St. Xavier (2-0) vs. Lexington Catholic (1-0) September 5, 2003

Mike Glaser's St. Xavier Tigers have exploded out of the gate with impressive wins over Scott County (38-6) and Cincinnati Moeller (31-17).  The offense has been led by 5-11 210 pound Sr. RB K. J. Austin-Bruce.  He has the luxury of running behind an offensive line that includes 6-3 266 pound Sr. tackle Mike Secor and 6-3 321 pound Sr. tackle Carter Borho.  The Tigers have also ben impressive on the defensive side of the ball. 

Bob Sphire's Lexington Catholic Knights got off to a great start with a 49-6 victory over Prestonsburg.  So. QB Justin Burke got off to a great start and will need another big game tonight for the Knights to defeat the top-ranked Class 4A power St. Xavier. 

Lexington Catholic played well on both sides of the ball and overcame two fumbles by their punt return team to claim a 19-14 victory over St. Xavier.  Lexington Catholic held a 427-322 yard advantage on total offense and the defense came up big with a late goal line stand to seal the victory.  So. Justin Burke completed 20 of 30 passes for 323 yards and two TD passes including a 34 yard scoring strike to Cornell Burbage on fourth-and-seven with 19 seconds remaining in the first half.  LB Kevin Lattner led the Lexington Catholic defense with nine solo and five assisted tackles. 

St. Xavier was led on the ground tonight by K. J. Austin-Bruce with 125 yards on 20 carries.  QB Brian Bishop added 103 yards on 20 carries including a 59 yard scoring run that pulled the Tigers to within two points, 16-14, late in the third quarter.  DB Kyle Geftos led the Tiger defense with eight unassisted tackles. 

Scoring Summary

Lexington Catholic

19

St. Xavier

14

School	Q1	Q2	Q3	Q4	Final
St. Xavier	7	0	7	0	14
Lexington Catholic	6	10	3	0	19

LC	- Phillip Martin 4 yard pass from Justin Burke (pass fails)
SX	- Justin Brown 4 yard run (Leo Fante kick)
LC	- Brenton Wathen 27 yard field goal
LC	- Cornell Burbage 34 yard pass from Burke (Wathen kick)
SX	- Brian Bishop 59 yard run (Fante kick)
LC	- Wathen 25 yard field goal

 

Selected Statistics
 

St. Xavier						Lexington Catholic
Rushing	No.	Yds.	Avg.	Long		Rushing	No.	Yds.	Avg.	Long
K. J. Austin-Bruce	20	125	6.2	61		Phillip Martin	4	77	19.2	80
Brian Bishop	20	103	5.2	20		Justin Burke	11	18	1.6	16
Justin Brown	10	52	5.2	20		Matt Walton	2	6	3.0	6
Passing	A-C-I	Yds.	TD	Long		Passing	A-C-I	Yds.	TD	Long
Brian Bishop	11-5-0	42	0	13		Justin Burke	30-20-0	323	2	42
						Tanner Doss	3-1-0	5	0	5
Receiving	No.	Yds.	TD	Long		Receiving	No.	Yds.	TD	Long
Andrew Fust	2	22	0	13		Tyler Hinkel	5	94	0	42
Justin Deeley	2	13	0	9		Phillip Martin	4	52	1	19
Derek Beck	1	7	0	7		Cornell Burbage	3	63	1	34
						Kevin Vogelsang	3	44	0	27
						Michael Rumpke	3	43	0	21
						Marvin Devers	2	32	0	22
						John Damron	1	0	0	0

Acknowledgements

A special thanks to the WL Stats crew for the comprehensive stats provided for tonight's game. 

Other Games of Interest

Boyle County

45

Danville

26

QB Brandon Smith completed 12 of 23 passes for 228 yards and three touchdowns and rushed for 59 yards and two touchdowns on 11 carries to lead Boyle County to victory. 
 

Bryan Station

48

Bourbon County

8

Bryan Station rolled up 407 yards on offense to gain their first victory of the year.  For a complete write-up of this game, click [here]. 
 

Manual

37

Trinity

36

Austin Tiller led the victors with TD passes of 25, six, and four yards as Trinity falls to 0-3 for the season. 
 

Madison Central

27

Tates Creek

6

Madison Central continues their early season march through Lexington schools as they go 3-0 for the season.  Madison Central opened the season with a victory over Bryan Station, then defeated Dunbar last week. 
 

Paul Dunbar

24

Rockcastle County

14

QB Davis Stanley passed for 186 yards and three touchdowns to lead Dunbar to victory.
 

Lafayette

6

Boyd County

0

Spencer Fain notched two interceptions for the night as the Generals eke out a 6-0 victory.
 

Scott County

36

Clark County

0

Ted Sberna led the Cardinals with TD runs of five and 88 yards.
 

Highlands

35

Campbell County

7

Chase Cecil completed nine of 13 passes for 229 yards and TD strikes of 26, 73, 65, and 69 yards to lead Highlands to their third consecutive victory of the season. 
 

Ballard	27	Henry Clay	20
Paris	42	Pendleton County	21
Frankfort	22	Franklin County	14
Breathitt County	49	Pike County Central	0
Madison Southern	13	Harlan	7
Mason County	53	Fleming County	6
Harrison County	27	Montgomery County	20
Harrodsburg	48	Mercer County	12
Seneca	31	Pleasure Ridge Park	16
Pulaski County	33	Casey County	6
Central	12	Male	10
Butler	32	Fairdale	7
Meade County	13	Owensboro	10
South Laurel	31	Corbin	29
Hopkinsville	14	Mayfield	10
Belfry	28	Lawrence County	14
Ashland Blazer	33	Russell	14
Middlesboro	36	Pineville	6
Ryle	24	Eastern	13
Fern Creek	35	Shawnee	32

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