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10-20-2005, 11:14 AM
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Cincinnati St. Xavier Bombers
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St. Xavier (8-0) is the No. 1-rated prep football team in America by a Web site called MaxPreps.com, based in Sacramento.
The MaxPreps power ratings are based on a computer model that is "100 percent objective" and takes into account factors such as quality wins and strength of schedule. In other words, no human "bias" as in other ratings.
For what it's worth, the top five teams are St. X, Duncan Byrnes (S.C.), Springdale (Ark.), Maryville (Tenn.) and Southlake Carroll (Texas). Other Ohio teams listed: Lakewood St. Edward at No. 12, Massillon at No. 13 and Colerain at No. 20.
The USA Today Super 25 -- done by actual humans, we are told -- has Lakeland (Fla.) at No. 1, St. X at No. 16 and Colerain at No. 21.
But anyway, props to the Bombers. It's not every day you're No. 1 in the nation in something. |
10-20-2005, 01:06 PM
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Cincinnati St. Xavier vs. St. Ignatius
What, when, where: Nonleague game, 1:30 p.m., Parma's Byers Field. Byers is located at the intersection of Ridge Road and Day Drive, adjacent to Parmatown Mall. Call 216-651-0222.
Records: St. Ignatius 5-3; St. Xavier 8-0.
What to watch: The Bombers of St. Xavier enter this game as the top-ranked Division I program in Ohio. St. Xavier is ranked among the top 20 teams in the country in some national polls. Led by senior defensive end and Boston College recruit Alex Albright, the Bombers have yielded just 45 points this season. Keying St. Xavier's offense is sophomore running back Darius Ashley, a player Bombers coach Steve Specht describes as "special."
St. Ignatius, which is a little banged up from last weekend's 10-7 loss to St. Edward, can secure its 18th consecutive Division I playoff appearance by upsetting St. Xavier. A loss to the Bombers will not automatically eliminate the Wildcats from the postseason, but it will put them in a situation where they will need some help from other teams, such as Mentor.
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10-20-2005, 07:01 PM
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But anyway, props to the Bombers. It's not every day you're No. 1 in the nation in something.
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10-20-2005, 09:25 PM
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Yeah, the Bombers only finish #1 in the nation in swimming every 5-10 years. State titles are just a given.
Ah yes, the old Keating Natatorium...I still wonder just where that money came from. |
10-21-2005, 07:57 AM
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St. Xavier at Covington Catholic
WHEN/WHERE: 1 p.m. Saturday at Covington Catholic HS, 1600 Dixie Highway, Park Hills, Ky.
RECORDS: St. Xavier 4-0, Covington Catholic 4-1.
WHAT TO WATCH: It's Cincinnati's top-ranked team against Northern Kentucky's top-ranked team. The Bombers expect 2004 all-city senior RB Chris Cionni (back injury) to return after missing two games. Sophomore RB Darius Ashley has rushed for 306 yards and six TDs in two games as Cionni's replacement. The St. X starting defense, led by LB Louis Miller and DE Alex Albright, has not allowed a point in three of its four outings. CovCath senior QB Drew Ellison has passed for 977 yards (nine TDs) and has rushed for 545 yards (eight TDs).
BOTTOM LINE: CovCath's only loss was 16-6 to Moeller. St. X, No. 19 in the USA Today national poll, is the favorite.
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10-22-2005, 07:40 PM
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St. X's defense is incredible. 45 points in 9 games. And most of those were garbage points...
this will go down as one of the three greatest d's in the history of ohio high school football.....
Let's see if they can finally finish it off and win the state title.
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10-22-2005, 09:28 PM
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St. X shutout St. Ignatius in the battle of the Jesuits today, 22-0. Darius Ashley rushed for 135 yards on 19 carries with 2 TDs, and Matt McFarland had a receiving TD. Danny Milligan (Sophomore starting kicker, punter, kick/punt returner, and WR) got hurt early in the game on a punt return. This kid is a stud, he's made 50+ yarders in practice and I believe hit a mid-40 yarder in a game this year. I talked to some players and they said it was just an ankle sprain on his kicking foot, and that he was expecting to be okay for next week, but a friend of mine that's close to the program feared it was worse than that.
The Bombers D got their 3rd safety in the last 2 weeks.
Next week the Bombers finish off the regular season against Moeller. The game is Friday night, I believe at 8:30 following the Colerain-Oak Hills (of course, it will likely start later than that considering how badly Colerain is going to blow out OH) at Paul Brown Stadium.
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10-22-2005, 09:29 PM
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Originally Posted by dfaulkne
St. X's defense is incredible. 45 points in 9 games. And most of those were garbage points...
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If I'm not mistaken, X's starting D has only allowed one or two touchdowns all season, which was (were) against Indy Cathedral. |
10-23-2005, 10:58 PM
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