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Rita has done all it can to give this one away. And is this the same QB who played in the 7A game last year?
I think jack mcinerney and his little announcer buddy may take the entrance exam at St Rita next yr
That was awesome Marquee picked that game up. Awesome to watch on the big screen
McInerney needs to call it a career. It's the same ol cliche junk every single year.
Jackisms: Anytime a player makes a great play, "He's well coached" Anytime a replay shows the ref made the right call, "These referees do an outstanding job". Anytime conference comes up, "That's what makes the CCL the best in the state" and then he goes on to say how outstanding they all are in academics. Puke!
The game was a little closer than I thought it was going to be.
the good: MC’s QB, MC’s passing game, SR’s running game, SR kicker, SR’s run defense.
the bad: SR’s QB, MC’s run defense, SR’s passing game, SR’s DB’s, SR’s play calling in 4th Qrt.
The very bad: MC penalties - taunting and personal fouls after the tackle?
I guess Rock was might have right about who SR’s QB should have been all season. You have to pass well enough to keep the defense honest. Three field goals don’t cut it in a semi final. SR’s running back is a bear but you can’t give it to the kid every play.
I know a lot of people were mad that SR bet SCN, Prospect, and Geneva. But MC handled SR tonight. They are the #1 team this year.
Batavia MC rematch. Batavia will have a chip on their shoulder after the last game.
the good: MC’s QB, MC’s passing game, SR’s running game, SR kicker, SR’s run defense.
the bad: SR’s QB, MC’s run defense, SR’s passing game, SR’s DB’s, SR’s play calling in 4th Qrt.
The very bad: MC penalties - taunting and personal fouls after the tackle?
I guess Rock was might have right about who SR’s QB should have been all season. You have to pass well enough to keep the defense honest. Three field goals don’t cut it in a semi final. SR’s running back is a bear but you can’t give it to the kid every play.
I know a lot of people were mad that SR bet SCN, Prospect, and Geneva. But MC handled SR tonight. They are the #1 team this year.
Batavia MC rematch. Batavia will have a chip on their shoulder after the last game.
It was not. Rita’s QB last year was 3 year starter Tommy Ulatowski.
After the comments Batavia’s head coach made to the media, MC may have a chip on their shoulder as well
I don’t have the exact quote (u can look it up), however he more or less blamed the loss to MC on the refs. I’ve never seen a coach on any level do that?
“What was worse was: Any play that we had in the second half that was substantial on runs, we got called holding calls," Piron said. "I don't know what the [penalty] numbers were; they were bad. They were bad ... I just felt like we were playing against two teams. I think that's what I'll use. It [was] like we were playing against two teams ... I never seen that in my life."”
Well it was extremely lopsided...unless you are an MC fan. They seem to have racked up penalties every game except for that one
You’ve never heard a coach blame the refs? Have you ever heard a coach speak?
Dowling, Furlong, Arrington, Novickas, et alii bested Kingsbury, Stewart, Farrell, Strelczyk. That was an epic Catholic League battle. My Fenwick and Mt. Carmel guests enjoyed the game too. We all agree that we will be cheering for all the Catholic schools in the finals. Go LA, MC, NAZ, PC, IC and anyone lower that we don’t know. I can’t wait to see the finals next week.
I was always taught you train and play never to put it in the refs hands. And besides Jimmie Johnson in 1988 against Notre Dame, no…I’ve never seen a coach openly blame referees for a loss. Just a little unprofessional IMO.
I thought it could blow out for MC before the game tonight. SR has maybe the best front 7 in the area if not the state. The good news is they stopped the run. The bad news is they forced MC to pass. MC’s QB handle the pressure well but SR’s DB’s gave too big of a cushion.
Marty Hopkins 1st move is to get someone else to coach SR’s DB’s. They have the talent but they are coached to play too passive in the coverage. 2nd move reexamine the offensive play calling from the booth. When SR intercepted the ball deep in MC territory they brought in a cold player and gave him the ball on his 1st snap. MC immediately stripped the ball. That’s good coaching on MC’s part.
This was Jordan Lynch’s first group of seniors who he could call his own. He has done a great job. I was never against his hire only the way the Lenti thing was handled on both sides. I really want MC to win next week and I think they will. In the next week the coaches have to drum it to the player heads about penalties. I’ll be ecstatic if MC can go penalty free and lay the wood to Batavia. Kind of what to prove last year was not a fluke.
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Turning point in the game... Rita leading 9-7 in the 4th quarter, MC with the ball at their own 10 yard line. Interception Rita! SR with the ball at MC's 20 yard line. Does SR hand the ball off to bruising 225 LB RB Stewart? No! Next play the ball is stripped from another Rita ball carrier and MC recovers. No field goal by the best kicker in the state, no TD to extend the Rita lead to 9 points (making it a two possession game). Instead, MC takes advantage- moving the ball quickly down field and scoring. Now it's 14-9 MC. With time becoming an issue, SR has to throw (going away from their strength). Pick 6. Game over. MC's ability to hold Rita to three field goals, despite being near the 10 yard line each time, was also a big factor. Congrats MC, you closed the game like a champion does.
Batavia lost last year because Denny Furlong sliced through five defenders on his way into the end zone.
Congratulations Mount Carmel. Just an amazing football game to watch live. Great hitting by both sides.
Thank you Coach Kuska for an incredible 25 years and the shape you have left the program in.
Good Luck Caravan! Beat Batavia!
Thank you Coach Kuska for an incredible 25 years and the shape you have left the program in.
Good Luck Caravan! Beat Batavia!
I said it last week and I’ll say it again I’d go into battle with Dowling and Furlong any time at all. They’re outstanding.
He was right. I was there and also watched the replay. The last few minutes of that game was a disgrace. Batavia had the game won twice. And I don't have a dog in the fight. No disrespect to the MC kids, they fought their butts off, but the refs played way too big of a role in the outcome. Batavia was robbed IMHO.
I forgot Arrington. He might have been the best player on the field tonight on a field of incredible players.
Congrats to the Caravan and their hard-fought victory against a determined Cascia team.
The fact Rita led this dominant MC team in the 4th quarter is all I could ask for.
And it didn't work out, but it is what it is. Rita should be proud of her season and congrats to Coach Kuska on a great career. Thanks for bringing the program back and maintaining it! Hopkins has some big shoes to fill.
The fact Rita led this dominant MC team in the 4th quarter is all I could ask for.
And it didn't work out, but it is what it is. Rita should be proud of her season and congrats to Coach Kuska on a great career. Thanks for bringing the program back and maintaining it! Hopkins has some big shoes to fill.
One Lenti-ism that Batavia should take to heart: "Be careful what you wish for."
I was not at the game. However I heard some of those pass interference calls were legit? Apples and Oranges I suppose…But like someone previously stated, MC won because Marty Furlong zig-zagged through the entire Batavia defense!
This next games going to be fun!
That OL for Rita is a special group of young men. I'm sure we will be hearing their names again at the college level.
The Herb Brooks of High School Football.
It's hard to believe MC doesn't have a downhill running back to sub in and just fall forward as Rita uses with success. Seems like #30 is a bit all-or-nothing momentum-wise in high-leverage running situations. Sometimes you just need some meat with some extra churn to eat up some cheap yards. I really like Turbo in the screen game though, when he catches it. That is MC's single most underutilized play, Turbo on PA/RPO then a Screen in the flat. You could run that play 5-6 times per game like the bears used to do and it will gut teams who rush Dowling too hard... holding aside of course...
Some great finals. 7A and 8A should be dynamite. ESL vs their kryptonite. Can’t wait for the Bird then HS football.