2018BCCORPO

Boyle County vs. Corbin
Class 3A KHSAA Commonwealth Gridiron Bowl Round 4 Playoffs (Semifinal)

Corbin High School
Corbin, KY
November 23, 2018

© 2018 by Ron Harrison

Corbin knocked Boyle County from the ranks of the unbeaten with a convincing 21-0 victory before an overflowing crowd in Corbin tonight.  Boyle County had overcome illness, injuries, and a tough road trip victory over Belfry last week but had remained unscathed after 13 games.  Tonight was a different story as a very well prepared Corbin came out and controlled the line of scrimmage and kept the Rebels from utilizing their big play offense.  Boyle County had their chances but they lost four turnovers with three in the red zone area of play.  The game was scoreless after the first period but Corbin scored first on a 2 yard run by Grant Gibson and a conversion kick by Will Childers to make the score 7-0 with 8:57 remaining in the half.  Boyle County fought back but a Reed Lanter pass was intercepted by Cole Shelton at the three yard line.  Boyle County blocked a 37 yard field goal attempt in the final seconds of the half to go to the locker room trailing 7-0.  The Redhounds scored on a seven yard run by Chase Estep and another conversion kick by Will Childers to make the score 14-0 midway through the third quarter.  The Rebels threatened again but a lost fumble on the Corbin 11 yard line ended the drive. 

The Rebels trailed 14-0 in the final quarter and gave the ball back to Corbin on a bad snap at the Boyle County 2 yard line and Chase Estep scored on a 4 yard run and Childers added the kick to give Corbin a 21-0 lead and put the proverbial nail-in-the-coffin.  Corbin shut the door for good when they recovered another Boyle County on the Corbin 6 yard line with a little over 4 minutes left in the game.  Boyle County turned the ball over too much and also Reese Smith suffered an injury in the game and was not a factor tonight.  Corbin shut down Boyle County’s ground game, did not allow the Rebels their normal big plays, and flawlessly ran their offense to record a big win.

Corbin recorded 17 first downs and 295 yards.  The Redhounds were penalized nine times for 70 yards and did not commit any turnovers.  Boyle County recorded 11 first downs and 209 yards of total offense.  The Rebels were penalized six times for 40 yards, lost three fumbles, and had a pass intercepted.

Chase Estep led Corbin’s ground game with 81 yards and two touchdowns on 15 carries.  Nick Yeager added 60 yards on eight carries and Treyveon Longmire recorded 29 yards on four carries.  Chase Estep completed seven of 17 passes for 75 yards.  Jacob Steely caught five passes for 37 yards.  Devyn Sams added one reception for 28 yards.

Tanner Crawford led Boyle County’s ground game with 48 yards on 12 carries.  Reed Lanter completed 19 of 26 passes for 151 yards with one interception.  Reiley Colwick caught six passes for 84 yards.  Luke Sheperson added five receptions for 34 yards.  Reese Smith caught two passes for one yard.

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Acknowledgements

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