Topic: Football
Meade County vs. Scott County
2013 Russell Athletic/KHSAA Commonwealth Gridiron Bowl Class 6A
Houchens-LT Smith Stadium
Bowling Green, KY
December 7, 2013
© 2013 by Ron Harrison
Scott County improves to 15-0 with a 21-14 victory over Meade County who finishes the season at 12-3. This had to be a dream season for Scott County coach Jim McKee finishing undefeated, winning a state championship and watching his son Clay quarterback the team to victory. Meade County coached by Larry Mofield battled hard but could not get their offense started until late in the game. Meade County’s QB John Wilson and Scott County’s QB Clay McKee are cousins. Scott County took a 7-0 lead but Meade County’s Nick O’Brien returned the ensuing kickoff 90 yards to the Scott county 1 yard line. John Wilson then scored on a one yard run but Meade County failed on a two point conversion attempt. Scott County scored another touchdown and led 14-6 at halftime. John Wilson scored on an eight yard run and added the two point conversion to tie the score at 14-14 with 4:34 left in the game. Scott County then started their drive and marched to the Meade County 6 yard line where on third-and-three Clay McKee threw a pass to the sideline to Scott Daniel who dived into the end zone for the score. Palmer Ward tacked on the extra point to give Scott County a 21-14 lead. Tyler Carpenter then intercepted a John Wilson pass at the Meade County 47 yard line to snuff out the last Meade County opportunity.
Scott County recorded 17 first downs and 289 yards of total offense. The Cardinals were penalized four times for 35 yards and lost two fumbles. Meade County recorded nine first downs and 173 yards of total offense. The Green Wave were penalized three times for 25 yards, lost a fumble, and had two passes intercepted.
Keith Guy led Scott County’s ground game with 90 yards on 10 carries. Kevin Claussen carried the ball 19 times for 86 yards and a touchdown. Clay McKee completed seven of nine passes for 71 yards and two touchdowns. Scott Daniel caught six passes for 53 yards and two touchdowns. Austin Crank led the defense with eight solo and four assisted tackles with 1.5 of his tackles resulting in losses totaling nine yards. Dylan Smith added six solo and one assisted tackles. Thomas Daniel recorded five solo and two assisted tackles with 1.5 of his tackles resulting in losses totaling four yards. Grayson Miller added four solo and three assisted tackles, recovered a fumble, and intercepted a pass.
Jon. Shacklette led Meade County’s ground game with 57 yards on 12 carries. John Wilson carried the ball 16 times for 49 yards and two touchdowns. Nick O’Brien recorded 42 yards on six carries. John Wilson completed one of four passes for seven yards with two interceptions. John Millay caught one pass for seven yards. Antwan Ferguson led the defense with 10 solo and one assisted tackles. John Wilson added six solo and four assisted tackles. Zeb Wilson recorded six solo tackles.
Scoring Summary
| School | Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final |
| Meade County | 0 | 6 | 0 | 8 | 14 |
| Scott County | 0 | 14 | 0 | 7 | 21 |
| SCOTT | - | Kevin Claussen 1 yard run (Palmer Ward kick) |
| MEADE | - | John Wilson 1 yard run (Nick O’Brien run fails) |
| SCOTT | - | Scott Daniel 13 yard pass from Clay McKee (Palmer Ward kick) |
| MEADE | - | John Wilson 8 yard run (John Wilson run) |
| SCOTT | - | Scott Daniel 6 yard run from Clay McKee (Palmer Ward kick) |
Selected Statistics
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| Rushing | No. | Yds. | Avg. | Long |
| Jon. Shacklette | 12 | 57 | 4.8 | 23 |
| John Wilson | 16 | 49 | 3.1 | 9 |
| Nick O’Brien | 6 | 42 | 7.0 | 31 |
| Devonte Duncan | 4 | 17 | 4.2 | 6 |
| Zeb Wilson | 4 | 10 | 2.5 | 4 |
| Corey Stegner | 1 | -9 | -9.0 | 0 |
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| Passing | A-C-I | Yds. | TD | Long |
| John Wilson | 4-1-2 | 7 | 0 | 7 |
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| Receiving | No. | Yds. | TD | Long |
| John Millay | 1 | 7 | 0 | 7 |
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| Scott County | ||||
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| Rushing | No. | Yds. | Avg. | Long |
| Keith Guy | 10 | 90 | 9.0 | 33 |
| Kevin Claussen | 19 | 86 | 4.5 | 12 |
| Theo Price | 11 | 34 | 3.1 | 7 |
| Scott Daniel | 1 | 4 | 4.0 | 4 |
| Clay McKee | 4 | 4 | 1.0 | 7 |
| Team | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 |
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| Passing | A-C-I | Yds. | TD | Long |
| Clay McKee | 9-7-0 | 71 | 2 | 18 |
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| Receiving | No. | Yds. | TD | Long |
| Scott Daniel | 6 | 53 | 2 | 14 |
| Keith Guy | 1 | 18 | 0 | 18 |
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.