Topic: Football
St. Francis Desales Columbus (OH) vs. Covington Catholic
Covington Catholic High School
Park Hills, KY
September 22, 2017
© 2017 by Ron Harrison
St. Francis took an early 7-0 lead but it was all Covington Catholic after that as the Colonels rolled to a 35-7 victory. Covington Catholic recorded 17 first downs and 385 yards of total offense. The Colonels were penalized three times for 20 yards and lost a fumble. St. Francis recorded six first downs and 189 yards of total offense. They were penalized four times for 20 yards.
C. McGinness led Covington Catholic’s ground game with 185 yards and a touchdown on 20 carries. AJ Mayer carried the ball nine times for 67 yards and two touchdowns. AJ Mayer completed 12 of 24 passes for 109 yards and a touchdown. M. Pike caught four passes for 33 yards. D. Summe caught a 26 yard touchdown pass. C. McGinness returned two punts for 30 yards with a long return of 27 yards and returned one kickoff for 30 yards. T. Bayer led the defense with four solo and one assisted tackles. M. Mayer added three solo and two assisted tackles.
B. Asamoah led St. Francis’ ground game with 56 yards on 14 carries. C. Silvestri completed seven of 16 passes for 122 yards and one touchdown. C. Hilleary caught three passes for 96 yards and a touchdown. J. Velazquez returned three kickoffs for 77 yards with a long return of 30 yards. C. Hilleary returned one kickoff for 29 yards. A. Sciarroni led the defense with five solo and one assisted tackles. J. Velazquez added three solo and five assisted tackles. W. Mnich recorded three solo and one assisted tackles and recovered a fumble.
Scoring Summary
| School | Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final |
| St. Francis Desales Columbus (OH) | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 |
| Covington Catholic | 7 | 7 | 7 | 14 | 35 |
| STFRANCIS | - | C. Hilleary 70 yard pass from C. Silvestri (A. Sciarroni kick) |
| COVCATH | - | AJ Mayer 1 yard run (Trey Gronette kick) |
| COVCATH | - | L. Jones 0 yard fumble recovery (T. Gronette kick) |
| COVCATH | - | C. McGinness 68 yard run (T. Gronette kick) |
| COVCATH | - | AJ Mayer 22 yard run (T. Gronette kick) |
| COVCATH | - | D. Summe 26 yard pass from AJ Mayer (T. Gronette kick) |
Selected Statistics
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| Rushing | No. | Yds. | Avg. | Long |
| B. Asamoah | 14 | 56 | 4.0 | 25 |
| T. Stewart | 2 | 7 | 3.5 | 6 |
| C. Silvestri | 6 | 6 | 1.0 | 15 |
| J. Ball | 2 | 2 | 1.0 | 4 |
| D. Fuller | 1 | -1 | -1.0 | 0 |
| C. Hilleary | 1 | -3 | -3.0 | 0 |
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| Passing | A-C-I | Yds. | TD | Long |
| C. Silvestri | 16-7-0 | 122 | 1 | 70 |
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| Receiving | No. | Yds. | TD | Long |
| C. Hilleary | 3 | 96 | 1 | 70 |
| B. Zendarsky | 3 | 20 | 0 | 15 |
| A. Sciarroni | 1 | 6 | 0 | 6 |
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| Rushing | No. | Yds. | Avg. | Long |
| C. McGinness | 20 | 185 | 9.2 | 68 |
| AJ Mayer | 9 | 67 | 7.4 | 22 |
| J. Shriver | 2 | 8 | 4.0 | 5 |
| G. Dyer | 1 | 6 | 6.0 | 6 |
| M. Boydston | 2 | 5 | 2.5 | 5 |
| L. Jones | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 |
| L. Summe | 1 | 5 | 5.0 | 5 |
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| Passing | A-C-I | Yds. | TD | Long |
| AJ Mayer | 24-12-0 | 109 | 1 | 26 |
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| Receiving | No. | Yds. | TD | Long |
| M. Pike | 4 | 33 | 0 | 14 |
| J. Coldiron | 2 | 14 | 0 | 7 |
| K. Butler | 2 | 14 | 0 | 8 |
| D. Summe | 1 | 26 | 1 | 26 |
| C. McGinness | 1 | 14 | 0 | 14 |
| M. Mayer | 1 | 5 | 0 | 5 |
| Z. Coburn | 1 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
Acknowledgements
A special thanks to the Covington Catholic Stats Crew 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.