Class: 6A / District: 6
Current Records: 3-7 overall, 1-2 district
Head Coach: Dave Trosper
Varsity Assistants: Mike Helmig, Paul McKee, Leman Boyd, Clint Bell, Tim Delph, Tad Blood, Tim Zeis, Matt Rice, Gary Peace, Frank Hardin.
REGULAR SEASON GAME REPORTS
Conner Cougars
Aug. 29 -- at Boone County, 7 p.m.
Sept. 5 -- at Simon Kenton, 7 p.m.
Sept. 12 -- RYLE, 7 p.m.
Sept. 19 -- at Campbell County, 7 p.m.
Sept. 26 -- SOUTH OLDHAM, 7:30 p.m.
Oct. 3 -- COOPER, 7 p.m.
Oct. 10 -- HOLY CROSS, 7 p.m.
Oct. 17 -- at Grant County, 7:30 p.m.
Oct. 24 -- at Scott, 7 p.m.
Oct. 31 -- COVINGTON CATHOLIC, 7 p.m.
2014 Schedule
AUG. 29 -- BOONE COUNTY 49, CONNER 26
Boone County scored four touchdowns in the second quarter to open up a 35-14 halftime lead and went on to win the annual game with its cross-county rival.
Jerry Marshall scored three rushing touchdowns in the first half for the Rebels. His first one covered 62 yards. Boone County quarterback Jamar Lamb threw a pair of TD passes to Rondell Douglass. The second one was an 80-yard strike that gave their team a 42-13 lead in the third quarter.
Conner junior quarterback Kyler Padgett had one rushing touchdown and threw TD passes to Isaiah Ebarb and Peyton Weil in his varsity debut.
SEPT. 5 -- SIMON KENTON 53, CONNER 6
Simon Kenton scored on six of its first seven offensive possessions and got another touchdown on an interception return by linebacker Chris Hicks to take a 47-6 halftime lead.
The Pioneers had 432 yards of total offense with 380 coming in the first half. Sophomore quarterback Cameron Racke completed 12 of 17 passes for 231 yards and four touchdowns. Senior running back Kyle Heflin rushed for 95 yards on 10 carries and scored twice. Logan Winkler scored three times and ended up with a combined total of 267 yards in receiving (167), rushing (27) and returns (73).
Conner scored its only touchdown in the second quarter. After a 35-yard pass play and a face mask penalty put the ball on the 2-yard line, junior quarterback Kyler Padgett threw a pass to Michael Postel in the end zone.
SEPT. 12 -- RYLE 50, CONNER 22
Conner senior Isaiah Ebarb returned the opening kickoff 99 yards for a touchdown, but that was the only time the Cougars led in the game.
Ryle scored six of its seven touchdowns on running plays with Colin England and Mitchell Bateman getting two each. The Raiders only passing touchdown came on a 26-yard strike from quarterback Ryan Rytlewski to wide receiver Grant Arnwine.
Conner quarterback Kyler Padgett scored on a 2-yard run and threw a 20-yard scoring pass to Tanner Nyers.
SEPT. 19 -- CAMPBELL COUNTY 48, CONNER 28
Campbell County scored 28 unanswered points in the second and third quarters to open up a 35-7 lead and came away with the win.
Junior quarterback Carson Plessinger scored one of his two rushing touchdowns and threw a 13-yard TD pass to Gabe Kremer during Campbell County’s scoring run. The Camels’ leading rusher was Josh Carroll, who picked up 104 yards and scored twice.
Conner quarterback Kyler Padgett completed 24 of 37 passes for 317 yards and three touchdowns. Tyler Arnold caught one of the scoring passes and had a 13-yard TD run for the Cougars.
SEPT. 26 -- CONNER 27, SOUTH OLDHAM 21
Junior quarterback Kyler Padgett rushed for 123 yards and two touchdowns and threw a TD pass to Isaiah Ebarb in the first half of Conner's win in the Class 5A district game.
Ebarb also scored on an interception return to give the Cougars a 27-7 lead in the fourth quarter and they survived a late rally by South Oldham to notch their first win of the season.
OCT. 3 -- COOPER 24, CONNER 21
After Cooper took the lead on a 45-yard touchdown run by junior Torey Cordell-Armstrong with 10:04 left in the game, the Jaguars’ defense held Conner to a net total of 16 yards and two first downs on its last two possessions to seal the victory and take sole possession of first place in the Class 5A district.
Cooper finished with 337 total yards. Cordell-Armstrong rushed for 195 on 27 carries and scored twice. Senior quarterback Billy Prickett completed 7 of 16 passes for 104 yards and one TD.
Conner finished with 338 yards in total offense. Junior quarterback Kyler Padgett is the main reason the Cougars moved the ball so well. In addition to passing for 215 yards and one touchdown, he rushed for 112 yards and one TD.
OCT. 10 -- CONNER 34, HOLY CROSS 8
Conner junior quarterback Kyler Padgett rushed for 96 yards, scored three touchdowns and threw a 94-yard touchdown pass to senior Michael Postel during the win. The Cougars blocked two punts to get good field position for two of their scoring drives.
Xavier Abernathy did all of the scoring for Holy Cross. He tackled Conner’s punter in the end zone for a safety and had a 10-yard touchdown run.
OCT. 17 -- CONNER 32, GRANT COUNTY 20
Conner had to score 18 straight points in the fourth quarter to come away with the victory. The rally started when Tyler Arnold scored on a 3-yard run and Nate Eberhard kicked the extra point to make the score, 20-20, with 10:13 remaining. The score remained tied until the final three minutes when Conner quarterback Kyler Padgett threw touchdown passes to Joe Warick and Michael Postel. Final stats showed Padgett completed 16 of 32 passes for 290 yards and three TDs. Arnold rushed for 67 yards on nine carries and scored twice.
OCT. 24 -- SCOTT 16, CONNER 15
With six minutes left in the Class 5A district game, Scott took the lead on a 62-yard touchdown run by Deondre Pleasant and a 2-point conversion run by Roberto London. It was the second touchdown of the game for Pleasant, who rushed for 150 yards on 15 carries. London had 81 yards on 17 carries, caught two passes for 22 yards and scored both of his team’s 2-point conversions.
Conner junior quarterback Kyler Padgett completed 13 of 30 passes for 230 yards and one TD. In the third quarter, he threw a 9-yard TD pass and a 2-point conversion pass to Joseph Warwick that gave the Cougars a 15-8 lead.
OCT. 31 -- COVINGTON CATHOLIC 28, CONNER 7
After being shut out in the first half, Covington Catholic scored 28 unanswered points in the second half to end the regular season with a victory. The Colonels’ comeback began with short touchdown runs by Ryan McGinness and Alex Wagner in the third quarter. The team’s last two touchdowns were scored by senior quarterback Adam Wagner on runs of 70 and 20 yards in the fourth quarter.
Conner quarterback Kyler Padgett, who had two passes intercepted in the first quarter, connected with Cody Buckler on a 16-yard scoring pass in the second quarter. That turned out to be the only touchdown of the game for the Cougars, who finished with 192 yards in total offense compared to CovCath’s 350-yard total.