John Denver couldn't have put it better for the St. Louis Park Orioles that it's good to be back home again. After two road games, the Orioles are back at their home stadium for the annual Homecoming game against the Holy Angels Stars.
The Stars will play their second straight game against a St. Louis Park based opponent. Last Friday, Holy Angels battered the Benilde-St. Margaret's Red Knights 41-7 to improve their record to 4-1. Their only loss was to the Cooper Hawks 33-26 on September 23. The Stars offense hasn't been a bore this season with quarterback Aaron Boarman completing 13 of 15 passes against BSM for 237 yards and rushing for 95 yards that included two trips to the end zone. He comes into the game needing 197 passing yards to reach 1000 for the season. But the offense isn't just Boarman. Also in the backfield is Reid Davenport, who scored a touchdown last week. Boarman's top receiver is Charles Gilbert III, who reached the end zone twice against the Red Knights. The Stars defense had eight tackles last week by Damian Devine and Ryan McGuire.
The key to the game for the Stars is for Boarman to be a dual threat like last week against BSM. He's had three games with two touchdowns. Could he make it four against St. Louis Park.
If you attended last week's game between St. Louis Park and the Orono Spartans, you would have probably headed toward Highway 12 at the end of the first quarter. At that point, the Orioles were in a massive hole, trailing 28-0 and ended up falling to the Spartans 52-6. The only touchdown was scored by Stefano Giovannelli. The St. Thomas bound senior, usually a receiver, ran 67 yards for St. Louis Park's only touchdown. The Orioles were plagued by turnovers and an ineffective game from quarterback Declan Gaines as he completed 5 of 11 passes for 36 yards. Jimmy Hager, who ran for 163 yards against BSM, was held to 49 yards. There was a bright spot on defense in Zach Helfmann as he recorded 13 tackles.
The key to the game for the Orioles is to get the offense back on track and put pressure on Boarman.
A couple of things to be aware of if you plan on attending the game. The weather picture is going to be a chilly one with the temperature in the mid 40s so get your winter jacket out of storage. And since it's Homecoming, you might want to get to the game early to get a good seat. Game time is 7 PM.
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