Topic: Football
Ballard vs. Scott County
Great Crossing High School
Georgetown, KY
October 25, 2019
© 2019 by Ron Harrison
Scott County escaped tonight with a 46-45 overtime victory over Ballard tonight. Scott County’s QB Cade McKee scored on a one yard run and Bronson Brown scored on a two point conversion with 13 seconds remaining in regulation to knot the score at 39-39 and force overtime. Jaxson Saylor scored on an eight yard run and Jacob Bange kicked the extra point to give Scott County a 46-39 lead in overtime. Ballard came back to score on a two yard run by Larry Cummings to pull within one point; 46-45. Ballard failed on their attempt for a two point conversion and Scott County came away with the victory. Scott County recorded 31 first downs and 512 yards of total offense. The Cardinals were penalized nine times for 101 yards and lost a fumble. Ballard recorded 18 first downs and 458 yards of total offense. The Bruins were penalized 20 times for 160 yards and lost a fumble.
Bronson Brown led Scott County’s ground game with 174 yards and a touchdown on 20 carries. Phillip Garner carried the ball 32 times for 171 yards and two touchdowns. Jaxson Saylor added 147 yards and a touchdown on 10 carries. Cade McKee carried the ball five times for 20 yards and two touchdowns. Scott County was zero of three in the passing department tonight. McCaleb Coffee returned two kickoffs for 41 yards. Rylan Reed led the defense with six solo and two assisted tackles and recovered a fumble. Sam Daniel added four solo and five assisted tackles. Jacob Carretti recorded four solo and two assisted tackles.
Jayden Farmer led Ballard’s ground game with 373 yards and three touchdowns on 28 carries. Larry Cummings carried the ball five times for 15 yards and three touchdowns. Larry Cummings completed four of 10 passes for 60 yards and one touchdown. Rashad Bishop caught three passes for 45 yards and a touchdown. Chris Foster returned four kickoffs for 138 yards with a long return of 78 yards. J. Thompson led the defense with eight solo and nine assisted tackles. Joseph Chapman added eight solo and two assisted tackles with 1.5 of his tackles resulting in losses totaling three yards. Chris Foster recorded five solo and three assisted tackles with one of his tackles resulting in a five yard loss. B. Mullaney recovered a fumble.
Scoring Summary
| School | Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final |
| Ballard | 13 | 13 | 7 | 12 | 45 |
| Scott County | 10 | 14 | 0 | 22 | 46 |
| SCOTT | - | Jacob Bange kicks a 25 yard field goal |
| BALLARD | - | Jayden Farmer 5 yard run (Aiden Longmeyer kick is blkd.) |
| SCOTT | - | Phillip Garner 26 yard run (Jacob Bange kick) |
| BALLARD | - | Larry Cummings 1 yard run (Aiden Longmeyer kick) |
| BALLARD | - | Jayden Farmer 62 yard run (Aiden Longmeyer kick) |
| SCOTT | - | Cade McKee 12 yard run (Jacob Bange kick) |
| SCOTT | - | Bronson Brown 6 yard run (Jacob Bange kick) |
| BALLARD | - | Jayden Farmer 48 yard run (Aiden Longmeyer kick blkd.) |
| BALLARD | - | Rashad Bishop 17 yard pass from Larry Cummings (Aiden Longmeyer kick) |
| SCOTT | - | Phillip Garner 24 yard run (Jacob Bange kick) |
| BALLARD | - | Larry Cummings 18 yard run (Team run fails) |
| SCOTT | - | Cade McKee 1 yard run (Bronson Brown run) |
| SCOTT | - | Jaxson Saylor 8 yard run (Jacob Bange kick) |
| BALLARD | - | Larry Cummings 2 yard run (2-point conversion fails) |
Selected Statistics
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| Rushing | No. | Yds. | Avg. | Long |
| Jayden Farmer | 28 | 373 | 13.3 | 62 |
| Larry Cummings | 5 | 15 | 3.0 | 18 |
| Kenton Jackson | 4 | 9 | 2.2 | 7 |
| Rashad Bishop | 1 | 4 | 4.0 | 4 |
| K. Hargrove | 1 | -1 | -1.0 | 0 |
| Chaunte Marrero | 1 | -2 | -2.0 | 0 |
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| Passing | A-C-I | Yds. | TD | Long |
| Larry Cummings | 10-4-0 | 60 | 1 | 17 |
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| Receiving | No. | Yds. | TD | Long |
| Rashad Bishop | 3 | 45 | 1 | 17 |
| Josh Minkins | 1 | 15 | 0 | 15 |
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| Rushing | No. | Yds. | Avg. | Long |
| Bronson Brown | 20 | 174 | 8.7 | 32 |
| Phillip Garner | 32 | 171 | 5.3 | 26 |
| Jaxson Saylor | 10 | 147 | 14.7 | 33 |
| Cade McKee | 5 | 20 | 4.0 | 15 |
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| Passing | A-C-I | Yds. | TD | Long |
| Cade McKee | 1-0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Team | 1-0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| McCaleb Coffee | 1-0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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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.