Topic: Football
Lexington Catholic vs. Bourbon County
Bourbon County High School
Paris, KY
October 18, 2019
© 2019 by Ron Harrison
Lexington Catholic dominated play tonight in a 48-15 victory over Bourbon County. Bourbon County was plagued by mistakes; two interceptions and being penalized 17 times for 172 yards and a five touchdowns through the air performance by Lexington Catholic QB Beau Allen. Lexington Catholic recorded 22 first downs and 452 yards of total offense. The Knights were penalized eight times for 74 yards and had a pass intercepted. Bourbon County recorded 16 first downs and 306 yards of total offense. The Colonels were penalized 17 times for 172 yards and had two passes intercepted.
Beau Allen led the Lexington Catholic ground game with 62 yards and a touchdown on eight carries. Beau Allen completed 20of 29 passes for 341 yards and five touchdowns with one interception. Blake Busson caught six passes for 135 yards and three touchdowns. Jackson Corbett added five receptions for 64 yards and a touchdown. Ryan Nichols caught four passes for 42 yards and a touchdown. Jack Monday chipped in with three receptions for 63 yards. Pearce Hall led the defense with four solo and five assisted tackles. Phillipe Irumva added four solo and three assisted tackles with 1.5 of his tackles resulting in losses totaling two yards. Chase Blair recorded two solo and two assisted tackles and intercepted a pass. Zach DeGraff added two solo and two assisted tackles with two of his tackles resulting in losses totaling seven yards. Jackson Corbett also intercepted a pass he returned for 14 yards.
Dylan Kirk led Bourbon County’s ground game with 80 yards and a touchdown on four carries. Justin Blankenship added73 yards on six carries. Nakwan Joyce carried the ball seven times for 44 yards and a touchdown. Clay Estes completed 14 of 24 passes for 92 yards with two interceptions. Amirion Joyce caught seven passes for 37 yards. Kaygen Heflin added six receptions for 43 yards. Kaygen Heflin returned two kickoffs for 42 yards. Amirion Joyce returned two kickoffs for 38 yards. Brayden Frederick led the defense with five solo tackles. Justin Blankenship added four solo tackles. Javier Arcaia recorded three solo and two assisted tackles. Dylan Kirk added three solo and two assisted tackles with two of his tackles resulting in losses totaling 15 yards. Cort. Greenlee intercepted a pass.
Scoring Summary
| School | Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final |
| Lexington Catholic | 21 | 13 | 0 | 14 | 48 |
| Bourbon County | 0 | 7 | 0 | 8 | 15 |
| LCATH | - | Blake Busson 12 yard pass from Beau Allen (Max DeGraff kick) |
| LCATH | - | Blake Busson 3 yard pass from Beau Allen (Max DeGraff kick) |
| LCATH | - | Ryan Nichols 1 yard run (Max DeGraff kick) |
| LCATH | - | Ryan Nichols 24 yard pass from Beau Allen (Max DeGraff kick) |
| BOURBON | - | Nakwan Joyce 45 yard run (Carter Tipton kick) |
| LEXCATH | - | Beau Allen 5 yard run (Max DeGraff kick fails) |
| LEXCATH | - | Jackson Corbett 11 yard pass from Beau Allen (Max DeGraff kick) |
| LEXCATH | - | Blake Busson 28 yard pass from BeauAllen (Jackson Corbett kick) |
| BOURBON | - | Dylan Kirk 4 yard run (Kaygen Heflin pass from ClayEstes) |
Selected Statistics
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| Rushing | No. | Yds. | Avg. | Long |
| Beau Allen | 8 | 62 | 7.8 | 41 |
| Darin Eldridge | 4 | 23 | 5.8 | 19 |
| Ryan Nichols | 3 | 4 | 1.3 | 3 |
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| Passing | A-C-I | Yds. | TD | Long |
| Beau Allen | 29-20-1 | 341 | 5 | 43 |
| Josh Brownell | 3-2-0 | 22 | 0 | 12 |
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| Receiving | No. | Yds. | TD | Long |
| Blake Busson | 6 | 135 | 3 | 43 |
| Jackson Corbett | 5 | 64 | 1 | 25 |
| Ryan Nichols | 4 | 42 | 1 | 24 |
| Jack Monday | 3 | 63 | 0 | 33 |
| Dylan Bracken | 1 | 25 | 0 | 25 |
| M. Eldridge | 1 | 12 | 0 | 12 |
| Gavin Klein | 1 | 12 | 0 | 12 |
| Jack Malley | 1 | 10 | 0 | 10 |
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| Bourbon County | ||||
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| Rushing | No. | Yds. | Avg. | Long |
| Dylan Kirk | 4 | 80 | 20.0 | 75 |
| Justin Blankenship | 6 | 73 | 12.2 | 37 |
| Nakwan Joyce | 7 | 44 | 6.3 | 45 |
| ClayEstes | 8 | 12 | 1.5 | 9 |
| Kamren Smoot | 5 | 3 | 0.6 | 2 |
| Ladamian Landrum | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 3 |
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| Passing | A-C-I | Yds. | TD | Long |
| Clay Estes | 24-14-2 | 92 | 0 | 14 |
| Justin Blankenship | 1-1-0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
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| Receiving | No. | Yds. | TD | Long |
| Amirion Joyce | 7 | 37 | 0 | 10 |
| Kaygen Heflin | 6 | 43 | 0 | 14 |
| Brayden Frederick | 1 | 7 | 0 | 7 |
| Parker Estes | 1 | 7 | 0 | 7 |
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.