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johnnd05 · 09-09-2007, 10:51 AM

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Youngstown Cardinal Mooney 34, No. 22 Archbishop Hoban 0

The defending Division IV state champions extended their win streak to 18 games with ease.

Senior quarterback Dan McCarthy, a Notre Dame recruit, scored touchdowns via a run, a pass and a 67-yard punt return to start scoring in the first quarter as visiting Mooney amassed a 27-0 halftime lead.

McCarthy completed 5 of 7 passes for 117 yards.

Hoban (1-2) rushed for 82 yards and passed for 83 yards. Mooney (3-0) had 210 rushing and 117 passing.

This McCarthy kid is a SICK athlete. I am really excited to get him on our team ...

**ND=NC** · 09-16-2007, 09:02 PM

Another big day for McCarthy and Mooney as they beat a very good team in Warren Harding 49-0. To give you relevance as to the talent Harding brings to the field Maurice Clarett, Mario Manningham and Prescott Burgess all have graduated from Harding.

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The defending Division IV champs crushed the Raiders 49-0.

By JOE SCALZO

VINDICATOR SPORTS STAFF

AUSTINTOWN — At the tail end of his 62-yard run early in the second quarter, Mooney senior fullback Michael Zordich had a chance to cut outside and (most likely) score a touchdown or go inside where a Warren Harding defender awaited.

He chose inside, lowering his shoulder into Harding defensive back Aunre Davis as the collision came to a stop at the Raiders' 3.

It looked like he chose to deliver punishment over scoring, although Zordich smiled and shook his head when asked about it.

"No, I just thought I could beat him inside," said Zordich following the Cardinals' 49-0 "home" victory on Saturday at Fitch High. "It was a bad cut."

Huh. Apparently, even Mooney's mistakes are impressive.

Zordich, who finished with 76 yards rushing, scored on the next play. But the Penn State recruit was even better on defense, helping Mooney hold the Raiders to 147 total yards despite resting for much of the second half.

It was the third straight win for the Cardinals (4-0, 1-0) against their Steel Valley Conference rivals.

"The good thing about this team is we're never satisfied," said senior quarterback Dan McCarthy, who rushed 14 times for 154 yards and three touchdowns and also threw for a score. "We want to keep getting better."

Too good

The state's top-ranked team in Division IV overwhelmed the inexperienced Raiders, rolling up 418 yards (all but 43 of those on the ground) and forcing eight Harding punts. More impressive, Mooney started substituting liberally midway through the third quarter — the Cardinals were playing their fourth-string quarterback by the end of the game.

Mooney was also missing its top running back and one of its starting linebackers in Penn State recruit Brandon Beachum, who suffered a knee injury two weeks ago against Gateway (Pa.) and may miss another week or two.

"They're a great football program and they've got a great team this year," said Harding's first-year coach D.J. Dota. "It's probably the best Mooney team I've coached against, which goes back to 1997."

Cardinals junior John Simon terrorized the Raiders' offensive line, compiling three tackles for a loss, while cornerback Tim Marlowe added an interception and Matt Lyden had a sack.

Good performance

Harding had just 69 yards in the first half.

"Obviously, all around it was a good performance," said Mooney coach P.J. Fecko. "We really executed well."

Mooney fans also got a look at its terrific sophomore class as Zordich's younger brother, Alex, saw time at quarterback, running back Ray Vinopal rushed for 62 yards and running back Braylon Heard ran for 45 yards and two touchdowns.

"Those guys work so hard all week, it was nice to get them in," said Fecko.

Davis led Harding (2-2, 0-1) with 20 yards rushing and 37 passing. The Raiders had just one returning starter from last year's regional final team and look to be a year or two away from seriously competing in the SVC.

"I think we did some really good things," said Dota. "The guys didn't quit and they're working and getting better."

Mooney, meanwhile, faces another tough test this Friday when it plays host to Mentor Lake Catholic, which played the Cardinals as tough as anyone last year before falling 21-16.

"They're a very good football program," said Fecko of the Cougars. "We're not expecting anything different this year."

scalzo@vindy.com
Sunday, September 16, 2007

The defending Division IV champs crushed the Raiders 49-0.

By JOE SCALZO

VINDICATOR SPORTS STAFF

AUSTINTOWN — At the tail end of his 62-yard run early in the second quarter, Mooney senior fullback Michael Zordich had a chance to cut outside and (most likely) score a touchdown or go inside where a Warren Harding defender awaited.

He chose inside, lowering his shoulder into Harding defensive back Aunre Davis as the collision came to a stop at the Raiders' 3.

It looked like he chose to deliver punishment over scoring, although Zordich smiled and shook his head when asked about it.

"No, I just thought I could beat him inside," said Zordich following the Cardinals' 49-0 "home" victory on Saturday at Fitch High. "It was a bad cut."

Huh. Apparently, even Mooney's mistakes are impressive.

Zordich, who finished with 76 yards rushing, scored on the next play. But the Penn State recruit was even better on defense, helping Mooney hold the Raiders to 147 total yards despite resting for much of the second half.

It was the third straight win for the Cardinals (4-0, 1-0) against their Steel Valley Conference rivals.

"The good thing about this team is we're never satisfied," said senior quarterback Dan McCarthy, who rushed 14 times for 154 yards and three touchdowns and also threw for a score. "We want to keep getting better."

Too good

The state's top-ranked team in Division IV overwhelmed the inexperienced Raiders, rolling up 418 yards (all but 43 of those on the ground) and forcing eight Harding punts. More impressive, Mooney started substituting liberally midway through the third quarter — the Cardinals were playing their fourth-string quarterback by the end of the game.

Mooney was also missing its top running back and one of its starting linebackers in Penn State recruit Brandon Beachum, who suffered a knee injury two weeks ago against Gateway (Pa.) and may miss another week or two.

"They're a great football program and they've got a great team this year," said Harding's first-year coach D.J. Dota. "It's probably the best Mooney team I've coached against, which goes back to 1997."

Cardinals junior John Simon terrorized the Raiders' offensive line, compiling three tackles for a loss, while cornerback Tim Marlowe added an interception and Matt Lyden had a sack.

Good performance

Harding had just 69 yards in the first half.

"Obviously, all around it was a good performance," said Mooney coach P.J. Fecko. "We really executed well."

Mooney fans also got a look at its terrific sophomore class as Zordich's younger brother, Alex, saw time at quarterback, running back Ray Vinopal rushed for 62 yards and running back Braylon Heard ran for 45 yards and two touchdowns.

"Those guys work so hard all week, it was nice to get them in," said Fecko.

Davis led Harding (2-2, 0-1) with 20 yards rushing and 37 passing. The Raiders had just one returning starter from last year's regional final team and look to be a year or two away from seriously competing in the SVC.

"I think we did some really good things," said Dota. "The guys didn't quit and they're working and getting better."

Mooney, meanwhile, faces another tough test this Friday when it plays host to Mentor Lake Catholic, which played the Cardinals as tough as anyone last year before falling 21-16.

"They're a very good football program," said Fecko of the Cougars. "We're not expecting anything different this year."

scalzo@vindy.com
Sunday, September 16, 2007
At the tail end of his 62-yard run early in the second quarter, Mooney senior fullback Michael Zordich had a chance to...

**ND=NC** · 09-16-2007, 11:12 PM

Dan's stats thru 4 games

Rushing: 59 attempts 480yds 7tds 8.1yds per carry

Passing: 8 of 12 231yds 3tds 29yds per completion

johnnd05 · 09-20-2007, 11:52 AM

From an article on Mooney's opponent for this next weekend:

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[Opposing head coach] Plungas said he ranks Mooney quarterback Dan McCarthy with former Benedictine running back Jamal Brown as the toughest players he's faced.

"He's just slippery, hard to tackle," Plungas said.

**ND=NC** · 09-23-2007, 07:57 PM

Turnovers tell the tale again for Lake
John Kampf, JKampf@News-Herald.com
09/22/2007
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YOUNGSTOWN - Beating the 11th-ranked team in the nation was going to be tough enough for Lake Catholic on Friday night.
Turning the ball over six times and getting two punts blocked makes it tougher - if not downright impossible.
The Cougars (2-3) watched four scoring opportunities evaporate via interceptions and fumbles in the first 24 minutes, paving a way to an early deficit and a 40-14 loss to Cardinal Mooney at Stambaugh Stadium in Youngstown.
"I'm not going to talk about turnovers anymore," a disgruntled Coach Mike Bell said. "I'm not doing it."
Which is a difficult thing not to do, since the past two games have largely been lost via turnovers, including a 26-21 loss to Dublin Coffman last week when Lake Catholic turned it over on the first four possessions of the game.
"Obviously, you're not going to make mistakes and beat a team like that," said Bell, not cooling down much. "You can't give an offense like that a short field, and you can't get a punt blocked and expect to win. It's just not going to happen."
The Cardinals, seemingly steamrolling to another Division IV state title at 5-0, didn't just force turnovers. They converted them into points.
After Penn State-commit Brandon Beachum intercepted a pass on the third play of the game, Cardinal Mooney cashed in with a four-yard touchdown run by Oklahoma-bound Taylor Hill.
Later in the quarter, Lake Catholic evened things up when Alex Kurowski hit Randy Greenwood for a 55-yard touchdown pass. But it didn't take long for the turnover bug to bite the Cougars again.
After Notre Dame recruit Dan McCarthy picked off a Kurowski pass, Beachum bulled in for a short touchdown run. And after a fumble recovery by Penn State-bound Mike Zordich, McCarthy ran 84 yards for another score and a 19-7 halftime lead.
All three of Mooney's first-half touchdowns came immediately after Lake Catholic turnovers.
"Hey, our defense came to play tonight," Beachum said. "The main thing is to keep the momentum going. If you get a turnover, you can't go three-and-out. That's a waste."
The Cougars still had a golden opportunity to get back into the game after forcing Mooney to punt to start the third quarter.
But a fourth-down fake punt that went for a first down was nullified by a holding penalty and the two ensuing punts for the Cougars were blocked. One was blocked and recovered for a touchdown by Mark Pellini, whose Uncle Bo Pellini is the defensive coordinator for the LSU Tigers.
"That was a huge swing," Bell said. "We did a great job on the fake punt and it got called back. The next thing you know, we get a punt blocked for a touchdown."
And yet, the Cougars still weren't out of it.
Kurkowski (7 for 25, 94 yards) hit Darien Nulick on consecutive passes to get down to Mooney's 27. Then Kurowski took it the final 27 yards to cut the score to 27-14 with five minutes to go.
Apparently, Mooney took offense to the touchdown. On the next possession, McCarthy ran 54 yards for a touchdown to stretch the lead back out again.
McCarthy didn't hurt Lake with his arm, completing only two passes and getting picked off twice. But he ran for 214 yards on 17 carries.
Sophomore Ray Vinopal wrapped up the scoring with a 32-yard jaunt after the Cougars failed to convert deep in their own territory late in the game.
"You know, despite all that, we were only down by 13 with about six minutes to go," Bell said. "We've got to get this figured out before the second half of the season."
The Cougars passed for 150 yards and ran for 112 yards, including a team-high 69 for Mike Sweigert.
The offensive productivity was there, Bell said.
But so were the turnovers.
And those are the difference-makers right now for the green and white.
"I'm not going to let it become psychological," Bell promised. "I won't. From now on, our focus is on discipline and execution."

johnnd05 · 09-24-2007, 10:29 AM

Thanks for that, ND=NC. I hadn't seen Danny's stats in the article I found.

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ND=NC Community Mod Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Crestview, Fl Posts: 4,487 Cash: 22,226.86 Bank: 124,604.86 Total Bankroll: 146,831.72 Donate	Dan's stats thru 4 games Rushing: 59 attempts 480yds 7tds 8.1yds per carry Passing: 8 of 12 231yds 3tds 29yds per completion Last edited by ND=NC; 09-16-2007 at 11:21 PM. Reason: I miscalculated

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johnnd05 Johnny T. works for me Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: Berkeley, Calif. Posts: 4,633 Cash: 25,370.13 Bank: 0.00 Total Bankroll: 25,370.13 Donate	Thanks for that, ND=NC. I hadn't seen Danny's stats in the article I found. __________________ Stoney is a dead man.

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ND=NC Community Mod Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Crestview, Fl Posts: 4,487 Cash: 22,226.86 Bank: 124,604.86 Total Bankroll: 146,831.72 Donate	Another big day for McCarthy and Mooney as they beat a very good team in Warren Harding 49-0. To give you relevance as to the talent Harding brings to the field Maurice Clarett, Mario Manningham and Prescott Burgess all have graduated from Harding. Top-ranked Mooney overwhelms Harding Print Story Email to Friend Discuss this story The defending Division IV champs crushed the Raiders 49-0. By JOE SCALZO VINDICATOR SPORTS STAFF AUSTINTOWN — At the tail end of his 62-yard run early in the second quarter, Mooney senior fullback Michael Zordich had a chance to cut outside and (most likely) score a touchdown or go inside where a Warren Harding defender awaited. He chose inside, lowering his shoulder into Harding defensive back Aunre Davis as the collision came to a stop at the Raiders' 3. It looked like he chose to deliver punishment over scoring, although Zordich smiled and shook his head when asked about it. "No, I just thought I could beat him inside," said Zordich following the Cardinals' 49-0 "home" victory on Saturday at Fitch High. "It was a bad cut." Huh. Apparently, even Mooney's mistakes are impressive. Zordich, who finished with 76 yards rushing, scored on the next play. But the Penn State recruit was even better on defense, helping Mooney hold the Raiders to 147 total yards despite resting for much of the second half. It was the third straight win for the Cardinals (4-0, 1-0) against their Steel Valley Conference rivals. "The good thing about this team is we're never satisfied," said senior quarterback Dan McCarthy, who rushed 14 times for 154 yards and three touchdowns and also threw for a score. "We want to keep getting better." Too good The state's top-ranked team in Division IV overwhelmed the inexperienced Raiders, rolling up 418 yards (all but 43 of those on the ground) and forcing eight Harding punts. More impressive, Mooney started substituting liberally midway through the third quarter — the Cardinals were playing their fourth-string quarterback by the end of the game. Mooney was also missing its top running back and one of its starting linebackers in Penn State recruit Brandon Beachum, who suffered a knee injury two weeks ago against Gateway (Pa.) and may miss another week or two. "They're a great football program and they've got a great team this year," said Harding's first-year coach D.J. Dota. "It's probably the best Mooney team I've coached against, which goes back to 1997." Cardinals junior John Simon terrorized the Raiders' offensive line, compiling three tackles for a loss, while cornerback Tim Marlowe added an interception and Matt Lyden had a sack. Good performance Harding had just 69 yards in the first half. "Obviously, all around it was a good performance," said Mooney coach P.J. Fecko. "We really executed well." Mooney fans also got a look at its terrific sophomore class as Zordich's younger brother, Alex, saw time at quarterback, running back Ray Vinopal rushed for 62 yards and running back Braylon Heard ran for 45 yards and two touchdowns. "Those guys work so hard all week, it was nice to get them in," said Fecko. Davis led Harding (2-2, 0-1) with 20 yards rushing and 37 passing. The Raiders had just one returning starter from last year's regional final team and look to be a year or two away from seriously competing in the SVC. "I think we did some really good things," said Dota. "The guys didn't quit and they're working and getting better." Mooney, meanwhile, faces another tough test this Friday when it plays host to Mentor Lake Catholic, which played the Cardinals as tough as anyone last year before falling 21-16. "They're a very good football program," said Fecko of the Cougars. "We're not expecting anything different this year." scalzo@vindy.com Sunday, September 16, 2007 The defending Division IV champs crushed the Raiders 49-0. By JOE SCALZO VINDICATOR SPORTS STAFF AUSTINTOWN — At the tail end of his 62-yard run early in the second quarter, Mooney senior fullback Michael Zordich had a chance to cut outside and (most likely) score a touchdown or go inside where a Warren Harding defender awaited. He chose inside, lowering his shoulder into Harding defensive back Aunre Davis as the collision came to a stop at the Raiders' 3. It looked like he chose to deliver punishment over scoring, although Zordich smiled and shook his head when asked about it. "No, I just thought I could beat him inside," said Zordich following the Cardinals' 49-0 "home" victory on Saturday at Fitch High. "It was a bad cut." Huh. Apparently, even Mooney's mistakes are impressive. Zordich, who finished with 76 yards rushing, scored on the next play. But the Penn State recruit was even better on defense, helping Mooney hold the Raiders to 147 total yards despite resting for much of the second half. It was the third straight win for the Cardinals (4-0, 1-0) against their Steel Valley Conference rivals. "The good thing about this team is we're never satisfied," said senior quarterback Dan McCarthy, who rushed 14 times for 154 yards and three touchdowns and also threw for a score. "We want to keep getting better." Too good The state's top-ranked team in Division IV overwhelmed the inexperienced Raiders, rolling up 418 yards (all but 43 of those on the ground) and forcing eight Harding punts. More impressive, Mooney started substituting liberally midway through the third quarter — the Cardinals were playing their fourth-string quarterback by the end of the game. Mooney was also missing its top running back and one of its starting linebackers in Penn State recruit Brandon Beachum, who suffered a knee injury two weeks ago against Gateway (Pa.) and may miss another week or two. "They're a great football program and they've got a great team this year," said Harding's first-year coach D.J. Dota. "It's probably the best Mooney team I've coached against, which goes back to 1997." Cardinals junior John Simon terrorized the Raiders' offensive line, compiling three tackles for a loss, while cornerback Tim Marlowe added an interception and Matt Lyden had a sack. Good performance Harding had just 69 yards in the first half. "Obviously, all around it was a good performance," said Mooney coach P.J. Fecko. "We really executed well." Mooney fans also got a look at its terrific sophomore class as Zordich's younger brother, Alex, saw time at quarterback, running back Ray Vinopal rushed for 62 yards and running back Braylon Heard ran for 45 yards and two touchdowns. "Those guys work so hard all week, it was nice to get them in," said Fecko. Davis led Harding (2-2, 0-1) with 20 yards rushing and 37 passing. The Raiders had just one returning starter from last year's regional final team and look to be a year or two away from seriously competing in the SVC. "I think we did some really good things," said Dota. "The guys didn't quit and they're working and getting better." Mooney, meanwhile, faces another tough test this Friday when it plays host to Mentor Lake Catholic, which played the Cardinals as tough as anyone last year before falling 21-16. "They're a very good football program," said Fecko of the Cougars. "We're not expecting anything different this year." scalzo@vindy.com Sunday, September 16, 2007 At the tail end of his 62-yard run early in the second quarter, Mooney senior fullback Michael Zordich had a chance to...

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ND=NC Community Mod Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Crestview, Fl Posts: 4,487 Cash: 22,226.86 Bank: 124,604.86 Total Bankroll: 146,831.72 Donate	Turnovers tell the tale again for Lake John Kampf, JKampf@News-Herald.com 09/22/2007 email this storyEmail to a friendpost a commentPost a Commentprinter friendlyPrinter-friendly Advertisement YOUNGSTOWN - Beating the 11th-ranked team in the nation was going to be tough enough for Lake Catholic on Friday night. Turning the ball over six times and getting two punts blocked makes it tougher - if not downright impossible. The Cougars (2-3) watched four scoring opportunities evaporate via interceptions and fumbles in the first 24 minutes, paving a way to an early deficit and a 40-14 loss to Cardinal Mooney at Stambaugh Stadium in Youngstown. "I'm not going to talk about turnovers anymore," a disgruntled Coach Mike Bell said. "I'm not doing it." Which is a difficult thing not to do, since the past two games have largely been lost via turnovers, including a 26-21 loss to Dublin Coffman last week when Lake Catholic turned it over on the first four possessions of the game. "Obviously, you're not going to make mistakes and beat a team like that," said Bell, not cooling down much. "You can't give an offense like that a short field, and you can't get a punt blocked and expect to win. It's just not going to happen." The Cardinals, seemingly steamrolling to another Division IV state title at 5-0, didn't just force turnovers. They converted them into points. After Penn State-commit Brandon Beachum intercepted a pass on the third play of the game, Cardinal Mooney cashed in with a four-yard touchdown run by Oklahoma-bound Taylor Hill. Later in the quarter, Lake Catholic evened things up when Alex Kurowski hit Randy Greenwood for a 55-yard touchdown pass. But it didn't take long for the turnover bug to bite the Cougars again. After Notre Dame recruit Dan McCarthy picked off a Kurowski pass, Beachum bulled in for a short touchdown run. And after a fumble recovery by Penn State-bound Mike Zordich, McCarthy ran 84 yards for another score and a 19-7 halftime lead. All three of Mooney's first-half touchdowns came immediately after Lake Catholic turnovers. "Hey, our defense came to play tonight," Beachum said. "The main thing is to keep the momentum going. If you get a turnover, you can't go three-and-out. That's a waste." The Cougars still had a golden opportunity to get back into the game after forcing Mooney to punt to start the third quarter. But a fourth-down fake punt that went for a first down was nullified by a holding penalty and the two ensuing punts for the Cougars were blocked. One was blocked and recovered for a touchdown by Mark Pellini, whose Uncle Bo Pellini is the defensive coordinator for the LSU Tigers. "That was a huge swing," Bell said. "We did a great job on the fake punt and it got called back. The next thing you know, we get a punt blocked for a touchdown." And yet, the Cougars still weren't out of it. Kurkowski (7 for 25, 94 yards) hit Darien Nulick on consecutive passes to get down to Mooney's 27. Then Kurowski took it the final 27 yards to cut the score to 27-14 with five minutes to go. Apparently, Mooney took offense to the touchdown. On the next possession, McCarthy ran 54 yards for a touchdown to stretch the lead back out again. McCarthy didn't hurt Lake with his arm, completing only two passes and getting picked off twice. But he ran for 214 yards on 17 carries. Sophomore Ray Vinopal wrapped up the scoring with a 32-yard jaunt after the Cougars failed to convert deep in their own territory late in the game. "You know, despite all that, we were only down by 13 with about six minutes to go," Bell said. "We've got to get this figured out before the second half of the season." The Cougars passed for 150 yards and ran for 112 yards, including a team-high 69 for Mike Sweigert. The offensive productivity was there, Bell said. But so were the turnovers. And those are the difference-makers right now for the green and white. "I'm not going to let it become psychological," Bell promised. "I won't. From now on, our focus is on discipline and execution."

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