Yorktown’s Dylan Sinast ran for 87 yards and two touchdowns while hauling in two catches for 29 yards and one touchdown as the Yorktown Wildcats dealt the St. Paul Cardinals a 34-7 loss in the season opener for both teams.

The Wildcats took a 7-0 lead in the second on a 5-yard run by Sinast and St. Paul equalized with a 27- yard run by Zak Johnson. Sinast took a 29- yard pass from Josh Garcia later in the quarter for a 13-7 lead.

He had a 74-yard run and the two-point play in the third period. Johnson got his touchdown catch with 3:00 left in the game.

The Cardinals gained 186 yards rushing with Joseph Natal running 28 times for 133 yards and Johnson added 42 yards on 10 carries with one score.

Gerard Nunez led St. Paul defense with nine tackles, four tackles for loss and one sack. Dalton Jahn had one interception.

GAME STATISTICS

   Yorktown 34, St. Paul 7
     August 31, 2018, 7:30 p.m.
     Wildcat Stadium, Yorktown


  SCORING SUMMARY:

                  1    2    3    4      F
  St. Paul        0    7    0    0  --  7
  Yorktown        0   13    8   13  -- 34


  SCORING DETAILS:

    First Quarter
      no score

    Second Quarter
      Y — Dylan Sinast 5 run (Waylon Gonzales kick), 7:21 2Q.
     SP — Zak Johnson 27 run (Sam Benes kick), 4:38 2Q.
      Y — Sinast 29 pass from  from Josh Garcia (kick failed), 1:58 2Q.

    Third Quarter
      Y — Sinast 74 run (Sinast run), 3:17 3Q.

    Fourth Quarter
      Y — Chris Johnson 51 pass from Garcia (Gonzales kick), 3:00 4Q.
      Y — Johnson 74 interception return (no extra point), 0:00 4Q.


  TEAM STATISTICS:

                      St. Paul    Yorktown
    First downs             15          16
    Rushing             44-186      26-193
    Passing yards           24         209
    Passes               3-8-1      9-14-1
    Fumbles-lost           1-0         1-0
    Penaltiess            5-35        7-70


  INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS:

  Rushing
    SP: Joseph Natal 28-133, Zak Johnson 10-42, Carson Reese 1-8, Patrick Green 1-5,
        Dalton Jahn 1-1, Noah Boedeker 4-(-3).
     Y: Dylan Sinast 3-87, Josh Garcia 8-60, Mark Guerrero 2-26, Justin Denson 3-12,
        Chris Johnson 1-4, Zack Latta 8-3, Corey Pargmann 1-1.

  Passing
     SP: Johnson 3-8-1-24.
      Y: Garcia 9-13-0-209, Guerrero 0-1-1-0.

  Receiving
     SP: Jahn 2-20, Cole Brown 1-4.
      Y: Pargmann 3-71, Sinast 2-39, Latta 2-11, Johnson 1-51, Denson 1-37.