Cadets are back in action this week after improving to 4-0 for the first time since 1993. Cascade, who is looking to get to 5-0 for the first time in school history, will travel to Sullivan, Indiana to take on the Golden Arrows. During the 1993 season under Head Coach Darrin Fisher, Cascade rattled off 4 straight wins to open the season, but fell in week five. There have been three teams in the 58 years prior to 2024 of Cascade football that have started the season 4-0, those teams were 1993 (Darrin Fisher), 1982 (Steve McLean) and 1972 (Gary Satterfield) all losing the 5th game of the season. Cascade will look to break that streak Friday Night. GAME DETAILS 3A Cascade Cadets (4-0) at 2A Sullivan Golden Arrows (1-3) Time: 7:30 PM, Friday September 20th, 2024 Location: Sullivan High School, Sullivan, IN Tickets: $6 Cash ONLY Live Streams: https://www.ihsaatv.org/?B=1155272 (Might require a purchase) Sagarin Ratings Cascade Cadets: 66.86, 83rd overall, 16th in 3A. Sullivan: 46.48, 183rd overall, 25th in 2A. Statewide Polls Cascade Cadets are not ranked in Class 3A. Sullivan Golden Arrows are not ranked in Class 2A. RECAP OF WEEK #4 Cascade hosted West Central Trojans and came away with a 49-0 victory making it back to back shutouts for the defensive units. Cascade got on the board first with a 52 yard pass from JR Brady Trebley to SO Lucas Farmer. Cascade would rattle off 35 points to finish the first half of the game. Cascade would get the running clock started early in the 3rd with a Dayton Mink touchdown run. Defensively, Cascade held the Trojans to 45 yards total. Sullivan traveled to rival Linton and dropped their third straight 42-20. However, the game was much tighter than the score shows. Sullivan pulled close in the third quarter with a 28-20 ball game, but turnovers and Linton coming up with some big plays put the Golden Arrows away. HEAD COACHES Connor Simmons, 22-25 in his 5th season at Cascade, 25-31 overall in 6 seasons. Mike Caton, 13-13 in his 3rd season at Sullivan. 2024 vs Common Opponents Northview (S: 0-35 L) Owen Valley Edgewood (C: 42-0 W) Indian Creek (C: 21-18 W) ALL-TIME RECORD This will be the 3rd meeting between Cascade and Sullivan. Both teams are separated by 75 miles. Sullivan leads the series 2-0 with the last win coming in the second round of the sectional semifinal game in 2023 30-14. SETTING THE SCENE Friday Night Cascade will be on the road to take on Sullivan Golden Arrows. This will be the schools third time playing each other in school history. Cascade will wear all white Friday Night. What’s at stake for both teams? Sullivan looks to get back in the win column Friday Night after dropping three straight games to tough opponents and Cascade looks to get to 5-0 for the first time in school history. 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 Sullivan will bring a spread offensive look. Buckle up, pack up your cars, and show up and show out because your Cascade Cadets are attempting history Friday Night on the road. CADET NOTES Cascade will enter Friday Night with a 4-0 record for the first time since 1993. Cadets knocked off 3A Indian Creek for their first win in week 1 since 2018, 2A North Montgomery in week 2, 3A Edgewood in week three and 1A West Central week four. Cascade uses a No-Huddle Wing-T attack on offense and a 3-4 on defense. Cascade looks to move to 5-0 for the first time in school history. Cascade will have their hands full against a physical and much bigger team on Friday Night. The Cadets will need to play great defense and run the football in order to have success against the spread attack of the Golden Arrows. JR Brady Trebley is under center for the Cadets. Trebley was 7-10 for 126 yards and 2 touchdowns and 55 yards 1 touchdown on the ground. Through four games, Trebley is just 8 pass attempts away from beating their total amount from last season. On the season, Brady is 34-54 for 368 yards and four touchdowns. Trebley threw his first interception since the 2022 Sullivan game in week two vs Edgewood. Trebley passed Chase Edwards for 8th all time in completions in a career with 116 and counting. FR Luke Austin and FR Adrian Parsons will serve as the back-up quarterback for the Cadets. Multiple running backs will continue to carry the rock this season. Cadets will add SR Tyler Hege and JR Toby Savini back into the mix this week after being limited due to injury. JR Dayton Mink leads the team with 51 carries for 398 and 7 touchdowns on the season, Mink moved into 6th all time in school history in rushing touchdowns with 18. SR Daemen Mason and SO Lucas Farmer have combined for 42 carries, 512 yards and 4 touchdowns. The running back group is averaging 331 yards on the ground and have amassed 1,200 yards through the first four games. Wide receivers will continue to add in their hands to the pass attack this year. JR Marcus Hobson hauled in 5 catches for 45 yards and 1 Touchdown vs West Central.. JR JT Roshong also has 15 catches for 100+ yards and 1 touchdown. Look for the playmakers on the outside to continue their stretch of solid play in the pass attack. 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 and SO Trent Austin will serve as his back-up. This group has played a significant role in the production of the 466 yards of offense against West Central. 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. Through three weeks, the No-Huddle Wing-T offense has 1,723 yards of offense. The offense is averaging 38 points per game. In week four, Cadet finished with 466 yards of offense making it their 3rd straight game with 400+ yards. The defensive line will look to set the tone up front. JR Brody Duncan and JR Dominic Appleby will look to continue their dominant performance up front through the first four weeks of the season. JR Brody Duncan leads the group with 18 tackles, 6 tackles for loss and 2 sacks. SR Ducan White is second with 2.5 tackles for loss. SO Dillon Setty, SO Wyatt Minardo and SR Owen Hargis will serve as back-ups for this group. The linebacking group settled in last week after a tough week one. JR Braxton Lewis, JR Leland Walker, JR Dayton Mink and FR TJ Turner will get the start at the linebacker core. JR Braxton Lewis is beginning to settle into the middle linebacker role. He currently leads the team with 23 tackles and 1 tackle for loss. JR Leland Walker had a standout performance in week four with 9 total tackles against West Central. O Wyatt Minardo, SR Brady Thornburg 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 three. This group brings back the most experience on the team. JR JT Roshong and SO Lucas Farmer currently have 21 tackles each from the safety positions. JR Marcus Hobson and SR Daemen Mason will look to lock down the air attack at corner. Sr Daemen Mason currently leads the team with 5 pass breakups. JR Brady Trebley, JR Toby Savini, and SR Tyler Hege will serve as back-ups for the evening. This group played a strong first four games with giving up 83.4 passing yards a game. SR Max Stucky continues to handle the kicking duties for the Cadets. Stucky is currently 20-21 on the season for PATs which comes out to 95% accuracy. SCOUTING THE GOLDEN ARROWS Sullivan is led by 3rd year Head Coach Mike Caton. The Golden Arrows are entering the game on a 3 game losing streak with losses to South Vermillion, Northview, and Linton. Sullivan will be led on offense by SO Paul Ridgeway. Ridgeway has passed for 19-35 162 yards and 1 touchdown through the air. SR Laytin Huff will be in the backfield for the Golden Arrows bringing 304 yards and 4 touchdowns. On defense Sullivan is led by SR linebacker John Taft. Taft has amassed 24 tackles and 2 tackles for loss in the first four weeks. IHSAA SECTIONAL Cadets are up in 3A for the first time in school history competing in Sectional #29. Cascade is the lone 4-0 team in the sectional with Guerin Catholic losing 69-62 last Friday Night. Speedway and Guerin Catholic both sit at 3-1. 2024 Schedule Week 0: IHSAA Scrimmage Week 1: @ Indian Creek (W 21-18) Week 2: North Montgomery (W 42-22) Week 3: @ Edgewood (W 42-0) Week 4: West Central (W 49-0) 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 22-25 2024: 4-0 2023: 6-5 (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.