Topic: Football
Covington Catholic vs. South Oldham
Class 5A Russell Athletic/KHSAA Commonwealth Gridiron Bowl
South Oldham High School
Crestwood, KY
November 17, 2017
© 2017 by Ron Harrison
Covington Catholic continues to slice through the competition with a 49-7 victory to claim the regional championship and improve to 13-0 for the season. South Oldham finished their season with a 10-2 record. Covington Catholic recorded 18 first downs and 376 yards of total offense. The Colonels were penalized three times for 35 yards. South Oldham recorded 13 first downs and 235 yards of total offense. They were penalized three times for 28 yards, lost two fumbles, and had a pass intercepted.
G. Dyer led Covington Catholic’s ground game with 39 yards and a touchdown on three carries. C. McGinness carried the ball 12 times for 37 yards. S. Schuh added 25 yards on two carries. J. Shriver carried the ball three times for 11 yards and a touchdown. AJ Mayer completed 13 of 18 passes for 204 yards and five touchdowns. M. Pike caught four passes for 80 yards and a touchdown. J. Coldiron added three receptions for 34 yards and two touchdowns. C. McGinness recorded two catches for 63 yards and a touchdown. S. Schuh caught a 16 yard touchdown reception. C. McGinness returned two punts for 65 yards with a long return of 33 yards. K. Butler led the defense with six solo and one assisted tackles with 1.5 of his tackles resulting in losses totaling five yards. M. Pike added two solo and three assisted tackles. A. Schneider intercepted a pass and G. Dyer and T. Bayer each recovered a fumble.
K. Martin led South Oldham’s ground game with 55 yards on 12 carries. JT Benson carried the ball six times for 40 yards. D. Zaubi added 35 yards on six carries. D. Zaubi completed five of 13 passes for 79 yards and a touchdown with one interception. JT Benson caught three passes for 18 yards. E. Bednarczyk caught one pass for 48 yards and a touchdown. J. Harold led the defense with nine solo tackles with two of his tackles resulting in losses totaling four yards. S. Hoagland added four solo tackles with one of his losses resulting in a four yard loss. Z. Moore also recorded four solo tackles with one of his tackles resulting in a one yard loss.
Scoring Summary
| School | Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final |
| Covington Catholic | 21 | 14 | 7 | 7 | 49 |
| South Oldham | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 7 |
| COVCATH | - | S. Schuh 1 yard pass from AJ Mayer (T. Gronette kick) |
| COVCATH | - | J. Coldiron 8 yard pass from AJ Mayer (T. Gronette kick) |
| COVCATH | - | M. Pike 22 yard pass from AJ Mayer (T. Gronette kick) |
| COVCATH | - | C. McGinness 53 yard pass from AJ Mayer (T. Gronette kick) |
| COVCATH | - | J. Coldiron 8 yard pass from AJ Mayer (T. Gronette kick) |
| COVCATH | - | J. Shriver 1 yard run (T. Gronette kick) |
| COVCATH | - | G. Dyer 33 yard run (T. Gronette kick) |
| SOLDHAM | - | E. Bednarczyk 48 yard pass from D. Zaubi (S. Laws kick) |
Selected Statistics
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| Rushing | No. | Yds. | Avg. | Long |
| G. Dyer | 3 | 39 | 13.0 | 33 |
| C. McGinness | 12 | 37 | 3.1 | 20 |
| S. Schuh | 2 | 25 | 12.5 | 18 |
| AJ Mayer | 5 | 24 | 4.8 | 11 |
| L. Lenihan | 1 | 20 | 20.0 | 20 |
| T. Reusch | 1 | 13 | 13.0 | 13 |
| J. Shriver | 3 | 11 | 3.7 | 7 |
| L. Summe | 1 | 3 | 3.0 | 3 |
| D. Felix | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 |
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| Passing | A-C-I | Yds. | TD | Long |
| AJ Mayer | 18-13-0 | 204 | 5 | 53 |
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| Receiving | No. | Yds. | TD | Long |
| M. Pike | 4 | 80 | 1 | 27 |
| J. Coldiron | 3 | 34 | 2 | 18 |
| C. McGinness | 2 | 63 | 1 | 53 |
| H. Disken | 2 | 5 | 0 | 9 |
| S. Schuh | 1 | 16 | 1 | 16 |
| L. Lenihan | 1 | 6 | 0 | 6 |
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| Rushing | No. | Yds. | Avg. | Long |
| K. Martin | 12 | 55 | 4.6 | 26 |
| JT Benson | 6 | 40 | 6.7 | 14 |
| D. Zaubi | 6 | 35 | 5.8 | 24 |
| C. Bowden | 5 | 27 | 5.4 | 17 |
| I. Lalli | 1 | -1 | -1.0 | 0 |
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| Passing | A-C-I | Yds. | TD | Long |
| D. Zaubi | 13-5-1 | 79 | 1 | 48 |
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| Receiving | No. | Yds. | TD | Long |
| JT Benson | 3 | 18 | 0 | 18 |
| E. Bednarczyk | 1 | 48 | 1 | 48 |
| D. Csilcox | 1 | 13 | 0 | 13 |
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.