2017 game notes week five

2017 GAME NOTES WEEK FIVE:

ELDER

2017 SAINT IGNATIUS GAME NOTES 2

September 23, 2017“The Pit”

Kickoff: 2 p.m.

Team InformationSaint Ignatius High School: 4-0OHSAA Division I, Region 1Head Coach: Chuck Kyle ‘69Record at School: 338-85-1Overall Record: 338-85-1

Elder High School: 3-1OHSAA Division I, Region 4Head Coach: Doug RamseyRecord at School: 166-73 Overall Record: 166-73

Saint Ignatius WILDCATS

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PANTHERS

Broadcast Information

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Saint Ignatius ScheduleDate Opponent Time/Score8/24 @ Archbishop Hoban W, 17-39/1 @ Mentor W, 41-319/9 vs. Euclid W, 34-209/15 vs. Detroit Catholic Central W, 38-79/23 @ Cincinnati Elder 2:00 p.m.9/30 vs. Clarkson Canada North 7:00 p.m.10/7 vs. Canton GlenOak 7:00 p.m.10/13 vs. Archbishop Moeller (at Otterbein) 7:00 p.m.10/21 vs. St. Xavier 3:00 p.m.10/28 @ St. Edward 7:00 p.m.

THE MATCHUP

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Wildcats Storylines ...IT’S YOUR THING: The Saint Ignatius offense has established its identity in the first four games – build a short and interme-diate passing game and pound opponents into submission with a strong running game. Running backs Mark Bobinski and Jahadge “Bo” Floyd have done heavy lifting this season, combining for 613 rushing yards and 7 touchdowns through four games. The Wildcats average 42.5 carries a game for 165.5 yards. In four games, the squad has 9 rushing touch-downs and averages 3.89 yards per carry. Look for Bobinski and Floyd to pound the ball against Elder.

FOOTSTEPS IN THE DARK: The impact of the Saint Ignatius front seven cannot be emphasized enough. The Wildcats have shut down opponents’ running games, allowing just 298 yards and 2 touchdowns on the ground through four games. Logan Joyce and Liam Eichenberg have played key roles this sea-son, combining for 37.5 tackles, 15 tackles for loss, 2.5 sacks, 6 quarterback hurries, and two fumble recoveries. Zack McMahan has burst onto the scene, too, notching 2 tackles, 1 TFL, 1 forced fumble, and a quarterback hurry last week.

WORK TO DO: Every game this season, wideout Sam Sny-der has employed a workmanlike attitude, ignoring the suc-cesses of the previous contest and focusing on catching every pass thrown his way. Snyder, dubbed the “Ringmaster” by his coaches, has thrived as the top receiver, hauling in 25 passes for 407 yards and 3 touchdowns. Paired with wideout Michael Drobnick on the otherside, Snyder has excelled with quarterback Kyle Hall. Senior Dan Alexander figured into the action last week after a solid week of practice and also worked well with Snyder.

YOU MAKE ME WANT TO SHOUT: The Wildcats’ second-ary has provided plenty of opportunities for fans to jump for joy this season. The Saint Ignatius secondary has nine interceptions through four games, along with 12 pass break-ups. Cornerback Cameron Toppin tops the team with three, while Sands has caught two. Matt Viancourt, Jett Elad, Daniel Scelza, and Aidan Rechin have also made the airwaves a No Fly Zone.

GET INTO SOMETHING: The Wildcats’ defense have got into opponents’ pockets this season. The Football Cats have 12 sacks, or 3 per game, in 2017. Ten Wildcats have had a hand in a sack, with Aidan Gill leading the squad with 2.5.

VOYAGE TO CINCINNATI: For the first time since 2001, the Wildcats will journey to “The Pit.” The historic stadium and unfriendly crowd will pose a challenge for the Wildcats, who are 1-1 all-time at the famous field.

ABOUT THE WILDCATS ...Series HistoryMeetings .............................................4First Meeting .....................10/31/1998Most Recent Meeting.....11/29/2008

Saint Ignatius Wins............................2 Last Saint Ignatius Win.......11/29/08Elder Wins...........................................2Last Elder Win....................9/21/2002Ties........................................................0

Longest Winning Streaks In SeriesSaint Ignatius................1; 11/29/2008Elder............2; 9/22/2001-9/21/2002 Current Streak..........Saint Ignatius, 1

Largest Margin of VictorySaint Ignatius.......8 points; 11/29/08Elder..................16 points; 9/21/2001

Previous Matchups

10/29/08 W 28-20 N State Champ.9/21/02 L 45-35 H 9/22/01 L 23-7 A10/31/98 W 21-20 A OT


ABOUT THE PANTHERS ...Elder Schedule

Date Opponent Time/Score

8/25 @ Lakota West W, 21-7Nippert Stadium

9/1 vs. Oak Hills W, 41-12Elder Stadium at The Pit

9/8 @ Gahanna Lincoln W, 27-23 Wilbur C. Straight Field

9/16 @ St. Edward L, 40-7 Bedford Bearcat Stadium

9/23 vs. Saint Ignatius 2 pmElder Stadium at The Pit

9/29 @ St. Xavier 7 pm St. Xavier Stadium

10/6 vs. Moeller 7 pmElder Stadium at The Pit

10/13 @ Winton Woods 7 pmCharles Frederick Stadium

10/20 vs. Int’l School of Broward (FL) 7 p.m. Elder Stadium at The Pit

10/27 @ La Salle 7 pmLancer Stadium

Learning about the Panthers ...LOOKING TO BOUNCE BACK: The Elder Panthers entered last week’s game vs. St. Edward with a perfect mark of 3-0. The Eagles ended the unbeaten streak for the Panthers, pounding the visitors, 40-7. The Eagles dominated in all fac-ets of the contest, setting a running clock into motion by the fourth quarter with a 33-0 lead. Following the difficult loss, Coach Doug Ramsey and the Panthers will try to get back on track on Saturday.

NIFTY NIEMAN: The Panthers’ offense is led by its quarter-back, Danny Nieman. The senior signalcaller helms the of-fense with his solid arm. Nieman helped Elder roll past Oak Hills at home, completed 16-of-19 passes for 180 yards and a touchdown. Nieman generated almost all of Elder’s offense vs. St. Edward, completing 10-of-21 passes for 120 yards through the air.

NEXT MAN UP: Leading up to the 2017 season, an injury to running back Jack Mazza, a senior co-captain, left the Pan-thers with a hole at running back. Enter Luke Masminster. The junior was originally slated to be a starting linebacker for the Panthers. However, Mazza’s injury and Masminster’s passion for running back earned the young talent the start-ing gig. Masminster has capitalized on his chance, most notably in the win over Oak Hills. Masminster decimated the Oak Hills defense, turning 17 carries into 112 rushing yards and an impressive four touchdowns. The junior also turned in 45 receiving yards. The Wildcats will want to watch out for Masminster on Saturday.

SAFETIES FIRST: To combat the Wildcats’ successful ground game, the Panthers will likely utilize their safeties to stop the run. Elder have talented safeties, as Head Coach Chuck Kyle ‘69 told Eddie Dwyer this week. The Panthers will focus on stopping the run, forcing the Wildcats to air it out with start-ing signalcaller Dan Alexander.

FORMATION FRENZY: Helmed by veteran coach Doug Ramsey, the Panthers have plenty of tricks up their sleeves. The Panthers often use a variety of formations to surprise and confound opposing defenses. As Coach Kyle said this week, expect Elder to use unbalanced lines and other differ-ent formations to try to trick the Wildcats.

SLOPPY SECONDS: The Panthers must be careful to avoid the downfall of the Wildcats’ previous opponents – sloppy second quarters. The Wildcats have outscored opponents, 45-20, in the second stanza. The Panthers need to build an early lead to avoid falling behind and becoming vulnerable to Coach Kyle’s legendary second half adjustments.


365.2Yards gained per game

by the Wildcats

12Turnovers forced by the Wildcats’

defense

12Pass plays of 20+

yards for the Wildcats

7Points scored by

opponents in the first quarter this year

2.73Opponents’ yards per

carry this season

-1Opponents’ punt return yards this

season

RB JAHADGE FLOYD ‘19

S MATT VIANCOURT ‘18Playing safety for the Wildcats is sometimes difficult, as the posi-tion demands both run support and help over the top. Viancourt has performed admirably in both areas. The senior notched a team-high 5.5 tackles vs. Detroit Catholic Central, add-ing 1.5 TFL, a fumble recovery, and intercep-tion. On the year, Vi-ancourt has 14 tackles and 3 TFL. Viancourt will be key vs. Elder.

BY THE NUMBERS/WILDCAT WATCH

Over the past few weeks, Jahadge “Bo” Floyd has become a major cog in the Saint Ignatius offensive machine. The junior galloped for a 72-yard score against the Shamrocks last week and has 233 rushing yards and 3 TDs on the season. Look for Floyd to spell Bobinski against the Panthers on Saturday.


SAINT IGNATIUS ROSTER2 Matthew Trickett Sr. 6’0 185 K/P3 Samuel Snyder Sr. 5’9 155 WR 4 Louis Moliterno III Sr. 5’9 155 CB 4 Cameron Toppin Sr. 5’11 165 CB 5 Drew Alessandro Sr. 5’11 215 K/P5 Nasir Carter Sr. 5’9 165 CB 6 Connor Cmiel So. 6’0 161 WR 7 Nigel Drummond II Jr. 5’9 155 WR 8 Justin Sands Sr. 6’0 200 S 9 Xavier Curtis Sr. 5’9 165 DB 10 Andrew Chalhoub Sr. 6’2 190 DB 11 Connor Kennedy Sr. 6’0 180 WR/DB12 Kyle Hall Sr. 6’3 185 QB 13 Jacob Riedl Jr. 5’8 145 DB 14 Michael Sarko Jr. 6’1 160 QB 15 Killian Meehan Sr. 5’10 165 WR16 Ryan Coyne Jr. 5’10 155 DB 16 Maxwell Pike Sr. 6’2 180 WR/DB17 Patrick Delahunty Jr. 6’0 190 QB 18 Daniel Alexander Sr. 6’2 190 QB 19 Michael Drobnick Sr. 6’1 195 WR 20 Jahadge Floyd Jr. 5’9 160 RB 22 Joshua Crayton Prioleau Sr. 5’10 165 RB 22 Robert Kunkle III Sr. 6’3 170 CB 23 Deonte Griffin Sr. 5’11 175 CB 24 John Kennedy Jr. 5’11 175 WR/ DB25 Mitchell Puhalsky Jr. 5’10 180 DB 26 Andrew Phillips, Jr. Sr. 5’7 158 RB 27 Reilly Casey Sr. 5’11 200 RB28 Maxwell Corrigan-Mook Sr. 5’10 170 CB 29 Declan Boldy Jr. 5’6 150 RB 30 Jett Elad Jr. 6’0 175 DB 31 Aidan Rechin Jr. 5’9 160 DB 32 Luke Cooper Jr. 5’10 155 WR 33 Aidan Gill Sr. 5’9 210 RB/DL34 Mark Bobinski Sr. 5’9 190 RB 35 Thomas Grosel Sr. 6’0 200 LB 36 Michael Mangan Jr. 5’9 175 RB/DB37 Daniel Scelza Jr. 5’11 208 WR 38 Owen Adler Jr. 6’0 180 DB 39 Scott Schuler Sr. 5’9 165 S 40 Jon Oebker Sr. 6’2 175 S 41 John Wetula Jr. 6’2 175 DB/WR42 John Stuhldreher Jr. 5’9 190 LB 43 Nathan Previts Jr. 5’10 175 DB 44 Christopher Velotta, Jr. Jr. 5’10 195 S 45 Thomas Eichenberg Jr. 6’3 216 LB/TE46 Jack Welcsh So. 5’10 172 DB/RB47 Logan Joyce Sr. 6’1 210 LB

48 Matthew Viancourt Sr. 5’9 170 S/RB49 Luke Mooney Sr. 5’10 170 RB 50 Kyle Sullivan Jr. 6’0 205 LB 51 Connor Francz So. 6’1 195 LB 52 Anthony Gerace So. 6’1 219 DL/OL53 Jivan Meguerditchian Sr. 5’10 265 OL 54 Jonathan Ockunzzi Sr. 5’11 180 LB 55 Michael Volpe Sr. 6’2 210 LB 56 Andrew Boldy Sr. 5’8 205 LB 57 Griffin Sheehan Jr. 6’0 195 LB 58 Andrew Keirn Sr. 6’0 215 LB 59 Colin Burns Sr. 6’0 220 DL 60 Seamus McCarthy Jr. 5’11 265 DL 61 Zachary Sertz Jr. 6’2 215 OL 62 Ryan Drlik Jr. 6’0 225 OL 63 Zachary McMahan Jr. 6’1 240 DL 64 Grant Abbott Jr. 6’3 260 OL/DL65 John Jamieson Sr. 6’2 280 OL/DL66 Wrigley LaSpisa Sr. 5’10 175 OL 67 Ryan Borchert Sr. 6’3 235 OL 68 Tobias Engel Sr. 6’3 270 DL 70 Darian Kinnard Sr. 6’7 330 OL/DL71 Nicholas Schwitzgebel So. 6’2 265 OL/DL72 William McCormick Jr. 6’4 198 OL 73 William Corte Sr. 6’5 285 OL 74 Juan Pen Sr. 6’4 315 OL 75 Albert Vasek Sr. 5’11 225 OL 76 Xavier Everett Jr. 6’3 280 OL/DL77 Antoine Georges So. 6’3 258 OL/DL78 Seamus Cooney Jr. 6’1 235 OL/DL80 Samuel Daugstrup So. 6’5 225 DL/TE81 Benjamin Stankewicz Sr. 6’2 160 WR 82 Alexander Schum Sr. 6’1 175 TE 83 Nicholas Szubski Sr. 5’11 165 WR 84 Ethan Biacsi Jr. 6’2 182 WR 85 Joseph Spirnak Sr. 6’0 155 WR 86 Aidan Wells Jr. 6’4 265 DL 87 Owen Murphy Jr. 6’2 215 TE/DL88 John Cannon Jr. 6’0 208 TE/RB89 Zachary LaPorte Jr. 5’9 165 WR 90 Tyler Conner Jr. 6’0 205 LB 91 Caden Campolieti Jr. 6’1 200 LB 92 Alec Canzano Jr. 5’11 190 TE 94 Bradley Andrich Sr. 6’3 230 DL 95 Sean Wracher Jr. 6’3 185 LS 96 Patrick Otter Jr. 5’9 165 K/P97 Gabriel Liberatore Sr. 6’1 210 LB/DL98 Daniel Ruddy Sr. 5’11 187 DL

# Name Yr. Ht. Wt. Position # Name Yr. Ht. Wt. Position


ELDER ROSTER

1 Zeno Perry 5’11 170 WR 11 40 Niko Odum 5’9 155 DB 122 TJ Kearns 6’1 185 DB 12 41 Sebastian Bachler 5’10 190 RB 103 Eric Beck 5’8 170 DB 11 42 Max Lenhardt 6’1 210 DL 124 Jack Mazza* 5’8 195 RB 12 44 Trenton Barrett 6’2 210 DE/TE 115 Xxavier Weathersby 5’11 175 OLB 12 50 Jeff Tuttle 6’0 200 LB 126 Brett Marsh 6’1 200 OLB 12 51 Tim Finley 5’11 220 OL/LB 117 Danny Nieman* 6’5 210 QB 12 52 Spencer Bono 6’4 230 DE 118 Nick Dirr 5’11 170 WR 12 53 Donald Wilson 5’9 225 OL 129 Andrew Broxterman 6’5 200 TE 12 54 Bryce Martin 6’3 280 OL 1210 Matthew Luebbe 5’10 155 QB 10 55 Jack Hilvert 6’5 250 OL 1211 Jack O’Brien 5’10 160 WR 12 56 Will Austing 6’0 185 LB 1112 Jake O’Brien 6’0 175 DB 11 57 Ben Mullaney 5’11 205 OL 1113 Kalib Dailey 6’0 170 DB 11 58 Braedy Murphy 6’2 215 LB/OL 1214 John Conners 6’0 180 LB 11 59 Danny Ginn 6’2 270 OL 1115 Luke Masminster 5’11 185 LB/RB 11 63 Jake Voelkerding 6’2 195 DL 1116 Kyle Trischler 5’10 175 WR 11 66 Kyle Klingenbeck 6’2 225 DL 1117 Michael Bittner 6’2 200 QB 11 67 Luke Kandra 6’4 265 OL 1018 Danny Faillace* 6’1 160 WR 12 74 Will Feldman 6’4 250 OL 1119 Jared Tepe 6’0 215 LB 12 75 Carter Smith 6’3 230 OL 1020 Nick Hilsinger 5’11 185 DB 12 76 Ben Blake 6’4 270 OL 1221 Manny Pastoriza 6’0 190 LB 11 77 Reece Gramke 6’1 215 OL 1122 Charles Sanders 6’0 190 DB 12 78 Jakob James 6’4 260 OL 1023 Connor Johnson 5’9 165 DB 12 79 Rowan Tolbert 6’1 320 OL 1024 Hans Taylor 5’8 160 DB 11 81 Scott Brown 5’11 165 WR 1125 John Paul Crump 6’0 170 DB 12 82 Shawn Klosterman 5’7 150 WR 1126 Nate Wright 5’10 190 DB 12 83 Sam Kayse 6’1 160 WR 1227 Max Scholtes 5’9 160 RB 11 84 Sean O’Conner 6’0 160 WR 11 28 Steven Seger 5’11 170 DB 11 85 Gaven Florimonte 6’3 170 WR 1129 CJ Klawitter 6’0 170 K 12 86 Tyler Schutte 6’1 180 WR 1130 Zach Bischoff 6’1 190 LB 11 87 Patrick Tiernan 5’9 160 WR 1131 Freddy Mazza 5’10 190 LB 11 88 John Cummings 5’9 145 WR 1132 Joseph Catania 5’10 165 RB 10 89 Joe Royer 6’4 195 TE 1033 Jake Hofmeyer 6’1 190 LB 11 90 Will Schoose 6’0 230 DL 1234 Ronnie Wainscott 5’8 195 RB 11 91 Joey Accurso 5’11 205 DL 1236 Brad James 5’11 165 DB 11 92 Brady Sandmann 6’0 200 DL 1237 Connor Ammon 6’4 180 K 10 95 Nate Hill 5’11 235 DL 1238 Drew Shibinski 5’10 180 RB 12 98 Devon Slocum* 5’9 300 DL 1239 Tommy Thamann 5’6 155 LS 10 99 Sam Harmeyer 5’10 170 LB/K 10

# Name Ht. Wt. Pos. Yr. # Name Position Ht. Wt. Yr.


SAINT IGNATIUS DEPTH CHART

QB 18 Daniel Alexander 6’2” 190 lbs Sr. 12 Kyle Hall 6’3” 185 lbs Sr. RB 34 Mark Bobinski 5’9” 190 lbs Sr. 20 Jahadge Floyd 5’9” 160 lbs Jr. 48 Matthew Viancourt 5’9” 170 lbs. Sr. FB 33 Aidan Gill 6’0” 165 lbs Sr. OR 88 John Cannon 6’0” 208 lbs. Jr.

TE 88 John Cannon 6’0” 208 lbs. Jr. OR 45 Thomas Eichenberg 6’3” 216 lbs Jr. 80 Samuel Daugstrup 6’5” 225 lbs. So.

WR 7 Nigel Drummond II 5’9” 155 lbs Jr. 16 Max Pike 6’2” 180 lbs Sr. WR 19 Michael Drobnick 6’1” 195 lbs Sr.

Slot 3 Sam Snyder 5’9” 155 lbs Sr. 32 Luke Cooper 5’10” 155 lbs Jr. LT 70 Darian Kinnard 6’7” 330 lbs Sr. OR 64 Grant Abbott 6’3” 260 lbs Jr.

LG 74 Juan Pen 6’4” 315 lbs Sr. 76 Xavier Everett 6’3” 280 lbs Jr.

C 53 Jivan Meguerditchian 5’10” 265 lbs Sr. 64 Grant Abbott 6’3” 260 lbs Jr.

RG 65 John Jamieson 6’2” 280 lbs Sr. 76 Xavier Everett 6’3” 280 lbs Jr.

RT 73 William Corte 6’5” 285 lbs Sr. 64 Grant Abbott 6’3” 260 lbs Jr.

OFFENSE DEFENSE

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LE 63 Zachary McMahan 6’1” 240 lbs Jr. 94 Bradley Andrich 6’3” 230 lbs Sr. NT 33 Aidan Gill 5’9” 210 lbs Sr. OR 64 Grant Abbott 6’3” 260 lbs Jr. OR 70 Darian Kinnard 6’7” 330 lbs Sr. OR 65 John Jamieson 6’2” 280 lbs Sr. RE 94 Bradley Andrich 6’3” 230 lbs Sr. OR 86 Aidan Wells 6’4” 265 lbs Jr. OLB 45 Thomas Eichenberg 6’3” 216 lbs Jr. 50 Kyle Sullivan 6’0” 205 lbs Jr.

MLB 58 Andrew Keirn 6’0” 215 lbs Sr. 35 Thomas Grosel 6’0” 200 lbs Sr. OLB 47 Logan Joyce 6’1” 210 lbs Sr. 55 Michael Volpe 6’2” 210 lbs Sr.

CB 4 Cameron Toppin 5’11” 165 lbs Sr. 25 Mitchell Puhalsky 5’10” 180 lbs Jr. SS 25 Mitchell Puhalsky 5’10” 180 lbs Jr. 37 Daniel Scelza 5’11” 208 lbs Jr.

SS 48 Matthew Viancourt 5’9” 170 lbs. Sr. 44 Chris Velotta, Jr. 5’10” 195 lbs Jr.

FS 8 Justin Sands 6’0” 200 lbs Sr. 41 John Wetula 6’2” 175 lbs Jr.

CB 30 Jett Elad 6’0” 175 lbs Jr. 28 Max Corrigan-Mook 5’10” 170 lbs Sr.

*Depth chart is subject to change

K 2 Matthew Trickett 6’0” 185 lbs Sr. 5 Drew Alessandro 5’11” 215 lbs Sr. P 2 Matthew Trickett 6’0” 185 lbs Sr. 96 Patrick Otter 5’9” 165 lbs Jr.

H 83 Nicholas Szubski 5’11” 165 lbs. Sr. LS 95 Sean Wracher 6’3” 185 lbs Jr. PR 3 Sam Snyder 5’9” 155 lbs Sr.KR 4 Cameron Toppin 5’11” 165 lbs Sr. 3 Sam Snyder 5’9” 155 lbs Sr.

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This Day in HistoryGames ..................................................9First Game ......................................1944Most Recent Game.......................2006Saint Ignatius Wins.............................8Last Saint Ignatius Win..............2006Saint Ignatius Losses..........................1Last Saint Ignatius Loss..............1960Largest Margin of VictorySaint Ignatius...47, 2000 vs. WoodsonOpponents................4, 1960 vs. Latin

Games on Sept. 23 (8-1):1944 vs. West Tech HS W 19-121949 vs. Lincoln HS W 32-141950 vs. Latin HS W 22-121960 vs. Latin HS L 12-81994 vs. Toledo St. John HS W 38-61995 vs. Toledo St. John HS W 33-292000 vs. Woodson (Wash. DC) W 47-02005 vs. Mishawaka Penn (IN) HS W 41-192006 vs. Mishawaka Penn (IN) HS W 28-7

RANKINGS / HISTORYCleveland.com Top 251. (1) Saint Ignatius (4-0)2. (2) St. Edward (4-0)3. (3) Canton McKinley (4-0)4. (4) Avon (4-0)5. (5) Mentor (3-1)6. (6) Archbishop Hoban (3-1)7. (8) Stow (4-0)8. (9) Hudson (3-1)9. (10) St. Vincent-St. Mary (4-0) 10. (11) Bedford (4-0)11. (12) Barberton (4-0)12. (13) Midview (4-0)13. (14) Solon (3-1)14. (15) Euclid (3-1)15. (21) Massillon Jackson (3-1)16. (7) Massillon Perry (3-1)17. (16) Padua (4-0)18. (17) Perry (4-0)19. (23) Massillon (3-1)20. (18) Lorain (3-1)21. (20) Olmsted Falls (2-1)22. (24) Highland (3-0)23. (25) Akron East (3-1)24. (–) Wadsworth (4-0)25. (19) Benedictine (3-0)

Joe Eitel, Division I, Region 1Rank W-L Mailing City School Avg Level 1 L2 L2 divisor

1 4-0 Cleveland Saint Ignatius 12.7750 25.5 64.0 1002 4-0 Stow Stow-Munroe Falls 10.8250 24.5 47.0 1003 4-0 Canton Canton McKinley 10.0587 23.5 41.0 984 4-0 Lakewood St Edward 9.6629 23.5 37.5 995 3-1 Massillon Jackson 9.0000 18.0 45.0 1006 3-1 Mentor Mentor 8.0000 18.0 35.0 1007 3-1 Solon Solon 6.8000 18.0 23.0 1008 3-1 Massillon Perry 6.2000 16.0 22.0 1009 3-1 Euclid Euclid 6.1750 17.5 18.0 10010 2-2 Canton GlenOak 4.9617 12.5 18.0 9811 2-2 Strongsville Strongsville 4.9000 11.0 21.5 10012 3-1 Shaker Heights Shaker Heights 4.7000 17.0 4.5 10013 3-1 Berea Berea-Midpark 4.5000 18.0 0.0 10014 2-2 Austintown Austintown-Fitch 3.4306 11.5 5.5 9915 2-2 Cleveland Rhodes 3.2750 9.5 9.0 10016 1-3 Cleveland Heights Cleveland Heights 2.6000 6.0 11.0 10017 0-4 Cleveland John Marshall 0.0000 0.0 0.0 100

USA TODAY Super 25 Computer Regional Football Rankings

MIDWESTIllinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Kentucky, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, Nebraska, North Dakota, Ohio, South Dakota, West Virginia and Wisconsin

1. (1) Ben Davis (Indianapolis, IN)2. (3) Saint Ignatius (#10 in National Computer Rankings)3. (4) St. Xavier (Cincinnati)4. (2) Trinity (Louisville, KY)5. (5) Dowling (West Desmoines, IA)6. (10) St. Edward (Lakewood)7. (6) La Salle (Cincinnati) 8. (8) Center Grove (Greenwood, IN)9. (9) Prairie Ridge (Crystal Lake, IL)10. (–) Muskegon (Michigan)

Statewide Division I AP PollSchool Last Wk. 1st votes Record Points

1. Saint Ignatius (2) 8 4-0 2362. St. Xavier (1) 15 4-0 2293. Stow-Munroe Falls (3) 1 4-0 1594. St. Edward (4) 1 4-0 1505. Canton McKinley (5) – 4-0 1416. Toledo Whitmer (6) 1 4-0 1307. Centerville (10) – 4-0 1138. Kettering Fairmont (9) – 4-0 979. Hilliard Bradley (–) – 4-0 4110. Huber Hts. Wayne (–) 1 3-1 26


EDDIE DWYER’S PREVIEWOHIO CITY - Saint Ignatius, under the direction of Hall of Fame

Head Coach Chuck Kyle ‘69, and the Elder Panthers of veteran Head Coach Doug Ramsey have met on the gridiron four previous times.

The most recent encounter took place on November 29th, 2008, when the Wildcats turned back Elder, 28-20, in the OHSAA Division I State Championship Game at historic Canton Fawcett Stadium, now known as Tom Benson Hall of Fame Stadium. That victory by the ‘Cats was the 10th of their record 11 big-school state football championships.

Elder and Saint Ignatius had their first football matchup on Hal-loween of 1998 and the Wildcats came away with a 21-20 triumph in overtime. The Panthers won the next two meetings, 23-7 in 2001 and 45-35 in 2002.

Nearly nine years after their state championship matchup of 2008, Saint Ignatius and Elder will test each other’s will for a fifth time in one of Ohio’s games to watch this coming weekend. Satur-day’s kickoff from Elder’s storied venue “The Pit” will be 2 PM.

While Saint Ignatius has taken its 4-0 start to the top ranking in the Associated Press Division I State Poll and National and Midwest Regional prominence in USA Today’s rankings, Elder is coming off its first setback after a 3-0 start.

And it was a loss that many of the Panthers’ faithful are still shak-ing their heads over.

After defeating then back-to-back Division I state champion St. Edward at The Pit in 2016, 15-9, Elder agreed to a rematch with the Eagles in 2017, which took place this past Saturday night at Bed-ford’s Bearcat Stadium.

Dominating all phases of the game, St. Edward, 4-0 and currently ranked fourth in the AP Division I State Poll, rode three rushing touchdowns and a TD pass by quarterback Zach Kincaid and a smothering defense to a 40-7 victory over the Panthers. The Eagles totaled 372 yards of offense and limited the Panthers to a total of 177 yards.

Elder quarterback Danny Nieman completed 10 of his 21 passes for 102 yards, as the Panthers’ ground game was almost non exis-tent. The team from the Queen City avoided a shutout thanks to a 30-yard touchdown reception by versatile back Luke Massminster early in the fourth quarter.

On Saturday in The Pit, Elder will be facing one of the most complete defenses the Buckeye State, or the entire Midwest for that matter, has to offer in the “Linebacker Legion”- led Wildcats of Saint Ignatius.

After the loss to St. Edward, the Panthers are ranked 11th in latest AP Division I State Poll.

Things don’t get any easier for Elder after Saturday’s encounter with Saint Ignatius, as the Panthers travel to defending Division I State Champion St. Xavier on Friday, September 29th and host Arch-bishop Moeller on Friday, October 6th. St. Edward, Saint Ignatius, St. Xavier and Archbishop Moeller. Yes, I would say that’s a demanding four-game stretch.

HERE IS A LOOK AT THE ELDER PANTHERS COURTESY OF THE MOST SUCCESSFUL COACH IN THE AREA - MR. CHUCK KYLE: “We played a good fourth game of the year and so did St. Eds,” Coach Kyle said of the Wildcats’ impressive 38-7 victory over Detroit Catholic Central, the 2016 big-school state runner-up in Michigan. “Things are kicking into gear, you can see.

“Eds came out and was very patient,” Coach Kyle continued. “It was the 5-yard gain and the 6-yard gain, boom, boom right down the field. I think that sort of shocked Elder a little bit. We have a task ahead of us, playing in The Pit on an afternoon that is supposed to be in the high 80s down there. They (the Panthers) obviously are going to be fired up. They were ranked in the top 10 in the state and then had that happen to them.

By Eddie Dwyer “Defensively, I think they will probably be adjusting a few things, because they were giving up some big runs,” said Coach Kyle. “Maybe they will take a look at the run and see if their safeties can help a little bit there. We’ll have to take a look at that. When you’re blocking guys in the box, it’s kind of hard to block the safeties that are coming up. That’s a concern.”

As for the other side of the ball, Coach Kyle said the Panthers were missing a running back and that this season the run seems to be a little more pronounced in Elder’s offense. He added that he thought the Panthers’ short passing game was pretty effective.

In previous seasons, Elder featured a passing game led by quarterback Peyton Ramsey, Coach Ramsey’s son and a redshirt freshman at Indiana University.

“I think there is just a little change in the flow of their offense,” added the man who has been guiding his alma mater’s football program since 1983. “They’re well-schooled, their technique is good and they pass block well. They’ll do a lot of unbalanced line and move the backs around. They’re creative in that area and our kids have to recognize it. All week we’ve been working on formation recognition.”

As several coaches in the Queen City have said, Elder comes at you with a plethora of formations.

AT THE CONTROLS: Coach Kyle said senior Daniel Alexander will be his starting quarterback on Saturday, pointing to the big plays Daniel made in the second half versus Detroit Catholic Cen-tral on Byers Field last weekend.

SOME NUMBERS TO CHEW ON: As they did during their 2016 Division I state runner-up season with Jimmy Andrews ‘17 and Mark Bobinski ‘18, the Wildcats are coming at defenses this fall with the 1-2 punch of Bobinski and junior Jahadge “Bo” Floyd. Mark has rushed for 380 yards and four touchdowns and has seven recep-tions for 42 yards. Jahadge has 233 yards and three touchdowns on 32 carries, including last weekend’s 72-yard TD run versus Detroit Catholic Central. “Bo” also has a 29-yard reception on the season.

Senior wide receiver Sammy Snyder checks in with 25 recep-tions for 407 yards and three touchdowns, and senior Michael Drobnick has 10 receptions for 159 yards and two touchdowns.

Defensively, senior outside linebacker Logan Joyce has 28 tack-les, including 9.5 for a loss of 27 yards. Logan also has two fumble recoveries. Relentless junior linebacker Tommy Eichenberg has 24 tackles, including 5.5 for a loss of 22 yards. Hard-nosed, flying-to-the-ball senior safety Matt Viancourt has 18 tackles, including three for -minus 8 yards, an interception and a fumble recovery. Junior cornerback Jett Elad, who this corner looks upon as one of the true underrated performers in the area, has 13 tackles, five key pass breakups and an interception return for a touchdown of 26 yards.

Last, but certainly not least, this corner’s “Chairmen of the Board” in the defensive secondary, senior safety and Captain Justin Sands and senior Cameron Toppin, who is among the best of the best when it comes to man coverage cornerbacks in Ohio, have numbers that show Justin with 14 tackles, two interceptions, a sack and two other tackles for losses, and Cam with 18 tackles and three interceptions.

ANOTHER BIG GAME IN THE QUEEN CITY THIS WEEKEND: St. Xavier (4-0), ranked second to Saint Ignatius in the AP Division I State Poll and ranked 20th in USA Today’s “Expert” Super 25 Rank-ings, will face Archbishop Moeller (3-1) at Lockland Field on Friday night. Moeller is the state’s 12th-ranked Division I team. The Crusad-ers’ only setback came to nationally ranked Louisville Trinity.

Friday’s game will feature two of the top quarterbacks in the state, St. Xavier’s Chase Wolf and Archbishop Moeller’s Miles McBride. The Crusaders haven’t beaten the Bombers since 2014. The last three regular-season meetings between the two have been decided by a total of 17 points.


DCC RECAP

PARMA - Linebackers Logan Joyce and Tommy Eichenberg, along with safety Matt Viancourt, helped fuel the ‘Cats’ defensive charge and running backs Mark Bobinski and Jahadge “Bo” Floyd com-bined with senior wide receiver Sammy Snyder and senior quarter-back Daniel Alexander in leading an offense that again received a solid night from the relentless young men up front, aka the offensive line.

The top-ranked team in the seven-county area by Cleveland.com, the second-ranked Division I program in the state by the Associated Press and the No. 1 program in the all-important Joe Eitel Division I, Region 1 computer playoff rankings, Saint Ignatius (4-0) will now turn its attention to the Panthers from Cincinnati Elder.

Elder, currently 3-0 heading into tomorrow’s (Saturday) game versus 3-0 St. Edward at 7 PM in Bedford’s Bearcat Stadium, will host the Wildcats next Saturday (Sept. 23) at 2 PM in Elder Stadium, traditionally known as The Pit. As always, this corner will preview the Wildcats-Panthers matchup early next week.

Saint Ignatius and Elder have split their previous four meet-ings on the gridiron, with the most recent encounter taking place in the 2008 Division 1 State Championship Game, a 28-20 triumph by the Wildcats for their 10th of what are a record 11 state football titles. That 10th OHSAA gold trophy was secured in then legendary Canton Fawcett Stadium, which is now known as Tom Benson Hall of Fame Stadium.

Here is a breakdown on Friday night’s matchup with Detroit Catholic Central, as Saint Ignatius avenges last season’s 28-21 over-time loss that took place in Novi, Michigan and evens the all-time football series with the Shamrocks at 1-1.

THE EARLY GOING Saint Ignatius rode a 13-play drive that ate up 4 minutes and 54

seconds, and took a 3-0 lead off a 20-yard field goal by standout senior kicker Matthew Trickett.

The ‘Cats’ defense then came to the fore as tough and talented junior linebacker Tommy Eichenberg rolled with the play, went air born and tipped a pass that was alertly intercepted by senor safety Matt Vinacourt, who gave his offense possession at the Shamrocks’ 18-yard line.

From there, Saint Ignatius needed just one play to score, as ju-nior tailback Jahadge “Bo” Floyd, unleashing his burst, balance and vision, swept the left side and into the Day Drive end zone of Byers Field in a matter of six seconds. Trickett’s extra-point kick was high and true, and the Wildcats led, 10-0, with 1:43 remaining in the first quarter.

TAKING CHARGE With its defense keeping the Shamrocks’ offense under control,

Saint Ignatius got a spark from senior quarterback Daniel Alexander.Alexander, taking over for fellow senior and starter Kyle Hall,

made an exceptional move under heavy pressure, stepped up in the pocket and hit gifted senior wide receiver Sammy Snyder for a first down at the Detroit Catholic Central 14-yard line.

The Wildcats’ faithful, led by the outstanding Student Body sup-port, roared with approval after Alexander swept the left side and, off a highlight-reel move that froze a would-be-tackler, scored on a 4-yard touchdown run into the scoreboard end zone of Byers Field. Trickett was the ticket on the PAT and the ‘Cats led, 17-0, 1:39 to go in the first half.

Saint Ignatius wasn’t finished with its second-quarter business, as senior linebacker Logan Joyce, who is having a special season off the outside edge, pounced on a fumble at the Shamrocks’ 19-yard line.

Senior tailback/Captain Mark Bobinski, one of the area’s premier backs, converted Joyce’s heads-up play into six points by carrying the ball three consecutive times. The third carry saw Mark power his way over the right side, apply an authoritative stiff arm and make a clever spin move into the scoreboard end zone. After Trickett was

By Eddie Dwyer money again on the extra point, the Wildcats had built themselves a 24-0 lead by halftime.

THE FINISHING TOUCHES It was more of “Bo” being “Bo” in the second half. On the second play of the third quarter, Jahadge Floyd had his

teammates, coaches, family and friends celebrating as he swept the left side in front of the Wildcats’ bench, broke a tackle, blew by an attempted arm tackle and raced 72 yards into the Day Drive end zone for his second TD of the night. This old gridiron grinder was grinning from ear to ear, my friends. And these Irish ears aren’t small.

After the Shamrocks (2-2) avoided a shutout behind the passing combination of quarterback Marco Genrich to wide receiver Kevin Korte that led to a 2-yard scoring run by Genrich, Alexander and Snyder gave Detroit Catholic Central one more play to recall on the return trip to Novi - a 45-yard touchdown pass that showcased Dan-iel’s arm and the superb route running and sure hands of Snyder.

FROM WILDCATS HALL OF FAME HEAD COACH CHUCK KYLE ‘69

“Those are wonderful,” said Coach Kyle of the turnovers the Wildcats’ defense created, which were capped off by an intercep-tion from junior defensive back Aidan Rechin. “I thought we got good field position for the most part. The offense, it took a little while. We had the lead, but I thought we had some other opportuni-ties to get in the end zone. They (the offense) got a real good feel-ing for what they were doing and made some adjustments.

“Their (the Shamrocks) running backs are tough kids and very physical, and our defense went out there and matched that tough-ness,” Coach Kyle continued.”

When referring to Mark Bobinski and Jahadge “Bo” Floyd, Coach Kyle emphasized how important it is to have two talented and reli-able running backs.

“Look at our schedule,” Coach Kyle said. “To ask one running back to go against these defenses, this caliber of football, I don’t think it’s fair to the kid. Bo Floyd, as you’ve seen, he can find some seams.”

Coach Kyle also pointed out that Daniel Alexander has been looking good in practice and deserved the chance he received on Friday night.

FROM THE YOUNG MAN IN THE MIDDLE OF COACH ADAM RINI’S AND COACH PAUL YAPPEL’S OFFENSIVE LINE, SENIOR CENTER JIVAN MEGUERDITCHIAN

“It all starts with chemistry, on and off the field,” said Jivan, a tireless worker who puts forth every ounce of the energy and talent that God gave him. “Especially off the field. I would say that in my opinion we are the closest knit group off the field and that helps us thrive on it. So when we can come together for film, and especially in practice, it’s building together, being able to take on double teams, moving to the second level and opening up holes for guys like Bo and Mark.

“Business as usual,” Jivan said when this corner asked him if there were any adjustments the O-Line had to make when Danny Alexander took over for Kyle Hall Friday night. “They’re both phenomenal quarterbacks. If one is not having the greatest day, the other is ready. They both know exactly what they’re doing and honestly the whole offense just runs the same. With the help of the line, the receivers, the backs and everybody, we’re actually able to elevate them (Kyle and Daniel) to do the best they can.”

FROM SENIOR LINEBACKER LOGAN JOYCE, WHO TEAMS WITH TOMMY EICHENBERG IN GIVING WILDCATS OUTSTANDING DEFENSIVE COORDINATOR AND LINEBACKERS COACH RYAN FRANZINGER ‘02 TWO EXCEPTIONAL ATHLETES ON THE EDGES OF THE ‘CATS’ DEFENSE.

“We do a good job of gang tackling and obviously they (the Shamrocks) were going to come out and try to pound it down our throat. Yeah, we came out to play.”


DCC STATS / “THE PIT”

Score by Quarters 1 2 3 4 TotalSaint Ignatius 10 14 14 0 38Detroit Catholic Central 0 0 7 0 7

1st Quarter11:54 SIHS - Trickett 20 yd field goal01:43 SIHS - Floyd 18 yd run (Trickett kick)2nd Quarter01:39 SIHS - Alexander 4 yd run (Trickett kick)00:43 SIHS - Bobinski 8 yd run (Trickett kick)3rd Quarter 11:11 SIHS - Floyd 72 yd run (Trickett kick)04:28 DCC - Genrich 2 yd run (Pattinson kick)01:58 SIHS - Snyder 45 yd pass from Alexander (Trickett kick)

SIHS DCCFIRST DOWNS 20 12RUSHES-YARDS (NET) 38-240 29-74PASSING YDS (NET) 129 126Passes Att-Comp-Int 22-10-1 27-12-2TOTAL OFF. PLAYS-YARDS 60-369 56-200Fumble Returns-Yards 0-0 0-0Punt Returns-Yards 1-(-1) 2-18Kickoff Returns-Yards 1-21 1-15Interception Returns-Yards 2-7 1-20Punts (Number-Avg) 5-38.2 7-35.3Fumbles-Lost 1-0 2-2Penalties-Yards 2-20 1-10Possession Time 24:12 23:48Third-Down Conversions 3 of 11 5 of 14Fourth-Down Conversions 0 of 0 1 of 1Red-Zone Scores-Chances 4-4 1-1Sacks By: Number-Yards 3-11 1-2

RUSHING: Saint Ignatius- Floyd 7-109; Bobinski 20-98; Alexander 5-38; Hall 1-12; Mangan 1-4; Phillips 1-0; Casey 1-(-2); Mooney 1-(-5) TEAM 1-(-14) DCC- Ryan 16-78; Young 2-7; Morgan 6-(-2); Genrich 5-(-9)PASSING: Saint Ignatius- Hall 5-11-1-40; Alexander 5-9-0-89; Delahunty 0-2-0-0 DCC- Genrich 12-27-2-126RECEIVING: Saint Ignatius- Snyder 7-107; Drobnick 2-20; Bobinski 1-2 DCC- Korte 4-62; Bohland 3-17; Anderson 2-14; Young 1-22; Peterson 1-12; Ryan 1-(-1)INTERCEPTIONS: Saint Ignatius- Viancourt 1-4; Rechin 1-3. DCC- Kovath 1-20FUMBLES: Saint Ignatius- TEAM 1-0 DCC- Bohland 1-1; Young 1-1

Kickoff time: 7:00 PM • End of Game: 9:09 PM • Total elapsed time: 2:09Temperature: 72 Wind: N 5 mph Weather: Partly Cloudy

Quick Stats vs. DCCSaturday, September 9

3900 Vincent Ave, Cincinnati, OH 45205Built: 1947Renovated: 2005Playing Surface: Artificial TurfSeating Capacity: 10,000 Elder Stadium, referred to by many as The Pit, is home to one of the best atmospheres in all of high school football. The Pit was originally being construct-ed in 1930 by students and families, but was not fin-ished until 1947 because of World War II. This stadium holds approximately 10,000 fans and has several distin-guishing characteristics that make it unique among all other venues. The Pit takes a horseshoe shape, one similar to Ohio Stadium, home of the Buckeyes, giving the feeling that the fans are hovering over the field. Another notable feature is that the stands are only five yards away from the sidelines, adding to the close-knit feel of the stadium. Also, the locker rooms are located under the stadium and were built in part by Elder players at the time. The Pit has even garnered comparisons to Wrigley Field due to nearby homeowners constructing decks to see all of the action from afar. The Pit is not only home to iconic football moments, but a special event occurred in May of 1987. The Mov-ing Vietnam Veterans Memorial Wall was located inside Elder Stadium for a week. The wall has the names of eleven Elder students who made the ultimate sacrifice in the Vietnam War and an excess of 80,000 people visited the memorial during its time at the stadium. Elder Stadium, located on the west side of Cincinnati and hollowed into Price Hill, received its nickname The Pit because the field is recessed into the ground. The Pit received a renovation in 2005 when artificial turf was inserted inside the stadium. The Pit was named as one of our country’s 10 great places to watch a high school football game by USA Today in 2001. The stadium is the longtime home of the two-time state champion Elder Panthers.

ELDER STADIUM: THE PITat Elder


#58MILESTOCANTON

On September 17, 1920, seven men, including the legendary Jim Thorpe met in Canton, Ohio to form the American Professional Football Association (APFA), a precursor to today’s National Football League.An early hotbed of football, Canton was selected

as the site of the Pro Football Hall of Fame, which opened its doors on September 7, 1963. Before the Hall of Fame came into existence, Faw-

cett Stadium was erected in 1938. The facility housed the successful McKinley Bulldogs.After the Hall of Fame was built in Fawcett’s back-

yard, the stadium hosted the Hall of Fame Game be-ginning in 1962. The first two Hall of Fame enshrine-ments took place in Fawcett Stadium, too.For a period of time in the 1990’s and 2000’s, Faw-

cett Stadium hosted the OHSAA’s Division I State Championship games. Saint Ignatius football fans be-came well-acquainted during this time, as the Wild-cats played six state title games at Fawcett Stadium.The Wildcats’ third state title in 1991 was played at

Fawcett, as the Football Cats defeated Centerville,

24-21. The Wildcats also won titles in 1992, 1999, 2001, 2008, and 2011 in front of adoring Wildcats fans in the historical stadium.During years in which the Wildcats played at

Fawcett, the football program adopted the phrase 58 Miles to Fawcett. The team’s 2017 hashtag plays off that theme.The stadium was renamed Tom Benson Hall of

Fame Stadium after its most recent renovation, completed in August 2017. So, the Wildcats retired the phrase 58 Miles to Fawcett.With the return of the OHSAA State Champion-

ship to Canton, the theme #58MilesToCanton has been adopted. The theme will be used on social media, apparel, and other items. After falling short of a state title in 2016, the Wildcats will look to retun to Canton in 2017 and claim the program’s state record 12th state title.

Top: The Wildcats’ captains (including current Defensive Coordinator Ryan Franzinger, right) line up before the 2001 state title game. Left: Eric Haddad ‘94 was a key playmaking running back in the 1990s. Right: DE John Day attacks the QB in the 1992 State Championship.


2017 TEAM STATS2017 Saint Ignatius Varsity Football

St Ignatius Wildcats Overall Team Statistics (as of Sep 17, 2017)All games

Team Statistics SIHS OPPSCORING 130 61 Points Per Game 32.5 15.2 Points Off Turnovers 52 21FIRST DOWNS 76 53 R u s h i n g 32 17 P a s s i n g 40 29 P e n a l t y 4 7RUSHING YARDAGE 662 298 Yards gained rushing 768 396 Yards lost rushing 106 98 Rushing Attempts 170 109 Average Per Rush 3.9 2.7 Average Per Game 165.5 74.5 TDs Rushing 9 2PASSING YARDAGE 799 771 C o m p - A t t - I n t 54-103-6 59-117-9 Average Per Pass 7.8 6.6 Average Per Catch 14.8 13.1 Average Per Game 199.8 192.8 TDs Passing 6 6TOTAL OFFENSE 1461 1069 Total Plays 273 226 Average Per Play 5.4 4.7 Average Per Game 365.2 267.2KICK RETURNS: #-Yards 12-152 6-120PUNT RETURNS: #-Yards 11-86 2--1INT RETURNS: #-Yards 9-79 6-62KICK RETURN AVERAGE 12.7 20.0PUNT RETURN AVERAGE 7.8 -0.5INT RETURN AVERAGE 8.8 10.3FUMBLES-LOST 6-3 8-3PENALTIES-Yards 24-219 10-115 Average Per Game 54.8 28.8PUNTS-Yards 17-630 25-833 Average Per Punt 37.1 33.3 Net punt average 34.8 29.9KICKOFFS-Yards 26-1526 14-634 Average Per Kick 58.7 45.3 Net kick average 38.7 33.0TIME OF POSSESSION/Game 2 6 : 5 4 2 1 : 0 63RD-DOWN Conversions 28/61 12/52 3rd-Down Pct 46% 23%4TH-DOWN Conversions 0/0 5/7 4th-Down Pct 0% 71%SACKS BY-Yards 12-58 8-28MISC YARDS 0 0TOUCHDOWNS SCORED 16 8FIELD GOALS-ATTEMPTS 6-8 2-2ON-SIDE KICKS 0-0 0-0RED-ZONE SCORES (15-20) 75% (8-9) 89%RED-ZONE TOUCHDOWNS (10-20) 50% (6-9) 67%PAT-ATTEMPTS (16-16) 100% (7-8) 88%ATTENDANCE 6491 11863 Games/Avg Per Game 2/3246 2/5932 Neutral Site Games 0/0

Score by Quarters 1st 2nd 3rd 4th OT TotalSt Ignatius Wildcats 20 45 42 23 0 130Opponents 7 20 21 13 0 61


2017 COMBINED STATS2017 Saint Ignatius Varsity Football

St Ignatius Wildcats Combined Team Statistics (as of Sep 17, 2017)All games

Date Opponent Score Att.Aug 24, 2017 at Archbishop Hoban W 17-3 3500Sept 1, 2017 at Mentor High School W 41-31 8363Sept 9, 2017 EUCLID HIGH SCHOOL W 34-20 2863Sept 15 2017 DETROIT CATHOLIC CEN W 38-7 3628Sept 23 2017 at Cincinnati ElderSept 30 2017 NORTH-CLARKSONOct 7, 2017 CANTON GLENOAKOct 13, 2017 vs Archbishop MoellerOct 21, 2017 ST. XAVIEROct 28, 2017 at ed

Rushing gp att gain loss net avg td lg avg/gMark Bobinski 4 100 426 46 380 3.8 4 30 95.0Jahadge Floyd 3 32 234 1 233 7.3 3 72 77.7D. Alexander 2 5 40 2 38 7.6 1 14 19.0Kyle Hall 4 24 64 31 33 1.4 0 12 8.2Michael Mangan 1 1 4 0 4 4.0 0 4 4.0A. Phillips, Jr 3 1 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0.0Total 4 170 768 106 662 3.9 9 72 165.5Opponents 4 109 396 98 298 2.7 2 31 74.5

Passing gp effic comp-att-int pct yds td lg avg/gKyle Hall 4 122.98 49-92-6 53.3 710 5 57 177.5D. Alexander 2 175.29 5-9-0 55.6 89 1 45 44.5P. Delahunty 1 0.00 0-2-0 0.0 0 0 0 0.0Total 4 125.16 54-103-6 52.4 799 6 57 199.8Opponents 4 107.32 59-117-9 50.4 771 6 51 192.8

Receiving gp no. yds avg td lg avg/gSamuel Snyder 4 25 407 16.3 3 57 101.8M. Drobnick 4 10 159 15.9 2 35 39.8Mark Bobinski 4 7 42 6.0 0 31 10.5Maxwell Pike 4 6 87 14.5 1 34 21.8N. Drummond II 3 4 47 11.8 0 14 15.7Jahadge Floyd 3 1 29 29.0 0 29 9.7Connor Kennedy 1 1 28 28.0 0 28 28.0Total 4 54 799 14.8 6 57 199.8Opponents 4 59 771 13.1 6 51 192.8

Field Goals fg pct. 01-19 20-29 30-39 40-49 50-99 lg blkM. Trickett 6-8 75.0 0-0 1-1 2-2 3-4 0-1 48 0

PATScoring td fg kick rush rcv pass dxp saf ptsM. Trickett - 6-8 14-14 - - - - - 32Mark Bobinski 4 - - - - - - - 24Jahadge Floyd 3 - - - - - - - 18Samuel Snyder 3 - - - - - - - 18M. Drobnick 2 - - - - - - - 12Maxwell Pike 1 - - - - - - - 6D. Alexander 1 - - - - - - - 6Jett Elad 1 - - - - - - - 6William Corte 1 - - - - - - - 6Nasir Carter - - 2-2 - - - - - 2Total 16 6-8 16-16 - - - - - 130Opponents 8 2-2 7-8 - - - - - 61

Score by Quarters 1st 2nd 3rd 4th OT TotalSt Ignatius Wildcats 20 45 42 23 0 130Opponents 7 20 21 13 0 61

Record: Overall Home Away NeutralAll games 4-0 2-0 2-0 0-0Conference 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0Non-Conference 4-0 2-0 2-0 0-0

Team Statistics SIHS OPPFIRST DOWNS 76 53 R u s h i n g 32 17 P a s s i n g 40 29 P e n a l t y 4 7RUSHING YARDAGE 662 298 Rushing Attempts 170 109 Average Per Rush 3.9 2.7 Average Per Game 165.5 74.5 TDs Rushing 9 2PASSING YARDAGE 799 771 C o m p - A t t - I n t 54-103-6 59-117-9 Average Per Pass 7.8 6.6 Average Per Catch 14.8 13.1 Average Per Game 199.8 192.8 TDs Passing 6 6TOTAL OFFENSE 1461 1069 Average Per Play 5.4 4.7 Average Per Game 365.2 267.2KICK RETURNS: #-Yards 12-152 6-120PUNT RETURNS: #-Yards 11-86 2--1INT RETURNS: #-Yards 9-79 6-62FUMBLES-LOST 6-3 8-3PENALTIES-Yards 24-219 10-115PUNTS-AVG 17-37.1 25-33.3TIME OF POSSESSION/Game 2 6 : 5 4 2 1 : 0 63RD-DOWN Conversions 28/61 12/524TH-DOWN Conversions 0/0 5/7

Interceptions no. yds avg td lgCameron Toppin 3 29 9.7 0 29Justin Sands 2 -9 -4.5 0 0M. Viancourt 1 4 4.0 0 4Aidan Rechin 1 3 3.0 0 3Daniel Scelza 1 26 26.0 0 26Jett Elad 1 26 26.0 1 26

Punting no. yds avg lg tb fc i20 50+ blkM. Trickett 15 562 37.5 61 2 6 3 1 0Patrick Otter 2 68 34.0 34 0 2 0 0 0

Punt Returns no. yds avg td lgN. Drummond II 6 53 8.8 0 14Samuel Snyder 5 33 6.6 0 15Total 11 86 7.8 0 15Opponents 2 -1 -0.5 0 0

Kick Returns no. yds avg td lgCameron Toppin 6 88 14.7 0 19A. Phillips, Jr 2 25 12.5 0 13Connor Cmiel 1 21 21.0 0 21Luke Cooper 1 9 9.0 0 9M. Drobnick 1 0 0.0 0 0T. Eichenberg 1 9 9.0 0 9Total 12 152 12.7 0 21Opponents 6 120 20.0 0 35

All Purpose g rush rcv pr kr ir total avg/gSamuel Snyder 4 0 407 33 0 0 440 110.0Mark Bobinski 4 380 42 0 0 0 422 105.5Jahadge Floyd 3 233 29 0 0 0 262 87.3M. Drobnick 4 0 159 0 0 0 159 39.8Cameron Toppin 4 0 0 0 88 29 117 29.2Total 4 662 799 86 152 79 1778 444.5Opponents 4 298 771 -1 120 62 1250 312.5

Total Offense g plays rush pass total avg/gKyle Hall 4 116 33 710 743 185.8Mark Bobinski 4 100 380 0 380 95.0Jahadge Floyd 3 32 233 0 233 77.7D. Alexander 2 14 38 89 127 63.5Michael Mangan 1 1 4 0 4 4.0Total 4 273 662 799 1461 365.2Opponents 4 226 298 771 1069 267.2

Tackles Sacks Pass defense Fumbles blkd## Defensive Leaders gp ua a tot tfl/yds no-yds int-yds brup qbh rcv-yds ff kick saf47 Logan Joyce 4 13 15 20.5 9.5-27 1.5-8 . . 3 2-0 . . .45 T. Eichenberg 4 10 14 17.0 5.5-22 1.0-7 . 2 3 . . . .4 Cameron Toppin 4 13 5 15.5 . . 3-29 1 . . . . .48 M. Viancourt 3 10 8 14.0 3.0-8 . 1-4 . 1 1-0 . . .30 Jett Elad 4 11 2 12.0 . . 1-26 5 . . . . .

Total 4 117 102 168.0 35-112 12-58 9-79 12 16 3-0 6 . .Opponents 4 208 42 229.0 35-121 8-28 6-62 12 2 3-0 5 . .


2017 DEFENSIVE STATS2017 Saint Ignatius Varsity Football

St Ignatius Wildcats Overall Defensive Statistics (as of Sep 17, 2017)All games

Tackles Sacks Pass defense Fumbles blkd# Defensive Leaders gp ua a tot tfl/yds no-yds int-yds brup qbh rcv-yds ff kick saf47 Logan Joyce 4 13 15 20.5 9.5-27 1.5-8 . . 3 2-0 . . .45 T. Eichenberg 4 10 14 17.0 5.5-22 1.0-7 . 2 3 . . . .4 Cameron Toppin 4 13 5 15.5 . . 3-29 1 . . . . .48 M. Viancourt 3 10 8 14.0 3.0-8 . 1-4 . 1 1-0 . . .30 Jett Elad 4 11 2 12.0 . . 1-26 5 . . . . .8 Justin Sands 4 8 6 11.0 1.5-9 1.0-8 2--9 2 . . . . .37 Daniel Scelza 4 6 8 10.0 2.0-3 . 1-26 . . . . . .28 M Corrigan-Mook 3 8 . 8.0 . . . 1 . . . . .94 Bradley Andrich 4 5 6 8.0 2.0-3 1.0-2 . . . . 2 . .58 Andrew Keirn 4 2 11 7.5 1.5-2 0.5-1 . . 4 . . . .33 Aidan Gill 3 3 6 6.0 2.5-17 2.5-17 . . 2 . . . .63 Zachary McMahan 4 3 6 6.0 1.5-1 . . . 2 . 1 . .25 M. Puhalsky 2 4 3 5.5 . . . . . . . . .35 Tommy Grosel 4 5 . 5.0 1.0-2 1.0-2 . . . . . . .44 C. Velotta, Jr. 3 3 1 3.5 . . . . . . . . .70 Darian Kinnard 4 2 1 2.5 . . . . . . . . .86 Aidan Wells 2 . 3 1.5 0.5-2 0.5-2 . . . . . . .97 G. Liberatore 1 1 1 1.5 1.5-3 1.5-3 . . . . . . .10 Andrew Chalhoub 1 1 1 1.5 . . . . . . . . .95 Sean Wracher 1 1 . 1.0 . . . . . . 1 . .TM TEAM 4 1 . 1.0 1.0-4 . . . . . 1 . .53 Meguerditchian 2 1 . 1.0 . . . . . . . . .46 Jack Welcsh 1 1 . 1.0 . . . . . . . . .50 Kyle Sullivan 1 1 . 1.0 . . . . . . . . .65 John Jamieson 3 . 2 1.0 0.5-1 . . . . . . . .59 Colin Burns 1 1 . 1.0 1.0-7 1.0-7 . . . . 1 . .7 N. Drummond II 3 1 . 1.0 . . . . . . . . .41 John Wetula 1 1 . 1.0 . . . . . . . . .3 Samuel Snyder 4 1 . 1.0 . . . . . . . . .43 Nathan Previts 1 . 1 0.5 . . . . . . . . .54 J. Ockunzzi 2 . 1 0.5 0.5-1 0.5-1 . . 1 . . . .9 Xavier Curtis 1 . 1 0.5 . . . . . . . . .31 Aidan Rechin 1 . . . . . 1-3 1 . . . . .

Total 4 117 102 168.0 35-112 12-58 9-79 12 16 3-0 6 . .Opponents 4 208 42 229.0 35-121 8-28 6-62 12 2 3-0 5 . .


2017 GAME-BY-GAME STATS2017 Saint Ignatius Varsity Football

St Ignatius Wildcats Team Game-by-Game (as of Sep 17, 2017)All games

TEAM STATISTICS

Rushing Receiving Passing Kick Returns Punt Returns totDate Opponent no. yds td lg no. yds td lg cmp-att-int yds td lg no. yds td lg no. yds td lg offAug 24 at Archbishop Hoban 36 47 1 12 15 213 1 57 15-25-2 213 1 57 2 22 0 13 1 2 0 2 260Sept 1 at Mentor High School 53 227 2 30 14 291 3 37 14-30-1 291 3 37 6 78 0 19 3 16 0 14 518Sept 9 EUCLID HIGH SCHOOL 43 148 2 26 15 166 1 20 15-26-2 166 1 20 3 31 0 17 5 50 0 15 314Sept 15 20 DETROIT CATHOLIC CEN 38 240 4 72 10 129 1 45 10-22-1 129 1 45 1 21 0 21 2 18 0 14 369St Ignatius Wildcats 170 662 9 72 54 799 6 57 54-103-6 799 6 57 12 152 0 21 11 86 0 15 1461Opponents 109 298 2 31 59 771 6 51 59-117-9 771 6 51 6 120 0 35 2 -1 0 0 1069

Games: 4 • Avg/rush: 3.9 • Avg/catch: 14.8 • Pass effic: 125.16 • KR avg: 12.7 • PR avg: 7.8 • All purpose avg/game: 444.5 • Total offense avg/gm: 365.2

Tackles Sacks Fumble Pass Defense blkd PAT Attempts offDate Opponent ua a total tfl-yds no-yds ff fr-yds int-yds qbh brup kick kick rush rcv saf t/o ptsAug 24 at Archbishop Hoban 23 36 41.0 10.0-41 3.0-22 1 0-0 3-20 2 0 0 2-2 0 0 0 0 17Sept 1 at Mentor High School 35 18 44.0 5.0-15 1.0-4 0 0-0 2-26 3 9 0 5-5 0 0 0 14 41Sept 9 EUCLID HIGH SCHOOL 29 26 42.0 9.0-28 5.0-21 3 1-0 2-26 6 0 0 4-4 0 0 0 17 34Sept 15 DETROIT CATHOLIC CE 30 22 41.0 11.0-28 3.0-11 2 2-0 2-7 5 3 0 5-5 0 0 0 21 38St Ignatius Wildcats 117 102 168.0 35.0-112 12.0-58 6 3-0 9-79 16 12 0 16-16 0 0 0 52 130Opponents 208 42 229.0 35.0-121 8.0-28 5 3-0 6-62 2 12 0 7-8 0 0 0 21 61

Punting Field Goals KickoffsDate Opponent no. yds avg long blkd tb fc 50+ i20 md-att long blkd no. yds avg tb obAug 24 at Archbishop Hoban 4 136 34.0 37 0 0 3 0 0 1-1 48 0 4 239 59.8 3 0Sept 1 at Mentor High School 4 150 37.5 40 0 0 2 0 1 2-3 42 0 8 449 56.1 4 0Sept 9 EUCLID HIGH SCHOOL 4 153 38.2 61 0 1 1 1 1 2-2 42 0 7 420 60.0 7 0Sept 15 DETROIT CATHOLIC CE 5 191 38.2 47 0 1 2 0 1 1-2 20 0 7 418 59.7 6 0St Ignatius Wildcats 17 630 37.1 61 0 2 8 1 3 6-8 48 0 26 1526 58.7 20 0Opponents 25 833 33.3 48 0 0 5 0 5 2-2 37 0 14 634 45.3 1 1

2017 Saint Ignatius Varsity FootballSt Ignatius Wildcats Opponent Game-by-Game (as of Sep 17, 2017)

All games

OPPONENT STATISTICS

Rushing Receiving Passing Kick Returns Punt Returns totDate Opponent no. yds td lg no. yds td lg cmp-att-int yds td lg no. yds td lg no. yds td lg offAug 24 at Archbishop Hoban 29 33 0 9 9 104 0 51 9-17-3 104 0 51 1 24 0 24 1 0 0 0 137Sept 1 at Mentor High School 19 70 1 15 25 341 3 46 25-44-2 341 3 46 4 81 0 35 0 0 0 0 411Sept 9 EUCLID HIGH SCHOOL 32 121 0 31 13 200 3 41 13-29-2 200 3 41 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 321Sept 15 20 DETROIT CATHOLIC CEN 29 74 1 29 12 126 0 31 12-27-2 126 0 31 1 15 0 15 1 -1 0 0 200Opponents 109 298 2 31 59 771 6 51 59-117-9 771 6 51 6 120 0 35 2 -1 0 0 1069St Ignatius Wildcats 170 662 9 72 54 799 6 57 54-103-6 799 6 57 12 152 0 21 11 86 0 15 1461

Games: 4 • Avg/rush: 2.7 • Avg/catch: 13.1 • Pass effic: 107.32 • KR avg: 20.0 • PR avg: -0.5 • All purpose avg/game: 312.5 • Total offense avg/gm: 267.2

Tackles Sacks Fumble Pass Defense blkd PAT Attempts offDate Opponent ua a total tfl-yds no-yds ff fr-yds int-yds qbh brup kick kick rush rcv saf t/o ptsAug 24 at Archbishop Hoban 50 2 51.0 12.0-30 2.0-3 3 1-0 2-6 0 2 0 0-0 0 0 0 0 3Sept 1 at Mentor High School 57 24 69.0 6.0-15 2.0-8 0 1-0 1-3 0 4 0 4-4 0 0 0 14 31Sept 9 EUCLID HIGH SCHOOL 55 10 60.0 9.0-40 3.0-15 1 1-0 2-33 0 2 0 2-3 0 0 0 7 20Sept 15 DETROIT CATHOLIC CE 46 6 49.0 8.0-36 1.0-2 1 0-0 1-20 2 4 0 1-1 0 0 0 0 7Opponents 208 42 229.0 35.0-121 8.0-28 5 3-0 6-62 2 12 0 7-8 0 0 0 21 61St Ignatius Wildcats 117 102 168.0 35.0-112 12.0-58 6 3-0 9-79 16 12 0 16-16 0 0 0 52 130

Punting Field Goals KickoffsDate Opponent no. yds avg long blkd tb fc 50+ i20 md-att long blkd no. yds avg tb obAug 24 at Archbishop Hoban 5 158 31.6 38 0 0 2 0 1 1-1 37 0 2 101 50.5 0 0Sept 1 at Mentor High School 7 235 33.6 40 0 0 1 0 1 1-1 22 0 6 276 46.0 0 0Sept 9 EUCLID HIGH SCHOOL 6 193 32.2 38 0 0 1 0 1 0-0 0 0 4 143 35.8 0 1Sept 15 DETROIT CATHOLIC CE 7 247 35.3 48 0 0 1 0 2 0-0 0 0 2 114 57.0 1 0Opponents 25 833 33.3 48 0 0 5 0 5 2-2 37 0 14 634 45.3 1 1St Ignatius Wildcats 17 630 37.1 61 0 2 8 1 3 6-8 48 0 26 1526 58.7 20 0

2017 SAINT IGNATIUS GAME NOTES

2017 COMPOSITE SCHEDULEOpponent Aug 24/25/26 Sept 1/2 Sept 5/8/9 Sept 15/16/17 Sept 22/23/24 Sept 29 / 30 Oct 6/7 Oct 13/14/15 Oct 20/21/22 Oct 27/28/29

Cathedral (IN) FIGHTING

IRISH

Hinsdale (IL) RED DEVILS

W, 43-14

Erie McDowell TROJANS W, 40-10

Glenville TARBLOODERS

W, 41-6

Washington, D.C. Woodson WARRIORS

W, 45-20

Cincinnati Elder

PANTHERS W, 40-7

Buchtel GRIFFINS

Naperville (IL) Central

REDHAWKS

Cincinnati Archbishop

Moeller CRUSADERS

Cincinnati Elder

PANTHERS

Cincinnati LaSalle

LANCERS

Louisville (KY) St. Xavier

Tigers

Massillon Perry PANTHERS

Hamilton BIG BLUE W, 42-7

Louisville Trinity (KY)

SHAMROCKS L, 38-30

Scott County (KY)

CARDINALS W, 38-28

Lexington Lafayette (KY)

GENERALS W, 55-6

Cincinnati St. Xavier

BOMBERS

Cincinnati LaSalle

LANCERS

St. Edward EAGLES

Jackson POLAR BEARS

Lorain TITANS

OPENSt. Xavier

BOMBERS

Cheshire Academy (CT)

CATS

Lake BLUE

STREAKS

McKinley BULLDOGS

Warren G. Harding

RAIDERS

Toledo Whitmer

PANTHERS L, 38-24

Massillon Washington

TIGERS L, 24-10

St. Thomas More (ONT,

CAN) W, 39-0

Hoover VIKINGS W, 38-27

Green BULLDOGS

Lakota West FIREBIRDS

W, 21-7

Oak Hill HIGHLANDERS

W, 41-12

Gahanna Lincoln

GOLDEN LIONS

W, 27-23

Cincinnati St. Xavier

BOMBERS


Moeller CRUSADERS

Winton Woods WARRIORS

International School of

Broward (FL) PUMAS

Cincinnati LaSalle

LANCERS

Brunswick BLUE DEVILS

Mentor CARDINALS

Shaker Hts RED RAIDERS

Sterling Heights (MI)

Stevenson TITANS W, 36-0

Toledo Whitmer

PANTHERS L, 14-7

Bloomfield Hills (MI)

Brother Rice WARRIORS

Dayton Dunbar WOLVERINES

Orchard Lake (MI) Saint

Mary’s Prep EAGLES

Warren (MI) De La Salle

PILOTS

Walsh Jesuit WARRIORS

Notre Dame-Cathedral Latin

LIONS

Benedictine BENGALS


W, 38-15

Strongsville MUSTANGS

W, 42-27

Brunswick BLUE DEVILS

Medina BEES

Shaker Hts RED RAIDERS

Solon COMETS

Euclid PANTHERS

Archbishop Hoban KNIGHTS

St. Edward EAGLES

West Toronto Prep

W, 41-0

St. Vincent-St. Mary

FIGHTING IRISH

Lake Catholic COUGARS

Padua BRUINS

Medina BEES

W, 34-7

Elyria PIONEERS

Strongsville MUSTANGS

Solon COMETS

Canada Prep Academy RAIDERS


Moeller CRUSADERS


W, 39-21

Mentor CARDINALS

Euclid PANTHERS

Elder PANTHERS

Clarkson FOOTBALL NORTH

Canton GlenOak EAGLES

Elyria PIONEERS

Cincinnati Archbishop Moeller CRUSADERS

Cincinnati Elder

PANTHERS

Winton Woods WARRIORS

Cincinnati St. Xavier BOMBERS

Clarkson (ONT, CA)

FOOTBALL NORTH

Cincinnati Colerain

CARDINALS W, 20-17

Walnut Hills EAGLES W, 50-7

Indianapolis (IN) Cathedral

FIGHTING IRISH

W, 31-7

Novi (MI) Detroit Catholic Central SHAMROCKS

University of Detroit Jesuit

CUBS W, 28-18

St. Edward EAGLES L, 40-7

Pickerintgon North

PANTHERS L, 40-7

Cleveland Heights TIGERS W, 31-6

Huber Heights Wayne

WARRIORS L, 34-21

Erie McDowell TROJANS W, 35-28

Cardinal Mooney

.CARDINALS W, 31-13

Ursuline FIGHTING

IRISH W, 49-0

Massillon Washington

TIGERS W, 49-14

Aurora GREENMEN

W, 27-21

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