Coach: Bill Peebles, 52-13 in 6th year at school, 126-78 in 19th year overall
2022 RECORD: 10-2
2023 RESULTS:
AUG. 19 AT LAFAYETTE JEFF W 43 12
AUG. 26 AT BROWNSBURG L 35 42
SEP. 2 AT PENN W 35 21
SEP. 9 AT INDIANAPOLIS CHATARD W 38 0
SEP. 23 AT HAMMOND MORTON W 56 0
SEP. 30 CINCINNATI LASALLE (OHIO) W 37 6
OCT. 7 BREBEUF JESUIT W 42 21
OCT. 14 AT CENTER GROVE W 40 29
OCT. 28 LAWRENCE NORTH W 44 35 SECT
NOV. 4 AT LAWRENCE CENTRAL W 33 13 SECT
NOV. 11 AT BROWNSBURG W 14 7 REGN
NOV. 18 CENTER GROVE L 10 33 SEMI
2023 SCHEDULE:
AUG. 18 N LAFAYETTE JEFF 6A 6:00 PM LUCAS OIL
AUG. 25 AT BROWNSBURG 6A 7:00 PM
SEP. 1 PENN 6A 7:00 PM
SEP. 8 INDIANAPOLIS CHATARD 3A 7:00 PM
SEP. 15 AT NORTH CENTRAL 6A 7:00 PM
SEP. 22 AT FREDERICK DOUGLASS (KY.) 7:00 PM
SEP. 29 AT CINCINNATI LASALLE (OHIO) 7:00 PM
OCT. 6 AT INDIANAPOLIS RONCALLI 4A 7:00 PM
OCT. 13 CENTER GROVE 6A 7:00 PM
KEY PLAYERS LOST:
DL KENDRICK GILBERT
WR JARON TIBBS
DB KYUSS GARGETT
DB KESHOD CALDWELL
TE BRENNAN WOOTEN
DL PAT KENDALL
DB STERLING SMITH
WR DAVID AYERS
RB CARSON JOHNSON
WR ANDREW TROBRIDGE
KEY PLAYERS RETURNING:
QB DANNY O”NEIL
RB JALEN BONDS (HERITAGE CHRISTIAN)
TE ZACH MEEKS
OL WILLIAMS NEALE
OL MANNY EGAN
OL EVAN TRIGGS
DL DEVAUGHN PERKINS
DL JACKSON WEINGART
LB OSCAR KIRCH
LB JACKSON LOCKHART
LB AIDEN HUGHES
DL HOSIA SMITH
2023 OUTLOOK:
Cathedral generally re-loads year-after-year and there’s no reason to believe they won’t do the same in 2023. It all starts with QB Danny O’Neil. The Colorado recruit is the key to Cathedral’s potent offense (62.9% passer, 2,654 yards, 32 TDs; 293 rushing yards, nine TDs). O’Neil will have TE Zach Meeks (35 catches, 412 yards, three TDs) as the lone huge target to throw to. Coach Peebles will also count on WR’s Keith Long, Devaughn Slaughter, RB’s Desare’ Thomas and Jalen Bonds. Evan Triggs and Billy Neale are the keys on the offensive line.
On defense the Irish lose a ton of talent. Now they will look to DL DeVaughn Perkins, DL Jackson Weingart (54 tackles, 11 ½ tackles for loss, 6 ½ sacks), DL Hosia Smith (34 tackles, four sacks), DB Jack Lockhart (40 tackles), LB’s Aiden Hughes and Oscar Kirch (77 tackles, six tackles for loss).
The Fighting Irish will get tested early with a match-up against Lafayette Jeff at Lucas Oil Stadium and then a trip to Brownsburg in week two. The schedule is a killer, but it will prepare Cathedral for another run at a state title.