Covington Catholic vs Highlands | Football

FINAL 8/25

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	Q1	Q2	Q3	Q4	Final
CCHS	6	8	14	7	35
HHS	7	7	7	0	21

Final score provided by J. Fischesser.

Team Totals

CCHS	Stat	Highlands
63	Total Plays	46
17	First Downs	15
5	Penalties	7
33	Penalty Yards	60
27:48	Possession Time	20:12

Colonels

Bluebirds

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Offense - Passing

	C	Att	Yds	C%	Avg	TD	Int	Lng	QB Rate
#6 R. Litmer	0	2	0	.000		0			39.6
#8 B. Benke	13	16	86	.812	6.6		2	24	52.6

Offense - Rushing

	Car	Yds	Avg	Lng	100+	TD
#3 C. Giesler	11	125	11.4	37	1	2
#5 J. White	1	-1	-1.0		0
#8 B. Benke	14	153	10.9	76	1	1
#9 H. Hass	1	-3	-3.0		0
#14 A. Surrey	1	-1	-1.0		0

Offense - Receiving

	Rec	Yds	Avg	Lng
#1 T. Mccarter	1	7	7.0	7
#3 C. Giesler	5	26	5.2	24
#4 M. Matteoli	1	3	3.0	3
#5 J. White	1	10	10.0	10
#7 J. Arnold	2	17	8.5	11
#8 B. Benke	0	0		0
#10 D. Hinegardner	1	6	6.0	6
#14 A. Surrey	1	9	9.0	9

Offense - Offensive Fumbles and Pancake Blocks

	Fum	Lost
#5 C. Class	1	1

Offense - All Purpose Yards

	Rush	Rec	KR	PR	Total
#1 T. Mccarter		7			7
#3 C. Giesler	125	26			151
#4 M. Matteoli		3			3
#5 J. White	-1	10			9
#7 J. Arnold		17	14		31
#8 B. Benke	153	0			153
#9 H. Hass	-3				-3
#10 D. Hinegardner		6	32		38
#14 A. Surrey	-1	9	28	8	44

Offense - Total Yards

	Rush	Pass	Rec	Total
#1 T. Mccarter			7	7
#3 C. Giesler	125		26	151
#4 M. Matteoli			3	3
#5 J. White	-1		10	9
#6 R. Litmer		0		0
#7 J. Arnold			17	17
#8 B. Benke	153	86	0	239
#9 H. Hass	-3			-3
#10 D. Hinegardner			6	6
#14 A. Surrey	-1		9	8

Defense - Tackles

	Solo	Asst	Tot Tckls	TFL
#1 T. Mccarter	4		4
#2 D. Gregory	1		1
#5 C. Class	1	1	2
#11 L. Fenik	1	4	5
#16 C. Wallace	7	1	8
#19 L. Hicks	2	1	3
#20 N. Welch	7	4	11	1.0
#21 R. Reynolds	1	2	3
#34 D. Roller	5	5	10	1.0
#42 C. Stojkovic	2		2	2.0
#52 J. Studer	2		2
#57 A. Howard	2		2
#67 D. Race	1		1
#85 L. Schneider	1	1	2	1.0
#97 C. Shelton	1		1

Defense - Sacks

	Sacks	Ydl
#34 D. Roller	1.0	16
#42 C. Stojkovic	1.0	11

Defense - Defensive Statistics

	Fmb Rec
#85 L. Schneider	1

Special Teams - Kickoffs

	KO	Yds	Avg	Lng	TB
#15 J. Haggard	3	155	51.7	59	1

Special Teams - Punts

	P	Yds	Avg	Lng
#5 C. Class	2	82	41.0	46

Special Teams - Kickoff and Punt Returns

	KO Rets	Yds	Avg	Lng	P Rets	Yds	Avg	Lng	KR Yds
#5 C. Class					1
#7 J. Arnold	1	14	14.0	14					14
#10 D. Hinegardner	2	32	16.0	21					32
#14 A. Surrey	2	28	14.0	19	1	8	8.0	8	36

Scoring - Points

	TDs	TD Pts	Kick Pts	Tot Pts
#3 C. Giesler	2	12		12
#8 B. Benke	1	6		6
#41 L. Nickelman			3	3

Scoring - PATs and Field Goals

	PAT	Att	%	Tot Pts
#41 L. Nickelman	3	3	1.0	3

Scoring - Touchdowns

	TD Rush	Total
#3 C. Giesler	2	2
#8 B. Benke	1	1

Team summary

Total TDs

CCHS

HHS

Sacks

CCHS

HHS

2.0

Rushing TDs

CCHS

HHS

Fumble Recoveries

CCHS

HHS

Completion Percentage

CCHS

HHS

.722

QB Rating

CCHS

HHS

42.6

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Offense

Passing

Att

Yds

.722

Avg

6.6

Int

Lng

QB Rate

42.6

Rushing

Car

Yds

273

Avg

9.8

Lng

100+

Receiving

Rec

Yds

Avg

6.5

Lng

Offensive Fumbles and Pancake Blocks

Fum

Lost

All Purpose Yards

Total

433

Total Yards

Total

359

Defense

Tackles

Solo

Asst

Tot Tckls

TFL

5.0

Sacks

2.0

Ydl

Defensive Statistics

Fmb Rec

Special Teams

Kickoffs

Yds

155

Avg

51.7

Lng

Punts

Yds

Avg

41.0

Lng

Kickoff and Punt Returns

KO Rets

Yds

Avg

14.8

Lng

P Rets

Yds

Avg

4.0

Lng

KR Yds

Scoring

Points

TDs

TD Pts

Kick Pts

Tot Pts

PATs and Field Goals

PAT

Att

1.0

Touchdowns

TD Rush

4,453 views 1:36 Recap: Covington Catholic vs. Highlands 2023

Kentucky High School Football - Highlands beaten by Covington Catholic

August 25, 2023: Fort Thomas, KY 41075

The Covington Catholic Colonels topped the host Highlands Bluebirds football team by a count of 35-21 in Friday's non-league outing.

With the win, Covington Catholic upgrades its record to 2-0 on the season. The Colonels travel to Simon Kenton (Independence, KY) to confront the Pioneers in a non-league outing on Friday, September 1. The Pioneers go into the outing with a record of 2-0. Simon Kenton won 1-0 in their recent non-league outing against Woodford County (Versailles, KY)

With the loss, Highlands moves to 1-1 on the season. The Bluebirds host Campbell County (Alexandria, KY) to confront the Camels in a non-league outing on Friday, September 1. The Camels go into the outing with a record of 1-2. Campbell County lost 50-7 in their recent non-league outing against Beechwood (Fort Mitchell, KY)

Coaches summary

First Quarter

CCHS---5:02---PITZER 5 YD RUN; KICK FAILED
HHS---1:19---GEISLER 22 YD RUN; NICKELMAN KICK

Second Quarter

HHS---(2:28)---BENKE 76 YD RUN; NICKELMAN KICK
CCHS--(:01)----MILLER 9 YD PASS FROM PITZER; PITZER RUN

Third Quarter

CCHS---4:01---RODRIGUEZ 8 YD PASS FROM PITZER; WETZEL KICK
CCHS---2:12---HARNEY 35 YD INTERCEPTION RETURN; WETZEL KICK
HHS---0:11----GEISLER 37 YD RUN; NICKELMAN KCIK

Fourth Quarter

CCHS----9:33---LEEN 8 YD RUN; WETZEL KICK

Check In
0 - 0 The scorer has checked in. CCHS 0, Highlands 0

@ 6:11 PM
Game Attendance
Attendance At least 1,000

@ 6:11 PM
Field Conditions
Field Conditions Dry

@ 6:11 PM
Weather Conditions
Weather Conditions Muggy

@ 6:11 PM
Commentary
Cov Cath won the toss and elected to receive the opening kick.

@ 6:57 PM
1st Quarter
0 - 0
Start of Game
Highlands kicking off to Covington Catholic.

@ 7:01 PM
0 - 0
Possession Update - Kickoff
Highlands kicked off to Covington Catholic. Covington Catholic has the ball on their own 25-yard line. CCHS 0, Highlands 0

@ 7:01 PM
0 - 0
Update
Covington Catholic - 2nd down, ~11 minutes to go, ball on their own 25-yard line. CCHS 0, Highlands 0

@ 7:01 PM
0 - 0
Update
Covington Catholic - 3rd down, ~11 minutes to go, ball on their own 30-yard line. CCHS 0, Highlands 0

@ 7:02 PM
0 - 0
Update
Covington Catholic - 1st down, ~11 minutes to go, ball on their own 41-yard line. CCHS 0, Highlands 0

@ 7:03 PM
0 - 0
Update
Covington Catholic - 2nd down, ~10 minutes to go, ball on their own 45-yard line. CCHS 0, Highlands 0

@ 7:03 PM
0 - 0
Update
Covington Catholic - 1st down, ~9 minutes to go, ball on Highlands' 46-yard line. CCHS 0, Highlands 0

@ 7:04 PM
0 - 0
Update
Covington Catholic - 2nd down, ~9 minutes to go, ball on Highlands' 48-yard line. CCHS 0, Highlands 0

@ 7:04 PM
0 - 0
Update
Covington Catholic - 3rd down, ~8 minutes to go, ball on Highlands' 47-yard line. CCHS 0, Highlands 0

@ 7:05 PM
0 - 0
Update
Covington Catholic - 1st down, ~8 minutes to go, ball on Highlands' 35-yard line. CCHS 0, Highlands 0

@ 7:06 PM
0 - 0
Update
Covington Catholic - 2nd down, ~7 minutes to go, ball on Highlands' 28-yard line. CCHS 0, Highlands 0

@ 7:07 PM
0 - 0
Update
Covington Catholic - 1st down, ~7 minutes to go, ball on Highlands' 25-yard line. CCHS 0, Highlands 0

@ 7:07 PM
0 - 0
Update
Covington Catholic - 2nd down, ~6 minutes to go, ball on Highlands' 29-yard line. CCHS 0, Highlands 0

@ 7:08 PM
0 - 0
Update
Covington Catholic - 3rd down, ~5 minutes to go, ball on their own 29-yard line. CCHS 0, Highlands 0

@ 7:09 PM
0 - 0
Update
Covington Catholic - 4th down, ~5 minutes to go, ball on Highlands' 22-yard line. CCHS 0, Highlands 0

@ 7:10 PM
0 - 0
Update
Covington Catholic - 1st down, ~5 minutes to go, ball on Highlands' 5-yard line. CCHS 0, Highlands 0

@ 7:12 PM
0 - 0
Update
Covington Catholic - 2nd down, ~5 minutes to go, ball on Highlands' 5-yard line. CCHS 0, Highlands 0

@ 7:13 PM
Commentary
Timeout Cov Cath. Colonels have it 2nd and G from the Highlands 5 with 5:06 left in 1Q. This drive extended by 2 Bluebird penalties.

@ 7:14 PM
6 - 0
Rushing Touchdown
Covington Catholic - #5 Evan Pitzer with a 5 Yd Rushing TD. CCHS 6, Highlands 0

Evan Pitzer5 - QB

@ 7:15 PM
6 - 0
Missed Point After
Covington Catholic - PAT Missed. CCHS 6, Highlands 0

@ 7:15 PM
6 - 0
Possession Update - Kickoff
Covington Catholic kicked off to Highlands. Highlands has the ball on their own 27-yard line. CCHS 6, Highlands 0

@ 7:17 PM
6 - 0
Update
Highlands - 1st down, ~4 minutes to go, ball on their own 39-yard line. CCHS 6, Highlands 0

@ 7:18 PM
6 - 0
Update
Highlands - 1st down, ~4 minutes to go, ball on Covington Catholic's 49-yard line. CCHS 6, Highlands 0

@ 7:18 PM
6 - 0
Update
Highlands - 2nd down, ~4 minutes to go, ball on Covington Catholic's 48-yard line. CCHS 6, Highlands 0

@ 7:19 PM
6 - 0
Update
Highlands - 1st down, ~3 minutes to go, ball on Covington Catholic's 38-yard line. CCHS 6, Highlands 0

@ 7:19 PM
6 - 0
Update
Highlands - 2nd down, ~3 minutes to go, ball on Covington Catholic's 36-yard line. CCHS 6, Highlands 0

@ 7:20 PM
6 - 0
Update
Highlands - 2nd down, ~2 minutes to go, ball on Covington Catholic's 41-yard line. CCHS 6, Highlands 0

@ 7:20 PM
6 - 0
Update
Highlands - 3rd down, ~2 minutes to go, ball on Covington Catholic's 29-yard line. CCHS 6, Highlands 0

@ 7:21 PM
6 - 0
Update
Highlands - 1st down, ~2 minutes to go, ball on Covington Catholic's 25-yard line. CCHS 6, Highlands 0

@ 7:21 PM
6 - 0
Update
Highlands - 2nd down, ~1 minute to go, ball on Covington Catholic's 22-yard line. CCHS 6, Highlands 0

@ 7:22 PM
6 - 6
Rushing Touchdown
Highlands - #3 Cam Giesler with a 22 Yd Rushing TD. CCHS 6, Highlands 6

Cam Giesler3 - RB, SB

@ 7:23 PM
6 - 7
Made Point After
Highlands - PAT Good. CCHS 6, Highlands 7

@ 7:23 PM
6 - 7
Possession Update - Kickoff
Highlands kicked off to Covington Catholic. Covington Catholic has the ball on their own 44-yard line. CCHS 6, Highlands 7

@ 7:25 PM
6 - 7
Update
Covington Catholic - 2nd down, ~1 minute to go, ball on their own 44-yard line. CCHS 6, Highlands 7

@ 7:26 PM
6 - 7
Update
Covington Catholic - 3rd down, Under a minute, ball on their own 47-yard line. CCHS 6, Highlands 7

@ 7:26 PM
6 - 7
Update
Covington Catholic - 3rd down, Under a minute, ball on their own 37-yard line. CCHS 6, Highlands 7

@ 7:28 PM
6 - 7
Update
Covington Catholic - 4th down, Under a minute, ball on their own 42-yard line. CCHS 6, Highlands 7

@ 7:29 PM
2nd Quarter
6 - 7
End of 1st Quarter
CCHS 6, Highlands 7

@ 7:29 PM
6 - 7
Punt
Covington Catholic has punted to Highlands. Highlands has the ball on their own 12-yard line. CCHS 6, Highlands 7

@ 7:31 PM
6 - 7
Update
Highlands - 2nd down, ~11 minutes to go, ball on their own 17-yard line. CCHS 6, Highlands 7

@ 7:32 PM
6 - 7
Update
Highlands - 3rd down, ~11 minutes to go, ball on their own 16-yard line. CCHS 6, Highlands 7

@ 7:32 PM
6 - 7
Update
Highlands - 1st down, ~10 minutes to go, ball on their own 42-yard line. CCHS 6, Highlands 7

@ 7:33 PM
6 - 7
Update
Highlands - 2nd down, ~10 minutes to go, ball on their own 50-yard line. CCHS 6, Highlands 7

@ 7:34 PM
6 - 7
Update
Highlands - 1st down, ~10 minutes to go, ball on Covington Catholic's 47-yard line. CCHS 6, Highlands 7

@ 7:35 PM
6 - 7
Update
Highlands - 1st down, ~10 minutes to go, ball on Covington Catholic's 37-yard line. CCHS 6, Highlands 7

@ 7:35 PM
6 - 7
Update
Highlands - 2nd down, ~9 minutes to go, ball on Covington Catholic's 37-yard line. CCHS 6, Highlands 7

@ 7:36 PM
6 - 7
Update
Highlands - 3rd down, ~8 minutes to go, ball on Covington Catholic's 38-yard line. CCHS 6, Highlands 7

@ 7:36 PM
6 - 7
Update
Highlands - 4th down, ~8 minutes to go, ball on Covington Catholic's 46-yard line. CCHS 6, Highlands 7

@ 7:37 PM
6 - 7
Punt
Highlands has punted to Covington Catholic. Covington Catholic has the ball on their own 21-yard line. CCHS 6, Highlands 7

@ 7:38 PM
6 - 7
Update
Covington Catholic - 2nd down, ~7 minutes to go, ball on their own 29-yard line. CCHS 6, Highlands 7

@ 7:41 PM
6 - 7
Update
Covington Catholic - 3rd down, ~6 minutes to go, ball on their own 30-yard line. CCHS 6, Highlands 7

@ 7:42 PM
6 - 7
Update
Covington Catholic - 1st down, ~5 minutes to go, ball on their own 32-yard line. CCHS 6, Highlands 7

@ 7:43 PM
6 - 7
Update
Covington Catholic - 1st down, ~5 minutes to go, ball on their own 48-yard line. CCHS 6, Highlands 7

@ 7:44 PM
6 - 7
Update
Covington Catholic - 2nd down, ~4 minutes to go, ball on Highlands' 48-yard line. CCHS 6, Highlands 7

@ 7:45 PM
6 - 7
Update
Covington Catholic - 3rd down, ~4 minutes to go, ball on their own 41-yard line. CCHS 6, Highlands 7

@ 7:46 PM
6 - 7
Update
Covington Catholic - 4th down, ~3 minutes to go, ball on their own 47-yard line. CCHS 6, Highlands 7

@ 7:47 PM
6 - 7
Punt
Covington Catholic has punted to Highlands. Highlands has the ball on their own 25-yard line. CCHS 6, Highlands 7

@ 7:47 PM
6 - 13
Rushing Touchdown
Highlands - #8 Chase Jacob with a 75 Yd Rushing TD. CCHS 6, Highlands 13

Chase Jacob8 - WR, CB

@ 7:48 PM
6 - 14
Made Point After
Highlands - #41 Logan Nickelman PAT Good. CCHS 6, Highlands 14

Logan Nickelman41 - MLB, K, RB

@ 7:49 PM
6 - 14
Possession Update - Kickoff
Highlands kicked off to Covington Catholic. Covington Catholic has the ball on their own 20-yard line. CCHS 6, Highlands 14

@ 7:51 PM
6 - 14
Update
Covington Catholic - 1st down, ~2 minutes to go, ball on their own 12-yard line. CCHS 6, Highlands 14

@ 7:53 PM
6 - 14
Update
Covington Catholic - 2nd down, ~1 minute to go, ball on their own 21-yard line. CCHS 6, Highlands 14

@ 7:54 PM
6 - 14
Update
Covington Catholic - 3rd down, ~1 minute to go, ball on their own 21-yard line. CCHS 6, Highlands 14

@ 7:54 PM
6 - 14
Update
Covington Catholic - 1st down, ~1 minute to go, ball on their own 36-yard line. CCHS 6, Highlands 14

@ 7:55 PM
6 - 14
Update
Covington Catholic - 2nd down, ~1 minute to go, ball on their own 36-yard line. CCHS 6, Highlands 14

@ 7:56 PM
6 - 14
Update
Covington Catholic - 3rd down, ~1 minute to go, ball on their own 36-yard line. CCHS 6, Highlands 14

@ 7:56 PM
6 - 14
Update
Covington Catholic - 1st down, ~1 minute to go, ball on Highlands' 36-yard line. CCHS 6, Highlands 14

@ 7:57 PM
6 - 14
Update
Covington Catholic - 2nd down, Under a minute, ball on Highlands' 31-yard line. CCHS 6, Highlands 14

@ 7:58 PM
6 - 14
Update
Covington Catholic - 3rd down, Under a minute, ball on Highlands' 29-yard line. CCHS 6, Highlands 14

@ 7:58 PM
Commentary
Timeout Cov Cath. They have it 3rd and 3 from the Highlands 29 with 0:28 left in the half.

@ 7:59 PM
6 - 14
Update
Covington Catholic - 1st down, Under a minute, ball on Highlands' 22-yard line. CCHS 6, Highlands 14

@ 7:59 PM
Commentary
Timeout Highlands. 1st and 10 Cov Cath from the Bluebirds 22 with 0:22 left in the half.

@ 8:00 PM
Commentary
Highlands has to take another timeout because wrong personnel on the field.

@ 8:01 PM
6 - 14
Update
Covington Catholic - 1st down, Under a minute, ball on Highlands' 9-yard line. CCHS 6, Highlands 14

@ 8:02 PM
6 - 14
Update
Covington Catholic - 2nd down, Under a minute, ball on Highlands' 9-yard line. CCHS 6, Highlands 14

@ 8:02 PM
12 - 14
Passing Touchdown
Covington Catholic - 9 Yd pass completed for a TD. CCHS 12, Highlands 14

@ 8:03 PM
14 - 14
Two Point Rush Completed
Covington Catholic - Rushed for a 2Pt Conversion. CCHS 14, Highlands 14

@ 8:05 PM
14 - 14
Failed Onside Kick
Highlands recovered a failed onside kick by Covington Catholic and has the ball on their own 48-yard line. CCHS 14, Highlands 14

@ 8:07 PM
Halftime
14 - 14
Halftime
CCHS 14, Highlands 14
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@ 8:07 PM
3rd Quarter
14 - 14
Start of 3rd Quarter
Covington Catholic to kick off to Highlands.

@ 8:27 PM
14 - 14
Possession Update - Kickoff
Covington Catholic kicked off to Highlands. Highlands has the ball on their own 20-yard line. CCHS 14, Highlands 14

@ 8:28 PM
14 - 14
Update
Covington Catholic - 2nd down, ~11 minutes to go, ball on Highlands' 25-yard line. CCHS 14, Highlands 14

@ 8:28 PM
14 - 14
Update
Highlands - 3rd down, ~11 minutes to go, ball on their own 26-yard line. CCHS 14, Highlands 14

@ 8:29 PM
14 - 14
Update
Highlands - 4th down, ~10 minutes to go, ball on their own 26-yard line. CCHS 14, Highlands 14

@ 8:29 PM
14 - 14
Update
Highlands - 4th down, ~10 minutes to go, ball on their own 21-yard line. CCHS 14, Highlands 14

@ 8:30 PM
14 - 14
Punt
Highlands has punted to Covington Catholic. Covington Catholic has the ball on their own 33-yard line. CCHS 14, Highlands 14

@ 8:30 PM
14 - 14
Update
Covington Catholic - 2nd down, ~9 minutes to go, ball on their own 29-yard line. CCHS 14, Highlands 14

@ 8:31 PM
Commentary
Timeout for an injured Bluebird. Cov Cath 2nd and 14 from their own 29 with 9:40 left in 3Q.

@ 8:32 PM
14 - 14
Fumble Recovery
Highlands recovered a fumble by Covington Catholic and has the ball on Covington Catholic's 12-yard line. CCHS 14, Highlands 14

@ 8:33 PM
14 - 14
Update
Highlands - 2nd down, ~9 minutes to go, ball on Covington Catholic's 14-yard line. CCHS 14, Highlands 14

@ 8:34 PM
14 - 14
Update
Highlands - 3rd down, ~8 minutes to go, ball on Covington Catholic's 14-yard line. CCHS 14, Highlands 14

@ 8:34 PM
14 - 14
Update
Highlands - 4th down, ~8 minutes to go, ball on Covington Catholic's 14-yard line. CCHS 14, Highlands 14

@ 8:35 PM
14 - 14
Missed FG
Highlands turned over possession on a missed field goal. Covington Catholic has the ball on their own 24-yard line. CCHS 14, Highlands 14

@ 8:36 PM
14 - 14
Update
Covington Catholic - 2nd down, ~8 minutes to go, ball on their own 26-yard line. CCHS 14, Highlands 14

@ 8:37 PM
14 - 14
Update
Covington Catholic - 3rd down, ~7 minutes to go, ball on their own 28-yard line. CCHS 14, Highlands 14

@ 8:37 PM
14 - 14
Update
Covington Catholic - 4th down, ~7 minutes to go, ball on their own 28-yard line. CCHS 14, Highlands 14

@ 8:38 PM
14 - 14
Fumble Recovery
Covington Catholic recovered a fumble by Highlands and has the ball on Highlands' 26-yard line. CCHS 14, Highlands 14

@ 8:39 PM
14 - 14
Update
Covington Catholic - 2nd down, ~6 minutes to go, ball on Highlands' 22-yard line. CCHS 14, Highlands 14

@ 8:40 PM
14 - 14
Update
Covington Catholic - 3rd down, ~5 minutes to go, ball on Highlands' 24-yard line. CCHS 14, Highlands 14

@ 8:40 PM
14 - 14
Update
Covington Catholic - 1st down, ~5 minutes to go, ball on Highlands' 8-yard line. CCHS 14, Highlands 14

@ 8:41 PM
14 - 14
Update
Covington Catholic - 2nd down, ~4 minutes to go, ball on Highlands' 8-yard line. CCHS 14, Highlands 14

@ 8:42 PM
14 - 14
Update
Covington Catholic - 3rd down, ~4 minutes to go, ball on Highlands' 8-yard line. CCHS 14, Highlands 14

@ 8:42 PM
20 - 14
Passing Touchdown
Covington Catholic - #5 Evan Pitzer 8 Yd pass completed for a TD. CCHS 20, Highlands 14

Evan Pitzer5 - QB

@ 8:44 PM
21 - 14
Made Point After
Covington Catholic - PAT Good. CCHS 21, Highlands 14

@ 8:44 PM
21 - 14
Possession Update - Kickoff
Covington Catholic kicked off to Highlands. Highlands has the ball on their own 26-yard line. CCHS 21, Highlands 14

@ 8:46 PM
21 - 14
Update
Highlands - 2nd down, ~3 minutes to go, ball on their own 30-yard line. CCHS 21, Highlands 14

@ 8:47 PM
21 - 14
Update
Highlands - 1st down, ~3 minutes to go, ball on their own 36-yard line. CCHS 21, Highlands 14

@ 8:47 PM
21 - 14
Update
Highlands - 2nd down, ~2 minutes to go, ball on their own 40-yard line. CCHS 21, Highlands 14

@ 8:48 PM
27 - 14
Pick-6
Covington Catholic - Pick 6! CCHS 27, Highlands 14

@ 8:49 PM
28 - 14
Made Point After
Covington Catholic - PAT Good. CCHS 28, Highlands 14

@ 8:49 PM
28 - 14
Possession Update - Kickoff
Covington Catholic kicked off to Highlands. Highlands has the ball on their own 19-yard line. CCHS 28, Highlands 14

@ 8:51 PM
28 - 14
Update
Highlands - 2nd down, ~1 minute to go, ball on their own 27-yard line. CCHS 28, Highlands 14

@ 8:52 PM
28 - 14
Update
Highlands - 1st down, ~1 minute to go, ball on their own 46-yard line. CCHS 28, Highlands 14

@ 8:52 PM
28 - 14
Update
Highlands - 2nd down, ~1 minute to go, ball on Covington Catholic's 48-yard line. CCHS 28, Highlands 14

@ 8:53 PM
28 - 14
Update
Highlands - 1st down, Under a minute, ball on Covington Catholic's 43-yard line. CCHS 28, Highlands 14

@ 8:53 PM
28 - 14
Update
Highlands - 2nd down, Under a minute, ball on Covington Catholic's 37-yard line. CCHS 28, Highlands 14

@ 8:54 PM
28 - 20
Rushing Touchdown
Highlands - #3 Cam Giesler with a 37 Yd Rushing TD. CCHS 28, Highlands 20

Cam Giesler3 - RB, SB

@ 8:54 PM
28 - 21
Made Point After
Highlands - PAT Good. CCHS 28, Highlands 21

@ 8:55 PM
28 - 21
Possession Update - Kickoff
Highlands kicked off to Covington Catholic. Covington Catholic has the ball on their own 33-yard line. CCHS 28, Highlands 21

@ 8:56 PM
28 - 21
Update
Covington Catholic - 1st down, Under a minute, ball on their own 44-yard line. CCHS 28, Highlands 21

@ 8:57 PM
4th Quarter
28 - 21
End of 3rd Quarter
CCHS 28, Highlands 21

@ 8:57 PM
28 - 21
Update
Covington Catholic - 2nd down, ~11 minutes to go, ball on their own 46-yard line. CCHS 28, Highlands 21

@ 8:59 PM
Commentary
Timeout for a cramping Colonel. Cov Cath has it 2nd and 8 from their own 46 with 11:44 left in the game.

@ 9:00 PM
28 - 21
Update
Covington Catholic - 3rd down, ~11 minutes to go, ball on their own 48-yard line. CCHS 28, Highlands 21

@ 9:01 PM
28 - 21
Update
Covington Catholic - 3rd down, ~10 minutes to go, ball on their own 43-yard line. CCHS 28, Highlands 21

@ 9:01 PM
28 - 21
Update
Covington Catholic - 1st down, ~10 minutes to go, ball on Highlands' 41-yard line. CCHS 28, Highlands 21

@ 9:02 PM
Commentary
Timeout for an injured Bluebird. Cov Cath converted 3rd and long and now has it 1st and 10 from the Highlands 41 with 10:22 left in game.

@ 9:03 PM
28 - 21
Update
Covington Catholic - 1st down, ~10 minutes to go, ball on Highlands' 8-yard line. CCHS 28, Highlands 21

@ 9:05 PM
Commentary
Timeout Cov Cath. Long pass play sets them up 1st and G from the Highlands 8 with 9:44 left in the game.

@ 9:06 PM
28 - 21
Update
Covington Catholic - 2nd down, ~9 minutes to go, ball on Highlands' 3-yard line. CCHS 28, Highlands 21

@ 9:07 PM
28 - 21
Update
Covington Catholic - 2nd down, ~9 minutes to go, ball on Highlands' 8-yard line. CCHS 28, Highlands 21

@ 9:07 PM
34 - 21
Passing Touchdown
Covington Catholic - #5 Evan Pitzer 8 Yd pass completed to #22 for a TD. CCHS 34, Highlands 21

Evan Pitzer5 - QB

@ 9:08 PM
35 - 21
Made Point After
Covington Catholic - #97 Andrew Weitzel PAT Good. CCHS 35, Highlands 21

Andrew Weitzel97 - K, P

@ 9:09 PM
35 - 21
Possession Update - Kickoff
Covington Catholic kicked off to Highlands. Highlands has the ball on their own 19-yard line. CCHS 35, Highlands 21

@ 9:11 PM
35 - 21
Update
Highlands - 1st down, ~9 minutes to go, ball on their own 30-yard line. CCHS 35, Highlands 21

@ 9:11 PM
35 - 21
Update
Highlands - 1st down, ~8 minutes to go, ball on Covington Catholic's 45-yard line. CCHS 35, Highlands 21

@ 9:12 PM
35 - 21
Update
Highlands - 1st down, ~8 minutes to go, ball on Covington Catholic's 21-yard line. CCHS 35, Highlands 21

@ 9:13 PM
35 - 21
Update
Highlands - 2nd down, ~8 minutes to go, ball on Covington Catholic's 19-yard line. CCHS 35, Highlands 21

@ 9:13 PM
35 - 21
Update
Highlands - 3rd down, ~7 minutes to go, ball on Covington Catholic's 15-yard line. CCHS 35, Highlands 21

@ 9:13 PM
Commentary
Timeout for an injured Bluebird. 3rd and 4 Highlands from the Cov Cath 15 with 7:52 left in the game.

@ 9:15 PM
35 - 21
Update
Highlands - 1st down, ~7 minutes to go, ball on Covington Catholic's 8-yard line. CCHS 35, Highlands 21

@ 9:15 PM
35 - 21
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Highlands - 2nd down, ~7 minutes to go, ball on Covington Catholic's 10-yard line. CCHS 35, Highlands 21

@ 9:16 PM
35 - 21
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Highlands - 3rd down, ~6 minutes to go, ball on Covington Catholic's 10-yard line. CCHS 35, Highlands 21

@ 9:16 PM
35 - 21
Update
Highlands - 4th down, ~6 minutes to go, ball on Covington Catholic's 3-yard line. CCHS 35, Highlands 21

@ 9:17 PM
Commentary
Timeout Cov Cath. Highlands 4th and G from the Colonel 3 with 5:54 left in the game.

@ 9:18 PM
35 - 21
Turnover on Downs
Highlands has turned possession over on downs. Covington Catholic has the ball on their own 3-yard line. CCHS 35, Highlands 21

@ 9:19 PM
35 - 21
Update
Covington Catholic - 1st down, ~5 minutes to go, ball on their own 13-yard line. CCHS 35, Highlands 21

@ 9:20 PM
35 - 21
Update
Covington Catholic - 2nd down, ~5 minutes to go, ball on their own 14-yard line. CCHS 35, Highlands 21

@ 9:20 PM
35 - 21
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Covington Catholic - 3rd down, ~4 minutes to go, ball on their own 17-yard line. CCHS 35, Highlands 21

@ 9:21 PM
35 - 21
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Covington Catholic - 4th down, ~3 minutes to go, ball on their own 17-yard line. CCHS 35, Highlands 21

@ 9:22 PM
Commentary
Timeout Highlands. 4th and 5 Cov Cath from their own 18 with 3:39 left in the game.

@ 9:22 PM
35 - 21
Punt
Covington Catholic has punted to Highlands. Highlands has the ball on their own 49-yard line. CCHS 35, Highlands 21

@ 9:24 PM
35 - 21
Interception
Covington Catholic intercepts a Highlands pass and has the ball on their own 46-yard line. CCHS 35, Highlands 21

@ 9:25 PM
35 - 21
Update
Covington Catholic - 2nd down, ~3 minutes to go, ball on their own 48-yard line. CCHS 35, Highlands 21

@ 9:25 PM
Commentary
Timeout Highlands. Cov Cath ball after the interception 2nd and 8 from their own 48 with 3:11 left in the game.

@ 9:26 PM
35 - 21
Update
Covington Catholic - 1st down, ~3 minutes to go, ball on Highlands' 24-yard line. CCHS 35, Highlands 21

@ 9:27 PM
35 - 21
Update
Covington Catholic - 2nd down, ~2 minutes to go, ball on Highlands' 22-yard line. CCHS 35, Highlands 21

@ 9:28 PM
Commentary
Highlands takes their final timeout. Cov Cath 2nd and 8 from the Bluebird 22 with 2:29 left in the game.

@ 9:29 PM
35 - 21
Update
Covington Catholic - 3rd down, ~2 minutes to go, ball on Highlands' 21-yard line. CCHS 35, Highlands 21

@ 9:30 PM
35 - 21
Update
Covington Catholic - 4th down, ~1 minute to go, ball on Highlands' 16-yard line. CCHS 35, Highlands 21

@ 9:30 PM
Commentary
Cov Cath takes their final timeout. They have it 4th and 2 from the Highlands 16 with 1:00 left in the game.

@ 9:32 PM
35 - 21
Update
Covington Catholic - 1st down, Under a minute, ball on Highlands' 12-yard line. CCHS 35, Highlands 21

@ 9:32 PM
Final
35 - 21
End of Game
CCHS 35, Highlands 21

@ 9:33 PM

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Game

Fri., Aug. 25, 2023 @ 8p

Highlands High School

The Highlands (Fort Thomas, KY) varsity football team lost Friday's home non-conference game against Covington Catholic (Park Hills, KY) by a score of 35-21.

Player stats

Rushing Yds/G

CCHS

B. Miller1.0

HHS

C. Giesler98.6

Passing Yds/G

CCHS

E. Pitzer272.0

HHS

B. Benke132.1

Total Yds/G

CCHS

E. Pitzer266.0

HHS

B. Benke231.0

Tackles/G

CCHS

W. Rodriguez1.0

HHS

N. Welch7.4

Sacks/G

CCHS

W. Rodriguez0.0

HHS

L. Schneider0.5

Points/G

CCHS

W. Rodriguez6.0

HHS

B. Benke13.0

Team comparison

Rushing Yards/G

-0.4

234.9

Passing Yards/G

19.4

224.4

Total Yards/G

19.1

459.3

Tackles/G

0.1

56.1

Sacks/G

0.0

1.4

Points/G

0.8

43.6

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Scoring averages

	Q1	Q2	Q3	Q4	Final
CCHS	6.8	8.3	8.2	11.7	38.1
Highlands	13.0	16.4	8.4	6.5	44.2

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Highlight of Playoffs Round 4 980 views 14:08

Season recap

Overall record

13-1

12-2

League

3-0

5-0

Non-League

6-0

4-1

Head to Head

1-0

0-1

Home

9-0

7-2

Away

4-1

5-0

Neutral

0-0

Playoff

4-1

3-1

In-State

13-1

12-2

Out-of-State

0-0

Win %

.929

.857

District %

1.000

533

619

224

240

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Common opponents

Ryle

1 - 0

Dixie Heights

1 - 0

2 - 0

Campbell County

1 - 0

Rankings

State Division

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