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Football

Semi-State vs. Evansville Reitz

Cathedral vs. Evansville Reitz at Reitz Bowl on November 20th at 7:00 pm. Tickets are $7.00 at the gate. Children in pre-school and under get in free. Tickets for this event will be available November 18th in the athletic office. Please note there will be no pass outs at this event. For more information call 968-7314.

Last Game: Regionals 11/13/09 Cathedral 45 vs. New Palestine 6

Recap: The Class 4A No. 1 Irish scored 14 points in each of the first three quarters en route to a 45-6 rout of New Palestine in a Class 4A regional at North Central High School. Senior quarterback Kofi Hughes connected with Stevie Wilson with a 56-yard touchdown pass on Cathedral's first possession. Hughes added a 65-yard TD run before the first quarter was over. Irish senior Nick Najem added 88 yards on 11 carries, including TD of 16 and 14 yards. Wilson added a 24-yard TD catch in the third quarter, finishing with four catches for 113 yards.

Rushing -- New Palestine: Feeney 11-83, Jackson 4-8, Austin Cahoy 1-1, Bryce Pierson 1-(-2), Cary Albrecht 11-(-16). Cathedral: Hughes 6-108, Najem 11-88, Corey Jackson 9-38, Connor Barthel 3-25, Doc Flowers 4-6, Tre' Roby 2-5, Jim Heisserer 1-4, Lou Stanley 1-3, Tevin Studdard 1-(-1).
Passing -- New Palestine: Albrecht 9-23-1, 121, Jackson 1-2-0, 38. Cathedral: Hughes 7-13-1, 147; Barthel 2-3-1, 34.
Receiving -- New Palestine: Feeney 4-65, Nathan Penley 3-31, Tyler Steele 2-60, Brett Jackson 1-3. Cathedral: Wilson 4-113, Bender 2-28, Tre' Roby 1-17, Matt Pimentel 1-17, Tom Bemenderfer 1-6.
Missed field goals -- New Palestine: Aaron Pfeifer 28.
Overall Record: 12-1
State Ranking: 1st

Girls Soccer

Last Game: State Championship 10/31/09 Cathedral vs. Fort Wayne Snider

Recap: As sophomores, they helped Cathedral High School win its first girls soccer state championship. As juniors, they and their Fighting Irish teammates were bounced from the semistate finals -- but "played well enough to get to the final four," according to coach Marc Behringer. So as seniors, the soccer-playing members of Cathedral's Class of 2010 wanted more. "We really wanted the second one," forward Mariah Whitaker said. They got it. With a 2-0 win over No. 11 Fort Wayne Snider at Kuntz Stadium -- after beating No. 4 South Bend St. Joseph's 2-1 earlier in the day -- the Fighting Irish won the state title, becoming the fourth school in Indiana history to win multiple titles. "I was pretty proud of the girls two years ago, particularly the senior class," Behringer said. "And now this senior class, though, with two state championships before they graduate, that's really something special." Those seniors included Whitaker, forward Anna Ventimiglia, and defenders Jennifer Collins and Katie Wacker -- all of whom also started as sophomores -- along with sub forward Kyra Riggins. In the semifinal win, they were invaluable; Ventimiglia put the Irish (19-4-2) up on the Indians (21-2-1) with an 11th-minute goal (her 12th of the year), and Whitaker broke a 1-1 tie with the game winner in the 74th minute (her 13th goal). But those seniors weren't alone. "(We had) a lot of young players that played such huge roles this whole tournament as well," Behringer said. Those roles came, in part, in the form of goals against a Snider team that Behringer called "a fantastic opponent" -- and which Cathedral played earlier in the year (in a 2-2 tie). Junior forward Sophie Spenia -- who also started in the 2007 title game -- struck in the third minute (her eighth goal of the year) off a corner kick by Ventimiglia. Sophomore midfielder Jasmine Whitaker scored what amounted to an insurance goal (her sixth in 2009) with exactly 10 minutes to go. "Then I was like, 'Yes, we're going to win this,' " said Mariah Whitaker, the 2008 All-City Player of the Year who played the season recovering from offseason knee surgery. In the end, Cathedral outshot Snider 20-2, a domination Behringer thought was possible thanks in part to the experience gained by having been there. She wasn't often tested, but junior goalkeeper Cara FitzGerald made a save in the second half to help keep the Panthers off the board -- and help her team, and those seniors, accomplish their season-long goal. "They just wanted to finish it the right way," Behringer said. Congratulations to the ladies on an amazing season. You have made us all proud!

Overall Record: 19-4-2
State Ranking: 1st