Cavs roar back with 4 straight TDs
The Gaels extended the lead to 20-0 when Atkins kicked a 25-yard field goal with 2:03 left. That came after defensive lineman Stephen Schulze picked off a deflected pass and gave Mount Saint Joseph possession at the Spalding 5-yard line.
Spalding finally broke through on the first drive of the second half. Umbarger ran for a 26-yard touchdown, and Clark took a pitch and added the two-point conversion that made it 23-8.
The Cavaliers then made it even closer on their next drive as Umbarger found Zakee Wheatley in the right corner of the end zone for a 9-yard touchdown, and the sophomore made a leaping catch. Spalding went for two but came up empty, and the score remained at 23-14 with 4:45 left in the quarter.
Umbarger then led the Cavaliers on an 85-yard scoring drive. He finished it with a 5-yard touchdown run and then ran for the two-point conversion which sliced the lead to 23-22 with 10:38 to go in the game.
Then, they took the lead when Tutas made his quick shovel pass. The Cavaliers got pinned deep in their own territory and took an intentional safety that made it 28-25 with 1:19 remaining.