Football team to kick off MIC season at Center Grove
September 1, 2010
After starting their season with back-to-back wins against Cathedral and Huntington North, the Greyhound football team travels to Center Grove on Friday, September 3rd to take on the Trojans. The game begins at 7 p.m.
Head coach Kevin Wright said he believes the game will be very competitive and intense, as Center Grove is a notoriously strong opponent.
“Center Grove is a very good football team, and we expect a similar game to the Cathedral game where the outcome normally goes down to who makes the least amount of mistakes, while at the same time coming up with big plays,” Wright said.
The Trojans are also off to a 2-0 start, with wins over Perry Meridian and Pike in their first two games.
This game is both teams’ first Metropolitan Interscholastic Conference game, which makes for an even higher level of energy and intensity, Wright said.
“The Center Grove game is the start of the conference season,” Wright said. “It is a big rivalry, and we are similar teams in a lot of ways.”
One thing that will not be on the greyhounds’ side is the hostile crowd they will be playing in front of.
“Center Grove is always a tough place to play, but at the same time it is a great atmosphere for high school football,” Wright said. “I believe we will feed off their energy level. This isn’t a game where the coach has to say a lot to get his team fired up.”
Adam Kehoe, wide receiver and junior, said he expects a high-energy crowd to be cheering against them the entire night.
“It’s going to be a tough place to play,” Kehoe said. “But we are confident that we will be prepared for it and can come away with a win.” By Charlie Browning <cbrowning@hilite.org>
Men’s tennis team looking to defend MIC title
September 1, 2010
The CHS men’s varsity tennis team is well on their way to defending their 2009 Metropolitan Interscholastic
Conference (MIC) men’s tennis title after winning the John Shirley Invitational in late August according to star player and junior Mihir Kumar.
Kumar said, “It (The John Shirley Invitational) is a good mid-season indicator (on the team’s prospect’s on a MIC title), so I think we have a good shot (at a MIC title)”.
CHS did not get into this remarkable position without hard work according to tennis coach Mike Bostic via e-mail.
Bostic said, “All of our players are year-round players. Most play tournaments throughout the year and work with private coaches in private and group situations.”
Bostic says that team unity will be key in order to continue the success and win the 2010 MIC title. By Matt Barnthouse <mbarnthouse@hilite.org>
Carmel Classic Invitational scheduled for Aug. 28
August 27, 2010
On Aug. 28 the men’s cross country team will host the Carmel Classic Invitational. The meet will take place at 9:30 a.m at Northview Christian Church.
The teams competing in the meet include Chesterton, Heritage Christian and Crispus Attucks.
After winning the Prep Invitational at Brebeuf on Aug. 21, the team is ranked fifth in the state. Head Coach Erhard “Doc” Bell said the team’s goal is to win this meet while continually improving its times.
He said, “My hope is that continued victories will increase the confidence of our runners as we progress to the State meet.” State is scheduled for Oct. 30.
Captain and senior Chris Walden will miss the meet because he is conducting a college recruiting visit. Walden said, “I expect sophomore Patrick “Pat” Appleton and sophomore Daniel Williams to lead the team.”
The team’s next meet is the Hamilton County meet on Aug. 31. The meet will be held at White River Elementary. By Reuben Warshawsky <rwarshawsky@hilite.org>
Hounds beat Cathedral 28-21 in season opener
August 21, 2010
Although it lost to Cathedral 7-3 last year, the varsity football team defeated the Irish 28-21 in this season’s opener. It was the team’s first regular season game under the direction of new Head Coach Kevin Wright.
Defensive lineman and senior Evan Chang said this win will set the tone for the rest of the season. “It just shows that we can be a team,” Chang said. “Even though we were down in the first half, we all kept our heads high and pretty much united.”
Cathedral scored the first touchdown of the game, but missed the field goal conversion. The score was tied at 21-21 in the fourth quarter, but Carmel gained the lead at 28-21 after a touchdown by runningback and senior Devin Brinson. Cathedral got to the Carmel 24 in the final minutes of the game, but safety and junior Jimmy Herman intercepted a pass at the Carmel 3 to seal the victory.
“We came back strong,” Chang said. “It feels good, and it’s the first step for going to State.” By David Zheng <dzheng@hilite.org>
Stilson poised to take control
August 10, 2010
HEAVY LIFTING: Working at the bench press to prepare for next season, Scott Stilson, potential varsity starting quarterback and senior, prepares for the coming football season. If he earns the position, he will follow two former quarterbacks who put up extremely high numbers over the past three seasons. REUBEN WARSHAWSKY / PHOTO
Senior attempts to step into shoes of Newton, Shaffer
By Charlie Browning
<cbrowning@hilite.org>
Three state championship game appearances. The Indiana high school Mr. Football Award. The Phil N. Eskew Mental Attitude Award. A 39-5 record in the regular season and postseason combined. These are just some of the accomplishments that were achieved by quarterbacks Morgan Newton ‘09 and Adam Shaffer ‘10 the past three years.
They achieved many things during their tenure at this school, but now have graduated and moved on to college. And with a new head coach and new talent being summoned upon, the challenge of replacing these two successful quarterbacks will be a difficult task. Read more
New year, new coach
August 10, 2010
By Matt Barnthouse
Devin Brinson, starting running back and senior, sits in SRT, reminiscing about the recent resignation of varsity football Head Coach Mo Moriarity and offensive coordinator Jed Richman.
“After school a couple of months ago, (Moriarity) had a meeting in the cafeteria and he announced it to the team and including all of the coaches (of his resignation).” Brinson said.
CHS head football coach Mo Moriarity resigned March 1, 2010 to accept a coaching job as the offensive line coach at Indiana University. In five years at this school, Moriarity led the Greyhounds to 58 wins, four consecutive State championship appearances from 2006-2009, and a State championship victory in 2007 against Pike High School. He coached Morgan Newton, who is the current starting quarterback for University of Kentucky. In 2005, Moriarity left IU to become head football coach here, and returns to IU this fall. As the next football season looms near, the new coach has huge shoes to fill.
Brinson and the rest of the football team were all very surprised that Moriarity was leaving the school for another job elsewhere.
“I was surprised because it was right after our offensive coordinator (Richman) left. We didn’t know coach Mo (Moriarity) would leave.” Brinson said.
Scott Stilson, varsity quarterback and senior, shared Brinson’s surprised feeling. “I was really surprised; I thought we would have known sooner on whether he was leaving or not.” Stilson said. Despite the player’s surprise, Athletics
Director Jim Inskeep did not seem surprised at all. “I am not necessarily surprised when coaches leave this school.
Each coach has different ambitions or circumstances which could lead to turnover at any time. Sometimes it is a family situation and other times it could be the allure of another position either in education or another field,” Inskeep said via e-mail.
The coaching search rages here and Inskeep will not lower expectations for the next coach, as he expects to win championships.
Inskeep said via e-mail, “The candidates for the head football coach all have tremendous credentials. In speaking with each of these individuals, they have their own high expectations which I believe are attainable at Carmel High School.
We will strive to achieve the highest goals every year as that is what drives the students at CHS in all endeavors.”
When asked about the void Moriarity left Inskeep said via e-mail, “Coach Moriarity did an excellent job in five years as the head football coach. His strengths were organization and leadership with the students and coaching staff.”
Brinson believes that the whole football team must work harder and come together now more than ever.
“We will have to work harder to keep the team together and work to follow the directions of the new coach.” Brinson said.
The whole football team will have to work harder and come together in these tough times in order to reach their ulitimate goal of winning a State championship. With a new coach and a new offensive coordinator, little is certain about the upcoming football season. The only thing that is certain however is that this will be one crazy football season.
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