Duquesne Dukes Fan Forum / Dukes vs Sacred Heart Pioneers Preview

**Posted by Judge Jack McVay Jr** 10/19/2019 8:00 am

On a beautiful sunny day in Fairfield Connecticut and yet another family day,our Dukes take on the 3 and 3 Pioneers of Sacred Heart led by their outstanding Q Marchi who has thrown 14 TDs and only 5 picks. He has led SH to a 1 and 1 conference record beating LIU and losing to Central. The favorite receiver of Marchi is the 4 time rookie of the week Tyrese Chamberlain and the star rb is Julius Chestnut who avg 113 per. Sacred Heart is coming off a loss at the legendary Franklin Field to Penn but remember Sacred Heart was actually co conference champs that the Dukes beat in a thriller at Rooney to earn FCS playoffs and Sacred Heart was picked pre season favorites. Look for Dukes in a grinder!

**Posted by Face** 10/19/2019 6:03 pm

What a game! SHU is always a tough out but the Dukes were convincing. Important one for postseason aspirations.

**Posted by Judge Jack McVay Jr** 10/19/2019 10:02 pm

Agree Face and first half Dukes dominated. Defense was outstanding especially with no Zanetto or Todd Hill. Offensive line opened holes and Dukes were physical and I honestly thought it would be closer.

**Posted by levon1975** 10/20/2019 7:00 am

An impressive win for the Dukes; from the stats it looked like they had the running game going with AJ churning up 149 yards and Mark Allen also with a productive day. O-line must have dominated along with the defense. Holding a team to 6-points on their home field in today’s brand of offensive football is pretty impressive.

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**Posted by Judge Jack McVay Jr** 10/21/2019 10:03 pm

You are spot on Levon and I can't say enough about Coach Opfar s and Farison s D specifically the stunting pressure from Coach Paps line and shut down coverage and the come up and tackle from Coach Richardson s dbs and the next man up linebackers . Just a solid all around team effort and don't forget the kicking game from MacZura too with an assist from Brumbaugh on catching a bad snap to convert the first FG!

Last edited by Judge Jack McVay Jr (10/21/2019 10:07 pm)