Topic: Football
Lexington Catholic vs. Taylor County
Taylor County High School
Campbellsville, KY
October 10, 2014
© 2014 by Ron Harrison
Lexington Catholic defeated Taylor County 13-8 on a cool, rainy night in which neither team could get their offense untracked. Lexington Catholic recorded 10 first downs and 232 yards of total offense. The Knights were penalized 10 times for 103 yards and had one pass intercepted. Taylor County recorded 12 first downs and 155 yards of total offense. They were penalized four times for 31 yards, lost four fumbles, and had a pass intercepted.
Jaylen Jones led Lexington Catholic’s ground game with 69 yards and a touchdown on 23 carries. Reese Ryan completed seven of 13 passes for 172 yards and a touchdown with one interception. Andy Thompson caught three passes for 91 yards and a touchdown. Jordan Hatton added two receptions for 43 yards. Chase Boling led the defense with 13 solo and three assisted tackles and recovered a fumble. Andy Hickey added four solo and one assisted tackles.
J. Benningfield led Taylor County’s ground game with 85 yards and a touchdown on 22 carries. B. Williams carried the ball seven times for 38 yards. Hunter Christie was zero for four with one interception in the passing department. Jack Miller led the defense with eight solo tackles with three of his tackles resulting in losses totaling three yards. B. Williams added five solo and one assisted tackles with two of his tackles resulting in losses totaling 12 yards.
Scoring Summary
School | Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final |
Lexington Catholic | 7 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 13 |
Taylor County | 0 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 8 |
LCATH | - | Andy Thompson 25 yard pass from Reese Ryan (Donovan Morris kick) |
TAYLOR | - | J. Benningfield 3 yard run (Hunter Christie run) |
LCATH | - | Jaylen Jones 3 yard run (Andy Thompson pass fails) |
Selected Statistics
Lexington Catholic | ||||
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Rushing | No. | Yds. | Avg. | Long |
Jaylen Jones | 23 | 69 | 3.0 | 20 |
Brett Balcirak | 2 | 9 | 4.5 | 5 |
JJ Ogbogu | 1 | -2 | -2.0 | 0 |
Reese Ryan | 6 | -16 | -2.7 | 10 |
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Passing | A-C-I | Yds. | TD | Long |
Reese Ryan | 13-7-1 | 172 | 1 | 47 |
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Receiving | No. | Yds. | TD | Long |
Andy Thompson | 3 | 91 | 1 | 47 |
Jordan Hatton | 2 | 43 | 0 | 33 |
JJ Ogbogu | 1 | 29 | 0 | 29 |
Kevin Brown | 1 | 9 | 0 | 9 |
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Taylor County | ||||
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Rushing | No. | Yds. | Avg. | Long |
J. Benningfield | 22 | 85 | 3.9 | 17 |
B. Williams | 7 | 38 | 5.4 | 10 |
Zack Richerson | 8 | 30 | 3.8 | 9 |
Hunter Christie | 5 | 2 | 0.4 | 6 |
Team | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 |
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Passing | A-C-I | Yds. | TD | Long |
Hunter Christie | 4-0-1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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Receiving | No. | Yds. | TD | Long |
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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.