Topic: Football
2024FBLCABSF
Lexington Christian Academy vs. Beechwood
Class 2A 2024 UK HealthCare Sports Medicine State Football Finals Semi-Finals
Beechwood High School
Fort Mitchell, KY
November 29, 2024
© 2024 by Ron Harrison
Beechwood dominated play on both sides of the ball in a convincing 44-24 victory over Lexington Christian Academy before an enthusiastic crowd on a frigid evening in Northern Kentucky. Beechwood rolled up 505 yards of toal offense with a fine balance of running and passing and the opportunistic defense intercepted three passes and recovered a fumble. The Tigers even scored on a fake punt on a 48 yard run by James Cusick. The only downside to the evening was star runnibg back Chase Fleherty was injured scoring his second touchdown in the second quarter and was unable to return. However at Beechwood it is next man up and Nathan Pabst responded with a 50 yard scoring reception and two touchdown runs. Jack Meier disrupted LCA’s offense all night and was constantly in the Eagles’ backfield.
Beechwood recorded 18 first downs and 505 yards of total offense. The Tigers were penalized 10 times for 90 yards, lost one fumble, and had one pass intercepted. Lexington Christian Academy recorded 21 first downs and 384 yards of total offense. The Eagles were penalized six times for 49 yards, lost a fumble, and had three passes intercepted.
Nathan Pabst led Beechwood’s ground game with 110 yards and two touchdowns on 12 carries. James Cusick carried the ball once for 48 yards and a touchdown. Chase Flaherty recorded 45 yards and two touchdowns on three carries. Tyler Fryman chipped in with 32 yards on 10 carries often out of the “Wildcat” formation. Clay Hayden added 10 yards on six carries. Clay Hayden completed 13 of 20 passes for 258 yards and two touchdowns with one interception. Luke Erdman caught five passes for 125 yards and one touchdown. James Cusick caught three passes for 38 yards. Nathan Pabst recorded two receptions for 58 yards and a touchdown. Tyler Fryman added two receptions for 14 yards. James Cusick returned two kickoffs for 20 yards with a long return of 13 yards. Luke Erdman returned two kickoffs for 15 yards with a long return of nine yards. Jack Meier led the defense with seven solo and four assisted tackles with one of his tackles resulting in a two yard loss, recovered a fumble, and intercepted a pass he returned 16 yards. James Cusick added four solo and four assisted tackles. Tyler Fryman recorded six solo and one assisted tackles. Bo Sowder chipped in with three solo and four assisted tackles with one of his tackles resulting in a five yard loss and intercepted a pass he returned four yards. Caleb Arrasmith added four solo and two assisted tackles. Luke Erdman also recorded an interception.
Daven Hood led LCA’s ground game with 106 yards and two touchdowns on 11 carries. Saxton Howard recorded 94 yards on 14 carries. Leland Edwards added 50 yards on 13 carries. Paxton Gray carried the ball four times for 31 yards. Mac Darland scored a touchdown on the ground. Saxton Howard completed eight of 17 passes for 103 yards with three interceptions. Daven Hood caught four passes for 60 yards. Conrad Hart and Hunter Adams each caught one pass for 25 yards and 16 yards respectively. Sam Pearson returned four kickoffs for 75 yards with a long return of 22 yards. Trefor Thomas led the defense with six solo and five assisted tackles with 1.5 of his tackles resulting in losses totaling 16 yards. Hunter Adams added three solo and two assisted tackles. Thomas Sizemore and Mac Darland each recorded one solo and four assisted tackles. Sam Pearson intercepted a pass he returned for eight yards. Connor Archer recovered a fumble.
Scoring Summary
School | Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final |
Lexington Christian Academy | 0 | 10 | 6 | 8 | 24 |
Beechwood | 12 | 13 | 6 | 13 | 44 |
BEECH | - | Chase Flaherty 30 yard run (Colson Lair kick fails) |
BEECH | - | James Cusick 48 yard run (Colson Lair kick fails) |
BEECH | - | Chase Flaherty 4 yard run (Clay Hayden pass fails) |
LCA | - | Daven Hood 35 yard run (Isaac Collins kick) |
BEECH | - | Nathan Pabst 50 yard pass from Clay Hayden (Colson Lair kick) |
LCA | - | Isaac Collins kicks a 31 yard field goal |
BEECH | - | Luke Erdman 34 yard pass from Clay Hayden (Colson Lair kick is blocked) |
LCA | - | Daven Hood 7 yard run (Isaac Collins kick fails) |
BEECH | - | Nathan Pabst 62 yard run (Colson Lair kick fails) |
BEECH | - | Nathan Pabst 28 yard run (Colson Lair kick) |
LCA | - | Mac Darland 2 yard run (Saxton Howard run) |
Selected Statistics
Lexington Christian Academy | ||||
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Rushing | No. | Yds. | Avg. | Long |
Daven Hood | 11 | 106 | 9.6 | 35 |
Saxton Howard | 14 | 94 | 6.7 | 12 |
Leland Edwards | 13 | 50 | 3.8 | 15 |
Paxton Gray | 4 | 31 | 7,8 | 23 |
Hunter Adams | 1 | 7 | 7.0 | 7 |
Mac Darland | 2 | 6 | 3.0 | 4 |
Team | 1 | -13 | -13.0 | 0 |
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Passing | A-C-I | Yds. | TD | Long |
Saxton Howard | 17-8-3 | 103 | 0 | 41 |
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Receiving | No. | Yds. | TD | Long |
Daven Hood | 4 | 60 | 0 | 41 |
Conrad Hart | 1 | 25 | 0 | 25 |
Hunter Adams | 1 | 16 | 0 | 16 |
Tyler King | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
Paxton Gray | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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Beechwood | ||||
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Rushing | No. | Yds. | Avg. | Long |
Nathan Pabst | 12 | 110 | 9.2 | 52 |
James Cusick | 1 | 48 | 48.0 | 48 |
Chase Flaherty | 3 | 45 | 15.0 | 30 |
Tyler Fryman | 10 | 32 | 3.2 | 11 |
Clay Hayden | 6 | 10 | 1.7 | 10 |
Austin Flesch | 1 | 2 | 2.0 | 2 |
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Passing | A-C-I | Yds. | TD | Long |
Clay Hayden | 20-13-1 | 258 | 2 | 51 |
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Receiving | No. | Yds. | TD | Long |
Luke Erdman | 5 | 125 | 1 | 51 |
James Cusick | 3 | 38 | 0 | 24 |
Nathan Pabst | 2 | 58 | 1 | 50 |
Tyler Fryman | 2 | 14 | 0 | 10 |
Chase Flaherty | 1 | 23 | 0 | 23 |
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.