See below from Week 10 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
— Cooper’s Cam O’Hara continues to move up the all-time ranks in not only Northern Kentucky, but statewide. His touchdown pass on Friday gave him 133 for his career, tying him for third all-time in the state with Leslie County’s Tim Couch and South Laurel’s Ricky Bowling. He’s 11 touchdowns shy of the state record Elijah Sindelar’s 144. He also became the unquestioned passing yards leader in Northern Kentucky as he passed Ryle’s Tanner Morgan’s 10,303 yards and currently has 10,376 yards. The duo of O’Hara and running back Keagan Maher are just the second in Kentucky high school football history to have 10,000 passing yards and 3,000 rushing yards while on the same team.
— Give Covington Catholic’s special teams coach a raise! They now have four touchdowns returned via a kickoff or punt return this season. The latest was the second game in a row they returned the opening kickoff for a touchdown as Charlie Reeves took one to the house. They are also 49-for-49 on PATs this season and 4-for-4 on field goal attempts. That could be pivotal come playoff time.
— Boone County’s Malik Johnson cleared the 1,000-yard rushing mark for the season in their game with Cooper on Friday. Johnson has 198 carries for 1,049 yards and 12 touchdowns as the Rebels head into their season finale. He’s the first Rebel to rush for 1,000 yards in a season since 2010 when Jordan Oppenheimer accomplished the feat. Johnson is one of just three in NKY to clear 1,000 rushing yards for the season so far. Cooper’s Keagan Maher (1,181 yards) and Dayton’s Malachi Kennedy (1,121 yards) the others.
— Highlands’ Tayden Lorenzen scored five more rushing touchdowns in the 42-28 victory over Scott County. That now gives him 18 rushing touchdowns on the season with three receiving touchdowns and a two-point conversion for 130 points. The 130 points scored is tied for 12th in the state.
— Holy Cross and Lloyd Memorial on the brink of perfect regular seasons. The Indians improved to 9-0 with a 43-6 victory over Ludlow. Only Bellevue stands in their way. The Juggernauts also moved to 9-0 with a 42-6 victory over Carroll County. They have Boone County left on the docket before the postseason begins.
— Ryle had five interceptions in their victory over Simon Kenton on Friday, including Evan Kincaid’s state-leading seventh of the season. The Raiders have 23 takeaways on the year. The top three team interception leaders on the season all hail from NKY. Newport has 17 interceptions, Ryle with 16 and Bellevue 15. Beechwood and Holy Cross are right behind them with 14 and 13, respectively.
— Congratulations to the following district champs: Ryle, Cooper, Highlands, Lloyd Memorial, Beechwood, Newport Central Catholic and Holy Cross. They will each have the opportunity to host at least two home playoff games.
— Playoff matchups for NKY teams can be found here. The first two round matchups are set, come the third round things revert to the RPI to determine matchups.
— Speaking of RPI, here’s your latest update. Keep in mind after next week, the RPI freezes and no one can move up or down. After next week, we’ll break down what it means.
-In 6A: Ryle (6th), Simon Kenton (11th), Campbell County (20th)
-In 5A: Cooper (11th), Dixie Heights (18th), Conner (20th), Boone County (26th), Scott (36th)
-In 4A: Highlands (4th), Covington Catholic (10th)
-In 3A: Lloyd Memorial (2nd)
-In 2A: Beechwood (6th), Walton-Verona (28th), St. Henry (33rd)
-In 1A: Newport Central Catholic (7th), Holy Cross (8th), Newport (14th), Bishop Brossart (17th), Bellevue (18th), Ludlow (23rd), Dayton (27th)
— With Halloween on Friday, the majority of games will take place Thursday this week. All but three games featuring NKY schools will be played on Thursday.
200-yard passers
Grayson Montgomery, Conner — 11/18, 214 yards, 2 TD
100-yard rushers
Trevor Bertram, Campbell County — 22 rushes, 225 yards, 3 TD
Andrew Lynn, Walton-Verona — 22 rushes, 185 yards, 2 TD
Keagan Maher, Cooper — 8 rushes, 148 yards, 3 TD
Dylan Gaiser, Covington Catholic — 4 rushes, 147 yards, 3 TD
Kendall Buck-Barber — 8 rushes, 144 yards, TD
Nathan Pabst, Beechwood — 7 rushes, 139 yards, 4 TD
Eddie Bivens, Newport Central Catholic — 6 rushes, 138 yards , 3 TD
Cordion Abernathy, Conner — 10 rushes, 121 yards, 2 TD
Tayden Lorenzen, Highlands — 18 rushes, 103 yards, 5 TD
100-yard receivers
Michael Oldfield, Walton-Verona — 6 receptions, 128 yards, 2 TD
Jasiah Lampkin, Conner — 4 receptions, 102 yards, TD
Nicholas Cozzi, Bishop Brossart — 2 receptions, 100 yards, 2 TD
Defensive standouts
Ryan Dunn, Highlands — 17 tackles
Elijah Depperschmidt, Campbell County — 16 tackles, 4 tackles for loss, sack, interception
William Miller, St. Henry — 14 tackles, fumble recovery
Dax Bolen, Cooper — 13 tackles
Jason Rabe, Simon Kenton — 11 tackles, fumble recovery
Matthew Riegler, Bishop Brossart — 10 tackles
Quinten Tischner, Bishop Brossart — 10 tackles
Javier Diaz, Boone County — 9 tackles, 2 tackles for loss, fumble forced
Tucker Ober, Simon Kenton — 9 tackles, 2 sacks
Alexander Yutze, Walton-Verona — 9 tackles, 2 tackles for loss, fumble recovery
Lincoln Tomlinson, Lloyd Memorial — 9 tackles, tackle for loss
Jacob Savage, Ryle — 9 tackles, .5 tackle for loss, .5 sack, interception
Kayne Ross, Bellevue — 9 tackles
Andrew Stewart, St. Henry — 8 tackles, 2 fumble recoveries
Noah Tyler, Newport — 8 tackles
Marveen Moise, Boone County — 8 tackles
Kevin Buanga, Cooper — 8 tackles
Avery Conrad, Lloyd Memorial — 8 tackles
Cole Hoskins, Beechwood — 7 tackles, 1.5 tackles for loss, sack, fumble forced
Alex Riedinger, Campbell County — 7 tackles, 2 tackles for loss, sack
Grant Foley, Ryle — 7 tackles, interception
Sean Hurry, Newport — 6 tackles, 4 tackles for loss
Chase McDaniel, Beechwood — 6 tackles, 3 tackles for loss, sack, fumble recovery
Garrett Frederick, Holy Cross — 6 tackles, 1.5 sacks, fumble recovery
Cordion Abernathy, Conner — 6 tackles, fumble forced
Max Merz, Highlands — 6 tackles, fumble recovery
Jacob Rieselman, Holy Cross — 6 tackles, 1.5 sacks
Colten Barger, Lloyd Memorial — 6 tackles, fumble forced
Cooper Burch, Walton-Verona — 5 tackles, 3 tackles for loss, 2 sacks
DeMareon Peterson, Lloyd Memorial — 5 tackles, fumble recovery
Dallas Harrington, Newport — 4 tackles, interception returned for TD
Julius Chambers, Newport — 4 tackles, 3 tackles for loss
Henry Krallman, Conner — 4 tackles, tackle for loss, sack, interception
Isaac Niemann, Highlands — 4 tackles, interception
Malcolm Perrin, Holy Cross — 4 tackles, fumble forced
Tyler Caudill, St. Henry — 4 tackles, .5 sack, fumble forced
Kayveion Sharp, Newport — 3 tackles, 2 tackles for loss, interception returned for TD
Shepherd Dozier, Conner — 3 tackles, tackle for loss, interception
Caleb Arrasmith, Beechwood — 3 tackles, interception
Andrew Smith, Ryle — 3 tackles, interception
Jaxon Evans, Simon Kenton — 3 tackles, fumble recovery
Bo Gay, Ryle — 3 tackles, 2 sacks
Brady Boruske, Bishop Brossart — 3 tackles, fumble forced
Eli Mullins, Simon Kenton — 2 interceptions
Carvonta Roper, Newport — interception
Evan Kindcaid, Ryle — interception
Marshall Brandt, Ryle — interception
David Penick, St. Henry — interception
Wesly Simpson, Walton-Verona — interception
Brayden Donato, Walton-Verona — interception
Landon Ruth, Bishop Brossart — fumble recovery
Jayden Byrd, Conner — fumble recovery
Jackson Day, Cooper — fumble recovery
Javon Strong, Lloyd Memorial — fumble recovery
Vander Hundemer, Newport Central Catholic — fumble recovery
Noah Kohler, Newport Central Catholic — fumble recovery
Quincy Thom, St. Henry — fumble recovery
Rayshawn Thomas, Lloyd Memorial — fumble forced
Aiden Tillman, Newport Central Catholic — fumble forced
Brayden Schoborg, Simon Kenton — fumble forced
Imer Viveros, St. Henry — fumble forced
Kicking standouts
Mason Ginn, Conner — 7/7 PAT, 1/1 FG
Logan Zembrodt, Covington Catholic — 7/7 PAT, 1/1 FG
Colson Lair, Beechwood — 7/7 PAT
Eyler Tibbs, Cooper — 7/7 PAT
Kai Anderson, Highlands — 6/6 PAT
Gabriel Romito, Holy Cross — 5/5 PAT
Brady Aubuchon, St. Henry — 1/1 PAT, 1/1 FG
Missing stats from: Dayton, Holmes, Ludlow, Scott,