Topic: Football
Anderson County vs. Bourbon County
Bourbon County High School
Paris, KY
October 11, 2019
© 2019 by Ron Harrison
Bourbon County came up with long touchdown plays on the ground, kickoff returns, punt returns, and interception return to defeat Anderson County by a score of 35-34. Bourbon County recorded seven first downs and 201 yards of total offense. The Colonels were penalized 11 times for 95 yards and lost two fumbles. Anderson County recorded 23 first downs and 482 yards of total offense. The Bearcats were penalized six times for 55 yards, lost three fumbles, and had a pass intercepted.
Amirion Joyce led Bourbon County’s ground game with 85 yards and a touchdown on one carry. Justin Blankenship carried the ball nine times for 71 yards and a touchdown. Clay Estes completed four of eight passes for 38 yards. Parker Estes caught two passes for four yards. Amirion Joyce added one reception for 24 yards. Kaygen Heflin returned two punts for 77 yards including a 77 yard return for a touchdown. Heflin also returned two kickoffs for 79 yards including a 69 yard return. Amirion Jovce returned one kickoff for 90 yards and a touchdown. Justin Blankenship led the defense with nine solo and one assisted tackles. Dakota Smith added six solo and two assisted tackles with one of his tackles resulting in a two yard loss and recovered a fumble. Frodelius Kord recorded five solo and one assisted tackles with one of his tackles resulting in a five yard loss. Nakwan Joyce added four solo and two assisted tackles with three of his tackles resulting in losses totaling 29 yards and recovered a fumble. Amirion Joyce scored on an 89 yard interception return. Austin Lay also recovered a fumble.
Zach Labhart led Anderson County’s ground game with 201 yards and two touchdowns on 24 carries. Kynan Russell added 110 yards and a touchdown on 18 carries. Jagger Gillis carried the ball 10 times for 32 yards and a touchdown. Jagger Gillis completed six of 16 passes for 139 yards with one interception. Sam Herrod caught three passes for 67 yards. Kynan Russell added two receptions for 53 yards. Zach Labhart caught one pass for 19 yards. Zach Labhart returned one punt for 80 yards and a touchdown. Kynan Russell returned one punt for 19 yards. Kynan Russell led the defense with four solo and one assisted tackles with one of his tackles resulting in an 11 yard loss. Blake Boudreaux added four solo tackles and recovered a fumble. Zach Labhart recorded three solo and one assisted tackles with one of his tackles resulting in a two yard loss. Chase Fink added three solo tackles with two of his tackles resulting in losses totaling 13 yards.
Scoring Summary
| School | Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final |
| Anderson County | 13 | 6 | 0 | 15 | 34 |
| Bourbon County | 7 | 7 | 14 | 7 | 35 |
| ANDERSON | - | Jagger Gillis 4 yard run (Gabe Clark kick fails) |
| ANDERSON | - | Zach Labhart 80 yard punt return (Gabe Clark kick) |
| BOURBON | - | Amirion Joyce 90 yard kickoff return (Carter Tipton kick) |
| BOURBON | - | Amirion Joyce 89 yard interception return (Carter Tipton kick) |
| ANDERSON | - | Zach Labhart 31 yard run (Gabe Clark kick fails) |
| BOURBON | - | Amirion Joyce 85 yard run (Carter Tipton kick) |
| BOURBON | - | Kaygen Heflin 77 yard punt return (Carter Tipton kick) |
| ANDERSON | - | Zach Labhart 38 yard run (Gabe Clark kick) |
| ANDERSON | - | Kynan Russell 5 yard run (Jagger Gillis run) |
| BOURBON | - | Justin Blankenship 8 yard run (Carter Tipton kick) |
Selected Statistics
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| Rushing | No. | Yds. | Avg. | Long |
| Zach Labhart | 24 | 201 | 8.4 | 40 |
| Kynan Russell | 18 | 110 | 6.1 | 34 |
| Jagger Gillis | 10 | 32 | 3.2 | 21 |
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| Passing | A-C-I | Yds. | TD | Long |
| Jagger Gillis | 16-6-1 | 139 | 0 | 58 |
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| Receiving | No. | Yds. | TD | Long |
| Sam Herrod | 3 | 67 | 0 | 58 |
| Kynan Russell | 2 | 53 | 0 | 31 |
| Zach Labhart | 1 | 19 | 0 | 19 |
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| Bourbon County | ||||
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| Rushing | No. | Yds. | Avg. | Long |
| Amirion Joyce | 1 | 85 | 85.0 | 85 |
| Justin Blankenship | 9 | 71 | 7.9 | 26 |
| Nakwan Joyce | 6 | 30 | 5.0 | 16 |
| Kamren Smoot | 3 | 1 | 0.3 | 3 |
| Dylan Kirk | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 |
| Team | 2 | -2 | -1.0 | 0 |
| ClayEstes | 3 | -22 | -7.3 | 0 |
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| Passing | A-C-I | Yds. | TD | Long |
| Clay Estes | 8-4-0 | 38 | 0 | 24 |
| Justin Blankenship | 2-0-0 | 0 | 0 |
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| Receiving | No. | Yds. | TD | Long |
| Parker Estes | 2 | 4 | 0 | 5 |
| Amirion Joyce | 1 | 24 | 0 | 24 |
| Frodelius Kord | 1 | 10 | 0 | 10 |
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.