There is no mystery behind Brebeuf Jesuit, the team that Guerin Catholic will host on Friday in first-round play of Class 3A Sectional 26.
The No. 8 Braves have been a regular opponent for the Golden Eagles ever since they started playing football full-time in 2006 – in fact, Brebeuf was Guerin’s first ever win, 42-39, back on Aug. 25 of that year.
The two teams are now rivals in the Circle City Conference, and the Braves won the last meeting, back on Sept. 30 by the score of 21-7. Brebeuf is on a three-game win streak, with wins over Hamilton Southeastern 30-0 and Westfield 28-24 to finish its season.
“What’s happened in the past, we can’t worry about,” said Guerin Catholic coach Tom Dilley. “We learned some things. They’re a good football team. We’re excited to play them.”
Overall, the Braves are 5-4. Their other two wins were to Arsenal Tech 37-0 and Culver Academy 17-14, with losses to Bishop Chatard 27-17, Cardinal Ritter 21-14, Zionsville 21-18 and Roncalli 45-18.
Senior Derrick Ozobu, who should be a familiar name to Hamilton County football fans by now, has thrown 13 touchdown passes while compiling 1559 yards over the air. Ozobu has also rushed for four touchdowns. Freshman Isaiah Martin is the leading rusher with 306 yards, and senior Jacob Pressler has 58 catches, including eight scores.
“We approach it just like any other week,” said Dilley. “The fact that we have played these guys within a few weeks prior to that certainly helps you put together your scouting and your game plan to some degree. But you still break down the new film that you have and put together your best plan and try to make sure your guys know what they’re doing and go out and have some fun.”
