It was a case of where the score looked far worse than it appeared.

Looking at last week’s 37-14 loss to Madison-St. Joe, St. Aloysius coach B.J. Smithhart saw easily correctable mistakes.

The problem is nearly every mistake resulted in big plays that put the Flashes (0-1) in a two-touchdown deficit early. And the Bruins, who brought nearly 60 players, wore down the young Flashes as the game went on, increasing the likelihood of mental errors. St. Al dressed 32 players.

“We had four or five plays of over 40 yards and that’s one too many,” Smithhart said. “They were simple plays, speed sweeps, things like that. That’s what is so frustrating. We’ve got to work on wrapping up and tackling. They want to win more than anybody and they know we’ve got to make some corrections.”

The Flashes will need to improve their assignment discipline and tackling when they take on Greenville-St. Joe on Friday, as the Fighting Irish have a quarterback bigger than most Class 1A linemen.