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Belfry in pistol, strong right. Woolum gains three. 2nd and 7 Belfry on own 31 11:30 third quarter

LCA to kock off starting second half. Deep kick, fieled by Woolum around the 10. Ran out of bounds at the 28. 1st and 10 Belfry on own 28. 11:54 third quarter

LCA Whalen: 9-14, 2 TD, 1 INT, 38 yards rushing on 9 carries King 6 receptions for 76 yards Belfry Woolum 58 yards rushing on 8 carries, 1 TD Davis 54 yards on 15 carries Caudill 25 yards on 5 carries Varney 1 TD, Belfry has thrown the ball twice so far. From a strategy perspective, LCA is looking to do what they do and speed the tempo up - no huddle, trying to catch Belfry off guard. Also sending a heavy dose of Whalen and King as expected. Belfry started out going up the middle, their bread and butter and at times forced LCA to cover side to side. They are getting the push up front they need. This second half will come down to whoever can establish their brand of football.

Short kick by LCA. Belfry to start 1st and 10 on the 40. Belfry going to take a knee. Clock runs out. Belfry leading 15-14 at halftime.

Whelan under center this time. Fakes it, throws to Conrad Hart who was wide open in the back of the end zone. Touchdown LCA. LCA to kick. XP good. 15-14 Belfry 10 seconds left in the first half.

Whelen QB keeper to the 5, two blocking backs to his right. 1st & Goal LCA from 5. Same play, down to the Belfry 2. Same play again, 2nd and goal from 2.... Inches short. 14 seconds to go in the half. 3rd and goal LCA, from inside the 1. Timeout.

Whelan pass complete to Burbage, out on right sideline. Gain of 8. 3rd and 1 on Belfry 41, 1:15 to go 2nd quarter. Whelan on right side, off tackle gain of 6. Down to the Belfry 35. 1st and 10 LCA Screen pass to King, left side, gain of 20 to the Belfry 18. 1st and 10 LCA Screen pass to King, right side. Nearly deflected by Belfry defender, still hits his hands and he gets down to the Belfry 9. 2nd and 1 LCA, timeout. 42 seconds left in half.

LCA gives it to Hood, gain of 1 up the middle. 2nd and 9 at midfield LCA 1:21 to go second quarter.

4th and 18 on own 22 Varney back to punt King for LCA calls for fair catch on own 49, where LCA will start. 1:42 remaining in 2nd Still 15-7 Belfry lead.

Looks like it was 3rd, Woolum takes it up the middle and is barely tripped up, preventing a touchdown run. Up to the 45. However, a penalty - holding. 3rd and 8 Belfry on own 32. Pitch to Caudill, up to the 35. More flags. Belfry called for holding. 3rd and 18 on own 22. Varney heaves it, LCA with two players back and the pass is deflected.

Still some confusion. Not sure what is going on. What Watusi said!

Davis with a first down running, but holding call by the back judge. 3rd and 10. Davis goes up the middle, not enough for the first down. 4th down, Belfry to send the punting unit out.

Woolum for 3 more. 3rd and 2 on their own 36.

Davis with five up the middle. 2nd and 5.

Missed the first play, 2nd play is Woolum up the middle for a first down.

LCA goes deep, Belfry picks it off inside the 25. Jaydon Muncy making the big play for Belfry.

Pass complete to LCA 43, slant route for a first down. 1st & 10 LCA

Low kickoff, fielded by LCA on their own 29. Gain of four, Whelan on the run. 2nd and 6

Chase Varney sneaks it in. Touchdown Belfry Personal foul against Belfry on the dead ball. Penalty to be enforced on kickoff. XP good. 15-7 Belfry 6:30 2nd quarter

Dante Davis gain of 3. 2nd and goal from the 1

JB Woolum breaks and outside run for a first down to the LCA 4. 1st and goal from the 4.

Power run down to the LCA 18. 2nd and 6 7:19 2nd quarter.

Belfry, in four down territory, gets the first down to the LCA 22.

Belfry 3rd and 3 from the LCA 28.

Entertaining first half! If I'm Boyle County, unless Covington Catholic adjusts and Smith-Hisel is stopped I keep going through him. It seems like the Boyle County line is winning the battle at the line of scrimmage which is a plus for them. Second, I emphasize keeping the foot on the pedal. This is a Covington Catholic team that, in the prior round each of the last two years, trailed by two scores to Johnson Central - they trailed 13-0 in 2024 and 14-0 in 2025. If I'm Covington Catholic, emphasis on fundamental discipline. Cutting back of penalties. They were close in the first half, but just were unable to get one on the board. With how versatile the offense is, finding a way to get Harney or Gaiser the ball with some space to punch it in. Lastly, the opposite of the prior paragraph - they were down 14-0 against Johnson Central and came back to win, 13-0 last year. This is not unfamiliar territory.