COVINGTON, Kentucky — Holy Cross continued its unbeaten start to the season Friday night, pulling away from Holmes for a 42-12 victory to improve to 4-0.
The Bulldogs struck first on a 3-yard touchdown run, but the Indians quickly responded behind quarterback Brian Ferguson. Ferguson connected with Javier Thornberry for a 43-yard touchdown and then found Thornberry again for a 6-yard score, giving Holy Cross a 14-6 advantage after the opening quarter.
Ferguson kept attacking through the air in the second. His 23-yard touchdown pass to Max Hunt extended the lead to 20-6, which held through halftime.
Holy Cross wasted little time adding to its advantage after the break. Ferguson connected with Garrett Frederickson for a 34-yard touchdown, his fourth scoring pass of the night. The Indians later added a 32-yard field goal to carry a 29-6 lead into the fourth quarter.
The ground game finished things off. Dustin Wilson scored on a 12-yard run early in the fourth before Jacob Rieselman broke loose for a 36-yard touchdown with 2:23 remaining.
Holmes added a 14-yard touchdown pass in the fourth quarter, but the Bulldogs could never overcome Holy Cross’ 36 unanswered points after taking the early 6-0 lead.
The victory moves Holy Cross to 4-0, continuing an impressive start for a program that entered Week 4 among the teams knocking on the door of the Blitz 5 Top 25 presented by TriStateFootball.com.
SCORING BY QUARTERS
Holy Cross: 14-6-9-13-42
Holmes: 6-0-0-6-12
SCORING PLAYS
H: 3-yard touchdown run (two-point conversion failed)
HC: Javier Thornberry 43 pass from Brian Ferguson (kick good)
HC: Thornberry 6 pass from Ferguson (kick good)
HC: Max Hunt 23 pass from Ferguson (kick failed)
HC: Garrett Frederickson 34 pass from Ferguson (kick blocked)
HC: 32 field goal
HC: Dustin Wilson 12 run (kick good)
H: 14-yard touchdown pass (two-point conversion failed)
HC: Jacob Rieselman 36 run (kick failed)
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