Cascade football is back in action Friday Night as they host Owen Valley High School to put their 8-0 record on the line for a chance at an undefeated regular season. Cascade will look to continue their historic season wrapping up their regular season this week. With playoff football on the horizon, Cadets will look to tidy up their offense and defense in the hopes to make a 3A playoff run. GAME DETAILS 3A Owen Valley Patriots (0-8) vs 3A #8 Cascade Cadets (8-0) Time: 7:00 PM, Friday October 18th, 2024 Location: Cascade Memorial Sports Complex, Clayton, IN Tickets: https://public.eventlink.com/tickets?t=97614 LIVE STREAMS IHSAA Champions Network (ihsaatv.org) SAGARIN RATINGS Cascade Cadets: 77.72, 34th overall, 6th in 3A. Owen Valley: 11.64, 293rd overall, 61st in 3A. STATEWIDE POLLS Cascade Cadets (3A) USA Today Coaches Poll #9 AP Media Poll #9 IFCA Coaches Poll #8 Owen Valley (3A) USA Today Coaches Poll NR AP Media Poll NR IFCA Coaches Poll NR RECAP OF WEEK #8 Cascade traveled to Greencastle High School for week #7 of the IHSAA season. Cadets defense stole the show after holding the Tiger Cubs offense to 123 yards and forcing two interceptions. The defense has given up a total of 75 points this year, which is good for an unbelievable 9.7 points per game allowed. Cadets' offense ran for 423 yards and 6 touchdowns on the night. This is the 7th, 400 yard performance from the offensive unit. Cadets have now held six opponents to less than 200 yards of offense this year. Owen Valley hosted South Putnam for their senior night in week 8. South Putnam was able to move the ball at will against the Patriots defense. Owen Valley in the game totaled 88 yards of offense. The Patriots fell to 0-8 on the season. Connor Simmons, 26-25 in his 5th season at Cascade, 29-31 overall in 6 seasons. Eric Crouch, 0-8 in his 1st season at Owen Valley. 2024 vs Common Opponents Northview (OV:0-38 L / C:42-14 W) Indian Creek (OV: 0-42 L / C:21-18 W) Edgewood (OV: 9-40 L / C:42-0 W) Sullivan (OV: 0-56 L / C:42-6 W) ALL-TIME RECORD Cascade and Owen Valley will meet for the 29th time in school history. Cadets lead the series 16-12 and are currently on a 4 game win streak in the series. The two teams last played in 2023, Cadets led at halftime 40 to ensure the running clock turned on. Owen Valley was able to put 19 points on the board on the junior varsity team. Owen Valley last won in 2016 where the Patriots beat the Cadets 21-10. SETTING THE SCENE Friday Night Cascade puts their 8-0 record to the test in the regular season finale. Cascade will wear all black Friday Night. What’s at stake for both teams? Cadets enter the game undefeated and look to wrap up an undefeated regular season, which would be the first team in Cascade History to do so. Owen Valley is looking for their first victory of the 2024 season. Both teams will look to assert themselves in their respective offenses and defenses. Cascade will employ their heavy run wing-t offense and look to continue their dominant defensive performance this season, while Owen Valley will bring a spread run attack and look to find a rhythm to ride into the playoffs. Buckle up, pack the stands, and show up and show out because your Cascade Cadets are looking to continue history Friday Night. Former WIC opponents will battle it out under the lights. CADET NOTES Cascade looks to continue their historic season as they host Owen Valley. Cadets enter week nine after knocking off undefeated North Putnam and Northview through dominant fashion in back to back weeks and then a 2-5 Greencastle team. Cascade uses a No-Huddle Wing-T attack on offense averaged 43.2 ppg and 358.8 yards through the ground and a 3-4 on defense that is playing lights out giving up 11.3 ppg and having 3 shutouts on the season. Cascade will look to slow down a balanced Patriot offensive attack. The Cadets will need to play great defense and run the football in order to have success against the Owen Valley Friday Night. Cascade is currently riding an 8 game winning streak, tying the record for longest win streak in history. The Cadet defense is on pace to have the most historic defense in school history. As playoff time approaches, Cascade’s defense is giving up 155 yards a game and giving up only 75 points defensively and 88 total points (Two special teams touchdowns). The least amount of points given up in a season is 125, set back in 2006. Offense: Total Yards: 443.1 Yds/Game Pass Yards: 84.4 Yds/Game Rush Yards: 358.8 Yds/Game First Downs: 169 Yards Per Play: 8.2 JR Brady Trebley is under center for the Cadets. Trebley was 4-6 for 70 yards, 2 touchdowns and 1 interception through the air. On the season, Brady is 47-76 for 637 yards and 10 touchdowns and adds 378 yards and 8 touchdowns on the ground. Trebley broke through the 2,000 yard barrier in week 7 vs Northview. He is just 7 touchdowns away from 3rd all time in school history. Brady is on his 3rd year starting and is the conductor of the Wing-T offense that has piled up massive numbers for the Cadets over the last 3 seasons. FR Luke Austin and FR Adrian Parsons will serve as the back-up quarterback for the Cadets. Cascade has a six headed monster that can tote the rock for the offensive unit. JR Dayton Mink leads the team with 948 yards and 12 touchdowns on the season. SR Daemen Mason and SO Lucas Farmer have combined for 47 carries, 578 yards and 6 touchdowns. JR Toby Savini has added 437 yards and 5 touchdowns since he was cleared in week 3. JR Lucas Farmer leads the group with 14.4 yards per rush. This backfield has combined for 2,870 yards and 38 touchdowns on the ground. They average 8.3 yards per carry. Cadets are just 130 yards away from having back to back to back 3,000 rushing yard seasons. The wide receiver group hasn’t been needed much in the air attack over the last few weeks, but that doesn’t mean this group can’t make the big plays. JR Marcus Hobson leads the group averaging 17 yards per reception. JR JT Roshong also has 18 catches for 131 yards and 2 touchdowns. The receivers saw limited action last Friday Night with only 6 balls through the air, but they did the dirty work in blocking, allowing the backs to run for 423 on the ground. Tight ends continue to be a big piece in the run game. JR Braxton Lewis serves as the number one tight end and continues to be a force in the blocking attack up front opening up the edge for the backs to run through. This group acts as a 6th offensive lineman and has done a dominant job all year. 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 493 yards of offense against Greencastle defense. The most important piece to the Cascade offense is the unsung heroes who don’t get the stats, but do the dirty work upfront. This group has led the way to an offense that averages 443.1 yards per game. SR Josiah Murrain, SR Bryce Hofing, SR Duncan White, SR Owen Hargis, and JR Brody Duncan will all look to be the aggressors upfront and set the pace of the game. Through eight weeks, the No-Huddle Wing-T offense has 3,545 yards of offense. The offense is averaging 43.6 points per game. In week eight, Cascade finished with 493 yards of offense making it their 7th straight game with 400+ yards. Most of the damage has come on the ground attack that averages 358 yards per game thanks to the 6 strong that sets the tone up front. Cadets' offense will go as far as this group can takes them. Defense: Total Yards Against: 157 Yds/Game Pass Yards Against: 89.8 Yds/Game Rush Yards Against: 67.3 Yds/Game First Downs: 62 Yards Per Play Against: 3.7 The front three defensive lineman will look to assert their dominance against an offense that is still trying to find their identity. SR Ducan White is third with 5.5 tackles for loss and has asserted his dominance on the defensive line over the last two weeks. JR Brody Duncan leads the group with 22 tackles, 7.5 tackles for loss and 2.5 sacks. JR Dominic Appleby has 25 tackles and 4.5 tackles for a loss on the season. SO Dillon Setty, SO Wyatt Minardo and SR Owen Hargis will serve as back-ups for this group. This group has been a big presence as they have given up 67.3 yards per game on the ground. JR Braxton Lewis, JR Leland Walker, JR Baynx Stirling and FR TJ Turner will get the start at the linebacker core this week. ILB Braxton Lewis and Leland Walker anchored down the interior of the defense. Both players have been physical presence during the course of this season. Week eight was a standout performance from OLB Baynx Stirling who tallied 5 tackles and 2 tackles for a loss. FR TJ Turner brings 42 tackles and 6 tackles for a loss. Linebackers have been a huge presence in the pass and run game this season. It shows as the defense only gives up 154 yards per game. O Wyatt Minardo, SR Brady Thornburg and JR Dayton Mink will serve as the rotational players for this group. The secondary will be with sophomore leader Lucas Farmer this week. The safety tallied 7 tackles and an interception last week against Greencastle. JR JT Roshong has been a strong filler in the run game and has tallied 44 tackles which is good for 3rd on the team. SR Daemen Mason and JR Marcus Hobson will look to be a strong presence at the corner positions. JR Brady Trebley will get his 2nd start of the season since week #1. The secondary is giving up 89.9 yards through the air over the course of the 8 games. SR Max Stucky continues to handle the kicking duties for the Cadets. Stucky is currently 47-49 on the season for PATs which comes out to 96% accuracy. Max Stucky is just 11 PATs away from kicking his way into the Cascade History books. Stucky currently sits at 47 PATs made (3rd overall), but he is just 11 away from surpassing the 57 mark set back in 2006 by Joel Fisher. Joel Fisher also owns the kick scoring mark at 66 points set in 2006. SCOUTING THE PATRIOTS Owen Valley is led by first year Head Coach Eric Crouch. Crouch took over in early July, when the previous head coach left the program in the heat of the summer. Owen Valley is led by a heavy freshmen and sophomore class. The Patriots are led by FR quarterback Greene and SO Runningback and Linebacker Nickless. IHSAA SECTIONAL #29 Competing for the first time in school history in 3A, Cascade will look to continue their regular season success into the postseason. Drawing for the sectional was Sunday with Cascade drawing an away game in the first round against Crawfordsville. Sectional #29 Drawing Hamilton Heights at Speedway 7:00 PM West Vigo at Guerin Catholic 7:00 PM Cascade at Crawfordsville 7:00 PM Tri-West at Indianapolis George Washington 7:00 PM 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 (W 42-6) Week 6: North Putnam (W 56-21) Week 7: Northview (W 41-14) Week 8: @ Greencastle (W 56-7) Week 9: Owen Valley Week 10: @ Crawfordsville Week 11: IHSAA Sectional Semifinals 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 26-25 2024: 8-0 2023: 6-5 (2A Sectional Semifinals) 2022: 6-5 (2A Sectional Semifinals) 2021: 3-7 2020: 3-8 (2A 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 Alyssa Blankenship 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.