Catholic Red Final X-Ray, 2007 . . .

  Here's a look at the CL Red final, which will be played Saturday, Dec. 1,
2 p.m. (live on CN8) at Northeast's Charlie Martin Memorial Stadium.
Roman is coached by Jim Murphy. SJ Prep is coached by Gil Brooks.

  Go to bottom of page for Ted's website report on the teams' first meeting.

ROMAN'S SEASON

SJ PREP'S SEASON

  W-L We They
at West Cath. (Wild.) W 34 18
at Brooklyn Poly W 35 14
at Tennent W 40 10
at N. Catholic W 31 0
Bonner W 28 2
at O'Hara W 31 7
Judge L 7 14
at Ryan W 30 7
at La Salle W 20 3
SJ Prep L 7 36
N. Catholic  1st W 21 10
Judge   1/2 W 35 10
at Roxborough W 49 20
  W-L We They
North Penn L 7 17
Don Bosco (NJ)  L 20  34
at Paul VI (Va.) W 61 7
La Salle W 48 7
at Judge W 19 0
Ryan W 51 7
at N. Catholic W 42 7
O'Hara W 16 7
at Bonner W 41 0
at Roman W 36 7
playoff bye      
O'Hara  1/2 W 35 0
Malvern W 33 6

PROJECTED ROTATION MEMBERS . . .

ROMAN OFF.

ROMAN DEF.
C John Matthews

62

 T Jewhan Edwards 68
G Mike Angelo 77 T John Marcinek 65
G Ed Krimmel 50 T Ed Krimmel 50
T Tahir Basil 79 T Amir Little 36
T John Mazzola 52 T Bob Kalinoski 72
TE Sean Clift 18 E John Mazzola 52
TE Andrew Regan 21 E Reggie Irby 46
WR Al Desiderio 85 E Tahir Basil 79
WR Nick Moody 2 MLB Sean Clift 18
WR *Kasseim Everett 25 OLB Marty Bernard 22
QB Chris Johnson 1 OLB Dan Lennon 54
TB Balial Lewis Sloan-El 5 OLB Andrew Regan 21
FB Amir Little 36 CB Al Desiderio 85
K Chris Fioravanti 29 CB Kassiem Everett 25
P Chris Fioravanti 29 S Chris Johnson 1
LS/K Bob Kalinoski 72 S Nick Moody 2
LS/P Andrew Regan 21
H Kevin Regan 9
KR Al Desiderio 85
KR Kasseim Everett 25
PR Al Desiderio 85
PR Nick Moody 2
  *-also plays TB  

SJ PREP OFF.

SJ PREP DEF.
C Marty O'Shaughnessy 52 T Joe Ventresca 54
G Mike Pinciotti 60 T Andy Marshalick 57
G Shawn Davis 56 E Ryan McGinn 71
T Seth Betancourt 67 E Gary Williams 58
T Mark Arcidiacono 73 ILB Mike Pereira 40
TE Matt Eveland 9 OLB Sean Robinson 47
TE Mike Bradley 86 OLB Paul Fitzgerald 3
WR Greg Castillo 24 CB Pat Jordan 4
WR Brett Tiagwad 16 CB Greg Castillo 24
QB Aaron Haas 18 S Michael Yeager 22
RB Jamir Livingston 26 S Jim McGoldrick 15
FB Mike McCarthy 10      
SB Tim Edger 11      
K Tim Edger 11      
P Tim Edger 11      
LS/K Andy Marshalick 57      
LS/P Paul Fitzgerald 3      
H Mark Giubilato 2      
KR Jim McGoldrick 15      
KR Greg Castillo 24      
PR Jim McGoldrick 15      
PR Greg Castillo 24      

STATISTICAL LEADERS . . .

 

ROMAN

                            
 

Name

 WC BP Tenn NC MB CO FJ AR LS SJP NC FJ Rox

Totals
 

RUSHING

                            
4 Balial Lewis Sloan-El 30-216 18-262 23-187 28-188 25-215 17-61 12-41 31-216 33-211 17-43 23-156 20-172 6-55 283-2023
1 Chris Johnson 9-63 5-5 5-3 3-(-12) 6-28 8-17 7-(-36) 4-13 10-24 7-28 8-46   3-(-26) 75-157
23 Kasseim Everett 3-27 5-64 2-3 1-5 5-17 8-22   2-9 5-16     1-(-1) 6-39 38-201
36 Amir Little 1-1     1-36   6-48   6-27 2-4 4-10 7-63 4-22 3-21 34-232
  PASSING                            
1 Chris Johnson 1-5 8-12 4-10 4-9 7-14 7-14 9-17 5-11 2-7 7-19 2-9 1-8 10-17 67-152
    13 75 104 3 115 3 192  2 175  2 128  1 85 1 85 67 78 1 36 1 189 4 1342  18
  RECEIVING                            
85 Al Desiderio   2-20 2-51 2-76 5-154 4-102 4-59 2-42 1-41 2-15 1-6   3-78 28-644
2 Nick Moody           2-42 2-13   1-44 2-14 1-72 1-36 5-95 14-296
15 Sean Clift   2-11 1-7   2-38 1-31 2-53     2-30       10-170
4 Balial Lewis Sloan-El       1-2     1-3 3-43   1-8       6-56
  SCORING                            
4 Balial Lewis Sloan-El 18 24 12 6 6     18 12 6 12 12 6 132
85 Al Desiderio 6   12 12 12 12 6 6       6 6 90
35 Chris Fiorvanti 4 5 8 7 4 7 1 2 2 1 4 5 7 57
2 Nick Moody                 6   12 6 12 36
1 Chris Johnson 6       6 12   2         6 32
 

SJ PREP

                          
No.

Name

 NP DB PVI LS FJ AR NC CO MB RC CO MP

Totals
 

RUSHING

                          
26 Jamir Livingston 13-39 14-52 12-166 16-73 22-166 8-135 26-183 34-109 6-59 23-91 24-153 20-110 218-1336
10 Mike McCarthy 7-41 3-17 4-12 2-6 7-43 6-45 8-42 1-2 2-7 4-28 1-0 5-17 50-260
16 Brett Tiagwad 1-5                       1-5
18 Aaron Haas 4-(-12) 3-(-2) 1-9 5-14 5-54   2-(-3) 8-(-20) 1-2 3-(-2) 4-17 3-9 39-66
2 Mark Giubilato     1-27 3-10   3-15     4-13 2-28 2-8 2-0 17-101
22 Michael Yeager     3-23 5-33 1-4 13-77 1-18   4-28   2-8   29-191
 

PASSING

                          
18 Aaron Haas 17-29 9-18 1-2 5-11 2-7 5-7 5-9 1-11 5-9 8-12 8-10 9-14 75-139
    226 218  3 49 1 106 3 20 136  2 60  2 9 60 2 113  1 137 4 164 3 1298 21
 

RECEIVING

                          
11 Tim Edger 2-42 4-27   3-52 1-11 3-93 2-21   1-6 3-47 2-22 2-19 23-341
24 Greg Castillo 6-95 3-166 1-49       1-23       5-110 2-36 18-479
16 Brett Tiagwad 5-55 1-22   2-54   2-43       1-25   3-48 14-247
9 Matt Eveland               1-9 2-16   1-5 2-61 6-91
86 Michael Bradley 1-24 1-3     1-9   1-5   1-15       5-56
 

SCORING

                          
11 Tim Edger 1 2 5 21 1 21 12 4 9 6 11 9 102
26 Jamir Livingston     24 2 12 6 12 6 12 6   6 86
24 Greg Castillo   18 6       12       18 6 60
18 Aaron Haas       6       6 8 6 6   32
30 Michael Yeager     12 6   12             30
15 Jim McGoldrick       12     6   6       24
10 Mike McCarthy 6         6       12     24

THE FIRST TIME . . .

NOV. 3
CATHOLIC RED
SJ Prep 36, Roman 7
  Should we be surprised? Probably not. It's not as if SJ Prep is unaccustomed to dominance. OK, so as many WELL know, the Hawks have experienced occasional difficulty in championship games. But during the regular season? Forget it! This was win No. 55 in a row and concluded an eighth year of perfection (plus one game to end '99). Amazing. Conventional wisdom said Roman would at least give Prep a game and perhaps make things QUITE interesting. Not at all. Not even close. Some folks were probably switching to other channels by halftime (this was carried on CN8) and the in-person crowd was quite thinned out by game's end. Anyway, the attendance was highly disappointing. I expected something approaching a throng. Didn't happen. Wonder what THAT was about? Throughout the game the Hawks made big play after big play and many were simple in nature. Sr. WR-K-P Tim Edger kept sending his kickoffs either into the end zone or onto its doorstep. He also punted well and got big-time help on the first play of the second quarter, when sr. DB Pat Jordan hustled downfield and made a leaping save to keep the ball on the field of the play. It was downed on the 1. Sr. WR-DB-Ret. Jim McGoldrick contributed a 35-yard catch on the game’s first drive, capped by sr. QB Aaron Haas on a 3-yard rollout keeper; Jordan maintained his concentration and caught a tipped ball for an interception; soph Garrett Compton made a spectacularly crushing block on a punt return by McGoldrick . . . Roman, meanwhile, did very little on offense. The Cahillites had just three first downs in the first half and only one play gained as many as 10 yards. The miseries continued in the third quarter as no first downs were achieved. Jr. LB Mike Pereira and sr. DE Ryan McGinn were early forces. Major deflation for Roman’s players and fans occurred right before halftime. With the score at 10-0, McGoldrick returned a punt 10 yards to Prep’s 46. Sr. RB Jamir Livingston ran for 24 yards. Haas hit Edger for 26 yards. Livingston went 4 yards up the middle. Man, just like that. Three plays, 54 yards, 43 seconds. Roman got the second half kickoff, then suffered three-and-outs on its first two possessions. The Prep scored twice on a 10-yard run by sr. FB Mike McCarthy (he’ll get Monday’s ink) and a 25-yard pass to sr. WR Brett Tiagwad (perfect delivery by Haas to the right corner). McCarthy added a 10-yard scoring run on the first play of the fourth quarter, then Roman finally saved some face with an 84-yard, 14-play drive that was capped by sr. RB Balial Lewis Sloan-El from the 1. The clock was running throughout due to the mercy rule, so that score came with 4:10 showing. Prep backup QB Mark Giubilato, a jr., provided late joy with a 14-yard keeper. Prep’s grunts were sr. C Marty O’Shaughnessy, jr. Gs Shawn Davis (nephew of Bartram coach Damond “Smash” Warren) and Mike Pinciotti, soph T Seth Betancourt and jr. T Mark Arcidiacono. Take note: four of those guys are underclassmen. I had to make a quick call on the cell phone during the part of the post-game gathering when coach Gil Brooks handed out game balls, but here’s hoping one went to Greg Latran, who’s listed on the roster as the special teams coordinator. Those assorted people were outstanding in every phase all night. Roman’s best defender, especially early, was sr. LB Marty Bernard. His tackling was sure and definitely necessary because most of his stops were solos. The Hawks will have a week off and then a semifinal against an opponent, of course, to be determined. Oh, in addition to 55 consecutive regular season wins, they have advanced to the final in every season since 2000. So that means seven consecutive wins in semifinals. Finals? That’s another matter. And it does give Judge, Roman, O’Hara, La Salle and North some semblance of hope that there’s no reason to award the plaque just yet.