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HANCOCK, Md. -- The Mauro Monz era at Madonna is off to a victorious start.
The Blue Dons made a more than three-hour trip to Hancock, Md. to open their season with a Saturday afternoon contest and were dominant on both sides of the ball to take a 52-0 victory, the initial win for Monz in his first game leading the program.
Madonna out-gained the Panthers 294 to 12 in the game as the defense held the hosts off the scoreboard and the offense found its groove.
Sophomore quarterback Lucas McAllister, making his debut as the Blue Dons' signal caller, threw for 211 yards and five touchdowns, two of which went to Chase Littleton, who also returned a fumble for a score.
Shawn McFarland put Madonna on top early, scoring on the second play of the game, and later returned a punt for another six-pointer.
Jonah McKay and Luca Muzzi each hauled in a touchdown pass from McAllister, while Matthew Crisi had a fumble recovery that led to another Madonna touchdown.
The Blue Dons also racked up 83 rushing yards in the game.
Madonna is set to return to Weirton for their home opener as they will host the Bridgeport Bulldogs, who are 3-0, Friday night at Jimmy Carey Stadium.