Topic: Football
2024FBBOYDBELL
Boyd County vs. Bell County
Dudley Hilton Field
Bell County High School
Pineville, KY
August 30, 2024
© 2024 by Ron Harrison
Bell County rallied in the second half to defeat Boyd County 36-31 in a real nail biter. Blake Burnett scored on a one yard run to give Bell County a 36-31 lead with 1:30 left in the game which was the Bobcats only lead of the game. However Boyd County refused to give up without a fight and appeared to be a mere yard away from victory on a 42 yard pass play to the Bell County one yard line. However Lady Luck smiled on the Bobcats as the play was called back due to a penalty and Bell County’s defense closed out the game for the victory. Bell County recorded 25 first downs and 443 yards of total offense. The Bobcats were penalized twice for 20 yards and had a pass intercepted. Boyd County recorded 15 first downs and 346 yards of total offense. The Lions were penalized nine times for 71 yards.
Kaleb Miller led Bell County’s ground game with 191 yards and four touchdowns on 31 carries. Hunter Everage carried the ball 10 times for 58 yards. James Neal recorded 32 yards on eight carries. Bleke Burnett chipped in with 29 yards and a touchdown on seven carries. Blake Burnett completed seven of 12 passes for 127 yards with one interception. Joseph Brigmon caught two passes for 70 yards. Blake Evans added two receptions for 33 yards. Kaleb Miller caught one pass for 14 yards. Hunter Everage led the defense with eight solo and one assisted tackles. Joseph Brigmon added six solo and two assisted tackles. Logan Greene recorded five solo and one assisted tackles. Hayden Dameron recorded four solo and one assisted tackles and recorded two sacks.
Rhett Holbrook led Boyd County’s ground game with 38 yards and a touchdown on 11 carries. Erik Germann added 14 yards and one touchdown on two carries. Hunter Hedrick recorded 13 yards on three carries. Brody Castle chipped in with 11 yards on two carries. Rhett Holbrook completed 18 of 31 passes for 270 yards and two touchdowns. Thomas Crawford caught three passes for 82 yards and two touchdowns. Cole Hicks added five receptions for 69 yards. Brody Castle recorded four receptions for 56 yards. Erik Germann led the defense with 11 solo and nine assisted tackles. Brody Castle added nine solo and seven assisted tackles. Nate Manning recorded one solo and seven assisted tackles with two of his tackles resulting in lost yardage. John Jackson chipped in with five solo and three assisted tackles. Hunter Hedrick added three solo and four assisted tackles with two of his tackles resulting in lost yardage. Taryn Tackett recorded four solo and two assisted tackles with three of his tackles resulting in lost yardage.
Scoring Summary
School | Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final |
Boyd County | 14 | 10 | 7 | 0 | 31 |
Bell County | 6 | 8 | 8 | 14 | 36 |
BOYDCO | - | Erik Germann 1 yard run (Layton Henry kick fails) |
BOYDCO | - | Thomas Crawford 36 yard pass from Rhett Holbrook (Brody Castle pass from Rhett Holbrook) |
BELLCO | - | Kaleb Miller 2 yard run (Pass fails) |
BOYDCO | - | Rhett Holbrook 6 yard run (Layton Henry kick) |
BELLCO | - | Kaleb Miller 1 yard run (Blake Burnett run) |
BOYDCO | - | Layton Henry kicks a 32 yard field goal |
BELLCO | - | Kaleb Miller 1 yard run (Hayden Dameron run) |
BOYDCO | - | Thomas Crawford 38 yard pass from Rhett Holbrook (Layton Henry kick) |
BELLCO | - | Kaleb Miller 3 yard run (Hayden Dameron run) |
BELLCO | - | Blake Burnett 1 yard run (Run fails) |
Selected Statistics
Boyd County | ||||
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Rushing | No. | Yds. | Avg. | Long |
Rhett Holbrook | 11 | 38 | 3.5 | **** |
Erik Germann | 2 | 14 | 7.0 | **** |
Hunter Hedrick | 3 | 13 | 4.3 | **** |
Brody Castle | 2 | 11 | 5.5 | **** |
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Passing | A-C-I | Yds. | TD | Long |
Rhett Holbrook | 31-18-0 | 270 | 2 | **** |
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Receiving | No. | Yds. | TD | Long |
Thomas Crawford | 3 | 82 | 2 | **** |
Cole Hicks | 5 | 69 | 0 | **** |
Brody Castle | 4 | 56 | 0 | **** |
Hunter Hedrick | 2 | 23 | 0 | **** |
Marcus Brumfield | 3 | 23 | 0 | **** |
Kaleb Kelly | 1 | 17 | 0 | **** |
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Bell County | ||||
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Rushing | No. | Yds. | Avg. | Long |
Kaleb Miller | 31 | 191 | 6.2 | **** |
Hunter Everage | 10 | 58 | 5.8 | **** |
James Neal | 8 | 32 | 4.0 | **** |
Blake Burnett | 7 | 29 | 4.1 | **** |
Blake Evans | 1 | 6 | 6.0 | **** |
Joshua Owens | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | **** |
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Passing | A-C-I | Yds. | TD | Long |
Blake Burnett | 12-7-1 | 127 | 0 | **** |
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Receiving | No. | Yds. | TD | Long |
Jiseph Brigmon | 2 | 70 | 0 | **** |
Blake Evans | 2 | 33 | 0 | **** |
Kaleb Miller | 1 | 14 | 0 | **** |
Hayden Dameron | 1 | 5 | 0 | **** |
Logan Greene | 1 | 5 | 0 | **** |
Acknowledgements
A special thanks to the respective teams 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.