Topic: Football
Franklin County vs. Scott County
Battle of Elkhorn Creek
Great Crossing High School
Georgetown, KY
August 20, 2021
© 2021 by Ron Harrison
Franklin County raced out to a 21-0 first quarter lead on their way to a 43-14 victory over Scott County. Franklin County recorded 15 first downs and 376 yards of total offense. The Flyers were penalized seven times for 58 yards and lost one fumble. Scott County recorded six first downs and 122 yards of total offense. The Cardinals were penalized once for five yards, lost two fumbles, and had one pass intercepted.
Kaden Moorman led Franklin County’s ground game with 89 yards and three touchdowns on 11 carries. Jayden Mattison carried the ball five times for 54 yards and a touchdown. Jayden Mattison completed 13 of 17 passes for 213 yards and one touchdown. Zack Claudio caught five passes for 86 yards and a touchdown. Peyton Ledford added two receptions for 65 yards. Kaden Moorman recorded two receptions for 44 yards. Kaden Moorman returned one kickoff for 50 yards. Brenton Sears led the defense with six solo and one assisted tackle and recovered a fumble he returned 10 yards. Keaton Lee added five solo tackles with one of his tackles resulting in a three yard loss and scored on a 48 yard recovered fumble return. Peyton Ledford recorded three solo tackles with two of his tackles resulting in losses totaling six yards. Braeden Tracy intercepted a pass.
Thomas Feickert led Scott County’s ground game with 40 yards on nine carries. Montago Jones carried the ball four times for 31 yards. Andrew Hickey completed three of 10 passes for 14 yards with one interception. Paul Garner caught one pass for 10 yards. Jeremy Hamilton scored on a 68 yard kickoff return and a 63 yard punt return. Thomas Feickert returned three kickoffs for 77 yards including a long return of 66 yards. Jeremy Hamilton led the defense with seven solo and one assisted tackles. G. Robinson added four solo tackles with two of his tackles resulting in losses totaling nine yards. Isaac Krebs recorded three solo and two assisted tackles and recovered a fumble.
Scoring Summary
| School | Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final |
| Franklin County | 21 | 14 | 8 | 0 | 43 |
| Scott County | 0 | 7 | 0 | 7 | 14 |
| FRANKLIN | - | Kaden Moorman 49 yard run (Easton Powell kick) |
| FRANKLIN | - | Jayden Mattison 43 yard run (Easton Powell kick) |
| FRANKLIN | - | Kaden Moorman 14 yard run (Easton Powell kick) |
| FRANKLIN | - | Keaton Lee 48 yard fumble recovery (Easton Powell kick) |
| SCOTT | - | Jeremy Hamilton 68 yard kickoff return (Jacob Bange kick) |
| FRANKLIN | - | Kaden Moorman 4 yard run (Easton Powell kick) |
| FRANKLIN | - | Zack Claudio 65 yard pass from Jayden Mattison (Kaden Moorman run) |
| SCOTT | - | Jeremy Hamilton 63 yard punt return (Jacob Bange kick) |
Selected Statistics
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| Rushing | No. | Yds. | Avg. | Long |
| Kaden Moorman | 11 | 89 | 8.1 | 49 |
| Jayden Mattison | 5 | 54 | 10.8 | 43 |
| Brenton Sears | 2 | 11 | 5.5 | 6 |
| Gavin Hurst | 1 | 7 | 7.0 | 7 |
| Peyton Ledford | 1 | 4 | 4.0 | 4 |
| #25 | 1 | 3 | 3.0 | 3 |
| B. Robinson | 2 | 2 | 1.0 | 2 |
| Christian Moore | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 4 |
| E. Robinson | 2 | -7 | -3.5 | 0 |
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| Passing | A-C-I | Yds. | TD | Long |
| Jayden Mattison | 17-13-0 | 213 | 1 | 65 |
| Tanner Broyles | 1-0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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| Receiving | No. | Yds. | TD | Long |
| Zack Claudio | 5 | 86 | 1 | 65 |
| Peyton Ledford | 2 | 65 | 0 | 60 |
| Kaden Moorman | 2 | 44 | 0 | 31 |
| Gavin Hurst | 2 | 15 | 0 | 8 |
| Braeden Tracy | 2 | 3 | 0 | 4 |
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| Scott County | ||||
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| Rushing | No. | Yds. | Avg. | Long |
| Thomas Feickert | 9 | 40 | 4.4 | 14 |
| Montago Jones | 4 | 31 | 7.8 | 12 |
| Haden Jones | 4 | 22 | 5.5 | 12 |
| Jeremy Hamilton | 2 | 8 | 4.0 | 5 |
| Tristen Lloyd | 1 | 5 | 5.0 | 5 |
| Luke Valencia | 5 | 1 | 0.2 | 2 |
| Campton Martin | 4 | 1 | 0.2 | 9 |
| Andrew Hickey | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 12 |
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| Passing | A-C-I | Yds. | TD | Long |
| Andrew Hickey | 10-3-1 | 14 | 0 | 10 |
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| Receiving | No. | Yds. | TD | Long |
| Paul Garner | 1 | 10 | 0 | 10 |
| Taylor Luttrull | 1 | 4 | 0 | 4 |
| Andrew Wilhite | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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.