Topic: Football
Simon Kenton vs. Highlands
Highlands High School
Fort Thomas, KY
September 23, 2016
© 2016 by Ron Harrison
“Basketball on Grass” or “Fast break Football” or whatever you want to call it Simon Kenton and Highlands played the score board like a pinball arcade tonight as Simon Kenton defeated the Bluebirds by a score of 77-53. Simon Kenton recorded 752 yards of total offense and Highlands rolled up 642 yards tonight. Simon Kenton was penalized four times for 40 yards and Highlands was flagged five times for 71 yards.
Cameron Racke led Simon Kenton’s ground game with 134 yards and three touchdowns on 15 carries. Jon Sergent carried the ball 10 times for 80 yards. Cameron Racke completed 20 of 24 passes for 336 yards and six touchdowns. Matt Shearer completed four of six passes for 148 yards and a touchdown with one touchdown. Sam Murray caught five passes for 165 yards and two touchdowns. Luke Vance caught nine passes for 157 yards and three touchdowns. Fisher Hayden added three receptions for 79 yards and a touchdown. Brian Carter led the defense with 11 solo and nine assisted tackles. Gavin Ball added five solo and five assisted tackles and Elijah Jackson chipped in with two solo and eight assisted tackles.
Jared Pulsfort led Highlands’ ground game with 116 yards and three touchdowns on 16 carries. Grant Murray carried the ball 23 times for 106 yards. Brady Gosney completed 29 of 44 passes for 394 yards and four touchdowns with one interception. Nick Veneman caught four passes for 141 yards and three touchdowns. Braden Posey added seven receptions for 65 yards. Trent Buchert also caught seven passes for 65 yards. Jared Wogan caught three passes for 40 yards and a touchdown.
Scoring Summary
| School | Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final |
| Simon Kenton | 21 | 21 | 14 | 21 | 77 |
| Highlands | 27 | 14 | 6 | 6 | 53 |
| HIGHLANDS | - | Jared Pulsfort 62 yard run (kick fails) |
| SIMON KENTON | - | Cameron Racke 10 yard run (Christian Seger kick) |
| HIGHLANDS | - | Nick Veneman 58 yard pass from Brady Gosney (Nick Bowman kick) |
| SIMON KENTON | - | Fisher Hayden 20 yard pass from Cameron Racke (Christian Seger kick) |
| HIGHLANDS | - | Brady Gosney 1 yard run (Nick Bowman kick) |
| SIMON KENTON | - | Luke Vance 50 yard pass from Matt Shearer (Christian Seger kick) |
| HIGHLANDS | - | Nick Veneman 68 yard pass from Brady Gosney (Nick Bowman kick) |
| HIGHLANDS | - | Jared Pulsfort 2 yard run (Nick Bowman kick) |
| SIMON KENTON | - | Luke Vance 56 yard pass from Cameron Racke (Christian Seger kick) |
| HIGHLANDS | - | Nick Veneman 15 yard pass from Brady Gosney (Nick Bowman kick) |
| SIMON KENTON | - | Cameron Racke 5 yard run (Christian Seger kick) |
| SIMON KENTON | - | Sam Murray 48 yard pass from Cameron Racke (Christian Seger kick) |
| SIMON KENTON | - | Sam Murray 65 yard pass from Cameron Racke (Christian Seger kick) |
| SIMON KENTON | - | Cameron Racke 60 yard run (Christian Seger kick) |
| HIGHLANDS | - | Jared Wogan 21 yard pass from Brady Gosney (pass fails) |
| SIMON KENTON | - | Luke Vance 11 yard pass from Cameron Racke (Christian Seger kick) |
| HIGHLANDS | - | Jared Pulsfort 4 yard run (pass fails) |
| SIMON KENTON | - | Timmy Cottrell 6 yard pass from Cameron Racke (Christian Seger kick) |
| SIMON KENTON | - | Matt Shearer 3 yard run (Christian Seger kick) |
Selected Statistics
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| Rushing | No. | Yds. | Avg. | Long |
| Cameron Racke | 15 | 134 | 8.9 | **** |
| Jon Sergent | 10 | 80 | 8.0 | **** |
| Dylan Hampton | 8 | 30 | 3.7 | **** |
| Matt Shearer | 5 | 23 | 4.6 | **** |
| Luke Vance | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | **** |
| Tanner Green | 1 | -11 | -11.0 | **** |
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| Passing | A-C-I | Yds. | TD | Long |
| Cameron Racke | 24-20-0 | 336 | 6 | **** |
| Matt Shearer | 6-4-1 | 148 | 1 | **** |
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| Receiving | No. | Yds. | TD | Long |
| Luke Vance | 9 | 157 | 3 | **** |
| Sam Murray | 5 | 165 | 2 | **** |
| Fisher Hayden | 3 | 79 | 1 | **** |
| Timmy Cottrell | 3 | 15 | 1 | **** |
| Logan Kriedenweis | 2 | 17 | 0 | **** |
| Cameron Racke | 1 | 44 | 0 | **** |
| Tanner Green | 1 | 7 | 0 | **** |
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| Highlands | ||||
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| Rushing | No. | Yds. | Avg. | Long |
| Jared Pulsfort | 16 | 116 | 7.3 | **** |
| Grant Murray | 23 | 106 | 4.6 | **** |
| Brady Gosney | 5 | 9 | 1.8 | **** |
| Larry Wilson | 1 | 12 | 12.0 | **** |
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| Passing | A-C-I | Yds. | TD | Long |
| Brady Gosney | 44-29-1 | 394 | 4 | **** |
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| Receiving | No. | Yds. | TD | Long |
| Trent Buchert | 7 | 65 | 0 | **** |
| Braden Posey | 7 | 65 | 0 | **** |
| Nick Veneman | 4 | 141 | 3 | **** |
| Jared Wogan | 3 | 40 | 1 | **** |
| Grant Summers | 3 | 59 | 0 | **** |
| Grant Murray | 2 | 6 | 0 | **** |
| Brent Angel | 1 | 10 | 0 | **** |
Acknowledgements
A special thanks 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.