Topic: Football
2023FBPNLHIGH
North Laurel vs. Highlands
Class 5A 2023 UK HealthCare Sports Medicine State Football Finals (Region Championship)
Highlands High School
Ft. Thomas, KY
November 17, 2023
© 2023 by Ron Harrison
Highlands continues to roll with a 30-7 victory over North Laurel tonight. Highlands recorded 386 yards of total offense while limiting North Laurel to 189 yards. Highlands has now won 11 in a row to improve their record to 12-1 for the season.
Cameron Giesler led Highlands’ ground game with 95 yards and a touchdown on 18 carries. Brody Benke added 49 yards and two touchdowns on 11 carries. Jack White carried the ball three times for 46 yards. Brody Benke completed 14 of 18 passes for 154 yards and a touchdown. Adam Surrey caught five passes for 61 yards. Jackson Arnold added four receptions for 58 yards. Carson Class caught a eight yard touchdown pass.
Austin Johnson led North Laurel’s ground game with 46 yards on nine carries. Treyshawn Holmes-Evans added 34 yards and a touchdown on eight carries. Hunter Morgan completed eight of 16 passes for 65 yards. Jack Chappell caught four passes for 49 yards. Cole Messer added one reception for 30 yards. Jude McWhorter recorded two catches for 12 yards.
Scoring Summary
School | Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final |
North Laurel | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 7 |
Highlands | 14 | 13 | 3 | 0 | 30 |
HIGHLAN | - | Brody Benke 38 yard run (Logan Nickelman kick) |
HIGHLAN | - | Carson Class 8 yard pass from Brody Benke (Logan Nickelman kick) |
HIGHLAN | - | Brody Benke 3 yard run (Logan Nickelman kick) |
HIGHLAN | - | Cameron Giesler 9 yard run (Run Fails) |
HIGHLAN | - | Logan Nickelman kicks a 33 yard field goal |
NLAUREL | - | Treyshawn Holmes-Evans 1 yard run (Cam Anderson kick) |
Selected Statistics
North Laurel | ||||
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Rushing | No. | Yds. | Avg. | Long |
Austin Johnson | 9 | 46 | 5.1 | **** |
Treyshawn Holmes-Evans | 8 | 34 | 4.3 | **** |
Ethan Gregory | 8 | 23 | 2.9 | **** |
Hunter Morgan | 2 | -5 | -2.5 | **** |
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Passing | A-C-I | Yds. | TD | Long |
Hunter Morgan | 16-8-0 | 65 | 0 | **** |
Treyshawn Holmes-Evans | 1-1-0 | 26 | 0 | **** |
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Receiving | No. | Yds. | TD | Long |
Jack Chappell | 4 | 49 | 0 | **** |
Cole Messer | 1 | 30 | 0 | **** |
Jude McWhorter | 2 | 12 | 0 | **** |
Ethan Gregory | 2 | 0 | 0 | **** |
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Highlands | ||||
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Rushing | No. | Yds. | Avg. | Long |
Cameron Giesler | 18 | 95 | 5.3 | **** |
Brody Benke | 11 | 49 | 4.5 | **** |
Jack White | 3 | 46 | 15,3 | **** |
Deven James | 3 | 16 | 5.3 | **** |
Adam Surrey | 2 | 11 | 5.5 | **** |
Rio Litmer | 1 | 4 | 4.0 | **** |
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Passing | A-C-I | Yds. | TD | Long |
Brody Benke | 18-14-0 | 154 | 1 | **** |
Rio Litmer | 3-2-0 | 11 | 0 | **** |
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Receiving | No. | Yds. | TD | Long |
Adam Surrey | 5 | 61 | 0 | **** |
Jackson Arnold | 4 | 58 | 0 | **** |
Luke Schneider | 1 | 12 | 0 | **** |
Carson Class | 1 | 8 | 1 | **** |
Davis Hinegardner | 2 | 8 | 0 | **** |
Cameron Giesler | 1 | 7 | 0 | **** |
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.