Game Notes vs Anderson County Presented By “The General”

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CATHOLIC Irish (5-1/2-0)

September 30, 2016

Blaine Stadium/Hollin Field

                                                                                                  7:30 p.m.

 

Featured Player: Beau Hollin

SETTING THE SCENE – Catholic celebrates Homecoming…Irish return to Region 2-4A action…Catholic is ranked first in this week’s Associated Press Class 4A poll…Catholic won the 2015 TSSAA Class 4A state championship…Catholic leads the series with Anderson County, 7-1…Catholic won last year’s contest, 45-14…Catholic defeated Belfry (Ky.), 45-20, last week…Irish have posted three consecutive 10-win seasons…Irish have won 127 of their last 167 games… Cunningham has passed for 1,747 yards and 20 TD’s over the past five games…Cunningham has nine touchdown passes covering 50 or-more yards this season…Rodgers has 1,045 all-purpose yards this year…Catholic has suffered just three turnovers this season…Irish are plus-20 in turnover margin…Irish averaging 487.0 yards and 54.2 points per-game…Scott leads the Irish in tackles…Fluker leads in tackles for-loss…

 

THE RECORDS – Catholic is 5-1 in 2016, including a 2-0 mark in Region 2-4A. The Irish won at home over Belfry (Ky.), 45-20, last week.  Anderson County is 2-4 this year, including a 1-1 record in Region 2-4A. The Mavericks won at home over Clinton, 71-43, last week.

 

ON THE SIDELINE – Steve Matthews is in his fourth year at the helm of the Irish. He also serves as Catholic’s offensive coordinator. Matthews came to Catholic from Seigel High School in Murfreesboro, where he served as offensive coordinator from 2010-2012. He was head coach at Moore County in 2008 and 2009 and posted a 10-11 record. He also served as QB/WR coach at Tullahoma, his high school alma mater, from 2004-2007. His overall record is 46-22, and his record at Catholic is 36-11. Matthews played collegiately at Tennessee and Memphis. He played professionally with the Kansas City Chiefs, Jacksonville Jaguars, and Tennessee Oilers.

 

SEASON SCHEDULES – Here are 2016 schedules for both teams:

Catholic (5-1)                                                Anderson County (2-4)

8/20     @Mo. West    W, 63-30 (forfeited)   8/19     Greeneville                 L, 9-55
8/26     CPA (at Vanderbilt)   W, 45-0           8/26     @Heritage                  L, 16-21

9/2       @Central                    W, 49-19         9/2       Fulton                         L, 21-42

9/9       @Notre Dame             W, 54-9           9/9       @Oak Ridge               L, 34-48

9/15     @Fulton                      W, 69-42         9/16     @Union County          W, 62-0

9/23     Belfry (Ky.)                W, 45-20         9/23     Clinton                        W, 71-43

9/30     Anderson County                              9/30     @Catholic

10/7     Open Date                                           10/7     Open Date

10/14   @Carter                                              10/14   @Central

10/21   Cloudland                                           10/2l    Morristown East

10/28   Union County                                     10/28   Carter

SERIES VS. ANDERSON COUNTY – Catholic leads the series with Anderson County, 7-1. Here’s a look:

2005: @Catholic 37, Anderson County 7

2006: Catholic 35, @Anderson County 0

2007: @ Catholic 27, Anderson County 14

2008: Catholic 28, @Anderson County 14

2008: @Catholic 17, Anderson County 13 (Playoffs/Second Round)

2013: @Anderson County 61, Catholic 40

2014: @Catholic 50, Anderson County 14

2015: Catholic 45, @Anderson County 14

 

LAST YEAR VS. ANDERSON COUNTY – Catholic collected its first Region 2-4A win of the season with its 45-14 win at Anderson County. Jake Poczobut got the Irish on the board midway through the first quarter with his 28-yard field goal. Catholic dented the scoreboard again just before the end of the period when Chase Cunningham connected with Chase Kuerschen on an 11-yard scoring pass. Amari Rodgers was next in line to score for the Irish, grabbing a Cunningham pass and racing 71 yards to paydirt, making the margin 17-0. Hunter Kountz had a nine-yard scoring dash three minutes later to move the score to 24-0. Following an Anderson County score, Rodgers found the end zone again just before halftime, intercepting a pass and returning it 38 yards for a score. The Irish led at the break, 31-7. A nine-yard run from Kuerschen upped the margin to 38-7. Then, 12 seconds later, Rodgers hauled in a 12-yard pass from Cunningham to make the score 45-7. A late Anderson County touchdown provided the game’s final scoring. Cunningham was 12-of-26 passing for 201 yards and three touchdowns. Kuerschen had four receptions for 51 yards, while Kountz (55 yards) and Rodgers (86 yards) each had three grabs. Kountz also led the Irish rushing attack with 55 yards on six carries. Austin Rowan had ten tackles, including three for-loss and a sack, to lead Catholic’s defense. Rodgers and Kuerschen had interceptions.

 

RACK ‘EM UP – Catholic has won 105 of its last 136 regular-season games.

 

REGION FOES – Catholic participates in Region 2-4A. Region foes for the Irish include Anderson County, Carter, Central, Fulton, and Union County.

 

ASSOCIATED PRESS CLASS 4A POLL – Catholic is ranked first in this week’s

Associated Press Class 4A poll with 129 overall points and 12 first-place votes. The remainder of the Top 10 includes: 2. Greeneville (1/118); 3. Pearl-Cohn (93); 4. Haywood County (89); 5. Marshall County (73); 6. Stone Memorial (66); 7. Ridgeway (35); 8. Maplewood (33); 9. East Hamilton (15); 10. Sullivan East (14).

 

TEAM STATS – Catholic averages 487.0 yards per-game in total offense, including 146.3 yards on the ground and 340.7 yards through the air. Defensively, Catholic allows 283.5 yards per-game, including 127.7 yards on the ground and 155.8 yards through the air. Catholic averages 54.2 points per-game. Opponents average 20.0 points per-game.

 

INDIVIDUAL LEADERS – Here are Catholic’s leaders in various individual categories:

Rushing: Jeffery Wood – 56 att., 336 yds., 6 TD

Passing: Chase Cunningham – 91-139-2, 2,027 yds., 24 TD

Receiving: Chase Kuerschen – 30 rec., 696 yds., 9 TD

Amari Rodgers – 29 rec., 869 yds., 13 TD

Scoring: Amari Rodgers – 84 pts (14 TD’s)

Tackles: Tony Scott – 54

Tackles for loss: Joe Fluker – 10

Sacks: Tony Scott – 3

Interceptions: Chase Kuerschen, Jeffery Wood – 3

 

 

PLAYERS OF NOTE

 

3 – Amari Rodgers (WR/DB, 5-10, 200, Sr.): 8 rec, 251 yds, 4 TD (52, 35, 82, 12) vs. Belfry…7 att, 40 yds, 3 rec, 43 yds, 1 TD (10) vs. Fulton…3 rec, 134 yds, 2 TD (70, 50) vs. Notre Dame…6 rec, 205 yds, 2 TD (81, 17) vs. Central…4 rec, 133 yds, 2 TD (50, 27) vs. CPA…5 rec, 103 yds, 2 TD (60, 32); 1 punt ret., 63 yds (TD) vs. Morristown West…

 

4 – Jeffery Wood (RB, 5-9, 160, Sr.): 10 att, 43 yds vs. Belfry…13 att, 101 yds, 2 TD (31, 1), 2 rec, 108 yds, 1 TD (92), 2 PBU vs. Fulton…7 att, 11 yds, 1 TD (1), 1 KOR, 74 yds vs. Notre Dame…5 att, 5 yds, 1 TD (5), 2 rec, 6 yds, 8 tackles, 1 TFL, 5 PBU, 2 INT (35/TD) vs. Central…7 att, 33 yds, 1 TD (7) vs. CPA…14 att, 143 yds, 1 TD (57); 1 rec, 13 yds, 5 tackles, 1 INT vs. Morristown West…

 

8 – Cameron Blakely (WR/DB, 6-4, 190, Jr.): 1 rec, 17 yds, 3 tackles vs. Belfry…3 rec, 81 yds vs. Fulton…3 rec, 30 yds vs. Notre Dame…4 rec, 31 yds vs. Central…4 rec, 87 yds vs. CPA…1 rec, 7 yds vs. Morristown West…

 

10 – Jack Sompayrac (QB/DB, 6-1, 185, Jr.): 10 tackles, 1 FR vs. Belfry…5 tackles vs. Fulton…2 att, 10 yds, 1-2-0, 11 yds, 6 tackles vs. Notre Dame…4 tackles, 1 PBU vs. Central…1 att, 35 yds, 9 tackles, 1 TFL vs. CPA…8 tackles vs. Morristown West…

 

16 – Chase Cunningham (QB, 5-10, 160, Sr.): 14-19-1, 320 yds, 6 TD (13, 52, 35, 25, 82, 12) vs. Belfry…18-32-0, 503 yds, 5 TD (15, 92, 36, 10, 30), rush TD (1) vs. Fulton…14-23-0, 316 yds, 4 TD (70, 20, 54, 50) vs. Notre Dame…16-20-1, 308 yds, 2 TD (81, 17) vs. Central…13-17-0, 300 yds, 3 TD (50, 14, 27) vs. CPA…16-28-0, 280 yds, 4 TD (60, 32, 28, 36) vs. Morristown West…

 

21 – Tony Scott (LB, 6-2, 195, Sr.): 14 tackles, 1 TFL, vs. Belfry…10 tackles, 2 sacks vs. Fulton…6 tackles, 1 TFL vs. Notre Dame…11 tackles, 2 TFL, 1 sack, 1 PBU vs. Central…6 tackles, 1 TFL, 1 INT vs. CPA…7 tackles, 1 TFL, 2 PBU, 1 INT vs. Morristown West…

 

22 – Joe Fluker (LB, 5-9, 175, Jr.): 18 tackles, 1 TFL, 2 FC, 2 FR, 1 PBU vs. Belfry…4 tackles, 1 TFL vs. Fulton…6 att, 63 yds, 1 TD (4), 8 tackles, 3 TFL vs. Notre Dame…4 tackles vs. Central…7 tackles, 2 TFL, 1 FC, 1 FR, 1 PBU vs. CPA…10 tackles, 3 TFL, 1 PBU vs. Morristown West…

 

31 – Joshua Brown (RB/LB, 6-2, 205, Jr.): 5 att, 23 yds, 13 tackles, vs. Belfry…7 att, 21 yds, 2 TD (3, 10), 6.5 tackles, .5 sack vs. Fulton…5 att, 27 yds, 1 TD (9), 2 tackles vs. Notre Dame…3 att, 38 yds, 1 TD (19), 3 tackles, 1 PBU vs. Central…3 att, 27 yds, 1 TD (9), 2 tackles vs. CPA…6 att, 43 yds, 2 TD (21, 3); 8 tackles, 1 TFL, 1 INT (33/TD) vs. Morristown West…

 

36 — Chase Kuerschen (WR/DB, 6-1, 205, Sr.): 3 rec, 46 yds, 2 TD (13, 25), 12 tackles, 1 FC vs. Belfry…8 rec, 255 yds, 3 TD (15, 36, 30), 8 tackles vs. Fulton… 6 rec, 146 yds, 2 TD (20, 54), 2 tackles, 1 INT vs. Notre Dame… 3 rec, 53 yds, 5 tackles, 1 INT (55/TD) vs. Central…3 rec, 59 yds, 2 punt ret, 50 yds, 1 TD (52), 4 tackles, 1 PBU vs. CPA…7 rec, 137 yds, 2 TD (28, 36), 4 tackles, 1 INT vs. Morristown West…

 

43 — Beau Hollin (LB, 6-3, 190, Sr.): 9 tackles, 2 TFL, 1 FC, 1 FR vs. Belfry…4.5 tackles, .5 sack vs. Fulton…9 tackles, 1 TFL vs. Central…2 tackles, 1 TFL vs. CPA…9 tackles, 3 TFL, 1 PBU vs. Morristown West…

 

45 – Jake Mahoney (LB, 5-11, 195, Jr): 9 tackles, 1 FC vs. Belfry…8 tackles, 1 PBU vs. Fulton…12 tackles, 1 TFL, 1 FC, 1 FR, 2 PBU, 1 INT vs. Notre Dame…4 tackles, 1 TFL, 1 FR, 1 PBU vs. Central…5 tackles, 1 TFL vs. CPA…9 tackles, 1 TFL, 1 INT vs. Morristown West…

 

60 – Charlie Connors (DE, 6-2, 255, Sr.): 8 tackles, 1 TFL, 1 FC vs. Belfry…3 tackles, 2 TFL vs. Fulton…4 tackles, 1 TFL vs. Notre Dame…4 tackles, 1 TFL vs. Central…3 tackles, 1 TFL, 2 FC vs. CPA…6 tackles, 2 TFL, 1 sack vs. Morristown West…

 

 

CAREER NUMBERS – Three Irish players are accumulating impressive career numbers. Chase Cunningham has 4,758 career passing yards. Chase Kuerschen has 3,021 career receiving yards, and Amari Rodgers has 2,949 career receiving yards.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

REGION 2-4A STANDINGS – Here’s a look at the 2016 Region 2-4A standings:

REGION        OVERALL

Catholic                     2-0                   5-1

Central                        1-1                   3-2

Fulton                         1-1                   3-3

Anderson County        1-1                   2-4

Carter                          1-1                   2-4

Union County             0-2                   0-6

 

Last week’s games

Catholic 45, Belfry (Ky.) 20

Central 25, Morristown West 24

South Doyle 50, Carter 36

Fulton 72, Gibbs 21

Scott 52, Union County 8

Anderson County 71, Clinton 43

 

Friday’s games

Anderson County @ Catholic

Fulton @ Carter

Union County @ Central

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WEEK SIX – Catholic won its home-opener over three-time defending Kentucky Class 3A champion Belfry, 45-20. The Irish received the opening kickoff and took just two plays to score. Chase Cunningham passed 13 yards to Chase Kuerschen only 40 seconds into the game. After Belfry evened the score, Cunningham passed 52 yards to Amari Rodgers to give Catholic the lead for good. A 35-yard Cunningham-to-Rodgers connection gave the Irish a 21-7 lead early in the second quarter. A second Cunningham-to-Kuerschen connection, this a 25-yarder, upped the margin to 28-7 midway through the period. Belfry scored a touchdown late in the quarter to bring the halftime score to 28-14. An 82-yard strike from Cunningham to Rodgers left Catholic ahead after three quarters, 35-14. Belfry posted its third score of the evening midway through the final quarter. Paxton Robertson nailed a 27-yard field goal and Cunningham found Rodgers for the fourth time, a 12-yarder to end the night’s scoring. Cunningham was 14-19-1 for 320 yards and six touchdowns. Rodgers, who was nominated for PrepXtra Offensive Player of the Week, had eight grabs for 251 yards and four scores. Kuerschen had three grabs for 46 yards and two touchdowns. Jeffery Wood led the Irish rushing attack with 43 yards on ten carries. With Belfry posting 71 rushing attempts, the Irish defense had ample opportunities for tackles. Joe Fluker, who was nominated for PrepXtra Defensive Player of the Week, led the way with 18 stops. Fluker also had two caused fumbles, two recovered fumbles, and a pass breakup. Tony Scott had 14 tackles, while Joshua Brown had 13 stops. Kuerschen had 12 tackles and caused a fumble, while Jack Sompayrac had 10 tackles and a fumble recovery. Beau Hollin had nine stops and both caused and recovered a fumble. Cade Mays had eight tackles and also recovered a fumble.

 

WEEK FIVE – Catholic improved its record to 4-1 overall and 2-0 in region 2-4A with its 69-42 win at Fulton. The Irish amassed a state single-game record 749 yards in total offense in the contest. The previous record was 733 yards by Upperman in a game against Tyner in November, 2013. The Irish scored just 1:27 into the game when Chase Cunningham passed 15 yards to Chase Kuerschen. Scoring runs from Joshua Brown (three yards) and Jeffery Wood (31 yards) had Catholic ahead, 21-0, after one quarter. Following a Fulton score, the Irish dented the scoreboard three more times in the second stanza. Brown’s 10-yard run was followed by a one-yard sneak from Cunningham. A 92-yard pass from Cunningham to Wood had the Irish ahead, 42-6. A late Fulton touchdown made the score 42-12 at the break. The Catholic offensive onslaught continued in the third quarter, as the Irish posted three more touchdowns. Wood’s one-yard run was followed by touchdown passes from Cunningham to Kuerschen (36 yards) and Amari Rodgers (10 yards). Kuerschen’s third touchdown reception, covering 30 yards had Catholic ahead, 69-30, in the fourth quarter. Two Fulton touchdowns over the final 5:33 of the contest accounted for the final margin. Cunningham, who was nominated for PrepXtra Player of the Week, was 18-of-32 passing for 503 yards and five touchdowns. Kuerschen, also nominated for PrepXtra Player of the Week, had eight receptions for 255 yards and three touchdowns. Wood posted 100-plus totals in both rushing (101) and receiving (102). Hunter Kountz had 105 rushing yards on just four carries. Tony Scott led Catholic’s defense with 10 tackles, including two sacks. Kuerschen and Jake Mahoney had eight tackles each, while D.J. Mitchell grabbed Catholic’s 12th interception of the season.

 

WEEK FOUR – Catholic came out victorious in the fourth-annual “Irish Bowl” with its 54-9 win at Notre Dame. Following a 74-yard opening-kickoff return from Jeffery Wood, the Irish hit paydirt with a nine-yard run from Joshua Brown just 1:07 into the contest. Chase Cunningham connected with Amari Rodgers on a 70-yard score later in the quarter. Cunningham then hit Chase Kuerschen with a 20-yard scoring strike to leave Catholic ahead after one quarter, 21-0. Joe Fluker, who led Catholic on the ground with 63 yards on six carries, moved the Irish ahead, 28-0, with his four-yard run early in the second stanza. Following a safety and a touchdown from Notre Dame, Cunningham again connected with Kuerschen, this a 54-yarder, to move the Catholic margin to 35-9. A 50-yard Cunningham-to-Rodgers connection had Catholic ahead at halftime, 41-9. Wood found the end zone from one-yard in the third quarter to move the advantage to 48-9. Bryce Nicely recovered a fumble in the end zone to account for Catholic’s final score of the evening. Cunningham was 14-of-23 passing for 316 yards and four touchdowns, helping pace Catholic’s 459 yards of total offense. Kuerschen had six receptions for 146 yards, while Rodgers had three grabs for 134 yards. Jake Mahoney sparkled on defense for Catholic, registering 12 tackles, intercepting a pass, and both causing and recovering a fumble. Fluker had eight tackles, including three for-loss. Kuerschen also grabbed an interception for the Irish.

 

WEEK THREE – Catholic opened Region 2-4A play with a 49-19 win at Central. The early-game Chase Cunningham to Amari Rodgers connection occurred again in this contest, as Rodgers took a short toss from Cunningham and raced 81 yards to the end zone less than four minutes into the game. Jeffery Wood snagged an errant (cont’d) Central pass less than a minute later and motored 35 yards to paydirt to give Catholic a 14-0 lead. Wood tallied on the offensive side three minutes later with his five-yard rushing jaunt. Following a Central score, Hunter Kountz went in from two yards to give the Irish a 28-7 lead after the first quarter. Cunningham passed 17-yards to Rodgers early in the second stanza to move Catholic ahead, 35-7. Chase Kuerschen had Catholic’s second pick-six of the evening, a 55-yarder, midway through the quarter, leaving Catholic ahead at the break, 42-7. Joshua Brown capped Catholic’s scoring with his 19-yard run early in the third quarter to up the Irish margin to 49-7. Cunningham was 16-of-20 passing for 308 yards on the evening. Rodgers had six grabs for 205 yards. Cameron Blakely had four receptions for 31 yard, while Kuerschen added three grabs for 52 yards. Tony Scott led the Catholic defense with 11 tackles, including two for-loss, and a sack. Beau Hollin had nine stops, including one for-loss. Wood, who was nominated for PrepXtra Player of the Week, had eight tackles, five pass break-ups, and two interceptions. Kuerschen had five tackles to go along with his interception. 

 

WEEK TWO – Catholic posted its first shutout of the season with its 45-0 win over CPA. The game, which ended with 9:32 remaining in the third quarter because of lightning, was played at Vanderbilt Stadium. The Irish got on the board on their first play from scrimmage, as Chase Cunningham connected on a 50-yard scoring strike to Amari Rodgers. Hunter Kountz was on the receiving end of a 14-yard Cunningham toss midway through the first quarter to up the margin to 14-0. A 28-yard Paxton Robertson field goal gave the Irish a 17-0 lead, and a second Cunningham-to-Rodgers connection, this a 27-yarder, put the Irish ahead after one, 24-0. Chase Kuerschen gave the Irish a 31-0 advantage with his 52-yard punt return early in the second quarter. A seven-yard dash from Jeffery Wood left the Irish ahead at halftime, 38-0. Joshua Brown capped Catholic’s first (and only) possession of the second half with his nine-yard scoring run. CPA ran one play on the ensuing possession before lightning halted, and eventually ended, play. Cunningham, who was nominated for PrepXtra Offensive Player of the Week, was 13-of-17 passing for 300 yards and three touchdowns. Rodgers had four receptions for 133 yards and two scores. Cameron Blakely had four grabs for 87 yards, while Kuerschen had three receptions for 59 yards. Jack Sompayrac led the Catholic defense with nine tackles, including one for-loss. Joe Fluker had seven stops, including two for-loss. Fluker also both caused and recovered a fumble. Tony Scott had six tackles and collected his second interception of the season. Charlie Connors had three tackles and caused two fumbles.

 

WEEK ONE – Catholic opened its season with a 63-30 win at Morristown West. The Irish later forfeited the win because of the participation of an ineligible player. Amari Rodgers opened the scoring for Catholic with his 63-yard punt return early in the contest. Less than a minute later, Chase Cunningham found Rodgers on a 60-yard scoring strike to up the margin to 15-0. A second Cunningham-to-Rodgers connection, this a 32-yarder, gave the Irish a 22-0 lead midway through the first quarter. A West touchdown trimmed Catholic’s margin to 22-7 after the first stanza. Cunningham tossed a 28-yard strike to Chase Kuerschen early in the second quarter to advance the score to 29-7. Following a West touchdown, Jeffery Wood rambled 57 yards to paydirt to give Catholic a 36-14 halftime advantage. Early in the third quarter Cunningham connected with (cont’d) Kuerschen on a 36-yard strike to up the margin to 43-14. A West score left the Irish lead at 43-22 after three quarters. Following the lead of Rodgers’ three scores in a quarter, Joshua Brown made repeated trips into the end zone in the final quarter. Brown had scoring runs of 21 and three yards and also returned an interception 33 yards to paydirt. Cunningham was 16-of-28 passing for 280 yards and four touchdowns. Kuerschen had seven grabs for 137 yards and two scores. Rodgers had five receptions for 103 yards and two touchdowns. Wood gained 143 yards on 14 carries. Joe Fluker led the Irish defense with ten tackles, including three for-loss. Jake Mahoney had nine tackles and an interception, with Beau Hollin also recoding nine stops, including three for-loss. Kuerschen and Tony Scott also had picks for the Irish.

 

MAKE IT QUICK – Catholic’s offense has had 14 scoring drives lasting less than one minute this season. Four of those scoring drives were of the one-play variety.

 

TURNOVER MARGIN – Catholic is plus-20 in turnover margin this season. The Irish have thrown two interceptions and lost one fumble. Opponents have thrown 12 interceptions and lost 11 fumbles.

 

PLAYER OF THE WEEK – Catholic has had players nominated as PrepXtra Player of the Week six times this season. Here’s a look

PLAYER                    OPPONENT              STATS

Chase Cunningham    CPA                            13-17-0, 300 yds., 3 TD

Jeffery Wood              Central                        8 tackles, 1 TFL, 5 PBU, 2 INT (35/TD)

Chase Cunningham    Fulton                         18-32-0, 503 yds., 5 TD; rush TD

Chase Kuerschen        Fulton                         8 receptions, 255 yds., 3 TD

Amari Rodgers           Belfry                          8 receptions, 251 yds., 4 TD

Joe Fluker                   Belfry                          18 tackles, 1 TFL, 2 FC, 2 FR, 1 PBU

 

ALL-PURPOSE MAN – Amari Rodgers has 1,045 all-purpose yards this season. Here’s the breakdown – Rushing Yards: 66; Receiving Yards: 869; Punt Return Yards: 63; Kickoff Return Yards: 47.

 

DOWN THE FIELD – Chase Cunningham has nine touchdown passes covering 50 or-more yards this season. Amari Rodgers has been the main target on those scores, grabbing seven of the nine. Here’s a look:

OPPONENT              RECEIVER   YARDS

Morristown West        Rodgers           60

CPA                            Rodgers           50

Central                        Rodgers           81

Notre Dame                Rodgers           70

Notre Dame                Kuerschen       54

Notre Dame                Rodgers           50

Fulton                         Wood              92

Belfry                          Rodgers           52

Belfry                          Rodgers           82

 

 

100-YARD RUSHERS – Catholic has had three 100-yard rushing effort in 2016. Here’s a look:

PLAYER                    OPPONENT              ATT-YDS-TD

Jeffery Wood              Morristown West        14-143-1

Hunter Kountz            Fulton                         4-105-0

Jeffery Wood              Fulton                         13-101-2

 

CENTURY MARK – Catholic has had nine 100-yard receiving performances this season. Here’s a look:

Player                         Opponent                   Rec-Yds-TD

Chase Kuerschen        Morristown West        7-137-2

Amari Rodgers           Morristown West        5-103-2

Amari Rodgers           CPA                            4-133-2

Amari Rodgers           Central                        6-205-2

Chase Kuerschen        Notre Dame                6-146-2

Amari Rodgers           Notre Dame                3-134-2

Chase Kuerschen        Fulton                         8-255-3

Jeffery Wood              Fulton                         2-108-1

Amari Rodgers           Belfry                          8-251-4

 

250-YARDS PASSING – Chase Cunningham has six 250-yard passing games this season. Here’s a look:

OPPONENT              STATISTICS

Morristown West        16-28-0, 280 yds, 4 TD

CPA                            13-17-0, 300 yds, 3 TD

Central                        16-20-1, 308 yds, 2 TD

Notre Dame                14-23-0, 316 yds, 4 TD

Fulton                         18-32-0, 503 yds, 5 TD

Belfry                          14-19-1, 320 yds, 6 TD

 

DOUBLE-DIGIT TACKLES – Catholic has had nine double-digit tackle effort this season. Here’s a look:

Player                         Opponent                   Tackles

Joe Fluker                   Morristown West        10

Tony Scott                  Central                        11

Jake Mahoney             Notre Dame                12

Tony Scott                  Fulton                         10

Joe Fluker                   Belfry                          18

Tony Scott                  Belfry                          14

Joshua Brown             Belfry                          13

Chase Kuerschen        Belfry                          12

Jack Sompayrac          Belfry                          10

 

 

THE LAST GO ‘ROUND – Catholic’s 2015 roster includes 18 seniors. Included are Amari Rodgers (WR/DB), Jeffery Wood (RB/DB), Hunter Kountz (RB/DB), Nick Lovely (QB/LB), Chase Cunningham (QB/DB), Tony Scott (WR/LB), Baxter Bryan (RB/DB), Chase Kuerschen (WR/DB), Lucky Depersio (RB/LB), Beau Hollin (WR/LB), Andrew Henderson (OL/DL), Jonathan LeBlanc (OL, LB), Jake Coffey (OL, LB), Diego Carvajal (OL/DL), Charlie Connors (OL/DL), Joseph Healy (OL/DL), Josh Sanger (OL/DL), and John Kerbyson (OL/DL).

 

ON THE STAFF – Serving as assistant coaches for the Irish are: Les Greer (Defensive Coordinator/Linebackers), Justin Anderson (Offensive Line), Sam Brown (Running Backs), Drew Franklin (Wide Receivers), Marcus McDonald (Defensive Line), Daniel Hood (Outside Linebackers), Kris White (Defensive Backs), Steve Wright (Nose Tackles), and J.D. Gambil (Offensive Line assistant).

 

ON THE RADIO – Tonight’s game is being broadcast on WNML, The Sports Animal (99.1 FM). John Wilkerson handles play-by-play, while former Catholic quarterback and 1999 Mr. Football winner Rob Demastus adds commentary.

 

UP NEXT – Catholic will have an open date next week. Next action for the Irish comes October 14, when they visit Region 2-4A foe Carter. Kickoff is scheduled for 7:30 p.m.

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