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2018 GAME NOTES WEEK THREE:

#ReturnToGlory EUCLID 1 THE MATCHUP

Team Information

Saint Ignatius High School: 0-2 OHSAA Division I, Region 1 Head Coach: Chuck Kyle ‘69 Record at School: 345-89-1 at Overall Record: 345-89-1 Euclid High School Panthers: 2-0 OHSAA Division I, Region 1 Saint Ignatius Euclid Head Coach: Jeff Rotsky Record at School: 28-10 WILDCATS PANTHERS Overall Record: 155-69 September 8, 2018 Media Information Euclid Community Stadium For information and credential Kickoff: 7 p.m. requests, contact: Joe Ginley ‘12 Saint Ignatius Schedule Communications Coordinator for Athletics Date Opponent Time/Score (P): 216-651-0222 x242 8/25 vs. Archbishop Hoban L, 14-21 email: [email protected] 9/1 vs. Mentor L, 7-28 For full coverage of the Wildcats, 9/7 @ Euclid 7:00 pm visit ignatiuswildcats.com. 9/14 @ COF Academy 7:00 pm 9/22 vs. Cincinnati Elder 3:00 pm Broadcast Information 9/29 vs. Clarkson Football North 7:00 pm 10/6 vs. West Toronto Prep 7:00 pm Saint Ignatius Broadcasting 10/13 vs. Archbishop Moeller 3:00 pm Network Play-by-Play: Zack Strom ’19 10/20 @ St. Xavier 2:00 pm Color Analyst: Jack O’Rourke ’20 10/26 vs. St. Edward 7:00 pm Moderator: Jeff McCormick ‘83 (P): 216-651-0222 x228 Follow the Wildcats on social media for full email: [email protected] coverage of every Saint Ignatius team.

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2 2018 Saint Ignatius Football Game Notes ABOUT THE WILDCATS ... Wildcats Storylines ...

Previous Matchups ROUGH START: In the first three weeks of the season, the Wildcats play three of the best teams in Northeast Ohio. Mentor (Week 2), 11/10/17 W 45-22 N Reg. Semi Archbishop Hoban (Week 1) and Euclid (Week 3) are the top three 9/9/17 W 34-20 H teams in this week’s Cleveland.com Top 25. The Knights and Cardinals 11/6/99 W 28-14 N Reg. QTF 11/9/96 W 23-2 N Reg. Semi won the first two games, sending the Wildcats to their first 0-2 start 8/31/96 W 41-7 H since 1987. The Wildcats have not started out the season 0-3 since 9/1/95 W 27-0 A 1966, when the Cats finished at 5-4. 11/20/93 W 42-7 N Reg. Final 11/14/92 W 32-27 N Reg. Semi 8/31/90 W 19-7 A DELLY-HANNA SHOW: The Wildcats are currently employing a 11/11/89 W 31-30 N Reg. Final 2-quarterback system. Senior Patrick Delahunty serves as the starter, 9/2/89 W 55-26 H receiving most of the reps. Junior Griffin Hanna typically plays at least 11/12/88 W 17-0 N Reg. Semi one series per half to provide a spark, while gaining experience under 9/9/88 W 21-12 A 9/12/87 L 7-30 H center. The two have combined for 317 passing yards this season.

GROUND GAME: The Wildcats will try to get the ground game going this week after tough sledding against Hoban and Mentor. Jahadge “Bo” Floyd and Jack Welcsh will anchor the attack. All three of the Wildcats’ touchdowns this season have come on the ground. The Wildcats have 29 rushing yards through two games.

Series History BE LIKE EICH: The star of the Wildcats’ defense has been Tommy Eichenberg. The senior captain has topped the team in tackles in each Meetings ...... 14 of the last two weeks, totaling a team-best 23 tackles and 2.5 tackles First Meeting ...... 9/12/1987 for loss. Eichenberg has also notched a sack and a forced fumble. In Most Recent Meeting...... 11/10/2017 the last two weeks, Eichenberg has played outside linebacker, but look for the coaching staff to place him at middle backer, switching up his Saint Ignatius Wins...... 13 spot to prevent defenses from running plays away from him. Last Saint Ignatius Win....11/10/2017 Euclid Wins...... 1 SPEEDY TACKLERS: Four of the Wildcats’ five top tacklers are mem- Last Euclid Win...... 9/12/1987 bers of the secondary. Jett Elad (11 tackles), Jack Welcsh (10.5), Mitch Puhalsky (10.5), and Danny Scelza (8) have been strong and sure Ties...... 0 tacklers for the Wildcats this season.

Longest Winning Streaks In Series SACK ATTACK: Defensive end Zach McMahan has been a critical play- Saint Ignatius...... 13; 9/9/88-11/10/17 maker for the Wildcats this season. The senior has pressured oppos- Euclid...... 1; 9/12/87 ing quarterbacks well, tabbing three sacks through two games. McMa- Current Streak...... Saint Ignatius, 13 han will be a key piece of the defensive line against Euclid. Largest Margin of Victory Saint Ignatius...... 35 points; 11/20/93 BLOCKING KICKS: The Wildcats have done well on special teams this Euclid...... 23 points; 9/12/87 season, as a whole. The unit has blocked two kicks – an Archbishop Hoban field goal and a Mentor punt. The blocked punt led to the Wildcats’ touchdown against the Cardinals last week.

COMMITTED: During the offseason, several Wildcats committed to play football in college. Here is the list of commits: LS Sean Wracher – Indiana University OL Grant Abbott – Bowling Green State University DL/TE Aidan Wells – Harvard University LB Tommy Eichenberg – Boston College

CAPTAINS: The four captains for the 2018 season are Tommy Eichenberg, Grant Abbott, Chris Velotta, Jr., and Nigel Drummond II. #ReturnToGlory 3 ABOUT EUCLID ...

Learning about the Panthers ... 2018 Euclid Schedule

EUCLID’S VALENTINE: Without a doubt, Euclid fans love 8/24 vs. Glenville W, 42-17 the Panthers’ new quarterback – Dion Valentine. The junior has excelled in his first two starts for the Panthers. Against Euclid Community Glenville, Valentine completed 9-of-13 passes for 179 yards Stadium and three touchdowns. Against Lorain, Valentine tabbed 274 yards and 3 touchdowns through the air along with a rush- 8/31 vs. Lorain W, 42-21 ing touchdown. Valentine’s confidence has grown measur- Euclid Stadium ably over the last two weeks, as the signalcaller has dem- onstrated strong throwing ability plus the skill to run and scramble outside of the pocket. 9/7 vs. Saint Ignatius 7 pm Euclid Stadium DOUBLE TROUBLE: The Euclid backfield has two dangerous running backs. Brandon Wright is the feature back, as the 9/14 vs. Medina 7 pm 6’2, 230-pound back can bully his way past opposing de- fenders and find daylight quickly. The Michigan State com- Euclid Stadium mit exited each of the first two games due to injury, but will likely play against the Wildcats. The Panthers have another 9/21 @Elyria 7 pm fearsome running back Jaabir Mujihad. The junior ran 17 Ely Stadium times for 147 yards and a touchdown vs. Lorain. Senior Job Rand also figures into the mix after adding 38 yards and the go-ahead touchdown on Friday. 9/28 vs. Strongsville 7 pm Euclid Stadium EXPERIENCE UP FRONT: The Euclid offensive line may be the strength of the offense. Valentine credited his line with 10/5 @Solon 7 pm helping the Panthers’ offense roar to 42 points against the Stewart Field Titans last week. Left tackle Darrius Johnson is the most veteran member of the offense, with 24 career starts. Center Ashawn Berry and right tackle Jalen Jackson each have 14 10/12 @Brunswick 7 pm starts, too (according to Euclid’s media guide). Euclid ran for Brunswick Auto- 218 yards last week. Mart Stadium

LOADS OF WEAPONS: The Panthers have plenty of weap- ons on offense at wideout. Seniors Damien Brown, Dre’Von 10/19 vs. Mentor 7 pm Lindsay, and Patrick Hawthore have feasted on opposing Euclid Stadium secondaries this season, picking up yards in bunches. The Wildcats will have to play smart against this trio. 10/27 @Shaker Heights 1 pm Rupp Field FLY AT YOUR OWN RISK: The Euclid secondary have a num- ber of star players. One of the top playmakers is All-Ohio safety Job Rand. Seniors Titus Jackson, Damien Brown, and Deandre Williams are also players to watch for the Panthers.

MOVE, GET OUT OF THE WAY: Playmakers dot the Euclid defensive line. In the first two games of the season, the Panthers’ defensive line has thrived. Tywann Johnson, Chris Parker, Reese Worship, and John Brown are some of the important members of the line, which helped to rack up nine sacks against Lorain. The Panthers will be attacking the Wildcats’ youthful offensive line, hoping to limit time in the pocket for the Saint Ignatius quarterbacks.

4 2018 Saint Ignatius Football Game Notes BY THE NUMBERS/ WILDCATS TO WATCH QB PATRICK DELAHUNTY ’19 79 The Wildcats’ starting Points scored against quarterback scored the Euclid last season lone touchdown last week. Delahunty has a solid arm and quick legs to escape pressure 65-22-1 or extend plays. Coach Chuck Kyle’s Delahunty will need record after a loss to have a strong week for the Wildcats. Look for the senior to use his arms and legs in an 12 effort to lift the Wild- Tackles for loss cats to a win this week notched by the against the Panthers. Wildcats’ defense S DANNY SCELZA ’19 6-6-1 The Wildcats’ safety Wildcats’ record in stepped in front of a games played in the Cardinals’ pass and helped to block a Men- city of Euclid tor punt last week. Scelza’s effort and hustle on every play 2 are a major asset to Blocked kicks by the the Wildcats’ defense. His speed and strength Wildcats help to cement the secondary. The team will need Scelza to play 0 well on Saturday to Times the Wildcats limit a dangerous Euclid offense. have started 0-3 under Coach Kyle

#ReturnToGlory 5 SAINT IGNATIUS ROSTER

# Name Yr. Ht. Wt. Position # Name Yr. Ht. Wt. Position 2 Zachary LaPorte Sr. 5’9 150 WR 59 Maximilian Watters Jr. 6’2 250 DL 3 Michael Sarko Sr. 6’2 175 WR 60 Michael Hilbig Sr. 6’2 226 OL 4 Rory McConville Jr. 5’9 160 K/P 61 Zachary Sertz Sr. 6’2 205 OL 5 Declan Mangan So. 5’10 155 K/P 62 Rico Levert Jr. 5’11 245 DL 6 Jett Elad Sr. 6’1 180 DB 63 Zachary McMahan Sr. 6’0 250 DL 7 Nigel Drummond II Sr. 5’11 163 WR/DB 64 Tony Georges Jr. 6’3 275 OL/DL 8 Connor Cmiel Jr. 6’2 170 WR/DB 65 Grant Abbott Sr. 6’4 280 OL 9 Erik Daugenti Jr. 6’1 160 WR/DB 66 Seamus McCarthy Sr. 6’0 270 OL/DL 10 Griffin Hanna Jr. 6’1 175 QB 70 Owen Keane Jr. 6’3 265 OL 11 Luke Cooper Sr. 5’10 162 WR 71 Nicholas Schwitzgebel Jr. 6’3 270 OL/DL 13 Jacob Riedl Sr. 5’11 130 DB 72 William McCormick Sr. 6’4 230 OL 15 Merick Hartley Jr. 5’10 165 DB 74 Owen Murphy Sr. 6’6 265 OL/DL 16 Ryan Coyne Sr. 5’11 160 DB 76 Xavier Everett Sr. 6’3 277 OL 17 Patrick Delahunty Sr. 6’0 195 QB 78 Seamus Cooney Sr. 6’3 260 DL/OL 18 Patrick Keane Jr. 6’0 170 QB 79 Benjamin Kormos Jr. 6’6 245 OL 19 Nathan Conry Sr. 5’11 170 WR 80 Sam Daugstrup Jr. 6’5 230 TE 20 Michael Simcak So. 5’8 175 RB 82 Domenic Fabe Jr. 6’0 160 WR 21 Henry Cook Jr. 5’10 160 WR 83 James Spear Jr. 6’0 150 WR 22 Jahadge Floyd Sr. 5’7 190 RB 84 Ethan Biacsi Sr. 6’3 185 WR 23 Ian Lucic Sr. 5’11 190 RB 85 Timothy Lewis Jr. 6’1 175 WR 24 John Kennedy Sr. 6’0 180 DB/WR 86 Aidan Wells Sr. 6’4 260 TE/DL 25 Aidan Rechin Sr. 5’11 155 DB 88 John Cannon Sr. 6’0 220 TE 26 Mitchell Puhalsky Sr. 5’11 185 DB 89 Alex Tuason Jr. 5’10 130 WR 27 James Crosby Jr. 5’9 172 RB 90 Aidan Conway So. 6’1 215 LB 28 Owen Adler Sr. 6’0 190 DB 91 Daniel Finnan Jr. 5’10 155 DB 29 Dominic DeVengencie Jr. 5’9 150 DB/WR 92 AJ Canzano Sr. 6’0 209 TE 30 Jack Schroer Jr. 5’7 165 RB 95 Sean Wracher Sr. 6’4 205 LS 31 Caden Campolieti Sr. 6’1 218 LB 96 Patrick Otter Sr. 5’10 175 K/P 32 Vincent Fagnilli Jr. 5’8 140 DB Michael Gallipoli Sr. Manager 33 Michael Corte Jr. 6’0 166 DB Declan McCarthy Sr. Manager 35 Christopher Mathews Jr. 5’11 180 DB Ryan Paul Sr. Manager 37 Michael McNamara Jr. 6’1 210 RB/LB Luke Van De Walle Sr. Manager 38 Charles Kinzel Jr. 5’10 150 DB Elias Yazbeck Sr. Manager 39 Jacob Davis Jr. 5’11 185 DB Benjamin Rossi Jr. Coaching Intern 40 Sam Kempton Jr. 5’10 170 DB Nathan Sommerfeld Jr. Student Training Aid 41 John Wetula Sr. 6’2 180 DB/WR 42 Jake Lang Jr. 6’3 195 TE/LB Coaches: 44 Christopher Velotta, Jr. Sr. 5’11 195 DB Chuck Kyle ’69 Head Coach 45 Thomas Eichenberg Sr. 6’3 228 LB Nick Restifo Offensive Coordinator/QB 46 Jack Welcsh Jr. 6’0 190 RB/DB Ryan Franzinger ’02 Defensive Coordinator/LB 47 Kyle Sullivan Sr. 6’0 205 LB Jim Cahill ’89 Quarterbacks Coach 48 Daniel Scelza Sr. 5’11 205 DB Terry Fergus ’72 Running Backs Coach 49 Michael Mangan Sr. 5’9 195 RB Jack Hyland ’14 Wide Receivers Coach 51 Connor Francz Jr. 6’2 210 LB Adam Rini ’99 Offensive Line Coach 52 Anthony Gerace Jr. 6’2 240 DL Paul Yappel Offensive Line Coach 54 Aidan Crummie Jr. 6’1 197 LB Dave Cicetti Defensive Line Coach 55 C. Bennett Adler So. 6’2 180 DL Mark Sullivan Defensive Line Coach 56 Matthew Kall Jr. 6’0 251 OL Kevin Johnson ’10 Defensive Backs Coach 57 Aidan Hubbard So. 6’4 200 LB John Pieschalski ’89 Defensive Backs Coach 58 Kevin Kempffer Jr. 6’1 200 LB Mo Sizemore Head Athletic Trainer Tony Connacher Assistant Athletic Trainer

6 2018 Saint Ignatius Football Game Notes EUCLID ROSTER

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

1 Damien Brown DB/WR 12 170 52 Darrius Johnson LT/DT 12 325 2 Titus Jackson DB/WR 12 155 53 Ashawn Berry C/DT 12 260 3 Treshawn Luton CB/WR 12 145 54 Reese Worship RT/DE 12 200 4 Job Rand DB/WR/KR 12 155 55 Steve Hall OT 11 270 5 Dre’Von Lindsay WR 12 190 56 Melvin Wilson OL/DL 10 220 6 Vincent Jackson QB 12 200 57 Jalen Jackson OL 12 300 7 Chris Parker LB 12 215 58 Cliff Spencer DL 11 180 8 Curtis Andrews LB 12 235 59 John Brown OL/DL 11 250 9 Raylan McGuire SLOT/LB 12 200 60 Jermaine Hammond OL/DL 11 200 10 Jaylen Jacobs LB 12 195 62 Dorian Worship OL/DL 12 215 11 Aric Hodnett FB/DT 11 245 64 Brady Herbst WR 10 135 12 Sean Jackson Jr. LB 12 215 65 Alex Reese OL/DL 10 200 13 Dion Valentine QB 11 150 66 Herman Taylor OL/DL 10 265 14 Nick Rice WR/DB 12 160 68 Lanell Harris OL/DL 10 215 16 Claishon Ivory WR/DB 09 150 69 Brandon Krivacic OL/DL 10 195 17 Joe Hawkins DB 12 160 70 Tavion Redfearn OL/DL 10 220 18 Malachi Davis QB 10 150 72 Jaylen Banks OL/DL 10 195 19 Jovell Woods WR/DB 11 125 73 Phil Patterson OL/DL 12 290 20 Savion Jones RB/LB 10 180 75 Lance Miller OL/DL 11 235 21 Patrick Hawthore WR/DB 12 135 76 Dominik Grant DL 12 215 22 Da’cion Steele WR/DB 10 130 77 Phir Scott OL/DL 10 325 23 DeAndre Williams DB 12 160 82 Cameron Smith WR/DB 10 155 25 Jay’Quawon Phillips WR/DB 11 150 84 Ty’Shawn Gregory WR 10 140 26 Isaac Stephens WR/DB 11 150 85 Armond Scott WR/DB 10 120 27 Du’sean Shelton DB 11 175 86 Mike Patterson LB 10 180 28 Terence Grayer DE 12 200 88 Burrell Hannah WR 11 160 29 Jayvon Colvin RB/LB 10 135 90 Mamadou Mbaye K 11 175 30 Jason Dunn DB 12 150 91 Tywann Johnson DL 11 220 31 Jordan Rees WR/DB 10 135 32 Ahjay Cody WR/LB 10 175 Head Coach Jeff Rotsky 33 Jaylen Morris FB/LB 10 165 Offensive Coordinator/QB’s Joe Klir 34 Omari Howard FB/DE 12 200 Defensive Coordinator/LB’s Bernard Russ 36 Jaabir Mujihad RB/LB 12 175 Offensive Line Coach Eric Stephenson 37 Tyonne Parks WR/DB 10 145 Wide Receivers Coach Joe Prevesk 38 Saieed Reed WR/DB 12 115 Slots Coach Joe Zeffer 39 Dennis Ivey FB/LB 10 165 Running Backs Coach Johnnie Lemons 40 Rolland Miller WR/DB 10 150 Offensive Line Coach Ayden Opfer 41 Mekhi Hawkins LB 12 150 Defensive Backs Coach Diontre Delk 42 Brandon Wright RB/DE 12 230 Defensive Line Coach Darrius James 43 Rasheed Evans WR/DB 10 160 Defensive Line Coach Daryl Render 44 Derrick Mills WR/DB 10 155 Defensive Backs Coach Landon Cobbs 45 T’evin Shelton WR/DB 10 135 Special Teams Coach Jason Parker 46 Ramir Harris FB/LB 11 155 47 Andre Tillman FB/DE 10 185 48 Atiba Fitz RB/DB 10 140 49 Octavious Hardy DE/SLOT 12 215 50 Chrishaun Edwards G/DT 10 280 51 Harold Jarvis C/DT 10 265

#ReturnToGlory 7 SAINT IGNATIUS DEPTH CHART

OFFENSE DEFENSE

QB 17 Patrick Delahunty 6’0” 195 lbs Sr. LE 63 Zachary McMahan 6’1” 250 lbs Sr. 10 Griffin Hanna 6’1” 175 lbs Jr. 52 Anthony Gerace 6’2” 240 lbs Jr.

RB 22 Jahadge Floyd 5’7” 190 lbs Sr. NT 78 Seamus Cooney 6’3” 260 lbs Sr. OR 46 Jack Welcsh 6’0” 190 lbs Jr. 62 Rico Levert 5’11” 245 lbs Jr. 37 Michael McNamara 6’1” 210 lbs. Jr. RE 86 Aidan Wells 6’4” 260 lbs Sr. FB 49 Michael Mangan 5’9” 195 lbs Sr. OR 59 Max Watters 6’2” 250 lbs Jr. 37 Michael McNamara 6’1” 210 lbs. Jr. OLB 37 Michael McNamara 6’1” 210 lbs. Jr. TE 42 Jake Lang 6’3” 195 lbs. Jr. 57 Aidan Hubbard 6’4” 200 lbs So. 86 Aidan Wells 6’4” 260 lbs Sr. MLB 45 Tommy Eichenberg 6’3” 228 lbs Sr. WR 24 Jack Kennedy 6’0” 180 lbs Sr. 47 Kyle Sullivan 6’0” 205 lbs Sr. 19 Nathan Conry 5’11” 170 lbs Sr. OLB 31 Caden Campolieti 6’1” 218 lbs Sr. WR 8 Connor Cmiel 6’2” 170 lbs Jr. 57 Aidan Hubbard 6’4” 200 lbs So. 9 Erik Daugenti 6’1” 160 lbs Jr. CB 24 Jack Kennedy 6’0” 180 lbs Sr. Slot 11 Luke Cooper 5’10” 162 lbs Sr. 8 Connor Cmiel 6’2” 170 lbs Jr. 84 Ethan Biacsi 6’3” 185 lbs Sr. SS 48 Danny Scelza 5’111” 205 lbs Sr. LT 76 Xavier Everett 6’3” 277 lbs Sr. 46 Jack Welcsh 6’0” 190 lbs Jr. 70 Owen Keane 6’3” 265 lbs Jr. SS 44 Chris Velotta, Jr. 5’10” 195 lbs Sr. LG 64 Tony Georges 6’3” 275 lbs Jr. 46 Jack Welcsh 6’0” 190 lbs Jr. 70 Owen Keane 6’3” 265 lbs Jr. FS 26 Mitchell Puhalsky 5’10” 185 lbs Sr. C 65 Grant Abbott 6’4” 280 lbs Sr. 15 Merick Hartley 5’10” 165 lbs Jr. 66 Seamus McCarthy 6’0” 270 lbs Sr. CB 6 Jett Elad 6’1” 180 lbs Sr. RG 74 Owen Murphy 6’6” 265 lbs Sr. 8 Connor Cmiel 6’2” 170 lbs Jr. 70 Owen Keane 6’3” 265 lbs Jr. *Depth chart is subject to change RT 71 Nick Schwitzgebel 6’3” 270 lbs Jr. 70 Owen Keane 6’3” 265 lbs Jr. SPECIAL TEAMS KO 96 Patrick Otter 5’10” 175 lbs Sr. PRONUNCIATION GUIDE 4 Rory McConville 5’9” 160 lbs Jr. #2 Zach LAH-port #48 Daniel SKEL-za PK 4 Rory McConville 5’9” 160 lbs Jr. #6 JET EE-lad #52 Anthony Ger-RACE-ee 96 Patrick Otter 5’10” 175 lbs Sr. #7 NYE-gel DRUM-mond #62 Rico Le-VERT #8 Connor Kah-meel #63 Zachary Mick-MAN #15 MARE-ick HEART-lee #66 SHAY-mus McCarthy P 96 Patrick Otter 5’10” 175 lbs Sr. #17 Patrick DELL-ah-HUNT-tee #70 Owen CANE 5 Declan Mangan 5’10” 155 lbs So. #20 Ja-HODGE “Bo” Floyd #71 Nick SCH-witz-ga-bel #25 Mitchell Puh-HALL-ski #84 Ethan BEE-ah-chee H 21 Henry Cook 5’10” 160 lbs Jr. #31 KAY-den CAMP-oh-lett-ee #95 Sean RA-cher LS 95 Sean Wracher 6’4” 205 lbs Sr. #41 John WET-oo-la PR 19 Nathan Conry 5’11” 170 lbs Sr. #45 Thomas EYE-ken-berg 2 Zach LaPorte 5’9” 150 lbs Jr. #46 Jack WELSH KR 8 Connor Cmiel 6’2” 170 lbs Jr. 2 Zach LaPorte 5’9” 150 lbs Jr. 8 2018 Saint Ignatius Football Game Notes RANKINGS/ HISTORY

Cleveland.com Top 25 Joe Eitel, Division I, Region 1

1. (1) Mentor (2-0) Rank W-L Mailing City School Avg Level 1 L2 L2 divisor 2. (2) Archbishop Hoban (2-0) 1 2-0 Medina Medina 7.5500 12.5 13.0 100 2 2-0 Euclid Euclid 7.2500 12.0 12.5 100 3. (3) Euclid (2-0) 3t 2-0 Strongsville Strongsville 6.8500 12.5 6.0 100 4. (4) St. Edward (0-2) 3t 2-0 Solon Solon 6.8500 11.5 11.0 100 5. (6) Avon (2-0) 5 2-0 Mentor Mentor 6.5000 13.0 0.0 100 6. (9) Solon (2-0) 6t 2-0 Austintown Austintown-Fitch 6.2500 12.5 0.0 100 6t 2-0 Shaker Heights Shaker Heights 6.2500 11.5 5.0 100 7. (11) Avon Lake (2-0) 8 2-0 Canton Canton McKinley 6.1500 11.0 6.5 100 8. (5) Saint Ignatius (0-2) 9 1-1 Massillon Jackson 3.6000 6.0 6.0 100 9. (13) Strongsville (2-0) 10 1-1 Cleveland Heights Cleveland Heights 3.2500 6.5 0.0 100 10. (12) Padua (2-0) 11 1-1 Berea Berea-Midpark 3.0000 6.0 0.0 100 12 1-1 Cleveland John Marshall 2.0000 4.0 0.0 100 11. (7) Lorain (1-1) 13t 0-2 Brunswick Brunswick 0.0000 0.0 0.0 100 12. (14) St. Vincent-St. Mary (1-1) 13t 0-2 Canton GlenOak 0.0000 0.0 0.0 100 13. (15) Kenston (2-0) 13t 0-2 Cleveland Rhodes 0.0000 0.0 0.0 100 14. (17) Garfield Heights (2-0) 13t 0-2 Lakewood St Edward 0.0000 0.0 0.0 100 13t 0-2 Cleveland Saint Ignatius 0.0000 0.0 0.0 100 15. (10) Perry (1-1) 13t 0-2 Stow Stow-Munroe Falls 0.0000 0.0 0.0 100 16. (8) Olmsted Falls (1-1) 17. (19) Kirtland (2-0) Statewide Division I AP Poll 18. (20) Berea-Midpark (1-1) The first AP poll will be released on September 10 following 19. (21) Maple Heights (2-0) the completion of Week 3. This is the final 2017 poll. 20. (23) Wadsworth (2-0) 21. (24) Medina (2-0) School Last Wk. 1st votes Record Points 22. (25) Lake Catholic (2-0) 1. Saint Ignatius (2) 18 9-1 216 23. (–) Shaker Heights (2-0) 2. Toledo Whitmer (3) 5 10-0 170 24. (16) North Olmsted (1-1) 3. St. Edward (1) – 9-1 159 25. (–) Nordonia (2-0) 4. St. Xavier (5) – 9-1 155 5. Hilliard Bradley (4) – 10-0 149 6. Mentor (6) – 9-1 106 7. Centerville (7) – 9-1 102 This Day in History 8. Pickerington Central (10) – 9-1 58 9. Stow-Munroe Falls (9) – 9-1 53 Games ...... 6 10. Colerain (–) – 8-2 29 First Game ...... 1973 Most Recent Game...... 2002 USA TODAY Super 25 Saint Ignatius Wins...... 5 Last Saint Ignatius Win...... 2002 Regional Football Rankings Saint Ignatius Losses...... 1 Last Saint Ignatius Loss...... 1974 MIDWEST Ties...... 0 Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Kentucky, Michigan, Largest Margin of Victory Minnesota, Missouri, Nebraska, North Dakota, Saint Ignatius...51, 1984 vs. West Tech Ohio, South Dakota, West Virginia and Wisconsin Opponents...... 14, 1974 vs. Parma 1. (1) Pickerington Central (Columbus, OH), 2-0 2. (2) Warren Central (Indianapolis, IN), 3-0 Games on Sept. 7 (5-1): 3. (3) Akron Archbishop Hoban, 2-0 4. (4) Mentor, 2-0 1973 vs. Parma HS W 20-19 1974 vs. Parma HS L 0-14 5. (5) Lincoln Way East (Frankfort, IL), 2-0 1979 vs. Parma HS W 31-0 6. (7) Colerain (Cincinnati, OH), 2-0 1984 vs. Cleveland West Tech W 51-0 7. (9) Pickerington North (Columbus, OH), 2-0 1991 vs. Sandusky HS W 43-7 8. (10) Martinsburg (WV), 2-0 2002 vs. Erie (PA) Cathedral Prep W 28-0 9. (–) Covington Catholic (KY), 2-0 10. (–) Cass Tech (Detroit, MI), 2-0 #ReturnToGlory 9 GAME PREVIEW

WILDCATS HOPE TO EARN FIRST WIN OF THE YEAR VS. EUCLID

By Joe Ginley

Since 1988, the Saint Ignatius Wildcats have been a foil for the Euclid Panthers. Following two losses to open the year, the Wildcats will try to extend the winning streak over Euclid to 13 games, in order to avoid the Wildcats’ first 0-3 start since 1966. EUCLID Offense vs. Saint Ignatius Defense Similar to Mentor, the Euclid offense features a strong, experienced offensive line with young play- makers. The Panthers can pile up points in bunches, utilizing a solid mix of run and pass. The offensive line makes it all possible. Left tackle Darrius Johnson, who has started a team-high 24 games for the Panthers, anchors the line. Center All-Ohio safety Job Rand headlines a fast Euclid Ashawn Berry and right tackle Jalen Jackson enter defense with several players back from last season. the game with 14 starts apiece as key pieces of the Look out for Tywann Johnson, Chris Parker, Reese Panthers’ line. Worship, and John Brown at defensive line in Euclid’s Zach McMahan and Aidan Wells will be key players 4-3 defense. Titus Jackson and Damien Brown are matched up with this stout line. To match this threat, players to watch in the secondary, while the all-se- the Wildcats plan to rotate in players such as Max nior linebacker corps of Jaylen Jacobs, Chris Parker, Watters, Seamus Cooney, Rico Levert, and Anthony and Sean Jackson, Jr. will look to stop the Wildcats’ Gerace. ground game. Dion Valentine helms the Euclid offense at quarter- Senior running back Jahadge “Bo” Floyd will be a back. The junior has excelled in his first two starts, key figure for the Wildcats on Saturday. The quick leading the Panthers to breakout offensive efforts back will look to find running room as the new-look the last two weeks. Valentine has 453 yards and 6 offensive line finds its groove. touchdowns through the air this season. Senior Patrick Delahunty will get the start at quar- Two running backs highlight the Euclid ground terback as usual, with junior Griffin Hanna mixing in game – Brandon Wright and Jaabir Mujihad. Wright, as needed. The duo will look to establish confidence a Michigan State commit, can bully foes with his 6’2, early and find weapons Connor Cmiel and Luke 230-pound frame. Wright has exited both games this Cooper. season due to injury, but will likely play on Friday. SAINT IGNATIUS SPECIAL TEAMS vs. EUCLID Mujihad has filled in well, galloping for 147 yards and SPECIAL TEAMS a score vs. Lorain. Senior Mamadou Mbaye leads Euclid’s kicking Watch out for Tommy Eichenberg this week. “Eich” game, converting all 12 extra points this season. will likely mix in at some middle ‘backer in an at- Junior Nick Rice is the Panthers’ punter, receiving tempt to stuff the Euclid rush. snaps from Job Rand. A strong corps of wideouts rounds out the Euclid Neither Euclid nor Saint Ignatius has converted a offense. Seniors Damien Brown, Dre’Von Lindsay, field goal yet this season. The Wildcats have blocked and Patrick Hawthore have all excelled this season, a field goal and a punt this season. Two miscues on finding open space and lots of yards. Safeties Jack special teams hurt the Wildcats last week, so the Welcsh, Danny Scelza, Chris Velotta, Jr. and Mitch men of Ohio City have been practicing to avoid such Puhalsky will play a key role in limiting the deep ball. a fate again this week. SAINT IGNATIUS Offense vs. EUCLID Defense Friday’s forecast calls for a high of 74˚ and a slight In the last two weeks, the Wildcats have struggled chance of rain. Wind could be a factor, with the to generate results on the offensive side of the ball, Weather Channel predicting 10-20 mile per hour due to talented Hoban and Mentor defenses. Euclid winds. will present another strong challenge. 10 2018 Saint Ignatius Football Game Notes MENTOR RECAP

MENTOR ROARS TO EARLY LEAD AND NEVER LOOKS BACK

By Joe Ginley 3rd and long completion over the middle. A deci- sive Noah Potter sack ended the Wildcats’ drive, The Football Cats fell to the Mentor Cardinals at however, forcing the Wildcats to punt with four Byers Field, 28-7, on Saturday evening. minutes left. The Wildcats dropped to 0-2 on the year with the Neither team could gain any traction on offense loss. in the final minutes of the half, sending Mentor into The Cardinals’ patented big-strike offense opened the break with a 21-0 lead. up an early lead that the Wildcats offense, in the face The Cardinals’ offense continued to roll at the of a strong Mentor pass rush, could not overcome. start of the second half. Brian Trobel galloped 47 Trailing by 21 points late in the game, the Wildcats yards down the right sideline for a Mentor touch- did not surrender, but the team could not avoid the down and a 28-0 lead at 9:02 of the third quarter. program’s first two-loss start since 1987. The Wildcats found the scoreboard with 6:08 Mentor’s offense moved down the field on its first remaining in the third. The Football Cats blocked five plays before hitting a home run early in the first a Mentor punt, as Danny Scelza and Jack Welcsh quarter. Ian Kipp lofted a 55-yard touchdown pass to each tipped the ball. Welcsh recovered the ball at Luke Floriea on a fly route for six points. The extra the Mentor 3-yard line, and on the next play, Dela- point sailed true for a 7-0 Mentor lead with 8:41 left hunty forced his way into the end zone. The clutch in the first. plays narrowed the deficit to 28-7. The Wildcats responded with a couple short runs The Cardinals responded on offense with a and an 11-yard third down completion from Patrick lengthy, deliberate drive. Mentor converted on a Delahunty to Jack Kennedy, but the drive ended with number of third downs and one fourth down, be- a Pat Otter punt. fore the Wildcats’ defense responded with a stop Mentor came close to hitting on another homer early in the fourth quarter. on the next drive. Kipp found Floriea on a deep ball On the ensuing drive, the Football Cats could not again, but Floriea was brought down at the 15-yard gain much traction, as Noah Potter continued to line. Danny Scelza thwarted the potential scoring attack Delahunty with a vicious rush. Delahunty drive, stepping in front of a Mentor pass. Scelza faced a pass rush on many plays, as Potter (an roared 46 yards down the field, quickly flipping the Ohio State commit) and the Mentor defensive line field in favor of the Wildcats. showcased incredible athleticism. The Cardinals’ defense stepped up to prevent the Mentor’s offense ran down most of the clock in Wildcats from taking advantage of the great field the final minutes, sending the Wildcats to 0-2 on position. The teams traded punts before the Cardi- the year. nals made their first big defensive play of the day. A bright spot for the Wildcats was the play of Mentor’s Noah Gladish intercepted the Wildcats in senior linebacker Tommy Eichenberg. The Boston the end zone on an impressive play. The score stood College commit topped the team with 13.5 tackles, at 7-0 Mentor entering the second quarter. adding a sack and two tackles for loss. The Cardinals started driving down the field on of- Moving forward, the Wildcats have work to do. fense to start the second quarter. Kipp found Floriea As Coach Kyle said, the Wildcats need to learn again on the deep ball, this time down the left side from the loss and improve. of the field. Kipp finished off the scoring drive with a “It’s early, but with two losses, we have to look rushing touchdown up the middle from four yards at at ourselves in the mirror,” Kyle said. “They’re two 9:10 of the second. great teams – one is picked to win the champion- An unfortunate bounce for the Wildcats on special ship in Division II and the other reached the state teams granted the visitors great field position after a championship game last year. That’s what we’re Wildcats’ three-and-out. The Cardinals scored a few dealing with, but you look at our schedule, and we plays later, as Kipp scrambled to his left and found have to do a serious turnaround because there are daylight. The sophomore scampered 24 yards into some excellent teams to play. That’s a good thing, the end zone to extend the Cardinals’ lead to 21 near because they’ll come in with a good record, so if the halfway point of the quarter. you beat them, you get those points. The key is to The Wildcats’ offense then showed promise. Junior beat them and play a complete game. We are not quarterback Griffin Hanna found Luke Cooper on a complete right now.” #ReturnToGlory 11 QUICK STATS / EUCLID STADIUM

Week Two: EUCLID COMMUNITY STADIUM Mentor: 28 Saint Ignatius: 7 Saturday, September 1

Score by Quarters 1 2 3 4 Total Mentor 7 14 7 0 28 Saint Ignatius 0 0 7 0 7

1st Quarter 08:41 MENT - Floriea 55 yd pass from Kipp (McIntosh kick) 2nd Quarter 09:10 MENT - Kipp 4 yd run (McIntosh kick) 07:05 MENT - Kipp 24 yd run (McIntosh kick) 711 E 222nd St, Euclid, OH 44123 3rd Quarter 09:02 MENT - Trobel 47 yd run (McIntosh kick) Built: 2017 06:08 SIHS - Delahunty 3 yd run (McConville kick) Playing Surface: Artificial Turf Seating Capacity: 6,500 Wildcats’ Overall Record: 0-0 MENT SIHS FIRST DOWNS 17 9 In the last few years, the Euclid School District has RUSHES-YARDS (NET) 47-178 25-30 PASSING YDS (NET) 212 104 updated and renovated a number of its facilities. A Passes Att-Comp-Int 22-12-1 23-9-1 large part of the project was building a new football TOTAL OFF. PLAYS-YARDS 69-390 48-134 facility. Fumble Returns-Yards 0-0 0-0 In early 2017, Euclid began construction on a new Punt Returns-Yards 0-0 4-48 Kickoff Returns-Yards 0-0 3-34 stadium. Construction continued quickly into the fall, Interception Returns-Yards 1-0 1-39 and Euclid hosted its first game at the new stadium Punts (Number-Avg) 4-30.0 6-39.2 on November 3, 2017. Euclid defeated Massillon Fumbles-Lost 1-0 4-1 Jackson, 49-29, in the Regional Quarterfinal to Penalties-Yards 6-60 1-8 Possession Time 31:37 16:23 open the new stadium. Third-Down Conversions 10 of 17 3 of 11 Work on the stadium has continued into 2018, with Fourth-Down Conversions 1 of 3 0 of 2 work done on bathrooms, concession areas, and a Red-Zone Scores-Chances 2-4 1-2 new scoreboard. The stadium was officially Sacks By: Number-Yards 2-6 2-8 christened on Friday, August 24, 2018, as Euclid RUSHING: Sain Ignatius- Floyd 14-43; Delahunty 6-19; Hanna 3-9; defeated the Glenville Tarblooders, 42-17. Otter 1-(-19); TEAM 1-(-22) The stadium’s horseshoe shape is a defining Mentor- Kipp 19-87; Trobel 19-75; Spansel 7-16; Pedley 1-0; characteristic of the stadium. Another memorable TEAM 1-0 PASSING: Saint Ignatius- Delahunty 6-16-0-84; Hanna 3-7-1-20 trait of the stadium is the close proximity of the Mentor- Kipp 12-21-1-212; Floriea 0-1-0-0 stands to the field, as the stadium does not have a RECEIVING: Saint Ignatius- Cmiel 3-55; Cooper 3-32; surrounding track. Kennedy 2-20; Floyd 1-(-3) The Motz Group installed a two-tone green turf Mentor- Floriea 6-166; Luke 2-17; Trobel 2-16; Trubisky 2-13 with a block E at midfield. The field features blue INTERCEPTIONS: Saint Ignatius- Scelza 1-39. Mentor- Gladish 1-0. end zones, with EUCLID at the North end zone and FUMBLES: Saint Ignatius- Scelza 1-0; LaPorte 1-1; Otter 1-0; PANTHERS in the South end zone. TEAM 1-0 On the home side, the facility has a state-of-the- Mentor- Trobel 1-0. art press box with two rows for media and staff. Byers Field Other highlights include a video board and a large scoreboard. Kickoff time: 7 PM • End of Game: 9:16 PM • At the old Sparky DiBiasio Stadium, the Wildcats Total elapsed time: 2:16 Weather: Partly cloudy, hot had a 4-2 record. The Wildcats have played a total of 13 games in the city of Euclid, winning six, losing six, and tying once (6-6-1). The new stadium is currently named Euclid Community Stadium, or “Euclid Stadium” on second reference.

12 2018 Saint Ignatius Football Game Notes LAST SEASON’S GAME #1

Week Three: Second-half spark keys home Saint Ignatius: 34 Euclid: 20 opener win for Football Cats Saturday, September 9 PARMA - The Wildcats’ offensive and defensive lines led the way to a 34-20 victory over Euclid. Score by Quarters 1 2 3 4 Total Trailing by four points at halftime, the Wildcats out- Saint Ignatius 7 3 14 10 34 scored the Panthers, 24-6, in the second half. Euclid 7 7 0 6 20 Saint Ignatius’ Jett Elad came up with an inter- 1st Quarter ception return for a touchdown of 26 yards on 11:54 SIHS - Elad 26 yd interception return (Trickett kick) the game’s first play. Sparked by a run by tailback 06:26 E - Lindsay 19 yd pass from Hale (Jackson kick) Ronald Lee and the passing combination of quar- 2nd Quarter 10:03 E - Hale 22 yd pass from Shabazz (Jackson kick) terback Cee Jay Hale to wide receiver Dre’Von 00:44 SIHS - Trickett 36 yd field goal Lindsay, the Panthers drove from their 20-yard line 3rd Quarter to the Saint Ignatius 25. On fourth down-and-4 10:07 SIHS - Bobinski 10 yd run (Trickett kick) from the Wildcats’ 19, Hale found Lindsay on a slant 06:21 SIHS - Drobnick 17 yd pass from Hall (Trickett kick) 4th Quarter route for a touchdown. Vincent Jackson’s extra- 10:38 SIHS - Trickett 42 yd field goal point kick tied the score at 7 with 6 minutes and 01:37 SIHS - Bobinski 9 yd run (Trickett kick) 26 seconds remaining in the first quarter. Taking 00:33 E - Lindsay 18 yd pass from Shabazz (Kick failed) advantage of a Saint Ignatius fumble at the Wild- SIHS EUCLID cats’ 22-yard line, Euclid took the lead when slot FIRST DOWNS 18 15 back Aubrey Shabazz took a pitch out from Hale, RUSHES-YARDS (NET) 43-148 32-121 faked as though he was running a reverse and PASSING YDS (NET) 166 200 then dropped back and connected with Hale, who Passes Att-Comp-Int 26-15-2 29-13-2 TOTAL OFF. PLAYS-YARDS 69-314 61-321 swung out of the backfield. Hale caught the ball Fumble Returns-Yards 0-0 0-0 and ran into the end zone. Jackson’s PAT was good Punt Returns-Yards 5-50 0-0 and the Panthers led, 14-7, with 10:03 left in the first Kickoff Returns-Yards 3-41 0-0 half. Interception Returns-Yards 2-26 2-33 Punts (Number-Avg) 4-38.2 6-32.2 THE COMEBACK BEGINS: After Saint Ignatius Fumbles-Lost 1-1 4-1 Matthew Trickett connected on a 36-yard field goal Penalties-Yards 3-15 3-46 in the final minute of the first half, the Wildcats, Possession Time 27:32 20:28 trailed 14-10 at halftime. The second half belonged Third-Down Conversions 10 of 17 3 of 14 Fourth-Down Conversions 0 of 0 2 of 3 to the Wildcats. With tailback Mark Bobinski run- Red-Zone Scores-Chances 5-7 2-2 ning, Saint Ignatius put together a five-play, 75- Sacks By: Number-Yards 5-21 3-15 yard march that was capped by Bobinski’s 10-yard touchdown run and the extra point by Trickett. RUSHING: Saint Ignatius- Bobinski 32-143; Floyd 3-10; TEAM 1-(-1) Hall 7-(-4) Sparked by two receptions by Sammy Snyder, Euclid- Lee 19-103; Wright 3-30; TEAM 1-(-1); Shabazz and more tough yards from Bobinski, the Wildcats 1-(-2); Hale 8-(-9); covered 54 yards in seven plays. The drive pushed PASSING: Saint Ignatius- Hall 15-26-2-166 Saint Ignatius’ lead to 24-14 with 6:21 to go in the Euclid- Hale 10-25-2-126; Shabazz 3-4-0-74 RECEIVING: Saint Ignatius- Snyder 6-73; Pike 4-47; Drummond II third quarter, featured a 17-yard touchdown pass 2-25; Bobinski 2-4; Drobnick 1-17 from quarterback Kyle Hall to wide receiver Euclid- Lindsay 7-151; Luton 2-7; Hale 1-22; Owens 1-7; Michael Drobnick, and another extra point by Lee 1-7; Bush 1-6; Trickett. Trickett kicked a 42-yard field goal. The INTERCEPTIONS: Saint Ignatius- Elad 1-26; Sands 1-0 Euclid- Rand 1-33; Jackson 1-0 Wildcats then closed out their scoring on a 9-yard FUMBLES: Saint Ignatius- Bobinski 1-1 TD run by Bobinski (PAT Trickett) that was set up Euclid- Hale 3-1; Lee 1-0 when nose tackle Aidan Gill forced a fumble and linebacker Logan Joyce recovered it. Bobinski Byers Field totaled 143 yards on 32 carries and Snyder had six Kickoff time: 7:07 PM • End of Game: 9:51 PM • receptions for 73 yards. Total elapsed time: 2:44 Euclid would score off a late touchdown recep- tion by Lindsay, who finished with 7 receptions for 151 yards.

#ReturnToGlory 13 LAST SEASON’S GAME #2

Regional Semifinal: Dominance on the ground paves Saint Ignatius: 45 Euclid: 22 way to rematch win over Euclid Friday, November 10 Bedford, Ohio - The Saint Ignatius Wildcats ad- Score by Quarters 1 2 3 4 Total vanced to the Ohio Division 1 Regional Final with a Euclid 0 0 6 16 22 defeat of the Euclid Panthers, 45-22. Saint Ignatius 3 7 28 7 45 Thanks to an interception by linebacker Tommy Eichenberg off an attempted screen pass, and 1st Quarter running by tailback Jahadge “Bo” Floyd, the ‘Cats 06:36 SIHS - Trickett 39 yd field goal were knocking on touchdown’s door in the early 2nd Quarter going but for a turnover and Euclid took 04:20 SIHS - Alexander 9 yd run (Trickett kick) 3rd Quarter possession deep in its territory. 09:17 SIHS - Floyd 3 yd run (Trickett kick) Saint Ignatius’ defense forced the Panthers to 08:11 E - Lindsay 75 yd pass from Shabazz (Kick blocked) punt from deep in its territory. With Eichenberg 06:55 SIHS - Welcsh 6 yd run (Trickett kick) applying the pressure off the snap, the Euclid 02:06 SIHS - Snyder 26 yd pass from Alexander (Trickett kick) 00:00 SIHS - Welcsh 33 yd run (Alessandro kick) punter got off a kick that came to rest at the Pan- 4th Quarter thers’ 23-yard line. 10:04 E - Wright 26 yd run (Owens pass from Shabazz) The Wildcats would go on to take a 3-0 lead on 07:35 SIHS - McNamara 2 yd run (Alessandro kick) a 39-yard field goal by kicker Matthew Trickett 01:14 E - Lee 1 yd run (Lee rush) with 6 minutes and 36 seconds remaining in the EUCLID SIHS first quarter. FIRST DOWNS 17 16 Taking possession at its 27-yard line, Saint Igna- RUSHES-YARDS (NET) 46-165 39-326 tius, faced with a third-and-six from its 31, clicked PASSING YDS (NET) 167 109 Passes Att-Comp-Int 21-9-1 11-7-1 on a pass from Alexander to wide receiver Connor TOTAL OFF. PLAYS-YARDS 67-332 50-435 Kennedy. With his team facing a third-and-16 from Fumble Returns-Yards 0-0 0-0 the Euclid 31, Alexander tucked the ball away and Punt Returns-Yards 0-0 2-6 ran for a first-and-goal at the 9. Alexander went Kickoff Returns-Yards 3-79 4-24 Interception Returns-Yards 1-18 1-1 untouched into the end zone with 4 minutes and Punts (Number-Avg) 7-25.4 1-42.0 20 seconds left in the first half. Trickett’s extra- Fumbles-Lost 1-0 3-2 point kick was good. Penalties-Yards 5-55 5-27 Saint Ignatius scored five touchdowns in five Possession Time 27:50 19:51 Third-Down Conversions 4 of 14 5 of 7 second-half possessions, sandwiched touchdown Fourth-Down Conversions 2 of 3 0 of 0 runs of 3 yards by Floyd and 6 yards from Welcsh Red-Zone Scores-Chances 1-2 5-7 around a 75-yard catch for a TD by the Panthers’ Sacks By: Number-Yards 2-16 4-23 wide receiver Dre’Von Lindsay. RUSHING: Saint Ignatius- Floyd 14-118; Alexander 7-76; Welcsh 10-74; The Wildcats got a 26-yard touchdown pass McNamara 5-60; Casey 1-1; TEAM 1-0; from Dan Alexander to wide receiver Sammy Mangan 1-(-3) Snyder, a 33-yard TD run, and McNamara’s 2-yard E - Lee 24-100; Wright 9-71; Shabazz 13-(-6) score off a drive that saw the sophomore account PASSING: Saint Ignatius- Alexander 7-11-1-109 E - Shabazz 9-21-1-167 for all of the 60 yards on five carries. RECEIVING: Saint Ignatius- Kennedy 2-48; Floyd 2-13; Saint Ignatius’ defense kept Euclid’s tailback Snyder 1-26; Pike 1-18; Drummond II 1-4 Ronald Lee under control, as Lee finished with E - Owens 3-45; Lindsay 2-80; Luton 1-22; Brown 1-14; 100 yards on 24 carries. The Panthers’ Brandon Howard 1-13; Lee 1-(-7) INTERCEPTIONS: Saint Ignatius- Eichenberg 1-1. Wright totaled 71 yards on nine carries. E - Jackson 1-18, Floyd led the ground game for the ‘Cats with 118 FUMBLES: Saint Ignatius- Mangan 1-0; Kennedy 1-1; Welcsh 1-1 yards on 14 carries, Alexander had 76 yards rush- E - Shabazz 1-0 ing on seven carries, and Welcsh totaled 74 yards Bedford Bearcat Stadium on 10 carries. Through the air, Alexander was 7-for- 11 for 109 yards. Kickoff time: 7:30 PM • End of Game: 9:56 PM • Total elapsed time: 2:26

14 2018 Saint Ignatius Football Game Notes 2018 Saint Ignatius Varsity Football SAINT IGNATIUS H.S. Overall Team Statistics (as of Sep 03, 2018) 2018 TEAMAll games STATS

Team Statistics SIHS OPP SCORING 21 49 Points Per Game 10.5 24.5 Points Off Turnovers 0 7 FIRST DOWNS 20 35 R u s h in g 5 18 P a s s in g 14 16 P e n a lt y 1 1 RUSHING YARDAGE 29 390 Yards gained rushing 129 419 Yards lost rushing 100 29 Rushing Attempts 48 91 Average Per Rush 0.6 4.3 Average Per Game 14.5 195.0 TDs Rushing 3 5 PASSING YARDAGE 317 349 C o m p - A t t - I n t 23-52-1 23-43-1 Average Per Pass 6.1 8.1 Average Per Catch 13.8 15.2 Average Per Game 158.5 174.5 TDs Passing 0 2 TOTAL OFFENSE 346 739 Total Plays 100 134 Average Per Play 3.5 5.5 Average Per Game 173.0 369.5 KICK RETURNS: #-Yards 5-60 1-14 PUNT RETURNS: #-Yards 5-52 2-7 INT RETURNS: #-Yards 1-39 1-0 KICK RETURN AVERAGE 12.0 14.0 PUNT RETURN AVERAGE 10.4 3.5 INT RETURN AVERAGE 39.0 0.0 FUMBLES-LOST 5-1 2-1 PENALTIES-Yards 7-53 14-115 Average Per Game 26.5 57.5 PUNTS-Yards 13-518 9-310 Average Per Punt 39.8 34.4 Net punt average 37.8 28.7 KICKOFFS-Yards 5-297 9-453 Average Per Kick 59.4 50.3 Net kick average 40.6 34.8 TIME OF POSSESSION/Game 1 7 : 0 3 3 0 : 5 7 3RD-DOWN Conversions 4/21 16/31 3rd-Down Pct 19% 52% 4TH-DOWN Conversions 0/3 2/5 4th-Down Pct 0% 40% SACKS BY-Yards 4-13 8-50 MISC YARDS 21 0 TOUCHDOWNS SCORED 3 7 FIELD GOALS-ATTEMPTS 0-1 0-1 ON-SIDE KICKS 0-0 0-0 RED-ZONE SCORES (3-4) 75% (3-5) 60% RED-ZONE TOUCHDOWNS (3-4) 75% (3-5) 60% PAT-ATTEMPTS (3-3) 100% (7-7) 100% ATTENDANCE 8900 0 Games/Avg Per Game 2/4450 0/0 Neutral Site Games 0/0

Score by Quarters 1st 2nd 3rd 4th OT Total SAINT IGNATIUS H. 0 7 7 7 0 21 Opponents 7 21 14 7 0 49

#ReturnToGlory 15 2018 Saint Ignatius Varsity Football SAINT IGNATIUS H.S. Combined Team Statistics (as of Sep 03, 2018) 2018 INDIVIDUALAll games STATS

Date Opponent Score Att. Record: Overall Home Away Neutral Aug 25, 2018 ARCHBISHOP HOBAN L 14-21 4200 All games 0-2 0-2 0-0 0-0 Sep 1, 2018 MENTOR HIGH SCHOOL L 7-28 4700 Conference 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 Sep 7, 2018 at EUCLID Non-Conference 0-2 0-2 0-0 0-0 Sep 14, 2018 at COF ACADEMY Sep 22, 2018 ELDER Team Statistics SIHS OPP Sep 29, 2018 CANADA N-CLARKSON FIRST DOWNS 20 35 Oct 6, 2018 WEST TORONTO PREP R u s h in g 5 18 Oct 13, 2018 ARCHBISHOP MOELLER P a s s in g 14 16 Oct 20, 2018 at ST. XAVIER P e n a l ty 1 1 Oct 26, 2018 ST. EDWARD RUSHING YARDAGE 29 390 Rushing Attempts 48 91 Rushing gp att gain loss net avg td lg avg/g Average Per Rush 0.6 4.3 FLOYD,Jahadge 2 18 59 9 50 2.8 0 9 25.0 Average Per Game 14.5 195.0 DELAHUNTY,P. 2 15 40 18 22 1.5 2 9 11.0 TDs Rushing 3 5 WELCSH,Jack 2 3 10 0 10 3.3 1 6 5.0 PASSING YARDAGE 317 349 CMIEL,Connor 2 1 4 0 4 4.0 0 4 2.0 C o m p - A t t- In t 23-52-1 23-43-1 Total 2 48 129 100 29 0.6 3 11 14.5 Average Per Pass 6.1 8.1 Opponents 2 91 419 29 390 4.3 5 47 195.0 Average Per Catch 13.8 15.2 Average Per Game 158.5 174.5 Passing gp effic comp-att-int pct yds td lg avg/g TDs Passing 0 2 DELAHUNTY,P. 2 104.78 15-35-0 42.9 258 0 59 129.0 TOTAL OFFENSE 346 739 HANNA,Griffin 2 64.45 8-17-1 47.1 59 0 14 29.5 Average Per Play 3.5 5.5 Total 2 91.59 23-52-1 44.2 317 0 59 158.5 Average Per Game 173.0 369.5 Opponents 2 132.36 23-43-1 53.5 349 2 55 174.5 KICK RETURNS: #-Yards 5-60 1-14 PUNT RETURNS: #-Yards 5-52 2-7 Receiving gp no. yds avg td lg avg/g INT RETURNS: #-Yards 1-39 1-0 CMIEL,Connor 2 9 146 16.2 0 37 73.0 FUMBLES-LOST 5-1 2-1 COOPER,Luke 2 6 62 10.3 0 17 31.0 PENALTIES-Yards 7-53 14-115 DRUMMOND II, N. 1 2 67 33.5 0 59 67.0 PUNTS-AVG 13-39.8 9-34.4 KENNEDY,Jack 2 2 20 10.0 0 11 10.0 TIME OF POSSESSION/Game 1 7 :0 3 3 0 :5 7 FLOYD,Jahadge 2 2 -1 -0.5 0 2 -0.5 3RD-DOWN Conversions 4/21 16/31 WELCSH,Jack 2 1 15 15.0 0 15 7.5 4TH-DOWN Conversions 0/3 2/5 BIACSI,Ethan 1 1 8 8.0 0 8 8.0 Total 2 23 317 13.8 0 59 158.5 Interceptions no. yds avg td lg Opponents 2 23 349 15.2 2 55 174.5 SCELZA,Daniel 1 39 39.0 0 33

Field Goals fg pct. 01-19 20-29 30-39 40-49 50-99 lg blk Punting no. yds avg lg tb fc i20 50+ blk OTTER,Patrick 0-1 0.0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-1 0-0 0 1 OTTER,Patrick 13 518 39.8 66 1 3 5 2 0

PAT Punt Returns no. yds avg td lg Scoring td fg kick rush rcv pass dxp saf pts LAPORTE,Zach 4 34 8.5 0 14 DELAHUNTY,P. 2 ------12 SCELZA,Daniel 1 13 13.0 0 0 WELCSH,Jack 1 ------6 WELCSH,Jack 0 5 0.0 0 5 MCCONVILLE,Rory - - 3-3 - - - - - 3 Total 5 52 10.4 0 14 Total 3 0-1 3-3 - - - - - 21 Opponents 2 7 3.5 0 4 Opponents 7 0-1 7-7 - - - - - 49 Kick Returns no. yds avg td lg Score by Quarters 1st 2nd 3rd 4th OT Total CONRY,Nathan 3 48 16.0 0 20 SAINT IGNATIUS H.S. 0 7 7 7 0 21 WELCSH,Jack 1 6 6.0 0 6 Opponents 7 21 14 7 0 49 DRUMMOND II, N. 1 6 6.0 0 6 Total 5 60 12.0 0 20 Opponents 1 14 14.0 0 14

All Purpose g rush rcv pr kr ir total avg/g CMIEL,Connor 2 4 146 0 0 0 150 75.0 DRUMMOND II, 1 -2 67 0 6 0 71 71.0 COOPER,Luke 2 0 62 0 0 0 62 31.0 SCELZA,Daniel 2 0 0 13 0 39 52 26.0 FLOYD,Jahadge 2 50 -1 0 0 0 49 24.5 Total 2 29 317 52 60 39 497 248.5 Opponents 2 390 349 7 14 0 760 380.0

Total Offense g plays rush pass total avg/g DELAHUNTY,P. 2 50 22 258 280 140.0 FLOYD,Jahadge 2 18 50 0 50 25.0 HANNA,Griffin 2 25 -14 59 45 22.5 WELCSH,Jack 2 3 10 0 10 5.0 CMIEL,Connor 2 1 4 0 4 2.0 Total 2 100 29 317 346 173.0 Opponents 2 134 390 349 739 369.5

Tackles Sacks Pass defense Fumbles blkd ##16Defensive Leaders gp 2018ua a Stotainttfl/yds Ignatiuno-yds sint-yds Footballbrup qbh rcv-ydsGameff Nkickotesaf s 45 EICHENBERG,T. 2 18 10 23.0 2.5-4 1.0-2 . . . . 1 . . 6 ELAD,Jett 2 8 6 11.0 2.5-6 . . 1 . . . 1 . 46 WELCSH,Jack 2 4 13 10.5 1.0-1 . . . . 1-0 . . . 26 PUHALSKY,M. 2 9 3 10.5 1.0-2 . . 1 . . . . . 48 SCELZA,Daniel 2 5 6 8.0 . . 1-39 . . . . 1 . Total 2 69 82 110.0 12-32 4-13 1-39 6 3 1-0 2 2 . Opponents 2 77 6 80.0 17-107 8-50 1-0 5 6 1-0 4 1 . 2018 Saint Ignatius Varsity Football SAINT IGNATIUS H.S. Overall Defensive Statistics (as of Sep 03, 2018) DEFENSIVE STATSAll games / MONEY PLAYS

Tackles Sacks Pass defense Fumbles blkd # Defensive Leaders gp ua a tot tfl/yds no-yds int-yds brup qbh rcv-yds ff kick saf 45 EICHENBERG,T. 2 18 10 23.0 2.5-4 1.0-2 . . . . 1 . . 6 ELAD,Jett 2 8 6 11.0 2.5-6 . . 1 . . . 1 . 46 WELCSH,Jack 2 4 13 10.5 1.0-1 . . . . 1-0 . . . 26 PUHALSKY,M. 2 9 3 10.5 1.0-2 . . 1 . . . . . 48 SCELZA,Daniel 2 5 6 8.0 . . 1-39 . . . . 1 . 47 SULLIVAN,Kyle 2 1 13 7.5 . . . 1 . . . . . 63 MCMAHAN,Zachary 2 4 4 6.0 2.0-11 3.0-11 ...... 86 WELLS,Aidan 2 4 2 5.0 1.0-1 . . 1 . . . . . 25 RECHIN,Aidan 2 4 1 4.5 ...... 37 MCNAMARA,M. 2 2 4 4.0 0.5-2 . . . 2 . . . . 31 CAMPOLIETI,C. 2 1 6 4.0 0.5-1 . . . 1 . . . . 52 GERACE,Anthony 2 2 2 3.0 ...... 44 VELOTTA JR., C. 2 1 4 3.0 . . . 1 . . . . . TM TEAM 2 2 . 2.0 ...... 1 . . 66 MCCARTHY,Seamus 1 1 1 1.5 ...... 15 HARTLEY,Merick 2 . 3 1.5 ...... 51 FRANCZ,Connor 1 1 . 1.0 1.0-4 ...... 71 SCHWITZGEBEL,N. 1 . 2 1.0 ...... 24 KENNEDY,Jack 2 1 . 1.0 . . . 1 . . . . . 8 CMIEL,Connor 2 1 . 1.0 ...... 62 LEVERT,Rico 1 . 1 0.5 ...... 59 WATTERS,M. 1 2018. 1 Saint0.5 Ignatius. Varsity. Football...... Total 2 69 SAINT82 110.0 IGNATIUS12-32 - 4-13"Money"1-39 Plays6 3 1-0 2 2 . Opponents 2 77 6 80.0 17-107 8-50 1-0 5 6 1-0 4 1 .

Money plays are defined as plays resulting in first down or a touchdown

MONEY RUSHERS 1st TD No. Att MONEY RECEPTIONS 1st TD No. Rec DELAHUNTY,P. 1 2 2 11 CMIEL,Connor 6 0 6 9 FLOYD,Jahadge 2 0 2 18 COOPER,Luke 5 0 5 6 WELCSH,Jack 1 1 2 3 WELCSH,Jack 1 0 1 1 HANNA,Griffin 1 0 1 4 KENNEDY,Jack 1 0 1 2 TOTALS 5 3 7 40 DRUMMOND II, N. 1 0 1 2 TOTALS 14 0 14 23

1ST DOWN 1ST DOWN MONEY RUSHERS 1st TD No. Att MONEY RECEPTIONS 1st TD No. Rec HANNA,Griffin 1 0 1 3 CMIEL,Connor 4 0 4 5 DELAHUNTY,P. 0 1 1 5 COOPER,Luke 1 0 1 1 TOTALS 1 1 2 19 TOTALS 5 0 5 9

2ND DOWN 2ND DOWN MONEY RUSHERS 1st TD No. Att MONEY RECEPTIONS 1st TD No. Rec FLOYD,Jahadge 2 0 2 9 CMIEL,Connor 2 0 2 3 WELCSH,Jack 1 1 2 2 COOPER,Luke 1 0 1 2 DELAHUNTY,P. 1 1 1 4 WELCSH,Jack 1 0 1 1 TOTALS 4 2 5 16 DRUMMOND II, N. 1 0 1 1 TOTALS 5 0 5 8

3RD DOWN 3RD DOWN MONEY RUSHERS 1st TD No. Att MONEY RECEPTIONS 1st TD No. Rec TOTALS 0 0 0 3 COOPER,Luke 3 0 3 3 KENNEDY,Jack 1 0 1 1 TOTALS 4 0 4 6

4TH#R DOWNeturnToGlory 4TH DOWN 17 MONEY RUSHERS 1st TD No. Att MONEY RECEPTIONS 1st TD No. Rec TOTALS 0 0 0 2 TOTALS 0 0 0 0 COMPOSITE SCHEDULE

Opponent Aug 24/25 Aug 31/Sept 1 Sept 7/8 Sept 14/15 Sept 21/22 Sept 28/29 Oct 5/6 Oct 12/13 Oct 19/20 Oct 26/27

Cardinal St. Vincent-St. Archbishop Huber Heights Ursuline Notre Dame- Mooney Mary Benedictine Lake Catholic Padua Walsh Jesuit Hoban Wayne FIGHTING Cathedral Latin .CARDINALS FIGHTING BENGALS COUGARS BRUINS WARRIORS KNIGHTS WARRIORS IRISH LIONS W, 42-13 IRISH

St. Edward Mentor Glenville Strongsville Brunswick Medina Shaker Hts Solon Euclid Elyria EAGLES CARDINALS TARBLOODERS MUSTANGS BLUE DEVILS BEES RED RAIDERS COMETS PANTHERS PIONEERS W, 42-39

Glenville Lorain Euclid Medina Elyria Strongsville Solon Brunswick Mentor Shaker Hts TARBLOODERS TITANS PANTHERS BEES PIONEERS MUSTANGS COMETS BLUE DEVILS CARDINALS RED RAIDERS W, 42-17 W, 42-21

North Huber Heights Detroit Bloomfield Hills Christian COF Academy Allegheny (PA) Wayne Lima Senior St. Edward Catholic Brother Rice Dayton Dunbar IMG Academy Brothers (MO) IRONMEN * TIGERS WARRIORS SPARTANS EAGLES Central (MI) WOLVERINES (FL) CADETS L, 20-45 L, 6-42 SHAMROCKS WARRIORS

Gahanna Indianapolis Cincinnati Lincoln Cathedral (IN) Clarkson Cincinnati St. John Cincinnati Elder St. Edward Archbishop Winton Woods GOLDEN FIGHTING FOOTBALL St. Xavier Vianney (MO) LaSalle PANTHERS EAGLES Moeller WARRIORS LIONS IRISH NORTH BOMBERS GRIFFINS LANCERS CRUSADERS W, 31-0 W, 39-34 Archbishop vs. Erie Clarkson St. Frances Cheshire Moeller Elder Erie (PA) Lorain St. Xavier Cathedral Prep FOOTBALL BYE Academy (MD) Academy (CT) CRUSADERS PANTHERS ROYALS TITANS BOMBERS (PA) NORTH * PANTHERS CATS L, 14-27 RAMBLERS

Peters Pickerington vs. Erie Brentwood Cardinal West Toronto Township (PA) Central Massillon Perry Cathedral Prep Erie McDowell Dayton Dunbar Academy (TN) BYE Mooney Prep SQUAD * INDIANS TIGERS PANTHERS (PA) TROJANS WOLVERINES EAGLES .CARDINALS L, 7-43 L, 6-56 RAMBLERS

Cincinnati Clarkson Louisville Scott County Lexington Cincinnati St. Cincinnati Cincinnati Archbishop FOOTBALL Trinity (KY) St. Edward Winton Woods (KY) Lafayette (KY) Xavier LaSalle Elder Moeller NORTH SHAMROCKS EAGLES WARRIORS CARDINALS GENERALS BOMBERS LANCERS PANTHERS CRUSADERS W, 27-14 W, 21-14

Cincinnati Indianapolis Cincinnati Cincinnati St. Lakota West Cincinnati Cincinnati Clarkson Louisville (KY) Colerain Walnut Hills Cathedral (IN) Archbishop Xavier FIREBIRDS Elder LaSalle FOOTBALL St. Xavier CARDINALS EAGLES FIGHTING Moeller BOMBERS W, 34-0 PANTHERS LANCERS NORTH Tigers L, 12-14 IRISH CRUSADERS

vs. Detroit vs. Erie Indianapolis Cincinnati vs. Mentor Cincinnati ST. JOSEPH St. Edward Cass Tech (MI) Cathedral Prep COF Academy Buchtel Cathedral (IN) Archbishop CARDINALS Elder Football North, EAGLES TECHNICIANS (PA) IRONMEN GRIFFINS FIGHTING Moeller L, 39-42 PANTHERS Ontario L, 20-21 RAMBLERS IRISH CRUSADERS

18 2018 Saint Ignatius Football Game Notes