Topic: Football
Bowling Green vs. Covington Catholic
Class 5A 2019 UK Orthopaedics/KHSAA Commonwealth Gridiron Bowl Round 4 Semifinals
Covington Catholic High School
Park Hill, KY
November 29, 2019
© 2019 by Ron Harrison
Covington Catholic rolls into the championship game with a 28-0 victory over Bowling Green. Covington Catholic dominated on both sides of the ball and improves to 14-0 for the season. Bowling Green ends their season at 9-4. Covington Catholic recorded 22 first downs and 400 yards of total offense. The Colonels were penalized four times for 17 yards, lost a fumble, and intercepted a pass. Bowling Green recorded eight first downs and 179 yards of total offense. The Purples were penalized five times for 44 yards.
Daniel Felix led Covington Catholic’s ground game with 97 yards on 20 carries. Michael Boydston carried the ball five times for 35 yards. Owen Nally added nine yards and a touchdown on three carries. Caleb Jacob completed 16 of 24 passes for 240 yards and three touchdowns with one interception. Michael Mayer caught five passes for 95 yards and a touchdown. Ethan Reardon added four receptions for 59 yards and a touchdown. Andy Molique caught three passes for 39 yards and one touchdown. Michael Boydston also caught three passes for 35 yards. Michael Boydston returned one kickoff for 36 yards. Trey Gronette kicked off five times for a 59-6 average with three touchbacks. John Lawrie punted three times for a 39.3 average with a long punt of 43 yards with one punt inside the 20 yard line. Daniel Felix led the defense with seven solo and one assisted tackles with two of his tackles resulting in losses totaling seven yards. Michael Mayer added six solo and two assisted tackles. Andy Molique recorded six solo tackles.
Conner Cooper led Bowling Green’s ground game with 28 yards on 10 carries. Javeius Bunton carried the ball eight times for 17 yards. Max Payne completed six of 12 passes for 85 yards. Conner Cooper completed seven of 10 passes for 36 yards. Jordan Dingle caught four passes for 33 yards. Scotty Brown added four receptions for 29 yards. Elvin FoFanah caught two passes for 28 yards. Eli Burwash punted seven times for a 41.0 average with a long punt of 59 yards with three punts inside the 20 yard line. Elvin FoFanah returned two kickoffs for 61 yards with a long return of 38 yards. Eli Burwash led the defense with five solo tackles and recovered a fumble. Reece Jones added five solo tackles with one of his tackles resulting in a one yard loss. Evan Spader , Keaton Oldham, and Kendall Perason each recorded four solo tackles. DeVito Tisdale added three solo and two assisted tackles and Terry Alexander intercepted a pass.
Scoring Summary
| School | Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final |
| Bowling Green | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Covington Catholic | 0 | 14 | 14 | 0 | 28 |
| COVCATH | - | Andy Molique 27 yard pass from Caleb Jacob (Trey Gronette kick) |
| COVCATH | - | Michael Mayer 15 yard pass from Caleb Jacob (Trey Gronette kick) |
| COVCATH | - | Ethan Reardon 35 yard pass from Caleb Jacob (Trey Gronette kick) |
| COVCATH | - | Owen Nally 2 yard run (Trey Gronette kick) |
Selected Statistics
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| Rushing | No. | Yds. | Avg. | Long |
| Conner Cooper | 10 | 28 | 2.8 | 9 |
| Javeius Bunton | 8 | 17 | 2.1 | 6 |
| Kendall Perason | 1 | 7 | 7.0 | 7 |
| Javyan Collins | 4 | 5 | 1.2 | 4 |
| Dezmond Wilson | 2 | 1 | 0.5 | 7 |
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| Passing | A-C-I | Yds. | TD | Long |
| Max Payne | 12-6-0 | 85 | 0 | 25 |
| Conner Cooper | 10-7-0 | 36 | 0 | 10 |
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| Receiving | No. | Yds. | TD | Long |
| Jordan Dingle | 4 | 33 | 0 | 19 |
| Scotty Brown | 4 | 29 | 0 | 9 |
| Elvin FoFanah | 2 | 28 | 0 | 25 |
| Javeius Bunton | 2 | 11 | 0 | 6 |
| Dezmond Wilson | 1 | 20 | 0 | 20 |
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| Covington Catholic | ||||
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| Rushing | No. | Yds. | Avg. | Long |
| Daniel Felix | 20 | 97 | 4.8 | 21 |
| Michael Boydston | 5 | 35 | 7.0 | 20 |
| Owen Nally | 3 | 9 | 3.0 | 6 |
| Michael Mayer | 2 | 7 | 3.5 | 5 |
| Caleb Jacob | 1 | 5 | 5.0 | 5 |
| Luke Zimmerman | 1 | 5 | 5.0 | 5 |
| Ryan Schneider | 1 | 2 | 2.0 | 2 |
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| Passing | A-C-I | Yds. | TD | Long |
| Caleb Jacob | 24-16-1 | 240 | 3 | 35 |
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| Receiving | No. | Yds. | TD | Long |
| Michael Mayer | 5 | 95 | 1 | 26 |
| Ethan Reardon | 4 | 59 | 1 | 35 |
| Andy Molique | 3 | 39 | 1 | 27 |
| Michael Boydston | 3 | 35 | 0 | 22 |
| Daniel Felix | 1 | 12 | 0 | 12 |
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.