Tuesday, September 30, 2008

Colerain v. Mason

This is not my normal stellar camera work...But it's not bad. Public Enemy supplies the background music this week. Enjoy!

Pictures from Mason Game


All of the pictures our photographer Mike Noyes took last Friday are up and available for viewing. Click here to check them out.

Saturday, September 27, 2008

Highlight Reel from Mason game

We are having some issues with YouTube please bear with us.

Coach Bolden Postgame Interview- Mason

Here it finally is. We were having some technical difficulties with YouTube earlier.

Cardinals beat Mason 48-27


The Cardinals win over Mason 48-27. Pictures, video highlights and game write-up to come.

Wednesday, September 24, 2008

All Video Clips upgraded to high quality video

We have upgraded all the videos on WeAreColerain.com to a higher quality video. These videos now look 100 times better. Enjoy!!

Cardinals move up to No. 8 in USA Today Poll

The Cardinals have moved from No. 9 to No. 8 in the latest USA Today poll. I don't believe they have been ranked this high than 2004 when they were No. 5, but I'm not 100% sure on that.

In other national polls, the Cardinals are No. 19 in the PrepNation poll.

Congrats!

Monday, September 22, 2008

Mason faces big test in Colerain

By Mark Chalifoux • mchalifoux@communitypress.com • September 21, 2008

MASON - The Mason Comets have been improving, but face their toughest test of the season when they visit nationally ranked Colerain Friday, Sept. 26.

Mason head coach David Sedmak said he's seen the Cardinals play a few times and that Colerain has a "typical Colerain team.

"They are big, strong and fast," he said.

Sedmak said it's not hard to motivate the team to play Colerain and that, in some respects, the team was "too cranked up" last year, which caused some problems for the Comets in the 35-14 loss.

"We had some cases of guys missing assignments and when you play the triple option if guys miss assignments it can really hurt you," he said.

Colerain is ranked No. 9 in the USA Today top 25 poll as the Cardinals won their first four games against top-notch competition.

Sedmak said it would be important for his players to not let Colerain's reputation play too much of a role in the game.

"You can't let the uniform of name of the school or what guys look like intimidate you," he said.

"They have 11 players and we have 11 players. We played four good teams this year and played three of them pretty tough.

"The kids just need to believe in each other."

Sedmak said Mason doesn't have one or two playmakers that stand out, but that the Comets have a lot of good pieces that need to come together for Mason to succeed.

"We have a lot of pretty good players and if they play well and do what they are supposed to we can be successful," he said.

"We've done a lot of things pretty well. We need to do better but we're a much better team than we were last year as this time and we're close to being a good team but we can't get over the hump."

A win over Colerain would be a major way to get over the hump, but the Cardinals boast a strong defense and two of the top rushers in the conference in Trayion Durham and Tyler Williams.

Sedmak said his team needed to get more consistent and that there are no shortcuts to arrive there.

"There's no magic wand," he said.

"I've been using this phrase a lot lately, but you have to put one foot in front of the other and you have to keep going and be focused and do your job."

Sunday, September 21, 2008

More Highlights from Sycamore.

I have been playing around with new software and it made editing this video a breeze. However, adding titles and credits...not so much.

Enjoy!

Saturday, September 20, 2008

Pictures from Sycamore


Click here to view Mike Noyes pictures from the Sycamore game.

Highlight Reel from Sycamore Game

Coach Bolden Interview: Sycamore

Interception Return Ignites Cardinals to 60th Straight GMC Win!

Nicholas Priessman stepped in front of Casey Maclean's pass in the left flat late in the 3rd quarter Friday night and help spark Colerain to a 35-14 win over GMC foe Sycamore at The Cage. The final score does not indicate how close the game was through nearly three full quarters of football. Greg Tabar's 28 yard TD scamper put Colerain up 21-14 just three minutes after Maclean tied the score at 14 with a nifty 11 yard TD run of his own. With time winding down in the 3rd quarter Colin Lozier stuffed two Sycamore rushing attempts at the line of scrimmage forcing the Aviators into a 3rd and long situation and that is when Priessman provided the cushion that the Cardinals had been looking for all night. "It was huge momentum shift for us" said coach Bolden. "Our kids feed off the crowd and that play woke our crowd up".

Coach Bolden admitted that the wind storm and subsequent power outtages affected his team's preperation for the game. "We practiced, but there is no question we were out of our routine and I think that's why we were a little flat in the first half."

Three Colerain players broke the century mark in rushing on Friday. Crash Durham lead the Cardinal ground attack with 144. Tabar and Flash Williams contributed 103 and 102 respectively. The electrifying Bud Golden, the 2nd highly regarded college prospect Colerain's defense has faced in as many weeks, lead all rushers with 151 (a staggering 10.1 per carry average) that included a 35 yard TD run that saw the Illinois recruit outrace the Cardinal secondary into the endzone. All things considered, it was not one of Colerain's prettier efforts. But as coach Bolden addressed his team after the game he reminded his players what it means to face adversity and stare it down. "When you face it and work hard, you can whip it" a fired up coach told his team before breaking the huddle and send his kids off for the night.

Colerain hosts Mason next week at the Cage.


Player of the game:

With two interceptions tonight and the momentum changing TD, the honor goes to Nicholas Priessman.


Game notes: Colerain did not attempt a pass tonight. Tabar was 0-0 of 0 yards on the final stat sheet. Colerain outgained the Aviators 348 to 271. The crowd was treated tonight by a US Army flyover at halftime.


Scoring Summary
Colerain-Tabar 10yard Run. Ross Kick.
Sycamore-Golden 35yard Run. Stein Kick.
Colerain-Durham 1yard Run. Ross Kick.
Sycamore-Mclean 11yard Run. Stein Kick.
Colerain-Tabar 28yard Run. Ross Kick.
Colerian-Priessman 36yard INT return. Ross Kick.
Colerain-Williams 66yard TD Run. Ross Kick.

Thursday, September 18, 2008

Rivals National Poll a joke!!

To prove how ridiculous and what a waste of time national polls are, try this on for size.

In the current Rivals Top 100 National Poll, St. X has jumped to No. 15 from No. 24, while the Cardinals moved from No. 22 to No. 20. So a team the Cardinals beat has jumped them in the national polls based on a win over a highly ranked team that had yet to play a game.

Why do we care about these polls???

Tuesday, September 16, 2008

Local Coaches Poll

OH Football, Division I: Week 4
Rank Team Points
1 Colerain 30 (3)
2 St. Xavier 27
3 Elder 23
4 Harrison 15
4 Hamilton 15
6 Sycamore 14
7 Moeller 13
8 Woodward 12
9 Lakota West 5
10 Milford 4
11 Lakota East 2
11 Lebanon 2
13 Princeton 1
13 Loveland 1
13 Oak Hills 1

Latest National Rankings

Here is a run down on the Cardinals standings in the latest national polls:

PrepNation.com: #20
USA Today: #9

Pictures from Princeton Game


Here is a link to Mike Noyes pictures from last Thursday's game vs. Princeton.

Sunday, September 14, 2008

More Video Highlights from Princeton Game

Here is a 3 minute clip with highlights from Thursday's game vs. Princeton.

Saturday, September 13, 2008

Flash and Crash Pave Way For 5 TD Performance for Tabar

Tyler 'Flash' Williams and Trayion 'Crash' Durham followed up last week's explosive performance (424 yards on 36 carries) with a more workman like effort. Williams and Durham combined for 354 yards on 55 carries (Durham carried an amazing 37 times for 221 yards) for a 6.44 yards per carry average. It was the Super Sophs heavy lifting and the offensive line's big day that cleared the way for Colerain QB Greg Tabar to rush for 4 touchdowns (49 yards rushing on 11 carries) and chip in 81 yards passing (4 of 4 with 1 TD) as the offense racked up 500+ yards of offense for the second consecutive week.

The defense did an admirable job holding one of the areas most dynamic players to just 67 yards rushing (134 combined yards) and two rushing TD's. Spencer Ware is a special talent and to hold him to those numbers was a solid accomplishment. Still, the Colerain head coach was impressed. "There were times out there where we had him and then he did something that was like it was out of John Madden (the video game)...Great players are going to make great plays." Overall, the Cardinals held the Vikings to just 208 yards of total offense. This speaks to just how explosive the Vikes can be as they still managed 3 TD's on offense and registered an electrifying 95 yard kick off return on the games first play. Credit the offensive output and a commanding 34 minute to 14 minute time of possession spread with an assist to the defense. In order to chase and contain a player like Spencer Ware fresh legs are required and the offense help provide that lift. This was a true team win.

We at www.wearecolerain.com would like to thank the Princeton Athletic department for allowing us access to the field and press box so we could bring you the pictures, video, interview and analysis from Thursday night's game.

Player of the game:

While it is hard to turn down a young man for carrying the ball 37 times for 221 yards, I'd like to give the award to Jordan Ross. The young man has struggled this season and he rebounded nicely on Thursday by converting 5 of 6 extra point attempts and one touch back on kick offs. He looked much more confident and I want to acknowledge him for keeping his head up and, like the men of Colerain do, work to get better.

Scoring Summary:
Princeton-Brown 96 Yard Kick Return-Kick Wilson
Colerain-Carter 14 Yard Pass from Tabar-Kick Ross
Princeton-Ware 1 Yard TD Run-Kick Wilson
Colerain-Tabar 9 yard TD Run-Kick Ross
Colerain-Tabar 6 Yard TD Run-Kick Failed
Colerain-Tabar 1 Yard TD Run-2-pt Conversion Good (Tabar run)
Colerain-Williams 4 Yard TD Run-Kick Ross
Princeton-Duckworth 41 Yard TD Pass from Hoopgood-Kick Wilson
Colerain-Tabar 1 Yard TD Run-Kick Ross
Princeton-Ware 2 Yard TD Run-Kick Failed

Mini Highlight Reel: Princeton

Write up to follow...and, yes, I misspelled 'Straight' in the video...sue, me.
:)

Friday, September 12, 2008

Thursday, September 11, 2008

Cards beat Princeton 42-27

The Cardinals rode the back of Trayion Durham to victory tonight by defeating Princeton 42-27. Durham carried the ball 37 times for a game high 221 yards. The Cardinals controlled the time of possesion in this game by a margin of 34:16 to 13:44, and used that to their advantage by keeping Princeton star Spencer Ware off the field.

Video highlights, game commentary, stats and pictures to come, stay tuned!!

Wednesday, September 10, 2008

Colerain v. McKeesport Mini-Movie

Just testing the waters of what we can now do with this website. Thanks for reading and watching.

Go Cards Go!

Cardinals No. 1 in first AP Ohio Div 1 Poll

The first weekly AP Ohio Division 1 poll has been released, and the Cardinals are at the top. Here is the poll:

DIVISION I

1. Cin. Colerain (14) 3-0 188
2. Cle. Glenville (2) 3-0 140
3. Pickerington Cent. (2) 3-0 136
4. Lakewood St. Edward (1) 3-0 129
5. Cin. St. Xavier (3) 2-1 116
6. Dublin Coffman 3-0 69
Huber Hts. Wayne 3-0 69
8. Can. GlenOak (1) 3-0 67
9. Hilliard Davidson 3-0 37
10. Warren Harding 3-0 35
Youngs. Boardman 3-0 35

Cardinals break into national Top 25 polls

Well it took beating three teams that had been ranked in 1 national poll or another to slip in, but it has happen. Colerain debuted this week in a number of national polls, including No. 24 in the PrepNation poll, No. 10 in the USA Today poll and have maintained their No. 1 status in the Massey Ratings poll.

I know I speak for many when I say these national polls generally prove little, but it is always nice to be recognized with the best of the best, great job Cards!

Colerain vs. Princeton Live on FSN Ohio

By Tom Groeschen • tgroeschen@enquirer.com • September 9, 2008

No. 1-ranked Colerain (3-0) visits No. 6 Princeton (1-2) in a Greater Miami Conference football game Thursday at 7 p.m., with television via FSN Ohio. Colerain and Princeton are picked to finish 1-2, respectively, in the GMC this year. League play opens this week, after all 10 GMC schools opened the year with three consecutive non-league games.

Thursday's game, since it falls on the seventh anniversary of 9-11-01, will include some special ceremonies including a parachute team delivering the game ball at midfield before the game. Also, the schools' marching bands will perform together at halftime and there will be fireworks.

Mike Dyer contributed

Week 3 Coaches Poll Released

The week 3 Cincinnati coaches' poll has been released and the Cards are still on top. Here is the poll:

OH Football, Division I: Week 3
Rank Team Points
1 Colerain 90 (9)
2 St. Xavier 79
3 Sycamore 67
4 Moeller 59
4 Elder 59
6 Princeton 27
7 Harrison 25
8 Oak Hills 21
9 Lakota West 20
10 Hamilton 15

Saturday, September 06, 2008

Photos from Highlands Game


Click here to view photographer Mike Noyes's pictures from the Highlands game.


Coach Bolden's Post Game Comments from Highlands Game

Here is Coach Bolden's post game interview, exclusive to WeAreColerain.com

Video Highlights from Highlands Game

Check out this video clip from last nights game. Mainly featuring Colerain's sophomore running backs!

Flash and Crash Steal the Show, But Defense Creates Turning Point

It felt a little bit like football weather last night at the Cage as Colerain rolled to a 33-18 victory over nationally ranked Highlands. Though Colerain pulled away early in the third quarter the game was very much in doubt with 1:31 left in the first half.

That is when the Colerain defense gave the sputtering offense, and the Cardinal faithful, a much needed lift. Facing a 4th and 1 from their own 31 yardline and leading by a mere point (7-6) the Cardinal defense lead by Colin Lozier and Tyon Dixon (8.5 and 7 tackles respectively) swarmed over Bluebird QB Tony Guidugli short of the first down. From there the rejuvenated Colerain offense needed just 1:11 to drive 70 yards capped by Trayon Durham's (Crash) 4yrd TD run.

In the 2nd half Tyler Williams (Flash) added TD runs of 26 and 20 yards and Durham closed out Colerain's scoring with a punishing 29 yard run.

Overall the Super Sophs combined for a ridiculous 424 yards rushing on 36 carries (11.78 per carry). When the comment was made to Tom Bolden after the game that his sophomore running backs really stepped up tonight the confident coach quickly, and proudly, proclaimed "you've got that right!"

The running backs were only a part of the story, though. The offensive line had not looked like a typical Colerain line: mean, intense and leading the way for 100 yard rushers. Senior offensive lineman Brandon White attributed a preceived lack of fire to early season jitters. "I think the lack of intensity was from guys being nervous and not wanting to mess up...500 yards rushing (team) is a major, major accomplishment"

But with Princeton and their QB phenom, Spencer Ware, looming with a short week of practice Coach Bolden was peeking ahead to the Vikings. "we've got to find away to keep Ware off the field. He's just a special, special talent."


Leading Rushers: Tyler Williams 240 yards on 15 carries, 2 TD's., Trayon Durham 184 yards on 21 carries, 2 TD's.

Total Yards: Colerain 535, Highlands 317

Leading Tacklers: Lozier, 8.5, Dixon, 7, Pasquale, 6.

Scoring Summary:

Colerain-Tabar 3 yd run. Ross, Kick
Highlands-Weinel 21 yd FG
Highlands-Weinel 34 yd FG
Colerain-Durham 4 yd run. Kick Failed
Colerain- Williams 26 yd run. Tabar, Kick
Colerain-Williams 20 yd run. Kick Failed
Colerain-Durham 29 yd run. Tabar Kick
Highlands-Guidugli 6 yd run. 2pt conversion failed
Highlands-Guidugli 1 yd run. 2pt conversion failed.



Stay tuned this week for expanded video highlights from the game, exclusive on field interview with head coach, Tom Bolden and game photographs.

-Al Gabriel.

Brian Wyatt contributed to this write up.

Cardinals 33 Bluebirds 18

Colerain moved to 3-0 with a 33-18 win over the Highlands Bluebirds.

Stay tuned tomorrow for a full game breakdown and review.

Friday, September 05, 2008

New Platform for WeAreColerain.com Blog

We have moved our blog to a different platform after having problems with posting videos to our old blog. I will be moving over a lot of the content from the old blog very soon, but check back here for the latest on Colerain football.

Pictures from McKeesport Game

Click here to view photographer Mike Noyes's pictures from the McKeesport game.

Thursday, September 04, 2008

Video of McKeesport Coach's Post Game Interview

Here is the video of McKeesport's Head Coaches post game interview.

PS: The lighting in this room was really bad!!

Coach Bolden's Post Game Comments from McKeesport Game

Here is the Coach Bolden's post game interview:

Highlights from OT of McKeesport Game

Here is a short video with the Colerain TD in OT vs McKeesport as well as the final play of the game.

I know the final play is hard to see, we were filming from the back of the end zone!

Video Highlights from McKeesport game

Check out the following video, presented exclusively by WeAreColerain.com: