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Aces fall in Big 8 opener, 35-20
Mount Vernon, behind the passing of quarterback Eric Stemple,
defeated Mount Carmel, 35-20, in the Big 8 Conference opener
for both clubs on Friday night.
Mount Vernon [3-0] bolted to a 13-0 lead
before the Mount Carmel offense could touch the football. After
an initial touchdown that came just four plays and 1:33 into
the game, the Aces fumbled away the ensuing kickoff. The Wildcats,
ranked 10th in the latest Indiana Class 3A poll, then put together
a 34-yard scoring drive.
Mount Carmel [1-1] regrouped and scored the
next 14 points to take its' only lead of the game, 14-13, in
the second quarter. But, another 15-point surge by the Wildcats
before halftime left the hosts up, 28-14, at intermission.
Both teams scored once in the second half.
Mount Carmel, ranked second in the initial WYNG/Cal Preps Illinois
Class 4A poll, was stopped inside the five-yard line on one
drive.
Stemple, a senior, had his hand in all five
Mount Vernon scores. He scored three times, and threw for the
other two. He finished 16-of-21 on the night for 179 yards.
He now has six TD passes on the year. He was picked off twice
by Mount Carmel - by Ryan Bumpus and Beau Grant - his first
two interceptions of the year.
Meanwhile, Aces quarterback Alex Hale, just
a sophomore, tossed his first career touchdown pass, a 16-yard
flip to Bumpus in the second quarter.
Hale also scored once on the ground on a
one-yard keeper. And, fullback Ryan Sanders hit the end zone
from four yards away to round out the scoring in the third quarter.
Mount Vernon piled up 324 yards in total
offense, to 189 for the Aces.
The loss ended an 8-game conference winning
streak for the Aces, the two-time defending champs in the Big
8. A 12-game regular-season winning streak, dating back to 2006,
also came to an end.
The Aces host Princeton on Friday night in
their home opener. The kickoff is set for 7:00pm at Riverview
Stadium. Coverage on WYNG-FM 94.9 begins at 6:00pm.
Aces open on top of polls
The Mount Carmel Golden Aces are ranked #1
in two of the initial three WYNG/CalPreps football polls of
the season.
The Aces [1-0], are ranked first in the Tri-State
Top 10. They are also atop the Southern Illinois Top 10. And,
they are tied for second in the Class 4A poll.
Once again this year, WYNG is utilizing the
technology of Calpreps.com, a national service which rates teams
from different states. Last year, the Aces finished second to
Evansville Reitz in the Tri-State Top 10.
Here are the polls, with each team's record
in parenthesis, followed by their Calpreps rating.
CLASS 4A
1. Addison Driscoll [1-0], 39.9
2. Coal City [1-0], 33.1
MOUNT CARMEL [1-0], 33.1
4. Bloomington Central Catholic [1-0], 32.1
5. Decatur St.Teresa [1-0], 26.5
6. Peotone [1-0], 24.6
7. Anna-Jonesboro [1-0], 24.3
8. Kankakee Bishop McNamara [1-0], 23.4
9. Quincy Notre Dame [1-0], 22.7
10. Breese Mater Dei [1-0], 20.2
Others:Mascoutah [1-0], 19.9, Oregon [1-0], 19.6, Dunlap [1-0],
18.0, Mendota [1-0], 17.7, Chillicothe IVC [1-0], 17.6
TRI-STATE TOP 10
1. MT.CARMEL [1-0], 33.1
2. Owensboro Senior, Ky. [1-0], 32.4
3. Evansville Reitz [1-1], 30.8
4. Daviess County, Ky. [1-0] 25.7
5. Southridge [2-0], 25.0
6. Mount Vernon, In. [2-0], 23.5
7. Christian County, Ky. [1-0], 23.2
8. Evansville Central [2-0], 21.8
9. Lone Oak, Ky. [1-0], 21.3
10. Heritage Hills [2-0], 21.1
Others: Jasper [1-1], Casey-Westfield [1-0], Marshall County,
Ky. [1-0], Hopkinsville Central, Ky. [1-0], Evansville Memorial
[1-1], 16.0
SOUTHERN ILLINOIS TOP 10
1. MT.CARMEL [1-0], 33.1
2. Anna-Jonesboro [1-0], 24.1
3. Breese Mater Dei [1-0], 20.2
Casey-Westfield [1-0], 20.2
5. Mascoutah [1-0], 19.9
6. Greenville [1-0], 18.5
7. Carterville [1-0], 17.0
8. Herrin [1-0], 14.0
9. Marion [0-1], 13.2
10. DuQuoin [1-0], 12.8
Others: Cahokia [1-0], 12.7, Mount Vernon [0-1], 10.5, Massac
County [0-1], 9.0, Red Hill [1-0], 8.3, Mattoon [0-1], 7.6
Scoreboard
Friday's Results
INDIANA
BIG EIGHT CONFERENCE
x-Mount Vernon [3-0] 35, Mount Carmel [1-1] 20
x-Jasper [2-1] 42, Boonville [1-2] 7
x-Washington [3-0] 56, Princeton [0-3] 6
Terre Haute South [2-1] 14, Vincennes Lincoln [0-3] 7 [ot]
POCKET ATHLETIC CONFERENCE
x-North Posey [1-2] 40, Gibson Southern 14 [1-2]
x-Southride [3-0] 42, Forest Park [1-2] 12
x-Heritage Hills at Pike Central, ppd.
x-South Spencer [2-1] 42, Tell City [0-3] 0
SOUTHWEST SEVEN CONFERENCE
x-Linton-Sockton [3-0] 42, Wood Memorial [1-2] 0
x-North Daviess [2-1] 36, Eastern Greene [0-3] 8
North Knox [3-0] 34, Sullivan [0-3] 0
Union Dugger [3-0] 20, Indiana Deaf [1-2] 0
South Vermillion [3-0] 34, North Central [0-3] 0
SIAC
x-Castle [3-0] 24, Evv Central [2-1] 23
x-Evv Memorial [2-1] 64, Evv Bosse [1-2] 13
x-Evv Reitz [2-1] 48, Evv Harrison [0-3] 7
SATURDAY
x-Evv North [1-1] at Evv Mater Dei [1-1], 12:30pm
OTHERS
Tecumseh [3-0] 73, North Hardin Christian, KY [0-2] 0
ILLINOIS
BLACK DIAMOND CONFERENCE
x-Carterville [2-0] 40, Carmi [0-2] 6
Massac County [1-1] 27, Fairfield [1-1] 14
x-Hamilton County [1-1] 14, Sesser-Valier [0-2] 0
x-Eldorado [1-1] 41, Elverado [0-2] 0
x-CZR [2-0] 15, Johnston City [1-1] 14
LITTLE ILLINI CONFERENCE
x-Casey-Westfield [2-0] 49, Red Hill [1-1] 0
x-Edwards County [1-1] 22, Palestine [0-2] 6
x-Lawrenceville [1-1] 14, Cumberland [0-2] 0
Mahomet-Seymour [2-0] 31, Marshall [0-2] 13
SATURDAY
x-Flora [1-0] at Oblong [1-0], 6:30pm
APOLLO COFERENCE
x-Effingham [1-1] 27, Paris [0-2] 21
x-Newton [2-0] 28, Olney [0-2] 19
x-Charleston [1-1] 28, Mount Zion [1-1] 21
x-Salem [2-0] 28, Robinson [0-2] 20
RIVER TO RIVER CONFERENCE
DuQuoin [2-0] 43, Harrisburg [0-2] 7
Benton [1-1] 49, Sparta [0-2] 12
Anna-Jonesboro [2-0] 46, Murphysboro [1-1] 7
Herrin [2-0] 34, Bethalto Civic Memorial [0-2] 0
West Frankfort [1-1] 7, Pinckneyville [0-2] 0
SOUTH SEVEN CONFERENCE
Belleville West [2-0] 26, Belleville Althoff [1-1] 23
Cahokia [2-0] 33, Alton [1-1] 14
Carbondale [1-1] 42, Paducah Heath, KY [1-1] 14
Mascoutah [2-0] 39, Centralia [0-2] 29
Marion [1-1] 22, Highland [0-2] 6
O'Fallon [1-1] 33, Mount Vernon [0-2] 21
John Hart gains 200th win
Former Mount Carmel coach John Hart picked up a milestone win
on Friday night.
Warren Central defeated Lawrence North, 56-14
on Friday night at Lucas Oil Stadium. The win was #200 for Hart
in his 24 years as a football coach.
Last week, the Warriors went clear over to
Middletown, Ohio to pick p a win, 39-35. Warren Central is now
3-0 on the season.
This was the first Metropolitan Interscholastic
Conference game for Warren Central. The Warriors were 35-point
favoties, according to Calpreps.com.
Junior NEC football schedule
August 16th [Sat.]
Red Hill at Mount Carmel, Carmi at Fairfield, Lawrenceville
at Flora, Edwards County at Olney
August 23rd [Sat.]
Mount Carmel at Lawrenceville, Edwards County at Carmi, Olney
at Red Hill, Flora at Fairfield
August 27 [Wed.]
Carmi at Mount Carmel, Fairfield at Edwards County, Lawrenceville
at Red Hill, Flora at Olney
September 6 [Sat.]
Mount Carmel at Edwards County, Fairfield at Lawrenceville,
Olney at Carmi, Flora at Red Hill
September 13 [Sat.]
Olney at Mount Carmel, Edwards County at Lawrenceville, Red
Hill at Fairfield, Carmi at Flora
September 20 [Sat.]
Mount Carmel at Fairfield, Flora at Edwards County, Carmi at
Red Hill, Lawrenceville at Olney
September 27th [Sat.]
Mount Carmel at Flora, Red Hill at Edwards County, Carmi at
Lawrenceville, Fairfield at Olney
