Topic: Football
Covington Catholic vs. Simon Kenton
Simon Kenton High School
Independence, KY
October 30, 2020
© 2020 by Ron Harrison
Covington Catholic continues to roll with a 38-3 victory over Simon Kenton. Covington Catholic recorded 22 first downs and 453 yards of total offense. They were penalized once for five yards and had a pass intercepted. Simon Kenton recorded 16 first downs and 260 yards of total offense. The Pioneers were penalized four times for 31 yards and had one pass intercepted.
Owen Nally led Covington Catholic’s ground attack with 83 yards and two touchdowns on 15 carries. Ryan Schnieder carried the ball seven times for 52 yards and a touchdown. Caleb Jacob completed 20 of 30 passes for 288 yards and two touchdowns with one interception. Ethan Reardon caught five passes for 106 yards. Owen Nally added four receptions for 29 yards and a touchdown. Ryan Schnieder caught three passes for 79 yards and a touchdown. Aiden Jones led the defense with seven solo and two assisted tackles with one of his tackles resulting in a one yard loss. Sam France added five solo and one assisted tackles with one of his tackles resulting in a one yard loss. Ben Dickhaus recorded five solo and one assisted tackles with two of his tackles resulting in losses totaling six yards. Max Lawrie recorded three solo tackles with two of his tackles resulting in losses totaling 12 yards. Robby Sandfoss added two solo and one assisted tackles with one of his tackles resulting in a 17 yard loss.
Jayden Lawson led Simon Kenton’s ground game with 131 yards on 15 carries. Chase Crone completed 12 of 23 passes for 98 yards. Trey Little caught four passes for 43 yards. Caleb Livers and Luke Morrison each caught three passes for 33 yards respectively. Caleb Livers returned one punt for 10 yards. Marcus Courtney returned three kickoffs for 53 yards with a long return of 25 yards. Landon Meyer led the defense with seven solo and one assisted tackles. Nate Walker added seven solo tackles and intercepted a pass he returned 15 yards. Josh Bowling recorded six solo and one assisted tackles with two of his tackles resulting in losses totaling 11 yards. Daniel Fagan added five solo tackles with two of his tackles resulting in losses totaling eight yards.
Scoring Summary
| School | Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final |
| Covington Catholic | 14 | 14 | 7 | 3 | 38 |
| Simon Kenton | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| COVCATH | - | Owen Nally 13 yard run (Trey Gronette kick) |
| COVCATH | - | Owen Nally 9 yard pass from Caleb Jacob (Trey Gronette kick) |
| COVCATH | - | Ryan Schnieder 8 yard run (Trey Gronette kick) |
| SKENTON | - | Nick Seger kicks a 25 yard field goal |
| COVCATH | - | Owen Nally 3 yard run (Trey Gronette kick) |
| COVCATH | - | Ryan Schnieder 35 yard pass from Caleb Jacob (Trey Gronette kick) |
| COVCATH | - | Trey Gronette kicks a 27 yard field goal |
Selected Statistics
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| Rushing | No. | Yds. | Avg. | Long |
| Owen Nally | 15 | 83 | 5.5 | 17 |
| Ryan Schnieder | 7 | 52 | 7.4 | 20 |
| Caleb Jacob | 7 | 15 | 2.1 | 20 |
| Sam France | 3 | 11 | 3.7 | 5 |
| Brayde Collins | 2 | 4 | 2.0 | 9 |
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| Passing | A-C-I | Yds. | TD | Long |
| Caleb Jacob | 30-20-1 | 288 | 2 | 35 |
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| Receiving | No. | Yds. | TD | Long |
| Ethan Reardon | 5 | 106 | 0 | 33 |
| Owen Nally | 4 | 29 | 1 | 14 |
| Ryan Schnieder | 3 | 79 | 1 | 35 |
| Dallas Wirth | 3 | 17 | 0 | 10 |
| Garrett Benke | 3 | 17 | 0 | 10 |
| Aiden Jones | 1 | 32 | 0 | 32 |
| Trevor Wilson | 1 | 8 | 0 | 8 |
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| Rushing | No. | Yds. | Avg. | Long |
| Jayden Lawson | 15 | 131 | 8.7 | 34 |
| Marcus Courtney | 4 | 21 | 5.2 | 14 |
| Reed Carmony | 4 | 13 | 3.2 | 9 |
| Chase Crone | 14 | -8 | -0.6 | 6 |
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| Passing | A-C-I | Yds. | TD | Long |
| Chase Crone | 23-12-0 | 98 | 0 | 22 |
| Corey Frantz | 1-0-1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Marcus Courtney | 1-1-0 | 5 | 0 | 5 |
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| Receiving | No. | Yds. | TD | Long |
| Trey Little | 4 | 43 | 0 | 22 |
| Caleb Livers | 3 | 33 | 0 | 13 |
| Luke Morrison | 3 | 33 | 0 | 17 |
| Marcus Courtney | 3 | -6 | 0 | 6 |
Acknowledgements
A special thanks to the Covington Catholic Stats Crewfor 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.