BY: ANDY HUNT
(L-R Football Players):
PETEY PATTERSON, FLOYD TURLEY, & JEREMY WOODSIDE
2023
Owensboro Catholic (5-0, 0-0)
- Week 1 – Apollo (5A, 1-4) – 42-6 – WIN
- Week 2 – Daviess County (6A, 0-5) – 50-0 – WIN
- Week 3 – Greenwood (5A, 4-1) – 43-13 – WIN
- Week 4 – Owensboro (5A, 2-3) – 33-28 – WIN
- Week 5 – Henderson County (6A, 1-4) – 41-21 – WIN
- Week 6 – Crittenden County (2A, 2-2)
- Week 7 – Todd County Central (2A, 2-3)
- Week 8 – Edmonson County (2A, 1-4)
- Week 9 – Fort Campbell (2A, 2-3)
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Week 10 – North Hardin (6A, 1-3)
- Only one team on the schedule of OC has a winning record.
2023
Owensboro Catholic Statistics
- Passing – Brady Atwell (#7, JR) – 107/150 (71.33% Completion Rate), 1,608 Yards, 21 TDs, 2 INTs
- Atwell's Statistical Ranking in 2A:
- Rushing – Brady Atwell (#7, JR) – 25 Attempts, 174 Yards, 6.96 YPC, 6 TDs
- Rushing – Miles Edge (#22, SO) – 21 Attempts, 126 Yards, 0 TDs
- Receiving – William Carrico (#9, SR) – 33 Receptions, 649 Yards, 9 TDs
- Receiving – Noah Rhinerson (#8, SR) – 23 Receptions, 383 Yards, 5 TDs
- Receiving – Waryn Ebelhar (#5, JR) – 22 Receptions, 315 Yards, 4 TDs
- Kicking – Andrew Garvin (#17, SO) – 23/26 PATs, 0/1 FGs
- Defense – Vince Carrico (#4, JR) – 90 Tackles, 4.5 TFLs, Sack, Fumble Recovery, Forced Fumble
- Leads the state regardless of classification in Total Tackles
- Defense – William Carrico (#9, SR) – 51 Tackles, 4 TFLs, 0.5 Sack, Forced Fumble, 2 INTs
- Defense – Elijah Blair (#15, SR) – 35 Tackles, 4.5 TFLs, 0.5 Sack, INT
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Defense – Chris Burns (#24, JR) – 30 Tackles, 1.5 TFLs, Sack
- Team Defense – OC has allowed 521 yards rushing and 519 yards passing to its opponents this season (208 total yards per game).
Owensboro
Catholic Series (0-9)
Season - Score - CC Result – Location
- 1961 - 7-19 - LOSS – HOME
- 1962 - 13-14 - LOSS – AWAY
- 1964 - 7-27 - LOSS – HOME
- 1965 - 0-33 - LOSS – AWAY
- 1966 - 7-67 - LOSS – AWAY
- 1967 - 12-68 - LOSS – HOME
- 2012 - 0-58 - LOSS – AWAY
- 2013 - 0-50 - LOSS – AWAY
- 2014 - 0-52 - LOSS – AWAY
Crittenden
County Single Game School Records Versus Owensboro Catholic
- Passing Yards: 54, Travis Gilbert, 2012 (Playoff)
- Passing Completions: 8, Travis Gilbert, 2012 (Playoff)
- Passing Attempts: 20, Travis Gilbert, 2012 (Playoff)
- Passing Touchdowns: 1 (twice), Rodney Travis, 1962 & Butch McWilliams, 1966
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Interceptions Thrown: 2, Noah Dickerson, 2013 (Playoff)
- Rushing Yards: 52 (twice), Brenden Phillips, 2012 & Nick Castiller, 2013 (Playoff)
- Rushing Touchdowns: 1, Dennis Mott, 1964
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Rushing Attempts: 13, Brenden Phillips, 2013 (Playoff)
ABOVE: Brenden Phillips (#20) rushes for
one of 13 carries in the 2013 matchup with OC. - Receiving Yards: 71, Bobby Knox, 2012 (Playoff)
- Receptions: 5, Bobby Knox, 2012 (Playoff)
ABOVE: Bobby Knox (#30) catches a pass in the second half
of the 2012 matchup with Owensboro Catholic.
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Receiving Touchdowns: 1 (twice), Jamie Champion, 1962 & Bill Towery, 1966
- Tackles: 14, Dylan Hicks, 2014 (Playoff)
- Tackles for Loss: 1 (twice), Brenden Phillips, 2013 (Playoff) & Ethan Hunt, 2014 (Playoff)
- Interceptions: 1 (twice), Noah Dickerson 2013 (Playoff) & Noah Dickerson 2014 (Playoff)
- Sacks: N/A, none recorded
- Forced Fumbles: 1, Ethan Hunt, 2014 (Playoff)
- Fumble Recoveries: 1, Dylan Hicks, 2014 (Playoff)
- Longest TD Pass: Unknown
- Longest TD Run: 12, Dennis Mott, 1964
- Longest Interception Return for a TD: N/A, none recorded
- Longest Fumble Return for a TD: N/A, none recorded
- Longest Punt Return for a TD: N/A, none recorded
- Longest Kickoff Return for a TD: N/A, none recorded
- Longest Field Goal: N/A, none recorded
- Most Points Scored: 6 (twice), Jamie Champion, 1962 & Dennis Mott, 1964
2023 Class 2A, District 1 Review
- Mayfield (3-1) – Mayfield dispatched McCracken County without much issue. They are “open” this week.
- Murray (4-1) – Murray won last week on a forfeit by Fulton County. McCracken County is up next for the Tigers and will be an interesting one to watch.
- Caldwell County (0-5) – McCracken County crushed the Tigers 43-7 at home. The Tigers did manage 268 total yards but the Mustangs managed 495 total yards. Caldwell takes on Christian County (1-3) this week. Expect a close ballgame but Christian pulls out the 11 point win.
Playoff
Preview Class 2A, District 2
- Owensboro Catholic (5-0) – Henderson County was dispatched by OC last week, 41-21. At Crittenden County this week.
- Todd County Central (2-3) – McLean rolled over TCC, 46-28. Look for TCC to pick up its third win on the against 0-5, Russellville. TCC by 19.
- Edmonson County (1-4) – EC will take on Clinton County. Clinton County lost 16 games in-a-row over the course of three seasons but has turned things around to win both games the last two weeks. The turn around isn’t enough to overcome a slumping Edmonson County. EC by 15.
- Fort Campbell (2-3) – Fort Campbell achieved a second win of the year against winless Fort Knox, 42-13. Fulton County is up next. Fort Campbell by 20.
Record Breaker Watch
- Micah Newcom
- Passing Yards – Career
- 1. Hunter Boone – 6,763
- 2. Luke Crider – 3,949
- 3. Austin Berry – 3,744
- 4. Micah Newcom – 3,097
- 5. Nick Castiller – 2,814
- 6. Jamie Curtis - 2,813
- 7. J.D. Gray – 2,172
- With 301 more passing yards, Newcom will have the 13th season with 1,000 or more passing yards. He will also be the fourth quarterback to pass for 1,000 yards or more in multiple seasons.
- Micah Newcom had his sixth career 200+ yard passing game last week. Only Austin Berry (7) and Hunter Boone (12) have more games with 200 or more passing yards.
- Micah Newcom has 240 completions in his career which ranks 3rd all-time. Next up are Luke Crider with 283 and Hunter Boone with 489.
- Micah Newcom has 58 completions this season which is the 30th time a Rocket QB has completed 50 or more passes in a season. Assuming the Rockets at least make it to the second round of the playoffs, Newcom is on pass to break Hunter Boone’s season record of 171 completions. Newcom is on pace for 174.
- Micah Newcom has 367 career passing attempts during his time as Rocket which is the 6th most in that category. Next up are Austin Berry (2002-2005) with 396 and Jamie Curtis (1989-1992) with 426.
- Passing Touchdowns – Career
- 1. Hunter Boone (2015-2018) – 84
- 2. Luke Crider (2018-2021) – 49
- 3. Austin Berry (2002-2005) – 47
- 4. Micah Newcom (2020-Present) – 36
- 5. J.D. Gray (2006-2009) – 24
- Yards of Offense (Passing and Rushing Yards) – Career
- 5. Nick Castiller (2012-2015) – 3,894
- 6. Austin Berry (2002-2005) – 3,849
- 7. Micah Newcom (2020-Present) – 3,581
- 8. Devon Nesbitt (2015-2018) – 3,572
- 9. Jamie Curtis (1989-1992) – 3,356
- 10. Jimmy Hopper (1960-1963) – 3,028 (stats incomplete)
- Micah Newcom has been responsible for 49 total career TDs in his career. This ranks him 6th in that category. Next up are Luke Crider with 55 and Austin Berry with 57.
- Caden Howard
- Career Receiving Yards
- With eight more receiving yards, Caden Howard will become the 26th player to have 500 receiving yards in their time as Rocket.
- If Caden Howard collects those eight yards receiving, he is believed to be the youngest receiver (approximately five games into his sophomore season) to have 500 career receiving yards. The most total receiving yards at the conclusion of a player’s freshman and sophomore season is Chad Perryman with 850 yards receiving.
- Career Receptions
- Caden Howard is the 23rd player to have at least 40 career receptions. Next up are Cody Belt with 41, Maeson Myers with 42, Rodney Robertson & Gaige Courtney with 43, and Alex Cosby with 44.
- Consecutive Games with a Reception
- 5. Alex Cosby – 15
- 6. Dylan Hollis – 13
- 6. Cody Belt – 13
- 6. Payton Riley – 13
- 6. Kaleb Nesbitt – 13
- 6. Caden Howard – 13 (9- '22; 4- '23)
- 11. Bobby Knox – 12 (1 reception - 2011; 11 receptions - 2012)
- 12. Brysen Baker – 11
- 13. Branen Lamey – 10 (3- '16; 7- '17)
2A
Stat Rankings for QB1
- Micah Newcom’s Statistical Ranking in 2A:
- Passing Yards Per Game – 9th (175 YPG)
- Passing Yards – 11th (699)
- Passing Touchdowns – T-10th (6)
- Passing TD to INT Ratio – 3rd (6/1)
- Completion Percentage – 9th (60.4%)
- Completions – 5th (58)
- Attempts – 7th (96)
Ratings
Percentage Index (RPI) – Trying to Figure it Out
Currently, Crittenden County ranks 6th in RPI for 2A. Unfortunately, two teams CC will most likely need
to beat in the playoffs in order to win a regional title are ranked ahead of
them (Mayfield and Owensboro Catholic).
OC is #1 and Mayfield is #3.
Crittenden County is the highest ranked
2-2 team.
There are calculation changes which are significantly affecting the RPI figures in 2023. CC has an RPI of 0.91349 which is the highest we have ever had. The previous high was 0.656 which ranked 6th in 1A at the time.
The portion of the calculation which is helping CC the most is our opponent's winning percentage.
Our win-loss record is hurting our RPI significantly.
It seems as though scheduling teams that win a lot of games and/or play teams that win a lot of games can overcome a less than stellar win-loss record by us.
For instance, beating Fulton County 73-0 won't help you as much as losing to Owensboro Catholic, 56-7, will. Fulton County does not win a lot of games and typically schedules weak opponents who they hope to have a chance at just being competitive with.
O'Cath wins a lot and typically their opponents are better than average teams both of which will help our RPI this season no matter if we win or lose to them this week.
Additionally, most of the time we will want our opponents to have success outside of when they play us. The more they win the better our RPI.
Remember, the score of games are irrelevant as it is not taken into the calculation whatsoever.
This is a link to KHSAA webpage which explains the RPI calculation.
