October 24, 2008
Looking Ahead
CLASS 2A, SECTIONAL 31
First-Round Opponent:
Brownstown Central
Time:
7 p.m.
Location:
At Brownstown Central
High School
Records:
Providence (5-4
overall); Brownstown Central (7-1 overall, 4-1 in the Mid-Southern
Conference).
State Rankings:
Brownstown
Central (No. 13 AP, No. 11 IFCA in Class 2A).
Sagarin Ratings:
Providence
(No. 165
Overall; No. 25 in Class 2A); Brownstown Central (No. 159 Overall; No.
22 in Class 2A).
Sagarin Game
Prediction:
Providence by 2.
Last Week:
Brownstown Central
won its seventh straight game, 41-21 over West Washington. At the same
time, the Pioneers improved to 5-4 with a 63-24 victory over rival
Clarksville.
Regular-Season Meeting:
Did Not
Play.
Next Week:
The winner will face the winner of the Indian
Creek-Clarksville game. If Providence wins, the Pioneers would host
either Clarksville or Indian Creek in the semifinal round. With a
victory, the Braves would either go to Indian Creek or be at home
against Clarksville.
Last Year:
Providence beat the Braves – 35-26 in the Sectional 31 title game – to
win its first sectional championship in 13 years.
The “Inside” Scoop:
I think, when all is said and done, this will be the sectional
championship game. Both teams are playing very well, but Brownstown has
more talent and more experience.
Scoop’s Pick:
Brownstown Central 35, Providence 21.
CLASS 2A,
SECTIONAL 31 PREVIEW
Sectional 31 Schedule
First
Round
Eastern
(0-9) at Mitchell (1-8)
Eastern
Greene (2-7) at Paoli (8-1)
Indian
Creek (6-3) at Clarksville (3-6)
Providence (5-4) at Brownstown Central (7-1)
Semifinals
Eastern/Mitchell Winner vs.
Eastern
Greene/Paoli Winner
Indian Creek/Clarksville Winner vs.
Providence/Brownstown Central Winner
Championship
Semifinal
Winners
Favorite:
Brownstown Central. The Braves are finally playing
like we expected them to all season. However, the
favorite will be decided in Round 1, after the
Brownstown Central-Providence matchup.
Darkhorse:
Paoli. The 8-1 Rams are likely to be in the
championship game. After that, anything can happen.
Best
Player: Ethan Cook, Providence. Although Brownstown
Central has three players who could qualify for this
category, it's hard to argue with Cook, who has rushed
for 1,673 yards and 17 touchdowns in eight games.
X-Factor:
The Wing-T. The teams that executes it best in the
Brownstown-Providence matchup will likely come out as
Sectional 31 champions.
Scoop's
Picks
First
Round:
Eastern 23,
Mitchell 20; Paoli 56, Eastern Greene 7; Indian Creek
44, Clarksville 32; Brownstown Central 28, Providence
20.
Semifinals: Paoli 48, Eastern 0; Brownstown Central
56, Indian Creek 13.
Championship: Brownstown Central 31, Paoli 21.
The
"Inside" Scoop: This sectional will be
decided by the opening week matchup between Brownstown
and Providence. The only other possibility is that Paoli
earns a very serious upset in the title game.
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PIONEERS TAKE
BACK CITY CHAMPIONSHIP
Providence beats
Generals for first time in four years
Providence scored
28 third-quarter points to pull away from city-rival
Clarksville and end a four-game losing streak against the
Generals with a 63-24 victory on Friday.
In the process, a
star was born. With senior back Ethan Cook out, sophomore
Spencer Corrao showed that its tradition of top-notch
running backs with continue.
Corrao rushed for
283 yards and four touchdowns to help the Pioneers to 35
second-half points.
Shane Sparks
added 122 yards for a Providence rushing attack that yielded
529 yards. He also scored three times.
Providence's
other touchdown came on a 14-yard second-quarter TD pass
from Anthony Denis to Jason Stephany.
Corey Bowens
scored three of Clarksville's four touchdowns.
Both teams will
participate in Class 2A's Sectional 31, starting this
Friday.
Providence faces
7-1 Brownstown Central -- probably the sectional's favorite
-- on the road. The Braves won their sixth straight game,
41-21 over West Washington on Friday.
On the same
night, Clarksville hosts 6-3 Indian Creek.
|
Clarksville |
Final |
Providence |
|
24 |
0:00 |
63 |
|
12-6-6-0 |
Score
by Quarters |
14-14-28-7 |
|
|
First
Downs Rushing |
|
|
|
First
Downs Passing |
|
|
|
First
Downs by Penalty |
|
|
16 |
Total
First Downs |
20 |
|
58-324 |
Rushing (Att-Yards) |
46-529 |
|
5-11-132-1 |
Passing (Comp-Att-Yards-Int) |
1-5-14-1 |
|
1-36.0 |
Punts-Avg. |
0-0.0 |
|
1-1 |
Fumbles-Lost |
0-0 |
|
5-25 |
Penalties-Yards |
3-25 |
|
|
Time
of Possession |
|
|
|
3rd
Down Conversions |
|
|
|
4th
Down Conversions |
|
Scoring Plays
1st Quarter
C - Corey Bowens 11 run (run
failed)
P - Shane Sparks 33 run
(Christian Betz kick)
C - Bowens 69 run (pass failed)
P - Spencer Corrao 52 run (Betz
kick)
2nd Quarter
P - Jason Stephany 14 pass from
Anthony Denis (kick failed)
C - Bowens 11 run (run failed)
P - Corrao 7 run (Corrao run)
3rd Quarter
P - Corrao 6 run (Betz kick)
P - Sparks 10 run (Betz kick)
P - Corrao 12 run (Betz kick)
C - Thomas Threatt 75 pass from
Michael Nelms (pass failed)
P - Sparks 25 run (Betz kick)
4th Quarter
P - Tyler Ash 8 run (Josh Maled
kick)
Rushing (Yards-Attempts)
Clarksville:
Providence:
Corroa 25-283, Sparks 10-122, Steve Burrous 2-58, Kevin
Mooney 6-50, Tyler Ash 2-12, Jacob Golembeski 1-4.
Passing (Att-Comp-Yards-Int)
Clarksville:
Providence:
Denis 1-5-14-1.
Receiving (Receptions-Yards)
Clarksville:
Providence:
Stephany 1-14.
Punts (Attempts-Yards)
Clarksville:
Kickoffs
(Numbers-Yards-Touchbacks)
Clarksville:
Providence:
Maled 9-460, Betz 1-60.
Kickoff Returns (Attempts-Yards)
Clarksville:
Providence:
Corrao 1-63, Mooney 2-31.
Tackles (Solo-Assists)
Clarksville: ?
Providence:
Golembeski 1-28, Alex Boone 0-14, Cody Davidson 1-7, Ash
3-6, Betz 0-7, Thomas Reister 1-5, Dillon Smallwood 1-5,
Travis Masterson 0-6, Stephany 0-6, Josh Hild 1-4, Zach
Fromme 0-5, Burrous 1-3, Matt Hoyland 1-3, Dylan Collins
0-4, Mooney 1-1, Donovan Goode 1-1, Zach Rogers 1-1, Sparks
0-2, Tyler Ferree 0-1, Corby Burger 0-1, Brett Robinson 0-1,
Michael Griffith 0-1.
Quarterback Sacks
Clarksville:
Tackles for Loss
Clarksville:
Interceptions
Clarksville:
Providence:
Betz 1.
Forced Fumbles
Clarksville:
Fumble Recoveries
Clarksville:
Providence:
Robinson 1. |
October 16, 2008
Looking Ahead
This Week’s Opponent:
Clarksville
Time:
7 p.m.
Location:
At Providence High
School in Clarksville
Records:
Clarksville (3-5
overall, 2-4 in the Mid-Southern Conference); Providence (4-4 overall).
Sagarin Ratings:
Clarksville
(No. 261 Overall; No. 50 in Class 2A); Providence (No. 167 Overall; No.
26 in Class 2A).
Sagarin Game
Prediction:
Providence by 26.
Last Week:
Corey Bowens rushed
for 300 yards to help Clarksville to a 44-20 win over Crawford County.
The Pioneers surrendered 382 rushing yards to one of the best offenses
in Indiana and lost 47-21 to Tecumseh.
Last Year vs.
Clarksville:
Clarksville won its third straight city championship with a 14-13
victory over its rival. The Generals held on to a 14-0 third-quarter
lead after getting a TD run from Robert Myers and TD pass from Drew
Farney to Corey Bowens.
Last 10 Years vs.
Clarksville:
Providence 7-4.
Providence has dominated the series history, but the Generals have
beaten the Pioneers four straight times, including a playoff win in
2006.
The “Inside” Scoop:
If Clarksville can get a big ground game from Bowens and Masters, they
can hang close.
Scoop’s Pick:
Providence 27, Clarksville 12.
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TECUMSEH DUO
KEEPS BRAVES UNBEATEN
Providence falls
to No. 8 Tecumseh, 47-21
Bryce Speicher
and Jacob Duncan combined for 376 yards on 30 carries to
lead Tecumseh to a 47-21 win over Providence and to within
one victory of its first unbeaten regular season in school
history.
The Braves, who
are averaging finished with 46.5 points per game
(seventh-best in Indiana), tallied 431 total yards in the
victory.
Meanwhile, the
Pioneer offense put up some big numbers of their own.
Spencer Corrao led a Providence rushing attack that went for
240 yards. He carried the ball 21 times for 146 yards in the
loss. Ethen Cook added 67 yards for the Pioneers, who fell
behind 14-0 before an Anthony Denis to Steve Burrous 17-yard
TD pass got them on the board late in the second quarter.
Tecumseh --
ranked No. 8 in the latest coaches poll -- put the game away
with a 20-point second quarter that gave the Braves a 34-13
lead after three.
The Braves will
try to finish their season unbeaten next Friday when they
travel to Corydon to face a 1-7 Panther squad. Corydon lost
to Mid-Southern Conference champion Salem, 51-14 on Friday.
Providence will
try to get over .500 heading into the sectional when it
faces city-rival Clarksville next Friday. The Generals
improved to 3-5 with a 44-20 win over Crawford County on
Friday.
|
Providence |
Final - 3 Overtimes |
Tecumseh |
|
21 |
0:00 |
47 |
|
0-7-6-7 |
Score by Quarters |
7-7-20-13 |
|
14 |
Total First Downs |
10 |
|
45-240 |
Rushing (Att-Yards) |
34-382 |
|
6-15-86-2 |
Passing
(Comp-Att-Yards-Int) |
3-6-49-1 |
|
1-28.0 |
Punts-Avg. |
1-20.0 |
|
3-1 |
Fumbles-Lost |
0-0 |
|
5-46 |
Penalties-Yards |
6-56 |
Scoring Plays
1st Quarter
T - Bryce Speicher 84 run (Bobby
Oeth kick)
2nd Quarter
T - Oeth 20 pass from Colton
Chapman (Oeth kick)
P - Steve Burrous 17 pass from
Anthony Denis (Christian Betz kick)
3rd Quarter
T - Jacob Duncan 59 run (Oeth
kick)
T - Duncan 50 interception
return (Oeth kick)
T - Duncan 9 run (kick failed)
P - Spencer Corrao 15 run (kick
failed)
4th Quarter
T - Speicher 34 run (Oeth kick)
T - Oeth 17 pass from Chapman
(kick failed)
P - Shane Sparks 1 run (Betz
kick)
Rushing (Yards-Attempts)
Providence: Corrao
21-146, Ethan Cook 12-67, Sparks 10-27, Burrous 2-0.
Tecumseh:
Speicher 14-201, Duncan 16-175.
Passing (Att-Comp-Yards-Int)
Providence: Denis
6-15-86-2.
Receiving (Receptions-Yards)
Providence: Burrous 2-39,
Jason Stephany 2-24, Cook 1-7, Brett Robinson 1-6.
Punts (Attempts-Yards)
Providence: Betz 1-28.
Kickoffs
(Numbers-Yards-Touchbacks)
Providence: Josh Maled
3-76, Betz 1-25.
Kickoff Returns (Attempts-Yards)
Providence: Michael
Hornung 5-103, Kevin Mooney 1-41.
Tackles (Solo-Assists)
Providence: Jacob
Golembeski 1-16, Hornung 2-6, Tyler Ash 1-7, Alex Boone 0-8,
Mooney 0-7, Cody Davidson 1-5, Thomas Reister 1-2, Dillon
Smallwood 1-2, Dylan Collins 0-3, Corrao 0-3, Travis
Masterson 0-3, Burrous 0-2, Stephany 0-2, Betz 0-1, Robinson
0-1.
Interceptions
Providence: Mooney 1. |
October 9, 2008
Looking Ahead
This Week’s Opponent:
Tecumseh
Time:
8 p.m.
Location:
At Tecumseh High School
in Lynnvillle
Records:
Providence (4-3
overall); Tecumseh (7-0 overall).
State Rankings:
Tecumseh (No. 9 AP, No. 8 IFCA in Class A).
Sagarin Ratings:
Providence
(No. 151 Overall; No. 24 in Class 2A); Tecumseh (No. 154 Overall; No. 11
in Class A).
Sagarin Game
Prediction:
Providence by 2.
Last Week:
Providence rolled
over Evansville Bosse, 54-35, behind 413 rushing yards. Tecumseh stayed
unbeaten with its biggest win of the season, 70-7 over Springs Valley.
Last Year vs. Tecumseh:
Did Not Play.
Last 10 Years vs.
Tecumseh:
This is the first meeting between the two schools.
The “Inside” Scoop:
Tecumseh is very good as its record and scores prove (no team has scored
more than eight points against its defense this season), but the Braves
haven’t seen a team like Providence this season.
Scoop’s Pick:
Providence 28, Tecumseh 16.
October 6, 2008
Sectional 31 Draw
First Round
Friday, October 24
Eastern (0-7) at Mitchell (1-6)
Eastern Greene (1-6) at Paoli
(7-0)
Indian Creek (5-2) at
Clarksville (2-5)
Providence (4-3) at Brownstown
Central (5-1)
Semifinal Round
Friday, October 31
Eastern-Mitchell winner vs.
Eastern Greene-Paoli winner
Indian Creek-Clarksville winner
vs. Providence-Brownstown Central winner
Championship Game
Friday, November 7
Semifinal
winners
|
October 3, 2008
COOK,
PIONEERS RUN PAST BOSSE
Providence rides strong ground game past Bulldogs,
54-35
Providence rushed for 413 yards and scored at will
in a 54-35 win over Evansville Bosse on Friday.
With the
victory, Providence improves to 4-3.
Ethan
Cook -- one of the state's leading rushers -- with
267 yards on 24 carries. He scored the game's first
touchdown on a 38-yard run in the first quarter. He
then had a score in the second quarter and two more
in the third.
Shane
Sparks, who had 104 yards of his own, scored twice
for the Pioneers.
Pioneer
QB Anthony Denis completed all four of his passing
attempts for 127 yards and a 52-yard TD pass to
Christian Betz.
The only
bad news is that the Providence defense surrendered
360 yards on the ground themselves. Bosse's Josh
Pendleton rushed for 258 yards and four touchdowns.
Kevin
Mooney had nine tackles and a fumble recovery for
Providence.
Providence goes to Tecumseh next Friday. The
eighth-ranked Braves are 7-0 after a 70-7 win over
Springs Valley on Friday. They are outscoring their
opponents by an average of 46-3 this season.
Bosse has
another tough task next Friday when they face
Evansville Reitz. The Panthers are 6-1 and have won
five straight games.
|
Evansville Bosse |
Final |
Providence |
|
35 |
0:00 |
54 |
|
0-13-14-8 |
Score by Quarters |
14-20-20-0 |
|
17 |
Total First Downs |
22 |
|
47-360 |
Rushing (Att-Yards) |
44-413 |
|
8-19-107-0 |
Passing (Comp-Att-Yards-Int) |
4-4-127-0 |
|
1-33.0 |
Punts-Avg. |
1-47.0 |
|
2-1 |
Fumbles-Lost |
1-0 |
|
5-30 |
Penalties-Yards |
3-15 |
Scoring Plays
1st Quarter
P - Ethan Cook 38 run
(Christian Betz kick)
P - Aaron Sparks 1 run
(Betz kick)
2nd Quarter
P - Cook 10 run (Betz
kick)
EB - Josh Pendleton 12
pass from Joe Frazier (Brockman kick)
P - Sparks 1 run (Betz
kick)
EB - Trevor Smith 2 pass
from Frazier (Brockman kick)
P - Sparks 2 run (kick
failed)
3rd Quarter
EB - Pendleton 30 run
(Nathan Smith from Frazier)
P - Betz 52 pass from
Denis (pass failed)
P - Cook 8 run (Betz
kick)
P - Cook 11 run (Betz
kick)
EB - Pendleton 37 run
(kick failed)
4th Quarter
EB - Pendleton 38 run
(Pendleton run)
Rushing (Yards-Attempts)
Bosse: Pendleton
22-258.
Providence:
Cook 24-267, Shane Sparks 10-104, Steve Burrous
2-20, Michael Hornung 3-20, Dillon Smallwood 1-2,
Spencer Corrao 2-1, Alex Boone 2-(minus 1).
Passing (Att-Comp-Yards-Int)
Bosse: Frazier
8-19-107-0.
Providence:
Denis 4-4-127-0.
Receiving
(Receptions-Yards)
Providence:
Betz 1-52, Burrous 1-39, Jason Stephany 2-36.
Punts (Attempts-Yards)
Providence:
Betz 1-47.
Kickoffs
(Numbers-Yards-Touchbacks)
Providence:
Josh Maled 8-270, Betz 1-10.
Punt Returns
(Attempts-Yards)
Providence:
Corrao 2-0.
Kickoff Returns
(Attempts-Yards)
Providence:
Kevin Mooney 2-43, Hornung 1-26, Burrous 1-20.
Tackles (Solo-Assists)
Providence:
Jacob Golembeski 7-14, Kevin Mooney 4-5,
Smallwood 2-9, Corrao 1-9, Tyler Ash 3-6, Cody
Davidson 2-5, Thomas Reister 1-5, Boone 1-3, Michael
Griffith 1-3, Stephany 1-3, Travis Masterson 0-4,
Josh Hild 0-3, Hornung 0-3, Betz 0-2, Burrous 0-2,
Dylan Collins 0-2, Brett Robinson 1-0, Cook 1-0,
Tyler Ferree 0-1, Brendan Quinkert 0-1.
Quarterback Sacks
Providence:
Ash 1.
Fumble Recoveries
Providence:
Mooney 1. |
October 3, 2008
Looking Ahead
This Week’s Opponent:
Evansville Bosse
Time:
8 p.m.
Location:
At Providence High
School in Clarksville
Records:
Evansville Bosse
(1-5 overall, 0-4 in the Southern Indiana Athletic Conference);
Providence (3-3 Overall).
Sagarin Ratings:
Evansville Bosse
(No. 181 Overall; No. 36 in Class 3A); Providence (No. 152 Overall; No.
23 in Class 2A).
Sagarin Game
Prediction:
Providence by 6.
Last Week:
Providence lost a
heartbreaker to Jeffersonville, 33-20, in a game that was much closer
than the score. The Bulldogs lost their fourth straight game, 55-22 to
Castle.
Last Year vs.
Evansville Bosse:
Did Not Play.
Last 10 Years vs.
Evansville Bosse:
The two teams have not met in the past 10 years.
The “Inside” Scoop:
Somehow, Providence fell out of the rankings because it lost to
Jeffersonville in the final seconds. Sometimes I just don’t get these
pollsters.
Scoop’s Pick:
Providence 44, Evansville Bosse 6.
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September 26, 2008
LINDSEY PRESERVES
JEFF WIN
Interception
return gives Devils a 33-20 win over Providence
Up 27-20 with :36
remaining in the game, Jeffersonville was being threatened
by a Providence drive that landed it on the 15-yard-line.
That's when Red
Devil sophomore Evan Lindsey became a hero.
Lindsey picked
off an Anthony Denis pass three yards deep in the end zone
and returned it 103 yards for a Jeffersonville touchdown
that gave the Red Devils a 33-20 win.
It was Jeff's
third straight victory after starting the season 0-3.
The contest
featured 92 rushing attempts for 583 yards.
Jeff's Jamie
Goldsmith led the way with 277 yards on 38 carries.
Providence's Ethan Cook wasn't far behind with 232 yards on
30 carries.
Through three
quarter, the two backs alternated touchdowns, Goldsmith
rushing for three and Cook two.
Providence then
tied the score at 20 when Denis hit Brett Robinson from 17
yards out with just over seven minutes remaining. However,
Providence's extra point was blocked by Ryan Pierce and the
game remained knotted.
Jeff responded
with a four-minute drive that culminated in a Goldsmith
2-yard touchdown. Providence looked to score the equalizing
score when Lindsey ended the Pioneers' hopes.
Until the
interception, Denis had completed 5 of 7 passes for 95
yards. His counterpart, Edward Baker, rushed for 69 yards
and threw for 45 more.
Jeff will try to
stay hot next Friday when it hosts 4-2 New Albany. The
Bulldogs beat Madison 30-14 on Friday for their third
victory in their last four games.
Providence hosts
Evansville Bosse on the same night. The Bulldogs are 1-5 --
with a four-game losing streak -- after a 55-22 loss at
Castle on Friday.
|
Providence |
Final |
Jeffersonville |
|
20 |
0:00 |
33 |
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