Topic: Football
2023FBPBCCC
Boyle County vs. Covington Catholic
Class 4A 2023 UK HealthCare Sports Medicine State Football Finals (Championship)
Kroger Field
Lexington, KY
December 1, 2023
© 2023 by Ron Harrison
Boyle County dominated in a 41-0 victory over Covington Catholic and finished the season undefeated and makes a case for arguably the best team in the state regardless of class. Boyle County recorded 19 first downs and 413 yards of total offense. The Rebels were penalized nine times for 113 yards. Covington Catholic recorded six first downs and 64 yards of total offense. The Colonels were penalized five times for 49 yards and had one pass intercepted.
Montavin Quisenberry led Boyle County’s ground game with 93 yards and a touchdown on 12 carries. Avery Bodner carried the ball 16 times for 76 yards and two touchdowns. Sage Dawson recorded 65 yards and a touchdown on seven carries, JiDyn Smith-Hisel carried the ball once for 39 yards. Sage Dawson completed 11 of 16 passes for 131 yards and one touchdown. Avery Bodner caught five passes for 44 yards. Montavin Quisenberry added three receptions for 46 yards. Geordon Brown recorded two catches for 39 yards and a touchdown. Montavin Quisenberry scored on a 39 yard punt return. Avery Bodner led the defense with four solo and three assisted tackles with 2.5 of his tackles resulting in losses totaling 14 yards. Brock Driver added four solo and one assisted tackles with one of his tackles resulting in an eight yard loss. Sage Dawson also recorded four solo and one assisted tackles. Demauriah Brown added four solo tackles with one of his tackles resulting in a two yard loss. Austin Bodner intercepted a pass he returned 26 yards. Montavin Quisenberry was named Game MVP.
Owen Leen led Covington Catholic’s ground game with 26 yards on six carries. Evan Pitzer completed seven of 17 passes for 36 yards with one interception. Braylon Miller caught three passes for 22 yards. Dylan Gaiser returned one kickoff for 16 yards. Josh Flood returned one kickoff for nine yards. Cash Harney returned three kickoffs for three yards with a long return of seven yards. Willie Rodriguez led the defense with six solo and two assisted tackles. Josh Flood added four dolo and three assisted tackles. Logan Sanning recorded two solo and six assisted tackles, Ben Reeves chipped in with three solo and three assisted tackles. Andrew Bessler added four solo tackles.
Scoring Summary
School | Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final |
Boyle County | 6 | 14 | 14 | 7 | 41 |
Covington Catholic | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
BOYLECO | - | Montavin Quisenberry 13 yard run (Andrew Carr kick fails) |
BOYLECO | - | Avery Bodner 1 yard run (Andrew Carr kick) |
BOYLECO | - | Montavin Quisenberry 39 yard punt return (Andrew Carr kick) |
BOYLECO | - | Avery Bodner 9 yard run (Andrew Carr kick) |
BOYLECO | - | Sage Dawson 9 yard run (Andrew Carr kick) |
BOYLECO | - | Geordon Brown 32 yard pass from Sage Dawson (Andrew Carr kick) |
Selected Statistics
Boyle County | ||||
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Rushing | No. | Yds. | Avg. | Long |
Montavin Quisenberry | 12 | 93 | 7.8 | 23 |
Avery Bodner | 16 | 76 | 4.8 | 16 |
Sage Dawson | 7 | 65 | 9.3 | 22 |
JiDyn Smith-Hisel | 1 | 39 | 39.0 | 39 |
Baylor Murphy | 1 | 5 | 5.0 | 5 |
Demauriah Brown | 1 | 4 | 4.0 | 4 |
Team | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 |
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Passing | A-C-I | Yds. | TD | Long |
Sage Dawson | 16-11-0 | 131 | 1 | 32 |
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Receiving | No. | Yds. | TD | Long |
Avery Bodner | 5 | 44 | 0 | 17 |
Montavin Quisenberry | 3 | 46 | 0 | 21 |
Geordon Brown | 2 | 39 | 1 | 32 |
Demauriah Brown | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
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Covington Catholic | ||||
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Rushing | No. | Yds. | Avg. | Long |
Owen Leen | 6 | 26 | 4.3 | 10 |
Braylon Miller | 2 | 1 | 0.5 | 3 |
Evan Pitzer | 15 | 1 | 0.1 | 14 |
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Passing | A-C-I | Yds. | TD | Long |
Evan Pitzer | 17-7-1 | 36 | 0 | 12 |
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Receiving | No. | Yds. | TD | Long |
Braylon Miller | 3 | 22 | 0 | 12 |
Oliver Link | 2 | 9 | 0 | 9 |
Willie Rodriguez | 1 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
Noah Johnson | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
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.