Topic: Football
Lafayette vs. Lexington Catholic
Lexington Catholic High School
Lexington, KY
September 6, 2013
© 2013 by Ron Harrison
Lexington Catholic rolled up 548 yard of total offense to overcome a great individual performance by Lafayette’s Kylan Nelson to earn a 48-28 victory. Lexington Catholic recorded 28 first downs and 548 yards of total offense. The Knights were penalized eight times for 84 yards and lost two fumbles. Lafayette recorded 15 first downs and 161 yards of total offense. The Generals were penalized six times for 38 yards, lost a fumble, and had two passes intercepted.
Noah Mitchell led Lexington Catholic’s ground game with 139 yards and two touchdowns on 16 carries. Carter Gray added 44 yards on six carries. Reese Ryan carried the ball six times for 42 yards. Reese Ryan completed 20 of 29 passes for 270 yards and four touchdowns. Noah Mitchell caught eight passes for 88 yards and a touchdown. David Bouvier added six receptions for 96 yards and a touchdown. (Bouvier’s final reception of the game gave him 160 career receptions breaking the old record held by Wes Caldwell). Sam Letton added four receptions for 55 yards and two touchdowns. Marcelis Logan also caught four passes for 41 yards. Chase Boling had a great night on defense and recorded eight solo and one assisted tackles with two of his tackles resulting in losses totaling 25 yards. Boling also intercepted a pass which he returned 22 yards. Braxton Couch added seven solo and two assisted tackles with two of his tackles resulting in losses totaling three yards. Cody Mitchell added five solo and one assisted tackles with one of his tackles resulting in a two yard loss and one interception which he returned 29 yards.
Kylan Nelson led Lafayette’s ground game with 59 yards and a touchdown on 18 carries. Clay Bolin completed 12 of 26 passes for 94 yards and a touchdown with two interceptions. Kylan Nelson caught four passes for 34 yards and a touchdown. D. Jackson added three receptions for 32 yards. Kylan Nelson also added two touchdowns on kickoff returns of 89 and 90 yards. Mason Alstatt led the defense with eight solo and four assisted tackles. Kylan Nelson added six solo and three assisted tackles.
Scoring Summary
| School | Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final |
| Lafayette | 0 | 7 | 14 | 7 | 28 |
| Lexington Catholic | 6 | 15 | 13 | 14 | 48 |
| LCATH | - | Sam Letton 4 yard pass from Reese Ryan (Donovan Morris kick fails) |
| LCATH | - | Noah Mitchell 30 yard pass from Reese Ryan (Carter Gray run) |
| LCATH | - | David Bouvier 8 yard pass from Reese Ryan (Donovan Morris kick) |
| LAF | - | Kylan Nelson 10 yard pass from Clay Bolin (William Wester kick) |
| LAF | - | Kylan Nelson 89 yard kickoff return (William Wester kick) |
| LCATH | - | Sam Letton 31 yard pass from Reese Ryan (Donovan Morris kick) |
| LAF | - | Kylan Nelson 90 yard kickoff return (William Wester kick) |
| LCATH | - | Noah Mitchell 4 yard run (Donovan Morris kick fails) |
| LCATH | - | Noah Mitchell 2 yard run (Andy Thompson run) |
| LCATH | - | Marty Brown 0 yard fumble recovery (Donovan Morris kick fails) |
| LAF | - | Kylan Nelson 6 yard run (William Wester kick) |
Selected Statistics
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| Rushing | No. | Yds. | Avg. | Long |
| Kylan Nelson | 18 | 59 | 3.3 | 20 |
| Mason Alstatt | 2 | 14 | 7.0 | 10 |
| Malik Robinson | 1 | 8 | 8.0 | 8 |
| Xavier Douglas | 2 | 3 | 1.5 | 2 |
| Clay Bolin | 4 | -17 | -4.2 | 6 |
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| Passing | A-C-I | Yds. | TD | Long |
| Clay Bolin | 26-12-2 | 94 | 1 | 19 |
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| Receiving | No. | Yds. | TD | Long |
| Kylan Nelson | 4 | 34 | 1 | 14 |
| D. Jackson | 3 | 32 | 0 | 19 |
| Walker Wood | 2 | 15 | 0 | 10 |
| M. Serafini | 2 | 11 | 0 | 7 |
| Malik Robinson | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
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| Lexington Catholic | ||||
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| Rushing | No. | Yds. | Avg. | Long |
| Noah Mitchell | 16 | 139 | 8.7 | 20 |
| Carter Gray | 6 | 44 | 7.3 | 13 |
| Reese Ryan | 6 | 42 | 7.0 | 21 |
| Marcelis Logan | 6 | 27 | 4.5 | 14 |
| Eli Mitchell | 2 | 16 | 8.0 | 11 |
| Team | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 |
| Jacob Borders | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 |
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| Passing | A-C-I | Yds. | TD | Long |
| Reese Ryan | 29-20-0 | 270 | 4 | 50 |
| Andy Thompson | 2-2-0 | 10 | 0 | 5 |
| Sam Letton | 1-0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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| Receiving | No. | Yds. | TD | Long |
| Noah Mitchell | 8 | 88 | 1 | 30 |
| David Bouvier | 6 | 96 | 1 | 50 |
| Sam Letton | 4 | 55 | 2 | 31 |
| Marcelis Logan | 4 | 41 | 0 | 17 |
Acknowledgements
A special thanks to WL Stats for the comprehensive stats provided for tonight's games.
Please feel free to send your comments and questions concerning the event, teams, or players to me at prepgridiron@yahoo.com.
Ron Harrison’s reports on this and other football events appear on https://www.angelfire.com/ky2/prepgridiron.