After graduating 14 players from a 6-3 season, Roanoke Catholic is off to a surprising 5-0 start to their season.
“We’ve got a really young team, but they’re a hard working group of guys, very coachable,” Head Coach Bob Price said.
The offense has been superb thus far, averaging just under 30 points per game despite returning only two starters from 2008. One of those players, senior tailback Joey Williams, is out for the season with a fractured vertebra. “He would have rushed for 1,000 yards this season,” Price said of Williams.
Defensively, the Celtics have been stout, surrendering fewer than 16 points per game thus far – impressive with only two starters returning on that unit, as well.
The schedule in the coming weeks gets progressively more difficult, culminating with a November 6 showdown at North Cross. As for how far his young team can go, Price said, “I honestly don’t know. A lot depends if we can stay healthy and continue to improve.”
Note: The Celtics game against Fishburne Military has been moved to Monday, October 12th. Roanoke Catholic has closed school for the rest of this week due to an outbreak of the flu.
By Matt Reeve [email protected]