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Sacred Heart beats St. Francis (Pa) 16-7 (Nov 11, 2017)
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Sacred Heart beats St. Francis (Pa) 16-7 (Nov 11, 2017)

Published Nov. 11, 2017 4:18 p.m. ET

LORETTO, Pa. (AP) Ezekiel Ennis ran for a 76-yard touchdown on the first play of the game, and Sacred Heart made it stand in a 16-7 victory over St. Francis (Pa.) on Saturday.

Josh Freiria kicked three field goals for Sacred Heart (4-6, 2-3 Northeast), with a long of 39. His second of the game made it 13-0 late in the second quarter.

Freddy Bopst threw a 5-yard touchdown pass to Colin Hindle less than two minutes later to pull to 13-7. Freiria capped the scoring with 6:07 left in the third.

Bopst was 11-of-20 passing with one touchdown and two interceptions for St. Francis (5-5, 3-3). The Red Flash were held to 239 yards rushing and turned it over three times.

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Tim Johnson and Khaamal Whitaker each had an interception for Sacred Heart and Whitaker also recovered a fumble after a botched snap. It was Whitaker's third pick of the season.

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