CLEVELAND, Ohio – St. Ignatius was defeated by Mississauga Football North, 27-26, at George Finnie Stadium in Berea on Friday night.

Football North trailed by 14 at halftime, but scored the only touchdown of the third quarter and converted a two-point attempt to cut the lead to 26-20. The Chargers took their first lead since early in the first quarter when linebacker Shane Keys-Wilson rushed for a 3-yard touchdown to complete a 13-play, 82-yard drive with just over 4 minutes left.

St. Ignatius managed to advance to the 21-yard line, but after an 8-yard rushing loss and a big sack, the Wildcats faced fourth-and-31 with 1:09 left and were unable to convert.

St. Ignatius finished with -18 rushing yards for the game. He led 26-12 at halftime despite -1 rushing yards.

After falling behind 6-0, St. Ignatius’ Tristian Hughes returned an interception for a touchdown.

Sophomore Dane Donovan threw first-half touchdowns to senior Cody Haddad and senior Gavin Vollmer. Luke Sims scored on a 3-yard run in the final minute of the half. St. Ignatius’ Braeden Drummond intercepted a pass in the end zone as time expired in the first half.

In the first half, both teams struggled to get extra points as Football North (5-4) missed two and blocked two from St. Ignatius. Football North’s biggest highlight of the first half was an 84-yard touchdown pass.

With the loss, the Wildcats finished with their first regular season victory since 1947. St. Ignatius entered the game ranked 16th and final in the Region 1 playoffs, but did not have control of its own destiny .