Topic: Football
2023FBRYLECC
Ryle vs. Covington Catholic
Covington Catholic High School
Park Hills, KY
August 18, 2023
© 2023 by Ron Harrison
Covington Catholic defeated Ryle by the score of 37-22. Covington Catholic recorded 22 first downs and 431yards of total offense. The Colonels were penalized three times for 15 yards. Ryle recorded 21 first downs and 313 yards of total offense. The Raiders were penalized once for 10 yards and lost three fumbles.
Owen Leen led Covington Catholic’s ground game with 96 yards and three touchdowns on 16 carries. Evan Pitzer carried the ball six times for 63 yards and a touchdown. Evan Pitzer completed 17 of 24 passes for 271 yards and one touchdown. Willie Rodriguez caught three passes for 75 yards and one touchdown. Oliver Link added two receptions for 55 yards. Noah Johnson recorded two receptions for 37 yards. Braylon Miller chipped in with four receptions for 33 yards. Josh Flood caught two passes for 31 yards. Braylon Miller returned four kickoffs for 97 yards with a long return of 35 yards. Tate Kruer punted twice for a 42.0 average. Tate Kruer led the defense with eight solo tackles. Josh Flood and Willie Rodriguez added six and five solo tackles respectively. Josh Flood and Isaac Mason each recovered a fumble.
JR Hayes led Ryle’s ground game with 24 yards on six carries. Logan Verax carried the ball eight times for 19 yards. Jacob Savage carried the ball eight times for 15 yards and two touchdowns. Logan Verax completed 22 of 33 passes for 266 yards and one touchdown. Landon Lorms caught 12 passes for 131 yards and one touchdown. JR Hayes caught six passes for 47 yards. Nathan Verax returned three kickoffs for 71 yards with a long return of 30 yards. Gavin Lyons returned two kickoffs for 28 yards with a long return of 21 yards. Gavin Lyons led the defense with five solo and one assisted tackles. Jacob Savage added four solo and four assisted tackles. Jake Steffen recorded four solo and three assisted tackles. Kai Workman chipped in with three solo and five assisted tackles.
Scoring Summary
School | Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final |
Ryle | 0 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 22 |
Covington Catholic | 14 | 7 | 2 | 14 | 37 |
COVCATH | - | Willie Rodriguez 49 yard pass from Evan Pitzer (Andrew Weitzel kick) |
COVCATH | - | Owen Leen 6 yard run (Andrew Weitzel kick) |
COVCATH | - | Evan Pitzer 7 yard run (Andrew Weitzel kick) |
RYLE | - | Jacob Savage 1 yard run (Josh Line kick) |
COVCATH | - | Ben Reeves safety |
RYLE | - | Jacob Savage 2 yard run (Dylan Lee pass from Logan Verax) |
COVCATH | - | Owen Leen 18 yard run (Andrew Weitzel) |
COVCATH | - | Owen Leen 19 yard run (Andrew Weitzel kick) |
RYLE | - | Landon Lorms 10 yard pass from Logan Verax) |
Selected Statistics
Ryle | ||||
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Rushing | No. | Yds. | Avg. | Long |
JR Hayes | 6 | 24 | 4.0 | **** |
Logan Verax | 8 | 19 | 2.4 | **** |
Jacob Savage | 8 | 15 | 1.9 | **** |
Gavin Lyons | 1 | -1 | -1.0 | **** |
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Passing | A-C-I | Yds. | TD | Long |
Logan Verax | 33-27-0 | 266 | 1 | **** |
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Receiving | No. | Yds. | TD | Long |
Landon Lorms | 12 | 131 | 1 | **** |
JR Hayes | 6 | 47 | 0 | **** |
Grady Reynolds | 3 | 39 | 0 | **** |
Dylan Lee | 3 | 20 | 0 | **** |
Gavin Lyons | 1 | 15 | 0 | **** |
Nathan Verax | 1 | 13 | 0 | **** |
Logan Verax | 1 | -14 | 0 | **** |
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Covington Catholic | ||||
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Rushing | No. | Yds. | Avg. | Long |
Owen Leen | 16 | 96 | 6.0 | **** |
Evan Pitzer | 6 | 63 | 10.5 | **** |
Braylon Miller | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | **** |
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Passing | A-C-I | Yds. | TD | Long |
Evan Pitzer | 24-17-0 | 271 | 1 | **** |
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Receiving | No. | Yds. | TD | Long |
Willie Rodriguez | 3 | 75 | 1 | **** |
Braylon Miller | 4 | 33 | 0 | **** |
Noah Johnson | 2 | 37 | 0 | **** |
Donovan Bradshaw | 2 | 15 | 0 | **** |
Oliver Link | 2 | 55 | 0 | **** |
Josh Flood | 2 | 31 | 0 | **** |
Owen Leen | 1 | 10 | 0 | **** |
Malachi Knasel | 1 | 15 | 0 | **** |
Acknowledgements
A special thanks to the Covington Catholic and Ryle Stats Crews 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.