posted 10/22/2008
Wildcat Cub, Freshman and Reserve teams capture titles
Mater
Dei's non-varsity teams finished up strong this week with wins over
Reitz. Because of these victories, the team took home championships.
The Cub team finished 8-2 on the year and are Co-City champions.
The freshman finished undefeated and won the SIAC and City
championships outright. The reserve team finished 8-1 and are
Co-SIAC and Co-City champions.
posted 10/22/2008
Panthers shut down Wildcats
West
Side rival Reitz shut out Mater Dei for the second straight year 26-0.
With the victory, Reitz won the SIAC and City championships
outright. Mater Dei twice had the ball inside the Reitz 10 yard
line but failed to score. You can't come up empty in those
situations and expect to stay in the game against a team like Reitz.
posted 10/16/2008
Annual Westside battle takes place Friday
It's
that time of year again for the battle of the Westside between Mater
Dei and Reitz. Reitz enters the contest undefeated in SIAC play
with their lone loss out of state. A victory would give the
Panters the outright SIAC championship. The Wildcats will need to
play mistake free football and capitalize on their scoring
opportunities to win this game.
posted 10/16/2008
MD Freshman stay undefeated with win over Castle
In
a battle of unbeatens, Mater Dei's freshman team jumped out to a 14-6
halftime lead against Castle behind two long touchdown passes from Dane
Maurer to Dalton Brandenstine. The Wildcats made that lead stand
up as they defeated previously unbeaten Castle 28-12.
Brandenstine added another touchdown run in the second half and
Maurer scored on a quarterback sneak for the other touchdown.
With the victory, the freshman secured at least a share of the
SIAC and City championships.
posted 10/14/2008
Mater Dei falls to Knights
Mater
Dei lost their 3rd straight game Friday when they were defeated 29-14
by the Castle Knights. The Wildcats showed improvement from the
Mt. Vernon game and will look to rebound against their West Side rivals
Reitz Friday night in the annual West Side Nut Club game.
posted 10/9/2008
Mater Dei travels to Paradise to take on Knights
Mater
Dei will try to get back on the winning track as they travel to
Paradise to face the Castle Knights. The Knights feature the best
QB - WR combo in the area with 3 year starting QB Graham Saiko and WR
Tyler Schlaf. The Knights will be coming into this game as the
favorite with a 6-1 record. Mater Dei will need to find a way to
put more points on the board and win the battle at the line of
scrimmage if they want to come out with a victory.
The Wildcats have won 5 straight against the Knights and lead the overall series 18-17.
posted 10/7/2008
Wildcats will host Raiders in Sectional 32 first round
Mater
Dei will host the sectional favorite right off the bat as the
Southridge Raiders will come to town in Sectional 32 opening round.
Reitz Bowl will be occupied Friday night for a Panthers home game
so we will wait and see where and when this game is played. For a
full recap of the sectional draw, go here.
posted 10/7/2008
Mt. Vernon tops Mater Dei
Mt.
Vernon raced out to a 24-0 lead at halftime and closed with a 24-14
victory over Mater Dei. They'll have to regroup quickly as
they travel to Castle this Friday.
posted 9/29/2008
Wildcats fall to Tigers in OT
Although
leading virutally the entire game, Mater Dei was unable to hold
off the Tigers in the final seconds, eventually falling in overtime.
It was a bitter pill to swallow as this game was one the Wildcats
probably feel they should have put away. The going stays tough
this week when Mater Dei travels to Mt. Vernon. There should be
plenty of motivation as this team could easily and probably should be
undefeated right now only to be sitting with 2 losses.
posted 9/26/2008
Mater Dei to face huge test Saturday against Memorial
The
first step in a brutal 4 game stretch to end the regular season begins
Saturday as Mater Dei travels to Enlow field to take on the Memorial
Tigers at 4:00. The Tigers are led by 3 year junior starter QB
Grant Gribbons. Gribbons is one of the best quarterbacks in the
area and has a host of good receivers to throw to. Senior running
back Ryan Black has done a nice job on the ground for the Tigers and
helps balance the offense.
The Wildcats come in to the game after a tough 8-0 victory last
Saturday over Harrison. Mater Dei's offense failed to score but
the defense kept the Warriors out of the endzone. Although there
were some players banged up due to injury, they will need a much better
performance to come away with a victory. The team who controls
the line of scrimmage the best on each side of the ball will be
critical in this battle.
posted 9/22/2008
Defense carries Wildcats to win
Mater
Dei won a defensive battle with the Harrison Warriors 8-0 Saturday
night. On a night where the offense was out of synch, the defense
held the Warriors from scoring and insured the victory. It
doesn't get any easier for the Wildcats as they travel back to Enlow
Field Saturday afternoon to do battle with the Memorial Tigers.
posted 9/16/2008
King's big game carries Cats over Dogs
Nolan
King's 196 yards rushing and 4 touchdowns propelled Mater Dei over
visiting Bosse Friday night. The Wildcats started off slowly,
clinging to a 7-0 halftime lead. After a lightning delay, the Wildcats
scored 3 touchdowns in the second half before giving way to the
reserves with a 28-0 lead. The Cats move on to a date with
Harrison Saturday night at Enlow Field. Mater Dei has now beaten
the Bulldogs 14 straight times.
posted 9/11/2008
Wildcats and Bulldogs meet Friday
Mater
Dei will look to keep the momentum going from last week's game as they
take on the improved Bosse Bulldogs. After a good start to the
season, the Bulldogs took a step back last week in a 64-13 loss to
Memorial. Josh Pendleton leads the Bulldog attack on the ground
and he will be the focus of the Mater Dei defense all night.
posted 9/9/2008
Wildcats shut down Huskies offense in win
Mater
Dei used a powerful running attack led by Brent Weinzapfel and a stout
defense to shut out the North Huskies 21-0 Saturday. Weinzapfel
finished the game with over 240 yards rushing as the Wildcats offensive
line opened up some nice holes for the running game. Mater Dei is
now 23-29 lifetime against the Huskies.
posted 9/4/2008
Mater Dei looks to rebound against Huskies Saturday
A
pair of 1-1 teams meet up this Saturday at the Bowl as the North
Huskies visit Mater Dei. The Wildcats will be looking to rebound
from a tough loss in the last seconds against Central last Friday.
The Huskies come in to the game averaging over 400 yards of total
offense. As for offense, the Wildcats will be looking to generate
more of their own. The offense was improved last week but had
trouble finishing off drives in the red zone. Gametime is 12:30.
posted 9/2/2008
Wildcats lose heartbreaker to Bears
The
Central Bears defeated the Mater Dei Wildcats 17-12 Friday night on a
long catch and run for a touchdown, grasping victory from the jaws of
defeat. Mater Dei led most of the game and won the battle of
statistics, but in the end could not find a way to win. It
doesn't get any easier this Saturday when North pays a visit to the
Bowl for a 12:30 tipoff.
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.
