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Week Three in Review - September 9-10, 2016
Topic: Football

2016REV3

 

 

Week Three in Review – September 9-10, 2016

 

Saturday September 9^th

 

Bryan Station 28  Madison Central 25 – QB Jalen Burbage completed 21 of 29 passes for 278 yards and three touchdowns and carried the ball 21 times for 120 yards and a touchdown to lead Bryan Station.

 

Eastern 33  Paul Laurence Dunbar 20 – Eastern scored touchdowns on two interception returns, one fumble recovery return and two safeties.

 

Covington Catholic 21  Lexington Catholic 20 – Lexington Catholic missed a conversion kick with 13 seconds left in the game.  AJ Mayer completed 20 of 36 passes for 242 yards to lead CovCath and Kirk Fagot completed 18 of 33 passes for 284 yards and three touchdowns to lead LexCath.

 

Lexington Christian Academy 55  Estill County 22 – Brayden Miller completed 12 of 16 passes for 220 yards and three touchdown and Logan Nieves completed 10 of 13 passes for 176 yards and a touchdown to lead LCA.

 

Lafayette 40  Boone County 13 – Walker Wood completed 11 of 21 passes for 163 yards and two touchdowns and ran for 62 yards and a touchdown to lead Lafayette.

 

Tates Creek 44  Henry Clay 0 – Cameron Workman completed 12 of 21 passes for 363 yards and four touchdowns.

 

Cincinnati Elder (OH) 20  Scott County 14 – Danny Nieman completed 16 of 23 passes for 243 yards and one touchdown to lead Elder.

 

Beechwood 57  Franklin County 21 – Brayden Burch completed 19 of 24 passes for 280 yards and four touchdowns.

 

Boyle County 41  Anderson County 21 – Sam Tiller completed 10 of 14 passes for 178 yards and three touchdowns.

 

Southwestern 28  Mercer County 26 – Brandon Pruitt completed 11 of 18 passes for 237 yards and two touchdowns to lead Southwestern.

 

Bath County 44  Morgan County 6 – Ty Rogers completed eight of 14 passes for 214 yards and two touchdowns and carried the ball nine times for 134 yards and two touchdowns.

 

Bowling Green 47  Owensboro 0 – Clark Payne completed 16 of 25 passes for 334 yards and two touchdowns.

 

Casey County 49  Lincoln County 42 – Breece Hayes completed 16 of 20 passes for 319 yards and five touchdowns to lead Casey County.

 

Christian Academy of Louisville 43  Oldham County 7 – Austin Carr completed 12 of 17 passes for 170 yards.

 

Christian County 44  Fort Campbell 3 – Kobe Langhi threw for three touchdown passes.

 

DeSales 54  Louisville Holy Cross 0 – Austin Tharp carried the ball six times for 101 yards and three touchdowns.

 

East Jessamine 49  Clay County 28 – Kyle Gann carried the ball 12 times for 161 yards and two touchdowns to lead East Jessamine.

 

Fern Creek 27  Butler 7 – Shamar Bryant ran for three touchdowns tonight.

 

Harrison County 39  Grant County 19 – Luke Slucher carried the ball 19 times for 137 yards and two touchdowns to lead Harrison County.

 

Johnson Central 30  South Charleston WV 6 – Joe Jackson carried the ball 24 times for 272 yards and two touchdowns.

 

Lloyd Memorial 22  Holmes 0 – Justin Durham ran for 184 yards and two touchdowns.

 

Mayfield 46  McCracken County 41 – Landon Arnett completed 19 of 33 passes for 254 yards and two touchdowns to lead the victors.  Cash Jones completed 18 of 34 passes for 239 yards and three touchdowns to lead McCracken County.

 

Ohio County 35  Grayson County 14 – Heath Simmons completed 24 of 35 passes for 293 yards and four touchdowns.

 

Paintsville 38  Ridgeview VA 0 – Kent Phelps carried the ball 11 times for 93 yards and two touchdowns and Darren Morris completed nine of 11 passes for 97 yards and two touchdowns.

 

Pleasure Ridge Park 35  John Hardin 17 – Bryant Robinson completed 13 of 19 passes for 329 yards and four touchdowns to lead PRP.

 

Owensboro Catholic 51  South Spencer IN 21 - Vonn Williams carried the ball 23 times for 192 yards and Jacob Weston ran for four touchdowns to lead Owensboro Catholic.

 

Ryle 50  Highlands 14 – Tanner Morgan completed 16 of 18 passes for 254 yards and three touchdowns.

 

Somerset 33  Hazard 15 – Jordan Doan carried the ball 14 times for 143 yards and scored on runs of 37, 39, and 48 yards.

 

South Laurel 46  Middlesboro 8 – Matt Harp ran for 121 yards and two touchdowns on 19 carries.

 

South Oldham 41  North Oldham 7 – Drew Zaubi completed eight of 11 passes for 249 yards and three touchdowns and carried the ball four times for 51 yards and a touchdown.

 

Spencer County 55  Bullitt East 46 – Brandon Leff carried the ball 17 times for 182 yards and two touchdowns and caught a touchdown pass and Kadin Smith carried the ball eight times for 242 yards and three touchdowns and caught three passes for 91 yards and a touchdown to lead Spencer County.  Hunter Perdue carried the ball 20 times for 228 yards and two touchdowns and Zak Kessler completed 10 of 24 passes for 149 yards and four touchdowns and carried the ball 17 times for 66 yards and a touchdown to lead Bullitt East.

 

St. Xavier 51  Central 7 – Desmond Ridder completed seven of eight passes for 83 yards and three touchdowns and carried the ball five times for 109 yards and two touchdowns.

 

Trinity 37  Male 34 – Male missed a 48 yard field goal attempt at the horn.  TRINITY Joven Smith carried the ball 14 times for 122 yards, Spencer Blackburn completed 11 of 16 passes for 207 yards and carried the ball 16 times for 100 yards and Noah Ellison caught seven passes for 152 yards and two touchdowns.  MALE Tony Thomas completed nine of 13 passes for 281 yards and five touchdowns and Ethan Bibb caught five passes for 173 yards and four touchdowns.

 

Wayne County 41  Bell County 15 – Lorenzo Linsey completed 11 of 15 passes for 159 yards and three touchdowns and carried the ball seven times for 69 yards and a touchdown.

 

Other Games of Interest

 

Adair County 37  Metcalfe County 28

Allen Central 52  Jenkins 8

Apollo 33  Butler County 29

Ashland Blazer 8  Russell 7

Atherton 56  Fort Knox 14

Ballard 42  Western 6

Bardstown 48  Nelson County 7

Belfry 41  Newport Central Catholic 8

Bullitt Central 24  Jeffersontown 0

Caldwell County 49  Crittenden County 0

Conner 60  Scott 8

Cooper 44  Campbell County 14

Corbin 28  Danville 7

Daviess County 42  Hancock County 7

East Ridge 42  Twin Valley VA 32

Fleming County 48  Rowan County 9

Gallatin County 17  Ludlow 15

George Rogers Clark 28  Montgomery County 14

Glasgow 28  Allen County-Scottsville 26

Graves County 43  Paducah Tilghman 42

Hopkinsville 43  Murray 7

Hurley VA 56  Shelby Valley 35

Kentucky Country Day 50  Carroll County 21

Knott County Central 47  South Floyd 0

Knox Central 15  Harlan County 13

LaRue County 34  Campbellsville 18

Lawrence County 44  Powell County 21

Letcher County Central 39  Central VA 20

Lynn Camp 41  Berea 0

Madison Southern 35  Bourbon County 7

Madisonville – North Hopkins 31  Union County 21

Magoffin County 34  Betsy Layne 20

Marshall County 20  Calloway County 13

Meade County 58  Warren Central 14

Moore 40  Valley 37

Monroe County 46  Barren County 34

Nicholas County 45  Lewis county 10

North Hardin 27  Elizabethtown 12

North Laurel 28  Mason County 10

Paris 33  Pineville 28

Pike County Central 43  Perry County Central 35

Pikeville 61  Fairview 12

Prestonsburg 53  Breathitt County 13

Pulaski County 48  Russell County 8

Raceland 35  Greenup County 13

Rockcastle County 42  Garrard County 14

Shelby County 48  North Bullitt 23

Simon Kenton 43  Dixie Heights 14

South Warren 27  Central Hardin 20 OT

Southern 18  Seneca 13

Taylor County 37  Green County 6

Thomas Nelson 27  Washington County 20

Waggener 76  Shawnee 0

Walton-Verona 29  Henry County 7

Warren East 41  Edmonson County 32

West Carter 50  East Carter 0

Webster County 39  Clinton County 32

Western Hills 51  Owen County 19

Whitley County 55  West Jessamine 13

Williamsburg 34  Frankfort 33

Woodford County 32  Marion County 20

 

Saturday September 10^th

 

Bracken County 20  Harlan 7

Pendleton County 41  Jackson County 20

Lexington Catholic vs. Covington Catholic September 9, 2016
Topic: Football

2016LCCC

Lexington Catholic vs. Covington Catholic

Covington Catholic High School
Park Hills, KY
September 9, 2016

© 2016 by Ron Harrison

Lexington Catholic missed a conversion kick with 13 seconds left in the game and Covington Catholic eked out a 21-20 victory tonight as Lexington Catholic only converted on one of six red-zone opportunities.  Covington Catholic recorded 20 first downs and 382 yards of total offense.  They were penalized nine times for 117 yards and had a pass intercepted.  Lexington Catholic recorded 26 first downs and 491 yards of total offense.  The Knights were penalized five times for 57 yards and had a pass intercepted.

Casey McGinness led Covington Catholic’s ground game with 109 yards and one touchdown on 19 carries.  Anthony Best carried the ball three times for 20 yards and a touchdown.  AJ Mayer completed 20 of 36 passes for 242 yards with one interception.  Josh Newman caught seven passes for 83 yards.  Dave Reisiger added five receptions for 81 yards.  Ben France led the defense with seven solo tackles with one of his tackles resulting in a nine yard loss.  Anthony Best added six solo tackles.  Kameron Butler scored on an 80 yard interception return.

Dameon Jones led Lexington Catholic’s ground game with 170 yards on 24 carries.  Kirk Fagot carried the ball nine times for 29 yards.  Kirk Fagot completed 18 of 33 passes for 284 yards and three touchdowns with one interception.  Ben Buchignani caught 10 passes for 132 yards and a touchdown.  Nathan Schnurr added five receptions for 108 yards and a touchdown.  Jack Fagot caught a 17 yard touchdown pass.  Jack Fagot led the defense with six solo and one assisted tackles and intercepted a pass.  Kevin Brown added six solo tackles.  Sid Sharp recorded five solo and one assisted tackles with three of his tackles resulting in losses totaling 13 yards.  Dylan Coulter added four solo and one assisted tackles with three of his tackles resulting in losses totaling 14 yards.

Scoring Summary

School	Q1	Q2	Q3	Q4	Final
Lexington Catholic	7	7	0	6	20
Covington Catholic	7	7	7	0	21

 

COVCATH	-	Kameron Butler 80 yard interception return (Matt Kloska kick)
LEXCATH	-	Ben Buchignani 21 yard pass from Kirk Fagot (Conner Fry kick)
LEXCATH	-	Jack Fagot 17 yard pass from Kirk Fagot (Conner Fry kick)
COVCATH	-	Casey McGinness 42 yard run (Matt Kloska kick)
COVCATH	-	Anthony Best 7 yard run (Matt Kloska kick)
LEXCATH	-	Nathan Schnurr 22 yard pass from Kirk Fagot (Conner Fry kick fails 00:13)

 

Selected Statistics

Lexington Catholic
Rushing	No.	Yds.	Avg.	Long
Dameon Jones	24	170	7.1	30
Kirk Fagot	9	29	3.2	13
Ethan Frazier	3	8	2.7	8

 

Passing	A-C-I	Yds.	TD	Long
Kirk Fagot	33-18-1	284	3	54
Beau Allen	1-0-0	0	0	0

 

Receiving	No.	Yds.	TD	Long
Ben Buchignani	10	132	1	37
Nathan Schnurr	5	108	1	54
Rhett Ryan	1	24	0	24
Jack Fagot	1	17	1	17
Trenton Neuer	1	3	0	3

 

Covington Catholic
Rushing	No.	Yds.	Avg.	Long
Casey McGinness	19	109	5.7	42
Anthony Best	3	20	6.7	9
Grant Dyer	3	11	3.7	5
Ryan O’Connell	4	7	1.8	8
Team	1	0	0.0	0
AJ Mayer	4	-7	-1.8	15

 

Passing	A-C-I	Yds.	TD	Long
AJ Mayer	36-20-1	242	0	25

 

Receiving	No.	Yds.	TD	Long
Josh Newman	7	83	0	18
Dave Reisiger	5	81	0	25
Ryan O’Connell	3	23	0	12
Anthony Best	2	13	0	17
Casey McGinness	1	19	0	19
Sam Schuh	1	14	0	14
Malachi Pike	1	9	0	9

 

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.

Pikeville vs. Eastern Kentucky University September 8, 2016
Topic: Eastern Kentucky University Foot

2016UPIKEEKU

Pikeville vs. Eastern Kentucky University
Roy Kidd Stadium

Eastern Kentucky University
Richmond, KY
September 8, 2016

© 2016 by Ron Harrison

Eastern Kentucky University took advantage of eight Pikeville turnovers and scored three touchdowns on interception returns in a 55-14 victory.  Eastern Kentucky recorded 22 first downs and 387 yards of total offense.  The Colonels were penalized 13 times for 131 yards, lost two fumbles, and had one pass intercepted.  Pikeville recorded 21 first downs and 263 yards of total offense.  They were penalized five times for 32 yards, lost four fumbles, and had four passes intercepted.

Jared Sanders led Eastern’s ground game with 100 yards on 16 carries.  Henry Enyenihi carried the ball 10 times for 63 yards and a touchdown.  James Smith added 54 yards and a touchdown on eight carries.  Tyler Swafford completed seven of 12 passes for 73 yards and a touchdown with one interception.  James Smith completed four of five passes for 30 yards.  Dan Crimmins caught two passes for 29 yards.  Alex Cabrera added two receptions for 19 yards.  Ryan Markush caught a 13 yard touchdown pass.  Jeffrey Canady led the defense with four solo and six assisted tackles.  Dwight Williams added two solo and eight assisted tackles.  Kagen Skidmore recorded three solo and three assisted tackles with 1.5 of his tackles resulting in losses totaling 11 yards.  Kiante Northington, Luder Jean Louis, and Corey Glass scored on interception returns.  Avery Pitt added two solo and two assisted tackles with 2.5 of his tackles resulting in losses totaling 11 yards and recovered a fumble.  LaJuan Smith, Ben Bascom, and Kamaree’ Walden also recovered fumbles.

Xondre Willis led Pikeville’s ground game with 71 yards on 17 carries.  Jamar Kirksey carried the ball 16 times for 39 yards.  Sani Warren completed seven of eight passes for 65 yards.  Bowen Smith completed one of 11 passes for 16 yards and a touchdown with three interceptions.  Shannon Patrick completed four of eight passes for 79 yards with one interception.  Braxton Whitmore caught four passes for 44 yards.  Austin Pray added three receptions for 69 yards.  Anfernee Brown caught a 16 yard touchdown pass.  Jack Hopkins led the defense with six solo and six assisted tackles and intercepted a pass.  Darius Greene added seven solo and three assisted tackles.  Derek Harris recorded six solo and three assisted tackles.  Jordan Mattingly scored on a 16 yard fumble recovery return.

Scoring Summary

School	Q1	Q2	Q3	Q4	Final
Pikeville	0	14	0	0	14
Eastern Kentucky University	7	17	24	7	55

 

EKU	-	Ryan Markush 13 yard pass from Tyler Swafford (Lucas Williams kick)
UPIKE	-	Anfernee Brown 16 yard pass from Bowen Smith (Damir Karapandzic kick)
UPIKE	-	Jordan Mattingly 16 yard fumble recovery (Damir Karapandzic kick)
EKU	-	Henry Enyenihi 12 yard run (Lucas Williams kick)
EKU	-	James Smith 8 yard run (Lucas Williams kick)
EKU	-	Lucas Williams kicks a 28 yard field goal
EKU	-	Kiante Northington 12 yard interception return (Lucas Williams kick)
EKU	-	Corey Glass 54 yard interception return (Lucas Williams kick)
EKU	-	Lucas Williams kicks a 27 yard field goal
EKU	-	Luder Jean Louis 0 yard interception return (Lucas Williams kick)
EKU	-	Raynaldy Gustave 2 yard run (Lucas Williams kick)

 

Selected Statistics

Pikeville
Rushing	No.	Yds.	Avg.	Long
Xondre Willis	17	71	4.2	17
Jamar Kirksey	16	39	2.4	9
Willie McCloud	8	27	3.4	14
Bowen Smith	5	8	1.6	6
Shannon Patrick	2	4	2.0	3
Sani Warren	4	-19	-4.8	2
Team	2	-27	-13.5	0

 

Passing	A-C-I	Yds.	TD	Long
Bowen Smith	11-1-3	16	1	16
Sani Warren	8-7-0	65	0	15
Shannon Patrick	8-4-1	79	0	45

 

Receiving	No.	Yds.	TD	Long
Braxton Whitmore	4	44	0	14
Austin Pray	3	69	0	45
Anfernee Brown	1	16	1	16
Jordan Olinger	1	15	0	15
Mikal Howard	1	8	0	8
Bradyn Randall	1	8	0	8
Jarredd Jarrell	1	0	0	0

 

Eastern Kentucky University
Rushing	No.	Yds.	Avg.	Long
Jared Sanders	16	100	6.2	24
Henry Enyenihi	10	63	6.3	15
James Smith	8	54	6.8	20
Daryl McCleskey	7	38	5.4	18
Ralph Patton	8	29	3.6	19
Raynaldy Gustave	4	8	2.0	4
Tyler Swafford	2	-8	-4.0	0

 

Passing	A-C-I	Yds.	TD	Long
Tyler Swafford	12-7-1	73	1	18
James Smith	5-4-0	30	0	13

 

Receiving	No.	Yds.	TD	Long
Dan Crimmins	2	29	0	18
Alex Cabrera	2	19	0	13
Cameron Fogle	2	14	0	8
Ryan Markush	1	13	1	13
Clayton Schmerber	1	10	0	10
Devin Borders	1	9	0	9
Neiko Creamer	1	5	0	5
Daryl McCleskey	1	4	0	4

 

Acknowledgements

A special thanks to the EKU Stats Crew 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.

Boyle County vs. Anderson County September 9, 2016
Topic: Football

2016BCAC

Boyle County vs. Anderson County

Anderson County High School
Lawrenceburg, KY
September 9, 2016

© 2016 by Ron Harrison

Boyle County raced out to a 41-0 lead on their way to a 41-13 victory over Anderson County.  Boyle County recorded 20 first downs and 374 yards of total offense.  The Rebels were penalized five times for 40 yards and lost a fumble.  Anderson County recorded 12 first downs and 273 yards of total offense.  The Bearcats were penalized six times for 43 yards, lost a fumble, and had two passes intercepted.

Tanner Crawford led Boyle County’s ground game with 71 yards and a touchdown on 14 carries.  Trintin Ashburn carried the ball eight times for 60 yards.  Evan Tarter carried the ball once for a 16 yard touchdown run.  Sam Tiller completed 10 of 14 passes for 178 yards and three touchdowns.  Reed Lanter completed six of 12 passes for 70 yards.  Reese Smith caught three passes for 99 yards and a touchdown.  Kaden Gervacio added three receptions for 22 yards and a touchdown.  Hagen Wilburn added an 11 yard touchdown reception.  Zach Hodge led the defense with five solo tackles with one of his tackles resulting in an eight yard loss and intercepted a pass he returned 13 yards.  Nick Walker added four solo and two assisted tackles.  Kagen Jackson recorded four solo and one assisted tackles with 1.5 of his tackles resulting in losses totaling four yards.  Evan Tarter added three solo tackles and intercepted a pass he returned 40 yards.

Bryndon Labhart led Anderson County’s ground game with 83 yards and a touchdown on six carries.  Tyler Peters carried the ball 11 times for 43 yards.  Tyler Peters completed nine of 18 passes for 119 yards and one touchdown with one interception.  Dalton Lewis caught four passes for 46 yards.  Zach Labhart caught a 40 yard touchdown pass.  Andrew Lykins led the defense with six solo tackles.  Andrew Chilton also recorded six solo tackles with three of his tackles resulting in losses totaling 16 yards.  Bryndon Labhart added four solo and one assisted tackles.

Scoring Summary

School	Q1	Q2	Q3	Q4	Final
Boyle County	10	14	10	7	41
Anderson County	0	0	0	13	13

 

BOYLE	-	Evan Tarter 16 yard run (Nick Ruby kick)
BOYLE	-	Nick Ruby kicks a 24 yard field goal
BOYLE	-	Reese Smith 68 yard pass from Sam Tiller (Nick Ruby kick)
BOYLE	-	Tanner Crawford 1 yard run (Nick Ruby kick)
BOYLE	-	Kaden Gervacio 1 yard pass from Sam Tiller (Nick Ruby kick)
BOYLE	-	Nick Ruby kicks a 37 yard field goal
BOYLE	-	Hagen Wilburn 11 yard pass from Sam Tiller (Nick Ruby kick)
ANDERSON	-	Bryndon Labhart 59 yard run (Dalton Wells kick)
ANDERSON	-	Zach Labhart 40 yard pass from Tyler Peters (Dalton Wells kick fails)

 

Selected Statistics

Boyle County
Rushing	No.	Yds.	Avg.	Long
Tanner Crawford	14	71	5.1	26
Trintin Ashburn	8	60	7.5	18
Evan Tarter	1	16	16.0	16
Sam Tiller	2	-3	-1.5	9
Team	1	-18	-18.0	0

 

Passing	A-C-I	Yds.	TD	Long
Sam Tiller	14-10-0	178	3	68
Reed Lanter	12-6-0	70	0	16

 

Receiving	No.	Yds.	TD	Long
Reese Smith	3	99	1	68
Kaden Gervacio	3	22	1	12
Evan Tarter	2	26	0	16
Cameron Guinn	2	23	0	12
Reiley Colwick	2	21	0	12
Trintin Ashburn	1	27	0	27
Hagen Wilburn	1	11	1	11
Nick walker	1	10	0	10
Kevin Hatfield	1	9	0	9

 

Anderson County
Rushing	No.	Yds.	Avg.	Long
Bryndon Labhart	6	83	13.8	59
Tyler Peters	11	43	3.9	33
Blake Franklin	8	20	2.5	7
Cade Cotton	3	17	5.7	9
Zach Labhart	2	5	2.5	6
Team	2	-30	-15.0	0

 

Passing	A-C-I	Yds.	TD	Long
Tyler Peters	18-9-1	119	1	40
Cade Cotton	5-2-1	16	0	10

 

Receiving	No.	Yds.	TD	Long
Dalton Lewis	4	46	0	16
Blake Franklin	4	23	0	10
Bryndon Labhart	2	26	0	19
Zach Labhart	1	40	1	40

 

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.