These games are inevitable. Even when Chatard has been more well balanced and had a more experienced roster, these games are tough to win. But on βdownβ years, you will continue to see this kind of result.
These are no longer similar schools, and they havenβt been in quite some time. The only reason people get caught up comparing them still is because old farts like me remember what it was like in the 80βs, 90βs and maybe very early 00βs, and canβt seem to let it go. I am guilty of this, myself, from time to time. But they are not the same schools. Do not have the same enrollment. Do not pull from the same barrel of fish.
Cathedral has 200-300 kids in their football program (95 ish Freshman I believe). An amazing number of football players for their enrollment. And that has been steady for them. They donβt just have quality talent, they have depth. And that makes a big difference at any level. Helps them compete with the elite 6A schools as well.
Cudos to Cathedral for having a very good team and program. Billy is doing wonders over there and they will be good for years to come.
But Chatard will be fine. They are very young, have talented underclassmen, and their upperclassman are tough kids and will rebound. They will give Roncalli all they can handle in sectionals, and they will continue compete regularly for 3A/4A championships. Itβs hard to ask for more than that.