Topic: Football
Covington Catholic vs. Elder
“The Pit”
Elder High School
Cincinnati, OH
August 20, 2021
© 2021 by Ron Harrison
Elder dominated tonight as Covington Catholic could not get untracked on offense and took a 28-6 victory. Elder recorded 16 first downs and 358 yards of total offense. They were penalized three times for 13 yards. Covington Catholic recorded eight first downs and 177 yards of total offense. They were penalized once for five yards and had three passes intercepted.
Will Summers led Elder’s ground game with 35 yards on 10 carries. Luke Flowers carried the ball 10 times for 32 yards and a touchdown. Drew Ramsey added 28 yards and two touchdowns on 13 carries. Ben Hambleton carried the ball seven times for 17 yards. Ben Hambleton completed 18 of 23 passes for 239 yards and one touchdown. Drew Ramsey caught eight passes for 165 yards and a touchdown. Andrew Harp caught five passes for 32 yards. Nicholas Paff led the defense with five solo tackles with two of his tackles resulting in losses totaling seven yards. Zack Gutekunst added four solo tackles with one of his tackles resulting in a one yard loss and intercepted two passes. Bartley Thomas intercepted a pass he returned 56 yards.
Reid Hummel led the Covington Catholic ground game with 68 yards on seven carries. Adam Holtz completed seven of 17 passes for 91 yards and one touchdown with three interceptions. Reid Hummel caught three passes for 25 yards and a touchdown. Preston Agee caught one pass for 58 yards. Robby Sandfoss returned two kickoffs for 99 yards with a long return of 54 yards. Colin Gastright and David Sullivan led the defense with seven solo and two assisted tackles each. Dallas Wirth added six solo and one assisted tackle with one of his tackles resulting in a one yard loss. Aiden Jones recorded five solo tackles with one of his tackles resulting in a nine yard loss.
Scoring Summary
| School | Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final |
| Covington Catholic | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 6 |
| Elder | 7 | 14 | 7 | 0 | 28 |
| ELDER | - | Drew Ramsey 1 yard run (David Mauer kick) |
| ELDER | - | Luke Flowers 1 yard run (David Mauer kick) |
| ELDER | - | Drew Ramsey 98 yard pass from Ben Hambleton (David Mauer kick) |
| COVCATH | - | Reid Hummel 5 yard pass from Adam Holtz (Eli Nally kick fails) |
| ELDER | - | Drew Ramsey 2 yard run (David Mauer kick) |
Selected Statistics
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| Rushing | No. | Yds. | Avg. | Long |
| Reid Hummel | 7 | 68 | 9.7 | 41 |
| Brayde Collins | 6 | 20 | 3.3 | 7 |
| Adam Holtz | 10 | 2 | 0.2 | 8 |
| Nick Darpel | 1 | -4 | -4.0 | 0 |
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| Passing | A-C-I | Yds. | TD | Long |
| Adam Holtz | 17-7-3 | 91 | 1 | 58 |
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| Receiving | No. | Yds. | TD | Long |
| Reid Hummel | 3 | 25 | 1 | 15 |
| Dennis Lenihan | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Preston Agee | 1 | 58 | 0 | 58 |
| David Sullivan | 1 | 7 | 0 | 7 |
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| Rushing | No. | Yds. | Avg. | Long |
| Will Summers | 10 | 35 | 3.5 | 8 |
| Luke Flowers | 10 | 32 | 3.2 | 8 |
| Drew Ramsey | 13 | 28 | 2.2 | 45 |
| Ben Hambleton | 7 | 17 | 2.4 | 8 |
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| Passing | A-C-I | Yds. | TD | Long |
| Ben Hambleton | 23-18-0 | 239 | 1 | 98 |
| Drew Ramsey | 1-1-0 | 7 | 0 | 7 |
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| Receiving | No. | Yds. | TD | Long |
| Drew Ramsey | 8 | 165 | 1 | 98 |
| Andrew Harp | 5 | 32 | 0 | 9 |
| Luke Flowers | 3 | 25 | 0 | 11 |
| Zane Klusman | 1 | 16 | 0 | 16 |
| Justin Re | 1 | 7 | 0 | 7 |
| Nick Broxterman | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
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.