Topic: Football
Highlands vs. Covington Catholic
Class 5A 2021 UK Orthopaedics State Football Finals
Covington Catholic High School
Park Hill, KY
November 5, 2021
© 2021 by Ron Harrison
Covington Catholic utilized a ground-and-pound attack tonight to dominate Highlands in a 38-8 victory. Covington Catholic recorded 369 yards and five touchdowns and averaged 7.2 yards per carry. Covington Catholic recorded 24 first downs and 453 yards of total offense. The Colonels were penalized five times for 35 yards. Highlands recorded eight first downs and 160 yards of total offense. The Bluebirds were penalized three times for 20 yards and had two passes intercepted.
Reid Hummel led Covington Catholic’s ground game with 154 yards and a touchdown on 18 carries. Preston Agee carried the ball 21 times for 144 yards and three touchdowns. Brayden Collins added 55 yards on eight carries. Adam Holtz also scored a touchdown on the ground. Preston Agee completed six of eight passes for 84 yards. Zion Mason caught three passes for 41 yards. Trevor Wilson caught one pass for 32 yards. Reid Hummel returned one kickoff for 15 yards. David Sullivan led the defense with four solo and two assisted tackles and intercepted a pas Oliver Bent added three solo tackles. Dallas Wirth also intercepted a pass.
Charlie Noon led Highlands’ ground game with 23 yards on two carries. Cameron Bottom completed 13 of 24 passes for 129 yards and one touchdown with two interceptions. Logan Henry caught five passes for a minus two yards. Charlie Noon added four receptions for 79 yards. Matteo Matteoli added a 28 yard touchdown reception. Charlie Noon returned one punt for nine yards. Isaac Surrey returned three kickoffs for 28 yards. Logan Henry returned two kickoffs for 33 yards. Adam Dunn led the defense with five solo and two assisted tackles. TreVaughn Woods and Henry King each recorded five solo and one assisted tackles. Isaac Surrey, Noah Hodge, George King, and Oliver Harris each recorded four solo tackles.
Scoring Summary
| School | Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final |
| Highlands | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 8 |
| Covington Catholic | 7 | 3 | 14 | 14 | 38 |
| COVCATH | - | Preston Agee 46 yard run (Eli Nally kick) |
| COVCATH | - | Eli Nally kicks a 19 yard field goal |
| COVCATH | - | Reid Hummel 26 yard run (Eli Nally kick) |
| COVCATH | - | Preston Agee 13 yard run (Eli Nally kick) |
| HIGHLANDS | - | Matteo Matteoli 28 yard pass from Cameron Bottom (Brody Benke pass from Cameron Bottom) |
| COVCATH | - | Preston Agee 1 yard run (Eli Nally kick) |
| COVCATH | - | Adam Holtz 1 yard run (Eli Nally kick) |
Selected Statistics
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| Rushing | No. | Yds. | Avg. | Long |
| Charlie Noon | 2 | 23 | 11.5 | 21 |
| Clayton Lloyd | 1 | 10 | 10.0 | 10 |
| Logan Henry | 3 | 5 | 1.7 | 3 |
| Cameron Bottom | 1 | -7 | -7.0 | 0 |
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| Passing | A-C-I | Yds. | TD | Long |
| Cameron Bottom | 24-13-2 | 129 | 1 | 47 |
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| Receiving | No. | Yds. | TD | Long |
| Logan Henry | 5 | -2 | 0 | 3 |
| Charlie Noon | 4 | 79 | 0 | 47 |
| Matteo Matteoli | 1 | 28 | 1 | 28 |
| Clayton Lloyd | 1 | 22 | 0 | 22 |
| Brody Benke | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| Griffin Richter | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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| Rushing | No. | Yds. | Avg. | Long |
| Reid Hummel | 18 | 154 | 8.6 | 26 |
| Preston Agee | 21 | 144 | 6.9 | 46 |
| Brayden Collins | 8 | 55 | 6.9 | 17 |
| Zion Mason | 1 | 11 | 11.0 | 11 |
| Adam Holtz | 2 | 3 | 1.5 | 2 |
| Nick Darpel | 1 | 2 | 2.0 | 2 |
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| Passing | A-C-I | Yds. | TD | Long |
| Preston Agee | 8-6-0 | 84 | 0 | 32 |
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| Receiving | No. | Yds. | TD | Long |
| Zion Mason | 3 | 41 | 0 | 20 |
| Trevor Wilson | 1 | 32 | 0 | 32 |
| Dennis Lenihan | 1 | 8 | 0 | 8 |
| Jack Cain | 1 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
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.