Montville hanging tough with St. Joseph's

St. Joseph has had the edge in possession, Montville in position in the first half of the Class SS state championship game in West Haven.
The Indians have had more than their share of big plays, but turnovers have been costly.
A 52-yard pass from J.P. Morales to Jesse Sutherland got Montville down to the 33-yard line of the Cadets. A fumble by Tyler Girard Floyd was then picked up by Sutherland at the 13 and he moved it to the two. But the Indians fumbled into the end zone one-play later to end the threat.
The Indians also got a 44-yard run by Skyler McNair (4 carries, 46 yards), to the St. Joseph 29-yard line, only to fumble it back to the Cadets three plays later.
The Cadets, meanwhile, have not been able to get much against the Montville defense. Tyler Matakevitch has 58 yards on the ground, but it's taken him 14 carries to get it. Quarterback Joe DellaVecchia has completed 4-of-10 passes for just 19 yards.
The game right now rests on the leg of Montville kicker Ben Middel who kicked a 47-yard field goal on the last play of the first half to give the indians the 3-0 lead.