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November
25, 2006
Indianapolis
Cathedral (13-2) defeated
The Fighting
Irish defense controlled the tempo by holding the Minutemen�s rushing attack to
17 yards on 20 carries including six sacks that totaled 34 negative yards for
Midway through
the third quarter,
Cathedral then
scored on three consecutive possessions. First, Powers hit Jonathan Horn from
14 yards out with 10:58 remaining. William Stubbs scored on a 44 yard run at
the 8:17 mark and then Brandon Jones caught a 28 yard strike from Powers with
5:21 remaining.
Cathedral�s
rushing attack was led by Stubbs� with 182 yards in 22 carries and two
touchdowns.
The Fighting
Irish defensive front was led by junior defensive back Justin Cureton with eight tackles.�
Sophomore defensive end Kakpindi Jamiru recorded four sacks.
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The victory
marked head coach Jim O�Hara�s first state championship in his five year career
at Cathedral. Tim Dawson coached
CATHEDRAL�S BOBBY POWERS HONORED WITH ESKEW MENTAL ATTITUDE AWARD
Following the
game,
The award is
presented to a senior nominated by his principal and coach who excels in mental
attitude, scholarship, leadership and athletic ability. The award is named in
honor of Mr. Eskew, who served as the IHSAA�s third commissioner from 1962-76.� Under Eskew�s leadership,
the IHSAA football state tournament was initiated in 1973.
Athletically,
Powers has participated all four years in football, playing varsity the last
two seasons and is currently the starting quarterback and team captain. He also
has participated in CYO Basketball and the track team.
Academically,
Powers carries a 4.468 GPA on a 4.0 scale taking classes in Cathedral�s Honors
curriculum. He is currently undecided on his college choice. Additionally, he
is an officer for the school�s National Honor Society and a National Merit
Semifinalist and also in one of the school�s Senior Peer Mentors and the
Treasurer of the Habitat for Humanity organization.
A long-time
teacher at Cathedral said of Powers: �Anyone who knows Bobby knows that he will
do �the right thing in the right place at the right time with the right
people�. He is definitely a role model of whom our school can be proud.�
He is the son of
Mr. & Mrs. William Powers of
Indiana Farm
Bureau Insurance, the IHSAA�s corporate partner,
presented a scholarship for $1,000 to
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Class 4A Championship Game Records
Tied
Most PAT Kicks, 4A: 5 by Indpls. Cathedral vs.
Most Passing Touchdowns, 4A:
3 by Indpls. Cathedral vs.
Most Touchdown Receptions,
4A: 3 by Indpls. Cathedral vs.
Most PAT Kicks, 4A: 5 by
Vince Evans, Indpls. Cathedral vs.
Most Passing Touchdowns, 4A:
3 by Bobby Powers, Indpls. Cathedral vs.
Most Receptions, 4A: 6 by
Mike Meade,
Quotes on the Class 4A Game
�I thought the game was won
in the trenches. Their offensive and defensive lines did a really good job
tonight. I was concerned if we were going to be able to protect (quarterback)
Bob (Cira). Without a doubt, that�s the best
secondary we�ve played against all year. Their playmakers made plays when they
had to.�
�It�s not how you start, it�s how you finish is what we told the kids at halftime. We
just couldn�t make the plays. We had a chance to be in the game and we just
didn�t make enough plays.�
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�When our team gets a week
or so to look back at what they did, they�ll certainly enjoy this. We made
history at
�Our fans have been great
all year. That�s the way our community is-they love their sports.�
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�This is a mentally tough
group. I think we played a ranked team every week in the tournament. Tonight it
was a hard fought game also. Our offensive line did a great job and our backs
ran hard.�
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�Our schedule and our depth
helped us win this game tonight. We had no one going both ways and they had a
lot of players going both ways.�
�On defense, we have a lot
of 3 year starters and they are mentally tough. We put pressure on them all
night plus our defense is fast and our front line put their hands up to make
them aware of our presence and pressure.�
�On offense, we used our
line size and fast backs. They worked together to stay on their blocks and find
some holes.�
�I was on the state
runner-up team in high school in 1976 (Indianapolis Cathedral). Vince Lorenzano, head coach at Indianapolis Chatard,
and I were teammates. We were fortunate to win in �06, 30 years later. That�s
pretty special. For my boys in �76, this one�s for you.�
�We changed our approach
this year. We didn�t look at winning state, we just
looked at winning the sectional. The expectations at Cathedral are so high that
I thought we pressed too much the last 2 years. We got away from all the
distractions and our kids and coaches bought into it.�