Kroger's Kentucky High School Football Rundown - Week 8

Check out KSR’s recap from Lexington Catholic’s thrilling 28-27 victory over No. 3 Boyle County below, along with a statewide scoreboard thanks to our friends at Kroger.

Lexington Catholic Shocks Boyle County in Friday Thriller

The Lexington Catholic Knights seemed to get their swagger back on Friday Night. Boyle County came into this game riding a 19-game win streak and a #3 ranking in the latest KSR statewide rankings. The Knights were able to pull off an incredible win. The final score was 28-27, and it was a rollercoaster.

Boyle County Dominates First Half

Boyle County sophomore Montavin Quisenberry (who recently received a Louisville offer) was balling in the first half. He started the game off with a 55-yard run up the middle for a touchdown. Quisenberry decided that running the ball wasn’t enough; on the ensuing possession, he “Mossed” two defenders for a huge catch.

At the end of the quarter, the Rebels led 14 to nothing.

TOUCHDOWN! 🚨 @BCRebelFootball. @MontavinQuisen1 – berry goes 55 yards to the house. Boyle up 7-0 over LexCath after one series. 8:23 1Q pic.twitter.com/WYJxCzsTgz

— Jared Peck (@HLpreps) October 7, 2022

The second quarter brought another Boyle County touchdown. Avery Bodner pushed through the line to make it 20-0 Boyle. After this touchdown, Lexington Catholic broke through the line to block the extra point — something so small, yet had huge ramifications later.

TOUCHDOWN @BCRebelFootball Bodner makes it 20-0 after a @LexCathFootball extra point block #KSR pic.twitter.com/hnRBwnP4NL

— Brady Byrdwell (@BByrdwellKSR) October 8, 2022

As the half drew to an end, the Knights finally punched back. QB Jackson Wasik dropped back to pass at the Rebels’ 10-yard line, and everything was locked up. The 5’9, 140-pounder stepped up and barreled into the endzone.

Speaking on Wasik, Lexington Catholic HC Bert Bathiany praised his gusty QB: ” I can’t say enough good things about him. He’s a freaking warrior; he keeps fighting even though people continue to downgrade him because of his size. He just keeps proving people wrong.”

More on the heart later.

Lexington Catholic Strikes Back

The second half started with a Boyle County interception off Wasik. This turnover led to Montavin Quisenberry’s second touchdown of the game. The touchdown made the score 27-7; needless to say; the busses were starting to warm up.

You look down, take some notes, try and plan out your story, then BOOM. You look up, and it’s 27-21. Jackson Wasik led a comeback for the ages to put Lexington Catholic back into striking distance. In all honesty, I don’t think I saw him miss a single throw in the second half.

TOUCHDOWN! 🚨 @LexCathFootball. @WasikJackson to Corbin Perry and we have a ballgame with 2:46 left. Boyle leads 27-20 still but Knights have some life pic.twitter.com/iErjSEP2l9

— Jared Peck (@HLpreps) October 8, 2022

Regardless, the Knight defense had to step up, and step up they did. They turned Boyle County over to get the ball back with 2:29 left in the game. To get a complete grasp on the next play, we must listen to what Jackson Wasik had to say while overcome with emotions.

“We had a go route up the middle. The safety came to the right; Sam Clements was wide open through the middle. Touchdown.”

Do yourself a favor and watch the throw for yourself. You know what they say, it isn’t about the size of the dog in the fight, but the size of the fight in the dog.

Coach Bathiany summarized it best: “He’s (Wasik) got a heart of a lion, I get emotional just thinking about him. It’s not just him, it’s everybody on this football team. There’s so much belief and brotherhood. We may not be the most talented team in the state, but nobody gives more effort or has more heart.

A 20-0 deficit was no problem for Lexington Catholic. This TD inside 3 minutes put them up 28-27 on Boyle and the Knights held on to win over the No. 3 ranked team in KY.⁦@KYHighFootball⁩ ⁦@KySportsRadio⁩ ⁦@LexCathFootball⁩ pic.twitter.com/hdCnsT3C0O

— Troy Howell (@teeroyhowell) October 8, 2022

An Ending Reminiscent of Ole Miss

Boyle County got the ball back after the touchdown with less than a minute to play. Rebel QB Sage Dawson ran for a first down to about midfield. And what followed left the entire crowd stunned.

Dawson dropped back and delivered a beautiful over-the-shoulder ball to Quisenberry. He then outran one last defender to get into the end zone. The elation on the face of the Rebels turned to shock as they noticed the yellow laundry in the backfield. “FALSE START… OFFENSE” brought a roar from the crowd — no touchdown.

Boyle with the would be game winning TD with 8 seconds left vs Lex Cath but it was called back due to penalty. https://t.co/T7X6ZqyD70 pic.twitter.com/OfoqvofGXu

— Troy Howell (@teeroyhowell) October 8, 2022

The Rebels had to see if lightning would strike twice. It did not… FINAL 28-27 LEXINGTON CATHOLIC. As students began to fly past to rush the field, I only had one thought, “what just happened?”.

One of the greatest football games I’ve ever seen ended the only way it could’ve, with flair.

Kroger’s Scores From Around The State

Kroger is a staple in your hometown community just like high school football. There’s nothing quite like Friday nights in the Bluegrass. We are honored to share this journey with Kroger and you for the third consecutive season. 

(KSR High School Rankings listed)

Thursday, October 6

Fort Knox	41	at Jackson County	0
Lawrence County	48	vs. Pike County Central	8
Magoffin County	46	at Floyd Central	16
McLean County	21	vs. Hancock County	14
Newport Central Catholic	60	at Ludlow	30
Owensboro Catholic	35	at Butler County	12
No. 23 Scott County	55	at Grant County	0
Shelby Valley	47	vs. Martin County	34

Friday, October 7

Mason County	40	at Fleming County	28
Ashland Blazer	35	vs. East Carter	21
Atherton	37	vs. Jeffersontown	14
No. 6 Ballard	14	at No. 8 Trinity (Louisville)	9
No. 22 Bardstown	27	vs.Hazard	0
No. 20 Beechwood	55	vs. Holy Cross (Covington)	3
Bell County	44	at Garrard County	14
Bethlehem	37	at Holy Cross (Louisville)	20
Bishop Brossart	7	vs. Bracken County	6
Bourbon County	47	at Anderson County	0
Boyd County	43	vs. Holmes	8
No. 28 Bryan Station	50	at George Rogers Clark	7
Bullitt East	23	at Fern Creek	7
Caldwell County	31	at Fort Campbell	0
Carroll County	36	at Trimble County	14
Caverna	38	vs. Red Boiling Springs, TN	32
Central	64	at Waggener	0
No. 5 Christian Academy-Louisville	51	at DeSales	0
Collins	1	at East Jessamine	0
Cooper	41	vs. Conner	7
No. 11 Corbin	50	vs. Knox Central	0
Crittenden County	28	at Liberty Creek (Gallatin), TN	14
Danville	35	vs. Somerset	14
Dayton	46	at Bellevue	0
East Ridge	50	vs. Bath County	20
Estill County	61	vs. McCreary Central	21
Fairdale	35	at Doss	6
Frankfort	28	at Eminence	22
Great Crossing	24	at Montgomery County	6
Green County	44	vs. Warren Central	40
Greenup County	28	at Russell	27
No. 16 Henderson County	62	at Apollo	28
Henry Clay	47	at Lafayette	27
Henry County	54	vs. Western Hills	0
Henry County (Paris), TN	24	vs. No. 24 Paducah Tilghman	20
Highlands	50	vs. Boone County	0
Hopkins County Central	54	vs. Calloway County	14
John Hardin	57	vs. Moore	0
No. 27 Johnson Central	52	vs. Perry County Central	7
Kentucky Country Day	33	vs. Berea	9
Knott County Central	40	vs. Morgan County	8
Letcher County Central	59	vs. Clay County	18
Lewis County	48	vs. Phelps	6
No. 17 Lexington Catholic	28	vs. No. 3 Boyle County	27
Lloyd Memorial	44	vs. Newport	22
Logan County	35	vs. Madisonville-North Hopkins	18
Madison Central	42	vs. Oldham County	0
No. 7 Male	56	vs. Southern	0
Middlesboro	47	vs. Leslie County	21
Murray	56	vs. Ballard Memorial	8
North Oldham	14	at Shelby County	7
Ohio County	38	at Marion County	20
Paintsville	44	vs. Fairview	0
Paris	47	vs. Nicholas County	40
No. 13 Pikeville	44	at Sayre	15
Pineville	45	at Lynn Camp	6
Pleasure Ridge Park	42	vs. Butler	0
Prestonsburg	38	at West Carter	14
No. 18 Pulaski County	47	vs. North Laurel	13
Raceland	57	at Betsy Layne	6
Rowan County	28	at Harrison County	13
Ryle	35	vs. Campbell County	20
Shawnee	22	vs. Gallatin County	18
South Oldham	46	at North Bullitt	6
No. 14 South Warren	27	at McCracken County	13
No. 19 Southwestern	40	at Whitley County	6
Spencer County	42	at Valley	0
No. 1 St. Xavier	21	vs. No. 4 DuPont Manual	10
Walton-Verona	29	at Owen County	7
Wayne County	42	vs. Lincoln County	32
Western	34	vs. Iroquois	0
Williamsburg	26	vs. Harlan	16

Saturday, October 8

Webster County

at Union (Dugger), IN

2:00 PM