Week Three in Review - September 8, 2003
©2003 by Ron Harrison
| Boyle County |
45 |
Danville |
26 |
QB Brandon Smith completed 12 of 23 passes for 228 yards and three touchdowns passes.
He also ran for 59 yards and two touchdowns on 11 carries. This was an especially sweet victory
for the Rebels as Danville ended Boyle County's 47-game winning streak last season. Danville
got an excellent performance from Kelvin Turner who ran for 206 yards and touchdowns of
80 and 59 yards on 17 carries.
| Lexington Catholic |
19 |
St. Xavier |
14 |
So. QB Justin Burke completed 20 of 30 passes for 323 yards and two touchdowns
to lead the Knights to victory over No. 1 ranked 4A power St. Xavier.
For a complete write-up of this game, click [here].
Austin Tiller passed for three touchdowns to lead Manual to victory and drop the Shamrocks
to 0-3 for the season. Trinity QB Brian Brohm passed for 362 yards and four touchdowns.
| Mason County |
53 |
Fleming County |
6 |
QB Dustin Grutza completed 13 of 17 passes for 176 yards and three scores, plus a TD on the ground as
Mason County improves to 3-0.
| Hopkinsville |
14 |
Mayfield |
10 |
Hopkinsville notches a big win over Mayfield in aonther marquee matchup.
| Highlands | 35 |
Campbell County | 7 |
So. QB Chase Cecil completed nine of 13 passes for 229 yards and four touchdowns
to lead the Bluebirds to victory. Mitch Mahon had seven receptions for 186 yards and caught
TD passes of 26 and 69 yards.
| Madison Central | 27 |
Tates Creek | 6 |
New Indians coach Kenny Turner continues to feast on Lexington competition as he notched his third victory
against Lexington schools this season.
| Breathitt County |
49 |
Pike County Central |
0 |
Jr. QB Jacob Hundley completed 17 of 34 passes for 262 yards and a TD, and added two TD runs
on eight carries to lead Breathitt County to their second consecutive victory after an opening
loss to Mason County.
| Pulaski County | 33 |
Casey County | 6 |
6-2 220 pound Sr. QB Cole Draughn scored on TD runs of 37, 13, and 65 yards and threw a 57 yard TD
pass to Jonathan Denham as Pulaski County improves to 3-0.
| Scott County |
36 |
Clark County |
0 |
Ted Sberna carried the ball 10 times for 164 yards and TD runs of five and 88 yards as
the Cardinals improve to 2-1. The opportunistic Scott County defense intercepted five passes in the game.
Steven Sizemore threw TD passes of 56, 54, 10, and 10 yards as Hazard improves to 3-0 this season.
| Newport Central Catholic | 49 |
Holmes | 7 |
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Kevin Smith rushed for three touchdowns to lead NCC to their second victory in as many games.
| Estill County |
12 |
Nicholas County |
0 |
Estill County improves to 3-0 as Matt Richardson carried the ball 25 times for 206 yards and a touchdown.
Richardson has gotten off to a blazing start as he has gained 711 yards with nine touchdowns this season.
| Paul Dunbar | 24 |
Rockcastle County | 14 |
Thurman Clay caught six passes for 159 yards and touchdowns of 18 and 37 yards to lead the Bulldogs to victory.
Who is the number one team in the state? The pre-season Class 4A is in a shambles and it's hard to believe that
Trinity is 0-3 to start the season. Class 3A appears to be loaded this season and Boyle County
has started the season 3-0. The Rebels lost 17 of 22 starters from last season but have not missed a beat.
They face Highlands in two weeks in a highly anticipated matchup between perrenial football powers.
Lexington Catholic scored a big victory over Class 4A power St. Xavier and faces Scott County
next. Paducah Tilghman has a dynamic offense led by RB Joe Casey and
QB Hunter Cantwell. Mason County has gotten off to a great start as they moved from 2A to 3A
this season and are led by the dynamic duo of QB Dustin Grutza and WR Chris Lofton.
The season is young but there are a lot of uncertainties now. Probably the number one question is will
Trinity be able to rebound? There appears to be a lot of question marks surrounding the Shamrocks but
they still have Brian Brohm and a lot of tradition. Even though
St. Xavier lost to 3A Lexington Catholic they have a solid team with an excellent running back in
K. J. Austin-Bruce. Speaking of Lexington Catholic, is So. Justin Burke
the next outstanding Lexington Catholic QB? Two games does not make a career but Mr. Burke is off to a pretty
good start and he appears to work well in Coach Bob Sphire's offense.
Please send your comments and questions to Ron Harrison at prepgridiron@yahoo.com.
Ron Harrison’s reports on these and other football events
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