Topic: Football
2023FBCCGRANT
Covington Catholic vs. Grant County
Grant County High School
Dry Ridge, KY
September 29, 2023
© 2023 by Ron Harrison
Covington Catholic defeated Grant County by the score of 56-6. Covington Catholic recorded 22 first downs and 435 yards of total offense. The Colonels were penalized twice for 10 yards and had a pass intercepted. Grant County recorded one first down and 78 yards of total offense. The Braves were penalized once for two yards.
Dylan Gaiser led Covington Catholic’s ground game with 80 yards and two touchdowns on three carries. Ben McEvoy carried the ball six times for 76 yards and two touchdowns. Evan Pitzer recorded 54 yards and a touchdown on two carries. Mason Brandner carried the ball four times for 18 yards and one touchdown. Evan Pitzer completed six of nine passes for 124 yards and a touchdown with one interception. Braylon Miller caught three passes for 55 yards and a touchdown. Malachi Knasel added one reception for 37 yards. Braylon Miller returned three punts for 30 yards with a long return of 15 yards. Cash Harney returned two kickoffs for 100 yards with a touchdown return of 80 yards. Tate Kruer led the defense with two solo and five assisted tackles. Brady Guard added four solo and one assisted tackles. Tucker Evans recorded six solo tackles. Ben Reeves chipped in with four solo and one assisted tackles. Owen Pitzer added one solo and four assisted tackles.
Dillion Baker led Grant County’s ground game with 11 yards on four carries. Cameron Duncan completed five of 16 passes for 78 yards and one touchdown. Cameron Duncan caught one pass for 68 yards and a touchdown. Chevrolet Akins and Kaleb Dionne each returned one kickoff for 19 and 14 yards respectively. Dillion Baker returned two kickoffs for 18 yards. Cameron Duncan led the defense with four solo tackles. Shawn Lawhun added two solo and one assisted tackles.
Scoring Summary
School | Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final |
Covington Catholic | 35 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 56 |
Grant County | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 |
COVCATH | - | Ben McEvoy 2 yard run (Andrew Weitzel kick) |
COVCATH | - | Braylon Miller 17 yard pass from Evan Pitzer (Andrew Weitzel kick) |
GRANTCO | - | Cameron Duncan 68 yard pass from Cameron Duncan (Cameron Duncan pass fails) |
COVCATH | - | Cash Harney 80 yard kickoff return (Andrew Weitzel kick) |
COVCATH | - | Dylan Gaiser 40 yard run (Andrew Weitzel kick) |
COVCATH | - | Evan Pitzer 38 yard run (Andrew Weitzel kick) |
COVCATH | - | Ben McEvoy 2 yard run (Andrew Weitzel kick) |
COVCATH | - | Dylan Gaiser 30 yard run (Andrew Weitzel kick) |
COVCATH | - | Mason Brandner 10 yard run (Andrew Weitzel kick) |
Selected Statistics
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Rushing | No. | Yds. | Avg. | Long |
Dylan Gaiser | 3 | 80 | 26.7 | 40 |
Ben McEvoy | 6 | 76 | 12,7 | 48 |
Evan Pitzer | 2 | 54 | 27.0 | 38 |
Elliott Fieler | 1 | 21 | 21.0 | 21 |
Mason Brandner | 4 | 18 | 4.5 | 11 |
Cash Harney | 2 | 17 | 8.5 | 10 |
Sam Boyce | 1 | 14 | 14.0 | 14 |
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Passing | A-C-I | Yds. | TD | Long |
Evan Pitzer | 9-6-1 | 124 | 1 | 37 |
Elliott Fieler | 2-2-0 | 17 | 1 | 13 |
Cash Harney | 1-1-0 | 14 | 0 | 14 |
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Receiving | No. | Yds. | TD | Long |
Braylon Miller | 3 | 55 | 1 | 24 |
Malachi Knasel | 1 | 37 | 0 | 37 |
Nicholas Krallman | 1 | 18 | 0 | 18 |
Oliver Link | 1 | 14 | 0 | 14 |
Dylan Gaiser | 1 | 14 | 0 | 14 |
Luke Lampe | 1 | 4 | 0 | 4 |
Donovan Bradshaw | 1 | 13 | 0 | 13 |
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Rushing | No. | Yds. | Avg. | Long |
Dillion Baker | 4 | 11 | 2.8 | 10 |
Cameron Duncan | 9 | 4 | 0.4 | 5 |
Chase Simpson | 6 | -10 | -1.7 | 1 |
Robert Pollitt | 1 | -5 | -5.0 | 0 |
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Passing | A-C-I | Yds. | TD | Long |
Cameron Duncan | 16-5-0 | 78 | 1 | 68 |
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Receiving | No. | Yds. | TD | Long |
Cameron Duncan | 1 | 68 | 1 | 68 |
Kaleb Dionne | 3 | 6 | 0 | 4 |
Chase Simpson | 1 | 4 | 0 | 4 |
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.