Topic: Football
Grant County vs. Scott County
Class 5A 2020 UK Orthopaedics/KHSAA Commonwealth Gridiron Bowl Round 1
Great Crossing High School
Georgetown, KY
November 20, 2020
© 2020 by Ron Harrison
Scott County utilized their powerful ground game (24 carries for 306 yards (12.8 average) and nine touchdowns) in a 63-12 victory over Grant County. Scott County recorded 14 first downs and 362 yards of total offense. The Cardinals were penalized seven times for 53 yards and lost a fumble. Grant County recorded eight first downs and 154 yards of total offense. The Braves were penalized five times for 25 yards.
Jeremy Hamilton led Scott County’s ground game with 110 yards and four touchdowns on six carries. Montago Jones carried the ball nine times for 84 yards and a touchdown. Jaxson Saylor recorded 66 yards and two touchdowns on six carries. Hayden Jones chipped in with one carry for 28 yards and a touchdown. Campton Martin added 18 yards and a touchdown on two carries. Zane Patton completed two of six passes for 56 yards. Paul Garner and Kam Lay each caught one pass for 29 and 27 yards respectively. Taylor Luttrull returned one kickoff for 47 yards. Cade Tackett led the defense with four solo and five assisted tackles with one of his tackles resulting in a one yard loss. Elijah Adams added three solo and seven assisted tackles. Kevin Herbert recorded two solo and four assisted tackles with two of his tackles resulting in losses totaling eight yards.
L. Sutherland led Grant County’s ground game with 15 yards on 24 carries. Conner Knipp completed 10 of 18 passes for 146 yards and two touchdowns. Carson Bick caught six passes for 72 yards and two touchdowns. L. Sutherland added three receptions for 65 yards. Carson Bick returned three kickoffs for 44 yards. L. Sutherland added five kickoff returns for 82 yards. L. Sutherland led the defense with five solo and one assisted tackles and intercepted one pass. Conner Knipp added three solo and one assisted tackles.
Scoring Summary
| School | Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final |
| Grant County | 6 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 12 |
| Scott County | 21 | 21 | 7 | 14 | 63 |
| SCOTT | - | Jeremy Hamilton 5 yard run (Jacob Bange kick) |
| SCOTT | - | Jeremy Hamilton 19 yard run (Jacob Bange kick) |
| SCOTT | - | Jeremy Hamilton 41 yard run (Jacob Bange kick) |
| GRANT | - | Carson Bick 28 yard pass from Conner Knipp (Conner Knipp pass fails) |
| SCOTT | - | Montago Jones 35 yard run (Jacob Bange kick) |
| SCOTT | - | Jeremy Hamilton 25 yard run (Jacob Bange kick) |
| SCOTT | - | Jaxson Saylor 6 yard run (Jacob Bange kick) |
| SCOTT | - | Campton Martin 2 yard run (Jacob Bange kick) |
| GRANT | - | Carson Bick 23 yard pass from Conner Knipp (Carson Bick run fails) |
| SCOTT | - | Jaxson Saylor 1 yard run (Jacob Bange kick) |
| SCOTT | - | Hayden Jones 28 yard run (Jacob Bange kick) |
Selected Statistics
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| Rushing | No. | Yds. | Avg. | Long |
| L. Sutherland | 24 | 15 | 0.6 | 9 |
| Carson Bick | 1 | 6 | 6.0 | 6 |
| Conner Knipp | 4 | -13 | -3.2 | 3 |
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| Passing | A-C-I | Yds. | TD | Long |
| Conner Knipp | 18-10-0 | 146 | 2 | 33 |
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| Receiving | No. | Yds. | TD | Long |
| Carson Bick | 6 | 72 | 2 | 28 |
| L. Sutherland | 3 | 65 | 0 | 33 |
| Trevayne Taylor | 1 | 9 | 0 | 9 |
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| Scott County | ||||
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| Rushing | No. | Yds. | Avg. | Long |
| Jeremy Hamilton | 6 | 110 | 18.3 | 41 |
| Montago Jones | 9 | 84 | 9.3 | 35 |
| Jaxson Saylor | 6 | 66 | 11.0 | 25 |
| Hayden Jones | 1 | 28 | 28.0 | 28 |
| Campton Martin | 2 | 18 | 9.0 | 16 |
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| Passing | A-C-I | Yds. | TD | Long |
| Zane Patton | 6-2-0 | 56 | 0 | 29 |
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| Receiving | No. | Yds. | TD | Long |
| Paul Garner | 1 | 29 | 0 | 29 |
| Kam Lay | 1 | 27 | 0 | 27 |
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.