Reggie Schulte began asking his father to diagram football plays for him when he was in the fifth grade and a ballboy for the Xavier Saints.

He learned his lessons well.

Schulte tossed four touchdown passes Friday night as No. 4 Xavier blanked Kennedy, 35-0, in a 42nd Street mismatch at the Saints Field.

Schulte tied school records for most touchdown passes in a single game (4) and most touchdowns passes in a season (18) and expanded his own school mark for most TD strikes in a career (30).

Corbin Woods, his lifelong pal, caught two touchdown passes against the winless Cougars to give him 12 in his career, putting his name in the Xavier record book as well.

Schulte hit 15 of 19 passes for 197 yards before retiring with a 35-0 cushion after three quarters, continuing his string of outstanding games. He's completed 76.7 percent of his passes this year with only one interception.

Duane Schulte, the quarterback's father and Xavier's head coach, calls the plays and his son runs them to near-perfection. And make no mistake, the father likes what he's seen so far. So does the coach.

"I don't think it's possible to set aside the fact I'm his dad and his coach," he said in an interview this week. "Speaking strictly coaching-wise, I'm super proud of him.

"I've thought about it," said Schulte. "If he was anyone else's kid, what would you say? I'd say, so far - knock on wood, not to jinx him - that he's done everything we've asked."

Reggie Schulte, Woods and a bunch of their buddies used to play football games in Schulte's backyard when they were younger. They wore out the grass, but Woods said Mr. Schulte never complained.

"Absolutely not," said Woods. "He encouraged it, if anything. He loved having us around. Maybe not inside the house, but we were definitely outside of the house playing."

Schulte has thrown four touchdown passes in three games this year, tying the single-game mark he shares with Andy Didio (2010). His 18 TD passes this year equal Joe Sayre's record from 2009, and his 30 career TD passes are 10 more than Dan Schmall threw in 2006 and 2007, according to Xavier's record book.

Woods caught five TD passes last year has seven this season, snapping the former career mark of 10 set by Ryan Sander in 2008 and 2009.

The Saints ran their record to 5-0 while Kennedy fell to 0-5, two 42nd Street neighbors who are heading in opposite directions.

The fun began for Xavier when Schulte hit Bryce Grimm with a 24-yard touchdown pass on the Saints' first possession of the game. It became 14-0 early in the second quarter when Brendan Miller scooted for a six-yard score.

The Saints made it 21-0 late in the first half when Schulte hit Woods with a perfect 37-yard bomb in the end zone.

Xavier grabbed a 28-0 lead in the third quarter when Schulte lobbed a 3-yard touchdown pass to 6-foot-8 tight end Matt Nelson. The Saints began that possession on the Kennedy 10-yard line after a 50-yard punt return by Trey Sampson.

Schulte finished the scoring with a 6-yard touchdown pass to Woods on the final play of the third quarter for a 35-0 bulge. That ignited a continuous clock and the fourth quarter zipped by in a hurry with Xavier's starters watching from the sidelines.

Schulte connected with eight different receivers as he spread the wealth around. Woods and Grimm are his preferred targets, but he doesn't play favorites. He'll pass the ball to anyone.

"I guess whoever's open," he said. "It sounds cliche, but I guess that's the right answer. Whoever's open.

"No matter who it is, I trust the guys to make plays and they did a great job tonight, like they have been all year."

Miller ran for 102 yards on 17 carries to complement the passing attack. He's subbing for Cal Stovie, who watched the game in a wheelchair after having surgery this week to fix a torn ACL.

Kennedy did not have nearly enough weapons to stick with the Saints. The Cougars finished with just 171 yards of total offense, and 53 of those yards came on a pass play in the fourth quarter when they were already trailing by 35 points.

Kennedy tailback Alex Hillyer, averaging 150 yards per game when the night began, carried the ball 29 times for 81 yards. He gained 78 yards in the first half with two big runs, but had only three yards in the second half.

The Saints held the Cougars to 171 yards and zero points, but Xavier linebacker Craig Murtha was not satisfied.

"We still have a lot of work to do," said Murtha. "We did a really bad job, actually, in the first half. We have a lot of improvement to make.

"Xavier football has always been about having a tough defense," he said. "We're just trying to continue that and play as hard as we can every single down."

At times, it seemed like Daniel Vega, Emiliano Martinez, Murtha and others were in the Kennedy backfield before Kennedy quarterback Riley Fergus had a chance to breathe.

"I think it was a good effort," said Martinez. "Our scout team gave us a good look all week. It was like we were playing Kennedy every day in practice."

Practice made perfect.

"We were really worried about Kennedy," said Coach Schulte. "They're a big, strong, fast team. And so for our guys to come in here and get a win like this is a credit to our kids."

The Saints (5-0) will face Washington on Thursday night at Kingston Stadium. The Cougars (0-5) host Jefferson Friday night at Kingston for homecoming.

Kennedy held Xavier to its lowest point total of the season, but it hardly mattered. The Saints have outscored their five opponents, 233-35.

XAVIER 35, KENNEDY 0

CRK       CRX

First Downs       7         11
Rushing           29-81     29-124
Passing           8-20-1    15-19-0
Passing Yards     90        197
Punts             8-36.4    5-34.4
Fumbles/Lost      1/0       1/0
Penalties         3-35      8-70

Kennedy      0   0   0   0 - 0
Xavier       7  14  14   0 - 35

Scoring Plays

CRX - Bryce Grimm 24 pass from Reggie Schulte (Ryan Persick kick)
CRX - Brendan Miller 6 run (Persick kick)
CRX - Corbin Woods 37 pass from Schulte (Persick kick)
CRX - Matt Nelson 3 pass from Schulte (Persick kick)
CRX - Woods 6 pass from Schulte (Persick kick)

Individual Stats

Rushing
Kennedy: Hillyer 21-82, Boomershine 1-3, Moa 1-minus 1, Fergus 6-minus 3.
Xavier: Miller 17-102, Schulte 4-12, Jones 3-7, Hammerberg 2-4, Krouse 1-1, Team 2-minus 2.

Passing
Kennedy: Fergus 8-20-1, 90 yards.
Xavier: Schulte 15-19-0, 197 yards.

Receiving
Kennedy: Martin 4-35, Frazier-Flores 1-53, Hall 1-4, Smetzer 1-minus 1, Hillyer 1-minus 1.
Xavier: Woods 4-70, Grimm 3-48, Miller 2-34, Jones 2-8, Vega 1-18, Moore 1-13, Nelson 1-3, Gardner 1-3.