Topic: Football
Lexington Catholic vs. Boyle County
Class 3A Russell Athletic/KHSAA Commonwealth Gridiron Bowl
Boyle County High School
Danville, KY
November 17, 2017
© 2017 by Ron Harrison
Boyle County dominated action tonight and defeated Lexington Catholic 57-16 to improve their record to 12-1 and earn a regional title. Lexington Catholic finished the season at 7-6. Boyle County gained 372 yards and seven touchdowns on the ground on 44 carries. Boyle County recorded 25 first downs and 487 yards of total offense. The Rebels were penalized eight times for 57 yards and had a pass intercepted. Lexington Catholic recorded six first downs and 208 yards of total offense. The Knights were penalized seven times for 121 yards and lost two fumbles.
Tanner Crawford led Boyle County’s ground game with 267 yards and four touchdowns on 28 carries. Landen Bartleson carried the ball 11 times for 67 yards and two touchdowns. Reed Lanter completed eight of 10 passes for 115 yards and one touchdown with one interception. Nick Walker caught three passes for 27 yards. Reese Smith caught one pass for 27 yards. Landen Bartleson caught a 17 yard touchdown pass. Ezarious Roller led the defense with four solo and one assisted tackles with one of his tackles resulting in a two yard loss. Reese Smith and Grant Hotchkiss each recorded three solo tackles. Blake Biggs recovered a fumble.
Dameon Jones led Lexington Catholic’s ground game with 29 yards on eight carries. Nathan Schnurr scored a touchdown on a 69 yard run. Beau Allen completed 10 of 23 passes for 110 yards and a touchdown. Trenton Neuer caught three passes for 46 yards. Gavin Cameron added three receptions for 25 yards and a touchdown. Dameon Jones caught one pass for 28 yards. Trenton Neuer returned one kickoff for 57 yards. Clay Callahan led the defense with nine solo and three assisted tackles with one of his tackles resulting in a two yard loss. Kevin Brown added eight solo and one assisted tackles. Jake Topley recorded six solo and one assisted tackles. Henry Holthaus added six solo tackles and intercepted a pass.
Scoring Summary
| School | Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final |
| Lexington Catholic | 0 | 8 | 7 | 0 | 15 |
| Boyle County | 14 | 22 | 7 | 14 | 57 |
| BOYLE | - | Tanner Crawford 10 yard run (Harrison Mesplay kick) |
| BOYLE | - | Landen Bartleson 1 yard run (Harrison Mesplay kick) |
| BOYLE | - | Landen Bartleson 1 yard run (Harrison Mesplay kick) |
| BOYLE | - | Landen Bartleson 17 yard pass from Reed Lanter (Harrison Mesplay kick) |
| BOYLE | - | Tanner Crawford 6 yard run (Sam Tiller pass from Reed Lanter) |
| LEXCATH | - | Gavin Cameron 10 yard pass from Beau Allen (Dameon Jones run) |
| BOYLE | - | Tanner Crawford 1 yard run (Harrison Mesplay kick) |
| LEXCATH | - | Nathan Schnurr 69 yard run (Trey Woody kick) |
| BOYLE | - | Mitchell Paycheck 1 yard run (Harrison Mesplay kick) |
| BOYLE | - | Tanner Crawford 1 yard run (Harrison Mesplay kick) |
Selected Statistics
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| Rushing | No. | Yds. | Avg. | Long |
| Dameon Jones | 8 | 29 | 3.6 | 10 |
| Nathan Schnurr | 0 | 69 | 0.0 | 0 |
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| Passing | A-C-I | Yds. | TD | Long |
| Beau Allen | 23-10-0 | 110 | 1 | 28 |
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| Receiving | No. | Yds. | TD | Long |
| Trenton Neuer | 3 | 46 | 0 | 7 |
| Gavin Cameron | 3 | 25 | 1 | 12 |
| Dameon Jones | 1 | 28 | 0 | 28 |
| Luke Powell | 1 | 7 | 0 | 7 |
| Carson Brownell | 1 | 4 | 0 | 4 |
| Nathan Schnurr | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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| Boyle County | ||||
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| Rushing | No. | Yds. | Avg. | Long |
| Tanner Crawford | 28 | 267 | 9.5 | 49 |
| Landen Bartleson | 11 | 67 | 6.1 | 28 |
| Reed Lanter | 2 | 17 | 8.5 | 16 |
| Nick Walker | 1 | 11 | 11.0 | 11 |
| Grant Hotchkiss | 1 | 9 | 9.0 | 9 |
| Mitchell Paycheck | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 1 |
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| Passing | A-C-I | Yds. | TD | Long |
| Reed Lanter | 10-8-1 | 115 | 1 | 27 |
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| Receiving | No. | Yds. | TD | Long |
| Nick Walker | 3 | 27 | 0 | 11 |
| Reese Smith | 1 | 27 | 0 | 27 |
| Landen Bartleson | 1 | 17 | 1 | 17 |
| Clete Hellyer | 1 | 17 | 0 | 17 |
| Sam Tiller | 1 | 16 | 0 | 16 |
| Reiley Colwick | 1 | 11 | 0 | 11 |
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.