The Cathedral boys basketball team shouldn't be a secret now.

Both Dave McConnell and myself have mentioned them several times the past couple blogs, but if a big 54-45 road win against Northwest (7-1) doesn't turn some heads, I don't know what will.

The talk early in this 2007-08 boys basketball season has largely revolved around East Chicago Central, Warren Central and Lawrence North. But Cathedral (7-0) is undefeated, shooting lights out and seems extremely motivated to accomplish big things this season.

You'll tend to get that from a team that routinely seems to put multiple players in double figures scoring each game.

A lot of credit for Cathedral's hot start should go to head coach Scott Hicks. Hicks knows his players diverse abilities at both ends of the floor. Case in point: last night the Irish used 3-2 and  box-and-1 3-2 zones throughout the game to stifle Northwest's Alex Young, the Space Pioneers leading scorer who was averaging 22 points per game.

The defense worked, as the Irish held Young to 4-of-17 from the field for a season-low 12 points. And the balance scoring continued for Cathedral on the offense end as well, as Kelsey Barlow chipped in 8, Patrick Paligraf scored 12, as did Sean Esposito and Errick Peck.

Cathedral has several more tests coming up: Jan. 10 at Carmel, the Indianapolis City Tournament during the middle of this month (where the Irish could face Northwest again) and Jan. 26 at Evansville Reitz. Let's keep a close watch on this team, as it could be one of the best in not only Central Indiana, but the state.