Topic: Football
Southwestern vs. Lexington Catholic
Lexington Catholic High School
Lexington, KY
October 26, 2018
© 2018 by Ron Harrison
Lexington Catholic finished the regular season on an up swing with a 39-17 victory over Southwestern to improve their season to 7-3. Southwestern started the season 8-0 but have lost their last two games to Pulaski County and Lexington Catholic. Lexington Catholic raced out to an 18-0 first quarter lead to the victory. Southwestern did not have an answer for Beau Allen tonight as he burned them for 284 yards and three touchdowns through the air and 43 yards and a touchdown on the ground. Lexington Catholic recorded 14 first downs and 377 yards of total offense. The Knights were penalized 10 times for 103 yards. Southwestern recorded 19 first downs and 376 yards of total offense. The Warriors were penalized 11 times for 85 yards and had a pass intercepted.
Keith Brinkman led Lexington Catholic’s ground game with 53 yards on 14 carries. Beau Allen carried the ball nine times for 43 yards and a touchdown. Beau Allen completed 14 of 18 passes for 284 yards and three touchdowns. Tommy Knopp caught four passes for 69 yards and a touchdown. Nathan Schnurr added three receptions for 25 yards. Luke Powell caught two passes for 61 yards and a touchdown. Trenton Neuer added a 62 yard touchdown reception. John Woodall added one catch for 49 yards. Nathan Schnurr returned three punts for 44 yards including a long return of 36 yards. Clay Callahan led the defense with eight solo and seven assisted tackles. Brennan Emnett added five solo and six assisted tackles with 2.5 of his tackles resulting in losses totaling two yards and scored on an 18 yard interception return. Henry Holthaus recorded five solo and two assisted tackles.
Dylan Bland led Southwestern’s ground game with 138 yards on 23 carries. Chase Doan carried the ball 14 times for 49 yards. Drew Sawyers added 49 yards and a touchdown on 12 carries. Drew Sawyer completed six of 11 passes for 123 yards and a touchdown with one interception. Xavier Streeter caught two passes for 31 yards. JP Vaught added a 70 yard touchdown reception. Dylan Bland led the defense with six solo tackles. Mason Parsons added four solo and three assisted tackles. Xavier Streeter recorded four solo and one assisted tackles. Drew Sawyers added four solo tackles. Luke Gregory recorded four solo tackles with one of his tackles resulting in a six yard loss.
Scoring Summary
| School | Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final |
| Southwestern | 0 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 17 |
| Lexington Catholic | 18 | 14 | 0 | 7 | 39 |
| LEXCATH | - | Trey Woody kicks a 33 yard field goal |
| LEXCATH | - | Trenton Neuer 62 yard pass from Beau Allen (Trey Woody kick) |
| LEXCATH | - | Brennan Emnett 18 yard interception return (Trenton Neuer run) |
| SOUTHWESTERN | - | Max Brainard kicks a 24 yard field goal |
| SOUTHWESTERN | - | Drew Sawyers 10 yard run (Max Brainard kick) |
| LEXCATH | - | Tommy Knopp 38 yard pass from Beau Allen (Trey Woody kick) |
| SOUTHWESTERN | - | JP Vaught 70 yard pass from Drew Sawyers (Max Brainard kick) |
| LEXCATH | - | Beau Allen 1 yard run (Trey Woody kick) |
| LEXCATH | - | Luke Powell 27 yard pass from Beau Allen (Trey Woody kick) |
Selected Statistics
| Southwestern | ||||
|
| ||||
| Rushing | No. | Yds. | Avg. | Long |
| Dylan Bland | 23 | 138 | 6.0 | 22 |
| Chase Doan | 14 | 49 | 3.5 | 16 |
| Drew Sawyers | 12 | 49 | 4.1 | 11 |
| JP Vaught | 2 | 16 | 8.0 | 13 |
| Xavier Streeter | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 1 |
|
| ||||
| Passing | A-C-I | Yds. | TD | Long |
| Drew Sawyers | 11-6-1 | 123 | 1 | 70 |
| Xavier Streeter | 1-0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
|
| ||||
| Receiving | No. | Yds. | TD | Long |
| Xavier Streeter | 2 | 31 | 0 | 24 |
| JP Vaught | 1 | 70 | 1 | 70 |
| Dylan Bland | 1 | 9 | 0 | 9 |
| Mason Parsons | 1 | 8 | 0 | 8 |
| Christian Bach | 1 | 5 | 0 | 5 |
|
| ||||
| Lexington Catholic | ||||
|
| ||||
| Rushing | No. | Yds. | Avg. | Long |
| Keith Brinkman | 14 | 53 | 3.8 | 18 |
| Beau Allen | 9 | 43 | 4.8 | 13 |
| Ryan Nichols | 2 | 4 | 2.0 | 3 |
| Team | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 |
| B. Anderson | 1 | -7 | -7.0 | 0 |
|
| ||||
| Passing | A-C-I | Yds. | TD | Long |
| Beau Allen | 18-14-0 | 284 | 3 | 62 |
|
| ||||
| Receiving | No. | Yds. | TD | Long |
| Tommy Knopp | 4 | 69 | 1 | 38 |
| Nathan Schnurr | 3 | 25 | 0 | 23 |
| Luke Powell | 2 | 61 | 1 | 34 |
| Trenton Neuer | 1 | 62 | 1 | 62 |
| John Woodall | 1 | 49 | 0 | 49 |
| Dylan Bracken | 1 | 16 | 0 | 16 |
| Phillip Gough | 1 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| Ryan Nichols | 1 | -1 | 0 | 0 |
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.