With a 49-23 win over John Marshall Friday night, the Brooke Bruins not only spoiled the Homecoming contest for the Monarchs, but they also moved about the .500 mark on the season at 5-3.
Sophomore Ty Sperringer started at quarterback in place of his brother, senior Braelyn, who was injured.
Ty proceeded to light up the Monarchs with 333 yards of total offense.
Sperringer ran the ball just four times but picked up 161 yards.
His biggest single run was as 80-yard dash up the middle of the field on the first play of the third quarter.
The Monarchs took the opening kickoff and drove 80 yards on eight plays to take a 7-0 lead. The drive was capped by a 49-yard catch and run by Dimario White.
The Bruins responded with the own 80-yard drive, and on the 10th play Jace Campinelli grabbed as 12-yard pass for the score, which was knotted at 7-all as the period ended.
Sperrigner escaped the Monarchs’ pressure and hooked up with Campinelli a gain early in the second stanza for a score from the 6-yard line.
Bruin Chase Felouzis recovered a Monarchs fumble at the 40-yard line
on John Marshalls’ next possession.
Brooke took just two plays to hit paydirt again as Sperringer connected with Anthony Bachinski for 8 yards and the Bruin’s score of the night.
Gavin Moore ran the ball in for two extra points as Brooke eased out to a 21-7 lead.
Forced to punt, the Monarchs then saw Bachinski returned a punt 40 yards to the their 15-yard line. Sperringer then tossed him an 11-yard scoring pass to push the lead to 28-7.
John Marshall edged closed with a 40-yard field goal just before halftime, but the Bruins took a 28-10 lead to the locker room.
In the second half, Sperringer and Bachinski connected from 6 yards out, Knapp ran the ball in from 1 yard out, and Campinelli ran in from 2 yards to cap complete Brooke’s scoring and seal the 49-23 win.
Sperringer led the Bruin offense with a total of 400 yards. He missed his first pass attempt but then reeled off 11 straight completions for 172 yards and five touchdowns.
Bachinski caught five passes for 77 yards and two scores, and Campinelli grabbed four for 52 and a pair of TD’s.
Brooke will travel to Wheeling Island Friday to meet Wheeling Park, while John Marshall, now 107, will head to Parkersburg South.
Brooke 49, John Marshall 23
Brooke 7 21 7 14 – 49
John Marshall 7 3 6 7 – 23
John Marshall-White 49-yard pass from Knapp (Fitzpatrick kick).
Brooke-Campinelli 12-yard pass from T. Sperringer (Sacripanti kick).
Brooke-Campinelli 6-yard pass from T. Sperringer (kick failed).
Brooke-Bachinski 8-yard pass from T. Sperringer (Moore run).
Brooke-Moore 11-yard pass from T. Sperringer (Sacripanti kick).
John Marshall-Fitzpatrick 40-yard FG.
Brooke-T. Sperringer 80-yard run (Sacripanti kick).
John Marshall-LeMasters 4-yard run (pass failed).
Brooke-Bachinski 6-yard pass from T. Sperringer (Sacripanti kick).
John Marshall-Knapp 1-yard run (Fitzpatrick kick).
Brooke-Campinelli 2-yard run (Sacripanti kick).
Rushing
Brooke: 24-259-2tds (T. Sperringer 4-161-td, Moore 5-50, Fisher 1-24, Gilbert 5-17, Tulenko 4-9, Campinelli 4-6-td, team 1-(-4).
John Marshall: 43-193-2tds (LeMasters 30-185-td, Deem 2-6, Knapp 6-5-td, Adkins 3-1, Markonich 1-1, White 1-(-5).
Passing
Brooke: 11-12-172-5tds (all by T. Sperringer).
John Marshall: 5-9-76-td (all by Knapp).
Receiving
Brooke: 11-172-5tds (Bachinski 5-77-2tds, Campinelli 4-52-2tds, Gilbert 1-32, Moore 1-11-td).
John Marshal: l 5-76-td (White 3-64-td, Hagedorn 2-12)
First downs: Brooke 15. John Marshall 13.
Fumbles: Brooke 0-0. John Marshall 1-1.
Penalties: Brooke 15-100. John Marshall 7-60.