2011 Seasion Review

The Roncalli Football team finished a wonderful 2011 season with several outstanding victories. Highlights of the season included shutting out Franklin Central 23-0, an impressive 28-6 Homecoming victory over Brebeuf, a 33-21 win over previously 5A state-ranked Decatur Central at Lucas Oil Stadium, a 24-7 win over previously unbeaten and #2 ranked East Central on Senior Night, and a 35-7 sectional victory over Plainfield. The victory at Plainfield, which is Coach Bruce Scifres' alma mater, was his 200th win as the head coach at Roncalli. With this fete, he joins a relatively small group of other Indiana coaches who have won 200 games at one school. The following week, the Rebels lost a heart-breaker, 20-13 to 4A #1 ranked Cathedral. The score was tied, 13-13, with about three minutes to play when the Irish hit a long pass for the winning score. In Cathedral's other four tournament games heading into the 4A state game, they outscored their opponents by an average score of 49-8. Obviously, many Roncalli supporters feel that the 4A State Championship game was played against the Rebels in the second game of the tournament. Coach Scifres had this to say about the 2011 team: "This team stumbled a couple times early in the season. But by the second half of the season, without question, this became one of the best high school football teams I have ever been associated with. I have never seen a Roncalli defense be more physical or more dominating than this group was as the season progressed. I firmly believe that this team was on par with any of the previous State Championship teams Roncalli has had. They were one or two big plays away from playing for a state championship!" He also added, "This group of seniors were awesome. I have always believed that we must have three ingredients to have a great team. These are: Depth of talent, great team chemistry, and players who play with passion. Because of the great leadership provided by these seniors, this team had a healthy dose of all three. We will miss this senior group tremendously! It was a real honor to be a part of this team and this great season!"