NKyTribune staff
Senior wide receiver Mitchell Hogue set a Thomas More single-game record Saturday by hauling in 12 receptions during a 35-19 win at Cincinnati Christian.
Hogue also finished with 124 yards receiving and a touchdown. His 12 receptions eclipsed the previous Thomas More single-game record of 10, which had been accomplished five times (most recently by Goose Cohorn in 2015). Hogue is a graduate of Harrison (Ohio) High School.
Thomas More finished with 482 yards (241 rushing/241 passing) and improved to 2-3. Cincinnati Christian, which gained 443 total yards, dropped to 1-4.
Thomas More quarterback Justin Post was 23-of-28 passing for 241 yards and two touchdowns. Sophomore linebacker Peyton Van Horn led the Saints defense with 10 tackles.
The Saints owned a 14-0 lead after Da’marco Canty returned a punt 38-yards for a touchdown in the second quarter and settled for a 14-6 advantage at halftime. After Cincinnati Christian cut the lead to 14-12 with a touchdown, Thomas More extended its advantage to 21-12 when Post connected with Hogue for a 12-yard scoring pass late in the third quarter.
Cincinnati Christian made it a 21-19 game early in the fourth quarter when Jamar Nuby scored on a 74-yard touchdown run. Thomas More responded with an eight-play, 88-yard drive, capped by Caldwell’s 2-yard scoring run that gave the Saints a 28-19 edge.
Following a bye week, Thomas More plays at Campbellsville in a Mid-South Conference Bluegrass Division clash at 7 p.m. on Oct. 12. Campbellsville currently owns a 1-3 overall record, and the Tigers play host to Georgetown (Ky.) next Saturday.
THOMAS MORE 35, CINCINNATI CHRISTIAN 19
Score by quarter… 1- 2- 3- 4- F
Thomas More…..….. 7 7 7 14—35
CCU…………………. 6 0 6 7—19
Scoring Summary:
TMU-Mason Kramer 4 yd pass from Justin Post (Alexander Haley kick)
TMU-Da’marco Canty 38 yd punt return (Alexander Haley kick)
CCU-Christian Williams 73 yd pass from Derrick Taylor (kick failed)
CCU-Jamar Nuby 18 yd pass from Derrick Taylor (2 pt conversion failed)
TMU-Mitchell Hogue 12 yd pass from Justin Post (Alexander Haley kick)
CCU-Jamar Nuby 74 yd run (Kevin Rockwood kick)
TMU-Monalo Caldwell 2 yd run ((Alexander Haley kick)
TMU-Justin Durham 6 yd run ((Alexander Haley kick)
RECORDS: Thomas More 2-3, Cincinnati Christian 1-4
(Information compiled from Thomas More and staff reports)