Topic: Football
Madison Central vs. Oldham County
Oldham County High School
LaGrange, KY
October 8, 2021
© 2021 by Ron Harrison
Madison Central earned an important district win with a 31-15 victory over previously unbeaten Oldham County. Madison Central’s offensive line dominated tonight especially in the second half as the line led by 6-9 328 Malachi Wood, 6-0 240 Max Murphy, 6-0 280 Noah Shipley, 6-2 275 Evan Dexter, and 6-2 275 Aiden Howard opened holes for Madison Central to run for 391 yards and four touchdowns on 47 carries. Oldham County’s talented QB Sam Young is difficult to defend but Madison Central’s defense stopped him from dominating and intercepted two passes on the evening. Madison Central had three runners all crack the 100 yard mark in rushing the ball. Madison Central recorded 16 first downs and 391 yards of total offense. The Indians were penalized eight times for 74 yards. Oldham County recorded 15 first downs and 300 yards of total offense. They were penalized seven times for 59 yards, lost a fumble, and had two passes intercepted.
Brady Hensley led Madison Central’s ground game with 169 yards and two touchdowns on 21 carries. Hagan Harrison added 112 yards and a touchdown on 14 carries. Adrien Parks recorded 110 yards and a touchdown on 11 carries. Hagan Harrison was zero of six in the passing game. Brock Eads led the defense with four solo and four assisted tackles. Rylan Rhodes added eight assisted tackles. Hayden Kiser recorded four solo and three assisted tackles with one of his tackles resulting in a loss of two yards. Cooper Mullins recoverd a fumble. Anderson Mitchell and Andre Smith each intercepted a pass with return yardage of 38 and 12 yards respectively.
Sam Young led Oldham County’s ground game with 60 yards and a touchdown on 11 carries. Caden Sheppard carried the ball 12 times for 38 yards. Sam Young completed 13 of 21 passes for 185 yards and a touchdown with two interceptions. Justin Ruffin caught six passes for 66 yards. Jaxon Elkins added three for 73 yards and a touchdown. Darwin Cotton returned three kickoffs for 54 yards with a long return of 25 yards. William Carnes returned three kickoffs for 35 yards with a long return of 14 yards. Jose Verta kicked off three times for an average of 60 yards and three touch backs. Brian Monteleone led the defense with nine solo and four assisted tackles with one of his tackles resulting in a nine yard loss. Sam Oldham and Wesley Rios-Lara each recorded three solo and three assisted tackles.
Scoring Summary
| School | Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final |
| Madison Central | 6 | 3 | 14 | 8 | 31 |
| Oldham County | 0 | 7 | 8 | 0 | 15 |
| MADISON | - | Hagan Harrison 48 yard run (Trent Nassida kick fails) |
| OLDHAM | - | Jaxon Elkins 53 yard pass from Sam Young (Jose Verta kick) |
| MADISON | - | Trent Nassida kicks a 28 yard field goal |
| MADISON | - | Adrien Parks 75 yard run (Trent Nassida kick) |
| OLDHAM | - | Sam Young 7 yard run (Caden Sheppard run) |
| MADISON | - | Brady Hensley 1 yard run (Trent Nassida kick0 |
| MADISON | - | Brady Hensley 56 yard run (Jeffrey Kinley run) |
Selected Statistics
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| Rushing | No. | Yds. | Avg. | Long |
| Brady Hensley | 21 | 169 | 8.0 | 56 |
| Hagan Harrison | 14 | 112 | 8.0 | 48 |
| Adrien Parks | 11 | 110 | 10.0 | 75 |
| Team | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 |
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| Passing | A-C-I | Yds. | TD | Long |
| Hagan Harrison | 6-0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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| Receiving | No. | Yds. | TD | Long |
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| Rushing | No. | Yds. | Avg. | Long |
| Sam Young | 11 | 60 | 5.5 | 15 |
| Caden Sheppard | 12 | 38 | 3.2 | 8 |
| Trent Garrison | 6 | 17 | 2.8 | 5 |
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| Passing | A-C-I | Yds. | TD | Long |
| Sam Young | 21-13-2 | 185 | 1 | 53 |
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| Receiving | No. | Yds. | TD | Long |
| Justin Ruffin | 6 | 66 | 0 | 30 |
| Jaxon Elkins | 3 | 73 | 1 | 53 |
| Jacob Davis | 2 | 12 | 0 | 12 |
| Zach Hohman | 1 | 21 | 0 | 21 |
| Trent Garrison | 1 | 13 | 0 | 13 |
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.