Topic: Football
2024FBBCCC
Boyd County vs. Covington Catholic
Class 4A 2024 UK HealthCare Sports Medicine State Football Finals
Covington Catholic High School
Park Hills, KY
November 8, 2024
© 2024 by Ron Harrison
Covington Catholic defeated Boyd County by the score of 42-14. Covington Catholic recorded 415 yards of total offense while Boyd County recorded 232 yards.
Dylan Gaiser led Covington Catholic’s ground game with 245 yards and four touchdowns on nine carries. Cash Harney carried the ball twice for 33 yards. Cash Harney completed six of nine passes for 111 yards and one touchdown. Oliver Link caught three passes for 61 yards and a touchdown. Logan Sanning added one reception for 34 yards. Andrew Bessler added six solo tackles and recorded two interceptions with return yardage of 47 yards including a 47 yard return for a touchdown. Logan Sanning added four solo and two assisted tackles. Tate Kruer recorded three solo and two assisted tackles. Jackson Payne chipped in with three solo and one assisted tackles. Brady Guard added three solo tackles and Dylan Gaiser intercepted a pass.
Rhett Holbrook led Boyd County’s ground game with 28 yards on 15 carries. Rhett Holbrook completed 16 of 23 passes for 194 yards and two touchdowns with three interceptions. Cole Hicks caught five passes for 80 yards and a touchdown. Kaleb Kelley added five receptions for 38 yards and a touchdown. Cayden Butler recorded two catches for 32 yards. Ian Branham chipped in with two receptions for 28 yards. Kaleb Kelley led the defense with one solo and five assisted tackles. Rhett Holbrook added two solo and two assisted tackles. Brody Castle and Hunter Hedrick recorded one solo and three assisted tackles each.
Scoring Summary
School | Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final |
Boyd County | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 14 |
Covington Catholic | 28 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 42 |
COVCATH | - | Dylan Gaiser 44 yard run (Ryan Urti kick) |
COVCATH | - | Dylan Gaiser 7 yard run (Ryan Urti kick) |
COVCATH | - | Andrew Bessler 47 yard interception return (Ryan Urti kick) |
COVCATH | - | Oliver Link 55 yard pass from Cash Harney (Ryan Urti kick) |
COVCATH | - | Dylan Gaiser 75 yard run (Ryan Urti kick) |
COVCATH | - | Dylan Gaiser 70 yard run (Ryan Urti kick) |
BOYDCO | - | Kaleb Kelley 6 yard pass from Rhett Holbrook (Layton Henry kick) |
BOYDCO | - | Cole Hicks 55 yard pass from Rhett Holbrook (Layton Henry kick) |
Selected Statistics
Boyd County | ||||
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Rushing | No. | Yds. | Avg. | Long |
Rhett Holbrook | 15 | 28 | 1.9 | **** |
Marcus Brunfield | 8 | 10 | 1.3 | **** |
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Passing | A-C-I | Yds. | TD | Long |
Rhett Holbrook | 23-16-3 | 194 | 2 | **** |
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Receiving | No. | Yds. | TD | Long |
Cole Hicks | 5 | 80 | 1 | **** |
Kaleb Kelley | 5 | 38 | 1 | **** |
Cayden Butler | 2 | 32 | 0 | **** |
Ian Branham | 2 | 28 | 0 | **** |
Marcus Brumfield | 2 | 16 | 0 | **** |
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Covington Catholic | ||||
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Rushing | No. | Yds. | Avg. | Long |
Dylan Gaiser | 9 | 245 | 27.2 | **** |
Cash Harney | 2 | 33 | 16.5 | **** |
Tate Kruer | 1 | 10 | 10.0 | **** |
Andrew Bessler | 2 | 10 | 5.0 | **** |
William Timmerding | 1 | 4 | 4.0 | **** |
Gavin Brake | 1 | 2 | 2.0 | **** |
Luke Lampe | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | **** |
Mason Brandner | 1 | -1 | -1.0 | **** |
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Passing | A-C-I | Yds. | TD | Long |
Cash Harney | 9-6-0 | 111 | 1 | **** |
Dylan Courtney | 1-0-0 | 0 | 0 | **** |
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Receiving | No. | Yds. | TD | Long |
Oliver Link | 3 | 61 | 1 | **** |
Logan Sanning | 1 | 34 | 0 | **** |
Donovan Bradshaw | 1 | 17 | 0 | **** |
Zach Brooks | 1 | -1 | 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.