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As I've said many times, you never take a GCL team lightly! The Irish have to bring their best, and if they do all should work out.

Granola bars and cheese crackers are a football team's soul food.☺️

I'll be there tomorrow night! I feel like a frontrunner fan now.😃

I guess we have to look at this realistically. It's good that there IS a draw this year. Nothing is certain, even to this point. We should be thankful that we have been able to progress this far and hope that the season can end Thanksgiving weekend as usual. One week at a time!

I sure hope there's a good reason for this! It just seems silly!

I've seen a lot of Cathedral comebacks, and comebacks against the Irish, but the most memorable comeback came quickly and was stunning. The game was in Cincinnati at Moeller and, and as a common thing back then, the stadium clock stopped working late in the game. That seemed to happen a lot when playing in Cincinnati at that time. Moeller scored late in the game to take a 24-23 lead. Of course we had not idea how much time was left. Moeller kicked off into the end zone for a touchback, which put Cathedral at their own 20 yard line. The Irish QB, Corey Babb, threw a long pass down the field and it was caught at the Moeller 23 yard line. We were told that there was only one second left, so the Irish lined up for a 40 yard field goal. Well, the Irish place kicker had been excused from the team during the previous week and senior Drake Myers was going to try his first varsity field goal from 40 yards to win the game. Needless to say, his kick was right down the middle and Cathedral won the game 26-24. We were later told that Moeller had scored with 17 seconds left in the game. It was a good ride home back to Indy, to say the least!

I don't believe attendance has changed much, if at all, in Marion County. This is the most populated area in the state and faces different problems with the virus as do less populated areas. I sure hope we can allow more fans soon, me included.

Cathedral Freshman 41, Roncalli Freshman 8 Cathedral JV 35, Roncalli JV 21

"We're on a mission from God!"

This be true!

It's the first time since 2000 that Cathedral is 6-0. That season ended with a loss to Plainfield in the sectional after a 10-0 start.

I totally agree! Not only were they fast, they were also quick! It's fun to play against the GCL. They bring it every night! It started with the Bishop Chatard game. The first three games were somewhat penalty free.

It wasn't the prettiest but the Irish won their 6th straight game 37-28. It was a combination of some clutch offense, some clutch defense and some timely special teams. They still have to work on covering kickoffs though.

Geez, I'm just hoping we can beat LaSalle tonight! I hope the team isn't looking ahead. I doubt they are as they know the GCL always comes to play.

I've seen all three games of this series and they have been exciting, especially the game that Otis Shannon rushed for a then state record 489 yards. I expect another good one tonight.

Terry Lee no longer has a dealership in Avon. He sold out to a Georgia conglomerate a couple of years ago. He still owns a dealership in Noblesville and continues to help out with closed captioning on TV. He's a great guy to work for as I worked part time, about 2 1/2 years, for Terry's dealership in Avon.

It's never easy when playing the GCL.

The Irish have a chance to win the GCL title😉. They came real close last year with an OT loss at Elder and a close loss to St. X.

Me too.

It's always nice to go unbeaten, but leaving Lucas Oil Stadium with the hardware on Thanksgiving weekend is what it's all about. Only six teams finish the season with a win.

I've heard many rumors in the past of Cathedral joining the GCL, but non of the rumors came from any Irish decision makers.

Indy Star article: https://www.indystar.com/story/sports/high-school/2020/09/19/indiana-high-school-football-cathedral-beats-cincinnati-st-xavier-mario-mccullough/5837680002/

They are now streaming the JV and Freshman games on this site, and last night's game is archived.

The Irish had chances to put it away but the defense really got it done at the end. In fact we got to celebrate the win twice. Next up on the Irish GCL schedule is LaSalle. This one won't be easy either.

It was two good teams going after it! It was fun to watch! St. X is scary right down to the last second. They didn't get it done tonight but the Irish gave them some chances. Hopefully I'll be back to see some more before the year is over!