Topic: Football
Lexington Catholic vs. Covington Catholic
Covington Catholic High School
Park Hills, KY
September 3, 2021
© 2021 by Ron Harrison
Lexington Catholic trailed 27-13 with seven minutes in the game but the Knights rallied for a 34-27 victory. Lexington Catholic scored on a four yard run by Jack Gohmann and a conversion kick by Max DeGraff to cut the deficit to 27-20 with 6:51 left on the clock. San Clements recovered an on side kick on the ensuing kickoff to put Lexington Catholic back in business on the CovCath 49 yard line. Two plays later Walker Hall score on a 45 yard run and Max DeGraff added the kick to knot the score at 27-27. Lexington Catholic then forced a turnover as Gavin Klein recovered a CovCath fumble at the Lexington Catholic 40 yard run. Jack Monday caught a six yard pass from Jack Gohmann and Max DeGraf added the conversion kick with nine seconds remaining to give Lexington Catholic their second consecutive last second victory. Lexington Catholic recorded 19 first downs and 377 yards of total offense. The Knights were penalized three times for 15 yards and had one pass intercepted. Covington Catholic recorded 18 first downs and 370 yards of total offense. The Colonels were penalized three times for 25 yards, lost a fumble, and had two passes intercepted.
Walker Hall led the Lexington Catholic ground game with 121 yards and two touchdowns on 18 carries. Jack Gohmann carried the ball nine times for 14 yards and one touchdown. Jack Gohmann completed 25 of 34 passes for 234 yards and one touchdown with one interception. Blake Busson caught eight passes for 81 yards. Jack Monday added five receptions for 61 yards and a touchdown. Tanner Pedroch recorded three receptions for 47 yards. Max DeGraff caught three passes for 22 yards. Jack Monday led the defense with eight solo and one assisted tackles. San Clements added seven solo and two assisted tackles. Gavin Klein recorded two solo and two assisted tackles and recovered a fumble. Patrick Davis added one solo and four assisted tackles and intercepted a pass. Blake Busson recorded one solo and one assisted tackles and intercepted a pass he returned 33 yards.
Preston Agee led Covington Catholic’s ground game with 144 yards and two touchdowns on 10 carries. Adam Holtz carried the ball 10 times for 55 yards. Reid Hummel added 46 yards on five carries. Adam Holtz completed nine of 15 passes for 94 yards and a touchdown with two interceptions. Zion Mason caught three passes for 41 yards. Dennis Lenihan added 16 yards and a touchdown on three receptions. Reid Hummel returned four kickoffs for 79 yards with a long return of 32 yards. Nick Darpel led the defense with seven solo tackles. Oliver Bent added six solo tackles with one of his tackles resulting in a one yard loss. Preston Agee recorded five solo tackles with one of his tackles resulting in a two yard loss. Trevor Wilson also recorded five solo tackles with one of his tackles resulting in a seven yard loss. Zion Mason intercepted a pass he returned 62 yards for a touchdown.
Scoring Summary
| School | Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final |
| Lexington Catholic | 10 | 3 | 0 | 21 | 34 |
| Covington Catholic | 6 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 27 |
| LEXCATH | - | Walker Hall 14 yard run (Max DeGraff kick) |
| COVCATH | - | Dennis Lenihan 9 yard pass from Adam Holtz (Micheal Cody run fails) |
| LEXCATH | - | Max DeGraff kicks a 43 yard field goal |
| COVCATH | - | Zion Mason 62 yard interception return (Eli Nally kick) |
| LEXCATH | - | Max DeGraff kicks a 43 yard field goal |
| COVCATH | - | Preston Agee 10 yard run (Eli Nally kick) |
| COVCATH | - | Preston Agee 79 yard run (Eli Nally kick) |
| LEXCATH | - | Jack Gohmann 4 yard run (Max DeGraff kick) |
| LEXCATH | - | Walker Hall 45 yard run (Max DeGraff kick) |
| LEXCATH | - | Jack Monday 6 yard pass from Jack Gohmann (Max DeGraff kick) |
Selected Statistics
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| Rushing | No. | Yds. | Avg. | Long |
| Walker Hall | 18 | 121 | 6.7 | 45 |
| Jack Gohmann | 9 | 14 | 1.6 | 10 |
| Blake Busson | 2 | 8 | 4.0 | 5 |
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| Passing | A-C-I | Yds. | TD | Long |
| Jack Gohmann | 34-25-1 | 234 | 1 | 28 |
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| Receiving | No. | Yds. | TD | Long |
| Blake Busson | 8 | 81 | 0 | 20 |
| Jack Monday | 5 | 61 | 1 | 24 |
| Tanner Pedroch | 3 | 47 | 0 | 28 |
| Max DeGraff | 3 | 22 | 0 | 10 |
| Jackson Wasik | 2 | 12 | 0 | 7 |
| Hunter Foster | 2 | 7 | 0 | 6 |
| Walker Hall | 2 | 4 | 0 | 3 |
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| Covington Catholic | ||||
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| Rushing | No. | Yds. | Avg. | Long |
| Preston Agee | 10 | 144 | 14.4 | 79 |
| Adam Holtz | 10 | 55 | 5.5 | 22 |
| Reid Hummel | 5 | 46 | 9.2 | 15 |
| Zion Mason | 2 | 8 | 4.0 | 6 |
| Nick Darpel | 3 | 7 | 2.3 | 4 |
| Brayden Collins | 1 | 6 | 6.0 | 6 |
| Dennis Lenihan | 1 | 5 | 5.0 | 5 |
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| Passing | A-C-I | Yds. | TD | Long |
| Adam Holtz | 15-9-2 | 94 | 1 | 34 |
| Preston Agee | 2-1-0 | 5 | 0 | 5 |
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| Receiving | No. | Yds. | TD | Long |
| Zion Mason | 3 | 41 | 0 | 34 |
| Dennis Lenihan | 3 | 16 | 0 | 9 |
| Trevor Wilson | 1 | 18 | 0 | 18 |
| Reid Hummel | 1 | 10 | 0 | 10 |
| Preston Agee | 1 | 9 | 0 | 9 |
| Garrett Benke | 1 | 5 | 0 | 5 |
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.