CATHOLIC Irish (6-1/3-0)

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CARTER Hornets (2-5/1-2)

October 14, 2016

7:30 p.m.

Featured Player: Andrew Henderson

SETTING THE SCENE – Catholic returns to Region 2-4A action…both teams had open dates last week…Catholic is ranked first in this week’s Associated Press Class 4A poll…Catholic won the 2015 TSSAA Class 4A state championship…Catholic won last year’s contest, 42-6…Irish have posted three consecutive 10-win seasons…Irish have won 128 of their last 168 games… Cunningham has ten touchdown passes covering 50 or-more yards this season…Cunningham needs 40 yards passing to reach 5,000 for his career…both Kuershen and Rodgers have more than 3,000 career receiving yards…Catholic has outscored its opponents 151-21 in the first quarter this season…Catholic has suffered just three turnovers this season…Irish are plus-23 in turnover margin… Fluker, Scott leads the Irish in tackles…Fluker leads in TFL’s…

THE RECORDS – Catholic is 6-1 in 2016, including a 3-0 mark in Region 2-4A. The Irish won at home over Anderson County, 55-16, two weeks ago. Carter is 2-5 this year, including a 1-2 record in Region 2-4A. The Hornets lost at home to Fulton, 51-0, two weeks ago.

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 (6-1) Carter (2-5)

8/20 @Mo. West W, 63-30 (forfeited) 8/19 Halls L, 23-27 8/26 CPA (at Vanderbilt) W, 45-0 8/26 @Jefferson County L, 22-40

9/2 @Central W, 49-19 9/2 @Union County W, 47-8

9/9 @Notre Dame W, 54-9 9/9 West W, 14-12

9/15 @Fulton W, 69-42 9/16 Central L, 42-43

9/23 Belfry (Ky.) W, 45-20 9/23 @South Doyle L, 36-50

9/30 Anderson County W, 55-16 9/30 Fulton L, 0-51

10/7 Open Date 10/7 Open Date

10/14 @Carter 10/14 Catholic

10/21 Cloudland 10/2l Gibbs

10/28 Union County 10/28 @Anderson County

LAST YEAR VS. CARTER – Catholic evened its record at 4-4 overall and 2-2 in Region 2-4A with its 42-6 home win over Carter. The scoring began quickly for the Irish, as Chase Cunningham passed 60 yards to Amari Rodgers on Catholic’s second play from scrimmage. Cunningham passed seven yards to Chase Kuerschen to make the margin 14-0 late in the first quarter. A three-yard run from Hunter Kountz midway through the second quarter upped the score to 21-0. Following a Carter touchdown, Cunningham connected two more times (19 and six yards) with Rodgers before halftime to move the Irish ahead at the break, 35-6. A 55-yard punt return for a touchdown early in the third quarter by Rodgers, his second punt return for a score this year, provided the final scoring of the evening. Cunningham was 19-of-27 passing for 254 yards and four touchdowns. Rodgers had seven receptions for 135 yards and three touchdowns. Kuerschen added five catches for 65 yards and a score. Joshua Brown led the Irish rushing attack with 54 yards on seven carries. Catholic’s defense allowed season-lows in first downs (9), rushing yards (77), plays (42), and total offense (157). Catholic posted a season-high seven sacks on the night. Tony Scott and DJ Mitchell had interceptions for the Irish.

RACK ‘EM UP – Catholic has won 106 of its last 137 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 148 overall points and 13 first-place votes. The remainder of the Top 10 includes: 2. Greeneville (2/136); 3. Pearl-Cohn (116); 4. Marshall County (100); 5. Stone Memorial (88); 6. Sullivan East (63); 7. Haywood County (53); 8. Ridgeway (38); 9. Fulton (23); 10. Maplewood (21).

TEAM STATS – Catholic averages 477.7 yards per-game in total offense, including 152.0 yards on the ground and 325.7 yards through the air. Defensively, Catholic allows 286.6 yards per-game, including 132.6 yards on the ground and 154.0 yards through the air. Catholic averages 54.3 points per-game. Opponents average 19.4 points per-game.

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

Rushing: Jeffery Wood – 64 att., 416 yds., 7 TD

Passing: Chase Cunningham – 99-151-2, 2,229 yds., 27 TD

Receiving: Chase Kuerschen – 32 rec., 725 yds., 10 TD

Amari Rodgers – 31 rec., 1,008 yds., 14 TD

Scoring: Amari Rodgers – 90 pts (15 TD’s)

Tackles: Joe Fluker, Tony Scott – 58

Tackles for loss: Joe Fluker – 12

Sacks: Tony Scott – 3

Interceptions: Chase Kuerschen, Jeffery Wood – 3

PLAYERS OF NOTE

3 – Amari Rodgers (WR/DB, 5-10, 200, Sr.): 2 rec, 139 yds, 1 TD (94), 1 PR, 42 yds vs. Anderson County…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.): 8 att, 80 yds, 1 TD (4), 2 rec, 25 yds vs. Anderson County…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.): 2 rec, 12 yds, 1 TD (2), 3 tackles, 1 PBU vs. Anderson County…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.): 3 att, 25 yds, 1 TD (1), 2-3-0, 34 yds vs. Anderson County…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.): 8-12-0, 202 yds, 3 TD (5, 94, 2) vs. Anderson County…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.): 4 tackles, 1 PBU vs. Anderson County…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.): 4 att, 29 yds, 1 rec, 24 yds, 7 tackles, 2 TFL, 1 FR vs. Anderson County…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.): 1 att, 52 yds (TD), 2 rec, 29 yds, 1 TD (5), 3 tackles, 1 FC, 1 FR vs. Anderson County…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): 7 tackles, 2 TFL, 1 PBU vs. Anderson County…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.): 4 tackles, 2 TFL, 1 sack vs. Anderson County…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 4,960 career passing yards. Amari Rodgers has 3,088 career receiving yards, and Chase Kuerschen has 3,050 career receiving yards.

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

REGION OVERALL

Catholic 3-0 6-1

Central 2-1 5-2

Fulton 2-1 4-3

Anderson County 1-2 2-5

Carter 1-2 2-5

Union County 0-3 0-8

Last week’s games

Central 34, Halls 10

Austin-East 70, Union County 0

Friday’s games

Catholic @ Carter

Fulton @ Union County

Anderson County @ Central

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WEEK EIGHT – Catholic enjoyed an open date.

WEEK SEVEN – Catholic improved to 6-1 overall and 3-0 in Region 2-4A with its 55-16 Homecoming win over Anderson County. A five-yard Chase Cunningham to Chase Kuerschen pass gave the Irish a 7-0 lead just four plays into the game. A three-yard run from Hunter Kountz and a 52-yard dash from Kuerschen had the Irish ahead, 21-0, after one quarter. Cunningham connected with Amari Rodgers on a 94-yard bomb to up the Catholic lead to 28-0 early in the second stanza. Jeffery Wood moved the lead to 34-0 with his six-yard run two minutes later, and a two-yard pass from Cunningham to Cameron Blakely had the Irish ahead, 41-0, midway through the quarter. Jack Sompayrac scored on a one-yard run late in the period to give the Irish a 48-0 lead at the half. Catholic’s only score in the second half came when Xavier Story rambled 69 yards with an interception midway through the final period. Cunningham was 8-of-12 passing for 202 yards and three touchdowns. Wood led the rushing effort with 80 yards on eight carries. Rodgers had two receptions for 139 yards. Jake Mahoney and Joe Fluker led the Irish defense with seven tackles each. Both also had two tackles for-loss, and Fluker also recovered a fumble.

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 (cont’d)

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, (cont’d)

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 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 (cont’d)

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 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 18 scoring drives lasting less than one minute this season. Six of those scoring drives were of the one-play variety.

TURNOVER MARGIN – Catholic is plus-23 in turnover margin this season. The Irish have thrown two interceptions and lost one fumble. Opponents have thrown 13 interceptions and lost 13 fumbles.

FIRST QUARTER/HALF POINTS – Catholic has outscored its opponents 151-21 in the first quarter. The Irish have outscored their opponents 275-56 in the first half.

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 1,226 all-purpose yards this season. Here’s the breakdown – Rushing Yards: 66; Receiving Yards: 1,008; Punt Return Yards: 105; Kickoff Return Yards: 47.

DOWN THE FIELD – Chase Cunningham has ten touchdown passes covering 50 or-more yards this season. Amari Rodgers has been the main target on those scores, grabbing eight of the ten. 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

Anderson County Rodgers 94

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 ten 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

Amari Rodgers Anderson County 2-139-1

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 play host to Cloudland next week. Kickoff is scheduled for 7 p.m., at Blaine Stadium/Hollin Field.