The 2024 Cascade Cadets Football team will travel to Indian Creek High School for week one of the IHSAA football season to battle the Braves. Cadets are coming off back to back 6-5 seasons and bring back a wealth of experience to open the 2024 campaign. Cascade makes their first appearance in the 3A alignment this year. GAME DETAILS 2A North Montgomery Chargers vs 3A Cascade Cadets Time: 7:00 PM, Friday August 30th, 2024 Location: Cascade Memorial Sports Complex, Clayton, IN Tickets: https://public.eventlink.com/tickets?t=88048 Live Streams: https://www.iscsportsnetwork.com/videos/2024-fb-north-montgomery-at-cascade-08-30 Sagarin Ratings Cascade Cadets: 63.58, 117th overall, 24th in 3A. North Montgomery: 48.33, 190th overall, 34th in 2A. Statewide Polls Cascade Cadets are not ranked in Class 3A. North Montgomery Chargers are not ranked in Class 2A. RECAP OF WEEK #1 Cascade traveled to Indian Creek for their week one game and it did not disappoint. Cadets got out to a 14-3 late in the second quarter, but a big 3rd and long pass play before halftime took the momentum away, but the Cadets still led 14-10 at the break. After exchanging punts in the 3rd quarter, Cascade was able to punch another touchdown on the board to take a 21-10 lead going into the fourth quarter. The Braves responded with a touchdown pass and two point conversion to shorten the lead to 21-18. Cadets' offense rolled the dice on fourth down all night and would do so on 4th and 8 from their own 36 yard line. Brady Trebley would scramble and fall 1 yard short of the 1st down. Indian Creek would drive down to the three yard line, however, FR TJ Turner would come up with the play of the night, forcing a fumble and JR Brody Duncan would recover in the end zone. JR Dayton Mink sealed the victory, ripping off a 22 yard run on 4th and 1. North Montgomery traveled to North Putnam for the kickoff of the IHSAA season. After a 22-20 midway through the 3rd quarter, Cougars forced multiple short field turnovers and were able to extend the lead up and win 52-20. HEAD COACHES Connor Simmons, 19-25 in his 5th season at Cascade, 23-30 overall in 6 seasons. Josh THompson, 52-54 in his 11th season at North Montgomery. 2024 vs Common Opponents North Putnam Cougars ALL-TIME RECORD This will be the first time North Montgomery and Cascade will meet on the Gridiron. Beginning in 2025, Cadets and Chargers will both join the newly formed Monon Athletic Conference. SETTING THE SCENE Friday Night Cascade will walk out for their 2024 home opener. Two teams will meet Friday Night for the first time. Cascade will wear all black tops and black bottoms Friday Night. Both teams will be battled by the heat. What’s at stake for both teams? North Montgomery looks to bounce back after a week one defeat and Cascade looks to get to 2-0 for the first time since 2006. Both teams have experience coming back, but only one will walk away with a win. Cascade will employ their heavy run wing-t offense, while North Montgomery will bring a multiple offensive look. The weather looks to be a hot one for Friday Night night with it mid 70s/high 80s. Buckle up, bring your warm weather clothes and pack the stands because your Cascade Cadets are back for their home opener. ISC Sports Network will be in attendance with a live stream and broadcast of the game if you are unable to attend. CADET NOTES Cascade will look to continue their hot start after their rollercoaster of a win in week 1. Cadets knocked off 3A Indian Creek for their first win in week 1 since 2018. Cascade uses a No-Huddle Wing-T attack on offense and a 3-4 on defense. They will look to settle in Friday Night the home opener. The Cadets will need to play great defense and run the football in order to have success Friday Night against a multiple offensive attack from the Chargers. JR Brady Trebley is under center for the Cadets. He is entering his 3rd year as the starter having back to back successful years throwing the football. Trebley is completing 60% of his passes for 1,500 yards, 20 touchdowns and 5 interceptions his first two years. He looks to settle in and continue to be the leader of the no-huddle wing-t attack as the Cadets look to get off to a hot start. In week one vs Indian Creek, Trebley was efficient in the passing attack completing 5-7 passes for 47 yards. FR Luke Austin and FR Adrian Parsons will serve as the back-up quarterback for the Cadets. Multiple running backs will look to carry the rock for the 2024 season. JR Dayton Minkled the team in week one with 18 attempts, 80 yards and 1 touchdown. JR Marcus Hobson and SO Lucas Farmer combined for 13 carries, 57 yards and 1 touchdown. The running back group 230 yards on the ground in week one vs a stout defensive Indian Creek front. Wide receivers will continue to add in their hands to the pass attack this year. Look for JR JT Roshong to get the nod at the starting WR. SO Cooper Lievens will be his back-up. Tight ends will look to be both physical blockers and pass catchers at the tight end position. Both played a vital role in the success of the rush attack last week setting the edge for the downhill rushing attack. JR Braxton Lewis will serve as the number one tight end. JR Royce Bright will serve as his back-up. Both are physical blockers and possession catchers for the offense. Four Seniors will anchor the offensive line for Cascade. The offensive line averages in weight a combined 205lbs. SR Josiah Murrain, SR Bryce Hofing, SR Duncan White, and SR Owen Hargis will all look to be the aggressors upfront with the two full years of starting experience they bring to the table. This group has led the way to a total of 3,750 total yards and 52 touchdowns through eleven games last season. The offense averaged 35+ points per game. In week one, Cadet finished with 275 yards of offense with 230 coming on the ground behind the big guys. The defensive line will look to set the tone up front against a big offensive line for Indian Creek. JR Brody Duncan came up with the game sealing fumble recovery in the end zone with under two minutes to play vs Indian Creek. SR Josiah Murrain and SR Duncan White will bring the experience up front. SO Dillon Setty, JR Dominic Appleby, SR Owen Hargis and SR Bryce Hofing will serve as back-ups for this group. This group will need to play aggressively upfront against a big offensive line. The linebacking group will look new this year replacing 4 senior linebackers. JR Braxton Lewis, JR Leland Walker, JR Dayton Mink and FR TJ Turner will get the start at outside linebacker. Both Mink and Turner had standout games defensively for the Cadets. Turner finished with 8 tackles and two forced fumbles, while Mink came up with some huge QB pressures and a sack. SO Wyatt Minardo and JR Baynx Stirling will serve as the back-up for this group. The defensive backs will look to anchor the 3rd level of the defense in week two. This group brings back the most experience on the team. SO Lucas Farmer, the returning leading tackler from the defense last year, finished with 7 tackles. JR Brady Trebley came up with 7 tackles. SR Daemen Mason brings back two years of playing experience at corner, JR JT Roshong and JR Marcus Hobson will begin his 3rd year at starting on the defensive backfield. This group played a strong first game with giving up 158 yards through the air. SR Max Stucky will handle the kicking duties for the Cadets this year. Stucky fit right into the special teams with having a great day on the turf with kickoffs and went 1-2 on extra points with one being blocked early on. SCOUTING THE CHARGERS North Montgomery are led by 11th year Head Coach Josh Thompson. The Chargers are coming off a week one loss to North Putnam 52-20. North Montgomery will look to some key players to have success Friday Night vs Cascade. SR Kelby Hardwood will be a key two way starter for the Chargers playing wide receiver and outside linebacker. Hardwood is a deep threat for the Charger offense. SR Jayden Thompson will play running back and inside linebacker for the defensive unit. Up front for the Chargers Andy Veselji will lead the offensive and defensive line. The Chargers currently have 5 players starting on offense and defense. Offensively, North Montgomery finished with 277 yards on offense and gave up 364 yards on defense. IHSAA SECTIONAL Cadets will transition up to 3A for the first time in school history competing in Sectional #29. Tri-West, Guerin Catholic and Crawfordsville all came away with week one victories in the sectional line-up. 2024 Schedule Week 0: IHSAA Scrimmage Week 1: @ Indian Creek (W 21-18) Week 2: North Montgomery Week 3: @ Edgewood Week 4: West Central Week 5: @ Sullivan Week 6: North Putnam Week 7: Northview Week 8: @ Greencastle Week 9: Owen Valley Week 10: IHSAA Sectional Week 11: IHSAA Sectional Week 12: IHSAA Sectional Championship Week 13: IHSAA Regional Championship Week 14: IHSAA Semi-State Championship Week 15: IHSAA State Championship VARSITY COACHING STAFF HEAD COACH Connor Simmons 5th year at Cascade with an overall record of 19-24 2024: 1-0 2023: 6-4 (Sectional Semifinals) 2022: 6-5 (Sectional Semifinals) 2021: 3-7 2020: 3-8 (Sectional Semifinals) ASSISTANT COACHES Troy Edwards (DC - year 2) Matt Minardo (QB - year 5) Joey Holt (OLB - year 1) Tony Appleby (DL - year 3) Cam Ginter (DL - year 1) Chris Appleby (OL - year 4) Don Rushton (ILB - year 2) Tim Horning (STC/RB - year 5) Connor Horning (STC/RB - year 3) Steve Phillips (WR - year 2) Bryson Phillips (WR - year 2) STUDENT MANAGERS Addison Littrell, Paul Shackelford, Josey Fisher, Haley Terhune, Kenlee Hines, Evan Dixon MEDICAL STAFF Amanda Miles ADMINISTRATION Jim Diagostino (Superintendent) Stacey Monnett (Assistant Superintendent) Jeff Hansel (Principal) Lori White (Assistant Principal) Scott Stevens (Athletic Director) CASCADE SPORTS Follow CHS Athletics on Facebook (Cascade High School Athletics), Twitter (@Cadethletics), and online (cascadecadets.com) for more information on our sports and football program.