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Maroons Flex Muscle, Knocks SC East From The List of Unbeatens

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The Sioux City East Black Raiders entered Friday’s game against Dowling Catholic with one goal in mind: prove that they were worthy of their 5-0 record.

Dowling made sure East didn’t get that chance.

The third-ranked Maroons continued to find new ways to score as they manhandled the Black Raiders 52-3 at a cold and windy Valley Stadium.  The loss knocked the #7 Black Raiders from the list of unbeaten teams in Class 4A, leaving Bettendorf and Cedar Rapids Washington as the two teams left without a loss.

Quarterback Ryan Boyle once again took center stage as he led the Maroons offense down the field for their first score, ending with a Gray Gochenour 56 yard touchdown run. After a three-and-out by East, Dowling had a chance to increase their lead, but Nick McLellan’s 41 yard field goal attempt was short.

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Action in the 4th quarter between Sioux City East and Dowling Catholic, Oct. 3, 2014.

On the ensuing drive, Dante Campero intercepted a JJ Stephens pass, and on the next play, Boyle hooked up with Eric Fardal for a 41 yard scoring strike. No matter what SC East attempted, Dowling’s defense kept Class 4A’s leading rusher Alex Stueve to 17 carries for 29 yards and Stephens was 6-19 for 55 yards and 3 interceptions. East was out-rushed by Dowling, 320-76.

Dowling’s scoring binge continued as Boyle (8-17-0, 154 yards passing, 67 yards rushing) rumbled for a 25 yard score, and found Charlie Schulte for a 62 yard touchdown pass. Junior Linebacker Jacob Shedenhelm intercepted Stephens pass for a 20 yard score, and later McLellan’s 31 yd field goal made it 38-0. East’s Jared Amundson’s gave the Black Raiders their only score of the night with a 24 yard field goal at the half, 38-3.

Dowling completed the scoring in the game with a Cole Deskin 2 yard run and backup quarterback J.T. Brown’s 2 yard touchdown plunge, all in the third quarter.  Cole Deskin rushed 13 times for 90 yards and Gray Gochenour carried the ball three times for 64 yards for the Maroons. The lone bright spot for the Black Raiders was Austin Ahrendt grabbing 6 passes from Stephens for 60 yards.

A side note was that Iowa football head coach Kirk Ferentz and offensive coordinator Greg Davis attended the game to watch Boyle, who has committed to play for the Hawkeyes next fall.

Next week, Sioux City East (5-1) will host Council Bluffs Lewis Central (5-1) in a Class 4A District 2 matchup.  Dowling (5-1) will travel to Johnston (5-1) for their annual clash against the Dragons in another District 2 contest.

Perennial Powers Black Raiders and Maroons Meet for District Showdown

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Road trips can be long and boring. Don’t tell that to Sioux City East. They are accustomed to putting on the headphones, cue up the iPod, and making the trip eastward from the Siouxland to Central Iowa.

It’s “Eastbound and Down” for the Black Raiders as they bring a perfect 5-0 record to West Des Moines on Friday to take on the Dowling Catholic Maroons in this week’s CenturyLink Game of the Week.

Coach Bob Goodvin’s Black Raiders rallied from 14 and 13 points respectively to beat Des Moines Roosevelt, 30-26 last Thursday in Sioux City. Alex Stueve, the leading rusher in Class 4A, rushed for 106 yards and scored 1 touchdown. Quarterback JJ Stephens went 29-37 for 238 yards and two touchdown strikes, both to Austin Ahrendt.

Dowling shook off the hangover from the loss to Valley by scoring 37 unanswered points in a 51-10 win over Lewis Central last week. Dowling’s special team and defense scored 23 points by blocking a punt for a score, a safety, ran a punt return for another score, an interception return for a touchdown, and forced a fumble that resulted in a Max Kasap rushing touchdown. Kasap and Cole Deskin combined for 158 yards in place of an injured Isaiah Patton.  Eric Fardal grabbed 5 catches for 111 yards from Ryan Boyle, who was 8-15 for 142 yards.

Will the road warriors conquer the demons of Valley Stadium or will Dowling fend off another tough district opponent?

Who:  Sioux City East (5-0) at #3 Dowling Catholic (4-1)

Where: Valley Stadium, West Des Moines, Iowa

When: Friday, September 26th, 7:00 pm kickoff (note the time change)

The Facts: Dowling bounced back with a 51-10 win over Lewis Central last week. Sioux City East rallied from a 20-7 deficit to knock off Des Moines Roosevelt, 30-26 last Thursday.

Things to watch:

  • Can the Black Raiders and the Maroons cut down on penalties?
  • Will Sioux City East finally get a win at Valley Stadium?
  • Bubbles or handoffs, which will happen more in the Black Raider offense?
  • Which Dowling offense will be featured, the feet or arm of Boyle, the legs of new RBs or someone else?

Sioux City East – Project Starting Lineups

Offensive starters – QB JJ Stephens, TB Alex Stueve, FB Austin Ahrendt, SE Dom Flemister and Ty Benson, TE Jacob Wiley, T Andrew Miller and Ethan Fahrendholz, G Manny Zertuche and John Alexa, C Jose Deanda

Defensive starters – DT Charlie Marquez, NG Thomas Dunlap, LE Alex Stibbs, RE Albert Saul, CB Ross Godfrey and Black Schmidt, SLB Dakota Blatchford, MLB Keaton Lewis, BLB Cole Schoenfeld, WS Kaleb Hanks, FS Connor Koza

Special Teams: P Connor Koza, K Jared Admundson, H Ty Benson, PAT LS Jose Deandra, Punt LS Alber Saul, KR Alex Stueve and Dom Flemister, PR Grayson Brower

Dowling Catholic – Projected Lineups

Offensive starters – QB Ryan Boyle; TB Max Kasap, 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, Ross Otte, Rodney Harris, and Gray Gochenour; DE Brawnte Wells 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 6:30pm, with kickoff to follow at 7:00 pm on Central Iowa Sports Network (centraliowasportsnetwork.com).

Join Paul Yeager, Taylor Bennett and Jim Kirby for the call of the game.  You can follow us on Twitter @CISportsNet for updates throughout the night.

Our Audio Game of the Week will have Dar Danielson in Ankeny for the Hoover vs. Ankeny Centennial game, presented by Scheels.  Our partners at High School Cube will have the live online stream of other area games of interest and we’ll be offering links to games in eastern Iowa as well through QC Sports Net.

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Getting to Know You: Sioux City East Black Raiders

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SCEast_logoThe Black Raiders of Sioux City East is one of those storied programs in Class 4A that you can depend on to show up every week, play hard, and get to the post-season. This season is no different for Coach Bob Goodvin and his squad. However, he’s going to do it without talented WR Ronald Nash, TB Ronald Carter, and CB Carter Lilly, who all graduated. With a team motto of “Dominate the Day, Success is a Sum of Our Days”, the Black Raiders 10 starters (5 on both sides, respectively) with LB Dakota Blatchford, DE Alex Stibbs, and CB Kaleb Hanks anchoring the defense, while C Jose Deanda and Tackles Ethan Farenholtz and John Alexa man the offense.

Sioux City East Stats

2013 Record: 7-4 overall, 3-2 Division 1

2014 Class & District: Class 4A, District 2

Coach: Bob Goodvin, 5th season, 33-21 overall

Returning Starters – Offense 

Jose Deanda, C, 12, 6-1, 215

Ethan Farenholtz, T, 11, 6-1, 210

John Alexa, T, 11, 6-4, 240

Alex Struve, TB, 12, 6-1, 190

Austin Ahrendt, R, 6-3, 205

Returning Starters – Defense

Alex Stribbs, DE, 12, 6-1, 210

Albert Saul, DE, 11, 6-2, 190

Dakota Blatchford, LB, 12, 5-9, 175

Ross Godfrey, CB, 11, 5-9, 145

Kaleb Hanks, 12, 5-9, 165

Returning Letterwinners: 3  

Coaching Staff:  

Offensive scheme: Multiple

Defensive scheme: 4-2-5

Interesting stories about the squad, players, or upcoming season: Goodvin’s concerns are if they are as good on the lines of scrimmage as they anticipate, how they shape up at the QB and skill positions, and his pressing question is can they “grow up FAST” with the schedule they will face this fall.  SC East will open their non-district docket against their city rivals, Heelan, West, and North, in the first three weeks. They will have two Thursday night games (Heelan and DM Roosevelt), a trip to Dowling Catholic, and close the season at Johnston, who they defeated in the first round of the 2013 playoffs.

2014 Schedule (District games in bold)

Aug. 28 (Thurs) Bishop Heelan Catholic

Sept. 5 @ Sioux City West

Sept. 12 Sioux City North

Sept. 19 @ Council Bluffs Lincoln

Sept. 25 (Thurs) Des Moines Roosevelt

Oct. 3 @ Dowling Catholic

Oct. 10 Council Bluffs Lewis Central

Oct. 17 Des Moines North

Oct. 24 @ Johnston