Kentucky Middle School Football Championships
Topic: Football
MSLC10
Kentucky Middle School State Football Championships
7th Grade, 8th Grade DI, 8th Grade DII, and 8th Grade DIII
Lexington Catholic High School
Lexington, KY
October 31, 2010
Johnson County vs. Northern Pulaski (7th Grade Championship)
Riley Hall ran for thee touchdowns and passed for two more touchdowns to lead Northern Pulaski to a 34-22 victory over Johnson County. Northern Pulaski recorded 11 first downs and 343 yards of total offense. They were penalized eight times for 68 yards and lost two fumbles. Johnson County recorded eight first downs and 234 yards of total offense. They were penalized three times for 17 yards.
Jesse Whitaker led Northern Pulaski’s ground game with 93 yards on six carries. Riley Hall carried the ball eight times for 83 yards and three touchdowns. Riley Hall completed five of nine passes for 142 yards and two touchdowns. George Gregory caught two passes for 67 yards and a touchdown. Jesse Whitaker added two receptions for 54 yards and a touchdown. Daniel Mink led the defense with four solo and five assisted tackles. Jesse Hidson added three solo and four assisted tackles.
Fred Crozier led Johnson County’s ground game with 63 yards and a touchdown on 13 carries. Nathan King carried the ball 15 times for 60 yards and a touchdown. Blake Martin completed three of six passes for 109 yards and a touchdown. Fred Crozier caught three passes for 109 yards and a touchdown. Fred Crozier led the defense with two solo tackles, three assisted tackles, and a fumble recovery. Bryce Skaggs and Corey Field added two solo and one assisted tackles each.
Scoring Summary
School Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final
Johnson County 0 8 8 6 22
Northern Pulaski 6 16 6 6 34
NP – Riley Hall 1 yard run (Riley Hall pass fails)
JC – Fred Crozier 32 yard run (Nathan King run)
NP – Jesse Whitaker 47 yard pass from Riley Hall (George Gregory pass from Riley Hall)
NP – George Gregory 36 yard pass from Riley Hall (Riley Hall run)
NP – Riley Hall 54 yard run (George Gregory run fails)
JC – Nathan King 1 yard run (Fred Crozier run)
NP – Riley Hall 24 yard run (Riley Hall pass fails)
JC – Fred Crozier 81 yard pass from Blake Martin (Blake Martin pass fails)
Selected Statistics
Johnson County
Rushing No. Yds. Avg. Long
Fred Crozier 13 63 4.8 32
Nathan King 15 60 4.0 11
Blake Martin 1 1 1.0 1
Bryce Skaggs 1 1 1.0 1
Passing A-C-I Yds. TD Long
Blake Martin 6-3-0 109 1 81
Fred Crozier 1-0-0 0 0 0
Receiving No. Yds. TD Long
Fred Crozier 3 109 1 81
Northern Pulaski
Rushing No. Yds. Avg. Long
Jesse Whitaker 6 93 15.5 42
Riley Hall 8 83 10.4 54
George Gregory 6 25 4.2 13
Team 1 0 0.0 0
Mason Helton 2 0 0.0 0
Passing A-C-I Yds. TD Long
Riley Hall 9-5-0 142 2 47
Receiving No. Yds. TD Long
George Gregory 2 67 1 36
Jesse Whitaker 2 54 1 47
Jake Johnson 1 21 0 21
Raceland vs. Williamsburg (8th Grade Division III Championship)
Williamsburg defeated Raceland today by a score of 44-8. Williamsburg recorded 20 first downs and 538 yards of total offense. They were penalized 11 times for 125 yards and lost a fumble. Raceland recorded seven first downs and 131 yards of total offense. They were penalized four times for 32 yards, lost a fumble, and had two passes intercepted.
Chase Lowrie led Williamsburg’s ground attack with 177 yards and two touchdowns on 12 carries. Skyler Griffith carried the ball 11 times for 143 yards and two touchdowns. Skyler Griffith completed seven of 12 passes for 177 yards and one touchdown. Corey Shelton caught four passes for 115 yards and one touchdown. Michael Rose led the defense with six solo tackles with two of his tackles resulting in losses totalling 18 yards. Skler Griffith added three solo tackles, three assisted tackles, and returned an interception 64 yards for a touchdown. Corey Shelton recorded four solo tackles with three of his tackles resulting in losses totalling 12 yards and intercepted a pass.
Connor Messer led Raceland’s ground attack with 70 yards and a touchdown on three carries. Josh Young completed four of six passes for eight yards. Connor Messer completed three of six passes for 58 yards with two interceptions. Maverick Dixon caught two passes for 54 yards. Rodney Vance led the defense with four solo and five assisted tackles. Austin Howard added five solo and one assisted tackles.
Scoring Summary
School Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final
Raceland 8 0 0 0 8
Williamsburg 10 8 20 6 44
W – Michel Rose safety
W – Corey Shelton 43 yard pass from Skyler Griffith (Skyler Griffith run)
R – Connor Messer 52 yard run (Rodney Vance pass from Connor Messer)
W – Skyler Griffith 74 yard run (Chase Lowrie run)
W – Skyler Griffith 64 yard interception return (Skyler Griffith pass fails)
W – Skyler Griffith 17 yard run (Skyler Griffith pass fails)
W – Chase Lowrie 41 yard run (Skyler Griffith run)
W – Chase Lowrie 40 yard run (Skyler Griffith pass fails)
Selected Statistics
Raceland
Rushing No. Yds. Avg. Long
Connor Messer 3 70 23.3 52
Rodney Vance 9 27 3.0 17
Jacob Bryant 1 -6 -6.0 0
Josh Young 3 -26 -8.7 0
Passing A-C-I Yds. TD Long
Josh Young 6-4-0 8 0 11
Connor Messer 6-3-2 58 0 35
Receiving No. Yds. TD Long
Maverick Dixon 2 54 0 35
Car. Christian 2 17 0 11
Jacob Bryant 1 4 0 4
Jacob Blair 1 -3 0 0
Rodney Vance 1 -6 0 0
Williamsburg
Rushing No. Yds. Avg. Long
Chase Lowrie 12 177 14.8 41
Skyler Griffith 11 143 13.0 74
Corey Shelton 4 26 6.5 10
Chris Helton 2 8 4.0 5
Michael Rose 2 7 3.5 4
Sean Loar 1 0 0.0 0
Austin Huskey 1 0 0.0 0
Passing A-C-I Yds. TD Long
Skyler Griffith 12-7-0 177 1 43
Receiving No. Yds. TD Long
Corey Shelton 4 115 1 43
Chase Lowrie 2 24 0 15
Michael Rose 1 38 0 38
Lexington Catholic vs. Corbin (8th Grade Division II Campionship)
Lexington Catholic came into the game with some injuries to their linebackers and Corbin made them pay with their punishing ground attack in a 56-28 victory. Corbin recorded 18 first downs and 477 yards of total offense with 464 yards of that on the ground. They were penalized five times for 49 yards. Lexington Catholic recorded 11 first downs and 348 yards of total offense with 341 yards of that being through the air. They were penalized twice for 10 yards, lost a fumble, and had two passes intercepted.
Tanner Powers led Corbin’s ground game with 221 yards and four touchdowns on 11 carries. Jeff. Patrick carried the ball 13 times for 182 yards and two touchdowns. Jake Coppock added 43 yards and a touchdown on 10 carries. Corey Taylor completed one of two passes for 13 yards and a touchdown. Dalton Anderson caught a 13 yard scoring pass. Dalton Anderson led the defense with three solo and two assisted tackles with two of his tackles resulting in losses totalling 10 yards. Harrison Reedy added three solo and one assisted tackles. Tanner Powers recorded three solo tackles and two interceptions.
Reese Ryan led Lexington Catholic’s ground attack with 13 yards on seven carries. Reese Ryan completed 15 of 26 passes for 341 yards and four touchdowns with two interceptions. Sam Letton caught seven passes for 126 yards and two touchdowns. Jordan Hatton added four receptions for 129 yards and a touchdown. Jaylen Jones caught three passes for 81 yards and a touchdown. Braxton Couch led the defense with five solo and three assisted tackles. Chase Bolin added three solo and five assisted tackles.
Scoring Summary
School Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final
Lexington Catholic 6 8 6 8 28
Corbin 14 20 16 6 56
C – Tanner Powers 15 yard run (Jeff. Patrick run fails)
LC – Sam Letton 55 yard pass from Reese Ryan (Reese Ryan pass fails)
C – Jake Coppock 9 yard run (Jeff. Patrick run)
C – Jeff. Patrick 19 yard run (Jake Coppock run)
LC – Jordan Hatton 62 yard pass from Reese Ryan (Jordan Hatton pass from Reese Ryan)
C – Tanner Powers 69 yard run (Jake Coppock run fails)
C – Dalton Anderson 13 yard pass from Corey Taylor (Tanner Powers run fails)
C – Tanner Powers 54 yard run (Tanner Powers run)
LC – Sam Letton 8 yard pass from Reese Ryan (Reese Ryan pass fails)
C – Jeff. Patrick 70 yard run (Dalton Anderson pass from Corey Taylor)
C – Tanner Powers 45 yard run (Kenny Hopper run fails)
LC – Jaylen Jones 55 yard pass from Reese Ryan (Reese Ryan run)
Selected Statistics
Lexington Catholic
Rushing No. Yds. Avg. Long
Reese Ryan 7 13 1.9 6
Braxton Couch 1 3 3.0 3
Jaylen Jones 3 -9 -3.0 1
Passing A-C-I Yds. TD Long
Reese Ryan 26-15-2 341 4 62
Receiving No. Yds. TD Long
Sam Letton 7 126 2 55
Jordan Hatton 4 129 1 62
Jaylen Jones 3 81 1 55
Logan Banks 1 5 0 5
Corbin
Rushing No. Yds. Avg. Long
Tanner Powers 11 221 20.1 69
Jeff. Patrick 13 182 14.0 70
Jake Coppock 10 43 4.3 10
Harrison Reedy 1 18 18.0 18
Passing A-C-I Yds. TD Long
Corey Taylor 2-1-0 13 1 13
Receiving No. Yds. TD Long
Dalton Anderson 1 13 1 13
Farnsley vs. Southern Pulaski (8th Grade DI Championship)
South Pulaski limited Farnsley to 25 offensive plays in an 8-0 victory for the championship. South Pulaski recorded 10 first downs and 161 yards of total offense. They were penalized twice for 23 yards and had two passes intercepted. Farnsley recorded four first down s and 88 yards of total offense. They were penalized seven times for 46 yards.
Pedro Herrera led Southern Pulaski’s ground game with 75 yards on 18 carries. Adam Isaacs added 74 yards and a touchdown on 17 carries. Austin Smiddy completed two of five passes for 14 yards. Chris Lynch caught one pass for nine yards. Pedro Herrera led the defense with three solo tackles. Kody Smith added one solo and three assisted tackles.
Delvon Dunn led Farnsley’s ground attack with 38 yards on six carries. St. Valentine completed one of 10 passes for 29 yards. Delvon Dunn caught one pass fro 29 yards. Delvon Dunn led the defense with eight solo and four assisted tackles. Malik Walker added four solo and four assisted tackles.
Scoring Summary
School Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final
Farnsley 0 0 0 0 0
Southern Pulaski 0 8 0 0 8
SP – Adam Isaacs 1 yard run (Adam Isaacs run)
Selected Statistics
Farnsley
Rushing No. Yds. Avg. Long
Delvon Dunn 6 38 6.3 28
St. Valentine 3 23 7.7 17
Malik Walker 3 13 4.3 9
Team 1 -7 -7.0 0
Keyontae Parris 2 -8 -4.0 1
Passing A-C-I Yds. TD Long
St. Valentine 10-1-0 29 0 29
Receiving No. Yds. TD Long
Delvon Dunn 1 29 0 29
Southern Pulaski
Rushing No. Yds. Avg. Long
Pedro Herrera 18 75 4.2 11
Adam Isaacs 17 74 4.4 9
Jacob Burchett 1 0 0.0 0
Austin Smiddy 1 -1 -1.0 0
Chris Lynch 1 -1 -1.0 0
Passing A-C-I Yds. TD Long
Austin Smiddy 5-2-0 14 0 9
Adam Isaacs 2-0-2 0 0 0
Receiving No. Yds. TD Long
Chris Lynch 1 9 0 9
Pedro Herrera 1 5 0 5
Acknowledgements:
A special thanks to WL Stats for providing the comprehensive statistics for all the games today. Also, thanks to Lexington Catholic 8th grade coach Greg Mitchell for his tireless work and energy in promoting and publicizing the middle school championships.