Topic: Football
Franklin County vs. Anderson County
Anderson County High School
Lawrenceburg, KY
October 18, 2013
© 2013 by Ron Harrison
Anderson County held Franklin County scoreless after the intermission to defeat Franklin County 35-21 and hand the Flyers their first defeat of the season.. Anderson County improves to 7-1 while Franklin County falls to 8-1 for the season. Franklin County raced out to a 14-0 lead with five minutes left in the first quarter as they took advantage of Anderson County turnovers. Franklin County led 21-7 with 9:45 left in the second quarter but Anderson County rallied to tie the score at 21-21 by halftime. The third quarter was scoreless but Anderson County got two touchdown runs by Ross Cox in the final quarter to settle the issue.
Anderson County recorded 24 first downs and 394 yards of total offense. The Bearcats were penalized six times for 65 yards, lost a fumble, and had a pass intercepted. Franklin County recorded seven first downs and 199 yards of total offense. The Flyers were penalized seven times for 66 yards and had a pass intercepted.
Zach Carmichael led Anderson County’s ground attack with 87 yards and a touchdown on 14 carries. Ross Cox carried the ball 18 times for 63 yards and three touchdowns. Tristin Ashburn recorded 59 yards on four carries. Zach Carmichael completed 11 of 19 passes for 162 yards and one touchdown with one interception. Chris Toomey caught five passes for 87 yards. Dusty Puckett added four receptions for 43 yards. Brayden Russell caught two passes for 32 yards and a touchdown. Joe Rose connected on five extra point kicks and punter four times for a 45.0 average with a long kick of 54 yards. Tristin Ashburn led the defense with three solo and seven assisted tackles. Huston Page added three solo and four assisted tackles with 1.5 of his tackles resulting in losses totaling four yards. Landon Searcy recorded two solo and six assisted tackles.
Lorenzo McCaskell led Franklin County’s ground game with 34 yards and a touchdown on seven carries. Chris Roberts carried the ball eight times for 15 yards. Barrett Sanderson completed 11 of 21 passes for 145 yards and two touchdowns with one interception. Lorenzo McCaskell caught five passes for 66 yards and two touchdowns. Chris Roberts added three receptions for 22 yards. Isaiah Lee caught two passes for 52 yards. Jh. Rodriguez led the defense with five solo and five assisted tackles. Tre Jones added four solo and six assisted tackles. Chris Roberts recorded four solo and four assisted tackles with 1.5 of his tackles resulting in losses totaling three yards. Logan Duke added four solo and four assisted tackles and recovered a fumble.
Scoring Summary
| School | Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final |
| Franklin County | 14 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 21 |
| Anderson County | 0 | 21 | 0 | 14 | 35 |
| FC | - | Lorenzo McCaskell 4 yard pass from Barrett Sanderson (Zack Durham kick) |
| FC | - | Lorenzo McCaskell 25 yard run (Zack Durham kick) |
| AC | - | Zach Carmichael 1 yard run (Joe Rose kick) |
| FC | - | Lorenzo McCaskell 60 yard pass from Barrett Sanderson (Zack Durham kick) |
| AC | - | Brayden Russell 22 yard pass from Zach Carmichael (Joe Rose kick) |
| AC | - | Ross Cox 1 yard run (Joe Rose kick) |
| AC | - | Ross Cox 4 yard run (Joe Rose kick) |
| AC | - | Ross Cox 1 yard run (Joe Rose kick) |
Selected Statistics
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| Rushing | No. | Yds. | Avg. | Long |
| Lorenzo McCaskell | 7 | 34 | 4.9 | 25 |
| Chris Roberts | 8 | 15 | 1.9 | 5 |
| Malik Barrett | 1 | 5 | 5.0 | 5 |
| Barrett Sanderson | 2 | 1 | 0.5 | 1 |
| Isaiah Lee | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 |
| Team | 1 | -1 | -1.0 | 0 |
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| Passing | A-C-I | Yds. | TD | Long |
| Barrett Sanderson | 21-11-1 | 145 | 2 | 60 |
| Zack Durham | 1-0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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| Receiving | No. | Yds. | TD | Long |
| Lorenzo McCaskell | 5 | 66 | 2 | 60 |
| Chris Roberts | 3 | 22 | 0 | 18 |
| Isaiah Lee | 2 | 52 | 0 | 43 |
| De. Kennedy | 1 | 5 | 0 | 5 |
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| Anderson County | ||||
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| Rushing | No. | Yds. | Avg. | Long |
| Zach Carmichael | 14 | 87 | 6.2 | 27 |
| Ross Cox | 18 | 63 | 3.5 | 11 |
| Tristin Ashburn | 4 | 59 | 14.8 | 39 |
| Chris Toomey | 8 | 22 | 2.8 | 9 |
| Ryan Martin | 1 | 2 | 2.0 | 2 |
| Team | 1 | -1 | -1.0 | 0 |
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| Passing | A-C-I | Yds. | TD | Long |
| Zach Carmichael | 19-11-1 | 162 | 1 | 25 |
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| Receiving | No. | Yds. | TD | Long |
| Chris Toomey | 5 | 87 | 0 | 25 |
| Dusty Puckett | 4 | 43 | 0 | 16 |
| Brayden Russell | 2 | 32 | 1 | 22 |
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.