Irish win battle of unbeaten teams

By Bernie Puchalski: BP Sports Niagara - October 18, 2024

It was definitely a case of no pain, no gain for Notre Dame’s Everett Hemauer in Thursday night’s battle of unbeaten Niagara Catholic Athletic Association senior football squads.

Hemauer scored two touchdowns to lead the Fighting Irish (4-0) to a 24-3 victory over the Saint Francis Phoenix (3-1) but he spent a good portion of the fourth quarter battling painful leg cramps.

“I usually have them after the game but this game I guess I have to drink more water and eat more bananas,” the 16-year-old said. “It was terrible. It was happening in both legs on the calves and in my hamstring on the right. It was bad and it hurt so bad.”

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