4A State Championship: Rose vs Catholic
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They have one receiver committed to Clemson. He is impressive, outside of him no one in their receiving core is at that level or close to it from what I've seen.
Cougar pass rush will be key, thankfully for Catholic that is a strong suit for them.
Cougar pass rush will be key, thankfully for Catholic that is a strong suit for them.
They have five receivers with over 20 catches outside of Powell, four of them have over six receiving TD's each. Their running game is underrated, back has over 1700 rushing yards. Powell can run it, catch it and take it to the house on special teams. CC's running attack should limit the possessions of Rose, should be interesting.
After seeing what CC's defense has done all season. They are not running the ball on Catholic. I'm sorry it just isn't happening.
They can do both, that's why they've thrown for 3,000 yards. My main point was that they do have other receivers other than CP. CC is a good matchup for Rose, Cougs can run the ball and control the clock which will limit Rose possessions.
Rose's run game is not going to have much success. Let's take a look back at the running games CC has stopped:
Dudley- 150 total yards totally shut down
North Davidson- Held a shrine bowl RB to under 100 yards
71st- Held an 1800yrd rusher to well under 100 yards
Vance- Spencer didn't do much
Providence- Shut down Army commit Jack King
Charlotte Christian- Held Duke commit Deveaux to I think 50ish yards
Rose is not running the ball on this team, Catholic's front 7 is the best in 4A. Period end of story. Now obviously the Clemson commit #3 is a baller and CC will have their hands full with him, but I am confident the coaches will figure out what they need to do against him and his fellow receivers.
The Catholic D is no joke. Their front 7 play is like Kuechly.
Rose should really use a heavy dose or Powell through the air to attempt a victory.
Rose should really use a heavy dose or Powell through the air to attempt a victory.
They will find a way to get the ball in his hands via through the air or in the wildcat. Rose has one of the best air attacks I've ever seen. The D had a really good showing Friday against a team won ran over a good Hillside D the week before.
Haven't seen him throw a pass since the Scotland game in 2013, but he's got an arm. He has over 200 rushing yards and four TD's rushing this year. They do a good job making sure he's getting touches.
Crazy stat I just saw, dude has 1000 special teams yards this year. Only team I've seen shut him down is New Bern, until this year. He's on a mission.
Crazy stat I just saw, dude has 1000 special teams yards this year. Only team I've seen shut him down is New Bern, until this year. He's on a mission.
EVEybODy talks about PoweLL (and he is GOOD), but They have several others PLayers as well. Not a Lot Of people HAd Rose Making it THis far, But those Kids seem To believe. Catholic HAs very GOod Defense and will slow Rose, but Will NOt stop tem. Looking ForwarD to watching this ON SaturdaY.
Dudley was averaging 44 points a game they got 8
North Davisdon was averaging 40 and they got 23
Reagan was averaging 44 last year they got donut
New Bern was averaging 39 last year they got 23
Catholic will make Rose play this in a phone booth. Control the clock get points and force Rose to panic. Then comes the turnovers. Gotta play defense like New Bern last year of Dudley in 13 if you are gonna beat Catholic
North Davisdon was averaging 40 and they got 23
Reagan was averaging 44 last year they got donut
New Bern was averaging 39 last year they got 23
Catholic will make Rose play this in a phone booth. Control the clock get points and force Rose to panic. Then comes the turnovers. Gotta play defense like New Bern last year of Dudley in 13 if you are gonna beat Catholic
Agree. Rose can score but it will be tough to do vs Catholic. This is a horrible matchup for Rose. Rose's D is really terrible. Catholic will control the clock and run it down the Rampant's throat. Rose hasn't played a team with even a decent defense this year. I don't see a blowout, but Catholic should win by 2 scores.
People always think the trick to beating Catholic is scoring a bunch of points and getting athletes in space. They are just to disciplined and tackle to well. They will give up some yards if you are patient but they want you to try and throw it all over.
Trick to Catholic is 3 and outs and building a 2 score lead. Getting them out of short down and distance and making them throw on first down where they aren't comfortable. Teams that beat them on first down give themselves a good shot at winning.
Trick to Catholic is 3 and outs and building a 2 score lead. Getting them out of short down and distance and making them throw on first down where they aren't comfortable. Teams that beat them on first down give themselves a good shot at winning.
Question, how many guys does Rose have going both ways? Typically at 4A teams don't have many, but there are exceptions.
Ok, was gonna say if they do that could become a problem if CC really wears the clock down. Their D wearing down may still be a problem though
Rose's run D looks very, very suspect. Poor tackling vs NHHS. If they play like that vs CC, Catholic will just chew up the ground game.
Played a pretty good game last week, only gave up 14 to a team who curb stomped Hillside a week before. They want to outscore people, that's evident by their final scores.
Rose is good at what they do. CC will take that away. Last week it almost seemed like Rose was saving Powell after they jumped out in front. I think that was smart, he will be the X factor if Rose is to pull off the upset. He is special and the kind of player that can get his even when you know its coming. The other skill players for Rose are good, but nothing more than CC have faced all season.
Kind of reminds me of Vance. Rose may have more depth though. Vance had one standout receiver with other playmakers around, but not to Dorn/Powell level. Gonna be a good game, will you be there Port?
I do have to say I believe New Hanover lost their QB very early in the game. Now I know NHHS isn't an air raid offense by any means, but I think it had an impact on the game for sure.
Rose still wins, but I think there is a bit more scoring.
Hey guys....if you are trying to follow this game and don't have TWC, you can use the NCHSAA and go to their live stats feed. Play by play, etc. Score is 13-7 Catholic, midway into 2nd qtr. Rose has ball.
14-13 at half. Rose up. Sounds like a great game. Not sure who gets 2nd half kick off. I picked the game up about the time CC missed a 37 yard FG. Maybe CC14 can add something on what he is seeing firsthand.
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