Topic: Football
Conner vs. Covington Catholic
Covington Catholic High School
Park Hill, KY
October 23, 2020
© 2020 by Ron Harrison
After waiting two hours due to a weather delay Covington Catholic Covington Catholic earned a 40-0 shutout victory over Conner. Both teams were missing key performers as Conner was without the services of QB Alex Castrucci and Covington Catholic was missing RB Owen Nally. Covington Catholic recorded 16 first downs and 348 yards of total offense. The Colonels were penalized five times for 43 yards. Conner recorded six first downs and 92 yards of total offense. They were not penalized tonight, lost a fumble, and had a pass intercepted.
Brayde Collins led Covington Catholic’s ground game with 67 yards and three touchdowns on 13 carries. Ryan Schnieder carried the ball four times for 41 yards. Sam France recorded 29 yards and two touchdowns on seven carries. Caleb Jacob added 27 yards and a touchdown on nine carries. Caleb Jacob completed 12 of 19 passes for 184 yards. Ethan Reardon caught three passes for 81 yards. Ryan Schnieder added three receptions for 30 yards. Josh Summe caught two passes for 42 yards. Ryan Schnieder returned two punts for 18 yards. Aiden Jones led the defense with five solo and one assisted tackles with one of his tackles resulting in a one yard loss. Nick Darpel added five solo tackles with one of his tackles resulting in a three yard loss and recovered a fumble. Sam France recorded four solo and one assisted tackles with two of his tackles resulting in losses totaling six yards. David Sullivan added two solo and four assisted tackles with one of his tackles resulting in an 18 yard loss. Ryan Schnieder intercepted a pass.
Colton Roy led Conner’s ground game with 74 yards on 15 carries. Jackson Bucks completed six of 10 passes for 15 yards with one interception. Alija Thompson caught three passes for 10 yards. Colton Roy returned four kickoffs for 62 yards with a long return of 21 yards. Park Hitzfield led the defense with 10 solo tackles. Matt Mullally added five solo and three assisted tackles. Alija Thompson recorded six solo tackles. Samuel Clemens added three solo tackles with one of his tackles resulting in a six yard loss.
Scoring Summary
| School | Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final |
| Conner | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Covington Catholic | 0 | 20 | 6 | 14 | 40 |
| COVCATH | - | Brayde Collins 7 yard run (Ethan Reardon pass from Trey Gronette) |
| COVCATH | - | Sam France 2 yard run (Adam Holtz run fails) |
| COVCATH | - | Brayde Collins 3 yard run (Trey Gronette kick blkd.) |
| COVCATH | - | Caleb Jacob 1 yard run (Caleb Jacob pass fails) |
| COVCATH | - | Sam France 2 yard run (Trey Gronette kick) |
| COVCATH | - | Brayde Collins 7 yard run (Trey Gronette kick) |
Selected Statistics
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| Rushing | No. | Yds. | Avg. | Long |
| Colton Roy | 15 | 74 | 4.9 | 16 |
| TJ Williams | 1 | 4 | 4.0 | 4 |
| Jackson Bucks | 11 | -1 | -0.1 | 11 |
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| Passing | A-C-I | Yds. | TD | Long |
| Jackson Bucks | 10-6-1 | 15 | 0 | 7 |
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| Receiving | No. | Yds. | TD | Long |
| Alija Thompson | 3 | 10 | 0 | 7 |
| #7 | 2 | 8 | 0 | 4 |
| Colton Roy | 1 | -3 | 0 | 0 |
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| Rushing | No. | Yds. | Avg. | Long |
| Brayde Collins | 13 | 67 | 5.2 | 15 |
| Ryan Schnieder | 4 | 41 | 10.2 | 22 |
| Sam France | 7 | 29 | 4.1 | 9 |
| Caleb Jacob | 9 | 27 | 3.0 | 7 |
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| Passing | A-C-I | Yds. | TD | Long |
| Caleb Jacob | 19-12-0 | 184 | 0 | 56 |
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| Receiving | No. | Yds. | TD | Long |
| Ethan Reardon | 3 | 81 | 0 | 56 |
| Ryan Schnieder | 3 | 30 | 0 | 12 |
| Josh Summe | 2 | 42 | 0 | 32 |
| Brayde Collins | 2 | 13 | 0 | 9 |
| Garrett Benke | 1 | 9 | 0 | 9 |
| Dallas Wirth | 1 | 9 | 0 | 9 |
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.