That St. Aloysius beat Greenville-St. Joseph wasn’t too suprising.

The stunner was how easy the Flashes made it look.

St. Al scored on each of its first eight possessions and racked up 528 yards of total offense as it decimated its Catholic school rival 59-32 on Friday night.

DeMichael Harris rushed for 211 yards and three touchdowns on only 13 carries for the Flashes (10-1, 8-0 Region 2-1A), who won their 10th consecutive game and reached double figures in wins for the first time since 1982.

“We really wanted to go undefeated in district and finish the season strong after losing that first game. So we said 10-1 ain’t that bad,” Harris said. “We feel like we can go to the state championship.”

St. Al, which had already clinched the Region 2-1A championship, will host Coldwater in the first round of the Class 1A playoffs next Friday.

Greenville-St. Joe (7-4, 5-3) was eliminated from playoff contention with a loss that wasn’t nearly as close as the final score indicated.

St. Al moved the ball at will until coach BJ Smithhart pulled his starters early in the third quarter.

In the first quarter alone, Harris ripped off a 54-yard touchdown run, Connor Smith tossed a 33-yard TD pass to Brandon Teller, and Taedrin Warnsley had a 7-yard TD run. The only drive that stalled for St. Al’s first-string offense resulted in a 30-yard field goal by Casey Griffith.

Harris scored two more touchdowns in the second quarter and Casey Landers added another to put the Flashes up 45-12 at halftime. The lead swelled to 40 points when Connor Bottin scored on an 11-yard run on the opening series of the second half.

“Going into the game, we knew what we wanted to do and we just went out there and did it,” Smith said.

Harris’ impressive rushing total was his third 200-yard game of the season. He only had one carry in the second half.

As a team, St. Al finished with 401 rushing yards.

“These guys don’t shock me any more. When they tell me they’re ready, they’re a bunch of guys who get after it hard,” Smithhart said. “It surprised me a little bit, because (St. Joe) is a good football team. Hopefully we’re peaking at the right time.”

Greenville-St. Joe scored three straight touchdowns in the second half, and Gabe Bernardi had 183 yards and three touchdowns on the ground, but the Irish never came close to getting back in the game.

The closest St. Joe got was 20 points, after a 77-yard touchdown run by quarterback Brice Johnson with 4:59 left. St. Al got the ball after an onsides kick thudded into the turf and traveled one yard, and scored an exclamation point touchdown on a 14-yard run by senior George Tzotzolas.

“We knew Greenville-St. Joe was a good team going in, and after the way we played I think we’re sky high on confidence,” Smith said. “We’ve got a really good team, and I hope everybody realizes it now.”

St. Aloysius 59, Greenville-St. Joseph 32

Records: St. Al (10-1, 8-0 Region 2-1A); Greenville-St. Joe (7-4, 5-3)

Up next: St. Al hosts Coldwater, Friday at 7 p.m.

Skinny: Flashes pile up 528 yards of offense en route to easy win over Catholic school rival St. Joe