Topic: Football
DeSales vs. Lexington Catholic
Lexington Catholic High School
Lexington, KY
September 22, 2017
© 2017 by Ron Harrison
DeSales utilized their potent ground attack (378 yards and four touchdowns on 43 carries) to earn a 38-26 victory over Lexington Catholic. DeSales raced out to a 38-14 lead early in the fourth quarter but Lexington Catholic opened up their offense behind the arm of QB Beau Allen who passed for three touchdowns tonight to cut into the lead. It was impossible to keep the DeSales offense contained as QB Aaron Pfaadt ripped of large chunks of yardage skillfully running the QB draw and handed off to a talented stable of running backs. DeSales recorded 18 first downs and 457 yards of total offense. They were penalized eight times for 69 yards and lost two fumbles. Lexington Catholic recorded 15 first downs and 348 yards of total offense. The Knights were penalized five times for 29 yards, lost a fumble, and had a pass intercepted.
Aaron Pfaadt led DeSales ground attack with 160 yards and two touchdowns on 15 carries. Jordan Watkins carried the ball 11 times for 122 yards and a touchdown. Carlos Ordway recorded 84 yards and a touchdown on six carries. Aaron Pfaadt completed six of 15 passes for 79 yards. Darren Hollenkamp caught two passes for 15 yards. Demetri Scott and Carlos Ordway each caught a pass for 25 and 17 yards respectively. Jordan Watkins returned two kickoffs for 41 yards with a long return of 25 yards. Alex Schneider and LaRontay Standar led the defense with six solo and one assisted tackles respectively and Schneider recovered a fumble. Ashton Baum added five solo and two assisted tackles with one of his tackles resulting in a nine yard loss. Santanio Hickman recorded five solo and one assisted tackles with two of his tackles resulting in losses totaling 14 yards. Ryan O’Sheaa added five solo and one assisted tackles and intercepted a pass he returned 43 yards for a touchdown.
Dameon Jones led Lexington Catholic’s ground game with 51 yards on 17 carries. Beau Allen completed 28 of 40 passes for 321 yards and three touchdowns with one interception. Nathan Schnurr caught nine passes for 69 yards. Luke Powell added six receptions for 51 yards and a touchdown. Trenton Neuer recorded four receptions for 97 yards and a touchdown. Gavin Cameron added four catches for 56 yards and a touchdown. Nathan Schnurr returned six kickoffs for 165 yards including an 87 yard return for a touchdown. Henry Holthaus led the defense with seven solo and four assisted tackles. Jake Topley added six solo and one assisted tackles with three of his tackles resulting in losses totaling six yards. Justin Tackett recorded three solo and three assisted tackles with one of his tackles resulting in a five yard loss. Kevin Brown and Ray Smoot each recovered a fumble.
Scoring Summary
| School | Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final |
| DeSales | 3 | 7 | 21 | 7 | 38 |
| Lexington Catholic | 7 | 0 | 7 | 12 | 26 |
| DESALES | - | Noah Herbert kicks a 25 yard field goal |
| LEXCATH | - | Nathan Schnurr 87 yard kickoff return (Trey Woody kick) |
| DESALES | - | Jordan Watkins 48 yard run (Noah Herbert kick) |
| DESALES | - | Aaron Pfaadt 17 yard run (Noah Herbert kick) |
| DESALES | - | Carlos Ordway 34 yard run (Noah Herbert kick) |
| DESALES | - | Ryan O’Shea 43 yard interception return (Noah Herbert kick) |
| LEXCATH | - | Trenton Neuer 76 yard pass from Beau Allen (Trey Woody kick) |
| DESALES | - | Aaron Pfaadt 1 yard run (Noah Herbert kick) |
| LEXCATH | - | Gavin Cameron 34 yard pass from Beau Allen (Beau Allen run fails) |
| LEXCATH | - | Luke Powell 5 yard pass from Beau Allen (Beau Allen pass fails) |
Selected Statistics
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| Rushing | No. | Yds. | Avg. | Long |
| Aaron Pfaadt | 15 | 160 | 10.7 | 53 |
| Jordan Watkins | 11 | 122 | 11,1 | 48 |
| Carlos Ordway | 6 | 84 | 14.0 | 34 |
| Darren Hollenkamp | 5 | 17 | 3.4 | 9 |
| Team | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 |
| AJ O’Shea | 3 | -1 | -0.3 | 1 |
| Joe Olson | 2 | -4 | -2.0 | 0 |
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| Passing | A-C-I | Yds. | TD | Long |
| Aaron Pfaadt | 15-6-0 | 79 | 0 | 25 |
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| Receiving | No. | Yds. | TD | Long |
| Darren Hollenkamp | 2 | 15 | 0 | 13 |
| Demetri Scott | 1 | 25 | 0 | 25 |
| Carlos Ordway | 1 | 17 | 0 | 17 |
| Jordan Watkins | 1 | 15 | 0 | 15 |
| Joe Olson | 1 | 7 | 0 | 7 |
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| Rushing | No. | Yds. | Avg. | Long |
| Dameon Jones | 17 | 51 | 3.0 | 12 |
| Carson Brownell | 1 | 4 | 4.0 | 4 |
| Keith Brinkman | 1 | 3 | 3.0 | 3 |
| Beau Allen | 4 | -31 | -7.8 | 0 |
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| Passing | A-C-I | Yds. | TD | Long |
| Beau Allen | 40-28-1 | 321 | 3 | 76 |
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| Receiving | No. | Yds. | TD | Long |
| Nathan Schnurr | 9 | 69 | 0 | 20 |
| Luke Powell | 6 | 51 | 1 | 16 |
| Trenton Neuer | 4 | 97 | 1 | 76 |
| Gavin Cameron | 4 | 56 | 1 | 34 |
| Dameon Jones | 3 | 11 | 0 | 7 |
| Lincoln Justice | 2 | 37 | 0 | 20 |
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.