posted 8/27/2008

Cats face big test Friday against the Bears



Last year, first year head coach Andy Owen took his team into Reitz Bowl and gutted out an emotional 17-14 overtime victory over Mater Dei.  This Friday, the Cats will look to avenge that loss in what should be another tough game when they travel to Central Stadium to take on the Central Bears.  Last week the Bears started their season out with a bang registering a 40-0 whitewashing of Harrison.  Central's strength the last few years have been their offensive and defensive lines.  Both teams pitched shutouts in Week 1 so a defensive battle is expected.  Mater Dei will be looking to get a bit more consistency from their offense and that may be the deciding factor in whether or not they prevail Friday night.

posted 8/25/2008

Wildcats pitch shutout in season opener

The Wildcats defeated South Spencer 21-0 Friday night.  Although their play was inconsistent throughout, Mater Dei was able to keep the Rebels out of the endzone. John Kercher came up big when he stuffed a South Spencer running back on 4th and goal from the 1 yard line.  The Rebels were much improved from last year and proved to have a good scheme to limit the damage tailback Brent Weinzapfel could deliver.  The Wildcats are no doubt still trying to find the right pieces that fit.  Coach Mike Goebel will be hoping for improvement throughout this week as Mater Dei faces a tough challenge this Friday when they travel to Central Stadium.  The Bears defeated the Wildcats 17-14 in overtime last year.  Check back later this week for the preview of Friday night's game.

posted 8/18/2008

Mater Dei opens the season against South Spencer Friday

The Mater Dei Wildcats open up their season Friday night at home against Sectional 32 rival South Spencer.  The Wildcats start this season looking to plug holes from major graduation losses.  This is nothing new for Mike Goebel and his coaching staff as they normally rely heavily on seniors to lead the way.  Two seniors who figure to play big roles this season are returning quarterback Joe Major and running back Brent Weinzapfel.

South Spencer returns most of their starters from last season and look to be improved this year.  The Wildcats defeated the Rebels twice last season and expect a tough fight this go around.  Game time is at 7:00 at Reitz Bowl Friday.  Be sure to arrive early Friday as the Mater Dei Men's Club is hosting their annual tailgater before the game.

posted 8/15/08

Wildcats and Patriots scrimmage tonight

Mater Dei travels to Lincoln City tonight for a scrimmage with Heritage Hills.  The Wildcats and Patriots have scrimmaged to start the season for several years now and each team offers a good test for the coaches to see where their team stands and what things they need to work on.   Expectations are always high for both of these programs as they prepare for the start of the season next weekend.  The Wildcats open their season at home next Friday against South Spencer.  Heritage Hills hosts Vincennes Lincoln next Friday.  The complete 2008 schedule is located under Team Info.