Class 2A Final: Owensboro Catholic/Russell discussion

2005 Russell Red Devils Football roster
No. pos Name Ht Wt Year
3 QB Tommy Brown 5-10 180 12
5 QB Dallas Sutton 6-2 180 11
6 QB Adam Roark 5-10 150 10
7 K Jason Dolly 5-10 170 9
8 QB Tyler Jones 5-10 180 10
9 B Aaron Beekman 5-8 170 11
10 QB Daryl Wells 5-10 180 11
11 B Nick Lewis 5-10 170 11
16 B Michael Horn 5-10 170 12
17 E Scott Smith 6-1 170 11
18 E Jacob Sizemore 6-3 190 11
20 E Marcus Frazier 5-10 170 11
23 K Dwaine Evans 5-8 160 11
24 B Kasey Clark 6-0 190 11
26 B Andrew Phillips 5-10 180 10
31 B Justin Overton 5-7 140 12
32 B Josh Hopper 6-0 185 10
34 B Jordan Evans 5-8 140 10
36 B/L Dereck Timberlake 5-10 220 12
41 L Brad Bender 6-0 170 10
44 E Greg Bender 6-1 185 10
45 B Chad Edwards 5-10 190 12
50 L Ryan Tompson 5-7 145 10
51 L Tyler Dickens 6-2 300 10
51 L Cody Brown 5-10 200 11
52 L Tim Smith 5-10 220 12
53 L Michael Shafer 6-0 200 12
54 L Chase Downs 5-10 170 11
55 L Jordan Parks 5-11 262 11
56 L Josh Wills 5-10 200 11
57 L Bryson Perry 5-10 180 11
59 L/B Derick Timberlake 5-10 220 12
59 L Brent Wilson 6-0 200 11
60 L Drew Mell 6-0 230 12
61 L Evan Boyd 5-10 200 10
61 L Jason Barker 5-10 190 11
62 L Ethan Gullett 6-3 230 11
63 L Andrew Bays 5-10 200 11
65 L Matt Pridemore 5-10 160 11
66 L Corey Hall 6-0 200 11
67 L Jonathan Cornwell 6-0 180 11
68 L Brandon Barnes 5-11 200 11
70 L John Scott 5-10 150 11
71 L Brandon Castle 5-10 190 10
71 L Tyler Baily 6-5 210 12
72 L Shane Badger 5-10 235 11
72 L Micah Bowling 5-10 200 11
75 L Toby Hicks 6-2 250 10
77 L Dustin Williams 6-0 220 11
78 L Tyler Martin 5-9 190 11
79 L Laike Allen 5-10 210 10
80 E Allen Sparkman 6-1 175 11
86 E Adam Foster 5-10 150 10
89 E Mickey Brown 5-10 180 10
91 E Cameron Perry 6-2 230 12

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I think O-Cath will be able to throw the ball effectively enough on Russell to get the W.

Some nice Russell v. Newport game pictures for anyone interested

Some great pics...thanks for posting

If Russell gets pressure on Ocaths QB he will have a long day.

The problem is noone has been able to get consistent pressure on him. Fort Campbell probably had the most success but they only got to him a few times and a couple of those he managed to get free and once threw a TD another ran for one.

I have a feeling they will be after him all night. I hope they can catch him and sack him.

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Just trying to help...

Being from Eastern Kentucky, I believe the correct spelling is "Thar".

Just trying to help.

Frances

PS - Devil 58 - are you coming down on Friday?

And I think Russell can get pressure on him

Someone may have posted an exact number, but can anyone answer exactly how many players that Russell has going both ways?

I hope they can do that...That is the one thing that has disappointed me this year, especially in the post season...We haven't pressured the QB enough IMO...I believe that is the reason we have "appeared" to struggle against the pass at times this year...The db's can only be expected to cover for so long...We are athletic enough to cover man to man in my opinion...We HAVE TO try some things this week to try & disrupt their QB...I have all the confidence in the world in Coach Morris...I feel certain he will put together a great package for the Aces...They will be the best team we have faced all year...

Someone asked earlier about how Russell's backfield compares to Belfry's last year...Russell's is very good...Belfry's was great...2A will rarely have a team with a backfield duo as good as Howard & Jones were...You may have one "stud" back but rarely 2 in the same backfield...Russell has a "stud" in Clark, 6'0'' 190 lbs...Brown is very good at QB....He isn't very big but he's quick and has a strong, accurate arm...Edwards is a strong rb with good speed...He hits the hole quick & is hard to bring down...You can't arm tackle him...The rest of the backs, Lewis, Jones, Beekman, etc. are all quick and capable...That's the thing that about Russell year in and year out...They always have several interchangable backs to compliment a feature back or QB...There's never a weak link in the backfield...You have to respect them all...Clark and Brown have been the ones who get most of the press but Edwards, Horn(injured), Potter(injured), Lewis, & Jones have all had 100 yard games this year and Beekman has had a few long runs as well...It ain't pretty but it's been effective for the last 30 years!!

We just hope we're able to hang around for awhile in this game and not get blown out by OCath's high powered offense...

Concerning my previous post - Top Ten Reasons O.C. Does Not Win 2A-

I have gotten so sick of listening to people make comments about how one team wants it more, or one is more physical, how we are not as good because we do not have Zach barnard, etc......
I used a post of pure sarcasm - just to vent a little!
Every point on that list is a negative comment I have heard about Catholic at some point this year - except the recruiting - that was just a shot at prop 20.
I probably should not have included "Russell" in any of it - but it was nothing negative - just used their name because it is the next (last) opponent.
The post was supposed to be a humorous one, especially for O.C. fans,similar to one of "David Letterman's" top ten list, sorry if I offended anyone.
BTW, there is nothing that I would like to see more this weekend than a double-overtime, wire-to-wire, grind it out ball game. A game, that when finished, leaves kids from both schools knowing that they gave it all, and left it all on the field. A game that has 20 cracked helmets, yet no injuries other than scratches and bruises, and a game that's outcome is determined by the effort and the play of these High school kids, and not some hideous call by a referee. Good Luck to both teams!!!!
Go Aces!!

By the way - regarding the last comment about war - I realize that we have many friends and soldiers fighting in Iraq and around the world - this was certainly not a shot at them -I was just implying that players cannot be conditioned in 1 week - and I am not implying that Russell is not - just using the fact that many of Russell's players go both ways and very few teams have been condtioned well enough to hang with the Aces in a 4 qtr game.

I understand your frustration, jman69, but to be honest I've seen very few disparaging comments made about Owensboro Catholic's football team on this board at any time this season. It does seem that a select, yet vocal, group of the team's supporters exaggerate the amount of "criticism" the Aces receive here.