Topic: Football
Bullitt Central vs. Covington Catholic
Class 5A Russell Athletic/KHSAA Commonwealth Gridiron Bowl
Covington Catholic High School
Park Hills , KY
November 10, 2017
© 2017 by Ron Harrison
Covington Catholic raced out to a 42-0 first quarter lead on their way to a 49-0 victory over Bullitt Central. Covington Catholic improves to 12-0 and recorded 13 first downs and 277 yards of total offense. The Colonels were penalized three times for 31 yards. Bullitt Central recorded four first downs and 97 yards of total offense. They were not penalized tonight and had three passes intercepted.
Casey McGinness led Covington Catholic’s ground game with 60 yards and three touchdowns on seven carries. AJ Mayer carried the ball once for 33 yards and a touchdown. S. Schuh added 15 yards and a touchdown on one carry. AJ Mayer completed three of five passes for 47 yards and two touchdowns. M. Pike caught two passes for 43 yards and a touchdown. G. Dyer returned two kickoffs for 46 yards with a long return of 34 yards. K. Butler led the defense with four solo and one assisted tackles with one of his tackles resulting in a 10 yard loss. J. Shriver added three solo and one assisted tackles. L. Lenihan intercepted two passes with return yardage of 23 yards. T. Bayer intercepted a pass he returned eight yards. G. Dyer kicked off seven times with five touchbacks.
D. Huff led Bullitt Central’s ground game with 23 yards on nine carries. T. Davis carried the ball three times for 21 yards. J. Robertson completed five of 16 passes for 46 yards with three interceptions. C. Heck caught two passes for 26 yards. D. Huff added two receptions for 17 yards. J. Robertson returned one kickoff for 21 yards. A. Rhodes led the defense with five solo tackles with one of his tackles resulting in a three yard loss. J. Seay added three solo tackles with one of his tackles resulting in a two yard loss.
Scoring Summary
| School | Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final |
| Bullitt Central | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Covington Catholic | 42 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 49 |
| COVCATH | - | AJ Mayer 33 yard run (T. Gronette kick) |
| COVCATH | - | C. McGinness 5 yard run (T. Gronette kick) |
| COVCATH | - | M. Mayer 4 yard pass from AJ Mayer (T. Gronette kick) |
| COVCATH | - | S. Schuh 15 yard run (T. Gronette kick) |
| COVCATH | - | C. McGinness 7 yard run (T. Gronette kick) |
| COVCATH | - | C. McGinness 1 yard run (T. Gronette kick) |
| COVCATH | - | M. Pike 22 yard pass from AJ Mayer (T. Gronette kick) |
Selected Statistics
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| Rushing | No. | Yds. | Avg. | Long |
| D. Huff | 9 | 23 | 2.6 | 35 |
| T. Davis | 3 | 21 | 7.0 | 14 |
| Z. Clark | 8 | 11 | 1.4 | 3 |
| J. Robertson | 2 | -4 | -2.0 | 0 |
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| Passing | A-C-I | Yds. | TD | Long |
| J. Robertson | 16-5-3 | 46 | 0 | 14 |
| D. Huff | 1-0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Z. Clark | 1-0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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| Receiving | No. | Yds. | TD | Long |
| C. Heck | 2 | 26 | 0 | 14 |
| D. Huff | 2 | 17 | 0 | 11 |
| A. Collins | 1 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
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| Covington Catholic | ||||
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| Rushing | No. | Yds. | Avg. | Long |
| C. McGinness | 7 | 60 | 8.6 | 31 |
| AJ Mayer | 1 | 33 | 33.0 | 33 |
| T. Reusch | 4 | 19 | 4.8 | 14 |
| L. Summe | 2 | 16 | 8.0 | 11 |
| D. Felix | 3 | 16 | 5.3 | 11 |
| S. Schuh | 1 | 15 | 15.0 | 15 |
| L. Lenihan | 1 | 14 | 14.0 | 14 |
| C. Jacob | 3 | 12 | 4.0 | 9 |
| G. Dyer | 1 | 12 | 12.0 | 12 |
| E. Kennedy | 2 | 12 | 6.0 | 12 |
| L. Zimmerman | 1 | 4 | 4.0 | 4 |
| O. Nally | 2 | 3 | 1.5 | 2 |
| M. Boydston | 2 | 1 | 0.5 | 3 |
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| Passing | A-C-I | Yds. | TD | Long |
| AJ Mayer | 5-3-0 | 47 | 2 | 22 |
| C. Jacob | 3-2-0 | 13 | 0 | 7 |
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| Receiving | No. | Yds. | TD | Long |
| M. Pike | 2 | 43 | 1 | 22 |
| A. Molique | 1 | 7 | 0 | 7 |
| D. Harris | 1 | 6 | 0 | 6 |
| M. Mayer | 1 | 4 | 1 | 4 |
Acknowledgements
A special thanks to the Covington Catholic Stats Crew 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.