Topic: Football
Lexington Christian Academy vs. Lexington Catholic
Lexington Catholic High School
Lexington, KY
September 18, 2020
© 2020 by Ron Harrison
The latest chapter of the game that has become known as “Holy War” between Lexington Christian Academy and Lexington Catholic resulted in Lexington Christian defeating Lexington Catholic 23-20 on a 37 yard field goal by Andrew Dobbs as time expired. Lexington Catholic took a 20-7 lead with 9:22 remaining in the game but two touchdown passes from Drew Nieves to Xavier Brown tied the score at 20-20 setting the stage for Dobbs’ late heroics. Xavier Brown was unstoppable tonight for LCA as he caught nine passes for 224 yards and three touchdowns. LCA recorded 13 first downs and 351 yards of total offense. The Eagles were penalized five times for 40 yards and had a pass intercepted. Lexington Catholic recorded 11 first downs and 251 yards of total offense. The Knights were penalized five times for 44 yards, lost a fumble, and had a pass intercepted.
Xavier Brown led LCA’s ground game with 33 yards on 12 carries. Drew Nieves carried the ball nine times for 26 yards. Jeffrey Selby added one yard and a touchdown on one carry. Drew Nieves completed 20 of 31 passes for 294 yards and three touchdowns. Xavier Brown caught nine passes for 224 yards and three touchdowns. Elijah Hammond added four receptions for 28 yards. Mattie Lebryk recorded two receptions for 24 yards. Parker Chaney and Will Vernon each returned one kickoff for 18 and 17 points respectively. Mattie Lebryk led the defense with nine solo and one assisted tackles. Jeffrey Selby added six solo and three assisted tackles and recovered a fumble. Chance McGaughey recorded seven solo tackles. Tyler Morris added five solo and two assisted tackles with two of his tackles resulting in losses totaling 16 yards. Elijah Hammond chipped in with three solo and one assisted tackles with one of his tackles resulting in a 12 yards loss. Parker Chaney intercepted a pass.
Darin Eldridge led Lexington Catholic’s ground game with 27 yards on aa carries. Jack Gohmann carried the ball 13 times for 11 yards and a touchdown. Jack Gohmann completed 19 of 32 passes for 190 yards and one touchdown with one interception. Jackson Corbett caught seven passes for 37 yards. Blake Busson added three receptions for 48 yards and a touchdown. Dylan Bracken recorded three receptions for 44 yards. Jack Monday added two receptions for 42 yards. JD Woodall returned one punt for 24 yards and three kickoffs for 60 yards. Dylan Bracken led the defense with five solo and one assisted tackles. Pearce Hall added four solo and one assisted tackles. Lance Wasik recorded three solo and three assisted tackles with 1.5 of his tackles resulting in losses totaling six yards. Patrick Farrell added one solo and four assisted tackles with two of his tackles resulting in losses totaling nine yards. Jack Malley intercepted a pass he returned for 13 yards.
Scoring Summary
| School | Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final |
| Lexington Christian Academy | 0 | 7 | 0 | 16 | 23 |
| Lexington Catholic | 7 | 10 | 0 | 3 | 20 |
| LCATH | - | Jack Gohmann 31 yard run (Max DeGraff kick) |
| LCATH | - | Max DeGraff kicks a 43 yard field goal |
| LCA | - | Xavier Brown 74 yard pass from Drew Nieves (Andrew Dobbs kick) |
| LCATH | - | Blake Busson 36 yard pass from Jack Gohmann (Max DeGraff kick) |
| LCATH | - | Max DeGraff kicks a 37 yard field goal |
| LCA | - | Xavier Brown 68 yard pass from Drew Nieves (Andrew Dobbs kick) |
| LCA | - | Xavier Brown 8 yard pass from Drew Nieves (Andrew Dobbs kick blkd.) |
| LCA | - | Andrew Dobbs kicks a 37 yard field goal |
Selected Statistics
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| Rushing | No. | Yds. | Avg. | Long |
| Xavier Brown | 12 | 33 | 2.8 | 14 |
| Drew Nieves | 9 | 26 | 2.9 | 13 |
| Mason Moore | 2 | 13 | 6.5 | 9 |
| Jeffrey Selby | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 1 |
| Will Vernon | 1 | -5 | -5.0 | 0 |
| Team | 1 | -11 | -11.0 | 0 |
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| Passing | A-C-I | Yds. | TD | Long |
| Drew Nieves | 31-20-1 | 294 | 3 | 74 |
| Team | 2-0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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| Receiving | No. | Yds. | TD | Long |
| Xavier Brown | 9 | 224 | 3 | 74 |
| Elijah Hammond | 4 | 28 | 0 | 9 |
| Will Vernon | 3 | 8 | 0 | 5 |
| Mattie Lebryk | 2 | 24 | 0 | 17 |
| Drew Nieves | 1 | 8 | 0 | 8 |
| Mason Moore | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
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| Lexington Catholic | ||||
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| Rushing | No. | Yds. | Avg. | Long |
| Darin Eldridge | 11 | 27 | 2.5 | 13 |
| Jack Gohmann | 13 | 11 | 0.8 | 31 |
| JD Woodall | 1 | 10 | 10.0 | 10 |
| Jackson Corbett | 1 | 8 | 8.0 | 8 |
| Dylan Bracken | 1 | 4 | 4.0 | 4 |
| Blake Busson | 2 | 1 | 0.5 | 1 |
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| Passing | A-C-I | Yds. | TD | Long |
| Jack Gohmann | 32-19-1 | 190 | 1 | 36 |
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| Receiving | No. | Yds. | TD | Long |
| Jackson Corbett | 7 | 37 | 0 | 10 |
| Blake Busson | 3 | 48 | 1 | 36 |
| Dylan Bracken | 3 | 44 | 0 | 19 |
| JD Woodall | 3 | 14 | 0 | 10 |
| Jack Monday | 2 | 42 | 0 | 31 |
| Darin Eldridge | 1 | 5 | 0 | 5 |
Acknowledgements
A special thanks to WL Stats for the comprehensive stats provided for tonight's game.
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.