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the herald ■ Thursday, September 6, 2012

Area leaders ■■ RUSHING ATT YDS AVG TD Cole Sermersheim (J) . . . . . 81 485 6.0 5 Zach Lubbehusen (HH) . . . . 29 301 10.4 3 Gabe Konerding (HH) . . . . . . 25 256 10.4 3 Brad Haase (S) . . . . . . . . . . 21 243 11.6 2 Travis Schnell (FP) . . . . . . . . 53 197 3.7 1 Josh Voegerl (FP) . . . . . . . . . 34 132 3.9 0 Connor Craig (S) . . . . . . . . . 14 108 7.7 0 Daniel Perez (S) . . . . . . . . . 22 103 4.6 3 Miles Kline (HH) . . . . . . . . . 15 100 6.7 3 Michael Boyd (S) . . . . . . . . . . 3 96 32.0 1 Devon Traylor (J) . . . . . . . . . 10 93 9.3 3 Tre Williams (HH) . . . . . . . . . . 4 73 18.3 1 ■■ PASSING COMP ATT YDS INT TD Nolan Ahrens (J) . . . . . 22 44 329 2 3 Trent Bayer (FP) . . . . . . 21 45 319 5 2 Justin Hedinger (HH) . . 14 29 203 5 3 Jake Hildebranski (S) . . . 9 16 122 1 2 ■■ RECEIVING REC YDS AVG TD Jesse Schmitt (J) . . . . . . . . . 10 150 15.0 1 Lance Buechler (FP) . . . . . . . . 6 112 18.7 1 Spenser Minto (HH) . . . . . . . . 5 111 22.2 2 Dillon Wagner (J) . . . . . . . . . . 5 51 10.2 0 Miles Kline (HH) . . . . . . . . . . . 5 51 10.2 1 Josh Voegerl (FP) . . . . . . . . . . 5 35 7.0 0 Daniel Perez (S) . . . . . . . . . . 4 73 18.3 1 ■■ SCORING TD FG PAT 2PT PTS Daniel Perez (S) . . . . . . 5 0 9 0 39 Cole Sermersheim (J) . . . 6 0 0 1 38 Miles Kline (HH) . . . . . . . 5 0 0 0 30 Devon Traylor (J) . . . . . . 3 0 0 0 18 Gabe Konerding (HH) . . . 3 0 0 0 18 Zach Lubbehusen (HH) . . 3 0 0 0 18 Adam Goepfrich (J) . . . . . 0 1 11 0 14 Isaiah Hagan (HH) . . . . . 0 0 13 0 13 Brad Haase (S) . . . . . . . 2 0 0 0 12 Zach Jones (HH) . . . . . . . 2 0 0 0 12 Spenser Minto (HH) . . . . 2 0 0 0 12 Guadalupe Perez (S) . . . 1 0 4 0 10 Austin Alles (J) . . . . . . . . 1 0 0 0 6 Kade Elliott (J) . . . . . . . . 1 0 0 0 6 Nick Gobert (J) . . . . . . . 1 0 0 0 6 Jesse Schmitt (J) . . . . . . 1 0 0 0 6 Michael Boyd (S) . . . . . . 1 0 0 0 6 Paul Reller (S) . . . . . . . . 1 0 0 0 6 Alex Householder (S) . . . 1 0 0 0 6 Aidan Michel (S) . . . . . . . 1 0 0 0 6 Jake Hildebranski (S) . . . 1 0 0 0 6 Cody Thompson (S) . . . . 1 0 0 0 6 Ben Weber (S) . . . . . . . . 1 0 0 0 6 Lance Buechler (FP) . . . . 1 0 0 0 6 Alec Hassfurther (FP) . . . 1 0 0 0 6 Travis Schnell (FP) . . . . . 1 0 0 0 6 ■■ INTERCEPTIONS INT TD Paul Reller (S)......................................... 1 1 Courtland Betz (J).................................... 1 0 Ryan Betz (J)........................................... 1 0 Brayden Betz (J)...................................... 1 0 Cody Thompson (S)................................. 1 0 Lance Buechler (FP)................................. 1 0 Gabe Konerding (HH)............................... 1 0 Justin Hedinger (HH)................................ 1 0 Jake Allen (HH)....................................... 1 0 ■■ TACKLES Solo Assist Total Brett Nordhoff (S) . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19 19 281⁄2 Gabe Konerding (HH) . . . . . . . . . . 19 6 22 Alec Hassfurther (FP) . . . . . . . . . . NA NA 191⁄2 Cory Hoffman (J) . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15 7 181⁄2 Justin Hedinger (HH) . . . . . . . . . . . 17 2 18 Josh Voegerl (FP) . . . . . . . . . . . . . NA NA 171⁄2 Cody Thompson (S) . . . . . . . . . . . 15 3 161⁄2 Aidan Michel (S) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12 6 15 Nick Gobert (J) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11 6 14 Zach Jones (HH) . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10 6 13 Jacob Mundy (S) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8 11 131⁄2 Devon Traylor (J) . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10 5 121⁄2 Ben Weber (S) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11 3 121⁄2 Bobby Hall (S) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10 4 12 Evan Gogel (HH) . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11 2 12 Jared Boehm (HH) . . . . . . . . . . . . 11 2 12 Austin Kempf (FP) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8 7 111⁄2 1 Miles Kline (HH) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9 5 11 ⁄2 Logan Wilkerson (HH) . . . . . . . . . . . 7 7 101⁄2 Cody Moesner (S) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8 7 111⁄2 Ryan Betz (J) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8 3 91⁄2 Adam Goepfrich (J) . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7 3 81⁄2 Moises Valenciano (J) . . . . . . . . . . . 6 5 81⁄2 Jared Wilgus (FP) . . . . . . . . . . . . . NA NA 8

Area standings ■■ BIG EIGHT CONF ALL PF PA Jasper . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-0 3-0 31.3 7.0 Princeton . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-0 3-0 45.3 30.7 Vincennes Lincoln . . . . . . . . 1-0 2-1 14.0 22.7 Mount Carmel . . . . . . . . . . . 1-0 1-1 25.0 23.5 Boonville . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-2 1-2 13.3 25.0 Mount Vernon . . . . . . . . . . . 0-1 1-2 15.7 31.0 Washington . . . . . . . . . . . . . 0-2 1-2 18.0 31.7 Last week’s games Jasper 49, Boonville 0 Mount Carmel 38, Mount Vernon 19 Princeton 50, Washington 32 Terre Haute South 34, Vincennes Lincoln 0 ■■ POCKET ATHLETIC CONF ALL PF PA North Posey . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-0 3-0 43.7 9.3 Southridge . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-0 2-1 34.3 12.7 Heritage Hills . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-0 2-1 36.7 16.0 Gibson Southern . . . . . . . . . 2-1 2-1 33.3 18.0 Tell City . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-1 1-2 9.0 20.3 Pike Central . . . . . . . . . . . . . 0-1 1-2 16.0 33.3 Forest Park . . . . . . . . . . . . . 0-2 0-3 10.0 45.3 South Spencer . . . . . . . . . . . 0-3 0-3 6.7 34.0 Last week’s games Southridge 41, Forest Park 0 Heritage Hills 56, Pike Central 7 North Posey 31, Gibson Southern 7 Tell City 14, South Spencer 7

Area schedule ■■ FRIDAY’S GAMES Local Heritage Hills at Jasper Southridge at North Posey Forest Park at Crawford County Area Eastern Greene at Mitchell Evansville Bosse at Castle Evansville Central at Evansville Reitz Evansville Mater Dei at Evansville Memorial Evansville North at Evansville Harrison Gibson Southern at Boonville Mount Vernon at Vincennes Lincoln North Daviess at Washington Owensboro Catholic at South Spencer Paoli at Springs Valley Perry Central at West Washington Pike Central at Tell City Princeton at Mount Carmel Union (Dugger) at Tecumseh Wood Memorial at North Knox

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Cutler-Marshall marriage promising By ANDREW SELIGMAN AP Sports Writer LAKE FOREST, Ill. — Jay Cutler wasn’t quite sure what the results will be this time around. The last time he and nfl Brandon Marshall were together, they were impressive, though. Now the quarterback and Pro Bowl receiver are reunited in Chicago after forming an explosive tandem in Denver, and the Bears are eyeing a big run, starting with the season opener against Andrew Luck and Indianapolis on Sunday. How much better can they be this time? “We’ll see,” Cutler said Wednesday. “We did some good stuff when we were in Denver. We were young. I think Mike Shanahan and (assistant) Jeremy Bates were very good about putting us in situations for us to be successful; being very safe, at the same time trying to be explosive. So expectations are high.” They soared after the Bears acquired Marshall in a blockbuster trade with Miami, giving Cutler the go-to target he had lacked since he arrived from Denver. Even better, it was someone he knows well, a familiar target. And they certainly put up big numbers the last time they were together. Marshall began a run of five straight seasons with more than 1,000 yards in 2007 and made the first of his three Pro Bowls the following year. Cutler also made the Pro Bowl in 2008 with a team-record 4,526 yards passing before a fallout with then-coach Josh McDaniels in the offseason that led to him being traded to Chicago. Marshall vowed they’ll be better this time around. He said in the spring that he cringes when he looks at their old clips, that he sees immaturity and missed opportunities and that they now have a chance to get it right.

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Chicago quarterback Jay Cutler, background, and receiver Brandon Marshall produced big numbers together in Denver. They hope to build on that chemistry with the Bears, starting with Sunday’s opener against Andrew Luck and Indianapolis at Soldier Field. “Jay is definitely is a better quarterback, as we would expect from a few years ago,” Marshall said. “But it’s still the same game.” Marshall figures to be doubleteamed, which could mean fewer passes thrown his way and more to the other receivers. Cutler said he even told Marshall, “You might get two balls

this game.” Then again, at 6-foot-4 and 230 pounds, it might not matter. Double-teamed or not, there’s a good chance Marshall will find a way to make plays. And he basically said bring it on. “The good thing about being here, we have Devin Hester, Alshon Jeffery, Earl Bennett,” he

said. “And we haven’t even gotten to the backfield yet. It’d be really hard for teams to really stop us with the guys we have in the locker room. But, there’s no coverage I haven’t seen, so I’m prepared.” If nothing else, the other receivers figure to get some chances with the defenses focusing on him. Either way, the Bears appear to be in a better spot. “I’m excited, like you guys are,” offensive coordinator Mike Tice said. “But there are other players we have, not to downplay the role that (Marshall) is going to have for us. But there are other players on our team. Yes, he’s a great player. Yes, he’s made many plays, and he’s going to make a lot of plays as a Bear. But there are other players that we’re going to get the football to.” Notes: LB Brian Urlacher was listed as a full participant in practice on Wednesday. ... Marshall said he has no lingering issues with Colts CB Vontae Davis, saying Davis “has always been like a little brother to me” and that he looks forward “to watching his career blossom.” The two were involved in a heated confrontation in practice with the Dolphins last year, according to NFL.com, in which Marshall threw a ball hard in his face from point-blank range and Davis had to be restrained. ... Say this for Bears CB D.J. Moore — he’s honest. With his alma mater Vanderbilt visiting Northwestern on Saturday, he was asked which school had the smarter players. “I didn’t go to school to learn too much,” he said, laughing. “I’m not the smartest guy. I probably have the most common sense.” Asked how he maintained his eligibility, Moore said, “I’m not a dumb kid. I learned fast. I could have done better than I did.” Moore also took a swipe at other schools, saying, “I’m smarter than some of the kids that went to Florida State or those types of schools.”

Colts curious with Luck’s debut on horizon By MICHAEL MAROT AP Sports Writer INDIANAPOLIS — Andrew Luck has been watching Julius Peppers and Brian Urlacher most of his football life. nfl On Sunday, after spending a full week studying the Chicago Bears’ defense, the rookie quarterback will finally get a chance to see the two Pro Bowlers in action. He’s just hoping not to get too close to them. “I think at first when you turn the film on, you’re like, ‘Oh my gosh, that is Julius Peppers standing up there.’ But you have to get that out of your system and you can’t go out there and stare in awe of those guys,” Luck said. “Obviously, you watch them growing up, but you’re not trying to get autographs from them, you’re trying to win a game.” Luck knows he cannot afford to be star struck when he makes his NFL debut Sunday. Every play call and every throw will be dissected by national analysts. Every Colts fan will make the inevitable comparisons between Luck and his predecessor, Peyton Manning. Every scout will be trying to gauge whether they got it right when they tabbed Luck as the most NFL-ready quarterback since Manning entered the league in 1998 or John Elway in 1983. They’re not alone. Inside the Colts’ complex, staff members and teammates are also curious to see how the No. 1 draft pick performs.

First-time head coach Chuck Pagano wants to see what Luck does when defenses really crank up the pressure. Center Samson Satele has been quizzing the Stanford grad about pass protections, and defensive players are eager to find out if they’ve taught Luck enough over the past 61⁄2 weeks. “There is no doubt in my mind that this kid is everything that was wrote about him, talked about him, and said about him in the past months,” defensive end Cory Redding said. “I see him make unbelievable throws in practice, unbelievable line checks, getting the command of that huddle, taking a leadership role every single day with the guys. This kid is going to do great things, trust me,

mark my words. This kid is going to do great things for us. I’m just excited to see him play.” While the whole league seems to concur with Redding’s opinion of Luck, the quarterback understands he still has plenty to prove on the field. Yes, he finished the preseason 41-of-66 with 522 yards, three touchdowns and two interceptions, but those numbers don’t mean a thing. The real games begin now. “We’ve been waiting for this ever since the final whistle of the 2011 season. It’s here,” linebacker Robert Mathis said. Unlike the other Colts, Luck has to contend with the hype that has followed him for years.

The Texas high school star was billed as one of the nation’s top recruits when he chose Stanford and was considered the best college quarterback for so long that last year’s chase for the No. 1 draft pick was dubbed the “Suck For Luck” sweepstakes. Now, all Luck has to do is replace the iconic face of the franchise and get Indy back into the playoffs after missing the postseason for the first time in a decade last year. It’s enough to make anyone, even a humble guy like Luck, a bit restless. “I hope I get some good sleep. You can’t guarantee it,” Luck said. “I’m sure I’ll be a little anxious, a little nervous.”