Central Academy News

• OCT

  11

  Cougars come up short against Monroe

  The Monroe Redhawks had to count on the defense when they opened their defense of the Rocky River Conference championship with a rocky 16-10 victory over Central Academy on Friday. The Redhawks (4-3, 1-0 RRC) ended a three-game skid but it wasn’t in the impressive fashion they were wanting for homecoming. Monroe beat CATA 44-14 last season, and this is the first time in the history of the series the Cougars had a chance to pull out a win in the fourth quarter. Central Academy (3-4, 0-1 RRC) scored 10 points in a span of 4:02 in the fourth quarter. The Cougars got on the board when Monroe’s long snapper hiked the ball over the punter’s head and through the end zone for a safety. CATA reached the end zone soon after on Jack Heda’s 59-yard touchdown run. QB Clemson Allen passed to Quay Threatt for the two-point conversion with 3:47 left, pulling the Cougars to within 16-10. The Cougars got the ball back with 2:19 left but after picking up a first down the Redhawks’ defense stopped Heda just a couple of chain links short of the first down on fourth and two, sealing the victory.

  • SEP

    26

    Cougars fall short to Panthers 23-14.

    The Piedmont Panthers halted a two-game losing streak with a 23-14 victor y over Central Academy on Friday night. Aaron Braswell gave the Panthers (2-3) a cushion when he took a handoff up the mid- dle, cut to the left sideline and turned it into a 58-yard touch- down. The ensuing two-point con- version, a pass from Cameron Tripp to Cody Leviner, gave the Panthers a 20-8 lead with 11:48 left in the fourth quarter. The Cougars cut the lead down to four when r unning back Deshawn Morrison evaded a tackle on the side- line and out ran the Panther defense 49 yards for a touchdown with 4:17 left in the third. Morrison gained 105 yards on five carries. Tyler Scott set up Bras- well’s touchdown with a fum- ble recover y with seven sec- onds left in the third quarter. Piedmont is now 2-3 while CATA dropped to 3-3.

    • SEP

      19

      Cougars shut out S. Stanly 38-0

      Junior running back Jack Heda ran for 106 yards and two touch- downs on 10 carries to help Central Academy cruise to a 38-0 road win over South Stanly. The Cougars improved to 3-2 overall, while the Rebel Bulls dropped to 0-4. Heda’s touchdown runs covered 10 and 60 yards. His 60-yard scoring scamper gave the Cougars a 22-0 advantage at the 8:44 mark of the third quarter. CATA led just 8-0 at the half before scoring 22 in the third to break the game open. Senior Langston Smith added a one-yard TD run in the second half, while senior Michael Anderson found the end zone from 30 yards out late in the fourth. CATA’s lone score through the air came in the first quarter when senior DeShawn Morrison connected with senior receiver Quay Thre- att on a 57-yard pass. Central Academy plays at Piedmont on Friday in its final non conference game of the season.

      • SEP

        12

        Cougars fall to Metrolina 27-12

        Metrolina's Logan Shumate caught a touchdown pass, threw for another and returned a punt for a third score to lead Metrolina Christian Academy to a 27-12 road win over Central Academy. on Friday night. The loss ended a two-game winning streak for the Cougars (2-2) that included back-to-back shutouts. The Cougars battled back to tie the game when Deshawn Morri- son broke of f a 15-yard run. Central Academy’s defense made a stand and Morrison, who would finish with 141 yards on 16 carries, found the endzone for a second time from five yards out to cut the deficit to two after another failed two- point conversion. Central Academy scored both times they entered Metrolina territory in the first half, but came up empty the two times they crossed midfield after the break. Metrolina out- gained CATA 272-240 on offense. Morrison led Central with 141 yards and two touchdowns on 16 r ushing attempts. The Cougars host winless South Stanly in Week 5.

        • SEP

          5

          Cougars knock off Union Academy

          Central Academy has a winning record three games into the season for the first time since 2011. The Cougars (2-1) snapped a two-game los- ing streak to their archri- val Union Academy with Friday’s 20-0 road win. The Cougars racked up 216 yards on the ground behind the legs of Jack Heda (77 yards), Sergio Gomez (63 yards), and DeShawn Morrison (61 yards). Heda scored on an 81 yard touchdown run in the third quarter. Quay Threatt caught two touchdown passes from Clemson Allen and finished with 74 yards receiving. The Cougars’ defense was a bright spot, earning the program’s first shutout for either team in this series since they star ted playing each other six years ago. The Cougars will try to win back-to-back games for the fourth time in school histor y when they will host Metrolina Christian Academy on Friday.

          • aug

            29

            Cougars smash Highland Tech .

            Central Academy QB Clemson Allen threw for four touchdowns in the first quar ter to lead Central Academy to a 30-0 home victory over Highland Tech on Friday. The Cougars improved to 1-1 on the year, while the Rams fell to 0-1. Allen, a sophomore, finished 5-of- 5 for 58 yards and four scores. He connected with senior receiver Sergio Gomez for two TDs, while senior DeShawn Morrison and junior Nick Roets each hauled in one touchdown catch. Jack Heda, a junior tailback, led Central Academy with 88 ushing yards on just five carries. CATA, which is under the direction of first-year coach Scott Smith, plays at Union Academy on Friday.

            • AUG

              22

              Cougars fall to N. Stanly opening night.

              Central Academy came up just short in the season debut. The Cougars got on the board first behind a DeShawn Morrison touch- down run to take an 8-0 lead. Jack Heda also scored in the first quarter to give Central Academy a 14-0 lead. After trailing 22-14 at the break, Nor th Stanly outscored the visitors 12-2 in the decisive second half. Central Academy got a safety late on a botched punt. Morrison finished with 189 yards and two touchdowns on 15 carries. The Cougars gained 309 yards on the ground as a team. Defensively, Christian Cole- man and Evan Whiteside had sacks for CATA. Central Academy will take on Highland Tech at home on Friday.

              • Mar

                14

                Phil Smith named Head Coach for Cougars

                The C.A.T.A. Cougars announced last week that Phil Smith has been hired as the new football coach, replacing Tad Baucom who accepted the head coaching position at Sun Valley after three seasons as the Cougars coach. Smith, whose previous coaching stints include head coaching positions at Parkwood and North Stanly, along with assistant positions at Sun Valley, West Iredell, Richmond County, Southern Alamance, Southeast Guilford and JF Webb,

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