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Cardinals still GMC kings
No. 1 team wins 50th consecutive league game since 1999
BY TOM GROESCHEN | ENQUIRER STAFF WRITER
Colerain typically wins football games by 40-plus points, but Cardinals coach Kerry Coombs could not have been more thrilled with this 11-point win.
Colerain took Sycamore's best shot and won 19-8 in a much-hyped Greater Miami Conference game Friday night at Sycamore Stadium, before a sellout crowd of 5,000 plus.
"I'm pretty happy, I've got to tell you," an elated Coombs said. "That was a great, great game. The challenge was there, and we responded."
Colerain (9-0, 6-0 GMC), ranked No. 1 in the area and state and No. 19 nationally by USA Today, won its 50th straight league game since 1999.
Sycamore (8-1, 5-1) was playing what some called the biggest game in school history. The Aviators are ranked No. 3 in the Enquirer Division I area poll and No. 10 in the state and are enjoying their best season in years.
Colerain built a 13-0 lead by halftime and pushed it to 19-0 in the third quarter, then held on as Sycamore clawed back. The Aviators scored only the second touchdown of the year allowed by Colerain's starting defense, but Sycamore couldn't muster enough big plays to make it close.
Colerain held just a 257-252 edge in total yardage. The Cardinals rushed for 176 yards and threw for 81. Sycamore rushed for 100 yards and threw for 152 but also committed three turnovers while Colerain had none. Colerain fumbled the ball five times in the first half but recovered all five.
"You can take it two ways," Sycamore coach Scott Dattilo said.
"You can be all warm and fuzzy because you played the No. 1 team close, or you can be upset that you had a chance and didn't win," Dattilo continued. "... We didn't make enough plays, and that's what we'll remember."
Sycamore has not beaten Colerain since 1996.
For Colerain, Friday's win clinched at least a tie for the program's seventh straight GMC title.
Colerain senior running back Gary Pride led his team with eight rushes for 94 yards and a TD, and he also caught a 15-yard pass. Colerain senior DB/WR Eugene Clifford had an interception that set up Colerain's first score, and he also caught a 5-yard TD pass.
Defensively, linemen Calvin Dixon and Gary Goines were huge for Colerain. Dixon blocked a punt and returned it for a 20-yard TD just before halftime, and he also had a couple of sacks. Goines had a sack and several tackles for loss.
Pride said Colerain players did not get involved in the pregame hype that said Sycamore might have a chance.
"We don't really need the media or other people telling us how big a game is," Pride said. "We treat every game the same. Not to take away from Sycamore and their 8-0 record, they're a great team, but we treat every one as, 'We don't want this team to stop our GMC winning streak.' We knew it would be a tough game."
Both Colerain and Sycamore are projected to make the playoffs, regardless of Friday's outcome. Colerain has made six straight playoff appearances, including the 2004 state championship. For Sycamore, it would be the first postseason berth since 1996.
Sycamore hung in despite illness and injuries affecting some of its top stars.
Mitch Allen, Sycamore's standout senior quarterback, was diagnosed with mononucleosis Monday and barely practiced all week. Sycamore pumped fluids into Allen all night, and he played the entire game. Allen rushed 23 times for 63 yards and completed 15 of 28 passes for 152 yards and a TD, but also the two interceptions.
Senior tailback Mike Latessa, the Aves' top running back, did not return for the second half after suffering a separated shoulder in the second quarter. He rushed seven times for 6 yards.
Sycamore had been averaging 37.6 points a game, Colerain 39 points a game. "To hold down that great of an offense, I'm very pleased," Coombs said.
Cardinals still GMC kings
No. 1 team wins 50th consecutive league game since 1999
BY TOM GROESCHEN | ENQUIRER STAFF WRITER
Colerain typically wins football games by 40-plus points, but Cardinals coach Kerry Coombs could not have been more thrilled with this 11-point win.
Colerain took Sycamore's best shot and won 19-8 in a much-hyped Greater Miami Conference game Friday night at Sycamore Stadium, before a sellout crowd of 5,000 plus.
"I'm pretty happy, I've got to tell you," an elated Coombs said. "That was a great, great game. The challenge was there, and we responded."
Colerain (9-0, 6-0 GMC), ranked No. 1 in the area and state and No. 19 nationally by USA Today, won its 50th straight league game since 1999.
Sycamore (8-1, 5-1) was playing what some called the biggest game in school history. The Aviators are ranked No. 3 in the Enquirer Division I area poll and No. 10 in the state and are enjoying their best season in years.
Colerain built a 13-0 lead by halftime and pushed it to 19-0 in the third quarter, then held on as Sycamore clawed back. The Aviators scored only the second touchdown of the year allowed by Colerain's starting defense, but Sycamore couldn't muster enough big plays to make it close.
Colerain held just a 257-252 edge in total yardage. The Cardinals rushed for 176 yards and threw for 81. Sycamore rushed for 100 yards and threw for 152 but also committed three turnovers while Colerain had none. Colerain fumbled the ball five times in the first half but recovered all five.
"You can take it two ways," Sycamore coach Scott Dattilo said.
"You can be all warm and fuzzy because you played the No. 1 team close, or you can be upset that you had a chance and didn't win," Dattilo continued. "... We didn't make enough plays, and that's what we'll remember."
Sycamore has not beaten Colerain since 1996.
For Colerain, Friday's win clinched at least a tie for the program's seventh straight GMC title.
Colerain senior running back Gary Pride led his team with eight rushes for 94 yards and a TD, and he also caught a 15-yard pass. Colerain senior DB/WR Eugene Clifford had an interception that set up Colerain's first score, and he also caught a 5-yard TD pass.
Defensively, linemen Calvin Dixon and Gary Goines were huge for Colerain. Dixon blocked a punt and returned it for a 20-yard TD just before halftime, and he also had a couple of sacks. Goines had a sack and several tackles for loss.
Pride said Colerain players did not get involved in the pregame hype that said Sycamore might have a chance.
"We don't really need the media or other people telling us how big a game is," Pride said. "We treat every game the same. Not to take away from Sycamore and their 8-0 record, they're a great team, but we treat every one as, 'We don't want this team to stop our GMC winning streak.' We knew it would be a tough game."
Both Colerain and Sycamore are projected to make the playoffs, regardless of Friday's outcome. Colerain has made six straight playoff appearances, including the 2004 state championship. For Sycamore, it would be the first postseason berth since 1996.
Sycamore hung in despite illness and injuries affecting some of its top stars.
Mitch Allen, Sycamore's standout senior quarterback, was diagnosed with mononucleosis Monday and barely practiced all week. Sycamore pumped fluids into Allen all night, and he played the entire game. Allen rushed 23 times for 63 yards and completed 15 of 28 passes for 152 yards and a TD, but also the two interceptions.
Senior tailback Mike Latessa, the Aves' top running back, did not return for the second half after suffering a separated shoulder in the second quarter. He rushed seven times for 6 yards.
Sycamore had been averaging 37.6 points a game, Colerain 39 points a game. "To hold down that great of an offense, I'm very pleased," Coombs said.
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osugrad21;645324; said:
Yeah his highlight tape on Scout from the Cardinal O'Hara is about as good as you can get from one game.
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Moeller earns No. 7 ranking, will face Colerain
BY KYLE BURCH | COMMUNITY PRESS STAFF WRITER
KENWOOD -- Despite a 21-0 loss to St. Xavier last week, the Moeller Crusaders clinched the No. 7 ranking in the Region 4, qualifying them for the Division I state playoffs.
The Crusaders are staring at a first round match with No. 2 ranked Colerain. The top eight teams in each region qualify for the postseason.
Colerain comes into the game with a 10-0 overall record and, like St. Xavier, has been nationally ranked all season by various publications including USA Today.
While Colerain and Moeller don't regularly meet during the regular season the two teams do scrimmage each other nearly every season.
"We are very familiar with Colerain and what they try to do," Moeller coach Bob Crable said. "We know an awful lot about them and I'm sure they know an awful lot about us as well."
Colerain features an option offense run by quarterback Doug Reynolds and the running back duo of Trammel Williams and Gary Pride. Those three have combined to run for 1,768 yards and 23 touchdowns.
Crable knows that against an option offense his defense must be resilient and disciplined.
"Option football is assignment football," Crable said. "It's either going with the dive, to the QB or to the pitch. Their job is to use their athletes to beat you and our job is to put people in the right place to stop those athletes."
As potent as the offense is, the strongest part of the Cardinals' game is the play of the defense. Led by safety Eugene Clifford, who has committed to playing at Ohio State next season, the Cardinal defense has posted five shutouts. They have allowed just one opponent (Mason) to score more then one touchdown against them.
The Crusader defense, which has stifled opponents nearly all season, allowed 191 yards on the ground in the loss to St. Xavier. Crable says they are going to have to work on some things in practice this week.
"Right now we're at a point where we have to get some things fixed," he said. "We were stopping the run well, but the last two weeks we haven't done a good job of it."
With the Cardinals holding the higher seed, they will get the home field advantage. Considering the Crusaders don't have a true home field that may not play out to be as big of an advantage as Colerain might hope.
"We're used to moving around and playing at different fields," Crable said. "They had the better record so they deserve that advantage, but we're used to it. It shouldn't have that big of an effect on us."
Moeller earns No. 7 ranking, will face Colerain
BY KYLE BURCH | COMMUNITY PRESS STAFF WRITER
KENWOOD -- Despite a 21-0 loss to St. Xavier last week, the Moeller Crusaders clinched the No. 7 ranking in the Region 4, qualifying them for the Division I state playoffs.
The Crusaders are staring at a first round match with No. 2 ranked Colerain. The top eight teams in each region qualify for the postseason.
Colerain comes into the game with a 10-0 overall record and, like St. Xavier, has been nationally ranked all season by various publications including USA Today.
"We are very familiar with Colerain and what they try to do," Moeller coach Bob Crable said. "We know an awful lot about them and I'm sure they know an awful lot about us as well."
Colerain features an option offense run by quarterback Doug Reynolds and the running back duo of Trammel Williams and Gary Pride. Those three have combined to run for 1,768 yards and 23 touchdowns.
Crable knows that against an option offense his defense must be resilient and disciplined.
"Option football is assignment football," Crable said. "It's either going with the dive, to the QB or to the pitch. Their job is to use their athletes to beat you and our job is to put people in the right place to stop those athletes."
As potent as the offense is, the strongest part of the Cardinals' game is the play of the defense. Led by safety Eugene Clifford, who has committed to playing at Ohio State next season, the Cardinal defense has posted five shutouts. They have allowed just one opponent (Mason) to score more then one touchdown against them.
The Crusader defense, which has stifled opponents nearly all season, allowed 191 yards on the ground in the loss to St. Xavier. Crable says they are going to have to work on some things in practice this week.
"Right now we're at a point where we have to get some things fixed," he said. "We were stopping the run well, but the last two weeks we haven't done a good job of it."
With the Cardinals holding the higher seed, they will get the home field advantage. Considering the Crusaders don't have a true home field that may not play out to be as big of an advantage as Colerain might hope.
"We're used to moving around and playing at different fields," Crable said. "They had the better record so they deserve that advantage, but we're used to it. It shouldn't have that big of an effect on us."
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Colerain 34, Moeller 31
BY TOM GROESCHEN | ENQUIRER STAFF WRITER
They?ll be talking about this one for years. Decades, to be sure.
Colerain junior kicker Mark Tabar kicked a 40-yard field goal to give the Cardinals a 34-31 triple-overtime win over Moeller in a Division I first round playoff game Saturday night at Colerain.
Moeller roared back from a 28-0 deficit midway through the third quarter, forcing overtime at 28-28.
Tabar hit a 36-yard field goal to give the Cardinals a 31-28 lead to start the second overtime.
Moeller sophomore kicker Ryan Sunderman then kicked a 31-yard field goal to tie it 31-31, after Colerain tried to ice him with two straight timeouts.
Colerain?s defense stripped Moeller quarterback Ross Oltorik of the ball on the first play of the third overtime, giving the ball to Colerain for a chance to ice it.
Tabar ended it, and Colerain fans, players and students swarmed the field in a mob scene. Some Moeller players, stunned, were sprawled on the turf afterward after a titanic effort.
Underdog Moeller roared back from a 28-0 third-quarter deficit to Colerain to tie the game 28-28 and send it to overtime.
A standing-room-only crowd watched on a chilly night at Colerain.
Colerain (11-0) was ranked No. 1 in the final area (Enquirer) and state (Associated Press) polls and is rated No. 18 nationally by USA Today.
Moeller (5-5), No. 5 in the final Enquirer poll, was playing its third consecutive USA Today Super 25 team. The Crusaders finished their regular season with losses at Lakewood St. Edward and St. Xavier.
Moeller also lost to then-No. 2 USA Today team Duncan Byrnes (S.C.), and beat a Harrisburg (Pa.) team that also has appeared in national polls.
Moeller?s comeback was remarkable in that Colerain?s defense had allowed only 42 points all season. The Cardinals? starting defense had not allowed more than one touchdown in any game.
Colerain hosted Saturday?s game as the No. 2 regional seed. Moeller was No. 7.
Moeller last beat Colerain in the 2002 season opener, 21-14 at Nippert Stadium.
Since then, Colerain had dealt Moeller playoff losses in 2003 (30-23, at UC) and 2004 (34-6, at Miami University).
Since the 2001 season began, Colerain entered with a record of 9-6 against Greater Catholic League South teams (including Moeller) and 60-0 against everyone else.
Colerain has won or shared the past seven Greater Miami Conference championships.
Moeller again was without its top running back, junior Tim Uecker, who missed his second straight game with a knee injury.
Colerain advances to play Sycamore in the regional semifinals next Saturday at UC?s Nippert Stadium. Kickoff will be either 11 a.m. or 2 p.m., with official pairings to be announced today.
Colerain led 14-0 at halftime. It was 28-0 halfway through the third period.
Moeller, mostly through the air, then roared back. But, it was three short TD runs by Patrick Blanks that led Moeller?s push back to a 28-28 score, forcing overtime.
Colerain, down the stretch, could generate nothing offensively as Moeller?s defense and sideline became more pumped up.
Eugene Clifford, a senior safety/wide receiver, caught a 4-yard TD pass on a fade route from Reynolds as Colerain went up 7-0 with 4:47 left in the first quarter.
Late in the second quarter, Clifford?s 42-yard punt return set Colerain up at the Moeller 12-yard line.
The Cardinals converted on another fade route, Reynolds hitting Derick Tabar on a 5-yard TD pass as Colerain went up 14-0 with 3:08 remaining until halftime.
Early on, Moeller had trouble getting field position against Colerain?s quick, swarming defense. The Cardinals allow only 38 yards rushing per game, and held Moeller to 9 rushing yards in the first half.
Moeller started making some hay by passing the ball, and it became a different game.
Colerain appeared to blow it open on a 56-yard TD run by fullback Trammell Williams, just 46 seconds into the third period. The PAT made it 21-0.
Another TD made it 28-0 with 8:09 left in the third period.
Moeller did not score until a 1-yard run by Blanks with 5:16 left in the third period.
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Moeller ? 0-0-7-21-0-3-0--31
Colerain ? 7-7-14-0-0-3-3--34
C-Clifford 4 pass from Reynolds (M. Tabar kick)
C-D. Tabar 5 pass from Reynolds (M. Tabar kick)
C-Williams 56 run (M. Tabar kick)
C-D. Tabar 41 pass from Reynolds (M. Tabar kick)
M-Blanks 1 run (Sunderman kick)
M-Cherry 4 pass from Oltorik (Sunderman kick)
M-Blanks 1 run (Sunderma n kick)
M-Blanks 2 run (Sunderman kick)
C-M. Tabar 36 FG
M-Sunderman 31 FG
M-M. Tabar 40 FG
Records: M 5-5, C 11-0.
Colerain 34, Moeller 31
BY TOM GROESCHEN | ENQUIRER STAFF WRITER
They?ll be talking about this one for years. Decades, to be sure.
Colerain junior kicker Mark Tabar kicked a 40-yard field goal to give the Cardinals a 34-31 triple-overtime win over Moeller in a Division I first round playoff game Saturday night at Colerain.
Moeller roared back from a 28-0 deficit midway through the third quarter, forcing overtime at 28-28.
Tabar hit a 36-yard field goal to give the Cardinals a 31-28 lead to start the second overtime.
Moeller sophomore kicker Ryan Sunderman then kicked a 31-yard field goal to tie it 31-31, after Colerain tried to ice him with two straight timeouts.
Colerain?s defense stripped Moeller quarterback Ross Oltorik of the ball on the first play of the third overtime, giving the ball to Colerain for a chance to ice it.
Tabar ended it, and Colerain fans, players and students swarmed the field in a mob scene. Some Moeller players, stunned, were sprawled on the turf afterward after a titanic effort.
Underdog Moeller roared back from a 28-0 third-quarter deficit to Colerain to tie the game 28-28 and send it to overtime.
A standing-room-only crowd watched on a chilly night at Colerain.
Colerain (11-0) was ranked No. 1 in the final area (Enquirer) and state (Associated Press) polls and is rated No. 18 nationally by USA Today.
Moeller (5-5), No. 5 in the final Enquirer poll, was playing its third consecutive USA Today Super 25 team. The Crusaders finished their regular season with losses at Lakewood St. Edward and St. Xavier.
Moeller also lost to then-No. 2 USA Today team Duncan Byrnes (S.C.), and beat a Harrisburg (Pa.) team that also has appeared in national polls.
Moeller?s comeback was remarkable in that Colerain?s defense had allowed only 42 points all season. The Cardinals? starting defense had not allowed more than one touchdown in any game.
Colerain hosted Saturday?s game as the No. 2 regional seed. Moeller was No. 7.
Moeller last beat Colerain in the 2002 season opener, 21-14 at Nippert Stadium.
Since then, Colerain had dealt Moeller playoff losses in 2003 (30-23, at UC) and 2004 (34-6, at Miami University).
Since the 2001 season began, Colerain entered with a record of 9-6 against Greater Catholic League South teams (including Moeller) and 60-0 against everyone else.
Colerain has won or shared the past seven Greater Miami Conference championships.
Moeller again was without its top running back, junior Tim Uecker, who missed his second straight game with a knee injury.
Colerain advances to play Sycamore in the regional semifinals next Saturday at UC?s Nippert Stadium. Kickoff will be either 11 a.m. or 2 p.m., with official pairings to be announced today.
Colerain led 14-0 at halftime. It was 28-0 halfway through the third period.
Moeller, mostly through the air, then roared back. But, it was three short TD runs by Patrick Blanks that led Moeller?s push back to a 28-28 score, forcing overtime.
Colerain, down the stretch, could generate nothing offensively as Moeller?s defense and sideline became more pumped up.
Eugene Clifford, a senior safety/wide receiver, caught a 4-yard TD pass on a fade route from Reynolds as Colerain went up 7-0 with 4:47 left in the first quarter.
Late in the second quarter, Clifford?s 42-yard punt return set Colerain up at the Moeller 12-yard line.
The Cardinals converted on another fade route, Reynolds hitting Derick Tabar on a 5-yard TD pass as Colerain went up 14-0 with 3:08 remaining until halftime.
Early on, Moeller had trouble getting field position against Colerain?s quick, swarming defense. The Cardinals allow only 38 yards rushing per game, and held Moeller to 9 rushing yards in the first half.
Moeller started making some hay by passing the ball, and it became a different game.
Colerain appeared to blow it open on a 56-yard TD run by fullback Trammell Williams, just 46 seconds into the third period. The PAT made it 21-0.
Another TD made it 28-0 with 8:09 left in the third period.
Moeller did not score until a 1-yard run by Blanks with 5:16 left in the third period.
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Moeller ? 0-0-7-21-0-3-0--31
Colerain ? 7-7-14-0-0-3-3--34
C-Clifford 4 pass from Reynolds (M. Tabar kick)
C-D. Tabar 5 pass from Reynolds (M. Tabar kick)
C-Williams 56 run (M. Tabar kick)
C-D. Tabar 41 pass from Reynolds (M. Tabar kick)
M-Blanks 1 run (Sunderman kick)
M-Cherry 4 pass from Oltorik (Sunderman kick)
M-Blanks 1 run (Sunderma n kick)
M-Blanks 2 run (Sunderman kick)
C-M. Tabar 36 FG
M-Sunderman 31 FG
M-M. Tabar 40 FG
Records: M 5-5, C 11-0.
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Looks like the AA selection tour is coming back to Ohio:
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Should be good news for Clifford. It could possibly be Saine, but I think that it will be Clifford.
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Should be good news for Clifford. It could possibly be Saine, but I think that it will be Clifford.
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i see the east only has 2 rb's as of now, one of which is caleb king, who can't play due to injury. perhaps that gets saine in the game. there are 3 selections from NC and two from VA and neither state appears to have a dominant rb that would seem to deserve consideration.
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Cardinals emphatic, diplomatic
BY TOM GROESCHEN | ENQUIRER STAFF WRITER
Colerain players tried to watch what they said after Saturday's 28-0 rout of Sycamore, but it's clear the Cardinals are itching to play St. Xavier again.
Colerain (12-0) will face the Bombers (10-1) in a Division I regional football final at 7:30 p.m. Friday at UC's Nippert Stadium. Last year, St. Xavier beat Colerain 12-9 in overtime in the regional semifinals at Paul Brown Stadium. St. Xavier went on to win its first state championship.
"They beat us last year, and I've been waiting for this game," said Calvin Dixon, Colerain's standout senior defensive lineman. "You don't have to say much more."
Colerain was ranked No. 1 in the final Division I area (Enquirer) and state (Associated Press) polls this season, while St. Xavier was No. 2 in both polls. St. Xavier is rated No. 10 and Colerain is No. 18 by USA Today.
Colerain said there is no score to settle, as the Cardinals don't want to provide any bulletin-board fodder.
"It's more about this year's team than it is about last year," said Colerain senior safety Eugene Clifford, who has committed to Ohio State for 2007. "It's not about revenge. It's about us getting back to where we're supposed to be."
Saturday, Colerain put a vintage Colerain thrashing on Greater Miami Conference rival Sycamore, before a crowd estimated at 5,000 at Nippert Stadium.
Colerain scored seven points in each quarter and never allowed the Sycamore offense inside the Cardinals' 40-yard line.
It was a statement game for the Colerain defense, which regained its swagger after allowing Moeller to rally from a 28-0 deficit last week. Colerain won that one, 34-31 in triple overtime.
"We just had one bad quarter, that's all," Dixon said. "We brought our 'A' game again this week."
Colerain coach Kerry Coombs said the Moeller hangover was severe.
"We had the mopes for a few days, myself included," Coombs said. "We didn't practice well all week, but today we showed up to play. I'm feeling a lot better now."
Cardinals junior quarterback Doug Reynolds ran for 49 yards on the first play from scrimmage. That drive ended with a blocked field goal, but the tone was set.
Colerain had dealt Sycamore its only loss this season, 19-8 at Sycamore on Oct. 20.
"We had a great season," Sycamore coach Scott Dattilo said. "We earned some respect along the way."
Sycamore (10-2) was picked eighth in the 10-team GMC, but the Aviators finished second and earned their first playoff bid since 1996.
Colerain's 314-173 edge in yards included 312 on the ground.
Reynolds carried 12 times for 133 yards, senior running back Gary Pride had 12 carries for 73 yards and a TD, senior fullback Trammell Williams had 16 carries for 64 yards and a TD, and senior running back Je'Sean Godfrey scored a TD.
Junior Ravelle Sadler blocked a punt and returned it 6 yards for a TD, giving the Cardinals a 14-0 lead in the second quarter.
Sycamore rushed 25 times for 80 yards, led by senior QB Mitch Allen (15 carries, 48 yards). Allen was intercepted twice.
Cardinals emphatic, diplomatic
BY TOM GROESCHEN | ENQUIRER STAFF WRITER
Colerain players tried to watch what they said after Saturday's 28-0 rout of Sycamore, but it's clear the Cardinals are itching to play St. Xavier again.
Colerain (12-0) will face the Bombers (10-1) in a Division I regional football final at 7:30 p.m. Friday at UC's Nippert Stadium. Last year, St. Xavier beat Colerain 12-9 in overtime in the regional semifinals at Paul Brown Stadium. St. Xavier went on to win its first state championship.
"They beat us last year, and I've been waiting for this game," said Calvin Dixon, Colerain's standout senior defensive lineman. "You don't have to say much more."
Colerain was ranked No. 1 in the final Division I area (Enquirer) and state (Associated Press) polls this season, while St. Xavier was No. 2 in both polls. St. Xavier is rated No. 10 and Colerain is No. 18 by USA Today.
Colerain said there is no score to settle, as the Cardinals don't want to provide any bulletin-board fodder.
"It's more about this year's team than it is about last year," said Colerain senior safety Eugene Clifford, who has committed to Ohio State for 2007. "It's not about revenge. It's about us getting back to where we're supposed to be."
Saturday, Colerain put a vintage Colerain thrashing on Greater Miami Conference rival Sycamore, before a crowd estimated at 5,000 at Nippert Stadium.
Colerain scored seven points in each quarter and never allowed the Sycamore offense inside the Cardinals' 40-yard line.
It was a statement game for the Colerain defense, which regained its swagger after allowing Moeller to rally from a 28-0 deficit last week. Colerain won that one, 34-31 in triple overtime.
"We just had one bad quarter, that's all," Dixon said. "We brought our 'A' game again this week."
Colerain coach Kerry Coombs said the Moeller hangover was severe.
"We had the mopes for a few days, myself included," Coombs said. "We didn't practice well all week, but today we showed up to play. I'm feeling a lot better now."
Cardinals junior quarterback Doug Reynolds ran for 49 yards on the first play from scrimmage. That drive ended with a blocked field goal, but the tone was set.
Colerain had dealt Sycamore its only loss this season, 19-8 at Sycamore on Oct. 20.
"We had a great season," Sycamore coach Scott Dattilo said. "We earned some respect along the way."
Sycamore (10-2) was picked eighth in the 10-team GMC, but the Aviators finished second and earned their first playoff bid since 1996.
Colerain's 314-173 edge in yards included 312 on the ground.
Reynolds carried 12 times for 133 yards, senior running back Gary Pride had 12 carries for 73 yards and a TD, senior fullback Trammell Williams had 16 carries for 64 yards and a TD, and senior running back Je'Sean Godfrey scored a TD.
Junior Ravelle Sadler blocked a punt and returned it 6 yards for a TD, giving the Cardinals a 14-0 lead in the second quarter.
Sycamore rushed 25 times for 80 yards, led by senior QB Mitch Allen (15 carries, 48 yards). Allen was intercepted twice.
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He wasnt verbaled to go to Notre Dame...
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Paper,Rock, Scissors, Lizard, Spock!
From Cincinnati Enquirer HS sports blog:
Guess who's an all-American?
Just got this press release in my inbox:
Bowl zeroes in on nation?s elite prospect
CINCINNATI, OHIO ? The U.S. Army All-American Bowl Selection Tour will visit Cincinnati on Friday, November 17, 2006 at 1:30 p.m. to select a second All-American from the area. He will join Ben Martin of La Salle High School on the U.S. Army All-American Bowl EAST Squad. Colerain High School will honor their student-athlete before his teammates, classmates, fans and family during an afternoon pep rally. Past Ohio All-Americans include Donte Whitner (Buffalo Bills), Nick Mangold (New York Jets), Ted Ginn (Ohio State) and Prescott Burgess (Michigan). The bowl features the nation?s top 80 prep football players in a classic East vs. West match-up inside San Antonio?s Alamodome. The game will kick off on Saturday, January 6, 2007 at 1:00 (EST) and will be televised live on NBC.
Anyone else think this might be Eugene Clifford. (It's times like this I wish there was a font for sarcasm.)
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Congrats to Gene!
Guess who's an all-American?
Just got this press release in my inbox:
Bowl zeroes in on nation?s elite prospect
CINCINNATI, OHIO ? The U.S. Army All-American Bowl Selection Tour will visit Cincinnati on Friday, November 17, 2006 at 1:30 p.m. to select a second All-American from the area. He will join Ben Martin of La Salle High School on the U.S. Army All-American Bowl EAST Squad. Colerain High School will honor their student-athlete before his teammates, classmates, fans and family during an afternoon pep rally. Past Ohio All-Americans include Donte Whitner (Buffalo Bills), Nick Mangold (New York Jets), Ted Ginn (Ohio State) and Prescott Burgess (Michigan). The bowl features the nation?s top 80 prep football players in a classic East vs. West match-up inside San Antonio?s Alamodome. The game will kick off on Saturday, January 6, 2007 at 1:00 (EST) and will be televised live on NBC.
Anyone else think this might be Eugene Clifford. (It's times like this I wish there was a font for sarcasm.)
posted by Ryan Ernst at 4:57 PM
Congrats to Gene!
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