Topic: Football
Covington Catholic vs. Highlands
Highlands High School
Fort Thomas, KY
October 12, 2018
© 2018 by Ron Harrison
Covington Catholic held on win their 23rd straight game 21-14 over Highlands. Nothing came easy for the Colonels as the game was played on a cold, rainy night. Turnovers proved to be fatal for Highlands as Covington Catholic scored two of their touchdowns on short drives set up by Highlands’ turnovers. Highlands also dropped a potential touchdown pass and then was stopped on a fourth and seven running play at the Covington Catholic 33 with less than a minute on the clock. Highland won several of the statistical battles (first downs and total yardage) and managed to shut down the Colonels potent air attack.
Covington Catholic recorded 10 first downs and 281 yards of total offense. The Colonels were penalized seven times for 58 yards and lost a fumble. Highlands recorded 18 first downs and 297 yards of total offense. The Bluebirds were penalized three times for 18 yards, lost a fumble, and had two passes intercepted.
C. McGinness led Covington Catholic’s ground game with 203 yards and two touchdowns on 28 carries. C. Jacob completed four of 10 passes for 45 yards. Z. Coburn caught two passes for 12 yards. M. Mayer added one reception for 28 yards. M. Mayer led the defense with seven solo and three assisted tackles with two of his tackles resulting in losses totaling 13 yards. Jack Coldiron added six solo and two assisted tackles with three of his tackles resulting in losses totaling four yards and intercepted a pass. R. Halverstadt and L.Summe each recorded five solo tackles. D. Summe recorded four solo and one assisted tackles and intercepted a pass he returned 23 yards. J. Hemmer recovered a fumble.
J. Buten led the Highlands ground game with 133 yards on 17 carries. C. Schwalbach carried the ball 15 times for 42 yards and a touchdown. G. Cramer completed 14 of 29 passes for 108 yards and a touchdown with two interceptions. N. Roberts caught four passes for 33 yards. A. King added three receptions for 20 yards. H. Ahlfeld added two receptions for 34 yards and a touchdown. A. Weyer caught two passes for 24 yards. G. Cramer punted three times for a 52.0 average with a long punt of 54 yards. B. Huddleston returned two kickoffs for 33 yards with a long return of 22 yards. J. Brass led the defense with seven solo tackles. S. Butt added five solo tackles. B. Huddleston, A. Starkey, and B. Sisson each recorded four solo tackles with three of Sisson’s tackles resulting in losses totaling 11 yards. C. Zell recovered a fumble.
Scoring Summary
School | Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final |
Covington Catholic | 0 | 14 | 7 | 0 | 21 |
Highlands | 0 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 14 |
HIGHLANDS | - | H. Ahlfeld 2 yard pass from G. Cramer (N. Bowman kick) |
COVCATH | - | D. Summe 9 yard run (T. Gronette kick) |
COVCATH | - | C. McGinness 3 yard run (T. Gronette kick) |
COVCATH | - | C. McGinness 2 yard run (T. Gronette kick) |
HIGHLANDS | - | C. Schwalbach 3 yard run (N. Bowman kick) |
Selected Statistics
Covington Catholic | ||||
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Rushing | No. | Yds. | Avg. | Long |
C. McGinness | 28 | 203 | 7.2 | 36 |
L. Summe | 3 | 20 | 6.7 | 10 |
D. Felix | 3 | 12 | 4.0 | 8 |
D. Summe | 1 | 9 | 9.0 | 9 |
C. Jacob | 2 | -8 | -4.0 | 0 |
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Passing | A-C-I | Yds. | TD | Long |
C. Jacob | 10-4-0 | 45 | 0 | 28 |
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Receiving | No. | Yds. | TD | Long |
Z. Coburn | 2 | 12 | 0 | 8 |
M. Mayer | 1 | 28 | 0 | 28 |
J. Coldiron | 1 | 5 | 0 | 5 |
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Highlands | ||||
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Rushing | No. | Yds. | Avg. | Long |
J. Buten | 17 | 133 | 7.8 | 40 |
C. Schwalbach | 15 | 42 | 2.8 | 15 |
G. Cramer | 6 | 14 | 2.3 | 10 |
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Passing | A-C-I | Yds. | TD | Long |
G. Cramer | 29-14-2 | 108 | 1 | 32 |
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Receiving | No. | Yds. | TD | Long |
N. Roberts | 4 | 33 | 0 | 15 |
A. King | 3 | 20 | 0 | 17 |
H. Ahlfeld | 2 | 34 | 1 | 32 |
A. Weyer | 2 | 24 | 0 | 14 |
C. Schwalbach | 2 | -14 | 0 | 0 |
S. Vinson | 1 | 11 | 0 | 11 |
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.