Louisville Male (3-0) vs. Lexington Catholic (2-0) September 13, 2002

Louisville Male coach Bob Redman has the luxury of building his offense around all-everything QB 6-3 228 pound Sr. Michael Bush.  Bush can pass, run, and will also line up as a receiver at times.  He has completed 60 percent of his passes for 489 yards and has thrown five touchdown passes this season.  Bush has also carried the ball 19 times for 123 yards.  The Bulldog offense has actually been led by RB Sergio Spencer, who has rushed for 390 yards and eight touchdowns.  He has also caught 11 passes for 137 yards and three touchdowns. 

Lexington Catholic, coached by Bob Sphire, has been led by Sr. QB Jacob Doss.  Doss has completed 28 of 39 passes for 469 yards and four touchdowns passes in Catholic's two victories this season.  Doss has two speedy receivers in John Logan and Matt Beavin who are always capable of making the big play.  The Knights stunned Male 38-33 last season in a game that was interrupted two hours by rain and lightning. 

Michael Bush's game lived up to his sizeable reputation as he tallied 347 total yards on offense to lead Male to a 35-21 victory over Lexington Catholic.  The opening quarter delighted the overflow crowd at Joseph K. Ford Stadium with the points coming fast and furious.  Male opened up the scoring as Sergio Spencer scored on a five yard run and the kick was good.  Catholic tied the game at 7-7 as speedy John Logan took a short pass from Jacob Doss and exploded down the sideline for a 66 yard touchdown.  Male regained the lead on an 18 yard run by Travis Watters.  Catholic again knotted the score as Matt Beavin caught a short pass from Doss and raced 80 yards for the score.  Michael Bush put Male ahead 21-14 as he scored on a 70 yard TD run on a quarterback keeper.  The score remained 21-14 as neither team cracked the scoring column in the second quarter. 

One of the key plays of the game occurred early in the third quarter.  Catholic held on defense and Male was forced to punt the ball.  The Knights' returner dropped the kick and Male recovered the ball over the objections of the Catholic coaching staff who thought the receiver was the victim of interference.  The call stood and two plays later Bush threw a 33 yard pass to Michael Middleton for a TD.  Jacob Doss threw a 7 yard pass to John Logan to cut the Male lead to 28-21.  Male added an insurance TD in the final period on a Bush 8 yard TD pass to Bryant Beck. 

Male was led tonight by Michael Bush who carried the ball 15 times for 189 yards and a score.  He also completed 6 of 13 passes for 72 yards and two touchdown passes.  Bush also found time to catch three passes for 59 yards.  He also added 27 yards on return yardage.  Sergio Spencer carried the ball 27 times for 148 yards and a score.  Male held a 496-298 edge in total offense. 

Lexington Catholic was led by Jacob Doss who completed 5 of 17 passes for 162 yards and three touchdowns.  Doss was under intense pressure most of the evening resulting in him being sacked five times.  He also had several passes dropped or just off the receiver's fingertips.  Matt Beavin caught two passes for 83 yards and a score.  John Logan also caught two passes for 73 yards and two touchdowns.  The ground game was led by Aleks Smith, who carried the ball nine times for 71 yards.  Kevin Lattner led the Knights defense with eight solo tackles and six assisted tackles. 

Scoring Summary

Louisville Male

35

Lexington Catholic

21

School	Q1	Q2	Q3	Q4	Final
Louisville Male	21	0	7	7	35
Lexington Catholic	14	0	7	0	21

M	- Sergio Spencer 5 yard run (Todd Flannery kick)
LC	- John Logan 66 yard pass from Jacob Doss (Tripp Eckerline kick)
M	- Travis Watters 18 yard run (Flannery kick)
LC	- Matt Beavin 80 yard pass from Doss (Eckerline kick)
M	- Michael Bush 70 yard run (Flannery kick)
M	- Michael Middleton 33 yard pass from Bush (Flannery kick)
LC	- Logan 7 yard pass from Doss (Eckerline kick)
M	- Bryant Beck 8 yard pass from Bush (Flannery kick)

 

Selected Statistics
 

Louisville Male						Lexington Catholic
Rushing	No.	Yds.	Avg.	Long		Rushing	No.	Yds.	Avg.	Long
Michael Bush	15	189	12.6	70		Aleks Smith	9	71	7.9	44
Sergio Spencer	27	148	5.5	22		Joe Heink	9	44	4.9	26
Travis Watters	3	18	6.0	18		John Logan	4	27	6.8	16
Dale Baughman	2	8	4.0	6		Jacob Doss	13	-6	-0.5	10
Bryant Beck	1	2	2.0	2
Passing	A-C-I	Yds.	TD	Long		Passing	A-C-I	Yds.	TD	Long
Michael Bush	13-6-0	72	2	33		Jacob Doss	17-5-0	162	3	80
Andrew Patton	2-0-0	47	0	47
Sergio Spencer	1-1-0	12	0	12
Receiving	No.	Yds.	TD	Long		Receiving	No.	Yds.	TD	Long
Michael Bush	3	59	0	47		Matt Beavin	2	83	1	80
Corey James	2	16	0	12		John Logan	2	73	2	66
Bryant Beck	2	15	1	8		Cameron Nichols	1	6	0	6
Mike Middleton	1	33	1	33
Sergio Spencer	1	8	0	8

Acknowledgements

A special note of appreciation to Lexington Catholic Athletic Director Greg Todd for the hospitality extended me during my stay, and to the Male football staff for the info provided about their team.  Also, a special thanks to the WL Stats crew for providing the comprehensive stats provided for the game tonight. 

Other Area Games of Interest

Mason County

35

Lafayette

28

For a complete write-up of this game, click [here]. 
 

Bryan Station

28

Louisville Christian Academy

6

Bryan Station broke into the win column by handing Louisville Christian Academy their first loss of the season. 
 

Paul Dunbar

49

Whitley County

14

Dunbar QB Josh Ellis was 13 for 16 for 281 yards and three touchdown passes to lead the Bulldogs to victory.
 

Scott County

62

Franklin County

0

Scott County scored 35 points in the first quarter on their way to victory.
 

Woodford County

28

West Jessamine

26

Woodford County took advantage of six West Jessamine turnovers to claim a close victory.  Eric Sobelewski carried the ball 22 times for 123 yards and three touchdowns.  He also passed for a score and recorded a fumble and an interception on defense.  West Jessamine QB Nate Johnson completed 23 of 38 passes for 456 yards and three touchdowns.  He was also picked off three times.  Montez Graves caught seven passes for 212 yards and two scores.  Ben Spann caught eight passes for 127 yards.
 

Henry Clay	47	South Laurel	0
Frankfort	50	Powell County	0
Harrodsburg	26	Western Hills	3
Cumberland	54	Lexington Christian Academy	16
Bourbon County	32	Paris	6
Clark County	37	Montgomery County	12
Danville	51	Green County	14
Ashland Blazer	28	Lawrence County	16
Beechwood	21	Holmes	8
Breathitt County	35	Harrison County	21
Garrard County	41	Grant County	0
Highlands	24	Boone County	21
Rockcastle County	42	Lincoln County	0
Seneca	42	Fern Creek	6
Pleasure Ridge Park	21	Ryle	6
Shelby County	37	Anderson County	10
Southwestern	30	Somerset	0
St. Xavier	16	Central	12
Warren Central	34	Bowling Green	6