BB11CCLC

Covington Catholic  vs.  Lexington Catholic

Lexington Catholic High School

Lexington, KY

December 2, 2011

Covington Catholic coach Scott Ruthsatz started the following lineup: 6-1 Jr. Sawyer Pauly, 6-1 Jr. Joe Schaefer, 6-4 Sr. Ryan Hayden, 5-10 Jr. Nick Fredrick, and 5-10 So. Nick Ruthsatz.  Lexington Catholic coach Brandon Salsman countered with 6-5 Sr. Craig Floyd, 6-5 Sr. Patrick Keller, 6-8 Jr. Jack Whitman, 5-9 Jr. Dillon Avare, and 5-10 Sr. Bryan Woomer.

Lexington Catholic captured a hard fought 51-48 victory over Covington Catholic tonight.  Covington Catholic had one last chance to go for the tie but was unable to get off a shot.  Lexington Catholic shot 50% on 2pt field goals and four of 14 from the three point line.  The Knights connected on 17 of 27 free throws, pulled down 41 rebounds, and scored five points off nine Covington Catholic turnovers.  Covington Catholic shot 37.8% on 2pt field goals and  three of 13 from beyond the arc.  The Colonels connected on five of 10 free throws, pulled down 27 rebounds, and scored 12 points off 17 Lexington Catholic turnovers.

Jack Whitman led Lexington Catholic with 15 points and seven rebounds.  Craig Floyd added 11 points. 

Nick Fredrick led a balanced Covington Catholic attack with nine points.  Nick Ruthsatz, 6-0 Jr. Brandon Ward, and 6-4 Jr. Zack Tobler added eight points each.

Covington Catholic  14  11  13  10 – 48

Lexington Catholic  13  14  12  12 – 51

Covington Catholic (48) – Pauly 4, Schaefer 3, Hayden 1, Fredrick 9, Ruthsatz 8, Cleves 7, Ward 8, Tobler 8.

Lexington Catholic (51) – Floyd 11, Keller 7, Whitman 15, Avare 5, Woomer 6, Bennett 4, Banahan 3.

Acknowledgements:

A special thanks to the Covington Catholic Stats Crew for providing the comprehensive statistics for tonight’s game.