Ohio rivals St. Edward and St. Ignatius met Thursday night in the first of what is likely to be at least two, and maybe more meetings this season, and St. Edward ran away with a convincing 31-5 victory.

These two teams battle each other each year and the game are usually very close. Not so this time around, as St. Ed's scored five tries and had a handful called held-up in-goal.

"We poached more ball," said St. Edward Head Coach Tom Cleary. "We out-rucked them."

Pat Conway, Anthony Perrins, and Zach Heisterkamp all were very difficult to contain when they ran with the ball, and Joe Donay did a snappy job attracting St. Ignatius defenders and offloading to support in space.

On defense, Heisterkamp was once again in the middle of the action and he, along with Matt Harders and Anthony Mencini, made it tough for Ignatius flyhalf Andrew Baldado to run the offense.

"It was just a strong effort and a good performance," said Cleary.

Right, teams fight for lineout ball. Left, Jack Bradfield scores for St. Edward. Joe Donay breaks a tackle as the crowd looks on. Allison Bradfield photos.