Holmes at Covington Catholic Predictions/Updates

[Colonels_Wear_Blue]

The last time Holmes and Covington Catholic played one another, Coach Ben Nevels was only in his second season as head coach of the Bulldogs, Coach Dave Wirth was in his final season as head coach of the Colonels, Coach Eddie Eviston was coaching at Georgetown College, and the current high school seniors were only in the third grade. Cov Cath headed down to Holmes and finished out their district schedule in 4A District 7 with a 2-1 by beating Holmes 38-0. Holmes finished their district schedule with a 1-2 record.

This week's game is going to be Coach Eviston's third time coaching against Holmes, after going 1-1 against the Bulldogs as head coach at New Cath. Coach Nevels is also going to bein his third matchup against Cov Cath, with an 0-2 record against the Colonels.

The 2023 Bulldogs have been struggling to find their footing, currently sitting on an 0-5 record. The Holmes offense has only managed 3 touchdowns and a total 450 yards this season, while the defense has been allowing an average of 44 points and 283 offensive yards per game and the Bulldogs have been outscored 219-22 by their opponents on the season.

With Cov Cath's 5-0 record, the Colonels are clearly the favorite this week. Their offense has produced 1,910 yards this season and 25 touchdowns while their defense has been allowing an average of 22 points and 159 yards per game.

Expect to see Willie Rodriguez and Owen Leen on the sidelines for most, if not all of the game this week for Cov Cath. Rodriguez was visibly favoring his right ankle in the Beechwood game on Friday after receiving a deep contusion in the Week 4 game against Dixie Heights. Owen Leen came out of the game on Friday after going down late in the 4th quarter. No word on his injury or his prognosis as of yet. 

[chartman]

4 hours ago, Colonels_Wear_Blue said:

The last time Holmes and Covington Catholic played one another, Coach Ben Nevels was only in his second season as head coach of the Bulldogs, Coach Dave Wirth was in his final season as head coach of the Colonels, Coach Eddie Eviston was coaching at Georgetown College, and the current high school seniors were only in the third grade. Cov Cath headed down to Holmes and finished out their district schedule in 4A District 7 with a 2-1 by beating Holmes 38-0. Holmes finished their district schedule with a 1-2 record.

This week's game is going to be Coach Eviston's third time coaching against Holmes, after going 1-1 against the Bulldogs as head coach at New Cath. Coach Nevels is also going to bein his third matchup against Cov Cath, with an 0-2 record against the Colonels.

The 2023 Bulldogs have been struggling to find their footing, currently sitting on an 0-5 record. The Holmes offense has only managed 3 touchdowns and a total 450 yards this season, while the defense has been allowing an average of 44 points and 283 offensive yards per game and the Bulldogs have been outscored 219-22 by their opponents on the season.

With Cov Cath's 5-0 record, the Colonels are clearly the favorite this week. Their offense has produced 1,910 yards this season and 25 touchdowns while their defense has been allowing an average of 22 points and 159 yards per game.

Expect to see Willie Rodriguez and Owen Leen on the sidelines for most, if not all of the game this week for Cov Cath. Rodriguez was visibly favoring his right ankle in the Beechwood game on Friday after receiving a deep contusion in the Week 4 game against Dixie Heights. Owen Leen came out of the game on Friday after going down late in the 4th quarter. No word on his injury or his prognosis as of yet. 

Good time for the Colonels to rest the injured and give their underclassmen a chance to get some experience.

[BirdDaddy]

Maybe lock some Freshman in? Do they even do that in Park Hills? 

[RedHawk]

Heard today that CCH's Josh Flood was severely injured in the last game and may be out for surgery? Hope not for the young man's sake, his Senior year.  

Also heard Willie and Leen are both in boots. Wonder if its just precautionary to help both heal?

[Colonels_Wear_Blue]

2 hours ago, RedHawk said:

Heard today that CCH's Josh Flood was severely injured in the last game and may be out for surgery? Hope not for the young man's sake, his Senior year.  

Also heard Willie and Leen are both in boots. Wonder if its just precautionary to help both heal?

Leen and Rodriguez, I believe, are sprained ankles. I was told Rodriguez also had a deep contusion on his ankle following the Dixie game.

Flood broke his collarbone against Beechwood. Not sure on his recovery time, but when I broke mine in college, it was set without surgery and still required 4 months of recovery time. I'm not sure if surgical repair to a collar bone would speed up or slow down recovery, but my gut says it would be a longer recovery time than non-surgical repair. For Josh's sake, I hope it's shorter.

[Colonels_Wear_Blue]

Series Record:
1973 Cov Cath (Bernier) beat Holmes (Cynkar) 13-0
1974 Cov Cath (Bernier) beat Holmes (Cynkar) 14-6
1975 Holmes (Cynkar) beat Cov Cath (Ray) 35-3
1976 Holmes (Cynkar) beat Cov Cath (Ray) 45-6
1977 Holmes (Jackson) beat Cov Cath (Ray) 42-14
1978 Cov Cath (Ray) beat Holmes (Jackson) 27-6
1979 Cov Cath (Ray) beat Holmes (Jackson) 14-8
1980 Cov Cath (Ray) beat Holmes (???) 39-6
1981 Cov Cath (Ray) beat Holmes (???) 30-22
1982 Cov Cath (Ray) beat Holmes (Hina) 35-14
1983 Cov Cath (Ray) beat Holmes (Hina) 7-0
1984 Cov Cath (Ray) beat Holmes (Hina) 21-6
1991 Cov Cath (Ray) beat Holmes (McCarthy) 31-19
1992 Cov Cath (Ray) beat Holmes (McCarthy) 41-6
1992* Cov Cath (Ray) beat Holmes (McCarthy) 35-6
1993 Cov Cath (Ray) beat Holmes (Turner) 37-13
1994 Cov Cath (Ray) beat Holmes (Turner) 26-14
1995 Cov Cath (Ray) beat Holmes (Turner) 21-0
1996 Cov Cath (Ray) beat Holmes (Vandermeer) 37-7
1997 Cov Cath (Ray) beat Holmes (Vandermeer) 35-15
1997* Cov Cath (Ray) beat Holmes (Vandermeer) 32-20
1998 Cov Cath (Ray) beat Holmes (Vandermeer) 37-21
1999 Cov Cath (Ray) beat Holmes (Vandermeer) 34-31
2000 Holmes (Vandermeer) beat Cov Cath (Ray) 27-24
2001 Holmes (Farley) beat Cov Cath (Ray) 26-20
2002 Cov Cath (Ray) beat Holmes (Farley) 37-7
2007 Cov Cath (Brossart) beat Holmes (Lickert) 24-0
2008 Cov Cath (Brossart) beat Holmes (Lickert) 42-0
2011 Cov Cath (Wirth) beat Holmes (Liggin) 63-0
2012 Cov Cath (Wirth) beat Holmes (Liggin) 49-28
2013 Cov Cath (Wirth) beat Holmes (Nevels) 55-20
2014 Cov Cath (Wirth) beat Holmes (Nevels) 38-0

* Playoffs

[Colonels_Wear_Blue]

1 hour ago, Colonels_Wear_Blue said:

Series Record:
1973 Cov Cath (Bernier) beat Holmes (Cynkar) 13-0
1974 Cov Cath (Bernier) beat Holmes (Cynkar) 14-6
1975 Holmes (Cynkar) beat Cov Cath (Ray) 35-3
1976 Holmes (Cynkar) beat Cov Cath (Ray) 45-6
1977 Holmes (Jackson) beat Cov Cath (Ray) 42-14
1978 Cov Cath (Ray) beat Holmes (Jackson) 27-6
1979 Cov Cath (Ray) beat Holmes (Jackson) 14-8
1980 Cov Cath (Ray) beat Holmes (???) 39-6
1981 Cov Cath (Ray) beat Holmes (???) 30-22
1982 Cov Cath (Ray) beat Holmes (Hina) 35-14
1983 Cov Cath (Ray) beat Holmes (Hina) 7-0
1984 Cov Cath (Ray) beat Holmes (Hina) 21-6
1991 Cov Cath (Ray) beat Holmes (McCarthy) 31-19
1992 Cov Cath (Ray) beat Holmes (McCarthy) 41-6
1992* Cov Cath (Ray) beat Holmes (McCarthy) 35-6
1993 Cov Cath (Ray) beat Holmes (Turner) 37-13
1994 Cov Cath (Ray) beat Holmes (Turner) 26-14
1995 Cov Cath (Ray) beat Holmes (Turner) 21-0
1996 Cov Cath (Ray) beat Holmes (Vandermeer) 37-7
1997 Cov Cath (Ray) beat Holmes (Vandermeer) 35-15
1997* Cov Cath (Ray) beat Holmes (Vandermeer) 32-20
1998 Cov Cath (Ray) beat Holmes (Vandermeer) 37-21
1999 Cov Cath (Ray) beat Holmes (Vandermeer) 34-31
2000 Holmes (Vandermeer) beat Cov Cath (Ray) 27-24
2001 Holmes (Farley) beat Cov Cath (Ray) 26-20
2002 Cov Cath (Ray) beat Holmes (Farley) 37-7
2007 Cov Cath (Brossart) beat Holmes (Lickert) 24-0
2008 Cov Cath (Brossart) beat Holmes (Lickert) 42-0
2011 Cov Cath (Wirth) beat Holmes (Liggin) 63-0
2012 Cov Cath (Wirth) beat Holmes (Liggin) 49-28
2013 Cov Cath (Wirth) beat Holmes (Nevels) 55-20
2014 Cov Cath (Wirth) beat Holmes (Nevels) 38-0

* Playoffs

Cov Cath leads the all-time series 27 wins to 5, and have 7 shutouts pitched against the Bulldogs.

[Tigerpride94]

Running clock.

[MaddenCurse44]

Holmes is really down this year. Hope CovCath takes it easy on them.

[Momofboyz]

Hoping we see some QB action from Dylan Gaiser. He was a major force for the Colonels during his Freshman year. 

[theguru]

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[Momofboyz]

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[theguru]

44 minutes ago, Momofboyz said:

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[Purple88]

Those Holmes teams of the mid-1970s must have been strong teams.

[CCHFC]

13 hours ago, Momofboyz said:

Hoping we see some QB action from Dylan Gaiser. He was a major force for the Colonels during his Freshman year. 

Will be interesting to see how the QB competition next year shakes out. I still think Cash is the guy in 24 or 25, but I think both are good enough to win a ton of games as the starter. 

Regardless, the WR/TE group should be pretty strong next year with Oliver Link, Donovan Bradshaw and Zach Brooks at receiver and Tate Kruer and Owen Pitzer at TE.