By Andrew Billey

sports@vindy.com

PARMA

Cleveland St. Ignatius quarterback Eric Williams completed 15-of-25 passes for 174 yards in Saturday’s 29-14 Division I playoff victory over Boardman.

Williams also rushed 15 times for 98 yards and threw three touchdowns for the wildcats in the Region 1 quarterfinal at Parma Byers Field.

Boardman ended its season at 7-4 overall after the Spartans’ first playoff appearance since 2009.

This was the third straight playoff loss for Boardman, including its second consecutive loss to St. Ignatius in the playoffs. Two years ago, Boardman fell, 17-0. The Spartans are 7-8 in the postseason.

The Spartans opened the game with some trickery as junior kicker Ian Simmons did a squib kickoff. Junior special teams player Mike Witte recovered the kick for Boardman.

The Spartans drove right down the field and took a 7-0 lead at the 10:11 mark when senior running back Devin Campbell ran for a 1-yard touchdown.

The TD was set up by Spartans senior quarterback Ryan Pollifrone throwing a 34-yard reception to senior Allen Starkey on the fifth play from scrimmage. The scoring play capped a six-play, 49-yard drive.

Ignatius scored 29 unanswered points. The Wildcats tied the score with 5:24 left in the first quarter when Williams connected with senior tight end Blake Thomas on a 15-yard touchdown pass. The drive capped a 10-play 60-yard in 4:47.

Wildcats senior kicker Tim Shenk kicked two field goals of 33 and 46 yards for a 13-7 halftime lead.

Late in the game, the Spartans cut the lead to 29-14 when Pollifrone threw a 43-yard pass to Campbell.

The Wildcats outgained the Spartans, 371-148.

Pollifrone completed 10-of-27 passes for 137 yards with one TD and one interception. Campbell caught four receptions for 63 yards with a TD. Starkey caught two passes for 51 yards.