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Week One in Review - August 25-26, 2017
Topic: Football

 

2017WEEK1

 

 

Week One in Review – August 25-26, 2017

 

Friday August 25^th

 

Covington Catholic 48  Lexington Catholic 2 – Casey McGinness carried the ball 18 times for 173 yards and two touchdowns to lead Covington Catholic.

 

Ryle 34  Henry Clay 28 OT – Jacob Chisholm carried the ball 30 times for 250 yards and four touchdowns to lead Ryle.

 

Huntington WV 45  Belfry 34 – Jadon Hayes carried the ball 22 times for 150 yards and five touchdowns to lead Huntington WV to victory.

 

Bell County 28  Letcher County Central 7 – William Dean carried the ball 13 times for 106 yards and two touchdowns.

 

Bellevue 47  Dayton 27 – Eric Atkins completed 13 of 29 passes for 293 yards and six touchdowns.

 

Casey County 50  Campbellsville 18 – Preston Tucker carried the ball 16 times for 153 yards and two touchdowns to lead Casey County.

 

Christian Academy of Louisville 33  Eastern 9 – Austin Carr completed 14 of 24 passes for 229 yards and two touchdowns.

 

Collins 54  Moore 14 – JR Lucas completed 13 of 25 passes for 195 yards and four touchdowns and carried the ball for 164 yards and two touchdowns.

 

Frederick Douglass 49  Tates Creek 22 – Montaveon Bean completed 11 of 19 passes for 225 yards and three touchdowns and ran for another score to pace the victors.

 

Johnson Central 31  Capital (Charleston) WV 20 – Blake Gamble carried the ball 25 times for 108 yards and two touchdowns.

 

Lawrence County 55  Magoffin County 14 – Noah West carried the ball 12 times for 135 yards and four touchdowns and completed all three of his attempted passes for 98 yards and a touchdown.

 

Madison Central 53  Woodford County 7 – Derrick Miller passed for 131 yards and two touchdowns.

 

Madison Southern 48  Garrard County 14 – Landen Stacy completed eight of 13 passes for 202 yards and five touchdowns.

 

Madisonville-North Hopkins 42  Marshall County 29 – Jariah Hightower carried the ball 26 times for 201 yards and two touchdowns and Aaron Miller added 180 yards and a touchdown on 17 carries.

 

Male 35  Ballard 14 – Henry Vestal carried the ball 25 times for 196 yards and three touchdowns and Garrett Dennis added 156 yards and a touchdown on 24 carries.

 

Meade County 48  Anderson County 0 – Zach Babb carried the ball 13 times for 197 yards and three touchdowns.

 

North Bullitt 47  Southern 20 – Zach Morris was brilliant in defeat as he carried the ball 23 times for 317 yards and three touchdowns.

 

Pleasure Ridge Park 35  Bowling Green 28 – Bowling Green’s win streak is snapped at 28 games.  PRP’s BJ Robinson completed eight of 13 passes for 147 yards and a touchdown and carried the ball 10 times for 67 yards and two touchdowns before exiting the game in the third quarter with an injury.

 

Scott County 31  Lafayette 21 – Brice Fryman carried the ball 18 times for 190 yards and a touchdown and Austin Barnett added 139 yards and three touchdowns on 18 carries to lead Scott County.

 

Rockcastle County 41  Lincoln County 30 – Jaden Payne carried the ball 21 times for 174 yards and three touchdowns.

 

Scott 42  Dixie Heights 27 – Quincy Perrin carried the ball 15 times for 211 yards and a touchdown.

 

Simon Kenton 49  Bryan Station 27 – Austin Hammack led Simon Kenton with 234 yards and two touchdowns on 19 carries.  Matt Shearer completed 17 of 23 passes for 180 yards and four touchdowns and carried the ball 11 times for 57 yards and a touchdown.

 

Somerset 25  Williamsburg 8 – Alex Miller carried the ball 15 times for 211 yards and a touchdown.

 

South Laurel 42  McCreary Central 6 – Adrian Fultz completed nine of 16 passes for 275 yards and four touchdowns.  Matthew Dalton caught four passes for 180 yards and four touchdowns.

 

Southwestern 50  Paul Laurence Dunbar 0 – Patric Edwards carried the ball 12 times for 101 yards and two touchdowns.

 

Trinity 42 Warren Central (Indianapolis) IN 41 – Luke McGuire ran for five touchdowns to lead Trinity.

 

Wayne County 29  Pulaski County 27 – Lorenzo Linsey completed 19 of 33 passes for 241 yards and two touchdowns to lead Wayne County.

 

Union County 49  Marion County 21 – Jacob Winters passed for 270 yards and four touchdowns.  James Hutchinson displayed his versatility tonight with touchdown receptions of 66 and 78 yards, an 86 yard kickoff return for a score, and a 49 yard interception return for a touchdown.

 

Western Hills 51  Estill County 8 – WanDale Robinson carried the ball five times for 152 yards and two touchdowns.

 

Other Games of Interest

 

Phelps 32  East Ridge 8

Christian County 18  Rossview (Clarksville) TN 7

Mayfield 49  Hopkinsville 20

Allen County-Scottsville 48  Barren County 7

Ashland Blazer 14  Raceland 0

Bath County 30  Rowan County 20

Beechwood 35  Lloyd Memorial 14

Bishop Brossart 13  Holmes 0

Bullitt Central 38  Spencer County 13

Caldwell County 27  Graves County 10

Central 13  Western 12

Central Hardin 44  Bullitt East 10

Clinton County 38  Fulton County 8

Conner 21  Boone County 13

DeSales 28  Butler 27

East Carter 28  Lewis County 8

East Jessamine 22  Montgomery County 14

Edmonson County 42  Butler County 13

Eminence 58  Berea 0

Evansville Central 49  Apollo 7

Evansville Reitz (IN) 34  Owensboro Catholic 0

Fern Creek 14  DuPont Manual 7

Fleming County 18  Mason County 14

Floyd Central 43  Betsy Layne 0

Franklin-Simpson 48  Monroe County 0

George Rogers Clark 50  Harrison County 6

Glasgow 48  Bardstown 9

Green County 53  Caverna 13

Hazard 17  Harlan County 6

Highland 27  Campbell County 20 OT

Louisville Holy Cross 36  Valley 6

Jeffersontown 7  Iroquois 6

Kentucky Country Day 21  Walton-Verona 20

LaRue County 20  Russell County 7

Logan County 36  Muhlenberg County 18

Ludlow 27  Bracken County 24

Murray 42  Calloway County 19

Newport Central Catholic 29  Cooper 7

North Hardin 28  John Hardin 14

North Laurel 28  Prestonsburg 6

Ohio County 37  Hopkins County Central 18

Paducah Tilghman 7  Liberty Tech Magnet (Jackson) TN 0

Paintsville 37  Harlan 0

Pendleton County 18  Nicholas County 15

Perry County Central 51  Breathitt County 6

Pineville 28  Jackson County 8

Shelby County 48  Atherton 23

South Oldham 33  Doss 14

Taylor County 32  Adair County 6

Thomas Nelson 37  Nelson County 13

Trigg County 31  McLean County 22

Trimble County 53  Shawnee 18

West Carter 41  Powell County 39

West Jessamine 14  Clay County 13

Whitley County 41  Leslie County 13

 

Saturday August 26^th

 

Lexington Christian Academy 49  Pikeville 21 – Dillon Wheatley carried the ball 20 times for 171 yards and three touchdowns.

 

Mercer County 35  Franklin County 25 – Gunnar Gillis completed 14 of 21 passes for 177 yards and a touchdown.

 

Boyle County 54  Waggener 13 – Tanner Crawford carried the ball 24 times for 138 yards and three touchdowns.  Reese Smith caught five passes for 113 yards and two touchdowns and intercepted three passes with return yardage of 122 yards.

 

Other Games of Interest

 

South Warren 43  Warren Central 6

Warren East 37  Greenwood 31

Corbin 22  Alcoa TN 21

Danville 52  Knox Central 28

Evansville Mater Dei IN 21  Owensboro 20

Evansville Memorial IN 58  Daviess County 33

Pike County Central 36  Shelby Valley 6

Bourbon County 42  Owen County 0

Frankfort 42  Grant county 6

Greenup County 34  Russell 28 OT

 

 

 

Louisville Trinity vs. Indianapolis Warren Central August 25, 2017
Topic: Football

2017TRINWC

Louisville Trinity vs. Indianapolis Warren Central

Warren Central High School
Indianapolis, IN
August 25, 2017

© 2017 by Ron Harrison

Trinity defeated Warren Central by a score of 42-41 but it did not come easy.  Trinity scored 35 points in the second half but had to stop a two point conversion to secure the victory.  Last week the Shamrocks opened the season with a victory over #1 ranked Indiana 6A Carmel and this week they finished the exacta with the Indiana #2 ranked 6A team Warren Central.  Warren Central’s playmakers put up some dazzling numbers but Trinity’s Luke McGuire ran for five touchdowns and Warren Central was flagged for penalties that hurt their chances.

Luke McGuire led Trinity’s ground game with 125 yards and five touchdowns on 23 carries.  Nick Bohn completed 17 of 23 passes for 312 yards and one touchdown.  Rondale Moore caught eight passes for 127 yards.  Ryan Miller caught a 78 yard touchdown pass. 

Romier Elliott led Warren Central’s ground attack with 179 yards and three touchdowns on 15 carries.  Dean Tate completed 16 of 25 passes for 366 yards and three touchdowns.  Dajour Griffie caught eight passes for 193 yards and two touchdowns.  David Bell added four receptions for 101 yards and a touchdown.

 

Scoring Summary

School	Q1	Q2	Q3	Q4	Final
Louisville Trinity	0	7	21	14	42
Indianapolis Warren Central	7	7	7	20	41

 

WCENTRAL	-	David Bell 66 yard pass from Dean Tate (Jason Ramirez kick)
TRINITY	-	Luke McGuire 21 yard run (Mata Sebastion kick)
WCENTRAL	-	Dajour Griffie 74 yard pass from Dean Tate (Jason Ramirez kick)
TRINITY	-	Luke McGuire 4 yard run (Mata Sebastion kick)
WCENTRAL	-	Romier Elliott 3 yard run (Jason Ramirez kick)
TRINITY	-	Luke McGuire 11 yard run (Mata Sebastion kick)
TRINITY	-	Ryan Miller 78 yard pass from Nick Bohn (Mata Sebastion kick)
WCENTRAL	-	Romier Elliott 47 yard run (Jason Ramirez kick)
TRINITY	-	Luke McGuire 6 yard run (Mata Sebastion kick)
WCENTRAL	-	Romier Elliott 13 yard run (Jason Ramirez kick)
TRINITY	-	Luke McGuire 8 yard run (Mata Sebastion kick)
WCENTRAL	-	Dajour Griffie 65 yard pass from Dean Tate (Romier Elliott run fails)

 

Selected Statistics

Louisville Trinity
Rushing	No.	Yds.	Avg.	Long
Luke McGuire	23	125	5.5	****
Rondale Moore	4	37	9.3	****
Brett Tully	1	22	22.0	****
Nick Bohn	7	6	0.9	****

 

Passing	A-C-I	Yds.	TD	Long
Nick Bohn	23-17-0	312	1	****

 

Receiving	No.	Yds.	TD	Long
Rondale Moore	8	127	0	****
Ryan Miller	1	78	1	****
Kaelan Racculia	1	42	0	****
David Florence	1	23	0	****
Nick Strothman	2	19	0	****
Luke McGuire	2	15	0	****
Sha-Cobe Bailey	1	4	0	****
Anthony Palombino	1	4	0	****

 

Indianapolis Warren Central
Rushing	No.	Yds.	Avg.	Long
Romier Elliott	15	179	11.9	****
Jason Holland	11	50	4.6	****
Dean Tate	17	57	3.4	****

 

Passing	A-C-I	Yds.	TD	Long
Dean Tate	25-16-0	366	3	****

 

Receiving	No.	Yds.	TD	Long
Dajour Griffie	8	193	2	****
David Bell	4	101	1	****
Jason Holland	2	39	0	****
Latavious Goods	1	22	0	****
Oscar Elliott	1	11	0	****

 

Acknowledgements

A special thanks to the many writers that covered this event between two top football teams

 

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.

Huntington High vs. Belfry Pike County Bowl August 25, 2017
Topic: Football

2017HHBEL

Huntington High vs. Belfry
Pike County Bowl

Belfry High School
Belfry, KY
August 25, 2017

© 2017 by Ron Harrison

Belfry led 27-7 late in the second quarter but Huntington High rallied behind their potent offense and Belfry turnovers to earn a 45-34 victory.  Huntington High recorded 11 first downs and 317 yards of total offense.  The Highlanders were penalized nine times for 87 yards and had a pass intercepted.  Belfry recorded 20 first downs and 433 yards (all on the ground) total offense.  The Pirates were penalized nine times for 77 yards, lost three fumbles, and had one pass intercepted.

Jadon Hayes led Huntington High’s ground attack with 150 yards and five touchdowns on 22 carries.  Luke Zban completed five of 14 passes for 127 yards with one interception.  Mikel Dawson caught two passes for 53 yards.  Brett Christian added two receptions for 47 yards.  Brocton Blair recovered a fumble and intercepted a pass.  Malik Grier recovered a fumble that he returned 36 yards for a touchdown. 

Derek Wellman led Belfry’s ground attack with 147 yards and a touchdown.  Taveon Hunter carried the ball five times for 92 yards and a touchdown.  Avery Browning recorded 79 yards and two touchdowns on Devin Varney carried the ball 11 times for 62 yards and a touchdown.  Belfry did not complete a pass tonight.

Scoring Summary

School	Q1	Q2	Q3	Q4	Final
Huntington High	7	14	14	10	45
Belfry	20	7	7	0	34

 

BELFRY	-	Avery Browning 6 yard run (Grayson Cook kick)
BELFRY	-	Devin Varney 8 yard run (Kick fails)
HUNTINGTON	-	Jadon Hayes 8 yard run (Isaiah Carpenter kick)
BELFRY	-	Taveon Hunter 70 yard run (Dylan Brown kick)
BELFRY	-	Avery Browning 1 yard run (Dylan Brown kick)
HUNTINGTON	-	Jadon Hayes 7 yard run (Isaiah Carpenter kick)
HUNTINGTON	-	Malik Grier 36 yard fumble recovery return (Isaiah Carpenter kick)
BELFRY	-	Derek Wellman 2 yard run (Dylan Brown kick)
HUNTINGTON	-	Jadon Hayes 1 yard run (Isaiah Carpenter kick)
HUNTINGTON	-	Jadon Hayes 1 yard run (Isaiah Carpenter kick)
HUNTINGTON	-	Jadon Hayes 34 yard run (Isaiah Carpenter kick)
HUNTINGTON	-	Isaiah Carpenter kicks a 26 yard field goal

 

Selected Statistics

Huntington High
Rushing	No.	Yds.	Avg.	Long
Jadon Hayes	22	150	6.8	****
Chris Rogers	5	23	4.6	****
Luke Zban	2	17	8.5	****

 

Passing	A-C-I	Yds.	TD	Long
Luke Zban	14-5-1	127	0	****

 

Receiving	No.	Yds.	TD	Long
Mikel Dawson	2	53	0	****
Brett Christian	2	47	0	****
Jack Hiner	1	27	0	****

 

Belfry
Rushing	No.	Yds.	Avg.	Long
Derek Wellman	24	147	6.1	****
Taveon Hunter	5	92	18.4	****
Avery Browning	12	79	6.6	****
Devin Varney	11	62	5.6	****
Peyton Hensley	5	32	6.4	****
Justin Adkins	3	26	8.7	****
Isaac Dixon	2	7	3.5	****

 

Passing	A-C-I	Yds.	TD	Long
Avery Browning	2-0-1	0	0	****

 

Receiving	No.	Yds.	TD	Long

 

Acknowledgements

A special thanks to everyone who sent and provided info on this football game.

 

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.

Lexington Christian Academy vs. Pikeville Pike County Bowl August 26, 2017
Topic: Football

2017LCAPIKE

Lexington Christian Academy vs. Pikeville
Pike County Bowl

Pikeville High School
Pikeville, KY
August 26, 2017

© 2017 by Ron Harrison

Lexington Christian Academy rolled up 573 yards of total offense in a 49-21 victory over Pikeville.  Lexington Christian Academy recorded 30 first downs and 573 yards of total offense.  The Eagles were penalized nine times for 90 yards and had a pass intercepted.  Pikeville recorded nine first downs and 247 yards of total offense.  They were penalized seven times for 85 yards and lost two fumbles.

Dillon Wheatley led the Lexington Christian Academy ground game with 171 yards and three touchdowns on 20 carries.  Logan Nieves carried the ball 19 times for 144 yards and two touchdowns.  Logan Nieves completed 20 of 29 passes for 212 yards and two touchdowns with one interception.  Drayden Burton caught four passes for 64 yards.  Blane Hardin added four receptions for 34 yards and a touchdown.  Wade Drake added three receptions for 34 yards and a touchdown.  Dillon Wheatley also caught three passes for 33 yards.  Caelen Lebryk returned two punts for 32 yards.  Jonathan Kaufmann led the defense with four solo and five assisted tackles.  Jayden Barnhardt added three solo and three assisted tackles.

Zack Roberts led Pikeville’s ground attack with 74 yards and a touchdown on 16 carries.  Jesse Sparks carried the ball twice for 53 yards.  Peyton Blair completed seven of 11 passes for 100 yards and a touchdown.  Jackson Hensley caught four passes for 76 yards and a touchdown.  Brody Birchfield led the defense with six solo and five assisted tackles.  Kaden Caudill added four solo and six assisted tackles.  Kyle Watkins recorded six solo and two assisted tackles and intercepted a pass.  Jackson Hensley returned four kickoffs for 135 yards.

Scoring Summary

School	Q1	Q2	Q3	Q4	Final
Lexington Christian Academy	6	21	15	7	49
Pikeville	6	0	8	7	21

 

LCA	-	Logan Nieves 2 yard run (Will Fugmann kick blkd.)
PIKEVILLE	-	Jackson Hensley 66 yard pass from Peyton Blair (Zack Roberts run fails)
LCA	-	Dillon Wheatley 2 yard run (Tyler Dobbs kick)
LCA	-	Logan Nieves 1 yard run (Tyler Dobbs kick)
LCA	-	Dillon Wheatley 82 yard run (Tyler Dobbs kick)
PIKEVILLE	-	Kyle Watkins scores on interception return (Zack Roberts run)
LCA	-	Wade Drake 14 yard pass from Logan Nieves (Tyler Dobbs kick)
LCA	-	Dillon Wheatley 10 yard run (Logan Nieves pass to Chase Sacca)
LCA	-	Blane Hardin 4 yard pass from Logan Nieves (Tyler Dobbs kick)
PIKEVILLE	-	Zack Roberts 11 yard run (Tanner Hamilton kick)

 

Selected Statistics

Lexington Christian Academy
Rushing	No.	Yds.	Avg.	Long
Dillon Wheatley	20	171	8.6	****
Logan Nieves	19	144	7.6	****
Wade Drake	2	21	10.5	****
Chase Sacca	8	12	1.5	****
Caelen Lebryk	1	11	11.0	****
Jayden Barnhardt	1	5	5.0	****
Blane Hardin	1	-3	-3.0	****

 

Passing	A-C-I	Yds.	TD	Long
Logan Nieves	29-20-1	212	2	****

 

Receiving	No.	Yds.	TD	Long
Drayden Burton	4	64	0	****
Wade Drake	3	34	1	****
Blane Hardin	4	34	1	****
Dillon Wheatley	3	33	0	****
Caelen Lebryk	3	27	0	****
Dearious Smith	3	20	0	****

 

Pikeville
Rushing	No.	Yds.	Avg.	Long
Zack Roberts	16	74	4.6	****
Jesse Sparks	2	53	26.5	****
Kaden Caudill	4	18	4.5	****
Peyton Blair	8	5	0.6	****
Connor Wright	1	-3	-3.0	****

 

Passing	A-C-I	Yds.	TD	Long
Peyton Blair	11-7-0	100	1	****

 

Receiving	No.	Yds.	TD	Long
Jackson Hensley	4	76	1	****
Jesse Sparks	1	9	0	****
Christian Billiter	1	8	0	****
JT Orem	1	7	0	****
Seth Pugh	0	0	0	****

 

Acknowledgements

A special thanks to the LCA Stats Crew 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.

Franklin County vs. Mercer County Rebel Bowl August 26, 2017
Topic: Football

2017FCMC

Franklin County vs. Mercer County
Rebel Bowl

Boyle County High School
Danville, KY
August 26, 2017

© 2017 by Ron Harrison

Mercer County rallied from a 25-7 deficit in the third quarter to defeat Franklin County 35-25.  Mercer County recorded 22 first downs and 378 yards of total offense.  The Titans were penalized 10 times for 80 yards, lost a fumble, and had a pass intercepted.  Franklin County recorded 12 first downs and 291 yards of total offense.  The Flyers were penalized 11 times for 90 yards, lost a fumble, and had two passes intercepted.  * Explanation of scoring play Franklin County QB Jesse Thurman threw a six yard pass to Fred Farrier who lateraled to Tre Simmons on the 36 who carried the ball the distance for the touchdown – the old hook-and-lateral play.

Jackson Lewis led Mercer County’s ground game with 99 yards and a touchdown on 21 carries.  Bryson Yeast carried the ball 13 times for 44 yards and a touchdown.  Gunnar Gillis completed 14 of 21 passes for 177 yards and a touchdown with one interception.  Trevon Faulkner completed his only pass for a 40 yard touchdown.  Aaron Johnson caught six passes for 93 yards and a touchdown.  Jackson Lewis added four receptions for 44 yards.  Trevon Faulkner caught three passes for 37 yards and a touchdown.  Jason Miller led the defense with four solo and five assisted tackles.  Kaelin Drakeford added seven solo tackles and intercepted a pass.  Trevon Faulkner recorded six solo and one assisted tackles and intercepted a pass.  Sam Warren recovered a fumble.

Jesse Thurman led Franklin County’s ground game with 50 yards and a touchdown on 16 carries.  Tre Simmons carried the ball four times for 18 yards and a touchdown.  Jesse Thurman completed 10 of 25 passes for 212 yards and two touchdowns with two interceptions.  Tre Simmons caught three passes for 161 yards and two touchdowns.  Fred Farrier added five receptions for 39 yards. Chad Holleran led the defense with eight solo and six assisted tackles with one of his tackles resulting in a 10 yard loss.  Tre Simmons added six solo and three assisted tackles and intercepted a pass he returned for 12 yards.  Frank Turner recorded three solo and six assisted tackles.

 

Scoring Summary

School	Q1	Q2	Q3	Q4	Final
Franklin County	7	12	6	0	25
Mercer County	0	7	14	14	35

 

FRANKLIN	-	Tre Simmons 61 yard pass from Jesse Thurman (Austin Mefford kick)
FRANKLIN	-	Jesse Thurman 4 yard run (Austin Mefford kick blkd.)
MERCER	-	Aaron Johnson 40 yard pass from Trevon Faulkner (Caleb Morrison kick)
FRANKLIN	-	*Tre Simmons 36 yard pass from Jesse Thurman (Austin Mefford kick fails)
FRANKLIN	-	Tre Simmons 5 yard run (Jesse Thurman pass fails)
MERCER	-	Jackson Lewis 5 yard run (Caleb Morrison kick)
MERCER	-	Gunnar Gillis 1 yard run (Caleb Morrison kick)
MERCER	-	Trevon Faulkner 11 yard pass from Gunnar Gillis (Caleb Morrison kick)
MERCER	-	Bryson Yeast 1 yard run (Caleb Morrison kick)

 

Selected Statistics

Franklin County
Rushing	No.	Yds.	Avg.	Long
Jesse Thurman	16	50	3.1	17
Tre Simmons	4	18	4.5	8
Fred Farrier	2	7	3.5	4
Dakota Bowen	5	4	0.8	2

 

Passing	A-C-I	Yds.	TD	Long
Jesse Thurman	25-10-2	212	2	63

 

Receiving	No.	Yds.	TD	Long
Fred Farrier	5	39	0	15
Tre Simmons	3	161	2	63
Ameer Lee	1	8	0	8
Cameron Phelps	1	4	0	4

 

Mercer County
Rushing	No.	Yds.	Avg.	Long
Jackson Lewis	21	99	4.7	13
Bryson Yeast	13	44	3.4	13
Malachi Yulee	1	31	31.0	31
Aaron Johnson	1	12	12.0	12
Easton Cocanaughe	1	1	1.0	1
Team	2	-3	-1.5	0
Gunnar Gillis	9	-23	-2.6	6

 

Passing	A-C-I	Yds.	TD	Long
Gunnar Gillis	21-14-1	177	1	30
Trevon Faulkner	1-1-0	40	1	40

 

Receiving	No.	Yds.	TD	Long
Aaron Johnson	6	93	1	40
Jackson Lewis	4	44	0	19
Trevon Faulkner	3	37	1	14
Kaelin Drakeford	1	30	0	30
Darrian Baker	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.

Covington Catholic vs. Lexington Catholic Bluegrass Bowl August 25, 2017
Topic: Football

2017CCLC

Covington Catholic vs. Lexington Catholic
Bluegrass Bowl

Lexington Catholic High School
Lexington, KY
August 25, 2017

© 2017 by Ron Harrison

Covington Catholic dominated from horn to horn tonight with a 48-2 victory over Lexington Catholic.  Covington Catholic recorded 18 first downs and 420 yards of total offense.  The Colonels were penalized five times for 57 yards.  Lexington Catholic recorded 11 first downs and 208 yards of total offense.  The Knights were penalized four times for 93 yards and had four passes intercepted.  Casey McGinnis was named Game MVP for Covington Catholic as he rushed for 173 yards and two touchdowns operating at RB and as a wildcat QB.  Nathan Schnurr was named Game MVP for Lexington Catholic and caught six passes for 61 yards.

Casey McGinnis running behind a talented Covington Catholic offensive line led their ground game with 173 yards and two touchdowns on 18 carries.  Luke Lenihan carried the ball once for 36 yards and a touchdown.  Duncan Summe recorded 32 yards on one carry.  AJ Mayer completed nine of 15 passes for 151 yards and two touchdowns.  Luke Lenihan caught two passes for 53 yards.  Jack Coldiron added two receptions for 51 yards.  Kameron Butler recorded two receptions for 25 yards and a touchdown.  Malachi Pike caught two passes for 11 yards and a touchdown.  Michael Mayer led the defense with six solo tackles with two of his tackles resulting in losses totaling nine yards.  Jacob Shriver added four solo and three assisted tackles with two of his tackles resulting in losses totaling 23 yards.  Adam Schneider added four solo tackles and intercepted a pass he returned 27 yards.  Tyler Reusch intercepted a pass he returned 29 yards.  Armon Baker and Duncan Summe each intercepted one pass.

Dameon Jones led Lexington Catholic’s ground game with 62 yards on 12 carries.  Beau Allen completed 19 of 29 passes for 154 yards with four interceptions.  Nathan Schnurr caught six passes for 61 yards.  Gavin Cameron added three receptions for 30 yards.  Dameon Jones also caught three passes for 22 yards.  Nathan Schnurr returned four kickoffs for 72 yards.  Carson Brownell led the defense with six solo and one assisted tackles.  Kevin Brown added five solo and two assisted tackles.  Henry Holthaus recorded four solo and one assisted tackles with one of his tackles resulting in a seven yard loss and recorded a safety.

Scoring Summary

School	Q1	Q2	Q3	Q4	Final
Covington Catholic	21	14	7	6	48
Lexington Catholic	0	2	0	0	2

 

COVCATH	-	Luke Lenihan 36 yard run (Trey Gronette kick)
COVCATH	-	Kameron Butler 11 yard pass from AJ Mayer (Trey Gronette)
COVCATH	-	Malachi Pike 10 yard pass from AJ Mayer (trey Gronette kick)
LEXCATH	-	Henry Holthaus Safety
COVCATH	-	AJ Mayer 12 yard run (Trey Gronette kick)
COVCATH	-	Casey McGinness 5 yard run (Trey Gronette kick)
COVCATH	-	Casey McGinness 12 yard run (Trey Gronette kick)
COVCATH	-	Tyler Reusch 1 yard run (Daniel Felix kick fails)

 

Selected Statistics

Covington Catholic
Rushing	No.	Yds.	Avg.	Long
Casey McGinness	18	173	9.6	46
Luke Lenihan	1	36	36.0	36
Duncan Summe	1	32	32.0	32
Grant Dyer	4	13	3,2	10
AJ Mayer	1	12	12.0	12
Michael Boydston	1	10	10.0	10
Tyler Reusch	3	5	1.7	4
Daniel Felix	3	3	1.0	3
Tean	1	-25	-25.0	0

 

Passing	A-C-I	Yds.	TD	Long
AJ Mayer	15-9-0	151	2	43
Casey McGinness	2-1-0	10	0	10

 

Receiving	No.	Yds.	TD	Long
Luke Lenihan	2	53	0	43
Jack Coldiron	2	51	0	27
Kameron Butler	2	25	1	14
Malachi Pike	2	11	1	10
Haeeis Disken	1	11	0	11
Nick Raisbeck	1	10	0	10

 

Lexington Catholic
Rushing	No.	Yds.	Avg.	Long
Dameon Jones	12	62	5.2	13
Keith Brinkman	2	19	9.5	12
Dylan Coulter	1	1	1.0	1
Beau Allen	4	-28	-7.0	0

 

Passing	A-C-I	Yds.	TD	Long
Beau Allen	29-19-4	154	0	26

 

Receiving	No.	Yds.	TD	Long
Nathan Schnurr	6	61	0	26
Gavin Cameron	3	30	0	11
Dameon Jones	3	22	0	16
Carson Brownell	3	12	0	10
Luke Powell	1	16	0	16
Tommy Knopp	1	6	0	6
Trenton Neuer	1	6	0	6
Lincoln Justice	1	1	0	1

 

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.

Ryle vs. Henry Clay Bluegrass Bowl August 25, 2017
Topic: Football

2017RYLEHC

Ryle vs. Henry Clay
Bluegrass Bowl

Lexington Catholic High School
Lexington, KY
August 25, 2017

© 2017 by Ron Harrison

Ryle rallied from a 28-7 deficit in the third quarter to defeat Henry Clay 34-28 in overtime.  Henry Clay seemed to be in control of the game when QB Darrin Van Horn went out with an injury.  Ryle turned to RB Jacob Chisholm and he was unstoppable the rest of the way.  Chisholm scored on a six yard run and Mason Molique kicked the extra point to tie the score at 28-28 with 1:14 left in regulation.  Ryle won the toss in overtime and chose to play defense.  Henry Clay could not move the ball and a field goal attempt was blocked.  Ryle scored on their first offensive play on a 10 yard run by Kyle England.  Jacob Chisholm was named MVP for Ryle and Ramond Jackson was named MVP for Henry Clay.  Ryle recorded 17 first downs and 371 yards of total offense.  The Raiders were penalized seven times for 55 yards, lost a fumble, and had a pass intercepted.  Henry Clay recorded 14 first downs and 249 yards of total offense.  The Blue Devils were penalized twice for 24 yards, lost three fumbles, and had a pass intercepted.

Jacob Chisholm led Ryle’s ground game with 250 yards and four touchdowns on 30 carries.  Kyle England carried the ball eight times for 41 yards and a touchdown.  Easton Pilyer completed four of nine passes for 63 yards.  Matthew Jarman caught one pass for 42 yards.  Jacob Chisholm returned one kickoff for 44 yards.  Justin Selby led the defense with five solo and two assisted tackles with one of his tackles resulting in a five yard loss and recovered two fumbles.  Mason Smith added five solo and one assisted tackles.  Dylan Green recorded four solo and three assisted tackles.  Charlie Golden added four solo tackles with two of his tackles resulting in losses totaling 16 yards and recovered a fumble.  Caden Mogge intercepted a pass.

Langston Jackson led the Henry Clay ground game with 63 yards on five carries.  Darrin Van Horn carried the ball eight times for 31 yards.  Tyree Clarke recorded 26 yards and a touchdown on eight carries.  Darrin Van Horn completed eight of 12 passes for 122 yards and a touchdown.  Michael McMullen caught three passes for 21 yards.  Ramond Jackson added two receptions for 39 yards.  Tyree Clarke caught two passes for 32 yards and a touchdown.  Ramond Jackson returned one punt for 31 yards and returned a kickoff for 66 yards and a touchdown.  Tyree Clarke returned one kickoff for 45 yards.  Tyree Clarke led the defense with 10 solo and two assisted tackles and intercepted a pass.  Ramond Jackson added eight solo and two assisted tackles with 4.5 of his tackles resulting in losses totaling 21 yards and recovered a fumble.  Jordan Kimball recorded eight solo tackles with two of his tackles resulting in losses totaling 10 yards.

Scoring Summary

School	Q1	Q2	Q3	Q4	Final
Ryle	0	0	14	20	34
Henry Clay	7	14	7	0	28

 

HCLAY	-	Tyree Clarke 30 yard pass from Darrin Van Horn (Graham Wald kick)
HCLAY	-	Tyree Clarke 3 yard run (Graham Wald kick)
HCLAY	-	Michael McMullen 8 yard run (Graham Wald kick)
RYLE	-	Jacob Chisholm 29 yard run (Mason Molique kick)
HCLAY	-	Ramond Jackson 66 yard kickoff return (Graham Wald kick)
RYLE	-	Jacob Chisholm 26 yard run (Mason Molique kick)
RYLE	-	Jacob Chisholm 26 yard run (Mason Molique kick)
RYLE	-	Jacob Chisholm 6 yard run (Mason Molique kick)
RYLE	-	Kyle England 10 yard run (No Kick)

 

Selected Statistics

Ryle
Rushing	No.	Yds.	Avg.	Long
Jacob Chisholm	30	250	8.3	56
Kyle England	5	41	8.2	17
Peyton Howorka	2	30	15.0	22
Justin Selby	1	4	4.0	4
Jake Smith	1	-7	-7.0	0
Easton Pilyer	9	-18	-2.0	14

 

Passing	A-C-I	Yds.	TD	Long
Easton Pilyer	9-4-0	63	0	42
Jake Smith	3-1-1	8	0	8

 

Receiving	No.	Yds.	TD	Long
Peyton Howorka	2	10	0	12
Matthew Jarman	1	42	0	42
Max Inabnit	1	11	0	11
Jacob Chisholm	1	8	0	8

 

Henry Clay
Rushing	No.	Yds.	Avg.	Long
Langston Jackson	5	63	12.6	36
Darrin Van Horn	8	31	3.9	18
Tyree Clarke	8	26	3.2	17
Isaiah Adkins	10	18	1.8	4
Michael McMullen	4	5	1.2	8
Ramond Jackson	1	3	3.0	3
Beau Carroll	2	-8	-4.0	0
Noah Gann	1	-19	-19.0	0

 

Passing	A-C-I	Yds.	TD	Long
Darrin Van Horn	12-8-0	122	1	31
Beau Carroll	4-1-1	8	0	8

 

Receiving	No.	Yds.	TD	Long
Michael McMullen	3	21	0	11
Ramond Jackson	2	39	0	31
Tyree Clarke	2	32	1	30
Isaiah Adkins	1	26	0	26
Noah Gann	1	12	9	12

 

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.

Scott County vs. Lafayette Blanton Collier Kickoff Classic August 25, 2017
Topic: Football

2017SCLAF

Scott County vs. Lafayette
Blanton Collier Kickoff Classic

Lafayette High School
Lexington, KY
August 25, 2017

© 2017 by Ron Harrison

Scott County scored a late insurance touchdown to defeat Lafayette 31-21 in the latest installment in what is proving to be an intense rivalry between two of the top teams year in and year out in the area.  Scott County utilized their ground pounding offense to roll up 323 yard and four touchdowns on 49 carries for a robust 6.6 yards per carry.  Scott County recorded 16 first downs and 403 yard of total offense.  The Cardinals were penalized 12 times for 119 yards and lost one fumble.  Lafayette recorded 15 first downs and 305 yards of total offense.  The Generals were penalized nine times for 82 yards and had a pass intercepted.

Brice Fryman led Scott County’s ground game with 190 yards and a touchdown on 18 carries.  Austin Barnett carried the ball 18 times for 139 yards and three touchdowns.  Josh Davis completed two of three passes for 80 yards.  Landon Easley caught two passes for 80 yards.  Berk Watts led the defense with eight solo and four assisted tackles with 1.5 of his tackles resulting in losses totaling 11 yards.  Cooper Robb added six solo and two assisted tackles.  Bronson Brown recorded three solo and two assisted tackles and intercepted a pass he returned 13 yards.  Wynston Reibel added three solo tackles with two of his tackles resulting in losses totaling 12 yards.  Bryan Hudson recorded two solo and two assisted tackles with 1.5 of his tackles resulting in losses totaling 13 yards.

Cameron Morgan led Lafayette’s ground game with 54 yards on 11 carries.  TeAndre Newcomb carried the ball 14 times for 43 yards and a touchdown.  TeAndre Newcomb completed 10 of 17 passes for 93 yards and one touchdown.  Drake Nelson completed four of eight passes for 125 yards and one touchdown with one interception.  Matt Guilfoil caught six passes for 41 yards and a touchdown.  Caylon Williams added four receptions for 46 yards.  Dekwan Edwards caught three passes for 43 yards.  Jalen Cooper caught an 88 yard touchdown pass.  D. Fishback returned two kickoffs for 51 yards including a long return of 26 yards.  Jaylen Lawson led the defense with 11 solo and three assisted tackles.  Austin Blake added five solo and three assisted tackles.  Darrell Ugboaja recorded four solo and two assisted tackles with three of his tackles resulting in losses totaling 17 yards.  Ean Shaw added four solo and one assisted tackles with two of his tackles resulting in losses totaling 10 yards and recovered a fumble.

Scoring Summary

School	Q1	Q2	Q3	Q4	Final
Scott County	7	10	0	14	31
Lafayette	7	0	6	8	21

 

SCOTT	-	Brice Fryman 41 yard run (Colin Dempster kick)
LAFAYETTE	-	Matt Guilfoil 6 yard pass from TeAndre Newcomb (Sutton Averitt kick)
SCOTT	-	Austin Barnett 2 yard run (Colin Dempster kick)
SCOTT	-	Colin Dempster kicks a 32 yard field goal
LAFAYETTE	-	Jalen Cooper 88 yard pass from Drake Nelson (Ean Shaw run fails)
SCOTT	-	Austin Barnett 17 yard run (Colin Dempster kick)
LAFAYETTE	-	TeAndre Newcomb 12 yard run (Cameron Morgan run)
SCOTT	-	Austin Barnett 7 yard run (Colin Dempster kick)

 

Selected Statistics

Scott County
Rushing	No.	Yds.	Avg.	Long
Brice Fryman	18	190	10.6	41
Austin Barnett	18	139	7.7	26
Payton Brown	2	5	2,5	4
Glen Covington	1	1	1.0	1
Team	2	0	0.0	0
Josh Davis	8	-12	-1.5	5

 

Passing	A-C-I	Yds.	TD	Long
Josh Davis	3-2-0	80	0	43

 

Receiving	No.	Yds.	TD	Long
Landon Easley	2	80	0	43

 

Lafayette
Rushing	No.	Yds.	Avg.	Long
Cameron Morgan	11	54	4.9	23
TeAndre Newcomb	14	43	3.1	12
Ean Shaw	1	2	2.0	2
Team	1	-12	-12.0	0

 

Passing	A-C-I	Yds.	TD	Long
TeAndre Newcomb	17-10-0	93	1	22
Drake Nelson	8-4-1	125	1	88

 

Receiving	No.	Yds.	TD	Long
Matt Guilfoil	6	41	1	19
Caylon Williams	4	46	0	18
Dekwan Edwards	3	43	0	22
Jalen Cooper	1	88	1	88

 

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.

Southwestern vs. Paul Laurence Dunbar Blanton Collier Kickoff Classic August 25, 2017
Topic: Football

2017SWPLD

Southwestern vs. Paul Laurence Dunbar
Blanton Collier Kickoff Classic

Lafayette High School
Lexington, KY
August 25, 2017

© 2017 by Ron Harrison

Southwestern rolled up 390 yard of total offense and Dunbar turned the ball over seven times as Southwestern rolled to a 50-0 victory.  Southwestern recorded 14 first downs and 390 yards of total offense.  The Warriors were penalized once for 15 yards.  Paul Laurence Dunbar recorded five first downs and 118 yards of total offense.  The Bulldogs were penalized twice for 10 yards, lost three fumbles, and had four passes intercepted.

Patric Edwards led Southwestern’s ground game with 101 yards and two touchdowns on 12 carries.  Drew Sawyers carried the ball four times for 75 yards.  JP Vaught added 67 yards and a touchdown on two carries.  Joe Floyd added 54 yards and a touchdown on four carries.  Joe Floyd completed four of eight passes for 48 yards and a touchdown.  Drew Sawyers caught one pass for 25 yards.  Blake Lanham caught a 17 yard touchdown pass.  Austin Barnes led the defense with six solo and eight assisted tackles with two of his tackles resulting in losses totaling five yards.  Christian Bach added five solo and one assisted tackles.  Luke Gregory, Josh Williams, and Justin Vaught each recovered a fumble.  Devin Strunk intercepted two passes including a 16 yard return for a touchdown and Blake Lanham and Kody Blackburn each recorded one interception.

Alex Bard led Dunbar’s ground attack with 24 yards on 11 carries.  Jake Smith carried the ball once on 22 yards.  Tanner Cox completed eight of 14 passes for 54 yards with three interceptions.  Jake Smith completed two of three passes for four yards with one interception.  Darren Edmond, J. Robinson, and Dominique Price each caught two passes for 21, 17, and 11 yards respectively.  J. Robinson returned one kickoff for 40 yards.  Tyler Browning led the defense with three solo and one assisted tackles with two of his tackles resulting in losses totaling 12 yards.  Tanner Wiley added three solo tackles with one of his tackles resulting in a 12 yard loss.  Marcus White also recorded three solo tackles.

Scoring Summary

School	Q1	Q2	Q3	Q4	Final
Southwestern	23	14	0	14	50
Paul Laurence Dunbar	0	0	0	0	0

 

SOUTHWESTERN	-	JP Vaught 72 yard run (Sawyer Cress kick)
SOUTHWESTERN	-	Joe Floyd 51 yard run (Sawyer Cress kick)
SOUTHWESTERN	-	Devin Strunk 16 yard interception return (Austin Barnes run)
SOUTHWESTERN	-	Patric Edwards 7 yard run (Sawyer Cress kick)
SOUTHWESTERN	-	Patric Edwards 27 yard run (Sawyer Cress kick)
SOUTHWESTERN	-	Blake Lanham 17 yard pass from Joe Floyd (Sawyer Cress kick)
SOUTHWESTERN	-	Anthony Murray 1 yard run (Max Brainard kick)

 

Selected Statistics

Southwestern
Rushing	No.	Yds.	Avg.	Long
Patric Edwards	12	101	8.4	27
Drew Sawyers	4	75	18.8	57
JP Vaught	2	67	33.5	72
Joe Floyd	4	54	13.5	51
Anthony Murray	3	16	5.3	15
Keegan Lee	4	15	3.8	9
Austin Barnes	1	10	10.0	10
Dylan Bland	1	3	3.0	3
Cameron Miller	1	1	1.0	1

 

Passing	A-C-I	Yds.	TD	Long
Joe Floyd	8-4-0	48	1	25

 

Receiving	No.	Yds.	TD	Long
Drew Sawyers	1	25	0	25
Blake Lanham	1	17	1	17
Cameron Miller	1	6	0	6
JP Vaught	1	0	0	0

 

Paul Laurence Dunbar
Rushing	No.	Yds.	Avg.	Long
Alex Bard	11	24	2.2	7
Jake Smith	1	22	22.0	22
Dominique Price	5	10	2.0	11
Joe Walker	4	8	2.0	4
Miles Robertson	1	1	1.0	1
Tanner Cox	1	-5	-5.0	0

 

Passing	A-C-I	Yds.	TD	Long
Tanner Cox	14-8-3	54	0	16
Jake Smith	3-2-1	4	0	2

 

Receiving	No.	Yds.	TD	Long
Darren Edmond	2	21	0	16
J. Robinson	2	17	0	9
Dominique Price	2	11	0	13
Joe Walker	1	3	0	3
Connor Smith	1	2	0	2
W. Williamson	1	2	0	2
Walker Mack	1	2	0	2

 

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.