Topic: Football
2024FBNCCCONNER
Newport Central Catholic vs. Conner
Covington Catholic High School
Park Hills, KY
September 13, 2024
© 2024 by Ron Harrison
Wyatt Hatfield returned to his customary position as Quarterback to lead Conner to a 35-14 victory over Newport Central Catholic. Hatfield had taken limited snaps under center because of an undisclosed health issue but was clicking on all cylinders tonight as he ran for four touchdowns. The defense kept constant pressure on the Newport Central Catholic QB recording several sacks during the game. Conner recorded 354 yards of total offense while Newport Central Catholic was limited to 263 yards.
Wyatt Hatfield led Conner’s ground game with 167 yards and four touchdowns on 15 carries. Cordion Abernathy carried the ball 15 times for 102 yards and a touchdown. Sheppard Dozier carried the ball once for 27 yards. Wyatt Harfield completed five of nine passes for 56 yards. Chase Bailey caught two passes for 23 yards. Cordion Abernathy caught one pass for 22 yards. Sheppard Dozier led the defense with four solo and three assisted tackles. Chase Caplinger added three solo and one assisted tackles. Kannon Lawson recorded one solo and three assisted tackles. Abraham Koller added three solo tackles. Cordion Abernathy recovered a fumble.
Kaleb Cole led Newport Central Catholic’s ground game with 68 yards and one touchdown on 16 carries. Emmanuel Miles completed 12 of 22 passes for 197 yards and one touchdown. Grayden Schirmer caught three passes for 113 yards and one touchdown. Louie Collopy added three receptions for 35 yards. Charlie Ford recorded two receptions for 29 yards.
Scoring Summary
School | Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final |
Newport Central Catholic | 0 | 7 | 0 | 7 | 14 |
Conner | 14 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 35 |
CONNER | - | Wyatt Hatfield 16 yard run (Andrew Herron kick) |
CONNER | - | Wyatt Hatfield 3 yard run (Andrew Herron kick) |
NCC | - | Kaleb Cole 14 yard run (Louie Collopy kick) |
CONNER | - | Wyatt Hatfield 40 yard run (Andrew Herron kick) |
CONNER | - | Wyatt Hatfield 5 yard run (Andrew Herron kick) |
CONNER | - | Cordion Abernathy 10 yard run (Andrew Herron kick) |
NCC | - | Grayden Schirmer 94 yard pass from Emmanuel Miles (Louie Collopy kick) |
Selected Statistics
Newport Central Catholic | ||||
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Rushing | No. | Yds. | Avg. | Long |
Kaleb Cole | 16 | 68 | 4.3 | **** |
Eddie Bivens | 1 | 6 | 6.0 | **** |
Louie Collopy | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | **** |
Emmanuel Miles | 9 | -8 | -0.9 | **** |
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Passing | A-C-I | Yds. | TD | Long |
Emmanuel Miles | 22-12-0 | 197 | 1 | **** |
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Receiving | No. | Yds. | TD | Long |
Grayden Schirmer | 3 | 113 | 1 | **** |
Louie Collopy | 3 | 35 | 0 | **** |
Charlie Ford | 2 | 29 | 0 | **** |
Kaleb Cole | 2 | 10 | 0 | **** |
Eddie Bivens | 2 | 10 | 0 | **** |
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Conner | ||||
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Rushing | No. | Yds. | Avg. | Long |
Wyatt Hatfield | 15 | 167 | 11.1 | **** |
Cordion Abernathy | 15 | 102 | 6.8 | **** |
Sheppard Dozier | 1 | 27 | 27.0 | **** |
Landon Wilson | 1 | 3 | 3.0 | **** |
Mason Buckler | 3 | -1 | -0.3 | **** |
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Passing | A-C-I | Yds. | TD | Long |
Wyatt Hatfield | 9-5-0 | 56 | 0 | **** |
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Receiving | No. | Yds. | TD | Long |
Chase Bailey | 2 | 23 | 0 | **** |
Cordion Abernathy | 1 | 22 | 0 | **** |
Chase Caplinger | 1 | 6 | 0 | **** |
Grayson Montgomery | 1 | 5 | 0 | **** |
Acknowledgements
A special thanks to the respective teams 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.