Kingston Pre Game Notes Presented by “The General”
CATHOLIC Irish (5-0/1-0)
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KINGSTON Yellow Jackets (1-4/0-2)
October 3, 2014
7:30 p.m.
Dr. Nat Sugarman Field
SETTING THE SCENE – Catholic plays its second District 4AA game of the season…the Irish lead the series with Kingston, 5-0…Catholic won last year’s game, at Catholic, 51-7…Catholic is ranked second in this week’s Associated Press Class 4A poll…Catholic is averaging 47.8 points per-game…Irish have scored 224 points in their last four games…Catholic has outscored its opponents, 197-29, in the first half this season…Irish defense has allowed just 13 points (two field goals and one touchdown) in the second half this season…Catholic is +14 in turnover margin…Irish have yet to lose a fumble this year…Catholic’s last action saw it defeat Hardin Valley, 38-0…the shutout was Catholic’s second of the season…Jancek threw three touchdown passes in that game…Jancek has thrown three touchdown passes in consecutive games…Fortune led the Irish defense with 10 tackles…Rowan leads Catholic in tackles with 41, including 15 TFL’s and five sacks…Rodgers averages 9.5 yard per-carry…Lacey leads team in scoring with 42 points (seven TD’s)… Irish have won 106 of their last 139 games…
THE RECORDS – Catholic is 5-0 this season, including a 1-0 mark in District 4AA. The Irish won at home last week over Hardin Valley, 38-0. Kingston is 1-4 this season, including a 0-2 record in District 4AA. The Yellow Jackets lost at Lenoir City last week, 28-21.
ON THE SIDELINE – Steve Matthews is in his second 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 10-10 record. He also served as QB/WR coach at Tullahoma, his high school alma mater, from 2004-2007. His overall record is 25-14, and his record at Catholic is 15-4. Matthews played collegiately at Tennessee and Memphis.
RACK ‘EM UP – Catholic has won 90 of its last 115 regular-season games.
DISTRICT FOES – Catholic participates in Class 4A. The Irish are in District 4AA, which includes (playoff bracket in parentheses): Alcoa (3A), CAK (3A), Kingston (3A), and Scott (4A).
CLASS 4A POLL – Catholic is ranked second in this week’s Associated Press Class 4A Top 10. Fulton is ranked first with 17 first-place votes and170 points. The remainder of the Top 10: 2. Catholic (152); 3. Signal Mountain (118); 4. Crockett County (99); 5. Greeneville (92); 6. Pearl-Cohn (71); 7. Trezevant (64); 8. Liberty Magnet (39); 9. Sullivan South (36); 10. Jackson North Side (32).
SERIES VS. KINGSTON – Catholic leads the series with Kingston, 5-0. Here’s a look:
2005: Catholic 38, @Kingston 23
2006: @Catholic 28, Kingston 7
2007: Catholic 14, @Kingston 6
2008: @Catholic 8, Kingston 7
2013: @Catholic 51, Kingston 7
DISTRICT 4AA STANDINGS – Here’s a look at the 2014 District 4AA standings:
DISTRICT OVERALL
Catholic 1-0 5-0
Alcoa 1-0 5-1
Scott 1-1 5-1
CAK 1-1 4-2
Kingston 0-2 1-4
Last week
Catholic 38, Hardin Valley 0
Lenoir City 28, Kingston 21
Alcoa 45, Heritage 35
CAK 21, Grace Christian 7
Scott 42, Union County 7
Friday’s games
Catholic @ Kingston
Scott @ Alcoa
Open – CAK
LAST YEAR VS. KINGSTON – Catholic moved to 6-0 overall and 2-0 in District 4AA with its 51-7 Homecoming win over Kingston. Amari Rogers started the scoring just 59 seconds into the game with his six-yard run. James Orler then blocked a Kingston punt out of the end zone for a safety, upping the lead to 9-0. The 30-point, first-quarter barrage continued with a 19-yard pass from Zac Jancek to Will Martinez. Rodgers found the end zone two more times in the quarter, first on a 26-yard run and then on a 36-yard grab from Jancek. Rodgers’ fourth touchdown of the half came late in the second quarter when he dashed in from four yards. A six-yard run from Logan Lacey moved the Irish to a 44-0 lead early in the third quarter. Jermaine Buchannon provided the final points with his 26-yard run midway through the fourth quarter. Rodgers rushed nine times for 105 yards (Catholic’s first 100-yard rusher of the season), while Lacey added 61 yards on six carries. Jancek was 8-of-12 passing for 132 yards. The Irish piled up a season-high 430 yards in total offense while limiting Kingston to just 88 total yards. Augie Fortune led the Irish defense with eight tackles. Austin Rowan added five stops. David Hamilton had four tackles, including two sacks. Martinez collected his team-leading fourth interception of the season.
WEEK FIVE – Catholic pitched a shutout, its second of the season, with its 38-0 Homecoming win over Hardin Valley. Chase Kuerschen got the Irish on the board midway through the first quarter with his 59-yard interception return. A 13-yard pass from Zac Jancek to Amari Rodgers later in the stanza gave the Irish a 14-0 lead after one quarter. A 28-yard Alex Jones field goal upped the margin to 17-0 early in the second period, and a three-yard run from Griffin Dishner gave the Irish a 24-0 halftime advantage. Kuerschen found the end zone again early in the third quarter, grabbing a six-yard scoring pass from Jancek. Jancek’s third touchdown pass of the evening came later in the quarter when he connected on a 40-yard strike to Dom Souder. Jancek finished the evening 18-of-24 for 193 yards. Kuerschen and Logan Lacey each had five receptions. Augie Fortune led the Irish defense with ten tackles, including one for-loss. Austin Rowan added nine stops, including a TFL and a sack. Jones Albritton had eight tackles and two interceptions for the Irish.
WEEK FOUR – Catholic improved to 4-0 with its 55-7 home win over Tyner Academy. A one-yard run from Logan Lacey capped an opening seven-play, 77-yard drive. Zac Jancek connected with Chase Kuerschen on a 47-yard scoring pass less than three minutes later. A 31-yard Jancek-to-Lacey connection moved the score to 21-0 after one quarter. Jancek’s third touchdown pass, a 14-yarder to Dom Souder, began a 34-point second quarter barrage. A one-yard run from Amari Rodgers upped the margin to 35-0. Kuerschen’s second touchdown reception came on a 10-yard, one-handed grab from Cooper Edenfield. Edenfield then followed with a six-yard scoring dash. Catholic’s final score of the evening came when Souder fell on a bad punt snap in the end zone for a touchdown. Jancek finished the evening 9-of-12 passing for 186 yards. Kuerschen had five grabs for 128 yards. Rodgers led the rushing attack with 33 yards on four carries. Josh Silvey led the Irish defense with 11 tackles, including three TFL’s and two sacks. Austin Rowan had 10.5 tackles, including five TFL’s. Souder, Corey Ostrowski, and Will Mullally had fumble recoveries for the Irish.
WEEK THREE – Catholic enjoyed an open date.
WEEK TWO – Catholic moved its record to 3-0 overall and 1-0 in District 4AA with its 70-23 win at CAK. The Irish trailed, 10-0, and 17-7 before proceeding to outscore the Warriors 63-6 over the final three quarters. Zac Jancek, who was named PrepXtra Offensive Player of the Week for his performance, accounted for five touchdowns on the evening. Jancek had rushing touchdowns of 39-, 6-, and 18-yards, and had scoring passes to Logan Lacey (22 yards) and Chase Kuerschen (48 yards). Jancek finished the evening with seven rushes for 95 yards, and was 13-of-22 passing for 187 yards. Amari Rodgers led the Irish rushing attack with 148 yards and two touchdowns (72 and 38 yards) on nine carries. Catholic ground out 382 rushing yards for the game. Rodgers also scored on a 47-yard interception return.. Lacey (one yard) and Matt Carson (one yard) also had rushing touchdowns for the Irish. Dom Souder led the Irish defense with nine tackles, while Tony Scott and Josh Silvey added eight tackles each. Austin Rowan collected 6.5 tackles, including 3.5 sacks. Augie Fortune also had an interception.
WEEK ONE – Catholic improved to 2-0 on the 2014 campaign with its 61-0 win at home over Coalfield. The Irish posted 41 first-quarter points, then added 20 points in the second stanza. Dom Souder opened the scoring with his 19-yard pass from Zac Jancek. Jancek then connected with Logan Lacey on a 15-yard scoring play. On the following Coalfield possession, Lacey scooped up a fumble and went in from eight yards. Souder’s second scoring grab from Jancek, a 26-yarder, upped the margin to 27-0. Lacey followed with a five-yard dash, and Tony Scott ended the first-quarter scoring with his 11-yard run. Cam Whaley had a four-yard run early in the second quarter, with Griffin Dishner (55 yards) and Moses Davis (48 yards) adding long second-quarter scoring runs. Of Catholic’s eight scoring drives, six were of the one-play variety. Jancek was 5-of-5 passing for 74 yards and three touchdowns. Fifteen different players had rushing attempts for the Irish, led by Joshua Brown with 72 yards on four carries. Catholic had 420 yards total offense on the evening. Catholic’s defense was stout, allowing Coalfield just 77 yards in total offense. Morgan Ernst had eight stops for the Irish, including three for-loss. Jay Smolens also had eight tackles, while Connor Ostrowski added seven. Austin Rowan had three tackles-for-loss. Sammy Nelson recorded his second interception of the season, while Davis also had a pick.
WEEK ZERO – Catholic opened its 2014 season with a 15-12 win at Notre Dame. The Irish scored on their opening drive of the season, going 55 yards in six plays. Amari Rodgers raced into the end zone from 25 yards out to give Catholic a 6-0 lead. A two-point conversion pass from Logan Lacey to Augie Fortune upped the margin to 8-0. Following a Notre Dame touchdown, Catholic scored later in the opening quarter when Zac Jancek connected with Jordan Anderson on a 44-yard scoring strike. Jake Poczobut’s extra point left the Irish ahead 15-6 after one quarter. Notre Dame added third- and fourth-quarter field goals to account for the final margin. Jancek was 21-of-35 passing for a career-high 268 yards. Chase Kuerschen had nine catches for a career-high 133 yards. Anderson also topped the century mark with five catches for 102 yards. Catholic had 427 yards in total offense on the evening. Fortune and Corey Ostrowski led the Irish defense with 12 tackles each. Austin Rowan had 11 stops, while Logan Lacey and Dom Souder had ten tackles each. The Irish had 18 tackles-for-loss in the game, including six by Rowan and five by Ostrowski. Kuerschen and Sammy Nelson had interceptions for the Irish.
TEAM STATS – Catholic averages 407.2 yards per-game in total offense, including 220.8 yards on the ground and 186.4 yards through the air. Defensively, Catholic allows 213.4 yards per-game, including 96.6 yards on the ground and 116.8 yards through the air. Catholic averages 47.8 points per-game. Opponents average 8.4 points per-game.
INDIVIDUAL LEADERS – Here are Catholic’s leaders in various individual categories:
Rushing: Amari Rodgers – 26 att., 247 yds., 4 TD
Passing: Zac Jancek – 66-98-4, 908 yds., 12 TD
Receiving: Chase Kuerschen – 22 rec., 362 yds., 4 TD
Scoring: Logan Lacey – 42 pts.
Tackles: Austin Rowan – 41
Tackles for loss: Austin Rowan – 15
Sacks: Austin Rowan – 5
Interceptions: Jones Albritton, Chase Kuerschen, Sammy Nelson — 2
PLAYER OF THE WEEK – Catholic has had one player selected as PrepXtra Player of the Week this season. Here’s a look
PLAYER OPPONENT STATS
Zac Jancek CAK 7 att, 95 yds, 3TD; 13-22-1, 187 yds, 2TD
PLAYER OF THE WEEK – Catholic has had one player selected as WBIR/USA Today Player of the Week. Here’s a look:
PLAYER OPPONENT STATS
Austin Rowan Tyner 10.5 tackles, 5 TFL, .5 sack
FAST START – Catholic has outscored its opponents 197-29 in the first half this season.
NOT MANY POINTS – The Irish defense has allowed just 13 points (two field goals and one touchdown) in the second half this season.
100-YARD RUSHERS – Catholic has had one 100-yard rusher in 2014. Here’s a look:
PLAYER OPPONENT ATT-YDS-TD
Amari Rodgers CAK 9-148-2
TURNOVER MARGIN – Catholic is +14 in turnover margin this season. The Irish have thrown four interceptions and have yet to lose a fumble. Opponents have thrown ten interceptions and lost eight fumbles.
CENTURY MARK – Catholic has had three 100-yard receiving performances this season. Here’s a look:
Player Opponent Rec-Yds-TD
Chase Kuerschen Notre Dame 9-133-0
Jordan Anderson Notre Dame 5-102-1
Chase Kuerschen Tyner 5-128-2
DOUBLE-DIGIT TACKLES – Catholic has had eight double-digit tackle efforts this season. Here’s a look:
Player Opponent Tackles
Augie Fortune Notre Dame 12
Corey Ostrowski Notre Dame 12
Austin Rowan Notre Dame 11
Logan Lacey Notre Dame 10
Dom Souder Notre Dame 10
Josh Silvey Tyner 12
Austin Rowan Tyner 10.5
Augie Fortune Hardin Valley 10
THE LAST GO ‘ROUND – Catholic’s 2014 roster includes 18 seniors. Included are Jordan Anderson (RB/DB), Zac Jancek (QB/DB), Logan Lacey (RB/LB), Sammy Nelson (WR/DB)m Tim Quayle (RB/DB), Donovan Ricche (WR/DB), Dom Souder (WR/DB), Brandon LoCascio (WR/DB), Alex Jones (K), Connor Ostrowski (FB/LB), Jay Smolens (RB/LB), Corey Ostrowski (OL/DL), Blake Mayo (TE/LB), Chris Jackson (OL/DL), Christian Atwater (OL/DL), Brandon Morgan (OL/DL), Carter Edmunds (OL/DL), and Luis Soto (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), J.J. Surlas (Outside Linebackers), Jason Surlas (Defensive Backs), and David Ball (Strength & Conditioning).
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 Anderson County next week. Kickoff is scheduled for 7:30 p.m., at Blaine Stadium/Hollin Field.
