Topic: Football
Lexington Catholic vs. Covington Catholic
Covington Catholic High School
Park Hill, KY
September 6, 2019
© 2019 by Ron Harrison
Lexington Catholic led 38-24 with 8:16 left in the game but Covington Catholic rallied to earn a 39-38 victory. This game was billed as a matchup between two of the top candidates for Mr. Football in Beau Allen of Lexington Catholic and Michael Mayer of Covington Catholic. Covington Catholic recorded 25 first downs and 454 yards of total offense. The Colonels were penalized twice for 20 yards and lost two fumbles. Lexington Catholic recorded 21 first downs and 472 yards of total offense. The Knights were penalized six times for 38 yards and lost a fumble.
Daniel Felix led Covington Catholic’s ground game with 89 yards and a touchdown on nine carries and scored what proved to be the winning points on a two point conversion run. Michael Boydston added 65 yards on eight carries. Owen Nally carried the ball seven times for 31 yards and a touchdown. QB Caleb Jacob added 22 yards and two touchdowns on seven carries. Caleb Jacob completed 17 of 26 passes for 243 yards and a touchdown. Michael Mayer caught six passes for 79 yards. Andre Molique added five receptions for 93 yards. Daniel Felix added a 29 yard touchdown reception. Michael Boydston returned six kickoffs for 166 yards with a long return of 51 yards. Daniel Felix led the defense with 10 solo and one assisted tackles with three of his tackles resulting in losses totaling 11 yards and recovered a fumble. Michael Mayer added five solo and one assisted tackles with two of his tackles resulting in losses totaling eight yards. David Brunson also recorded five solo and one assisted tackles. John Lawrie added four solo tackles with two of his tackles resulting in losses totaling seven yards. Trey Gronette kicked off seven times for an 58.3 average with three touchbacks.
Ryan Nichols led Lexington Catholic’s ground game with 35 yards on seven carries. Beau Allen completed 23 of 33 passes for 455 yards and five touchdowns and was sacked six times. Jackson Corbett caught six passes for 93 yards. Blake Busson added three receptions for 167 yards and two touchdowns. Dylan Bracken caught three passes for 47 yards and a touchdown. Chase Blair and Jack Gohman each added touchdown receptions of 47 and 19 yards respectively. Dylan Bracken returned three kickoffs for 67 yards with a long return of 25 yards. Jackson Corbett returned one kickoff for 33 yards. Phillipe Irumva led the defense with six solo and three assisted tackles with 1.5 of his tackles resulting in losses totaling two yards. Ryan Gallagher added five solo and five assisted tackles. John Simms recorded four solo and two assisted tackles and recovered two fumbles.
Scoring Summary
| School | Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final |
| Lexington Catholic | 14 | 7 | 10 | 7 | 38 |
| Covington Catholic | 7 | 10 | 7 | 15 | 39 |
| COVCATH | - | Caleb Jacob 1 yard run (Trey Gronette kick) |
| LEXCATH | - | Dylan Bracken 12 yard pass from Beau Allen (Max DeGraff kick) |
| LEXCATH | - | Jack Gohmann 19 yard pass from Beau Allen (Max DeGraff kick) |
| COVCATH | - | Trey Gronette kicks a 36 yard field goal |
| LEXCATH | - | Blake Busson 80 yard pass from Beau Allen (Max DeGraff kick) |
| COVCATH | - | Daniel Felix 29 yard pass from Caleb Jacob (Trey Gronette kick) |
| LEXCATH | - | Blake Busson 32 yard pass from Beau Allen (Max DeGraff kick) |
| LEXCATH | - | Max DeGraff kicks a 32 yard field goal) |
| COVCATH | - | Owen Nally 9 yard run (Trey Gronette kick) |
| LEXCATH | - | Chase Blair 47 yard pass from Beau Allen (Max DeGraff kick) |
| COVCATH | - | Daniel Felix 12 yard run (Trey Gronette kick) |
| COVCATH | - | Caleb Jacob 2 yard run (Daniel Felix run) |
Selected Statistics
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| Rushing | No. | Yds. | Avg. | Long |
| Ryan Nichols | 7 | 35 | 5.0 | 17 |
| Beau Allen | 18 | 10 | 0.6 | 11 |
| Team | 2 | -28 | -14.0 | 0 |
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| Passing | A-C-I | Yds. | TD | Long |
| Beau Allen | 33-23-0 | 455 | 5 | 80 |
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| Receiving | No. | Yds. | TD | Long |
| Jackson Corbett | 6 | 93 | 0 | 37 |
| Blake Busson | 3 | 167 | 2 | 80 |
| Dylan Bracken | 3 | 47 | 1 | 24 |
| Darin Eldridge | 3 | 32 | 0 | 19 |
| Ryan Nichols | 3 | 28 | 0 | 12 |
| Chase Blair | 1 | 47 | 1 | 47 |
| Jack Gohman | 1 | 19 | 1 | 19 |
| Jack Monday | 1 | 10 | 0 | 10 |
| Jackson Klein | 1 | 9 | 0 | 9 |
| JD Woodall | 1 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
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| Covington Catholic | ||||
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| Rushing | No. | Yds. | Avg. | Long |
| Daniel Felix | 9 | 89 | 9.9 | 29 |
| Michael Boydston | 8 | 65 | 8.1 | 21 |
| Owen Nally | 7 | 31 | 4.4 | 9 |
| Caleb Jacob | 7 | 22 | 3.1 | 9 |
| Michael Mayer | 2 | 6 | 3.0 | 4 |
| Luke Zimmerman | 1 | -1 | -1.0 | 0 |
| Team | 2 | -1 | -0.5 | 0 |
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| Passing | A-C-I | Yds. | TD | Long |
| Caleb Jacob | 26-17-0 | 243 | 1 | 34 |
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| Receiving | No. | Yds. | TD | Long |
| Michael Mayer | 6 | 79 | 0 | 34 |
| Andre Molique | 5 | 93 | 0 | 23 |
| Peter Maier | 2 | 30 | 0 | 16 |
| Ethan Reardon | 2 | 6 | 0 | 5 |
| Daniel Felix | 1 | 29 | 1 | 29 |
| Ryan Schneider | 1 | 6 | 0 | 6 |
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.