2018 Season
Post Season Awards
All State Team (3A)
Mason Narcisse (DL)
Evan Roussel (OL)
All Metro
Mason Narcisse (DL)
Evan Roussel (OL)
Clarion Herald All Elite
Mason Narcisse (DL)
Evan Roussel (OL)
Anderson Sirmon (LB)
Bryce Authement (DB)
All District Team
Congratulations to the following members of the football team who were named to All-District Teams!
Defensive Line:
Mason Narcisse - 1stTeam
Jordan Brown - 1stTeam
Moses Clark – 2ndTeam
Reggie Hackett – Honorable Mention
Aaron Johnson – Honorable Mention
Linebackers:
Anderson Sirmon – 1stTeam
Mandel Eugene – 1stTeam
Josh Tamplain – Honorable Mention
Defensive Backs:
Bryce Authement – 1stTeam
Luke Brouwer – 2ndTeam
Nick Lorio – 2ndTeam
Kamren Campbell – Honorable Mention
Cade Pregeant – Honorable Mention
Utility Defense:
Eli Ory – 1stTeam
Defensive MVP:
Mason Narcisse – 1stTeam
Offensive Line:
Josh Carter – 1stTeam
Evan Roussel (MVP) – 1stTeam
Grant Vicknair – 2ndTeam
Matt Accardo – 2ndTeam
George Louper – Honorable Mention
Nathan Guillory – Honorable Mention
Tight End:
Jacob Ganote – 2ndTeam
Wide Receivers:
Sutton Bourgeois - 2ndTeam
Taylor Miller – 2ndTeam
Cameron Fabre – Honorable Mention
Running Backs:
Joe Chiarella – 1st Team
Phillip Tran (RS) – 2ndTeam
Trey Lowry – Honorable Mention
Quarterbacks:
Justin Dumas - 2ndTeam
Place Kicker:
Cameron Fabre – 1stTeam
Comet's Season Comes to an End
St. Charles Catholic's football hosted St. Thomas Moore this past friday at Thomas Dupuy Stadium.
Trailing 14-0, a 1-yard Phillip Tran run pulled the Comets to within 14-7 at the 9:05 mark of the second quarter.
On the ensuing kickoff, St. Thomas More’s Dalen Cambre fumbled, with Luke Brouwer recovering for the Comets.
The Comets were only 25 yards away from tying the game. It wasn’t meant to be as St. Charles eventually faced a fourth-and-25 from the Cougars’ 40 after a pair of penalties and the Comets were forced to punt.
Although the Comets failed to come away with points, a punt pinned St. Thomas More at its own 3-yard line.
That didn’t seem to faze the Cougars much as William Cryer bounced to his left in front of the St. Thomas More sideline on a 44-yard gallop to the SCC 42.
Three plays later, Grant Arceneaux hauled in an 18-yard touchdown from St. Thomas More quarterback Caleb Holstein for a 21-7 lead with 6:12 remaining in the second quarter and the Comets were never a factor from that point on, falling to the Cougars 49-7.
“We had two penalties. I don’t know what it was. It kind of backed us up and got us out of sync,” St. Charles coach Frank Monica said. “At least if we could have come out of it and be in field-goal range, it would have been better 14-10 at that particular time.
“They (the Cougars) are an explosive offense and we didn’t think that field goal would win it for us and we knew that. We had to score some touchdowns, and more importantly, we had to control the line of scrimmage, run the ball, and give our defense less snaps. Our defense took far too many snaps.”
Although the Cougars won by a wide margin, the sequence of events in the second quarter was a major factor in the outcome of the game, according to St. Thomas More coach Jim Hightower.
“That was a big series of downs when we were able to stop them and got the ball back and were able to go down and score. It made up for the fumble,” said Hightower.
On the possession to extend the lead to 21-7, the Cougar receivers, like they had done throughout the game, seemed to pick up just enough yardage on third-down pass receptions to keep drives alive.
“They did a good job and I thought our quarterback did a good job of getting the ball to the right people in the right spots,” Hightower said.
The loss ended St. Charles’ season at 8-4. The Comets, the No. 2 seed, were at 2-3 at one point in the season before reeling off six-straight wins going into Friday’s semifinal contest.
St. Thomas More, the No. 3 seed, advances to take on top-seeded University High in the Division II state championship in two weeks. U-High defeated No. 5 De La Salle, a district foe of St. Charles, 43-14.
The Cougars went into Friday’s game averaging 59.9 points per game and had not scored fewer than 43 in any game this season.
St. Thomas More amassed 500 yards of total offense against the Comets – including 247 rushing and 253 passing. The St. Charles defense went into the game allowing less than 10 points per contest.
Holstein was 20 of 25 passing for 234 yards and four touchdowns. Cryer rushed for 140 yard on 14 carries. Arceneaux topped Cougar receivers with five catches for 81 yards and two touchdowns.
Even with the massive offensive numbers against the Comets, the St. Thomas More defense came up big against SCC.
St. Thomas More’s defense held St. Charles to 125 total yards, including 61 rushing and 64 passing. Comets quarterback Justin Dumas was limited to 8 of 17 passing for 64 yards. SCC’s top ball carrier, Joe Chiarella, was held to 23 yards on 15 attempts.
The Cougars managed 33 first downs to 11 for St. Charles.
Cryer returned the second-half kickoff for an apparent touchdown but a penalty for a blind-side block against St. Thomas More ended up giving the Cougars starting position at the SCC 25.
Three plays in the second half, Holstein connected with Cambre on an 8-yard touchdown strike to extend the St. Thomas More lead to 28-7.
A 15-yard touchdown pass from Holstein to Arceneaux made it 35-7 after three quarters.
The Cougars added a pair of fourth-quarter touchdowns on a 30-yard pass to Deion Senegal and a 3-yard run by Sydney Lindon.
St. Charles won the toss and elected to receive. The Cougars forced a punt and a short kick gave St. Thomas More the ball at the Cougars’ 47. Holstein eventually scored on a 1-yard sneak and St. Thomas More led 7-0 at the 8:15 mark of the first quarter.
“I think that was important,” Hightower said of the quick score. “Our offense has been leading the way all year and our defense is starting to catch up with them, and that’s a good sign. We got the quick score and it’s hard to play from behind against us.”
The Comets failed to convert on fourth-and-2 from the St. Thomas More 46 on their next possession. Three plays later, Cambre tossed a 19-yard halfback pass to Arceneaux to give the Cougars a 14-0 lead after one quarter.
The better team, Monica said, won on Friday night.
“They had a good offensive and defensive scheme. It wasn’t anything we hadn’t seen before, but they just did it with good people,” the St. Charles coach said.
(this story from www.riverparrishesfootball.com)
Comets Advance To Semifinals
It was a familiar sight in the Division II quarterfinal matchup as No. 2 seed St. Charles relied on its defense, just as it has done all season to take down No. 7 seed Parkview Baptist 14-7 Friday night in Laplace.
The Comet defense limited Parkview to 140 yards of total offense to advance to the semifinals. St. Charles will host No. 3 seed St. Thomas More, who defeated E.D. White 63-7.
“We consider ourselves to be a physical football team and we feel like they are a pretty physical football team as well. That’s the kind of game it was tonight. A lot of hard hitting on both sides of the ball,” said Parkview Baptist coach Jay Mayet.
The first quarter showed signs of a defensive matchup when the Eagles came away with a big stop early.
With starting field position at their own 46-yard line, and the work of running backs Phillip Tran and Joe Chiarella, the Comets were threatening in the red zone.
But when the Eagles forced a 35-yard field goal attempt, the Comets missed on the opportunity as the ball sailed wide left.
It wasn’t until the second quarter that points were scored and both teams were able to strike before the break.
The first score came from the Eagles.
A punt from deep in St. Charles territory gave Parkview the ball at the Comets’ 44-yard line. Seven plays later, Ian Pourciau punched in a 2-yard run for a 7-0 Parkview Baptist lead with 4:05 left in the first half.
It would turn out to be the only lead and bright spot for the Eagle offense all night.
“Our defense is pretty good against the run, and that really helped us out tonight,” said St. Charles Catholic coach Frank Monica.
The Comets wasted no time striking back, answering with a score of their own on the following drive.
The equalizing opportunity was set up when quarterback Justin Dumas connected with Chiarella on what would be the game’s longest play of the night - a 35-yard gain that put his team into the red zone.
Three plays later, the Eagles forced St. Charles into a fourth-and-inches from the 2-yard line. The Comets called on Chiarella and he delivered by carrying the ball just far enough to move the chains.
On the next play, Trey Lowry went right up the middle for a 1-yard score to tie the game at 7-7 with slightly more than a minute remaining in the half.
Meanwhile, Comets quarterback Justin Dumas put on a display of his dual-threat ability, completing 8 of 14 passing attempts for 141 yards, while adding 42 rushing yards.
“He was consistent enough tonight and came up with some nice throws that moved the chains. That was the most important thing,” Monica said of Dumas.
The Comets only found the end zone once in the second half, but thanks to the dominance on the defensive side, it was enough to claim the victory.
“We knew in the second half we needed to be a little bit more resilient,” said Monica.
The score came late in the third quarter and was once again set up by Dumas through the air. This time, he connected with tight end Jacob Ganote for a 33-yard gain.
With another opportunity in the Eagle red zone, the Comets gave the ball to Chiarella, who followed his blockers into the end zone for the 9-yard run and a 14-7 St. Charles lead at the 1:29 mark of the third quarter.
It was all St. Charles in the final quarter of play as the defense continued to prevent any hope for the Eagle offense.
The Comet offense put together a four-minute drive at the end of the contest that served to be final blow for the Eagles’ season.
( this story from www.riverparrishesfootball.com)
Comets Win District Championship
The St. Charles Catholic Comets are undefeated District champions after a hard fought win Friday night against St. James.
The Comets have won a lot of hard-fought games over the years by waiting for an opponent to make a mistake and then being able to capitalize. Friday night’s game at St. James was no different; going down to the wire.But one play after St. James halted a Comets drive when a pass to tight end Jacob Ganote came up a yard short or fourth-and-8 at the Wildcats’ 9-yard line, but big break finally came with four minutes left in regulation.
St. Charles was unable to generate much offense against a speedy, hard-hitting Wildcat defense for much of the night. SCC, as it has done throughout the season, stayed in the game with a stout defense of its own and trailed 7-0 when the Comets finally got the break they were looking for. Reggie Hackett recovered a Sean Lebeouf fumble on the Wildcats’ first play of the ensuing possession, giving the ball back to the Comets at the St. James 9-yard line. As it had done throughout the game, the St. James defense held, putting the Comets into a fourth-and-goal situation from the 5-yard line.
St. Charles dragged a receiver across the middle. The pass attempt by Comets quarterback Justin Dumas was incomplete. A late penalty flag for pass interference against the Wildcats gave SCC a first down at the 2-yard line.Dumas hit Joe Chiarella on the next play to tie the game with less than two minutes remaining in the contest.
The game was tied 7-7 but the Wildcats were not quite done.Wildcat receiver Tyshone Williams made a juggling catch along the sideline in front of the St. James bench that give SJH a first down at the St. Charles 23 with 1:25 left in the game.St. James reached the 11-yard line but an Alec Mahler field goal attempt was blocked by the Comets on the final play of regulation to force overtime.
St. James got the ball first in overtime and faced fourth-and-goal from the 2-yard line. A pass by Wildcats quarterback Shamar Smith was tipped and intercepted by Jordan Brown.On the Comets’ first play from scrimmage in overtime, Dumas was hit at the line of scrimmage, bounced off a would-be Wildcat tackler and raced in for the touchdown and a 13-7 triumph that gave St. Charles the District 10-3A title.
The win allowed St. Charles to capture the district title at 5-0 in league play and 7-3 overall.
The Comets have received a bye week for the first round of the playoffs. The Comets will pick up play, Friday 16th, at Thomas Dupuy Stadium, against the winner of Parkview Baptist and Teurlings Catholic.
Comets Remain the Only Undefeated Team In District
The Comets traveled to New Orleans last Friday night to take on the De La Salle Cavaliers in Tulane Stadium. The Comets came out on top with a victory of 14-12 giving De La Salle their only district loss. The Comets scored on the opening drive of each half and then turned things over to a bend-but-not-break defense.
The matchup of the only remaining unbeatens in District 10-3A was seen live as part of the Crescent City Sports Rivalry Series on CST.
SCC (6-3, 4-0) never trailed but held the Cavaliers to one score in three second-half trips into the red zone.
“Our defense was pretty resilient,” said St. Charles Catholic coach Frank Monica. “It’s good to see the worm turn for a change.“We’re still not where we need to be, but I was interested to see if our team was going to respond.”
After the Comets stopped De La Salle on fourth down on the game’s opening possession, Justin Dumas ran 10 yards for a touchdown to cap the opening SCC drive with 6:44 remaining in the first quarter.
De La Salle (5-3, 3-1) answered on its next possession with a 14-yard halfback pass from Kendall Collins to Ivan Paz with 2:54 left in the quarter. The PAT was wide, leaving the Comets with a 7-6 lead.
The game remained that way until halftime, despite a pair of Comet turnovers on which the Cavaliers could not capitalize.
SCC took the second half kickoff and drove 70 yards in 12 plays, using more than half of the third quarter in the process. Joe Chiarella ran off the left side for the final 8 yards with 5:11 remaining in the quarter.
The Cavaliers were stopped on fourth down inside the Comet 5 on their first possession, but a three-and-out and a short punt gave De La Salle a short field. Kendall Collins capitalized with a 6-yard touchdown run to make it a two-point game, but the Comets stopped the two-point try as Bryce Authement brought down Montrell Johnson.
“He’s the leader of our football team,” Monica said of Authement. “He loves to fill the alley. He’s got that linebacker mentality playing free safety.”
De La Salle drove back deep into St. Charles Catholic territory but missed a 26-yard field goal with 2:29 remaining and after a stop, the Cavaliers only passed the 50 on the game’s final play.
“We didn’t play well enough on offense, we didn’t play well enough on defense, we didn’t play well enough on special teams,” De La Salle coach Ryan Manale said. “St. Charles Catholic is a well coached football team, so you’ve got to earn everything."
“De La Salle’s a good football team,” Monica said. “We might see these guys again.”
Quarterback Justin Dumas, threw for 61 yards, and rushed for an additional 97 yards and a touchdown.
Free Safety Bryce Authement, tallied 16 assisted tackles while being aggressive in filling the ally.
The Comets, who entered Week 9 ranked third in the Division II power ratings, can wrap up an outright district title with a win over St. James next Friday night.
(parts of this story from Crescent City Sports)
Comets Dominate in Senior Night Game
The St. Catholic Catholic Comets faced Haynes Academy for the third game of district play in Laplace last Friday night. The Comets won big with a score of 44-0. The Comets advance to 5-3 on the season and 3-0 in district play.
The Comets started the game by kicking the ball of to Haynes Academy. The Comet defense started off dominate and forced them to punt. On the next drive, the Comets marched down to the redzone. Haynes defelcted a Comet pass and was able to come away with an interception. The Comet defense stopped them by blocking the Haynes punt which gave the Comet offense another chance. On the next Comet drive, setup with good field position, running back Keenan Gauff ran for a ten yard touchdown. Later in the quarter, the Comet offense started driving the ball down the field again. A couple of passes from quarterback Justin Dumas led running back Philip Tran to finish the drive by rushing for a three yard touchdown.
The Comet offense opened the second quarter with a twenty-eight yard touchdown run from Justin Dumas, extending the lead to 23-0. The Comet defense still remained strong throughtout the entire second quarter. The next Comet offensive drive, Philip Tran rushed for a sixteen yard touchdown making the lead 30-0. The Comets then put in backup quarterack Zack Vicknair for the next offensive drive. He was very succesful, he finished the drive with an eigtheen yard touchdown to sophomore reciever Kendell Harris. On Haynes final drive of the first half, they were unsuccessful in scoring. The halftime score was 37-0.
In the second half, the Comets were able to start the second team players. The entire third quarter was a learning experience for the young Comets. The young defense was ale to keep the game scoreless for the third quarter. Early in the fourth quarter, Comet running back Danik Reed rushed for four yards. Cameron Fabre's PAT was good. For the rest of the game neither team scored. The final score was 44-0.
Keenan Gauff led the Comets in rushing with 108 yards rushing on only twelve attempts. Philip Tran also had 81 yards rushing on only nine attempts. defensive lineman Mason Narcisse led the defensive shutout with 5.5 tackles.
The Comets will travel to New Orleans to take on the De La Salle next Friday night in Yulman Stadium on the Tulane University campus at 7pm.
Comets Advance to 2-0 in District Play
The St. Catholic Catholic Comets faced the Donaldsonville Tigers for the second game of district play in Donaldsonville this pass friday. The Comets won 21-6 strengthening their district record to 2-0.
The Comets started the game off by scoring on an 8:00 minute drive, going 71 yards in 12 plays, finishing with a Joe Chiarella Touchdown. Cameron Fabre PAT good.
Comet's Keenan Gauff, scored on an explosive 65 yard touchdown run just into the second quarter. Fabre PAT good. The Comet defense held the Tigers offense scoreless until giving up a 29 yard pass with 2:00 minutes left in the first half. Two-point conversions: No good.
Late in the 3rd Quarter, running Comet back Phillip Tran broke open for 46 yards before being hit which forced a fumble recovered by Donaldsonville.The game was score remained the same entire 3rd quarter, keeping the score at 14-6.
The Comets waited till mid 4th Quarter to turn it on for a 6 play, 46 yard drive resulting in a touchdown. Logan Forsythe caught a 12 yard pass for Justin Dumas for the Comets only recieving touchdown of the game. Fabre PAT good. The Comets lead 21-6 with just over 5:00 minutes left in the game.
The Tigers next drive ended in a Comet interception by Luke Brouwer.
The Comets sealed the win in victory formation after the defense forced the Tigers to turn it over on downs. The final score was 21-6.
The Comets play at home in Thomas Dupuy stadium this Friday against the Haynes Yellowjackets for their senior night game. Festivites begin at 6:45.
Comets Win Homecoming Game
The Comets ran over the Lusher Lions by producing 352 yards on the ground to take a 42-0 win Friday night in the District 10-3A opener. The Comets scored all of their 42 points in the first half. The Comets have an overal record of 3-3 and 1-0 in district play.
Joe Chiarella started the game off right for the Comets, scoring on a 51 yard rushing touchdown on the first play from scrimmage. Chiarella also scored on the second play from scrimmage, this one a 21 yard rushing touchdown. Later on in the first quarter Chiarella scored his third touchdown on a 2 yard run. Cameron Fabre connected on alll 3 extra point kicks and the Comets led 21-0 at the end of the first quarter.
In the second quarter Keenan Gauff scored 3 touchdowns on runs of 25, 14, and 59 yards. Fabre's extra points gave the Comets a 42-0 lead at the half.
The Comet defense was solid as they held the Lions to only 70 total yards and five first downs. Luke Brouwer and Reggie Hackett both caused a fumble. Mason Narcisse and Kamren Campbell each had a fumble recovery.
Chiarella ended the day with 3 touchdowns and 77 rushing yards. Gauff rushed for 106 yards and 3 touhdowns.
The Comets will take to the road Friday night to face Donaldsonville in another key district game.
Comets Fall To EA Spartans
On a long and rainy Friday night at Thomas Dupuy Stadium, the Comets took on the undefeated 5A East Ascension Spartans. After battling the Spartans tough for four quarters the Comets fell short 21-2, in a game that was closer than the score indicated. The Comets completed their non-district schedule with a record of 2-3 and are optimistically looking forward to district play.
After a 30 minute rain delay at the start of game, the Spartans were able to get on the scoreboard early in the first quarter on 23 yard pass from Jason Wakefield to Steven McBride. On the Spartan second drive Mandel Eugene forced and recovered a fumble but 8 plays later the Comets failed on a 4th down pass attempt at the Spartan 32 yard line. Later on in the first quarter Luke Brouwer forced another fumble that was recovered by Kamren Campbell. But 6 plays later the Comets ended up punting when the drive stalled near midfield.
In the second quarter the Comets moved into East Ascension territory for a third time but ended up punting. The Spartans were able to score again on another Wakefield touchdown pass this one 9 yards to Cameron Jones. Midway through the quarter Bryce Authement intercepted a Spartan pass but the Comets were unable to capitalize and the first half score ended 14-0 in favor of East Ascension.
The Comets had good field position due to defensive turnovers and special team returns, yet they could not piece enough good plays together to form a scoring drive.
In the second half the Comet defense held the Spartans scoreless with the only Spartan score coming on a interception return off of a deflected pass.
Justin Dumas rushed for 67 yards on 14 attempts while Joe Chiarella had 63 yards rushing on 15 attempts. Phillip Tran had two kickoff returns of 59 and 49 yards for the Comets.
The Comets will host their first district game and celebrate Homecoming this Friday night against the Lusher Lions at 7:00 in Thomas Dupuy Stadium.
Comets Fall to Country Day Cajuns
Last Friday night, the Comets traveled to Metairie to take on the undefeated Country Day Cajuns. The Comets had a hard defensive battle against the high powered Cajun offense. The game came down to the last seconds, and the Comets were defeated 11-10.
The Comet offense drove down the field for 4 minutes and 50 seconds in the first quarter moving the ball efficiently. Joe Chiarella and Phillip Tran had nice runs to put the Comets in scoring position. The Comets scored a touchdown on an 11 yard pass from Justin Dumas to Taylor Miller. The ball went back and forth with no scores for the rest of the quarter. Right before the 2nd quarter ended, the Comets had a nice drive before fumbling on the goal line. Country Day drove down the field setting themselves up for a field goal which was blocked by junior Mason Narcisse. The score remained 7-0 at halftime in favor of the Comets.
The Comets recieved the ball to start the second half. The offense drove down the field to set themsleves up for a field goal made by senior Cameron Fabre. The Cajuns first drive of the 3rd quarter was interrupted by a fumble recovered by junior Mason Narcisse. The score at the end of the 3rd quarter was 10-0 Comets. Country Day's first drive in the 4th quarter set themsleves up for a field goal to make the score 10-3. With 3 minutes left on the clock, Country Day scores a touchdown and gets the 2 point conversion. Comets recieve the ball and had a drive with 2 penalties and a forced fumble by the Cajuns. Country Day taks the win 11-10.
The Comets will be back in action and eager to take on the undefeated class 5A East Ascension Spartans in Laplace, Louisiana on Friday September 28.
Comets Defeat Wilkinson County
In a hard fought defensive battle, the Comets led 7-6 through three quarters before scoring twice in the fourth quarter to defeat visiting Wilkinson County of Mississippi 21-6 Friday night.
The Comets scored on their opening drive on a 12 yard pass by Sutton Bourgeois to Logan Forsythe on only 5 minutes into the game. The Comets drive was 8 plays, 54 yards. Cameron Fabre PAT good, to give comets an early 7-0 lead.
In the second quarter, Jaquan Tickles of Wilkinson, intercepted a Comet pass and rambled for a 34 yard touchdown. The extra point no good.
Clinging to a one-point advantage, the Comets marched 60 yards in 10 plays, finishing the drive on a 2-yard run by Joe Chiarella to increase their lead to 14-6 less than a minute into the fourth quarter.
St. Charles (2-1) sealed the victory with a 10-yard run by Trey Lowry to make it 21-6 with 5:30 left in the game.
The Comet defense played stellar throughout the game allowing no touchdowns, only 1 of 9 third down conversions, and one big forced fumble by Anderson Sirmon recovered by Eli Ory to help seal the game.
The Comets will travel to Country Day this Friday at Country Day starting at 4:30.
Comets Suffer First Loss
Last Friday night, the Comets traveled to Destrehan to take on the 5A powerhouse Destrehan Wildcats. After a close battle in the first half, the Wildcats pulled away from the Comets in the second half and won 31-3. It was a measure of revenge for the Wildcats after being shocked by the Comets in a 24-8 loss last year.
Despite the score, the Comet defense played very well especially in the first half. On the Wildcats first possession the Comet defense came up big with an interception by senior Bryce Authement. Unfortunately a few plays later the Comets fumbled the ball back to Destrehan and were unable to capitalize on the opening drive turnover. The ball kept going back and forth for the rest of the first quarter. Early in the second quarter on a Wildcat drive, quarterback J.R. Blood completed a forty-nine yard touchdown pass to wide receiver Quinton Torber. On the next offensive drive for the Comets, quarterback Justin Dumas connected with Joe Chiarella for a thirty-one yard gain, but the Comets could not move the ball any further. With 3:36 left on the clock the Wildcats capitalized off of a Comet interception. Destrehan quarterback Blood finished the drive with a nine yard touchdown run. The Wildcats ware up at halftime by the score of 14-0
In the begriming of the third quarter, on Destrehan's first offensive drive, Comet linebacker Mandel Eugene forced a fumble and recovered it, giving the Comets hope. But Destrehan forced a three and out. On fourth down Comet punter Cameron Fabre punted to Destrehan and The Wildcats muffed the punt which was recovered by Jacob Ganote at the Wildcat 32. The Comets began to move the ball down the field. On a big fourth down play, SCC tight end Jacob Ganote caught a fourteen yard pass keeping the drive alive. The Comets drive stalled and on 4th down Comet kicker Cameron Fabre kicked a 37 yard field goal putting the Comets on the board. The Comets trailed 14-3 with 4 minutes left in the 3rd quarter.
The Wildcats dominated the rest of the game putting up 17 unanswered points. Highly regarded running back John Emery scored on runs of 56 and 23 yards. Wildcats kicker Mike Ehrmann kicked a 32 yard field goal for the Wildcats which ended up being the only points of the 4th quarter.
The Comets are now 1-1 for the season and return home this Friday night to host Wilkinson County of Mississippi. Kickoff will be at 7 PM at Dupuy stadium.
Comets Win Season Opener
Last Friday night, the Comets opened the season against the 5A Chalmette Owls at Thomas Dupuy stadium. In a low scoring defensive battle, the Comets came out on top with the 14-7 win. The Comets start the season with the record of 1-0.
Early in the game, neither team could not find any offensive momentum. Despite having great field position , the Comets were unable to capitalize and put any points on the board. Throughout the first half, both teams punted back and forth.
The Comets received the ball in the second half. Despite the great field position after kickoff, the Comets were unable to drive the ball. The Owls blocked a Comet punt and received the ball on the Comet ten yard line. The Owls quarterback Joshua Taylor rushed for a six yard touchdown. Chalmette went up 7-0.
Late in the third quarter on a Chalmette punt, Josh Tamplain blocked a punt giving the Comets excellent field position. On the next play St. Charles quarterback Justin Dumas rushed for an eight yard touchdown. The Comets tied the game 7-7.
The defensive battle continued for most of the fourth quarter, but late in the game the Comets found the redone. With five minutes left, the Comets put together an 80 yard drive. On a trick play, young running back Keenan Gauff rushed for thirty-one yards helping the Comets get down the field quickly. With 1:13 left on the clock, Philip Tran rushed for a touchdown from three yards out. The Comets took the 14-7 lead. Chalmette was unable to score in the final seconds giving the Comets the win.
The Comet rushed for combined 137 yards. The Comets defense was dominate. Mandel Eugene led the Comets defense with 11.5 tackles. Also, Anderson Sirmon finished the game with 6.5 tackles.
The Comets will travel to Destrehan next Friday night to face the Destrehan Wildcats at 7:00.
Comets Win Jamboree
The Comets traveled to Covington last Friday and played Hannan in their jamboree. The Comets defeated Hannan 8-0.
Hannan was driving the ball down the field on their opening drive when Bryce Authement picked off Dawson Millen in the endzone. The Comets drove the ball down the field 66 yards and scored a touchdown. Taylor Miller caught the 7 yard touchdown pass from Justin Dumas. The two-point conversion was good, giving the Comets a 8-0 lead.
The Comets gained 96 yards on offense, running the ball for 56 yards and passing for 40 yards.
The Comets have their season opener this Friday against Chalmette home in Dupuy stadium at 7:00.
2018 Season Preview
When you win consistently, you command respect. When you do things the right way, you earn even more respect.
When you have one of the most tenured, best coaches in Louisiana, the respect level rises to new heights.
St. Charles Catholic is one of the most consistent winning programs in Louisiana. Frank Monica has spent 33 years coaching at the high school level, posting a very impressive record of 258-80. In his illustrious career, Monica has coached seven teams to state championship games.
Most recently, he coached St. Charles Catholic to the Class 3A state championship in 2011 and he had the Comets in the 2016 Division III state title game.
The Comets reached the Division III semifinals a year ago, falling to eventual state champion University High.
“We don’t have many assistant coaches but they are hard workers,” Monica said. “They don’t mind grinding. I think it is up to coaches to push players forward to make them their best.”
While St. Charles Catholic will be good again in 2018, the Comets must replace their best and most important player in quarterback Lloyd Nash, who is now at Nicholls. They must also replace Narquez Jones and Robert McDonald.
“We don’t have much speed offensively,” Monica said. “We are going to have to be stout defensively. We will strive for consistency on offense and we will always spend a ton of time on special teams, where we can make a difference.”
Despite the losses, St. Charles Catholic has several key players returning.
On offense, there are five starters back, all of whom were all-district players back from a year ago, including junior running back Phillip Tran, senior running back Joe Chiarella, senior left guard Joshua Carter, junior left tackle Evan Roussel and senior wide receiver Taylor Miller.
“We don’t have big backs but they are good players,” Monica said. “Tran is tougher than a $2 steak. Last year, if we had to give an MVP, it would have been him. He also returned punts and kickoffs for us. He is back and little bigger and stronger. He sees the hole and gets there quickly. He has to have 15 touches a game for us to be effective. Chiarella has good hips, quickness and hands. They are a good combination.
The other wideouts are seniors Cameron Fabre and Sutton Bourgeois while the fullback is Trey Lowry. The others who will play up front include seniors Grant Vicknair, Joey Hebert and George Louper and juniors Nathan Guillory and Matthew Accardo.
“We are really struggling up front,” Monica said. “That is where we must improve.”
The new quarterback is junior Justin Dumas.
“Justin has a nice delivery and he is approaching six feet tall,” Monica said. “Of course, it will be hard replacing Lloyd but Justin had a chance to play a lot last year when Lloyd was hurt and that will really help him.”
Defensively, the Comets must replace Rodney Blanks, Jordan Jensen, Trey Joseph, Gavin St. Pierre and Nash.
“I have always believed in putting our best players on defense,” Monica said. “For the last several years, our turnover margin has been very good and that is a compliment to our defense. When we won our state championship we were a plus 23 in turnovers.”
The defense has five returning starters, including a trio of all-district players in junior tackle Mason Narcisse, senior linebacker Anderson Sirmon and senior free safety Bryce Authement.
“Narcisse has several offers, including from UL-Lafayette,” Monica said. “He’s only a junior but he is big and strong. He has looked really good offseason for us. We expect big things out of him. Authement is a very aggressive player who should be good for us. He will hit you.”
Joining Narcisse up front are senior defensive tackles Jordan Brown and Aaron Johnson, along with freshman nose guard Moses Clark. The defensive ends are juniors Eli Ory and Reggie Hackett.
“Brown Johnson and Ory are solid players and we feel pretty good about our guys up front,” Monica said.
Joining Sirmon at linebacker are seniors Sammy Accardo, along with sophomores Mandell Eugene and Josh Tamplain.
“Sirmon is a senior while Eugene can really run sideline to sideline and he is just a sophomore,” Monica said. “He’s like a heat-seeking missle.”
The strong safety is Luke Brouwer while the corners are seniors Nick Lorio and Kobie Burke, along with sophomores Cameron Campbell and Cade Pregeant.
“Lorio has a lot of talent,” Monica said.
The kicker is Fabre while Fabre and Nick Lorio will share punting duties.
The pre-district schedule is tough, which includes three Class 5A schools and an excellent Division III program.
The season opens at home against Chalmette on Aug. 31 before the Comets travel to Destrehan. St. Charles Catholic will host Wilkinson County, MS in week three before entertaining East Ascension in week four.
“I don’t know what to expect from Chalmette,” Monica said. “Destrehan is just loaded all over the place. They will be mad after losing to us last year. We play a Mississippi school and East Ascension is a good 5A program.”
District 11-3A play begins on Oct. 5 at home against Lusher before a trip to Donaldsonville. After hosting Haynes, the Comets face a very tough finish on the road at De La Salle, who reached the Division II state championship game a year ago before visiting St. James.
“De La Salle lost some people but they will be tough again,” Monica said. “We play our toughest opponents on the road in De La Salle, Donaldsonville and St. James. Lusher has a new coach. It gives you an opportunity to get better.”
While Nash and several key players are gone, St. Charles Catholic is always good and you can count on the Comets posting another winning season and making another strong playoff run in a tough classification. Such is the nature of the consistently good program of Monica.
“We’re not very tall or very fast,” Monica said. “We’re not very deep. We want to see this team mature.”
(Written by Ken Trahan from Crescent City Sports)