<p>INDIANAPOLIS</p>
<p>Roncalli was hoping familiar territory would be an advantage.</p>
<p>It was, but not for the Rebels.</p>
<p>Unbeaten and Class 3A No. 3 Bishop Chatard rode its ball control and some poor Rebel special teams play to pick up a 21-13 win Friday night in Circle City Conference play.</p>
<p>Not only was it the first-ever conference loss for the Rebels, it’s the first time in 11 years Roncalli has started the season with three straight losses. The Rebels ultimately finished 3-7 that year.</p>
<p>That season notwithstanding, history is on Roncalli’s side.</p>
<p>The previous two times the Rebels started out 0-3, they won state titles — first in 2002 when they went 0-4 before reeling off 11 straight wins to take the Class 4A championship, and again in 2003, when the Rebels were 0-3 before winning 12 in a row to repeat.</p>
<p>Second-year coach Scott Marsh isn’t thinking about that, though. He’s focused as to what he can do to get his team a win.</p>
<p>"We’re 0-3, but we’re not a bad football team," said Roncalli coach Scott Marsh. "We’ve lost three one-possession games, we’re playing good teams and we’re not giving up.</p>
<p>"I just have to do a better job of coaching."</p>
<p>Chatard dominated the first quarter, with running back Daylen Taylor scored on runs of 3 and 1 yards to make it 14-0.</p>
<p>Roncalli, meanwhile, was erratic on offense and didn’t secure a first down until the second quarter. It was the defense that kept the Rebels in the game, especially an electrifying 35-yard interception return by senior Jacob Denney that cut the score to 14-7 in the second quarter.</p>
<p>After that play, the Rebels did show some life, but they could only get as far as the Trojans’ 40-yard line before punting on its next possession.</p>
<p>The offense came alive in the third quarter thanks to another big play, this one a 75-yard touchdown run by senior Elijah Mahan. The PAT, though, was blocked and Chatard kept its lead, 14-13.</p>
<p>Trojan quarterback Mark Nondorf then made things tough for Roncalli with a 44-yard bootleg touchdown run late in the third quarter.</p>
<p>Roncalli had its chances, the last coming with 3:15 left in the game, but each time the Trojans beat them back.</p>
<p>"We’re staying positive," Marsh said. "Our seniors will set the tone in the coming weeks, but we have to work on things."</p>
<p>The quest for that first win doesn’t get any easier next week as the Rebels travel to Class 6A No. 7 Columbus North.</p>
