Topic: Football
Garrard County vs. Lexington Catholic
Lexington Catholic High School
Lexington, KY
October 20, 2017
© 2017 by Ron Harrison
Lexington Catholic defeated Garrard County by a score of 42-24. Lexington Catholic only ran 29 offensive plays compared to 78 for Garrard County and lost the battle of possession time 37:56 to 10:04. However Lexington Catholic scored on plays of 62, 5, 80, 7, 6, and 58 yards while Garrard County utilized a punishing ground game in which they had 446 yards and three touchdowns on 75 carries. Lexington Catholic recorded 15 first downs and 489 yards of total offense. The Knights were penalized four times for 42 yards. Garrard County recorded 26 first downs and 461 yards of total offense. The Golden Lions were penalized six times for 45 yards and lost a fumble.
Dameon Jones led Lexington Catholic’s ground game with 183 yards and three touchdowns on 10 carries. Keith Brinkman carried the ball six times for 36 yards. Beau Allen completed seven of nine passes for 178 yards and two touchdowns. Austin Hamelback completed three of three passes for 92 yards and a touchdown. Nathan Schnurr caught six passes for 145 yards and two touchdowns. Carson Brownell added one reception for 62 yards and a touchdown. Kevin Brown led the defense with 11 solo and six assisted tackles. Henry Holthaus added nine solo and six assisted tackles with one of his tackles resulting in a six yard loss. Brennan Emmett recorded eight solo and four assisted tackles.
Josh Warren led Garrard County’s ground game with 351 yards and three touchdowns on 56 carries. Connor Isaacs carried the ball five times for 37 yards. Connor Isaacs completed one of three passes for 15 yards. Brayden Price caught one pass for 15 yards. Willie Rader returned four kickoffs for 72 yards with a long return of 24 yards. Trayce Poynter and Jacob Ball led the defense with three solo tackles each.
Scoring Summary
| School | Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final |
| Garrard County | 0 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 24 |
| Lexington Catholic | 14 | 14 | 7 | 7 | 42 |
| LEXCATH | - | Carson Brownell 62 yard pass from Austin Hamelback (Trey Woody kick) |
| LEXCATH | - | Nathan Schnurr 5 yard pass from Beau Allen (Trey Woody kick) |
| LEXCATH | - | Nathan Schnurr 80 yard pass from Beau Allen (Trey Woody kick) |
| GARRARD | - | Josh Warren 11 yard run (Josh Warren run) |
| LEXCATH | - | Dameon Jones 7 yard run (Trey Woody kick) |
| GARRARD | - | Josh Warren 1 yard run (Josh Warren run) |
| LEXCATH | - | Dameon Jones 6 yard run (Trey Woody kick) |
| GARRARD | - | Josh Warren 1 yard run (Connor Isaacs run) |
| LEXCATH | - | Dameon Jones 58 yard run (Trey Woody kick) |
Selected Statistics
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| Rushing | No. | Yds. | Avg. | Long |
| Josh Warren | 56 | 351 | 6.3 | 18 |
| Connor Isaacs | 5 | 37 | 7.4 | 13 |
| David Pennington | 10 | 32 | 3.2 | 9 |
| Jacob Hacker | 4 | 26 | 6.5 | 11 |
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| Passing | A-C-I | Yds. | TD | Long |
| Connor Isaacs | 3-1-0 | 15 | 0 | 15 |
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| Receiving | No. | Yds. | TD | Long |
| Brayden Price | 1 | 15 | 0 | 15 |
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| Lexington Catholic | ||||
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| Rushing | No. | Yds. | Avg. | Long |
| Dameon Jones | 10 | 183 | 18.3 | 58 |
| Keith Brinkman | 6 | 36 | 6.0 | 21 |
| Team | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 |
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| Passing | A-C-I | Yds. | TD | Long |
| Beau Allen | 9-7-0 | 178 | 2 | 80 |
| Austin Hamelback | 3-3-0 | 92 | 1 | 62 |
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| Receiving | No. | Yds. | TD | Long |
| Nathan Schnurr | 6 | 145 | 2 | 80 |
| Carson Brownell | 1 | 62 | 1 | 62 |
| Trenton Neuer | 1 | 30 | 0 | 30 |
| AJ King | 1 | 20 | 0 | 20 |
| Lincoln Justice | 1 | 13 | 0 | 13 |
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.