Elder travels to take on Indianapolis Bishop Chatard

This week Elder travels up I-74 into Indianapolis to take on Bishop Chatard High School. Chatard, who is 7-1 this season, look to end their season on the right note by defeating the Panthers. Chatard has not won in the four meetings between the schools. In 2000 Elder won 40-16, in 2003 Elder won 17-16, in 2004 Elder won 21-15, and last season the Panthers defeated the Trojans 35-13.

Elder comes off of a tough week, and an even tougher game against Moeller. On the opening kickoff senior co-captain Casey Lysaght (OL) went down with a knee injury, and later on in the game fellow senior Troy Skeens (OL) had to be removed because of a concussion. both will be on the sidelines this week, leaving an already shaky offensive line with some huge gaps.

Overall, the Panthers need to come out and make a statement with this game. If Elder loses, there won't be a week 11 game for the second straight year in a row at Elder. The playoffs start on Friday night, at Broad Ripple High School, where the game will take place for Elder. Every week from here on in is a playoff game. Hopefully, the Panthers can corral Chatard senior RB joe Holland, who last season rushed 27 times for 246 yards on the Panther's defense. Elder will once again rely on the legs of senior RB Patrick Williams, and look to spread the ball around to its talented WR corps. This game has been close in prior years, and Elder will need to bring their intensity, and best game to beat the Trojans.

**The link above should contain a good breakdown of Chatard's game by game stats provided by an unconfirmed source. These stats, to my knowledge, aren't official, but I believe the information is close to correct.