Box Score (CRESTVIEW HILLS, KY) - The Thomas More football team defeated the Lake Erie College Storm on Saturday (November, 11th) afternoon by a final score of 44 to 6. The Saints finish the season with an overall record of 5-6 and Great Midwest Athletic Conference record of 4-5. The Saints honored 12 senior members of the program before the game.
- Redshirt Sophomore Jaden Hall (Springfield, OH / Shawnee) got the Saints on the scoreboard first with a four yard touchdown run. Sophomore Luke Iden (Taylor Mill, KY / Scott High School) made the PAT to make it 7-0 Saints.
- Redshirt junior Rae'Von Vaden (Louisville, KY / Marion C. Moore) was able to find sophomore Mike Kirch (Cincinnati, OH / Elder) for a 15 yard touchdown pass. The Iden PAT extended the Thomas More lead to 14.
- Junior Freddie Johnson (Cincinnati, OH / Colerain) joined the Saints offensive attack with a five yard touchdown run. The Iden kick made it 21-0.
- Lake Erie scored with 1:30 to go on a 9 yard touchdown pass to make it 21 to 6.
- Thomas More converted a 22 yard field goal by Iden as timed expired to make it 24 to 6 at half.
- Hall scored his second touchdown of the day to open the second half on a four yard run. The Iden kick made it 31 to 6.
- Hall found the endzone for the third time on a 2 yard run to make it 37 to 6.
- First year quarterback Chase Crone (Independence, KY / Simon Kenton) found redshirt sophomore Bobby Borneman (Monroe, OH / Monroe) for the 36 yard pass and catch touchdown. The Iden kick made it 44 to 6.
- Jaden Hall recorded 77 yards on the ground and three touchdowns for the Saints.
- Rae'Von Vaden and Chase Crone combined for a total of 211 passing yards and two touchdowns for the Saints.
- Mike Kirch recorded 79 receiving yards and a touchdown on 7 catches.
- Graduate student Del Thomas (Fairfield, OH / Fairfield) recorded a team high 7 tackles and an interception in the game.
- Senior Colton Sandhas (Cincinnati, OH / Elder) recorded his team high fifth interception on the season.
This concludes the inaugural NCAA Division II season for the football program. They will be back on the field next fall for the 2024 season.
