[Blau Vogel]

COVINGTON CATHOLIC (9-2) at JOHNSON CENTRAL (11-0)
When/where: 7:30 p.m. Friday at Eagle Field, Paintsville

Last week: Covington Catholic beat Rowan County, 41-14; Johnson Central beat Harrison County 77-13

Last season: Covington Catholic won in the second round of the playoffs, 45-15

Litkenhous ratings: Johnson Central 122.6, Covington Catholic 111.7

Noteworthy: According to the Litkenhous Ratings regardless of class, Johnson Central is No. 5 in the state and Covington Catholic is No. 16 (Highlands is No. 1). … Johnson Central is averaging 58.1 points per game and scored at least 36 points in all 11 games this season, including scoring over 50 points nine times. … CovCath’s only two losses this season came against Cincinnati big-school power Moeller and Highlands. It held the nine opponents it beat to 9.2 points per game average. … Covington Catholic has won six straight games since its loss to Highlands. In those six games sophomore quarterback Ben Dressman completed 87 of 145 passes for 1,243 yards and 15 touchdowns and also rushed for 538 yards and five TDs. … Junior Adam Wagner, who started the season as CovCath’s starting quarterback before he suffered a knee injury in the second game against Dixie, returned last week and saw brief action, completing all four of his pass attempts for 55 yards. He could play some in this game. … The teams have two common opponents: Rowan County and Harrison County. Johnson Central beat both by a combined score of 136-23 and CovCath beat both by a combined score of 83-20.