Topic: Football
2023FBPGCCC
Greenup County vs. Covington Catholic
Class 4A 2023 UK HealthCare Sports Medicine Football Finals Round 1
Covington Catholic High School
Park Hills, KY
November 3, 2023
© 2023 by Ron Harrison
Covington Catholic defeated Greenup County by the score of 49-12. Covington Catholic recorded 15 first downs and 325 yards of total offense. The Colonels were penalized six times for 35 yards. Greenup County recorded 11 first downs and 196 yards of total offense. The Musketeers were penalized four times for 32 yards and lost a fumble.
Owen Leen led Covington Catholic’s ground game with 138 yards and two touchdowns on eight carries. Evan Vinson carried the ball once for 23 yards and a touchdown. Evan Pitzer recorded 12 yards and a touchdown on two carries. Andrew Bessler also scored on a three yard touchdown run. Evan Pitzer completed five of seven passes for 79 yards and two touchdowns. Noah Johnson caught two passes for 37 yards and a touchdown. Braylon Miller added two receptions for 33 yards and a touchdown. Braylon Miller returned one punt for 30 yards. Ben Reeves led the defense with five solo and four assisted tackles. JP Sulliva added two solo and four assisted tackles. Tucker Evans recorded three solo and two assisted tackles. Dylan Gaiser chipped in with three solo and one assisted tackles. Josh Flood recovered a fumble.
Tyson Sammons led Greenup County’s ground game with 108 yards and two touchdowns on 18 carries. Tyson Sammons completed 12 of 19 passes for 79 yards. Brody Stevens caught five passes for 37 yards. Aiden Gue added three receptions for 30 yards. Drew Boggs returned five kickoffs for 81 yards with a long return of 22 yards. RJ Veach returned two kickoffs for 21 yards with a long return of 11 yards. Darien Snedicor led the defense with four solo tackles. Tyson Sammons added three solo tackles.
Scoring Summary
School | Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final |
Greenup County | 6 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 12 |
Covington Catholic | 14 | 28 | 7 | 0 | 49 |
COVCATH | - | Braylon Miller 22 yard pass from Evan Pitzer (Andrew Weitzel kick) |
GREENUP | - | Tyson Sammons 2 yard run (Karter Gilliam kick fails) |
COVCATH | - | Owen Leen 21 yard run (Andrew Weitzel kick) |
COVCATH | - | Evan Pitzer 4 yard run (Andrew Weitzel kick) |
COVCATH | - | Noah Johnson 28 yard pass from Evan Pitzer (Andrew Weitzel kick) |
COVCATH | - | Owen Leen 13 yard run (Andrew Weitzel kick) |
COVCATH | - | Andrew Bessler 3 yard run (Andrew Weitzel kick) |
COVCATH | - | Evan Vinson 23 yard run (Andrew Weitzel kick) |
GREENUP | - | Tyson Sammons 12 yard run (Tyson Sammons pass fails) |
Selected Statistics
Greenup County | ||||
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Rushing | No. | Yds. | Avg. | Long |
Tyson Sammons | 18 | 108 | 6.0 | 22 |
Ike Henderson | 5 | 7 | 1.4 | 4 |
RJ Veach | 1 | 2 | 2.0 | 2 |
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Passing | A-C-I | Yds. | TD | Long |
Tyson Sammons | 19-12-0 | 79 | 0 | 12 |
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Receiving | No. | Yds. | TD | Long |
Brody Stevens | 5 | 37 | 0 | 12 |
Aiden Gue | 3 | 30 | 0 | 10 |
Ike Henderson | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
RJ Veach | 1 | 8 | 0 | 8 |
Drew Boggs | 1 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
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Covington Catholic | ||||
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Rushing | No. | Yds. | Avg. | Long |
Owen Leen | 8 | 138 | 17.3 | 44 |
Evan Vinson | 1 | 23 | 23.0 | 23 |
Will Michels | 2 | 18 | 9.0 | 13 |
Cash Harney | 3 | 15 | 5.0 | 17 |
Luke Rabe | 2 | 13 | 6.5 | 8 |
Evan Pitzer | 2 | 12 | 6.0 | 8 |
Ben McEvoy | 2 | 9 | 4.5 | 5 |
Andrew Bessler | 2 | 4 | 2.0 | 3 |
Dylan Gaiser | 2 | 4 | 2.0 | 4 |
Gavin Brake | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 1 |
Mason Brandner | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 |
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Passing | A-C-I | Yds. | TD | Long |
Evan Pitzer | 7-5-0 | 79 | 2 | 28 |
Cash Harney | 3-1-0 | 9 | 0 | 9 |
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Receiving | No. | Yds. | TD | Long |
Noah Johnson | 2 | 37 | 1 | 28 |
Braylon Miller | 2 | 33 | 1 | 22 |
Willie Rodriguez | 1 | 9 | 0 | 9 |
Oliver Link | 1 | 9 | 0 | 9 |
Acknowledgements
A special thanks to the Covington Catholic and Greenup County 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.