After the Stevenson game --- CC wins with seniors. These are the same exact kids at CC that last year you did not consider "good" let along
"very good" , aside from Capatina in 2008
CC doesn't win with Super talent, they win with hard working seniors. --- THANK GOD THE NEW CC IS THE OLD CC!!!!!
ColonelKVC wrote:
Other than Capatina (sp?) the RB, I didn't see one player on CC whom I would label as "good," let alone "very good."
Stevenson was clearly the better team.
It has to be bothersome to CC alums to watch the new CC play. They didn't even try to play smashmouth; it was almost sad.
I think this game (and the past few seasons, to be honest) are proof that CC doesn't recruit. If they do, their recruiting coordinator needs to be fired.
CC used to beat people with better players (top to bottom) and more physical players. Tonight Stevenson had the edge in both of those categories.
Considering that CC took Rice down to the wire, it's not as surprising that Lakeland beat Rice tonight, either, if CC is any indication.
This might be the worst Catholic League Central Division in a long, long time...perhaps ever.
I am still in shock.
My Response from last year's topic
One thing that ColonelKVC forgot to mention about how CC has won in the past. It has generally been with a lot of good or very good SENIORS. (see the 2007
team) CC has very rarely had the raw talent like St. Marys or Brother Rice to be able to beat the best teams with their sophomores and juniors. They have had
solid players who worked hard for 4 years to eventually become good to very good high school players (and a very standouts). -----
This season could remind some of the 1994 CC team with a sophomore Greg Call, and juniors like John Spolsky (and a lot of other juniors) trying to make up for
a lack luster senior class. That CC team finished 6-3 before having a great year in 1995. (13-0). -----
I believe that players such as Niko Palazeti and Mike Kinville (and a few others) will find themselves in that "good" or "very good"
category next season. ---- I believe this group has a lot to prove before I could think they could go 14-0 next season -- but I think CC should be back in the
Top 5 in Division 1 next season.
D'Agostinio will likely also be in that category the next two seasons. Did he get hurt in this game? D'Agostino is the regular kicker and NOT the
kicker who misses the extra point --- or kicked off after that touchdown ---
Am I right to assume that it had something to do with not going for the 3 pts when CC had a 4th down inside the 5?
Again, Congrats to Stevenson --- I didn't want to make this topic about CC so I just gave Stevenson their much deserved props in the initial post -- but I
just wanted to let ColonelKVC know my thoughts on his comments.
