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Week 12 Coach's Letter
2008 Chillicothe Cavalier Football
“
It takes NO TALENT to play as hard as you are capable of
playing…Just Desire “
Week 11 of the 2008 football
season saw our Cavalier football team play Canal Winchester
at Herrnstein Field in Round 1 of the 2008 OHSAA division 3
playoffs. The Indians came to Herrnstein Field sporting a
9-1 record under the leadership of long time coach Phil
Mauro. After a scoreless 1st half that played up
and down for both teams our offense finally put together a 7
play, 71 yard scoring drive that saw Sr RB Eric Young go in
from 4 yards out. Following a Drew Basil PAT and kickoff,
Canal fumbled on its first play from scrimmage and Soph DB
Isaac Beverly scooped up the fumble and returned it 39 yards
for a 13 – 0 lead. Canal would score late in the game to
make it 13-7 but ran out of time at mid field as the game
ended. This win puts our Cavaliers into round 2 of the
division 3 playoffs for the 2nd time in school
history against the Braves of Logan Elm.
Our players of the game for
Canal Winchester were as follows ;
Offense…Sr RB Eric Young and
Sr center Danny Russell
Defense…Senior DT Jackque
Wong
Special Teams… Soph Casey
Oates
Scout Team…The 14 players who
simulated Canal Winchester for us last week
These players, along with coaches Jeff Metzler,
Jimmy Pack, and Tom Sabo will appear on the Bill Davidson
Show Tuesday thru Thursday at 6:50 AM on 1490 WBEX.
This week our Cavaliers will
travel to Teays Valley High School to play in the regional
semi finals against 11-0 Logan Elm. The Braves defeated
Canal Winchester 16-13 in overtime in week 10 for the Mid
State Crown. Coach Scott Bartholomew has made his initial
year at Logan Elm a very memorable one as he inherited a
program that was 0-10 in 2007 and has them perfect ( 11-0 )
in the 2008 campaign. We expect a very well played, highly
emotional game in week 12 as our Cavaliers attempt to “ MAKE
HISTORY’’ and become the first football team ever at CHS to
play in the regional finals.
Thanks for supporting OUR
Cavaliers this season, and we hope to see you at Herrnstein
Field this Saturday at 7:00 PM for a great High School
football game with a very electric atmosphere.
As always
GO CAVS
Bill Davidson
Head Football Coach
Week 11 Coach's Letter
2008 Chillicothe Cavalier Football
“
It takes NO TALENT to play as hard as you are capable of
playing…Just Desire “
Week 10 of the 2008 football
season saw our Cavalier football team play the Logan
Chieftains for the 2008 SEOAL title. While our Cavaliers
came up short, anyone who watched the game saw one great
high school football game. And before I recap our plays and
players I will congratulate Coach Dale Amyx and his football
team for their undefeated 2008 season. I will also
compliment them on their clean, hard play. We at Chillicothe
wish you good luck and hope you go forward to win the D2
State Championship.
Our players of the game for
Logan were as follows ;
Offense…Jr O-Lineman J T Gray
Defense…Senior LB Jordan
Benson; Senior DB Ron Smith; Soph DB Isaac Beverly;
Soph
DB Casey Oates; and Jr LB Shay Netter
Special Teams…Sr Ron Smith
and Soph Isaac Beverly
Scout Team…Sr Brice Clymer
These players, along with
coaches Brad Basil, Marcus McKillip, Trainer Mindy Smith,
and Equipment Manager Dennis Murphy will appear on the Bill
Davidson Show Tuesday thru Thursday at 6:50 AM on 1490 WBEX.
This week our Cavaliers will
host Canal Winchester in the second playoff game ever to be
held at Herrnstein Field. The Indians sport a 9-1 record
with their only loss being a 16-13 thriller last week to
Logan Elm. The Indians are coached by the legendary Phil
Mauro and boast a defense that has only allowed 93 points
scored for the entire season. This game will be a great
match up of 2 very fine high school football teams. We hope
all of our fans can attend and watch history in the making
as this is only the 5th time in school history
that a Chillicothe Football team has made the playoffs, and
the first time in D3. With a record of 1-4 we have an
opportunity to make history with only the second win in
playoff history for our Cavaliers.
Thanks for supporting OUR
Cavaliers this season, and we hope to see you at Herrnstein
Field this Saturday at 7:00 PM for a great High School
football game with a very electric atmosphere.
As always
GO CAVS
Bill Davidson
Head Football Coach
Week 10 Coach's Letter
2008 Chillicothe Cavalier Football
“
It takes NO TALENT to play as hard as you are capable of
playing…Just Desire “
Week 9 of the 2008 football
season saw our Cavalier football team win our sixth
consecutive SEOAL game of the 2008 season as we hosted the
Warren Warriors for the first time in Chillicothe football
history. This was truly a team win as our defense held
Warren at bay after the opening drive when Warren took the
kick off and marched 80 yards for the first score of the
game. After the opening drive our defense shut down their
wing T offense, and even scored on an Alex Grow interception
; Our offense put 57 points and 550 yards on the scoreboard
with RB Eric Young eclipsing the 1000 yard mark : and our
special teams scored 16 points as they had a 37 yard FG by
Drew Basil and a 96 yard punt return by Eric Young.
Our players of the game for
Warren were as follows ;
Offense…Receivers Sr Jordan
Benson , Sr Ron Smith , Sr James VanVoorhis , Sr Alex Grow
, Sr Kevin Scott, Jr Marty Dunn, and Jr Deon Collins
Defense…Senior NG Tyler Vest
Special Teams…Sr Isaiah
Turner
Scout Team…Fr Marcus Dunn
JV Team…Soph RB/LB Brandon
Whittaker
These players, along with
coaches Bobby Kennedy, Glen Rinehart, and Aaron Crabtree
will appear on the Bill Davidson Show Tuesday thru Thursday
at 6:50 AM on 1490 WBEX.
This week our Cavaliers will
host undefeated and defending SEOAL champion Logan
Chieftains. This match up will pit the 2 teams with perfect
SEOAL records and promises to be a very good high school
football team. We hope that ALL of our Chillicothe parents,
fans, and supporters will attend and make for a very
electric atmosphere at Herrnstein Field this week. We ask
that all of our fans wear Blue as we attempt to BLUE OUT the
Chieftains of Logan. We are also VERY PROUD to announce that
all of the hard work and dedication of our staff and players
have paid off as we have qualified for Division 3 Region 12
OHSAA playoffs. We hope all of you will continue to follow
and support these young men as we prepare to play week 11 of
the 2008 season.
As always, we hope you
support our Cavs, and come to Herrnstein Field this week to
enjoy what should be a classic High School football game.
As always
GO CAVS
Bill Davidson
Head Football Coach
Week 9 Coach's Letter
2008 Chillicothe Cavalier Football
“
It takes NO TALENT to play as hard as you are capable of
playing…Just Desire “
Week 8 of the 2008 football
season saw our Cavalier football team win our fifth
consecutive SEOAL game of the 2008 season as we traveled to
Jackson Alumni Stadium and defeated The Jackson Ironmen
41-16. This was truly a team win as our defense held Jackson
at bay all evening and even scored the first points on a Ron
Smith interception return for a touchdown. Our special teams
continued their stellar play with Drew Basil and the FG team
setting a school record with a 50 yard field goal.
Offensively we put together a solid night as Caleb Knights
ran for 115 yards and passed for 119 more.
Our players of the game for
Gallia were as follows ;
Offense…Senior QB Caleb
Knights.
Defense…Senior DB Ron Smith ;
Senior OLB Jordan Benson ; Sophomore DB Isaac Beverly ; and
Junior LB Shay Netter
Special Teams…Our
FG unit
Scout Team…Senior
Rec/DB Christian Cooper
JV Team…Freshman
Austin Valentine
These players, along with coaches Tom Sabo,
Jimmy Pack, and Jeff Metzler will appear on the Bill
Davidson Show Tuesday thru Thursday at 6:50 AM on 1490 WBEX.
This week our Cavaliers will
return home to face the Warren Warriors. This will be our
first meeting with Warren in football and we expect another
good SEOAL team to take the field at Herrnstein this Friday
night. Warren is 4-4 and will feature an offense we have not
faced this year as they run the wing T offense. This offense
involves a great deal of mis-direction and fakes.
Defensively the Warriors will employ a 4-3 defense and try
and crowd the box.
For all of you who helped
bring food to the fish fry last week ( special thanks to
Equipment Manager / fish fryer extraordinaire Dennis Murphy
and Community liaison Napoleon Cross for frying the fish and
providing the chicken) we thank you . Also thanks to the
many fans who traveled to Jackson, as we had a very large
crowd behind us.
As always, we hope you
support our Cavs, and come to Herrnstein Field this week to
enjoy what should be a classic High School football game.
As always
GO CAVS
Bill Davidson
Head Football Coach
Week 8 Coach's Letter
2008 Chillicothe Cavalier Football
“
It takes NO TALENT to play as hard as you are capable of
playing…Just Desire “
Week 7 of the 2008 football
season saw our Cavalier football team win our fourth
consecutive SEOAL game of the 2008 season as we defeated one
of the original SEOAL members, The Blue Devils of Gallia
Academy, 41-0 in our Homecoming Game. Our defense continues
to play outstanding football as they held Gallia to under
200 yards of offense. Our offense also started to show
flashes of what we can do with over 300 yards rushing and
over 400 total yards of offense.
Our players of the game for
Gallia were as follows ;
Offense…Our offensive
line…Seniors Tyler Dunkle, Danny Russell, Kent Parker, and
Brice Clymer. And Juniors Tyler Holz and J T Gray.
Defense…Our
entire defensive unit as we recorded a shut out…Seniors Alex
Grow, Caleb Knights, Ronnie Smith, Jordan Benson, Kyle
Ramsey, Eric Young, Chris Sopher, Curt Smith, Danny Russell,
Jackque Wong, Tyler Dunkle, Tyler Vest, and Isaiah Turner.
Juniors Shay Netter, Marty Dunn, and Danny Demick, and
Sophomores Casey Oates and Isaac Beverly
Special
Teams…Junior K/P Drew Basil
Scout Team…Senior
O-Lineman Kent Parker
JV Team…Sophomore
RB/LB/DE Dylan Osborne
These players,
along with coaches Tom Sabo, Brad Basil, and Trainer Mindy
Smith will appear on the Bill Davidson Show Tuesday thru
Thursday at 6:50 AM on 1490 WBEX.
This week our Cavaliers will
make our final road trip of the year to face the Jackson
Ironmen. Our last trip to Jackson in 2006 was a very
disappointing and humbling loss to a very fired up Ironmen
team. Jackson is currently 5-2 overall and 2-2 in the SEOAL
with wins over Wellston, Waverly, Vinton County, Portsmouth,
and Marietta with losses to Gallia Academy and Ironton.
Jackson will feature a strong running game and a perennially
strong defense.
A special Thank You to all of
the Chillicothe Football Alumni . who came to Herrnstein
Field and participated in our football Alunmi Homecoming
weekend. Over 100 former Cavalier players and coaches
gathered to tell old war stories and support the 2008
edition of OUR Chillicothe Cavalier Football team. It was a
pleasure and a thrill to be able to be a part of that before
the game. And I know our players and coaches greatly
appreciated the extra lift you gave our team as you formed
the tunnel before the game. A very special Thank You to
former Cavalier Chris Crawford for the pregame thoughts and
memories he gave to the team before the game
. As always, we hope you
support our Cavs, and come to Herrnstein Field this week to
enjoy what should be a classic High School football game.
As always
GO CAVS
Bill Davidson
Head Football Coach
Week 7 Coach's Letter
2008 Chillicothe Cavalier Football
“
It takes NO TALENT to play as hard as you are capable of
playing…Just Desire “
Week 6 of
the 2008 football season saw our Cavalier football team win
our third consecutive SEOAL game of the 2008 season as we
defeated one of the storied High School Football programs in
the state of Ohio by a 17-9 score. Our defense continues to
play outstanding football as they held Ironton to our lowest
point total of the year. Our special teams also continued
their outstanding play as we made a 29 yard FG, blocked an
extra point, and had a KO return of 76 yards to set up our
go ahead TD to open the 2nd half. Our offense
also played well while running up 317 rushing yards and 356
total yards.
Our
players of the game for Ironton were as follows ;
Offense…Senior RB Eric Young
Defense…Senior DB Caleb Knights
Special Teams…Our KOR team
Scout Team…Sophomore RB/LB Ronnie Mango
JV Team…Freshman K Noah Valentine
These players, along
with coaches Glen Rinehart, Marcus McKillip, and Jimmy Pack
will appear on the Bill Davidson Show Tuesday thru Thursday
at 6:50 AM on 1490 WBEX.
This week
our Cavaliers will remain at home as Homecoming rolls
around, to face another long time rival, The Blue Devils of
Gallia Academy. The Blue Devils are 4-2 with a 2-1 record in
the SEOAL. Their wins are over Athens ( 31-22 ) , Point
Pleasant ( 28-21 ) Jackson ( 36-28 ) Portsmouth ( 7-0 ) and
their losses are to Ironton ( 42-6 ) and Logan ( 40-7 ). We
know the Blue Devils will play very hard and with a great
deal of intensity, as they are fighting to stay in SEOAL
contention as well as earn a playoff berth ( they are
currently # 4 in D4, Region 15 ).
A special
request this week is to all of the Chillicothe Football
Alumni . Our Touchdown Club will have a pep rally and
bonfire on Thursday night behind the high school in the City
Park beginning at 6:30 PM. On Friday night we are asking for
all alumni to wear blue and white and we will have a
hospitality tent set up beginning at 5:30 PM in the parking
area between the Field House and Worthington Elementary. We
hope many of our Cavalier Alumni will return this week and
help make this homecoming a very special evening.
As always,
we hope you support our Cavs, and come to Herrnstein Field
this week to enjoy what should be a classic High School
football game.
As
always
GO CAVS
Bill Davidson
Head Football Coach
Week 6 Coach's Letter
2008 Chillicothe Cavalier Football
“
It takes NO TALENT to play as hard as you are capable of
playing…Just Desire “
Week 5 of
the 2008 football season saw our Cavalier football team win
our second SEOAL game of the 2008 season as we defeated long
time rival, The Trojans of Portsmouth High School by a score
of 34-14. Our fans who made the trip saw what was perhaps
our best overall game as our offense, defense, and special
teams all combined to play a very solid game. On defense we
shut the high powered Trojan offense down until the 4th
quarter; on offense we were steady, if not spectacular, in
scoring 27 unanswered points through the first 36 minutes;
and our special teams blocked a punt, scored on 2 FG’s, and
returned a kick off 80 yards for a TD.
Our players
of the game for Portsmouth were as follows ;
Offense…Junior offensive lineman J. T. Gray
Defense…Senior DE Chris Sopher
Special Teams…Sophomore Kick Returner Casey Oates
Scout Team…Junior Offensive Lineman Tyler Holz
JV Team…TBA as we play Portsmouth at Chillicothe on Monday
These players, along with 7th grade
coaches Bill Bonner, Harold Price, and Chris Mathis will
appear on the Bill Davidson Show Tuesday thru Thursday at
6:50 AM on 1490 WBEX.
This week our Cavaliers
will return home to face perennial Southeastern power
Ironton. The Tigers are 3-2 and will travel to Herrnstein
Field with an attitude as they lost last Friday to Logan by
a score of 34-10. The Tigers are 3-2 with a 1-1 record in
the SEOAL. Their wins are over Our Lady Of Mount Carmel (
Ontario Canada ) 54-6 , Asland ( Kty ) 18-6 , and Gallia
42-6. Their other loss was to Wheelersburg 23-22. We know
the Tigers will play very hard and with a great deal of
intensity, as they are coached by one of the High School
Legends, Bob Lutz.
As always, we hope you
support our Cavs, and come to Herrnstein Field this week to
enjoy what should be a classic High School football game.
As
always
GO CAVS
Bill Davidson
Head Football Coach
Week 5 Coach's Letter
2008 Chillicothe Cavalier Football
“
It takes NO TALENT to play as hard as you are capable of
playing…Just Desire “
Week 4 of
the 2008 football season saw our Cavalier football team win
our first SEOAL game of the 2008 season as we defeated the
Zanesville Blue Devils 24-21 in a thrilling comeback
victory. Our fans who made the trip saw a game of 2 halves
as Zanesville controlled the first half taking a 21-7 lead
into the locker room at half-time. In the second half though
our Cavaliers shut out the Blue Devils and scored 17
unanswered points to go to 2-2 for the season and 1-0 in the
SEOAL. On Saturday morning our JV team also defeated
Zanesville 20-18 to make their record 2-2 and 1-0 in the
SEOAL.
Our
players of the game for Zanesville were as follows ;
Offense…Senior QB Caleb Knights
Defense…Junior LBer Shay Netter
Special Teams…Junior K/P Drew Basil
Scout Team…Junior Michael Dodge
JV Team…Sophomore LB/RB Brandon Whittaker
These
players, along with defensive coaches Jeff Metzler, Aaron
Crabtree, and Bob Kennedy will appear on the Bill Davidson
show at 6:50 AM on WBEX 1490 Tuesday, Wednesday, and
Thursday mornings.
While this win is very
important, it is even more important that our players
understand that it will mean little unless we continue to
improve and make ourselves as good as we can possibly
become. My kudo’s go out to our Senior class and Junior’s JT
Gray and Tyler Holz for charging up our football team before
we came back out to play the 2nd half.
This week our Cavaliers
will travel to long time SEOAL foe Portsmouth to take on the
Trojans in historic ( one of the original NFL stadiums )
Trojan stadium. This match up has been very competitive over
the last 2 seasons with the Cavaliers pulling a 1 point win
at Portsmouth 2 years ago and losing in Chillicothe by 7
points last year. We expect this game to be exciting as
Portsmouth will have their usual array of athletes and will
feature Florida State recruit John Prior ( 6’7” 295 LB and
Penn State recruit Nate Cadogan ( 6’7” 265 LB ) anchoring
their offensive and defensive lines. As always, we
appreciate all of our parents and supporters who have
encouraged and supported our Chillicothe Cavaliers.
As always
GO CAVS
Bill Davidson
Head Football Coach
Week 4 Coach's Letter
2008 Chillicothe Cavalier Football
“
It takes NO TALENT to play as hard as you are capable of
playing…Just Desire “
Week 3 of
the 2008 football season saw our Cavalier football team fall
to undefeated Thornville Sheridan 34-14. My compliments to
Sheridan on their well coached, hard nosed style of
football. This is a team capable of many more wins this
football season.
Our
players of the game for Sheridan were as follows ;
Offense…Senior Running Back Eric Young
Defense…Senior LBer Jordan Benson
Special Teams…Senior Holder/Returner Alex Grow
Scout Team…Senior DE Isaiah Turner
JV Team…Sophomore QB/DB Walter Schauseil
These players, along with 8th grade
coaches Jamie Norris, Brian Netter, and Sam Beeler will
appear on the Bill Davidson show at 6:50 AM on WBEX 1490
Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thursday mornings.
While this loss was
painful, it will not be devastating IF our players realize
that our 3 non league opponents have prepared us to play to
the best of our ability in the league as we open SEOAL play
this upcoming week. While we certainly would like to be
undefeated we know we have competed with 3 exceptional
football teams, all of which will win a minimum of 7-8 games
this year.
This week our Cavaliers
will travel to SEOAL foe Zanesville to take on the Blue
Devils on their brand new synthetic surface at their
remodeled stadium. We realize that when league play begins
everyone is 0-0 at this point. One of our team goals was to
win the SEOAL so this week we MUST take the first step. This
week we are challenging the seniors, especially our
captains, to look into their own hearts and determine how
hard and with much passion they wish to play with for the
rest of the season. We are challenging them to bring the
rest of their team mates to the level that we need to play
for us to win the SEOAL. As always, we appreciate all of our
parents and supporters who have encouraged and supported our
Chillicothe Cavaliers.
As always
GO CAVS
Bill Davidson
Head Football Coach
FROM THE CHEAP SEATS
- 3rd Edition
- by Professor Noe Itall
We are less than 24 hours away
from the Sheridan Thornville Generals taking the field
against our Cavaliers. I know its kind of late but
I've been busy basking in the glow of last week's victory
and contemplating the Generals.
First just a couple of comments
about last week's game. The bottom line - it was
AWESOME!! Last Friday night opportunity knocked
and our big men opened the door. Our Cavaliers made
some mistakes early but keep fighting and ended with a sweet
victory in Sunbury.
This week we face another
perennial football power. After exhaustive
research (exhaustive being a relative term of course) I am
absolutely and totally convinced that opportunity will be
knocking again. And I believe it will the be hogs on
both sides of the ball that will open the door again!!
This is a game that is ours to win. Limit the
penalties, take care of the football and play aggressive and
physical and the celebrating will go on a long time past
when the lights at Herrnstein Field are turned off.
Let's pack Herrnstein and scream
for the blue & white.
From the cheap seats - GO CAVS!
Week 3 Coach's Letter
2008 Chillicothe Cavalier Football
“
It takes NO TALENT to play as hard as you are capable of
playing…Just Desire “
Week 2 of
the 2008 football season saw our Cavalier football team
defeat the defending State Champion Big Walnut Golden Eagles
24-20. In a game where the lead changed hand 7 times our
Cavaliers were able to overcome early penalty yardage to win
one of the better High School football games I have ever
been a part of. It is a tribute to our players, seniors,
captains, and Coaching staff to be able to withstand the
highs and lows of this game and be capable of pulling out
this victory.
Our
players of the game for Big Walnut were as follows ;
Offense…Senior Offensive Linemen Brice Clymer, Danny
Russell, Kent Parker,
Tyler Vest: Junior Offensive Linemen JT Gray and Tyler Holz
: Senior TE’s Kyle Ramsey and Jared Chaney : and Senior
Fullbacks David Dere and Curt Smith and Junior Fullback
Danny Demick
Defense…Senior DT Curt Smith
Special Teams…Sophomore Isaac Beverly
Scout Team…Sophomore Chris Wemer
JV Team…Sophomore OL/DT Skyler Mallow
These
players, along with Coach Marcus McKillip, Equipment Manager
Dennis Murphy, and Trainer Mindy Smith will appear on the
Bill Davidson show at 6:50 AM on WBEX 1490 Tuesday,
Wednesday, and Thursday mornings.
While a victory at Big
Walnut certainly has uplifted our program we will stress
this week that while we should enjoy and savor this win, we
cannot be satisfied. Our team MUST realize the importance of
continuing to improve both individually and collectively and
we also must continue to play with the passion and intensity
shown at Big Walnut this past Friday.
This week our Cavaliers
will host perennial power Thornville Sheridan in our 1st
home game in 2008. Sheridan will greatly test our team once
again with a powerful running game and a very stingy
defense. We hope the entire community will show up, and I
challenge all of our football family alumni to travel to
Herrnstein Field and help us defend our house. We greatly
appreciate the fans that traveled to Big Walnut and the
atmosphere you helped create on our side of the field. Lets
really pump it up this week and help lead our Blue and White
to another victory.
As always
GO CAVS
Bill Davidson
Head Football Coach
FROM THE CHEAP SEATS
- 2nd Edition
- by Professor Noe Itall
There's no beating around the
bush - I'm disappointed. I really thought we could
beat Brookhaven. We had our chances but just couldn't
put 48 minutes of football together. And the task
doesn't get any easier.
On the bright side the kids get
to suit up again in just a few days. Week 2 and they
get to the opportunity to take on defending Div III State
Champs Sunbury Big Walnut. I think Friday should be an
exciting time and I know that our Cavaliers will play hard
and will be competitive.
Since the Brookhaven game I've
been asked over and over again what I think the Cavs need to
to do to be successful this season. Fortunately I'm an
expert (at least in my own mind) and the formula has not
changed and is pretty simple - BLOCK and TACKLE (and that
means everyone including receivers and DB's). We have
demonstrated that we have enough speed to run the football.
We know that we have one of the best passers in the
state. The only thing left is to give the backs a hole
to run through (and they hit the hole quickly!) and give
Caleb some time. Defensively Coach Metzler's
schemes are right on - we just need to fill and tackle
better (easy for me to say).
I know that our kids work hard.
I also know that we have a very hard working coaching staff
who have done their homework for Big Walnut. We've got
a couple of more days to get healthy, tighten the game plan
and then travel north to clip the wings of the high flying
Golden Eagles!!
From the Cheap Seats - GO CAVS!
Week 2 Coach's Letter
2008 Chillicothe Cavalier Football
“
It takes NO TALENT to play as hard as you are capable of
playing…Just Desire “
Week 1 of
the 2008 football season saw our Cavalier football team
defeated 14-7 at Brookhaven High School against a very
talented Bearcat football team. While we came up short there
were several bright spots that we will use to build on as we
continue the 2008 non-league portion of our schedule. Those
bright spots include : our defense producing 4 turnovers :
Caleb Knights rushing for over 100 yards ; our defense
making a late game goal line stand ; and our offense running
our no huddle offense to a late score.
Our
players of the game for Brookhaven were as follows ;
Offense…Senior QB Caleb Knights
Defense…Senior NG Tyler Vest
Special Teams…Junior K/P Drew Basil
Scout Team…Sr RB/DB Eric Young
JV Team…Soph RB/Rec/DB Casey Oates
These
players, along with Seniors Steven Cahill and Brice Clymer,
along with Coaches Marcus McKillip, Aaron Crabtree, and
Bobby Kennedy will appear on the Bill Davidson show at 6:50
AM on WBEX 1490 Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thursday mornings.
Another bright spot
appeared Saturday morning as our JV Team rallied from a 21 –
0 deficit to beat Brookhaven on the last play of the game
25-21 as Freshman QB Nathan Gibson hit Soph Casey Oates for
a 68 yard strike as time expired. This set off a very well
earned, emotional celebration for our JV players and
coaches.
This week our Cavaliers
will travel to defending Division 3 State Champion Sunbury
Big Walnut to take on the Golden Eagles. Big Walnut has
replaced 20 seniors from that championship season and has
begun the 2008 campaign with a 31-2 win over Westerville
Central. Our football team will play with passion and
enthusiasm and our football staff hopes all of our fans and
parents continue to support and encourage these young men in
our program as they represent our community.
As always
GO CAVS
Bill Davidson
Head Football Coach
FROM THE CHEAP SEATS
by Professor Noe Itall
I'm
baaaack.... Of course most, if not all, of you never
knew I existed. Let's just say I haven't commented
(publicly at least) on a Cavalier football season since
2005. Where have I been? Well lets say that I've
been around - haven't missed a game. So why
comment now? Because I want too!!
The
2008 season opens with perennial powerhouse, Brookhaven.
With a non-conference schedule second to none this has the
makings of a historic season. I am sure all of those
connected to the team, emotionally and/or physically, are as
excited as I am. I cannot speak for anyone else but
I'm excited for two major reasons.
First
off we have an experienced, seasoned senior class.
Championships are won on the backs of senior leadership and
there is no doubt that this year's Cavaliers have one of the
finest senior classes in several years. We know that
this group of seniors have the potential to lead. The
only question is whether or not will choose to step up and
lead this team in every facet of the game.
Next
to leadership the second most important quality of a
championship football team is excellent line play (defensive
& offensive). Again the 2008 Chillicothe Cavaliers
sport experience and potential. Now they have to block
and control their gaps. A tall order against a very
strong schedule of opponents.
In
addition to the excitement of our football Cavaliers we have
a group of Marching Cavaliers ready to take the field.
We should see 4 quaterters of football excitement with
an equally exciting half-time show.
That's all for this week...
From
the Cheap Seats - GO CAVS!!!
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