Notre Dame-Cathedral Latin JV football combined a strong defensive performance with four touchdowns from quarterback Brody Moran to defeat Padua 26-14 Saturday at home.

The Lions' defense limited the Bruins for much of the afternoon, while Moran found three different receivers for touchdowns before adding a rushing score of his own.

Moran connected with Ben Burtch on a deep pass for NDCL's first touchdown. Later in the first half, the Lions again executed in a two-minute situation. Moran found David McIlroy for a touchdown to complete the drive and send NDCL into halftime with a 14-8 advantage.

It marked the second consecutive week the Lions successfully finished a two-minute drive with a touchdown before halftime.

NDCL extended its advantage after the break. Moran connected with Aiden Jakubowski for his third touchdown pass of the game before scoring on a short run himself to stretch the Lions' lead to 26-8.

Padua added a touchdown with two minutes remaining, but NDCL closed out the victory by taking possession and finishing the game in victory formation.

Moran finished with three passing touchdowns and one rushing touchdown, with Burtch, McIlroy and Jakubowski each catching a scoring pass.

The Lions return to action on the road at CVCA.