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After struggling in last week’s senior-day loss to Highlands, Covington Catholic quarterback Brayden Erpenbeck was determined that he and his fellow seniors would play another game on the Colonels’ home field.
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On Friday night, Erpenbeck certainly showed that he longed to return home again by rushing for 226 yards, passing for 226 more and accounting for four touchdowns to lift CovCath to a come-from-behind 39-34 road victory over Dixie Heights in a crucial district game.

CovCath (5-4) secured the No. 2 seed in the district and will host an opening-round Class 5A playoff game in a few weeks.

“Not one person thought last week would be our last game on that field,” said Erpenbeck, who rushed for three second-half scores. “We knew we weren’t going to lose this game.”

Erpenbeck said CovCath maintained that mentality even after falling behind 14-0 in the first four minutes of the game. CovCath’s ability to rally is a testament to how far the Colonels have progressed after the program had struggled in recent seasons, Erpenbeck said.

“I think they’re a resilient group,” said first-year coach Dave Wirth, whose team is ranked No. 5 in the Enquirer coaches’ poll. “We have great senior leadership.

Those guys have been through a lot; lost a lot of games the past few years. They’re developing a refuse-to-lose attitude.”

Erpenbeck is at the forefront of that charge. He became the first player in Northern Kentucky this season to rush and pass for 1,000 yards. He now has 1,068 rushing and 1,210 passing yards entering next week’s regular-season finale at Louisville St. Xavier. Erpenbeck’s 31-yard TD run with 2:32 remaining in the fourth quarter turned out to be the deciding score