8 • December 11, 2009
Journal & Courier • www.jconline.com
CENTRAL CATHOLIC CLASS A FOOTBALL STATE CHAMPIONS Semistate No. 1 Central Catholic 47 No. 8 Southern Wells 13
PONETO — Joe Naville scored two early touchdowns on Nov. 20 to help the Knights return to the state finals for the first time in 10 years. Behind Chris Mills’ five touchdown passes, the Knights quickly took care of the Raiders by capitalizing on excellent field position throughout the game. Mills completed 20 of 31 passes for 308 yards. Mills had TD passes of 20, 34, 35, 22 and 43 yards, including a pair of scores to Marc Withers. Naville, Cody Christopher and Danny Anthrop also caught touchdown passes from Mills, who surpassed the 9,000-yard career mark. Southern Wells basically had no answer for Mills and attempted to bring pressure to rattle the 6-foot-4 senior. Leading 28-6 at halftime, the Knights’ defense didn’t allow the Raiders a first down until their final scoring drive in the fourth quarter.
Regional No. 1 Central Catholic 56 Culver 0
Joe Naville rushed for 100 yards on eight carries, including a 46-yard touchdown on the game’s second play on Nov. 13. The Knights’ only punt came with one minute left. The defense made 13 tackles for loss and picked off three Collin Stevens passes en route to CC’s eighth shutout of the season. CC capped an 11-play, 86-yard drive with a 2-yard run by Chris Mills to go up 14-0. The Knights led 42-0 at halftime after Cody Christopher scored on a pair of second quarter runs, and Marc Withers hauled in a pair of Mills touchdown passes. Christopher and Brad Schrader both scored on third-quarter touchdown runs to round out the scoring. The CC defense limited the Cavaliers to just 76 yards on 39 carries (1.9) and 148 total yards.
By Jamie Lynn Chevillet/Journal & Courier
Central Catholic quarterback Chris Mills ranks fifth in the IHSAA for career passing yardage with 9,501 yards.