2017ATHCCB

St. Henry vs. Covington Catholic (Boys)

Covington Catholic High School

Park Hill, KY

December 5, 2017

St. Henry coach Dave Faust started the following lineup: 6-1 Sr. Michael Schaefer, 5-11 Sr. Elliott Berling, 6-1 Jr. Quentin Becker, 5-9 Sr. Mitch McArtor, and 5-9 Jr. Alex Westerbeck.  Covington Catholic coach Scott Ruthsatz countered with 6-8 Jr. Nick Thelen, 6-5 Jr. Jack Davin, 7-1 Sr. Jack Walter, 5-10 Sr. Aiden Ruthsatz, and 6-4 Sr. CJ Frederick.

Covington Catholic raced out to a 35-11 first quarter lead on their way to a 93-51 victory over St. Henry.  Covington Catholic shot 63.6% from the field including eight of 17 from the three point line.  The Colonels connected on 15 of 20 free throws, pulled down 36 rebounds, and committed nine turnovers.  St. Henry shot 39.6% from the field including seven of 15 from beyond the arc.  They connected on six of seven free throws, pulled down 17 rebounds, and committed 17 turnovers.

CJ Frederick led Covington Catholic with 22 points including four three point baskets, four rebounds, eight assists, and two steals.  Aiden Ruthsatz added 17 points including three point baskets, four rebounds, and five assists.  Jake Walter recorded 16 points and eight rebounds.  Nick Thelen chipped in with 12 points, five rebounds, and four steals.

5-9 Sr. Dominic Croyle led St. Henry with 17 points including three three point baskets.  6-3 Fr. Wyatt Vieth added eight points.

St. Henry,11,17,9,14,51

Covington Catholic,35,32,19.7.93

St. Henry (51) – Schaefer 2, Berling 0, Becker 3, McArtor 4, Westerbeck 5, Vieth 8, Machinski 2, Croyle 17, Day 4, Brockman 6.

Covington Catholic (93) – N. Thelen 12, Davin 3, Walter 16, Ruthsatz 17, Frederick 22, L. Thelen 5, Deere 6, Fleek 4, Collins 4, Nowak 2, Fortner 2.

A special thanks to the Covington Catholic Stats Crew for providing the comprehensive statistics for tonight’s game.