''Those three turnovers really hurt us,'' said Ben Sarullo, the Farrell coach, ''especially the one on the goal line. Farrell gave up another turnover a few minutes before the end of the half when Murtha intercepted a Cocozza pass on the Farrell 40. John 41 was recovered by John Dee of the Cougars. John safety.Ī few minutes later, Farrell was driving when a fumble by Chris LaGrego on the St. But a fumble on the handoff between quarterback Chris Cocozza and halfback Bob Ogno on second down was recovered on the 2 by Todd Murtha, the St. John tailback fumbled on the hit by DiTomasso, and Farrell started a drive from its own 45-yard line that brought the Lions to the St. That gave him 1,237 yards and 12 touchdowns for the season. Sperling showed no ill effects nor lack of aggressiveness when he returned for the third quarter and finished the game with 145 yards rushing on 27 carries.
''I was dizzy for a while and had cuts on the inside and outside of my lip, but I felt better during halftime.''
''That is the first time I have ever missed any part of a game because of an injury,'' the 6-foot, 190-pound senior said after the game. Dave Di Tomasso, a 6-foot-4-inch, 240-pound tackle, stunned Sperling and caused him to miss the entire second quarter. Sperling gained 73 yards on nine carries in the first quarter, but a hard hit near the end of the period almost sidelined him for the game. Francis Prep, added the extra point that eventually proved to be the winning margin. Marty Caulfield, who put the Cougars into the title game last week when he booted a 27-yard field goal in an overtime shootout triumph over defending champion St.
John's first possession in the opening quarter, on a 41- yard sprint off left tackle to the end zone. Sperling, the leading rusher in the C.H.S.F.L. John the Baptist's 7-6 victory over Monsignor Farrell yesterday in the Catholic High Schools' Football League championship game at Flushing Memorial Field in Queens. Rich Sperling, a missed 2-point conversion and a stiff wind were the key factors in St.
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