Chico Rodriguez threw three touchdown passes to run his season total to 17 and scored another on a two-yard sneak. In addition, Warde's defensive line continuously contained the Trumbull eleven and improved its overall record to 4-5. The Golden Eagles, meanwhile, dropped their sixth in a row to fall to 2-7.
Trumbull opened the scoring in the first quarter as Tom St. Onge fell on a loose lateral at the Warde three yard line. Quarterback Tim St. Onge carried two yards to the one from where Jay Wright ran in for the score. Dick Weinberg booted the extra point.
Warde managed to move into Trumbull territory three times in the first half, but drives were twice stopped on interceptions by Gary Haines and Paul Conner.
The second half, however, was another story. The Crimson Eagles took the opening kickoff and marched 67 yards for their first touchdown. The final 25 yards came on a nifty catch by Dave Abraham in the end zone.
Warde drove to the Trumbull 11 on its next possession but lost the ball on downs. Again, Trumbull punted, and this time the winners were not to be denied. On the final play of the third quarter, Rodriguez threw a 38-yarder to Steve Duboys at the Trumbull six yard line. The Golden Eagles' defense pushed Warde back to the 11 where, on fourth down, Rodriguez' screen pass to Robbie Orciuch produced the go-ahead score.
Later in the fourth quarter, Warde drove 57 yards on the ground with Rodriguez scoring from the two yard line. Co-captain Doug Forstrom, a strong runner all afternoon, carried seven times for 34 yards during the drive.
In the last minute of action, Warde's Jack Rozgonyi intercepted a Trumbull pass and raced 44 yards to the visitors' nine yard line. Rodriguez again found his big target, Abraham, in the end zone to complete the scoring.
Warde's offense gained 385 total yards compared to just 85 for Trumbull. Forstrom picked up 98 yards on 21 carries to top the rushers, while Rodriguez completed 16 of 28 aerials for 195 yards.
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