Topic: Football
Cooper vs. Franklin County
Class 5A Playoffs
Franklin County High School
Frankfort, KY
November 16, 2012
© 2012 by Ron Harrison
Cooper rolled up 333 yards on the ground and their defense held the high scoring Franklin County offense in check in a 40-27 victory. Cooper improves to 12-1 while Franklin County finishes their season at 12-1. Cooper recorded 20 first downs and 402 yards of total offense. They were penalized three times for 38 yards and lost a fumble. Franklin County recorded 20 first downs and 333 yards of total offense. The Flyers were penalized seven times for 42 yards and had three passes intercepted.
A.J. Collins led Cooper’s ground game with 172 yards and three touchdowns on 26 carries. Tyler Morris carried the ball 16 times for 82 yards and a touchdown. Avery Bricking carried the ball seven times for 80 yards and a touchdown. Tyler Morris completed seven of nine passes for 69 yards. Cory Fussinger caught two passes for nine yards. A.J. Collins, Will Ludwig, Tanner Kissel, and Aaron Morgan each caught one pass for 17, 16, 15, and 12 yards respectively. Kagen Strok led the defense with five solo and four assisted tackles. Ricky Martin added six solo and one assisted tackles with one of his tackles resulting in a three yard loss. Avery Bricking recorded three solo and five assisted tackles with one of his tackles resulting in a 10 yard loss. Dustin Mitchell added four solo and one assisted tackles with 1.5 of his tackles resulting in losses totaling 14 yards. Aaron Morgan intercepted two passes with total return yardage of 74 yards.
Ryan Timmons led Franklin County’s ground game with 81 yards and a touchdown on 11 carries. Chris Roberts carried the ball nine times for 39 yards. Logan Woodside completed 22 of 41 passes for 191 yards and two touchdowns with three interceptions. Greg Maupin caught eight passes for 47 yards. Chris Roberts added seven receptions for 45 yards and a touchdown. Ryan Timmons caught four passes for 39 yards and a touchdown. Lor. McCaskell caught three passes for 60 yards. Logan Woodside led the defense with seven solo and two assisted tackles. Lor. McCaskell added six solo and one assisted tackles with two of his tackles resulting in losses totaling six yards. Chris Roberts recorded four solo tackles and recovered a fumble.
Scoring Summary
| School | Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final |
| Cooper | 16 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 40 |
| Franklin County | 14 | 6 | 0 | 7 | 27 |
| FC | - | Logan Woodside 3 yard run (Zach Durham kick) |
| COOPER | - | Tyler Morris 5 yard run (Tyler Morris run) |
| FC | - | Ryan Timmons 23 yard pass from Logan Woodside (Zach Durham kick) |
| COOPER | - | Avery Bricking 27 yard run (Tyler Morris run) |
| FC | - | Ryan Timmons 57 yard run (Logan Woodside pass fails) |
| COOPER | - | A.J. Collins 11 yard run (A.J. Collins run) |
| COOPER | - | A.J. Collins 27 yard run (Tyler Morris run) |
| FC | - | Chris Roberts 6 yard pass from Logan Woodside (Zach Durham kick) |
| COOPER | - | A.J. Collins 12 yard run (Tyler Morris run) |
Selected Statistics
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| Rushing | No. | Yds. | Avg. | Long |
| A.J. Collins | 26 | 172 | 6.6 | 45 |
| Tyler Morris | 16 | 82 | 5.1 | 36 |
| Avery Bricking | 7 | 80 | 11.4 | 34 |
| Team | 1 | -1 | -1.0 | 0 |
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| Passing | A-C-I | Yds. | TD | Long |
| Tyler Morris | 9-7-0 | 69 | 0 | 17 |
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| Receiving | No. | Yds. | TD | Long |
| Cory Fussinger | 2 | 9 | 0 | 7 |
| A.J. Collins | 1 | 17 | 0 | 17 |
| Will Ludwig | 1 | 16 | 0 | 16 |
| Tanner Kissel | 1 | 15 | 0 | 15 |
| Aaron Morgan | 1 | 12 | 0 | 12 |
| Jacob Nuemann | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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| Franklin County | ||||
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| Rushing | No. | Yds. | Avg. | Long |
| Ryan Timmons | 11 | 81 | 7.4 | 57 |
| Chris Roberts | 9 | 39 | 4.3 | 7 |
| Logan Woodside | 9 | 8 | 0.9 | 13 |
| Greg Maupin | 2 | 6 | 3.0 | 7 |
| Landon Hurst | 1 | 5 | 5.0 | 5 |
| Lor. McCaskell | 1 | 3 | 3.0 | 3 |
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| Passing | A-C-I | Yds. | TD | Long |
| Logan Woodside | 41-22-3 | 191 | 2 | 36 |
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| Receiving | No. | Yds. | TD | Long |
| Greg Maupin | 8 | 47 | 0 | 13 |
| Chris Roberts | 7 | 45 | 1 | 10 |
| Ryan Timmons | 4 | 39 | 1 | 23 |
| Lor. McCaskell | 3 | 60 | 0 | 36 |
Acknowledgements
A special thanks to WL Stats for the comprehensive stats provided for tonight's games.
Please feel free to send your comments and questions concerning the event, teams, or players to me at prepgridiron@yahoo.com.
Ron Harrison’s reports on this and other football events appear on https://www.angelfire.com/ky2/prepgridiron.