	3	2	0	2
DJ Brown	3	2	0	3
William Parton	2	1	0	0
Luke Denny	2	1	0	0
Brady Fisher	2	1	0	0
Joshua Jones	2	0	0.5	0
Lucas Manderbach	2	0	0	0
Lorenzo Portella	1	1	0	1
Aaron Crossley	1	0	0	0
Walker Blair	1	0	0	0
Jadin Nelson	1	0	0	0
John Zipf	1	0	0	0
Andy Tatsch	1	0	0	0
Team	60	36	2	7

Interceptions

Player	INT	YDS
Nick Peltekian	1	28
Luke Denny	1	0
Team	2	28

Kick Returns

Player	NO	YDS	AVG	LONG
Jamaire Harden	1	13	13.0	13
Connor Hilling	1	0	0.0	0
Team	2	13	6.5	13

Punt Returns

Player	NO	YDS	AVG	LONG	TD
Nick Peltekian	3	8	2.7	5	0
Team	3	8	2.7	5	0

Kicking

Player	FG	PCT	LONG	XP	PTS
Connor Poole	0/0	0.0	0	5/5	5
Team	0/0	0.0	0	5/5	5

Punting

Player	NO	YDS	AVG	TB	In 20	LONG
Connor Poole	4	176	44.0	0	2	47
Team	4	176	44.0	0	2	47

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Passing

Player	C/ATT	YDS	AVG	TD	INT
David Lynch	25/40	313	7.8	1	2
Team	25/40	313	7.8	1	2

Rushing

Player	CAR	YDS	AVG	LONG
Joseph Williams	10	36	3.6	7
David Lynch	5	28	5.6	13
Jake Croce	4	10	2.5	8
Liam Zelman	1	2	2.0	2
Datrell Jones	2	2	1.0	2
Team	22	78	3.5	13

Receiving

Player	REC	YDS	AVG	TD	LONG
Myles Abernathy	9	129	14.3	0	37
Lincoln Fisher	3	64	21.3	0	32
Ty Curran	3	32	10.7	0	15
Luke Petitta	2	28	14.0	0	24
Drae Tyme	2	21	10.5	1	15
Datrell Jones	2	20	10.0	0	11
SirCharles Gordon	1	13	13.0	0	13
Joseph Williams	2	10	5.0	0	6
Jake Croce	1	-4	-4.0	0	0
Team	25	313	12.5	1	37

Fumbles

Player	FUM	LOST	REC
Liam Zelman	1	1	0
Team	1	1	0

Defense

Player	TOT	SOLO	TFL	PD	QB HUR
Adam Due	8	5	0.5	0	0
Will Miller	7	4	0	0	0
Garrett Baldwin	5	4	0	0	0
Carlo Crocetti	5	3	0	0	0
Vin Ferrara	5	2	0	0	0
Rushaune Vilane	4	2	0	0	0
Ron Burton	4	1	0.5	0	0
Juju Tackie	3	2	0	0	0
Braden Haas	2	2	0	0	1
Mateo Brink	2	2	0	0	0
Ty Curran	2	1	0	0	0
Gabe Flores	2	1	0	0	0
Anthony Redfern	2	1	0	0	0
Cooper Ackerman	2	0	0	0	0
Chisom Onwuzurigbo	2	0	0	0	0
Lincoln Fisher	2	0	0	0	0
David Lynch	1	1	0	0	0
Jake Croce	1	1	0	0	0
Finn Bjork	1	1	0	0	0
Brady Fodor	1	0	0	0	0
Cameron Mills	1	0	0	0	0
Dylan Manuilow	1	0	0	0	0
Cam Boone	0	0	0	3	0
Team	63	33	1	3	1

Kick Returns

Player	NO	YDS	AVG	LONG	TD
Datrell Jones	3	48	16.0	19	0
Team	3	48	16.0	19	0

Punt Returns

Player	NO	YDS	AVG	LONG	TD
Garrett Baldwin	2	1	0.5	3	0
Team	2	1	0.5	3	0

Kicking

Player	FG	PCT	LONG	XP	PTS
Owen Saraceno	1/1	100.0	26	1/1	4
Team	1/1	100.0	26	1/1	4

Punting

Player	NO	YDS	AVG	TB	In 20	LONG
Ethan Moss	4	141	35.3	0	0	40
Team	4	141	35.3	0	0	40

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