Irish vs. Maryville Rebels pre-game summary presented by “The General”
VS. 
CATHOLIC Irish (3-3/1-2)
at
MARYVILLE Rebels (6-0/3-0)
October 5, 2012
7:30 p.m.
Jim Renfro Field(link )
SETTING THE SCENE – Catholic continues District 4AAA action…Maryville leads the series with Catholic, 3-0…Rebels won last year’s contest, 35-7…Irish have won 90 of their last 116 games… Coulter has 3,323 career rushing yards…Coulter has 17 career 100-yard rushing efforts…Coulter reached 1,000 rushing yards for the season in last week’s game…Catholic averages 347.3 yards in total offense per-game, including 302 yards rushing…Catholic defense has forced nine turnovers this season…Lacey leads the Irish in tackles…Broussard leads team in quarterback sacks…Teter averaging 44.5 yards per-punt…
THE RECORDS – Catholic is 3-3 in 2012, including a 1-2 mark in District 4AAA. The Irish lost at home to Lenoir City last week, 31-14. Maryville is 6-0 this season, including a 3-0 record in District 4AAA. The Rebels won at Bearden last week, 21-3.
RACK ’EM UP — Catholic has won 77 of its last 96 regular season games.
DISTRICT FOES – Catholic participates in Class 5A. The Irish are in District 4AAA, which includes (playoff bracket in parentheses): West (5A), Lenoir City (5A), Bearden (6A), Farragut (6A), Heritage (6A), Maryville (6A), and William Blount (6A).
TEAM STATS — Catholic averages 347.3 yards per-game in total offense, including 302 yards on the ground and 45.3 yards through the air. Defensively, Catholic allows 297.8 yards per-game, including 132.2 yards on the ground and 165.7 yards through the air. Catholic averages 24 points per-game. Opponents average 19 points per-game.
TURNOVER MARGIN – Catholic is plus-one in turnover margin this season. The Irish have thrown six interceptions and lost two fumbles, while opponents have thrown three interceptions and lost six fumbles.
SERIES VS. MARYVILLE – Maryville leads the series with Catholic, 3-0. Here’s a look:
2009: Maryville 28, @Catholic 21
2010: @Maryville 28, Catholic 14
2011: Maryville 35, @Catholic 7
LAST YEAR VS. MARYVILLE – Top-ranked Maryville kept its perfect record intact with its 35-7 win over the Irish. After holding a 7-0 lead after the first quarter, the Rebels scored four second-quarter touchdowns and led at halftime, 35-0. Catholic’s touchdown came in the final period when Matt Armstrong passed 12 yards to Nolan Coulterfor the score. Coulter led the Irish on the ground with 56 yards on 15 carries. He also had two catches for 20 yards, including the touchdown grab.
DISTRICT 4AAA STANDINGS – Here’s a look at the 2012 District 4AAA standings:
DISTRICT OVERALL
Maryville 3-0 6-0
Bearden 2-1 5-1
West 2-1 5-1
Lenoir City 2-1 5-1
Farragut 2-1 3-3
Catholic 1-2 3-3
Wm. Blount 1-3 2-4
Heritage 0-4 0-7
Last week’s results
Lenoir City 31, Catholic 14
Farragut 52, Heritage 7
Maryville 21, Bearden 3
West 45, William Blount 0
Tonight’s games
Catholic @ Maryville
Bearden @ Farragut
West @ Lenoir City
Open Date – Heritage, William Blount
WEEK SIX – Catholic held a 14-7 lead after one quarter but was unable to generate any more points in its 31-14 home loss to Lenoir City. A one-yard run from Nolan Coultercapped a 10-play, 80-yard drive to open the game. Following a Lenoir City score, Coulter found the end zone from one yard to end a six-play, 80-yard drive. Coulter rushed 15 times for 109 yards, his 17thcareer 100-yard rushing game. Coulter topped the season 1,000-yard rushing mark during the contest, as well. Stuart Smith led the Catholic defense with 13 tackles, including two for-loss and a sack. Logan Lacey registered 11 stops, while Theo Sholly had a fumble recovery.
DOWN THE FIELD – Catholic has had six touchdown drives covering ten or more plays this season. Here’s a look:
Opponent Plays-Yards-TOP Scoring play
Central 11-71-3:34 Lacey 4 run
Central 13-97-5:52 Anderson 2 run
Cleveland 10-72-4:08 Coulter 1 run
Farragut 13-80-5:20 Lacey 6 run
Farragut 12-74-4:07 Coulter 5 run
Lenoir City 10-80-5:08 Coulter 1 run
INDIVIDUAL STATS – Nolan Coulter has rushed 119 times for 1,034 yards, an 8.7 yards per-carry average, and 11 touchdowns this season. Cole Lombardo has carried 49 times for 214 yards and four scores. Tanner Sharpis 22-of-57 passing for 272 yards and a touchdown. Coulter has six catches for 42 yards, while Lacey has five receptions for 76 yards and a score.
TOP STOPPERS – Logan Lacey leads Catholic in tackles with 44, including six tackles for-loss. Stuart Smith has 42 tackles, including three for-loss. Smith also has a caused fumble and a fumble recovery. Eric White has 38 tackles, including three for-loss. John Mark Broussard leads the Irish in quarterback sacks with four.
DOUBLE DIGITS – Three Catholic players have registered double-digit tackle efforts during games this season. Here’s a look:
Player Opponent Tackles
Nolan Coulter Farragut 10
Logan Lacey Farragut 10
Nolan Coulter Webb 13
Stuart Smith Lenoir City 13
Logan Lacey Lenoir City 11
POINTS ON THE BOARD – Nolan Coulter leads the Irish in scoring this season with 66 points (11 TD’s). Logan Lacey has 30 points (five TD’s), while Cole Lombardo has 26 points (four TD’s and a conversion run).
REACHING 1,000 – Nolan Coulter has reached the 1,000-yard rushing mark for a season for the second time. Coulter has 1,034 rushing yards in 2012. He had 1,368 rushing yards last season.
MORE THAN 3,000 – Nolan Coulterhas 3,323 rushing yards for his career. Coulter had 921 rushing yards in 2010 and 1,368 rushing yards last year. He has 1,034 rushing yards in 2012.
HIT THE CENTURY MARK – Nolan Coulter has 17 career 100-yard rushing games. Here’s a look:
Opponent Att-Yds TDs
Farragut 17-147 1 2010
Maryville 18-104 0 “
Columbia 23-127 1 “
Central 28-144 2 2011
Cleveland 28-133 4 “
William Blount 18-170 1 “
Webb 17-102 0 “
Lenoir City 27-115 0 “
West 20-129 2 “
Heritage 24-298 4 “
Bearden 27-125 2 “
Central 19-230 2 2012
Cleveland 32-200 5 “
Farragut 18-199 1 “
William Blount 13-193 3 “
Webb 22-103 0 “
Lenoir City 15-109 2 “
BOOM THAT BALL – Punter Nathan Teteris averaging 44.5 yards per-punt. Teter also has two inside-the-20 efforts and had a 75-yard boot in last week’s game against Lenoir City.
THE LAST GO ‘ROUND – Catholic’s 2012 roster includes 15 seniors. Included are Timmy Gibbons (WR/DB/P), Joey Cook (WR/DB), Stuart Smith (RB/LB), Cole Lombardo (RB/DB), Hayden Varner (TE/LB), Nolan Coulter (RB/LB), Nathan Teter (K), Reese Staley (OL/LB), Will Easley (OL/NG), Theo Sholly (OL/NG), Dakota Raines (OL/NG), Alex Smolens (OL/DE), Tyler O’Brien (OL/DE), Garrett Depp (OL/NG), and Zach Cole (OL/DE).
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 Tennessee Vol David Ligon adds commentary.
UP NEXT – Catholic will travel District 4AAA foe West next week. Kickoff is scheduled for 7:30 p.m.
