Topic: Football
Conner vs. Madison Central
Tomahawk Valley
Madison Central High School
Richmond, KY
August 22, 2025
© 2025 by Ron Harrison
Madison Central shut out Conner tonight by the score of 43-0. The Indians opened the game with a 90 yard kickoff return by Jeff Hairston and never looked back. Madison Central recorded 13 first downs and 193 yards of total offense. The Indians were penalized three times for 35 yards and lost one fumble. Conner recorded six first downs and 63 yards of total offense. The Cougars lost three fumbles and had one pass intercepted.
Corinthian Barnes led the Madison Central ground game with 73 yards and two touchdowns on 16 carries. Carson Herbst carried the ball six times for 51 yards and two touchdowns. Carson Herbst was zero of four in the passing department. Jeff Hairston returned a kickoff for 90 yards and a touchdown. Peyton Guilbault was five of five in extra point attempts, punted twice for a 36.5 average, and kicked off seven times for a 58.1 average with three touch backs. Brady Reeder led the defense with two solo and three assisted tackles with 1.5 of his tackles resulting in losses totaling four yards. Liam Dailey added three solo and one assisted tackles with two of his tackles resulting in losses totaling 10 yards. Jeff Hairston recorded two solo and two assisted tackles. Derek McElwee added four assisted tackles and recovered a fumble for a touchdown. Karter Heyer recovered a fumble and William Snell intercepted a pass he returned seven yards.
Cordion Abernathy led Conner’s ground game with two yards on eight carries. Grayson Montgomery completed six of 17 passes for 65 yards with one interception. Abraham Koller caught two passes for 30 yards. Aydin Depenbrock added 23 yards on two receptions. Shepherd Dozier returned three kickoffs for 85 yards with a long return of 39 yards and returned one punt for six yards. Cordion Abernathy returned one kickoff for 18 yards. Henry Krallman led the defense with one solo and five assisted tackles. Ethan Estvanko added three solo and two assisted tackles with two of his tackles resulting in losses totaling seven yards. Aydin Depenbrock recorded two solo and one assisted tackles with one of his tackles resulting in a 11 yard loss.
Scoring Summary
School | Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final |
Conner | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Madison Central | 15 | 14 | 7 | 7 | 43 |
MADCENT | - | Jeff Hairston 90 yard kickoff return (Peyton Guilbault kick) |
MADCENT | - | Carson Herbst 19 yard run (Carson Herbst run) |
MADCENT | - | Corinthian Barnes 5 yard run (Peyton Guilbault kick) |
MADCENT | - | Derek McElwee 0 yard fumble recovery (Peyton Guilbault kick) |
MADCENT | - | Corinthian Barnes 6 yard run (Peyton Guilbault kick) |
MADCENT | - | Carson Herbst 8 yard run (Peyton Guilbault kick) |
Selected Statistics
Conner | ||||
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Rushing | No. | Yds. | Avg. | Long |
Cordion Abernathy | 8 | 2 | 0.2 | 5 |
Team | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 |
Joesiah Hernandez | 2 | -1 | -0.5 | 5 |
Grayson Montgomery | 6 | -3 | -0.5 | 8 |
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Passing | A-C-I | Yds. | TD | Long |
Grayson Montgomery | 17-6-1 | 65 | 0 | 21 |
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Receiving | No. | Yds. | TD | Long |
Abraham Koller | 2 | 30 | 0 | 21 |
Aydin Depenbrock | 2 | 23 | 0 | 14 |
Jasiah Lampkin | 1 | 9 | 0 | 9 |
Joesiah Hernandez | 1 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
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Madison Central | ||||
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Rushing | No. | Yds. | Avg. | Long |
Corinthian Barnes | 16 | 73 | 4.6 | 11 |
Carson Herbst | 6 | 51 | 8.5 | 19 |
Colten Johnson | 3 | 19 | 6.3 | 10 |
Wylie Mathis | 4 | 17 | 4.2 | 9 |
Bronson Parker | 3 | 16 | 5.3 | 10 |
Davionne Debruce | 7 | 15 | 2.1 | 9 |
Quinsee Compton | 3 | 9 | 3.0 | 11 |
Jakari Estill-Boy. | 1 | -7 | -7.0 | 0 |
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Passing | A-C-I | Yds. | TD | Long |
Carson Herbst | 4-0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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Receiving | No. | Yds. | TD | Long |
No receptions |
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Acknowledgements
A special thanks to Hugh Davis who was covering the game solo for the comprehensive statistics.
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.