BY ANDY HUNT
Bethlehem 2015 Season Recap (8-3, 3-0)
Nicholas County (1A, 6-5) – Away – 28-8 – WIN
Thomas Nelson (3A, 1-9) – Home – 28-14 – WIN
Berea (1A, 0-10) – Away – 73-6 – WIN
Kentucky Country Day (1A, 6-5) – Home – 14-38 – LOSS
Bellevue (1A, 3-8) – Home – 23-0 – WIN
Holy Cross (Covington) (2A, 6-5) – Away – 6-29 – LOSS
Caverna (1A, 2-9) – Home – 41-6 – WIN
*Campbellsville (1A, 8-3) – Away – 14-13 – WIN
Fort Knox (1A, 3-8) – Home – 62-0 – WIN
Paris (1A, 10-0) – Away – 14-28 – LOSS
**Fulton County (1A, 0-11) – Home – 69-6 – WIN
*Campbellsville lead 13-6 in the fourth quarter and they were driving when Bethlehem forced its third fumble of the second half. On the ensuing Bethlehem drive, quarterback Matthew Hagan scored on a 45 yard run and then scored on the two-point conversion. That score gave a Bethlehem a lead of 14-13. Campbellsville then took the ball and drove from its own 9-yard line to the Bethlehem 22 where they were stopped with 5 seconds to go giving Bethlehem the 14-13 win.
** Bethlehem held a 34-0 lead at the end of the first period. The Eagles scored multiple ways in the first half including the standard rushing and passing touchdowns to go along with a fumble recovery TD and two interceptions returned for TDs. Bethlehem did surrender a 66-yard TD run to Fulton County in the first half. Reserves supposedly played a large portion of the game.
BY THE NUMBERS
- This senior class for Caverna is 30-16 overall (65% winning percentage) and they are 17-5 at home for a winning percentage of 77%.
- Bethlehem Head Coach, Ron Koontz, is in his 6th season and has a record of 39-30 (57% winning percentage). Bethlehem is 21-11 (66% winning percentage) on the road under the reign of Koontz.
Bethlehem Stat Leaders
(through 10 games, Fulton Co. not included)
Rushing
Hunter Downs (#33, Jr.) – 127 Attempts, 697 Yards, 8 TDs
Matthew Hagan (#7, Jr.) – 90 Attempts, 514 Yards, 9 TDs
Jackson Gasser (#3, So.) – 41 Attempts, 344 Yards, 2 TDs
Zach Ritchie (#19, Sr.) – 58 Attempts, 282 Yards, 6 TDs
Tyler Ohler, (#24, So.) – 45 Attempts, 225 Yards, 6 TDs
Passing
Matthew Hagan (#7, Jr.) – 73/136, 981 Yards, 8 TDs, 9 INTs
Tyler Ohler (#24, So.) – 5/5, 94 Yards, 1 TD
Receiving
Henry Smith (#2, Sr.) – 6 Receptions, 158 Yards, 1 TD
JD Taylor (#30, Sr.) – 17 Receptions, 154 Yards, 1 TD
Hunter Downs (#33, Jr.) – 9 Receptions, 145 Yards, 1 TD
Zach Ritchie (#19, Sr.) – 14 Receptions, 136 Yards, 1 TD
Jackson Gasser (#3, So.) – 4 Receptions, 127 Yards, 1 TD
Defense *Tackling Stats Not Reported
2 Interceptions – Sam Talbert (#18, Sr.), Tyler Ohler (#24, So.), and Matthew Hagan (#7, Jr.)
1 Interception – Luke Fenwick (#15, Sr.), Jameson Hinkebein (#10, Jr.), Dalton Reidland – 1 TD (#42, Jr.), and Trae Harned (#81, Sr.)
Bethlehem Series
Season - Result - Score - Location
2010 – LOSS – 14-28 - Home
Bethlehem High School
- Bethlehem was founded on September 8, 1819. It graduated its first high school class in 1913 which was all girls. In 1970, boys began attending Bethlehem.
- It is the only Roman Catholic high school in the Louisville Archdiocese outside of Jefferson County.
- School colors are Royal Blue and Gold.
- Tuition cost is $7,150 plus other fees.
- Mascot is the Eagle for boys’ teams and the Banshee for women’s teams.
- The school offers nine sports for males and 11 for females.
- Students attend from eight counties including Nelson, Bullitt, Hardin, Marion, and Washington. The school serves 35 parishes.
- There are 31 players on the Bethlehem roster.
Notable Alumni:
- Boyzzz Khumalo – Lindsey Wilson (NAIA All-American), Coastal Carolina (All Mid-South Conference Team) – Major League Soccer (Chicago Fire and DC United)
Record Watch
* The player’s position on an all-time or season list has changed.
Travis McKinney
*– Tackles in a Career – 200 – Currently in 18th – Next up are Brenden Phillips (2010-2013) with 201, and Brian Berry (2007-2010) with 218.
*– Tackles for Loss in a Career – 20 TFLs – Currently in 8th place – Next up are Matt Jent (21), Brian Penn (22), and Gaige Courtney (25).
* – Caused Fumbles in a Career – 10 Caused Fumbles – Currently the all-time leader
*– Fumble Recoveries in a Career – 6 Recoveries – Currently Tied for 5th with eight others – The career leader is Billy Mills (1979-1982) and Travis Fitzgerald (2012-Present) with 8.
– Sacks in a Season –4 – Currently tied for 13th place with 11 others – Next up are five players tied with five sacks.
– Career Sacks – 10 – Currently tied for 2nd place with 3 others– Next up is the all-time leader, Zac Beverly, with 15.
Travis Fitzgerald
*– Tackles in a Career – 192 – Currently in 20th place – Next up are Dyllan Thornton with 197, Travis McKinney with 200 and Brenden Phillips with 201.
– Tackles for Loss in a Career – 18 TFLs – Currently tied for 10th with Dustin Lanham and Lucas Mick - Next up are Travis McKinney and Jordan Roberts with 19.
*– Caused Fumbles in a Career – 7 Caused Fumbles – Currently in 5th – Next Up are Nathan Heady and Matt Jent with 8, Blake Gardner with 9, and Travis McKinney with 10.
– Fumble Recoveries in a Season – 4 Recoveries – Currently Tied for 7th with six others – Next are 4 others with 5 and the season leader is Billy Mills (1982) with 6.
– Fumble Recoveries in a Career – 8 Recoveries – Currently tied for all-time leader in the category with Billy Mills.
– Sacks in a Season –4 – Currently tied for 13th place with 12 others – Next up are five players tied with five sacks.
– Career Sacks – 5 – Currently tied for 13th place – Next up George Congenie and Darren Holliman with 6.
Nick Castiller
–Passing Yards in a Season – 1,826 – Currently in 2nd place – Next up is Austin Berry (2004) with 2,017.
–Passing Yards in a Career – 2,619 – Currently in 3rd place – Next is Jamie Curtis (1989-1992) with 2,813 and Austin Berry (2002-2005) with 3,744 yards.
*– Passing Completions in a Season –133 – Currently the single season leader
– Passing Completions in a Career – 212 – Currently tied for 2nd place – Next up is the all-time leader, Austin Berry with 227.
*– Passing Attempts in a Season – 249 – Currently the single season leader
*– Passing Attempts in a Career – 414 – Currently in 2nd place – Next up is the all-time leader, Jamie Curtis, with 426.
– Passing Touchdowns in a Season – 16 – Currently in 3rd place – Next up are Austin Berry (2005) with 17 and Austin Berry (2004) with 29.
– Passing Touchdowns in a Career – 20 – Currently in 3rd place – Next up are J.D. Gray with 24 and the all-time leader, Austin Berry, with 47.
*- Rushing Touchdowns in a Season – 15 – Currently tied for 8th place J.D. Gray (2009) – Next up is David Beverly (1996) with 17 and Brad Madden (1998) with 19.
*- Rushing Touchdowns in a Career – 19 – Currently tied for 12th place with Brian Berry (2007-2010) – Next up are Jeramie Sorina and T.K. Guess with 21.
*- Rushing Attempts in a Season – 135 – Currently in 27th place – Next up are 8 players with 150 or less attempts
- Rushing Attempts in a Career – 254 – Currently in 19th place – Next up is Andrew Freeman (2007-2010) with 263 and David Hunt (1998-2001) with 272.
*- Touchdowns Scored in a Career – 19 – Tied for 15th place with Sean Thompson (2000-2003) and Donny Beverly (1989-1992) – Next up are Brian Berry with 20 and Dylan Hollis and Jeramie Sorina with 22.
*- Points Scored in a Season – 90 – Currently in 15th place – Next up are Rodney Robertson (2007) with 92, J.D. Gray (2008) with 98, and J.D. Gray (2009) with 108.
*- Points Scored in a Career – 114 – Currently in 17th place – Next up are Brian Berry with 129 and Jeramie Sorina and Sean Thompson with 132.
Dylan Hollis
*– Receptions in a Season – 25 – Currently tied for 12th place – Next up are Kayle Malcom (1984) with 26, Chad Perryman (1992) with 27, and Shawnte Moss (2004) with 28
*– Receptions in a Career – 49 – Currently in 6th place – Next up are Denis Hodge with 50, Kayle Malcom with 51, and Noah Dickerson with 54.
*– Receiving Yards in a Season – 446 – Currently in 9th place – Next up are Kyle Myers (1997) with 479, Chad Perryman (1992) with 490, and Jerry Jessup (1987) with 503.
– Receiving Yards in a Career – 792 – Currently in 4th place – Next up are Denis Hodge (874), Chad Perryman (1,655), and T.K. Guess (1,774).
– Receiving Touchdowns in a Season – 6 – Currently tied for 5th place with seven others – Next up are Shawnte Moss and Jared Champion with 7, Jamie Champion with 8, and T.K. Guess (2005) with 12.
– Receiving Touchdowns in a Career – 8 – Currently tied for 8th place with two others – Next up are five players (Denis Hodge, Jerry Jessup, Rodney Robertson, Mike Tosh, and Jamie Champion) with nine, Chad Perryman with 15, and T.K. Guess with 17.
– Consecutive Games with a Reception – 12 – All-time leader is T.K. Guess with 22
- Touchdowns Scored in a Career – 22 – Tied with Jeramie Sorina for 12th – Next up is Andrew Freeman with 30.
– Tackles in a Career – 161 – Currently Tied for 30th – Next up are Lucas Mick (1998-2001), Josh James (1999-2002), and Jacob Courtney (2003-2006) with 163 tackles.
* - Points Scored in a Season – 88 – Currently in 16th place – Next up are Nick Castiller (2015) with 90, Rodney Robertson (2007) with 92, J.D. Gray (2008) with 98, and J.D. Gray (2009) with 108.
* - Points Scored in a Career – 138 – Currently in 13th place – Next up are Chad Perryman with 147 and Andrew Freeman with 178.
Dylan Smith
*– Tackles in a Season – 116 – Currently in 9th place – Next up are Josh Cozart (1998) with 119, David Beverly (1996)with 127, and Barkley Hughes (1989) with 128.
Alex Cosby
– Consecutive Games with a Reception – 14 – All-time leader is T.K. Guess with 22
*– Receptions in a Season – 29 – Currently in 8th place – Next up are Bobby Knox (2012) with 32 and Tyler Coleman (2015) and Chad Perryman (1991) with 34.
*– Receptions in a Career – 39 – Currently in 13th place – Next up are Tanner Nix (2008-2010), Shawnte Moss (2001-2004), & Jared Champion (1996) with 40 each and Gaige Courtney & Rodney Robertson with 43.
*– Receiving Yards in a Season – 416 – Currently in 12th place – Next up are Tyler Coleman (2015) with 438, Bobby Knox (2012) with 441, and Dylan Hollis (2015) with 446.
*– Receiving Yards in a Career – 542 – Currently in 11th place – Next up are Rodney Robertson with 546, Kayle Malcom with 586 and Jared Champion with 594.
Ethan Hunt
– Consecutive Games with a Reception – 12 – All-time leader is T.K. Guess with 22
*– Receptions in a Season – 20 – Currently tied for 21st place with three others – Next up are Grant Gardner with 21 and Jerry Jessup with 22.
– Receptions in a Career – 28 – Currently in 21st place – Next up are Curtis Franklin (1979-1982) with 29 and Tyler Coleman with 31.
*– Receiving Yards in a Season – 257 – Currently in 30th place – Next up are Brad Hart (2003) with 258, Seth Birdwell (2015) with 268, and Brian Penn (1997) with 277.
– Interceptions in a Season – 5 – Currently tied for 10th place – Next up are Kyle Myers (1997), Tanner Tabor (1998 and 1999) and T.K. Guess with 6.
Tyler Coleman
*– Receptions in a Season – 34 – Currently tied for 5th place with Chad Perryman (1991) – Next up are Noah Dickerson (2014) with 36, T.K. Guess (2005) with 39, Jared Champion (1996) with 40 and T.K. Guess with 45.
*– Receptions in a Career – 34 – Currently tied for 16th place with Brad Hart – Next up are Grant Gardner with 38 and Alex Cosby with 39.
*– Receiving Yards in a Season – 438 – Currently in 11th place – Next up are Bobby Knox (2012) with 441, and Dylan Hollis (2015) with 446.
Will Perkins
*– Extra Points Made in a Season – 36 – Currently tied for 3rd place – Next up are J.R. Adams (2009) with 37 and George Congenie (2004) with 38.
– Extra Points Made in a Career – 36 – Currently tied for 6th place – Next up are Brad Madden (1996-1999) and Aaron Summers (1985-1988) with 38.
*– Extra Points Attempted in a Season – 41 – Currently in 5th place – Next up are George Congenie (2005) with 42, J.R. Adams (2009) and George Congenie (2004) with 46.
*– Extra Points Attempted in a Career – 41 – Currently in 6th place – Next up are Brad Madden and Aaron Summers with 60.
* - Most Consecutive Extra Points – 19 – Currently the all-time leader – In 2nd place are Jeremy Lander, George Congenie, and Micah Hollamon with 14.
Seth Birdwell
* – Receiving Yards in a Season – 258 – Currently in 28th place – Next up are Brian Penn (1997) with 277 and Dylan Hollis (2014) with 286.
Devin Hopper
*– Fumble Recoveries in a Season – 5 Recoveries – Currently Tied for 2nd with four others – Next up is the season leader which is Billy Mills (1982) with 6.
*– Fumble Recoveries in a Career – 5 Recoveries – Currently Tied for 14th with six others – The career leader is Billy Mills (1979-1982) and Travis Fitzgerald (2012-Present) with 8.
Other Records, Notes, and Last Week Recap
- The 1,685 passing yards through the first 11 games of the season for Nick Castiller are the most passing yards ever for a Rocket QB in the first ten games of a season. Austin Berry passed for 1,766 in 2004. Austin Berry had 251 yards in the season finale versus Mayfield in 2004.
- Nick Castiller had his 10th, 100+ yard passing game of the season which ties the season record. The other holder of the single season record for most 100 yard passing games in a season is Austin Berry (2004).
- Devin Hopper recovered 3 fumbles last week. For CC, Billy Mills and Andrew Freeman have recovered 3 fumbles in a game and Steve Tinsley has recovered four which is the most in game. Hopper will join Mills, Freeman, and Tinsley (who is the Kentucky high school record holder) by being recognized in the KHSAA record book for fumble recoveries in a game.
2016 Playoff Matchups
District 1 will host Region Championship if both teams have the seam seed.
- District 2 #2 Seed at District 1 #1 Seed –– Campbellsville (8-3, 2-1) at Russellville (9-2, 3-0)
- District 1 #2 Seed at District 2 #1 Seed –– Crittenden Co. (7-4, 2-1) at Bethlehem (8-3, 3-0)
