See below from the Week 3 on the gridiron that was.
Each week, we’ll provide the standouts from Friday night. The top passers, rushers, receivers, defensive and kicking standouts.
We’ll also look at 10 things to take away from the week.
Here goes…
10 takeaways from Week 3
— Holy Cross is off to their first 3-0 start in program history. Looking at their schedule, there’s a real possibility they can run the table in the regular season. Potential roadblocks are Bishop Brossart on Oct. 10 and Ludlow on Oct. 24.
— In Cooper’s 20-13 victory over Ryle, Ryker Campbell returned an interception for a touchdown, his 15th career interception. It’s the most in program history, surpassing 2017 Cooper grad Dante Hendrix with 14.
— Covington Catholic’s Cash Harney is well on his way to another 1,000 yard passing and rushing season. Through three games, he’s thrown for 512 yards and rushed for 373 more.
— In Highlands’ 55-13 victory over Campbell County, the wealth was certainly spread around. Eight different players scored a touchdown, nine different players recorded a rushing attempt and 13 different Bluebirds caught a pass.
— Newport’s Kendall Buck-Barber was everywhere on Friday night at Newport Stadium in the Wildcats 35-6 victory over Gallatin County. He rushed for 206 yards and three touchdowns and recorded an interception and tackle for loss defensively. The interception gives him 14 for his career.
— Another serious contender for a 10-0 regular season is Lloyd Memorial. The Juggernauts have dominated the first three opponents they’ve faced, outscoring them 133-47. They have Aiken and Campbell County left in the non-district slate before they should breeze through the Class 3A, 5th District that has Pendleton County, Bourbon County, Henry County and Carroll County before closing the season with Boone County.
— Covington Catholic grad Michael Mayer and Holy Cross grad Derrick Barnes had pretty solid season openers for their respective NFL teams. Mayer hauled in all four passes for 38 yards in Las Vegas’ 20-13 victory over New England. Barnes’ Detroit Lions didn’t fare as well in a 27-13 loss to the Green Bay Packers, but he recorded six tackles, one of them for a loss in defeat.
— Bishop Brossart’s Nicholas Cozzi returned not one, but two punts for touchdowns in their 55-3 victory over St. Henry. He also intercepted two passes.
— I’ve been hearing a lot about Highlands freshman Bryce Armstrong and the potential he has at quarterback. He made his varsity debut on Friday against Campbell County in mop up time and completed 4-of-7 passes for 64 yards and a touchdowns. Also ran it three times for 26 yards and a touchdown. Another potential signal-calling star brewing in Fort Thomas?
— How about the offensive numbers in the Walton-Verona and Ludlow contest? The two combined for 1,056 yards of offense! Crazy only 61 points were scored.
200-yard passers
Grayson Montgomery, Conner — 21/39, 325 yds, 4 TD
Rio Litmer, Highlands — 24/29, 312 yds, 2 TD
Emmett Queen, Beechwood — 12/23, 297 yds, 3 TD
Kaleb Evans, Lloyd Memorial — 15/23, 281 yds, 3 TD
Avery Howe, Walton-Verona — 13/23, 223 yds, 3 TD
Miller Reed, Ludlow — 14/25, 213 yds, 2 TD
100-yard rushers
Nicholi Abbott, Ludlow — 8 rushes, 220 yds, 2 TD
Kendall Buck-Barber, Newport — 16 rushes, 206 yds, 3 TD
Cash Harney, Covington Catholic — 10 rushes, 158 yds, 2 TD
Miller Reed, Ludlow — 16 rushes, 114 yds
Jacob Savage, Ryle — 17 rushes, 113 yds, TD
Tristan Woodyard, Bellevue — 20 rushes, 110 yds, TD
Avery Conrad, Lloyd Memorial — 10 rushes, 110 yds, TD
Anthony Schuck, Bishop Brossart — 14 rushes, 105 yds, 2 TD
Deaken Reed, Ludlow — 13 rushes, 101 yds, TD
100-yard receivers
Nathan Pabst, Beechwood — 6 rec, 184 yds, TD
Colten Barger, Lloyd Memorial — 5 rec, 157 yds, 2 TD
Aydin Depenbrock, Conner — 10 rec, 146 yds, 3 TD
Abraham Koller, Conner — 4 rec, 120 yds, TD
Defensive standouts
Elijah Depperschmidt, Campbell County — 16 tackles
Joesiah Hernandez, Conner — 15 tackles
Jacob Savage, Ryle — 14 tackles, 2 tackles for loss
Elias Lopez Torres, Dayton — 14 tackles
Cash Myers, Covington Catholic — 13 tackles
Max Wethington, Cooper — 12 tackles
Colton Graham, Cooper — 12 tackles, fumble forced
Tyler Crafton, Ludlow — 11 tackles, 3 tackles for loss
Dustin Wilson, Holy Cross — 11 tackles, tackle for loss
Gavin Lyons, Ryle — 11 tackles, tackle for loss
Owen Pitzer, Covington Catholic — 10 tackles, sack
Alexander Yutze, Walton-Verona — 10 tackles
Jesse Nunn, Ryle — 9 tackles, tackle for loss
Dax Bolen, Cooper — 9 tackles
Lincon Tomlinson, Lloyd Memorial — 9 tackles
DeMareon Patterson, Lloyd Memorial — 9 tackles
Jaymauri Duncan, Cooper — 8 tackles, fumble recovery
Sean Hurry, Newport — 8 tackles, 2 tackles for loss, .5 sack
Kai Workman, Ryle — 8 tackles, tackle for loss
Alijah Griffin, Lloyd Memorial — 8 tackles
Andre Englemon Jr., Ludlow — 8 tackles
Deaken Reed, Ludlow– 8 tackles
Brayden Donato, Walton-Verona — 7 tackles, fumble recovery, interception
Derrick Fortner, Bellevue — 7 tackles, tackle for loss, 2 sacks, fumble recovery
Gabe Weis, Covington Catholic — 7 tackles, interception return for touchdown, fumble recovery
Jackson Mays, Ludlow — 7 tackles, tackle for loss, fumble recovery
Amere Isham, Newport — 7 tackles, 2 tackles for loss
Jordan Pendleton, Simon Kenton — 7 tackles, fumble recovery
Arion Stuckey, Bellevue — 6 tackles, 2 tackles for loss, fumble recovery for touchdown
Garrett Frederick, Holy Cross — 6 tackles, tackle for loss, fumble recovery
Cooper Burch, Walton-Verona — 6 tackles, tackle for loss, fumble forced
Chase McDaniel, Beechwood — 5 tackles, 4 tackles for loss
Kameron Stokes, Bellevue — 5 tackles, interception
Kayne Ross, Bellevue — 5 tackles, interception
Brady Guard, Covington Catholic — 5 tackles, interception
Xavier Thornberry, Holy Cross — 4 tackles, interception
Jason Rabe, Simon Kenton — 4 tackles, interception
Shawn Sinkhorn, Walton-Verona — 4 tackles, interception
Nicholi Abbott, Ludlow — 4 tackles, tackle for loss, fumble recovery
Ryder Brewer, Newport — 4 tackles, tackle for loss, 1.5 sacks, fumble recovery
Landon Ketron, Bishop Brossart — 3 tackles, fumble recovery
Dylan Gaiser, Covington Catholic — 3 tackles, fumble forced, fumble recovery
Griffin Benke, Highlands — 3 tackles for loss
Andrew Russell, Holy Cross — 3 tackles, 2 tackles for loss, interception, fumble recovery
Caleb Arrasmith, Beechwood — 2 tackles, interception return for touchdown
Ryker Campbell, Cooper — 2 tackles, interception return for touchdown
Kolten Craycraft, Beechwood — 2 tackles, interception
Nicholas Cozzi, Bishop Brossart — 2 interceptions, 2 punt returns for touchdowns
Cash Harney, Covington Catholic — 2 tackles, interception
Jaden Conley, Newport — 2 tackles, interception
Jonny Lind, Covington Catholic — 2 tackles, fumble recovery
Kendall Buck-Barber, Newport — 2 tackles, tackle for loss, interception
Carvonta Roper, Newport — 2 tackles, tackle for loss, interception
Evan Kincaid, Ryle — 2 tackles, interception
Logan Day, Ludlow — tackle, fumble recovery
DeMarco Jackson, Newport — tackle, interception
Grayden Schirmer, Newport Central Catholic — 2 interceptions
William Stevie, Newport Central Catholic– interception
Thomas Messmer, Newport Central Catholic– interception
Gabe Williams, Highlands — interception
Kayveion Sharp, Newport — interception
Talon Calhoun, Cooper — fumble recovery
Jimi Cox, Highlands — fumble recovery
Sam Feldbrugge, Highlands — fumble recovery
Liam Horan, Newport Central Catholic — fumble recovery
Paul Snyder, Simon Kenton — fumble recovery
Kyle King, Simon Kenton — fumble forced
Kicking Standouts
Eyler Tibbs, Cooper — 2/2 PAT, 2/2 FG
Logan Zembrodt, Covington Catholic — 8/8 PAT
Colson Lair, Beechwood — 4/4 PAT, 1/1 FG
Max Runge, Bishop Brossart — 7/7 PAT
Jack Mercer, Beechwood — 2/2 PAT, 1/1 FG
Finn McMillan, Ludlow — 4/4 PAT
(Missing stats from: Boone County, St. Henry)
