Topic: Football
Highlands vs. Covington Catholic
Covington Catholic High School
Park Hills, KY
October 13, 2017
© 2017 by Ron Harrison
Covington Catholic rolled up 570 yards of total offense and the defense forced four turnovers tonight as the Colonels rolled over Highlands by a score of 52-0. Covington Catholic recorded 24 first downs and 570 yards of total offense. The Colonels were penalized six times for 104 yards. Highland recorded 11 first downs and 128 yards of total offense. The Bluebirds were penalized once for 10 yards, lost a fumble, and had three passes intercepted.
C. McGinness led Covington Catholic’s ground game with 108 yards and two touchdowns on 12 carries. M. Boydston carried the ball four times for 57 yards. AJ Mayer added 47 yards and a touchdown on five carries. AJ Mayer completed 15 of 17 passes for 291 yards and a touchdown. M. Pike caught four passes for 60 yards. L. Lenihan added three receptions for 56 yards. M. Mayer caught two passes for 47 yards. J. Coldiron caught a 54 yard touchdown reception. C. McGinness returned one kickoff for 38 yards. J. Shriver led the defense with three solo and two assisted tackles. J. Coldiron and G. Dyer each recorded two solo and two assisted tackles.
L. Wilson led Highlands ground game with 77 yards on four carries. C. Schoelman carried the ball three times for 47 yards. C. Schoelman completed nine of 20 passes for 51 yards with three interceptions. G. Cramer completed three of six passes for 30 yards. J. Wogan caught five passes for seven yards. G. Cramer added two receptions for 27 yards. B. Huddleston returned four kickoffs for 66 yards with a long return of 24 yards. H. Traylor led the defense with six solo and two assisted tackles. J. Delagrange added four solo and two assisted tackles.
Scoring Summary
| School | Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final |
| Highlands | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Covington Catholic | 9 | 22 | 14 | 7 | 52 |
| COVCATH | - | G. Dyer 8 yard run (T. Gronette kick fails) |
| COVCATH | - | T. Gronette kicks a 26 yard field goal |
| COVCATH | - | J. Shriver 5 yard run (AJ Mayer run) |
| COVCATH | - | C. McGinness 3 yard run (T. Gronette kick) |
| COVCATH | - | AJ Mayer 10 yard run (T. Gronette kick) |
| COVCATH | - | J. Coldiron 54 yard pass from AJ Mayer (T. Gronette kick) |
| COVCATH | - | C. McGinness 15 yard run (T. Gronette kick) |
| COVCATH | - | T. Reusch 12 yard run (D. Felix kick) |
Selected Statistics
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| Rushing | No. | Yds. | Avg. | Long |
| L. Wilson | 4 | 77 | 19.2 | 68 |
| C. Schoelman | 3 | 47 | 15.7 | 49 |
| W. Bowling | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 |
| G. Cramer | 1 | -3 | -3.0 | 0 |
| Rest of Team | 12 | -74 | -6.2 | ** |
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| Passing | A-C-I | Yds. | TD | Long |
| C. Schoelman | 20-9-3 | 51 | 0 | 16 |
| G. Cramer | 6-3-0 | 30 | 0 | 24 |
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| Receiving | No. | Yds. | TD | Long |
| J. Wogan | 5 | 7 | 0 | 13 |
| G. Cramer | 2 | 27 | 0 | 14 |
| L. Wilson | 2 | 15 | 0 | 16 |
| C. Schwalbach | 2 | 8 | 0 | 7 |
| Rest of Team | 1 | 24 | 0 | 24 |
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| Rushing | No. | Yds. | Avg. | Long |
| C. McGinness | 12 | 108 | 9.0 | 28 |
| M. Boydston | 4 | 57 | 14.2 | 52 |
| AJ Mayer | 5 | 47 | 9.4 | 22 |
| L. Summe | 3 | 19 | 6.3 | 12 |
| Rest of Team | 11 | 48 | 4.4 | ** |
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| Passing | A-C-I | Yds. | TD | Long |
| AJ Mayer | 17-15-0 | 291 | 1 | 54 |
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| Receiving | No. | Yds. | TD | Long |
| M. Pike | 4 | 60 | 0 | 29 |
| L. Lenihan | 3 | 56 | 0 | 30 |
| M. Mayer | 2 | 47 | 0 | 30 |
| C. McGinness | 2 | 16 | 0 | 12 |
| Rest of Team | 4 | 112 | 1 | ** |
Acknowledgements
A special thanks to the Covington Catholic Stats Crew for the 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.