Armstrong quarterback James Malone overcame a slow start after four first half interceptions with five touchdown passes, including two to Eustace McGowan that led the Falcons to a 36-25 win over the St. Louis Park Orioles Saturday afternoon in the Section 5AAAAA football semifinals in Plymouth.
The Oriole defense was strong in the early going, intercepting Malone four times but they could only cash in once on Nick Kent's 15 yard goal to put St. Louis Park ahead 3-0. The Falcons would take the lead on Malone's 51 yard strike to Peyton Newburn with 1:11 left in the first quarter to give them a 7-3 lead.
Armstrong would widen their lead in the second quarter as Malone would throw three touchdown passes. The first was a 24 yard completion to Kayden College that followed a 47 yard run by Ernest Evans and he added another 10 prior to the touchdown. Malone would find McGowan in the end zone twice. The first came on a 40 yard pass and the second a six yard strike that came after the Falcons were moved back 10 yards due to a holding penalty. Armstrong led 29-3 at the half.
St. Louis Park would inch closer to Armstrong in the third quarter with a pair of touchdowns, followed by two point conversions. The first was a one yard run from Deontez Ross Jr. The second featured the familiar combination of Will Dvorak and Stefano Giovannelli as Dvorak fired a 21 yard pass to Giovannelli to cut the Falcon lead to 29-16.
The Dvorak-Giovannelli duo would strike again inn the fourth quarter, this time on a 32 yard pass and the lead was cut to 29-26. But the Orioles couldn't catch the Falcons as Malone threw his fifth touchdown pass of the game, a 30 yard completion to Marquan Tucker to wrap up the scoring.
The Falcons improved their record to 6-3 and will face their district rival, the Cooper Hawks for the Section 5AAAAA title on Friday, November 5 at 7 PM in New Hope. The Orioles concluded their season with a 5-4 record.
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