1975
SOUTH JERSEY PAROCHIAL A
SEMIFINAL
Camden Catholic 9, Red Bank Catholic 7: One week after kicking a
last-second field goal against Woodrow Wilson to earn the Irish a playoff
berth, Dan Petitta, in effect, won this one by hammering a 30-yarder as
the first half ended. He also recovered a fumble to make that possession
happen. CC's TD was scored by rusher Bill Bowler, who recovered
his own fumble in the end zone. Jim Coppola made a big play by blocking a
field-goal attempt.
FINAL
Holy Spirit 19, Camden Catholic 14: Pat O'Brien passed 9-for-14 for 134
yards and one TD while Jim Coppola turned three receptions into 45 yards
and the aerial score. Early in the fourth quarter, Jim McDevitt blocked
a PAT to keep the Irish ahead, 14-13. Alas, HS answered with its third
TD on consecutive drives.1979
SOUTH JERSEY PAROCHIAL A
SEMIFINAL
Camden Catholic 33, Notre Dame 0: Thanks primarily to linemen Greg
Tortella/Bill Sapio and linebacker Marty Kondria, ND managed to earn
just three first downs. Tom Yeager threw TD passes to Joe Cona and Kevin
Killion and the rushing attack surpassed 400 yards.
FINAL
Camden Catholic 20, Holy Cross 7: Quite the moment in CC annals.
Coach Jim Delaney's Irish captured their first playoff championship and
became the first team in South Jersey history to win nine games (9-2)
one year after losing that same amount (0-9). Marty Kondria rushed for
three TDs and set up the second with a fumble recovery. Bill Sapio
logged three sacks and delivered the first hit on seven other tackles.
1990
SOUTH JERSEY PAROCHIAL A
SEMIFINAL
Holy Cross 19, Camden Catholic 14: The Irish fought back hard from a 19-0
deficit. Mike Tallman passed for 168 yards and two fourth quarter
scores, one apiece to Matt Hudson and John Geoghegan.
1997
STATE PAROCHIAL GROUP 3
SEMIFINAL
Delbarton 34, Camden Catholic 6: The Irish scored with 1:14 left in the
first half as Gene Sigmund caught a 2-yard toss from Keenan Wright.
1999
STATE PAROCHIAL GROUP 3
QUARTERFINAL
Camden Catholic 20, Paramus Catholic 6: While also playing full time
at linebacker for the first time, Brian Cassano passed 23-for-36 for 341
yards and three scores. Mike Carlino registered three sacks and three
other TFLs.
SEMIFINAL
St. Joseph (Montvale) 42, Camden Catholic 14: Brian Cassano's 72-yard
TD pass to Tony Gravinese brought the Irish within 14-7, but SJ rolled
from there. Cassano hit frosh Terrell Smith for the other six-pointer, a
64-yarder.
2000
STATE PAROCHIAL GROUP 3
QUARTERFINAL
Camden Catholic 9, Holy Spirit 6: Mark Caputi, the only available
healthy tailback, turned 33 carries into 117 yards and one score while
Rich Racobaldo kicked a PAT and Joe Kedra recorded a safety.
SEMIFINAL
St. Joseph (Montvale) 20, Camden Catholic 6: Marquis Beverly's short
run cut CC's deficit to 14-6, but the next two third quarter drives
produced no points despite advancing inside the 10. A diving tackle at
the 21 halted another promising journey.
2001
STATE PAROCHIAL GROUP 3
QUARTERFINAL
Camden Catholic 28, Red Bank Catholic 14: Joe Kedra notched the
clinching TD by returning CC's fifth interception 64 yards. He caught
the ball against his facemask after Bob O'Brein tipped it. Nick
Cangelosi (sneak), Terrell Smith (26 dash) and Terrence Young (22
reception) tallied the other TDs.
SEMIFINAL
Immaculata 14, Camden Catholic 7: The Irish drove 67 yards in the waning
moments, but could not gain the final five. George Colucci's fumble recovery
set up CC's TD, a 5-yard pass from Nick Cangelosi to Terrence Long.
2002
STATE PAROCHIAL GROUP 4
QUARTERFINAL
Bergen Catholic 21, Camden Catholic 13: Rich Racobaldo thumped a pair of
41-yard field goals while Nick Cangelosi whipped a TD pass to Terrell
Smith.
2003
STATE PAROCHIAL GROUP 3
SEMIFINAL
Camden Catholic 24, Delbarton 13: The top seed triumphed as soph Sean
Scanlon passed 11-for-15 for 194 yards and two TDs, one apiece to
Mike McIlwaine and Rich Racobaldo. The latter also drilled a
22-yard field goal to create breathing room.
FINAL
St. Joseph (Montvale) 34, Camden Catholic 14: This one was scheduled for
the first weekend in December at Rutgers. Snow got in the way. As the
top seed, CC could have been the host the following week. It declined, citing unsafe conditions with its field and parking
lot. On the artificial turf at Ridge High. SJ's Ron
Girault took advantage by exploding for 325 yards and three TDs on 35
carries. CC's Quran Barge ran for 108 yards and the game's final
six-pointer.
2004
STATE PAROCHIAL GROUP 4
QUARTERFINAL
Notre Dame 19, Camden Catholic 13 (2 OTs): This setback was particularly
heartbreaking, seeing as how the Irish battled so hard despite not having
the services of two injured offensive stalwarts -- QB Sean Scanlon and
rusher Myles Spearman. Filling in admirably, Marc Lucarini completed eight of 21 passes for 152 yards and a
74-yard score by Marcus Williams.
2005
STATE NON-PUBLIC GROUP 4
QUARTERFINAL
Camden Catholic 49, Red Bank Catholic 19: The Irish coasted as Sean
Scanlon passed for four TDs (two to Mike Hanf) and ran for another.
SEMIFINAL
St. Peter's Prep 21, Camden Catholic 14: The Irish could not maintain a
14-0 lead, provided by Greg Monaco's run and Sean Scanlon's pass to
Connor Crawford.
2006
STATE NON-PUBLIC GROUP 4
QUARTERFINAL
Don Bosco Prep 70, Camden Catholic 23: Bosco frolicked to a 56-14
halftime lead. The highlight of Greg Wanamaker's two-TD effort was a
99-yard kickoff return.
2007
STATE NON-PUBLIC GROUP 4
QUARTERFINAL
St. Peter's Prep 59, Camden Catholic 21: The chance for a late miracle
was doused by a 28-0 fourth quarter (and a 42-0 second half). The
outburst followed a 47-yard interception TD by Sherard Cadogan.
2008
STATE NON-PUBLIC GROUP 3
QUARTERFINAL
Camden Catholic 34, Bishop Ahr 27: Though the game was played in what
looked like a swamp, the teams combined for 732 yards and scored on nine
of 14 possessions. CC left behind a 27-26 deficit on Joe Brennan's
scoring pass to Sherard Cadogan and locked up the win thanks to John
Steidler's end zone interception. Brennan passed for two TDs. Korey
Alston ran for two.
SEMIFINAL
St. Joseph (Montvale) 35, Camden Catholic 7: Joe Brennan hit Terrence
Casper for a fourth quarter score.
2010
STATE NON-PUBLIC GROUP 3
QUARTERFINAL
St. Joseph (Montvale) 42, Camden Catholic 20: The winners rolled to a
28-0 lead. Jarred Alwan tallied twice for CC with a 49-yard run and
68-yard fumble return.
2011
STATE NON-PUBLIC GROUP 2
SEMIFINAL
Camden Catholic 41, Holy Cross 7: Jarred Alwan needed just 13 carries
to notch 144 yards and three scores. In the same vein, Pete Galiano
turned five completions (in seven attempts) into 142 yards and two
tallies.
FINAL
Holy Spirit 51, Camden Catholic 7: HS' top two rushers fueled this
rout by combining for 454 yards and seven TDs. Mike Blandon ran 68 yards
to prevent a shutout.
2012
STATE NON-PUBLIC GROUP 3
QUARTERFINAL
Camden Catholic 28, Pope John 21: Fullback Jarred Alwan powered
for 240 yards and four tallies. His 1-yard plunge with just under four
minutes made the difference, as did a late stop inside CC territory.
SEMIFINAL
Delbarton 45, Camden Catholic 6: Facing a 31-0 deficit, the Irish got
a 21-yard scoring run from Jarred Alwan.
2013
STATE NON-PUBLIC GROUP 2
QUARTERFINAL
Bishop Eustace 16, Camden Catholic 14: A 30-yard field goal with 2:27
remaining in regulation made the difference.
2014
STATE NON-PUBLIC
GROUP 3
QUARTERFINAL
St. Joseph (Montvale) 45, Camden Catholic 32: The Irish regrouped
from early struggles to score four of the last five touchdowns. Jamal
Parker's 98-yard kickoff return got things started and Tyree Rodgers'
two TD passes to Jahier Franklin closed things out. CC's playoff record
vs. SJ dipped to 0-6.
2015
STATE NON-PUBLIC
GROUP 3
QUARTERFINAL
DePaul 40, Camden Catholic 13: CC, the No. 2 seed and 8-0 overall,
was surprised by the No. 7 seed.
2016
STATE NON-PUBLIC
GROUP 3
QUARTERFINAL
St. John Vianney 33, Camden Catholic 13: The victors rolled to the
first five scores. Nazir Streater and Tyree Rodgers scored on runs for
CC.
2017
STATE NON-PUBLIC GROUP 3
QUARTERFINAL
St. John Vianney 45, Camden Catholic 40: Rob
McCoy passed 22-for-46 for 187 yards and three TDs, Marcus Hillman added
three rushing scores and Hakim Melvin returned a kickoff for a 96-yard
score. |