Scott County averaged 7.6 yards per carry on 50 rushing attempts and converted on seven of 12 third down plays in a 30-14 victory over Boone County.  Scott County recorded 18 first downs and 402 yards of total offense.  The Cardinals were penalized three times for 20 yards, lost a fumble and had one pass intercepted.  Boone County recorded 13 first downs and 287 yrda of total offense.  The Rebels were penalized two times for 17 yards and had two passes intercepted.

Josh Walls led Scott County's ground game with a98 yards and an 82 yard TD run on 16 carries.  Brooks Barber carried the ball 20 times for 161 yards and two TDs.  Tevin Buffin completed two of five passes for 52 yards and a TD with one interception.  James Happy caught one pass for 32 yards.  Danny Arnold added a reception for 20 yards for a TD.  Cody Hudson led the defense with seven solo and four assisted tackles.  Blake Sears added four solo and seven assisted tackles.

Charles Quainoo led the Boone County ground attack with 181 yards on 26 carries.  Nate Alford carried the ball four times for 56 yards and a TD.  Alford completed five of 13 passes for 76 yards and a TD with two interceptions.  Jordan Oppenheimer caught two passes for 35 yards and a TD.  Jake Deason led the defense with seven solo and four assisted tackles with 2.5 of the tackles resulting in losses totalling four yards.  Adam Sunderhaus added two solo and six assisted tackles.

Scoring Summary

School                  Q1   Q2   Q3   Q4   Final

Scott County         14     0      7      9    30

Boone County         0     7      7      0     14

SC - Brooks Barber 38 yard run (Jay Willmott kick)

SC - Danny Arnold 20 yard pass from Tevin Buffin (Willmott kick)

BC - Jordan Oppenheimer 26 yard pass from Nate Alford (Ryan Palmateer kick)

SC - Barber 13 yard run (Willmott kick)

BC - Alford 41 yard rum (Palmateer kick)

SC - Josh Walls 82 yard run (Willmott kick)

SC - Blake Sears safety

Selected Statistics

Scott County

Rushing               No.   Yds.   Avg.    Long

Josh Walls           16     198    12.4     82

Brooks Barber     20      161     8.1     51

Marcus Hill            8        11     1.4      7

Tevin Buffin          4        10      2.5     8

Team                   2         0      0.0      0

Passing             A-C-I       Yds.     TD   Long

Tevin Buffin       5-2-1        52        1      32

Receiving             No.     Yds.     TD   Long

James Happy         1        32      0       32

Danny Arnold         1       20       1       20

Boone County                

Rushing                          No.      Yds.      Avg.        Long

Charles Quainoo            26        181        7.0           39

Nate Alford                     4          56       14.0           41

Jordan Oppenheimer       7          30         4.3            8

Team                             3         -56      -18.7            0

Passing           A-C-I            Yds.    TD   Long

Nate Alford     13-5-2            76      1      32

Receiving                        No.   Yds.    TD   Long

Jordan Oppenheimer       2       35      1     26

Matt Behne                     2         9      0      5

Charles Quainoo             1       32      0     32

Acknowledgements

A special thanks to the Scott County Stats Crew for providing the comprehensive statistics for tonight's game.

Bryan Station improves their record to 3-0 with a 35-18 victory over Tates Creek (1-2) despite being penalized 14 times for 172 yards.  Bryan Station RB Tevin McCaden continued his blistering early season pace as he scored five touchdowns to bring his season total to 14 touchdowns.  McCaden has now run for 721 yards and has the luxury of running behind a huge offensive line that includes 6-2 265 Sr. Andrew Marsh, 6-5 301 Sr. Kalib Ball, 6-6 275 Jr. Darrian Miller, 6-1 300 Jr. Tae Green, 6-21/2 295 Sr. Royce Hawkins, and 5-11 240 So. Brandon Turnley.

Bryan Station recorded 14 first downs and 307 yards of total offense.  The Defenders were  penalized 14 times for 172 yards, lost a fumble, and had a pass intercepted.  Tates Creek recorded 16 first downs and 252 yards of total offense.  The Commodores were penalized seven times for 71 yards and lost two fumbles.

Tevin McCaden led Bryan Station's ground game with 224 yards and five touchdowns on 24 carries.  Brady Boling completed three of 13 passes for 28 yards with one interception.  Jaron Mock caught one pass for 14 yards.  Kris Bolton led the defense with four solo and three assisted tackles.  Nahee Calderon added three solo and four assisted tackles.

Jontez Jones led Tates Creek's ground game with 64 yards on 17 carries.  Brandon Shrout added 50 yards and a TD on five carries.  Dee Christopher completed 22 of 33 passes for 158 yards and two TDs.  LaRobert Bett caught seven passes for 57 yards and a TD.  Jontez Jones added five receptions for 16 yards.  Aaron Mullins led the defense with five solo and one assisted tackle.  Kalin Poe added three solo and one assisted tackle.  Jon. Meadors also recorded three solo and one assisted tackle.

Scoring Summary

School               Q1   Q2   Q3   Q4   Final

Tates Creek        6      0      0    12   18

Bryan Station    14    14      7      0   35

BS - Tevin McCaden 5 yard run (Jose Marin kick)

TC - Damon Boggs 7 yard pass from Dee Christopher (Tyler Love kick blkd.)

BS - McCaden 25 yard run (Marin kick)

BS - McCaden 4 yard run (Marin kick)

BS - McCaden 11 yard run (Marin kick)

BS - McCaden 63 yard run (Marin kick)

TC - Brandon Shrout 5 yard run (Christopher pass fails)

TC - LaRobert Bett 37 yard pass from Christopher (Christopher pass fails)

Selected Statistics

Tates Creek

Rushing                    No.  Yds.  Avg.  Long

Jontez Jones             17   64     3.6   17

Brandon Shrout          5   50    10.0   33

Jon. Meadors              3     4      1.3    5

Team                         1    -5   -5.0     0

Dee Christopher         5  -19     -3.8    4

Passing                     A-C-I       Yds.   TD   Long

Dee Christopher      33-22-0   158      2     37

Receiving             No.   Yds.   TD   Long

LaRobert Bett       7      57      1     37

Jontez Jones         5      16      0     11

Deontae Brank      3      26      0     20

Will Sweet             2      27      0     24

Jacob Kadel           1      12      0     12

Damon Boggs        1        7      1       7

Josh Bassoni          1        6      0       6

Jon. Meadors         1        5      0       5

Tyler Love             1        2      0       2

Bryan Station

Rushing                 No.   Yds.     Avg.    Long

Tevin McCaden      24   224       9.3       63

Everett Talbert        3     26       8.7       20

Josh Arnett             4     24       6.0       22

Brady Boling           2      5       2.5         5

Team                     1       0       0.0        0

Passing              A-C-I        Yds.   TD    Long

Brady Boling       13-3-1      28      0       14

Receiving               No.   Yds.    TD   Long

Jaron Mock              1     14       0     14

Nahee Calderon       1       8       0      8

Bradley Pearce        1       6       0      6

Acknowledgements

A special thanks to WL Stats for providing the comprehensive statistics for tonight's game.

Friday September 4th

Bryan Station 35  Tates Creek 18 - Bryan Station RB Tevin McCaden carried the ball 24 times for 224 yards and scored on runs of 5, 25, 4, 11, and 63 yards to lead the Defenders to victory.

Scott County 30  Boone County 14 - Josh Walls led Scott County's ground attack with 198 yards and a TD on 16 carries and Brooks Barber added 161 yards and two TDs on 20 carries.  Charles Quainoo led Boone County with 181 yards on 26 carries.

St. Xavier 49  Lexington Catholic 6 - The visitors from the 'ville held a 456-204 advantage in total yardage in a big win over Lexington Catholic.

Henry Clay 42  Southwestern 7 - The Blue Devils rolled up 511 yards of total offense in tonight's victory.  QB Jerry Williams completed 17 of 29 passes for 169 yards and three TDs and carried the ball eight times for 141 yards including a 66 yard TD run.

Lafayette 28  Mercer County 7 - Brett Durbin threw for two TDs to lead the Generals to victory.

Prestonsburg 26  Breathitt County 25 - Prestonsburg rallied from a 25-7 third quarter deficit to defeat Breathitt County.  Mike Burchett scored two TDs on runs of 15 and 8 yards and threw TD passes of 8 and 25 yards to lead the victors.

Lexington Christian Academy 57  Lynn Camp 14 - Dominique Hayden scored on runs of 6, 25, 56, and 53 yards to lead the Eagles to victory.  LCA exploded out of the gates for 50 first quarter points.

Paul Dunbar 24  Woodford County 17 - Dunbar trailed 17-7 in the third quarter before rallying for their first win of the season.  QB Trent Martin threw for two TDs and ran for another TD to lead the Bulldogs.

Simon Kenton 49  Dixie Heights 28 - Simon Kenton RB Miles Simpson scored on runs of 26, 28, 55, 1, and 3 yards to lead the Pioneers to victory.

Shelby County 42  North Hardin 18 - North Hardin took a 12-0 lead in the first quarter but the Rockets outscored North Hardin 42-6 the rest of the game.  Shelby County QB Brandon Cresap threw TD passes of 11, 12, 6, and 23 yards to lead the victors.

Other Games of Interest

Ashland  22  Belfry  20

Bardstown  42  Bethlehem  20

Bell County  36  Johnson Central  6

Bourbon County  49  Casey County  6

bowling Green  51  Franklin-Simpson  9

Bullitt Central  21  Southern  14

Butler  35  Eastern  14

Campbell County  31  Roger Bacon (OH)  28

Central  32  Ballard  29

Central Hardin  49  Elizabethtown  7

Christian County  47  Henderson County  31

Clark County  49  Montgomery County  35

DeSales  45  Bullitt East  30

Fort Campbell  36  Pearl Cohn (TN)  13

Glasgow  35  Barren County  14

Green County  41  Butler County  7

Harlan  37  Williamsburg  32

Harlan County  44  Lee County (VA)  21

Highlands  48  Beechwood  20

Ironton (OH)  45  Russell  0

John Hardin  22  Meade County  17

Knox Central  41  Middlesboro  21

Lawrence County  36  Sheldon Clark  30

Letcher County Central  35  Hazard  21

Lincoln County  42  Madison Southern  21

Louisville Trinity  27  Manual  0

McCreary Central  30  Edmonson County  18

Male  49  Western  34

Monroe County  45  Adair County  14

Nelson County  31  Marion County  14

Newport Central Catholic  38  Madison Central  12

North Laurel  7  South Laurel  6

Owensoro  48  Owensboro Catholic  20

Pike County Central  19  Boyd County  9

Pineville  33  Berea  8

Rockcastle County  34  Wayne Conty  0

Somerset  40  Russell County  20

Spencer County  31  Frankfort  27

Valley  57  Iroquois  0

West Carter  26  Nicholas County  6

West Jessamine  14  Garrard County  13

Saturday September 5th

Boyle County  63  Pikeville  7

Corbin  31  Danville  14

Grant County  21  Walton-Verona  0

LaSalle (OH)  44  Covington Catholic  35

BLAZING STARTS  -  Rb Tevin McCaden has led Bryan Station to a 3-0 start with an incredible 721 yards rushing and 14 touchdowns.

Friday August 28th

Tates Creek 41 Mercer County 36 (iHigh Football Frenzy)  - Tates Creek rallied for a 41-36 victory over Mercer County after surrendering a 29-7 third quarter lead.  Mercer County scored 29 consecutive points to take a 36-29 lead late in the game.  Tates Creek's Damon Boggs scored on an 87 yard  kickoff return and the Commodores recovered an onside kick which led to the winning TD, an 11 yard TD run by Brandon Shrout.

Bryan Station 38 Shelby County 26 (iHigh Football Frenzy) - Tevin McCaden led Bryan Station tonight with 263 yards and four touchdowns on 36 carries.

Lexington Christian Academy 28 Christ Presbyterian Academy (TN) 27 - LCA led 28-6 but had to survive an attempt for a two point conversion in the closing seconds to secure the victory.  LCA RB Domonique Hayden gained 172 yards and scored a TD on 17 carries.

Scott County 38 Clay County 6 - Marcus Hill carried the ball five times for 117 yards and a TD.

Sheldon Clark 6 Breathitt County 0 - Sheldon Clark held Channing Fugate and the high powered Breathitt County offense scoreless to notch the victory.

East Jessamine 34 Lincoln County 12 - Seth Hunt led the Jaguars with TD runs of 21, one, and one yards.

Bourbon County 41 Estill County 6 - Taylor Barnes ran for 248 yards including TD runs of 64, 24, and 35 yards.  Barnes also had TD runs of 76 and 54 yards called back for penalties.

Anderson County 43 Meade County 34 - Dusty Combs ran for a two yard TD, caught two TD passes of six and 29 yards, and added another TD on a 97 yard kickoff return to lead Anderson County to a win.

Other Games of Interest

Apollo  25  Warren East 20

Ashland  31  Raceland  0

Belfry  28  Boyd County  14

Bullitt Central  21  Barren County  7

Bullitt East  41  Louisville Holy Cross  14

Central Hardin  27  DeSales  24

Conner  40  Scott  7

Corbin  42  Harlan  16

Doss  13  North Bullitt  0

Elizabethtown  42  Spencer County  30

Frankfort  52  Paris  0

Garrard County  41  Rowan County  35

Green County  44  Taylor County  16

Hart County  18  Clinton County  6

Hazard  33  Leslie County  6

Highlands  37  Ryle  14

Horn Lake (MS)  33  Johnson Central  20

Jeffersontown  48  North Oldham  13

Knott County Central  40  Lewis County  0

Lawrence North (IN) 31  Louisville Trinity  14

Letcher County Central  20  Middlesboro  6

Magoffin County  52  South Floyd  22

Male  41  Eastern  18

Mason County 35  Montgomery County  14

McCreary Central  40  Pineville  24

Monroe County  29  Edmonson County  18

Nelson County  56  Bardstown  41

Oldham County  39  Waggener  7

Perry County Central  57  Casey County  0

Prestonsburg  49  Paintsville  0

Somerset  18  Pulaski County  12

Southwestern  35  Harlan County  8

St. Xavier  35  Ballard  6

Valley  21  Pleasure Ridge Park  12

West Jessamine  49  Iroquois  0

Whitley County  55  Lynn Camp  13

Saturday August 29th

Henry Clay  34  Central  21 (iHigh Football Frenzy) - QB Jerry Williams threw for two TDs and scored on a 71 yard run to lead the Blue Devils.  Matt Cox had a big night on defense with a 56 yard TD on a fumble recovery and two interceptions.

Boone County  31  Lafayette  23 (iHigh Football Frenzy) - Charles Quainoo led Boone County with 101 yards and three TDs on 32 carries.  Jordan Oppenheimer added 97 yards on 10 carries.

Butler  34  Paul L. Dunbar  14 (iHigh Football Frenzy) - DeAngelo Thomas led Butler tonight with 169 yards and three TDs on 23 carries.

Woodford County  28  Western Hills  22 (Bluegrass Bowl) - Stan Serdyuk caught four passes for 128 yards with TD receptions of 28 and 82 yards to lead Woodford County to victory.

Lexington Catholic  23  Covington Catholic  17 (Bluegrass Bowl) - Greg Raglin led Lexington Catholic with 125 yards including TD runs of 52 and four yards on 20 carries.  RB Leo Schaffer had a big night for Covington Catholic with 138 yards and a TD on 13 carries.

John Hardin  41  Madison Central  17  -  Landon Savoy ran for 153 yards and two TDs and added a TD and 65 yards on two receptions to lead John Hardin.

Russell  37  Greenup County  0 - Travis Jones scored on a 44 yard run, a 59 yard punt return, and a 79 yard kickoff return to lead the Red Devils to victory.

Other Scores of Interest

Bell County  26  Marion County  21

Berea  28  Walton-Verona  20

Boyle County  42  Rockcastle County  22

Dixie Heights  47  Beechwood  7

Holmes  41  Lloyd Memorial  12

Mayfield  48  Trousdale County (TN)  40

North laurel  28  Knox Central  21

Owensboro  23  Evansville Reitz Memorial (IN)  15

Simon Kenton  29  Newport Central Catholic  8

Warren Central  35  Russellville  6

Coach Nick Chaykowsky recently sent me the pairings of the Memorial Classic that  will be held at Ballard Memorial High School on December 11-12, 2009.

Friday December 11th

4:30 PM  Cairo IL  vs.  Fulton City

6:00 PM  Union County  vs.  Ballard Memorial

7:30 PM  Fulton County  vs.  Campbell GA

Saturday December 12th

5:00 PM  Ballard Memorial  vs.  Fulton County

6:30 PM  Campbell GA  vs.  Cairo IL

8:00 PM  Fulton City  vs.  Heath

D.C. Clement has sent me information about another exciting event that will be held January 30, 2010 at Bowling Green High School in Bowling Green KY.  This is a one day event with 6 games back to back.  The match-ups are not set yet but I will add that later.  The teams scheduled to appear are as follows:

Bowling Green High School

Cumberland County High School

Louisville Doss High School

Greenwood High School

Franklin-Simpson High School

Henderson County High School

Allen County Scottsville High School

Madisonville North Hopkins High School

Louisville Male High School

Huber Heights Wayne High School (Wayne OH)

Trotwood Madison High School (Dayton OH)

Louisville Eastern High School

This event will be held December 20-22, 2009 at Bowling Green High School.  Each team will play a total of 4 games over the three days but the schedule and pools have not been set up yet.  D.C. Clement has supplied this info and will send me updates.  The teams scheduled to appear are as follows:

Bowling Green High School

Adair County High School

Buckhorn High School

Greenwood High School

Louisville DeSales High School

Daviess County High School

Franklin-Simpson High School

Ryle High School

Madison Southern High School

Metcalfe County High School

Christian Brothers High School (Memphis TN)

Mason County High School

This event will be held January 9, 2010 at Lexington Christian Academy in Lexington Kentucky and offers a terrific trio of games.

5:00  PM  Scott County  vs.  Louisville Male

6:30  PM  Lexington Christian Academy  vs.  Clark County

8:00  PM  Findlay Prep  vs.  Mt. State Academy

I will add more details later about the top players scheduled to participate in this event.

Lexington Catholic hosts one of the best girls' tournament around in December at Lexington Catholic High School.  David Gadberry of Lexington Catholic sent me a list of teams expected to participate this year and the field is very strong.  I will give exact dates and pairings at a later date.

The teams entered ar as follows:  Assumption, Ballard, Betsy Layne, Bowling Green, Breathitt County, Bullitt East, Christian Academy of Louisville, Clay County, Community School of Naples, Conner, DuPont Manual, Elizabethtown, Grayson County, Harlan County, Highlands, Lexington Catholic, Lincoln County, Madisonville North Hopkins, Marion County, Mercy Academy, Montgomery County,  Nelson County, Newport Central Catholic, North Hardin, Owensboro Catholic, Rowan County, Ryle, Sacred Heart Academy, South Laurel, St. Joseph Central Catholic, Wayne County, and Webster County.

I will update this blog later and add details about some of the outstanding talent scheduled to participate.  I would strongly advise college coaches put this event on their calendar as the field is loaded with talent from seniors expected to be strong contenders for the coveted Miss Basketball award to some outstanding young talent.

Rick Bolus has announced the pairings for the 8th Annual High Potential Hooparama Showcase that will be held at Bullitt East High School on Saturday November 21, 2009.

8:00   AM  -  Bullitt East  vs.  Assumption  (JV Game)

9:00   AM  -  Bullitt East  vs.  Assumption  (Varsity)

11:00 AM  -  DuPont Manual  vs.  Clay County  (JV Game)

12:00 PM  -  DuPont Manual  vs.  Clay  County  (Varsity)

2:00   PM  -  Christian Academy of Louisville  vs.  Owensboro Catholic   (JV Game)

3:00   PM  -  Christian Academy of Louisville  vs.  Owensboro Catholic  (Varsity)

5:00   PM  -  Sacred Heart  vs.  North Hardin  (JV Game)

6:00   PM  -  Sacred Heart  vs.  North Hardin  (Varsity)

8:00   PM  -  Mercy  vs.  Nelson County  (JV Game)

9:00   PM  -  Mercy  vs.  Nelson County  (Varsity)

The first team listed is the home team.

*Varsity games will be two 20 minute halves for a total of 40 minutes with the clock stopping on dead balls, free-throws, etc. (Note: Due to KHSAA rules, the scoreboard will be erased at halftime.)

* The JV game will consist of two 20 minute halves for a total of 40 minutes but the clock will be running time in order for the JV players to join the varsity team by varsity tipoff time.

Rick Bolus listed some of the top players scheduled to participate in the event.  These players are listed alphabetically:

Destiny Bramblett            5-11  Sr.  North Hardin

Anna Marie Campbell       5-11  Jr.   Sacred Heart

Morgan Clements            5-10  Jr.   Sacred Heart

Malisa Cruz                     5-8   Sr.   Mercy

China Dow                      5-8   Fr.   Christian Academy of Louisville

Samantha Drake             6-3   Sr.   Nelson County

Molly Ernst                      6-0   Sr.   Assumption

Becca Greenwell             5-11  Fr.   Owensboro Catholic

Jackie Hafele                  5-11  Sr.   Sacred Heart

Lacy Hagan                    5-8    Sr.   Nelson County

Whitney Belle Jackson     6-1     Jr.   Clay County

Allison Karst                   5-10  Sr.   Christian Academy of Louisville

Zakiyah Martin                6-2    Sr.   DuPont Manual

Sara Minogue                  5-9    Jr.    Assumption

Therese Montano             5-9    Sr.   Mercy

Jessica Philpot                 5-5    Jr.   Bullitt East

Shelby Romine                5-10  Sr.  Bullitt East

Antonita Slaughter           6-2    Sr.  Christian Academy of Louisville

Jennifer Smiley               5-5    Sr.  North Hardin

Autumn Miller                  5-6   Sr.   Sacred Heart

Kayla Thacker                 5-10  Sr.  Bullitt East

April Wilson                     5-7   So.  DuPont Manual

Other details will be added as they become availiable.