Topic: Football
2023FBHIGHDH
Highlands vs. Dixie Heights
Dixie Heights High School
Edgewood, KY
September 29, 2023
© 2023 by Ron Harrison
Highlands utilized their punishing ground game to roll up 421 yards and six touchdowns on the ground in a 51-21 victory over Dixie Heights. Highlands recorded 556 yards of total offense while Dixie Heights recorded 314 yards of total offense.
Cameron Giesler led Highlands’ ground game with 205 yards and a touchdown on 24 carries. Brody Benke added 166 yards and five touchdowns on 17 carries. Brody Benke completed six of 14 passes for 115 yards and a touchdown. Rio Litmer completed two of three passes for 20 yards. Adam Surrey caught four passes for 93 yards and a touchdown. Carson Class and Jack White each caught one pass for 15 yards. Leo Fenik and Carson Shelton each recovered a fumble.
Armani Gregg led Dixie Height’s ground game with 67 yards and a touchdown on 12 carries. David Anderson carried the ball 11 times for 56 yards. Armani Gregg completed 11 of 24 passes for 187 yards and two touchdowns. Nolan Goetz caught two passes for 96 yards and two touchdowns. Hudson Blank added four receptions for 61 yards. Brach Rice led the defense with 11 solo and 13 assisted tackles with 2.5 of his tackles resulting in losses. Blake Dodds added eight solo and six assisted tackles with 1.5 of his tackles resulting in losses. Carter Schoer recorded seven solo and five assisted tackles. Grant Johnson chipped in with four solo and six assisted tackles with one of his tackles resulting in a loss.
Scoring Summary
School | Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final |
Highlands | 13 | 17 | 14 | 7 | 51 |
Dixie Heights | 7 | 7 | 0 | 7 | 21 |
HIGHLAN | - | Brody Benke 1 yard run (Logan Nickelman kick fails) |
DHEIGHTS | - | Nolan Goetz 44 yard pass from Armani Gregg (Andrew Kohls kick) |
HIGHLAN | - | Brody Benke 1 yard run (Logan Nickelman kick) |
HIGHLAN | - | Brody Benke 12 yard run (Logan Nickelman kick) |
HIGHLAN | - | Logan Nickelman kicks a 19 yard pass |
HIGHLAN | - | Cameron Giesler 19 yard run (Logan Nickelman kick) |
DHEIGHTS | - | Armani Gregg 1 yard run (Andrew Kohls kick) |
HIGHLAN | - | Brody Benke 4 yard run (Logan Nickelman kick) |
HIGHLAN | - | Brody Benke 22 yard run (Logan Nickelman kick) |
HIGHLAN | - | Adam Surrey 23 yard pass from Brody Benke (Logan Nickelman kick) |
DHEIGHTS | - | Nolan Goetz 52 yard pass from Armani Gregg (Andrew Kohls kick) |
Selected Statistics
Highlands | ||||
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Rushing | No. | Yds. | Avg. | Long |
Cameron Giesler | 24 | 205 | 8.5 | **** |
Brody Benke | 17 | 166 | 9.8 | **** |
Deven James | 8 | 30 | 3.8 | **** |
Jack White | 2 | 30 | 15.0 | **** |
Rio Litmer | 1 | -10 | -10.0 | **** |
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Passing | A-C-I | Yds. | TD | Long |
Brody Benke | 14-6-0 | 115 | 1 | **** |
Rio Litmer | 3-2-0 | 20 | 0 | **** |
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Receiving | No. | Yds. | TD | Long |
Adam Surrey | 4 | 93 | 1 | **** |
Carson Class | 1 | 15 | 0 | **** |
Jack White | 1 | 15 | 0 | **** |
Davis Hinegardner | 1 | 7 | 0 | **** |
Hayden Haas | 1 | 5 | 0 | **** |
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Dixie Heights | ||||
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Rushing | No. | Yds. | Avg. | Long |
Armani Gregg | 12 | 67 | 5.6 | **** |
David Anderson | 11 | 56 | 5.1 | **** |
Brach Rice | 1 | 4 | 4.0 | **** |
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Passing | A-C-I | Yds. | TD | Long |
Armani Gregg | 24-11-0 | 187 | 2 | **** |
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Receiving | No. | Yds. | TD | Long |
Nolan Goetz | 2 | 96 | 2 | **** |
Hudson Blank | 4 | 61 | 0 | **** |
JJ Kriger | 4 | 26 | 0 | **** |
Kyle Pham | 1 | 5 | 0 | **** |
Acknowledgements
A special thanks to the Highlamds and Dixie Heights Stats Crews 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.
Updated: Monday, 2 October 2023 9:39 PM EDT
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