Topic: Football
Cincinnati St. Xavier vs. Pickerington Central
2020 OHSAA Football Division I Championship
Fortress Obetz Stadium
Obetz, OH
November 13, 2020
© 2020 by Ron Harrison
I decided to incorporate some of the excellent football from our friends up North on my website as I lived in Cincinnati at one time and was always impressed with the brand of football played in the Buckeye State. Tonight’s Division I title clash pits the 9-2 Cincinnati St. Xavier Bombers against the (11-0) Pickerington Central Tigers. St. Xavier has won three championships in the past and won their first three playoff games averaging 50 points per game on offense but won two nail-biters to reach the championship game. The nationally ranked Pickerington Central had outscored their rivals by a 441-86 count.
Cincinnati St. Xavier utilized their air attack and played almost a perfect game in all aspects to defeat Pickerington Central by the score of 44-3 with the second half having a running clock and both teams going scoreless after the intermission. The Bombers raced out to a 30-0 first quarter lead fueled by four touchdown passes from Brogan McCaughey to Jalen Patterson and a rock-ribbed Bomber defense which shut down the Tigers’ offense. St. Xavier recorded 22 first downs and 354 yards of total offense. The Bombers were penalized eight times for 40 yards. Pickerington Central recorded six first downs and 76 yards of total offense. The Tigers were penalized once for 15 yards and lost a fumble.
Jake Howland led St. Xavier’s ground game with 36 yards on six carries. Luke Vrsansky carried the ball added 21 yards on six carries. Brogan McCaughey completed 25 of 39 passes for 291 yards and four touchdowns. Jalen Patterson caught five passes for 105 yards and four touchdowns. Terrell McFarlin added seven receptions for 71 yards. Charles Kellom recorded seven receptions for 61 yards. Max Klare added two receptions for 43 yards. Gabe DuBois returned two kickoffs for 44 yards with a long return of 28 yards and returned one punt for 58 yards and a touchdown. Grant Lyons led the defense with four solo and two assisted tackles with 4.5 of his tackles resulting in losses totaling 18 yards and tackled Garner Wallace in the end zone for a safety. Matthew Devine and Brennan Bareswit added two solo and three assisted tackles each. Giovanni Albanese recovered a fumble.
Lorenzo Styles led Pickerington Central’s ground game with 25 yards on four carries. Olando Kamara carried the ball three times for 21 yards. Garner Wallace completed four of 13 passes for 24 yards. Gavin Edwards caught two passes for 17 yards. Lorenzo Styles returned four kickoffs for 145 yards with a long return of 70 yards. William Dukes led the defense with five solo and five assisted tackles with 1.5 of his tackles resulting in losses totaling four yards. Lorenzo Styles added four solo and two assisted tackles with two of his tackles resulting in losses totaling two yards. Alex Styles recorded five solo and one assisted tackles.
Scoring Summary
| School | Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final |
| Cincinnati St. Xavier | 30 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 44 |
| Pickerington Central | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| STXAVIER | - | Jalen Patterson 14 yard pass from Brogan McCaughey (Mason Rohmiller kick) |
| STXAVIER | - | Grant Lyons tackles Garner Wallace in end zone for a safety |
| STXAVIER | - | Jalen Patterson 35 yard pass from Brogan McCaughey (Mason Rohmiller kick) |
| STXAVIER | - | Jalen Patterson 8 yard pass from Brogan McCaughey (Mason Rohmiller kick) |
| STXAVIER | - | Jalen Patterson 10 yard pass from Brogan McCaughey (Mason Rohmiller kick) |
| PICKERINGTON | - | Mitchell Vollmer kicks a 27 yard field goal |
| STXAVIER | - | Brogan McCaughey 1 yard run (Mason Rohmiller kick) |
| STXAVIER | - | Gabriel DuBois 58 yard punt return (Mason Rohmiller kick) |
Selected Statistics
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| Rushing | No. | Yds. | Avg. | Long |
| Jake Howland | 6 | 36 | 6.0 | 26 |
| Luke Vrsansky | 6 | 21 | 3.5 | 10 |
| Charles Kellom | 6 | 7 | 1.2 | 5 |
| Brogan McCaughey | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 1 |
| Team | 1 | -2 | -2.0 | 0 |
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| Passing | A-C-I | Yds. | TD | Long |
| Brogan McCaughey | 39-25-0 | 291 | 4 | 38 |
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| Receiving | No. | Yds. | TD | Long |
| Jalen Patterson | 5 | 105 | 4 | 38 |
| Terrell McFarlin | 7 | 71 | 0 | 28 |
| Charles Kellom | 7 | 61 | 0 | 16 |
| Max Klare | 2 | 43 | 0 | 33 |
| Liam Clifford | 3 | 6 | 0 | 10 |
| Luke Vrsansky | 1 | 5 | 0 | 5 |
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| Pickerington Central | ||||
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| Rushing | No. | Yds. | Avg. | Long |
| Lorenzo Styles | 4 | 25 | 6.3 | 9 |
| Olando Kamara | 3 | 21 | 7.0 | 10 |
| Donta Crenshaw | 3 | 10 | 3.3 | 10 |
| Sirron Smith | 1 | 2 | 2.0 | 2 |
| Nick Mosley | 5 | 2 | 0.4 | 4 |
| Dylan Bryan | 3 | 1 | 0.3 | 3 |
| Dylan Wagner | 1 | -4 | -4.0 | 0 |
| Garner Wallace | 7 | -5 | -0.7 | 4 |
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| Passing | A-C-I | Yds. | TD | Long |
| Garner Wallace | 13-4-0 | 24 | 0 | 23 |
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| Receiving | No. | Yds. | TD | Long |
| Gavin Edwards | 2 | 17 | 0 | 23 |
| Lorenzo Styles | 1 | 4 | 0 | 4 |
| Nick Mosley | 1 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
Acknowledgements
A special thanks to the OHSAA for the comprehensive stats provided for tonight's game and for all their hard work reaching this point in a very difficult season because of COVID and for maintaining their excellent website. .
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.