Lewis Central Starts 4A District Play Against Rebounding Maroons
After having their 17-game winning streak snapped, one team looks to start a new streak by starting district play against the “new kids on the block”.
And no, we’re not referring to Mark Wahlberg, Joey McIntyre and that bunch.
Council Bluffs Lewis Central makes their inaugural trip in Class 4A district play to one of the storied programs of recent years, the Dowling Catholic Maroons in CenturyLink’s Game of the Week on CISN.
The Maroons fell victim to the same ‘bounce of the ball’ that they benefited from a week earlier, before mounting a comeback, but it wasn’t enough as DCHS dropped a 24-21 game to rival Valley last Friday. Valley’s defense gave Ryan Boyle and the Maroons offense fits as Boyle was picked off twice, one resulting in a Valley touchdown. Dowling’s defensive backfield had no answer for the Tigers’ Dominique Dafney, who hauled in 10 receptions for 141 yards and two touchdowns.
Lewis Central are the “new kids on the block”. After years of being in Class 3A, the Titans moved up to 4A this year and have put together a 4-0 start, including a program-making win at Harlan. Quarterback Austin Simmons, a South Dakota recruit, went 14-19 for 279 yards and 5 touchdowns in a 49-15 win over Council Bluffs Jefferson last week. Two of those passing scoring strikes was to his favorite receiver, Conner Hanafan.
Will the Titans make Dowling their second significant win for their program, or will the Maroons get back on track?
Who: Lewis Central (4-0) at #3 Dowling Catholic (3-1)
Where: Valley Stadium, West Des Moines, Iowa
When: Friday, September 26th, 7:30pm kickoff
The Facts: Dowling lost to Valley, 24-21 last week. Lewis Central defeated CB Jefferson, 49-15. This will be the first ever meeting between both schools.
Things to watch:
- Can the Titans keep up with Dowling’s no-huddle offense?
- Will Dowling contain Austin Simmons and his receivers?
- How motivated are the Maroons after last week’s loss?
- Can Lewis Central make a first impression in the big school class?
Lewis Central – Project Starting Lineups
Offensive starters – QB Austin Simmons, TB Ryan Main, FB Ryan Scheidle, WR Conner Hanafan and Brandon Figueroa, TE Mitchell Brinkman, T Kade Theobold and Tanner Miller, G Luke Sutherland and Luke Mace, C Hayden Walstein
Defensive starters – DT Luke Sutherland and Tanner Miller, DE Chris Thomas and Mitchell Brinkman, CB Conner Hanafan and Brian Rew, OLB Caleb Shudak and Logan Redeker, ILB Ryan Scheidle and Mac Southard, S Brandon Figueroa
Special Teams: K Caleb Shudak, P Luke Sutherland
Dowling Catholic – Projected Lineups
Offensive starters – QB Ryan Boyle; TB Isaiah Patton, FB Gray Gochenour; SE Eric Fardal; FL Charlie Schulte; C Cole Wymore, G Joe Brett and Kevin Vaughn-Carber, T Elijah Swehla and Conner McPhee, TE Ben McNeal
Defensive starters – FS Nick Wilson, CB Dante Campero and Michael Zachary, LB Kevin McMurray, Jordan Theis, Rodney Harris, and Gray Gochenour; DE Max Morris and Jo Jo Jok; T Ross Carpenter; NG Quinn Sonntag,
Special Teams- P/K Nick McLellan, Holder Frankie Mauro, LS Quinn Sonntag, PR Michael Zachary, KR Joe Gorsche
The live pregame show will begin at 7pm, with kickoff to follow on Central Iowa Sports Network (centraliowasportsnetwork.com).
Join Paul Yeager, Mark Kenkel, and Allen Fiddelke for the call of the game. You can follow us on Twitter @CISportsNet for updates throughout the night.
Our Audio Game of the Week, presented by Scheels, will have Dar Danielson calling the Indianola at Urbandale game. Our partners at High School Cube will have the live online stream of other area games of interest. The featured game will be Des Moines East at SE Polk . Plus we’ll be offering links to games in eastern Iowa as well through QC Sports Net.
