Week 8 Preview - Mason Comets

Chris Himonidis

WeAreColerain.com

What: Week 8 Preview
Who: Colerain Cardinals (5-2, 4-0) vs. Mason Comets (2-5, 1-3)
Last 3 meetings between these programs
2008: Colerain 48 – Mason 27
2007: Colerain 35 – Mason 14
2006: Colerain 41 – Mason 14
Where: Mason MIDDLE School, 6100 S. Mason-Montgomery Rd. Directions to Mason Middle School
When: Friday October 16, 2009 @ 7:30 PM
TV: None
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Radio: 1480 AM (Colerain)

Key Players & Stats/Comments
MASON COMETS (2-5, 1-3 in GMC)
Last Game – Beat Hamilton, 17 - 7

QB - #14 Alex Farren (Sr.) – 6’0”, 185lbs, 90-187 for 900 yds PASS, 8 TD – 8 INT
RB - #33 Gave Shreve (Jr.) – 6’1”, 210lbs…35-147 yds RUSH (4.2 avg) with 1 TD
RB - #2 Matt Bertrams (Jr.) – 5’9, 175lbs…35-44 yds RUSH (1.5 avg)
WR - #87 Ethan King (Jr..) – 6’2”, 175lbs….17-254 yds REC (14.9 avg), 2 TD
WR - #18 Ronald Swonger (Jr..) – 5’10”, 180lbs….14-174 yds REC (12.4 avg), 2 TD
WR - #83 Derek Henson (Jr.) – 6’0”, 180lbs….13-211 yds REC (16.2 avg), 3 TD
K - #91 Andrew Grage (Sr.) – 5’10”, 165lbs…teams leading scorer, 6/7 FG, 11/11 XP
LB - #59 Kyle Searer (Sr.) – 5’9”, 185 lbs…1.0 sack, 1 FF, 2 FR
DB - #4 Nick Wehby (Sr.) – 5’11”, 180 lbs…1 FR, 2 int for 22 yards
WILD CARD: RB - #7 David Fulcher (Jr.) – been injured almost all year. Could be back for this game. When playing, is a dynamic player and very fast.

COLERAIN CARDINALS (5–2, 4-0 in GMC)
Last Game – Beat Sycamore, 28-0

QB - #8 Greg Tabar (Sr.-CAPT) – 3rd in the GMC in rushing at 801 yds and 7 TD’s. 1-5 for 3 yards passing in 4 GMC games. Team has averaged 33.5 pts in those games going 4-0.
RB - #1 Tyler “Uno” Williams (Jr.) – 5th in the GMC in rushing at 652 yds and 7 TD’s
RB - #34 Trayion Durham (Jr.) – Avg 7.0 YPC and up to 6th in the GMC in rushing.
RB - #22 Chris Davis (Fr.) – Fantastic Freshman is AVG 6.9 YPC
DL - #50 Jake Blust (So.) – Leads team with 3 sacks and is really making a name for himself
LB - #5 Tyon Dixon (Sr.) – verbal to Louisville, aggressive and emotional leader on the field
LB - #44 Jarrett Grace (Jr.) – @ 6’4” 210 lbs, already has 3 D1 offers and is leading team in tackles
LB - #25 Joe Bolden (So.) – had monster game vs. Sycamore and is forming impressive combo with fellow Sophomore Jake Blust in Cardinal front seven.
DB - #7 Jovanta “Bam” Harrison (Sr.-CAPT) – Solid player in both coverage and run support

Keys to Victory for Colerain
• STAY FOCUSED–Important for every game, but especially this week. Colerain can not be caught looking ahead to next week’s monster matchup against Middletown. Mason came to Colerain last year and scored 27 points and was leading at halftime. This is a spread offense that is capable of scoring points in bunches. It will take a concerted effort by the defense on the road to win this game..
• OFFENSIVE GAME PLAN – Will be interesting to see what the offense does tonight. With a large game on the horizon, do they use this opportunity to experiment on offense a bit or do they continue to “do what they do.” My guess is the later.
• BRING THE INTENSITY – For whatever reason, it seems like this team sometimes lack a consistent fire to perform at the highest level throughout the entire game. They are certainly capable as was evidenced during the 1st half of the Elder game earlier this year. Mason is a good team that, at home, could give the Cards some real problems. This is a great opportunity to come out and beat a solid team handily. Mason has the 2nd ranked offense in the GMC behind…guess who…Middletown. This is a great warm up for the Middies next week. If the defense keeps their heads on straight and brings the “Colerain Way” of running fast and hitting hard every play, a shutout is possible and would go a long way in bringing some swagger back to this team.

Bottom-Line
Mason is a step up in competition from Sycamore, despite the exact same 2-5 record. Sycamore’s offense played right into Colerain’s strength. Mason is a completely different offense. Throw into that mix the potential return of star RB David Fulcher and this has the makings of a real good game. For that reason, Colerain should come out and lay the wood on this team. Make a statement before next week’s home finale against the Middies that Colerain is still the king of the GMC. Never fear, but always respect your opponent. Then, go out and beat them soundly. Colerain has the horses to do that against Mason.

GO CARDINALS!

WE ARE...COLERAIN!!


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