Topic: Football
Lexington Catholic vs. Garrard County
Dyehouse Stadium
Lancaster, KY
October 19, 2018
© 2018 by Ron Harrison
Lexington Catholic utilized their air attack (256 yards and four touchdowns) to defeat Garrard County by a score of 39-22. Lexington Catholic recorded 12 first downs and 332 yards of total offense. The Knights were penalized nine times for 100 yards and lost a fumble. Lexington Catholic averaged 9.2 yards on 36 offensive plays while Garrard County averaged 3.7 yards on 67 offensive plays. Garrard County recorded 18 first downs and 246 yards of total offense. The Golden Lions were penalized five times for 36 yards and lost a fumble.
Beau Allen led Lexington Catholic’s ground game with 42 yards on four carries. Keith Brinkman carried the ball nine times for 27 yards and a touchdown. Beau Allen completed 12 of 20 passes for 256 yards and four touchdowns. Tommy Knopp caught three passes for 39 yards. Jackson Corbett added two receptions for 48 yards and a touchdown. Nathan Schnurr recorded two receptions for 39 yards and a touchdown. Luke Powell and Dylan Bracken added touchdown receptions of 56 and 55 yards. Nathan Schnurr returned one punt for 27 yards. Trenton Neuer returned two kickoffs for 28 yards with a long return of 29 yards. Dylan Bracken returned one kickoff for 38 yards. Clay Callahan led the defense with eight solo and eight assisted tackles. Brennan Emnett added seven solo and seven assisted tackles with one of his tackles resulting in a three yard loss and recovered a fumble. Henry Holthaus recorded nine solo and one assisted tackles. C. Coulter added six solo and two assisted tackles with 1.5 of his tackles resulting in losses totaling four yards.
Willie Rader led Garrard County’s ground game with 102 yards and a touchdown on 25 carries. D. Pennington carried the ball 21 times for 42 yards. Jacob Hacker added 32 yards and a touchdown on eight carries. Brice Burkhart recorded 16 yards and a touchdown on seven carries. Brice Burkhart completed three of six passes for 54 yards. Trace Poynter caught three passes for 54 yards. Willie Rader returned four kickoffs for 69 yards with a long return of 22 yards. Cortez Ison led the defense with five solo tackles with one of his tackles resulting in a four yard loss. Trayce Poynter added four solo tackles with one of his tackles resulting in a three yard loss. Jacoby Tuggle recorded three solo and two assisted tackles with two of his tackles resulting in losses totaling seven yards. Brice Burkhart added three solo tackles and recovered a fumble he returned for 50 yards.
Scoring Summary
| School | Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final |
| Lexington Catholic | 0 | 15 | 9 | 15 | 39 |
| Garrard County | 8 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 22 |
| GARRARD | - | Jacob Hacker 6 yard run (Jacob Hacker run) |
| LEXCATH | - | Keith Brinkman 7 yard run (Trenton Neuer run) |
| LEXCATH | - | Jackson Corbett 9 yard pass from Beau Allen (Trey Woody kick) |
| LEXCATH | - | Sam Vaughn safety |
| LEXCATH | - | Nathan Schnurr 25 yard pass from Beau Allen (Trey Woody kick) |
| LEXCATH | - | Luke Powell 56 yard pass from Beau Allen (Jackson Klein pass from Luke Powell) |
| GARRARD | - | Brice Burkhart 3 yard run (Willie Rader run) |
| LEXCATH | - | Dylan Bracken 55 yard pass from Beau Allen (Trey Woody kick) |
| GARRARD | - | Willie Rader 3 yard run (Brice Burkhart pass fails) |
Selected Statistics
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| Rushing | No. | Yds. | Avg. | Long |
| Beau Allen | 4 | 42 | 10.5 | 27 |
| Keith Brinkman | 9 | 27 | 3.0 | 10 |
| Ryan Nichols | 2 | 10 | 5.0 | 5 |
| P. Ilumva | 1 | -3 | -3.0 | 0 |
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| Passing | A-C-I | Yds. | TD | Long |
| Beau Allen | 20-12-0 | 256 | 4 | 56 |
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| Receiving | No. | Yds. | TD | Long |
| Tommy Knopp | 3 | 39 | 0 | 25 |
| Trenton Neuer | 3 | 19 | 0 | 14 |
| Jackson Corbett | 2 | 48 | 1 | 39 |
| Nathan Schnurr | 2 | 39 | 1 | 25 |
| Luke Powell | 1 | 56 | 1 | 56 |
| Dylan Bracken | 1 | 55 | 1 | 55 |
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| Garrard County | ||||
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| Rushing | No. | Yds. | Avg. | Long |
| Willie Rader | 25 | 102 | 4.1 | 21 |
| D. Pennington | 21 | 42 | 2.0 | 5 |
| Jacob Hacker | 8 | 32 | 4.0 | 7 |
| Brice Burkhart | 7 | 16 | 2.3 | 8 |
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| Passing | A-C-I | Yds. | TD | Long |
| Brice Burkhart | 6-3-0 | 54 | 0 | 39 |
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| Receiving | No. | Yds. | TD | Long |
| Trace Poynter | 3 | 54 | 0 | 39 |
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.