Notre Dame Jugglers vs Carson Graham Eagles

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The Notre Dame Jugglers have bounced back emphatically from two early-season losses. The Jugglers won their second straight game this past Friday when they defeated the Carson Graham Eagles 41-0.

Notre Dame dictated play from the opening whistle, scoring four first-half touchdowns, in their convincing win. Jugglers' Quarterback Caleb Parrotta was a huge reason for his team's success offensively. 

Parrotta's superpower is making something out of nothing. Don't get me wrong, he's fully capable of staying in the pocket and delivering dimes to his targets, but his ability to turn what surely looks like a negative play into a positive play for his team is truly special.

Take Parrotta's second of his two first-quarter rushing touchdowns as an example. On a quarterback draw, the signal caller followed his lead blocker inside. Once Parrotta got five yards upfield, he was met by a swarm of Eagles' defenders. Seemingly completely boxed in with nowhere to go, he faked left and made a beautiful jump cut to split two Eagles defenders. As he broke into the open field, he broke the ankles of not one, not two, but three Eagles' defenders on his way to a score. 

What should have been at most a 5-yard gain had turned into an electric, must-watch 51-yard touchdown. That run opened the floodgates for Notre Dame's offence and they never looked back.

In the second quarter, running back Sayj Gill capped off a drive on a 4-yard run. Soon after, Michael MacLeod then finished the first half scoring with a 30-yard touchdown reception from Parrotta. Receiver Mateo Warwas-Gonzalez added a 2-point convert and grade 9 kicker Matteo Tinaburri was good on the extra point off those scores as the Jugglers went up 28-0 at the half.

Notre Dame kept their foot on the gas in the third quarter as they added a 53-yard touchdown pass from Parrotta to MacLeod and Gill had a 1-yard run to finish the Jugglers' scoring. Offensive coaches Denis Kelly and Brendan Devane were impressed with the team's explosive offensive performance.

Notre Dame's defence also came to play. Defensive coaches George Oswald, Jerry Mulliss and Andrea Ferronato were pleased with the great pass rush of ends Diante Villegas and Emiliano Cortes, as well as tackles Dominik Mouro and Almarico Nguyen, resulting in 5 QB sacks. Outside linebacker Sachin Rattan added an interception to round out the defensive unit's strong day. 

Special Teams coaches Matt MacLeod and Wayne Theobald gave full marks to the coverage teams and to the kicking of Tinaburri.

The Jugglers will enjoy this full team effort win this weekend, but their coaching staff knows they're in for another big test next week.  

"Next up for the Jugglers is Belmont from the Island. They have an outstanding team this year and will be a huge test for the host team on Friday," said Jugglers' head coach Dennis Kelly.

Notre Dame will get back to work and look to defend their home field on October 10th, at 2 pm, when the Bulldogs come to town.