No. 5 Trinity (Louisville, Ky.) at No. 16 St. Xavier (Cincinnati)Trinity has bulldozed every team in its path so far this season,
including Greater Cincinnati Catholic League power Elder last week. The
Shamrocks rolled up nearly 600 yards of offense inside Elder's famed
facility "The Pit." Doug Ramsey, who has seen several nationally ranked
teams in his decade and a half as Elder's head coach told the
Cincinnati Enquirer,
"In my 15 years that's probably one of the top five teams we've
played." The dynamic all-junior pass-catch combo of
Travis Wright and
James Quick connected on three touchdown strikes. With a win on Friday,
Trinity would even its record against GCL opponents to 4-4 since 2007.
St.
X will have several challenges when it plays Trinity. The obvious ones
are finding a way to contain Trinity's explosive offense and finding
ways to exploit Trinity's stout defense. But the Bombers also must be
able to recoil emotionally after a draining 17-14 win last week over
Colerain, which ended the Cardinals' 61-game home winning streak. Senior
running back
Conor Hundley was held to just 53 rushing yards against
Colerain but scored two touchdowns to up his season total to seven. St.
Xavier has a 19-4 record against non-Ohio opponents since 2004.
Mitch Stephens: Trinity 24, St. Xavier 21
Steve Montoya: Trinity 24, St. Xavier 21
Stephen Spiewak: Trinity 28, St. Xavier 17
Kevin Askeland: Trinity 45, St. Xavier 30
Jamie DeMoney: Trinity 31, St. Xavier 16
Graphic by Ryan Escobar
Photos by Wayne Litmer
