Topic: Football
St. Xavier vs. Henry Clay
Bluegrass Bowl
Lexington Catholic High School
Lexington, KY
August 30, 2019
© 2019 by Ron Harrison
St. Xavier dominated action tonight in a 48-7 victory over Henry Clay. St. Xavier’s suffocating defense held Henry Clay to a net 60 yards on 48 plays. St. Xavier recorded 21 first downs and 320 yards of total offense. The Tigers were penalized three times for 90 yards, lost two fumbles, and had a pass intercepted. Henry Clay recorded seven first downs and 60 yards of total offense. The Blue Devils were penalized seven times for 137 yards had four passes intercepted.
Logan Davis led the St. Xavier ground attack with 128 yards and three touchdowns on 16 carries. Justin Walsh carried the ball 11 times for 40 yards and a touchdown. Mekhi Smith added 23 yards on two carries. Douglas Bodhaine completed eight of 12 passes for 185 yards and two touchdowns. Bennett Boehlein completed two of five passes for 36 yards and a touchdown. Mekhi Smith caught four passes for 67 yards. Grant Goodman added two receptions for 23 yards and a touchdown. Justin Walsh caught one pass for 80 yards and a touchdown. Luke Spears caught a 17 yard touchdown pass. Cole Woodard led the defense with three solo and one assisted tackles. Braden Wilson added three solo tackles and intercepted a pass he returned 15 yards. Zane Peckenpaugh also recorded three solo tackles and intercepted a pass. Dylan Pike added two solo tackles with his tackles resulting in losses totaling 46 yards. Parker Guillaume and Mark Schrenger each intercepted a pass with return yardage of 13 and 12 points respectively.
Preston Stacy led Henry Clay’s ground game with 17 yards on three carries. Jordan Kimball carried the ball twice for 14 yards. D.J. VanHorn completed eight of 19 passes for 68 yards with four interceptions. Ashton Foos caught three passes for 45 yards. William Webb led the defense with five solo and three assisted tackles. Jordan Kimball added five solo and two assisted tackles with 1.5 of his tackles resulting in losses totaling eight yards and recovered a fumble. Chris Dabney recorded four solo and two assisted tackles, recovered a fumble, and scored on a 32 yard interception return. Travis Haskins added three solo and three assisted tackles with one of his tackles resulting in a three yard loss. Christian Ponce recorded two solo tackles with one of his tackles resulting in a 69 yard loss.
Scoring Summary
| School | Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final |
| St. Xavier | 14 | 27 | 7 | 0 | 48 |
| Henry Clay | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 7 |
| STX | - | Grant Goodman 13 yard pass from Douglas Bodhaine (Jeffrey Sexton kick) |
| STX | - | Logan Davis 7 yard run (Jeffrey Sexton kick) |
| STX | - | Logan Davis 10 yard run (Jeffrey Sexton kick fails) |
| STX | - | Logan Davis 5 yard run (Jeffrey Sexton kick) |
| HCLAY | - | Chris Dabney 32 yard interception return (Graham Wald kick) |
| STX | - | Justin Walsh 80 yard pass from Douglas Bodhaine (Jeffrey Sexton kick) |
| STX | - | Justin Walsh 1 yard run (Jeffrey Sexton kick) |
| STX | - | Luke Spears 17 yard pass from Bennett Boehnlein (Cameron Tegge kick) |
Selected Statistics
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| Rushing | No. | Yds. | Avg. | Long |
| Logan Davis | 16 | 128 | 8.0 | 20 |
| Justin Walsh | 11 | 40 | 3.6 | 6 |
| Mekhi Smith | 2 | 23 | 11.5 | 15 |
| Oakland Ruxer | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 |
| Jackson Poma | 1 | -5 | -5.0 | 0 |
| Sean Huntebrinker | 1 | -5 | -5.0 | 0 |
| Gabriel Karem | 2 | -6 | -3.0 | 0 |
| Douglas Bodhaine | 1 | -7 | -7.0 | 0 |
| Austin Uhthan | 1 | -69 | -69.0 | 0 |
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| Passing | A-C-I | Yds. | TD | Long |
| Douglas Bodhaine | 12-8-0 | 185 | 2 | 80 |
| Bennett Boehnlein | 5-2-0 | 36 | 1 | 19 |
| Mekhi Smith | 2-0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Austin Uhrhan | 2-1-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jack Sivori | 1-0-1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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| Receiving | No. | Yds. | TD | Long |
| Mekhi Smith | 4 | 67 | 0 | 22 |
| Grant Goodman | 2 | 23 | 1 | 13 |
| Justin Walsh | 1 | 80 | 1 | 80 |
| Gabriel Karem | 1 | 19 | 0 | 19 |
| Luke Spears | 1 | 17 | 1 | 17 |
| Jalen Borho | 1 | 15 | 0 | 15 |
| Will Darragh | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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| Henry Clay | ||||
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| Rushing | No. | Yds. | Avg. | Long |
| Preston Stacy | 3 | 17 | 5.7 | 19 |
| Jordan Kimball | 2 | 14 | 7.0 | 13 |
| D.J. VanHorn | 12 | 7 | 0.6 | 6 |
| Andrew Asalon | 1 | 3 | 3.0 | 3 |
| Team | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 |
| Jacob Jones | 4 | -7 | -1.8 | 1 |
| Blake VanHorn | 1 | -8 | -8.0 | 0 |
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| Passing | A-C-I | Yds. | TD | Long |
| D.J. VanHorn | 19-8-4 | 68 | 0 | 25 |
| Jacob Jones | 3-2-0 | -34 | 0 | 11 |
| Blake VanHorn | 2-0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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| Receiving | No. | Yds. | TD | Long |
| Ashton Foos | 3 | 45 | 0 | 25 |
| Preston Stacy | 2 | 11 | 0 | 11 |
| Jordan Kimball | 2 | 8 | 0 | 4 |
| Colton Reynolds | 1 | 8 | 0 | 8 |
| Chris Dabney | 1 | 7 | 0 | 7 |
| Walker Champa | 1 | -45 | 0 | 0 |
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.