Topic: Football
Cooper vs. Covington Catholic
Class 5A 2019 UK Orthopaedics/KHSAA Commonwealth Gridiron Bowl Round 1
Covington Catholic High School
Park Hill, KY
November 8, 2019
© 2019 by Ron Harrison
Covington Catholic defeated Cooper by a score of 41-6. Covington Catholic recorded 11 first downs and 198 yards of total offense. The Colonels were penalized once for 15 yards, lost a fumble, and had a pass intercepted. Cooper recorded 12 first downs and 157 yards of total offense. The Jaguars were penalized once for 16 yards, lost a fumble, and had five passes intercepted.
Daniel Felix led Covington Catholic’s ground game with 26 yards on four carries. Owen Nally carried the ball three times for 22 yards. Michael Boydston, Michael Mayer, and Caleb Jacob scored on touchdown runs of 6, 2, and 1 yard respectively. Caleb Jacob completed seven of eight passes for 112 yards and a touchdown with one interception. Ethan Reardon caught three passes for 57 yards. Michael Mayer added one reception for 40 yards. Andy Molique recorded one reception for 20 yards and a touchdown. Michael Mayer led the defense with six solo and one assisted tackles with two of his tackles resulting in losses totaling 18 yards. Carter Martin added four solo and one assisted tackles with one of his tackles resulting in a one yard loss. Ryan Schneider recorded four solo tackles. David Brunson intercepted two passes with return yardage of 84 yards including a 65 yard return for a touchdown. Andy Molique also intercepted two passes with 33 yards of return yardage including a 33 yard interception return. Noah Powers also intercepted a pass.
Anthony Witsche led Cooper’s ground game with 70 yards and a touchdown on 18 carries. Drew Warth completed nine of 22 passes for 114 yards with five interceptions. Eli Schreckenhofer caught three passes for 36 yards. Zion Mason added three receptions for 28 yards. Jeremiah Lee returned three kickoffs for 65 yards with a long return of 32 yards. Bryan Yelton led the defense with six solo tackles with one of his tackles resulting in an eight yard loss. Anthony Witschey added four solo tackles and intercepted a pass he returned 20 yards. Tyron Chipwelon recorded four solo tackles. Joe Poage recovered a fumble.
Scoring Summary
| School | Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final |
| Cooper | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 6 |
| Covington Catholic | 21 | 20 | 0 | 0 | 41 |
| COVCATH | - | Michael Mayer 2 yard run (Trey Gronette kick) |
| COVCATH | - | Andy Molique 20 yard pass from Caleb Jacob (Trey Gronette kick) |
| COVCATH | - | Michael Boydston 6 yard run (Trey Gronette kick) |
| COVCATH | - | Caleb Jacob 1 yard run (Trey Gronette kick) |
| COVCATH | - | Andy Molique 33 yard interception return (Caleb Jacob pass intercepted) |
| COVCATH | - | David Brunson 65 yard interception return (Trey Gronette kick) |
| COOPER | - | Anthony Witschey 10 yard run (Drew Warth kick fails) |
Selected Statistics
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| Rushing | No. | Yds. | Avg. | Long |
| Anthony Witschey | 18 | 70 | 3.9 | 24 |
| Drew Warth | 6 | 17 | 2.8 | 13 |
| Jeremiah Lee | 5 | -16 | -3.2 | 4 |
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| Passing | A-C-I | Yds. | TD | Long |
| Drew Warth | 22-9-5 | 114 | 0 | 18 |
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| Receiving | No. | Yds. | TD | Long |
| Eli Schrechenhofer | 3 | 36 | 0 | 18 |
| Zion Mason | 3 | 28 | 0 | 12 |
| Anthony Witschey | 1 | 18 | 0 | 18 |
| Bryan Yelton | 1 | 24 | 0 | 24 |
| Jeremiah Lee | 1 | 7 | 0 | 7 |
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| Rushing | No. | Yds. | Avg. | Long |
| Daniel Felix | 4 | 26 | 6.5 | 12 |
| Owen Nally | 3 | 22 | 7.3 | 10 |
| Jack Stava | 2 | 15 | 7.5 | 10 |
| Caleb Jacob | 5 | 12 | 2.4 | 6 |
| Michael Boydston | 2 | 8 | 4.0 | 6 |
| Brayden Collins | 2 | 7 | 3.5 | 2 |
| Reid Hummel | 1 | 3 | 3.0 | 3 |
| Michael Mayer | 1 | 2 | 2.0 | 2 |
| #21 | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 |
| Jacob Danneman | 3 | -9 | -3.0 | 5 |
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| Passing | A-C-I | Yds. | TD | Long |
| Caleb Jacob | 8-7-1 | 112 | 1 | 40 |
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| Receiving | No. | Yds. | TD | Long |
| Ethan Reardon | 3 | 57 | 0 | 36 |
| Michael Mayer | 1 | 40 | 0 | 40 |
| Andy Molique | 1 | 20 | 1 | 20 |
| David Brunson | 1 | 7 | 0 | 7 |
| Luke Zimmerman | 1 | -12 | 0 | 0 |
Acknowledgements
A special thanks to the Covington Catholic Stats Crew 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.