Topic: Football
Highlands vs. Lexington Catholic
Class 4A Playoffs
Lexington Catholic High School
Lexington, KY
November 25, 2011
© 2011 by Ron Harrison
Colin Seidel scored on kickoff returns of 95 and 90 yards to spark Highlands to a 42-21 victory over Lexington Catholic to improve their record to 14-0. Lexington Catholic finishes their season at 11-3. Both quarterbacks came up big tonight as Highlands’ QB Patrick Towles ran for 120 yards and two touchdowns and passed for 108 yards and another touchdown. Lexington Catholic QB Kyle Bolin ran for 58 yards and threw for 223 yards and three touchdowns. Highlands recorded 20 first downs and 339 yards of total offense. The Bluebirds were penalized nine times for 98 yards. Lexington Catholic recorded 22 first downs and 301 yards of total offense. The Knights were penalized four times for 30 yards and had a pass intercepted.
Patrick Towles led Highlands’ ground game with 120 yards and two touchdowns on 17 carries. Zach Harris carried the ball 11 times for 60 yards. Patrick Towles completed seven of 11 passes for 108 yards and one touchdown. Donovan McCoy caught three passes for 31 yards. David Christian added two receptions for 50 yards. Drake Bruns led the defense with 12 solo tackles with one of his tackles resulting in a seven yard loss. Josh Quillen and Sam Chambers added six and five solo tackles respectively.
Kyle Bolin led Lexington Catholic’s ground game with 58 yards on 14 carries. Kyle Bolin completed 24 of 43 passes for 223 yards and three touchdowns with one interception. Adam Bush caught 11 passes for 98 yards and a touchdown. Josh Mesmer led the defense with six solo and four assisted tackles. Alex Nash added five solo and two assisted tackles with one of his tackles resulting in a four yard loss. Derek Hayden recorded five solo and one assisted tackles.
Scoring Summary
School | Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final |
Highlands | 7 | 14 | 14 | 7 | 42 |
Lexington Catholic | 0 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 21 |
H | - | Colin Seidl 95 yard kickoff return (Carter New kick) |
LC | - | Adam Bush 21 yard pass from Kyle Bolin (Jake Pumphrey kick) |
H | - | Luke Turner 16 yard pass from Patrick Towles (Carter New kick) |
H | - | Jake True 15 yard run (Carter New kick) |
LC | - | Noah Mitchell 5 yard pass from Kyle Bolin (Jake Pumphrey kick) |
H | - | Colin Seidl 90 yard kickoff return (Carter New kick) |
H | - | Patrick Towles 8 yard run (Carter New kick) |
LC | - | David Bouvier 34 yard pass from Kyle Bolin (Jake Pumphrey kick) |
H | - | Patrick Towles 1 yard run (Carter New kick) |
Selected Statistics
Highlands | ||||
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Rushing | No. | Yds. | Avg. | Long |
Patrick Towles | 17 | 120 | 7.1 | 23 |
Zach Harris | 11 | 60 | 5.5 | 11 |
Jake True | 7 | 45 | 6.4 | 15 |
Colin Seidl | 1 | 6 | 6.0 | 6 |
Team | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 |
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Passing | A-C-I | Yds. | TD | Long |
Patrick Towles | 11-7-0 | 108 | 1 | 30 |
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Receiving | No. | Yds. | TD | Long |
Donovan McCoy | 3 | 31 | 0 | 13 |
David Christian | 2 | 50 | 0 | 30 |
Luke Turner | 2 | 27 | 1 | 16 |
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Lexington Catholic | ||||
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Rushing | No. | Yds. | Avg. | Long |
Kyle Bolin | 14 | 58 | 4.1 | 32 |
Amoh Kumengisa | 9 | 14 | 1.6 | 8 |
Marcelis Logan | 5 | 6 | 1.2 | 11 |
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Passing | A-C-I | Yds. | TD | Long |
Kyle Bolin | 43-24-1 | 223 | 3 | 34 |
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Receiving | No. | Yds. | TD | Long |
Adam Bush | 11 | 98 | 1 | 21 |
Casey Nash | 4 | 21 | 0 | 7 |
Marcelis Logan | 3 | 41 | 0 | 20 |
C. Zimmerman | 2 | 18 | 0 | 9 |
David Bouvier | 1 | 34 | 1 | 34 |
Amoh Kumengisa | 1 | 7 | 0 | 7 |
Noah Mitchell | 1 | 5 | 1 | 5 |
Malik Guidry | 1 | -1 | 0 | 0 |
Acknowledgements
A special thanks to WL Stats for the comprehensive stats provided for tonight's games.
Updated: Saturday, 26 November 2011 6:12 PM EST
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