> ## Content Index > Fetch the complete content index at: https://www.richmonder.org/llms.txt > Use this file to discover other available public pages before exploring further. # That's Moore like it: WR's three touchdowns help Benedictine secure needed victory - URL: https://www.richmonder.org/thats-moore-like-it-wrs-three-tds-help-benedictine-secure-needed-win/ - Published: 2026-10-10T03:10:14.000Z - Updated: 2026-10-10T03:12:55.000Z - Description: Motivated Cadets climb back to .500 with home shutout of Collegiate - Author: Weldon Bradshaw - Tags: Sports They’d had enough. No way was the Benedictine Cadets’ 2-3 start expected or, to them, even close to acceptable. Sure, the three-time defending VISAA Division I champions could pin the blame on a series of injuries to key players, including Ralphie Puccinelli, their touted senior quarterback and University of Richmond commit. Sure, they could talk about their demanding schedule, which included games, all losses, with Trinity Episcopal, McDonogh (Md.), and Gonzaga (D.C.), who sport a combined 15-2 record. What coach Kurt von Bargen’s guys needed was a victory, they needed it in the worst possible way, and Friday they earned it by taking down visiting Collegiate 28-0 on a mid-70’s, overcast afternoon at Bobby Ross Stadium. “We knew we had to win to turn around the season,” said Sean Boyd, a 6-0, 280-pound two-way lineman. “We hadn’t won in a month. It was a terrible taste. We knew what was at stake. We just locked back in.” The Cadets (3-3) took an early 7-0 lead when Josh Moore returned the Cougars’ first punt 52 yards for a touchdown and James Gasperini added the first of his four points-after at 6:24 of the first quarter. “I saw the ball in the air,” said Moore, a 6-2, 185-pound junior. “I saw my guys come back to block for me. I trusted them. I caught the ball with confidence and just ran to the end zone.” The Cougars (5-1) hardly had seen the last of Moore. On a fourth-and-4 midway through the second quarter, quarterback Luke Kincaid connected with him for a 19-yard touchdown despite tight coverage to end an eight-play, 46-yard drive. “I knew it would have to be a competitive catch,” Moore said. “I knew my quarterback would put it in a good spot for me to catch it, and I came down with it.” ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/99/06/99067822-fdfd-42b1-ab19-555c33eefb89/content/images/2026/10/ColQBSamSettar-2--chased-by-SeanBoyd-52-and-MaxTanner-44--and--1.JPG) Collegiate quarterback Sam Settar is pursued by Benedictine defenders Sean Boyd (52) and Max Tanner during the Cadets' shutout victory. Benedictine held a 316-101 advantage in total yards (Photo by Andy Garrigue). Later, after the Cadets’ defense stopped a promising Collegiate drive on their 20, Kincaid took them 80 yards in five plays, the last a 40-yard TD pass to Moore 36 seconds before halftime. Importantly, the lighting strike sent the Cadets into the break with heightened energy and firm control of the momentum. Try as they might, the Cougars could find no answer. “(Coach von Bargen) always talks about adversity: how we correct the things that don’t go our way,” Moore said. “A lot of guys stepped up today. We haven’t played like we expected (earlier in the season), but I have no doubt we’ll do what we have to do at the end.” Late in the third quarter, the Collegiate defense forced a fumble that senior linebacker Crawford Shield recovered. A moment later, back-to-back sacks (the first by Damari Hawkins, the second by Boyd) abruptly ended what had appeared to be a promising opportunity for the visitors. Then, after a Collegiate punt sailed out of bounds at the Benedictine 45, Kincaid engineered a quick drive that ended with his 44-yard laser to a well-defended Elijah Haughton in the end zone at 9:27 of the fourth quarter for the Cadets’ final TD. “Our kids competed really hard,” Cougars coach Collin McConaghy. Said. “We knew this was a really good Benedictine team. Their 2-3 record was not indicative of that team. “We didn’t execute well at times, and they made plays. A lot of credit to those guys.” Kincaid, a 6-3, 205-pound senior, completed 12 of 18 passes for 199 yards. “I had a lot of time in the pocket,” he said. “Shout out to the O-line. We knew what we had to do. We knew we had to come back from those losses with an all-in mentality. Especially with all the injuries, it was next man up. “We had a big chip on our shoulder after the Gonzaga game (a 21-14 loss). This (win) is a step in the right direction, for sure.” ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/99/06/99067822-fdfd-42b1-ab19-555c33eefb89/content/images/2026/10/SeanBoyd-52-tacklesTyStanley-4--after-Stanley-receives-a-pass-from-SamSettar-1.JPG) Benedictine's Sean Boyd closes in on Collegiate's Ty Stanley during the Cadets' VISAA Division I victory at Bobby Ross Stadium on Friday (Photo by Andy Garrigue). All told, Benedictine ran 45 plays and amassed 316 yards, including 117 on the ground. The Cadets limited Collegiate to 101 yards (35 rushing, 66 passing) on 43 plays and recorded nine tackles for loss, including five sacks. As the celebration wound down, the crowd dispersed and the sun dipped behind the tree line on the western side of Benedictine’s campus on River Road in Goochland County, von Bargen, in his second season as coach, reflected on the difficulty past month. “It’s two sided,” he said. “You show them what they’re doing wrong and correct it. You also have to show them what they’re doing well. When you do the right things, no matter who you play, good things happen.” Case in point … “Today, we played well on defense and special teams and stayed on schedule with the offense,” he added. “So just playing sound in all three phases and playing field position goes a long way. It sounds boring, but it’s just who we are.”