Bell County vs. Belfry Class 2A Round 3 December 4, 2020
Topic: Football

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Bell County vs. Belfry
Class 2A 2020 UK Orthopaedics/KHSAA Commonwealth Gridiron Bowl Round 3

Belfry High School
Belfry, KY
December 4, 2020

© 2020 by Ron Harrison

Belfry put together an excellent performance on both sides of the ball playing on a field that had been subjected to a soaking rain today to earn a 42-0 victory over Bell County tonight.  Bell County was with out the services of star running back Brandon Baker who suffered a season ending injury.  Belfry took the lead in the opening seconds as Seth Mounts leveled the Bell County running back causing him to fumble the ball and Isaac Dixon recovered and ran 20 yards for the touchdown.  Dixon took over on offense and ran for over 200 yards and scored three more touchdowns.  Belfry recorded 318 yards on offense and Bell County recorded 213 yards of total offense.

Belfry was led on the ground by Isaac Dixon with 204 yards and three touchdowns on eight carries.  Brett Coleman carried the ball seven times for 47 yards.  Brayden Rash added 26 yards and a touchdown on three carries. Seth Mounts chipped in with 13 yards and a touchdown on two carries.  Brett Coleman was zero for two through the air.  Brayden Spears led the defense with five assisted tackles.  Noah Brown added one solo and four assisted tackles.  Brad Lowe recorded two solo and two assisted tackles.  Isaac Dixon scored on a 20 yard fumble recovery return.

Daniel Thomas led Bell County’s ground game with 111 yards on 15 carries.  Dawson Woolum carried the ball 14 times for 47 yards.  Ethan Raby added 30 yards on six carries.  Cameron Burnett completed two of five passes for 16 yards.  Daniel Thomas completed one of two passes for two yards.  Jonathan Lankford caught one pass for 12 yards.  Jonathan Lankford led the defense with six solo and one assisted tackles and recovered a fumble.  Daniel Thomas added three solo and one assisted tackles.  Chandler Minn recorded three solo tackles.  Ethan Raby chipped in with two solo and one assisted tackles.

Scoring Summary

School	Q1	Q2	Q3	Q4	Final
Bell County	0	0	0	0	0
Belfry	14	22	6	0	42

 

BELFRY	-	Isaac Dixon 20 yard fumble recovery return (Gideon Ireson kick)
BELFRY	-	Isaac Dixon 70 yard run (Gideon Ireson kick)
BELFRY	-	Seth Mounts 3 yard run (Gideon Ireson kick)
BELFRY	-	Isaac Dixon 56 yard run (Gideon Ireson kick)
BELFRY	-	Isaac Dixon 37 yard run (Brett Coleman run)
BELFRY	-	Brayden Rash 21 yard run (kick fails)

 

Selected Statistics

Bell County
Rushing	No.	Yds.	Avg.	Long
Daniel Thomas	15	111	7.4	****
Dawson Woolum	14	47	3.4	****
Ethan Raby	6	30	5.0	****
Cameron Burnett	2	7	3.5	****

 

Passing	A-C-I	Yds.	TD	Long
Cameron Burnett	5-2-0	16	0	****
Daniel Thomas	2-1-0	2	0	****

 

Receiving	No.	Yds.	TD	Long
Jonathan Lankford	1	12	0	****
Dawson Woolum	1	4	0	****
Cameron Burnett	1	2	0	****

 

Belfry
Rushing	No.	Yds.	Avg.	Long
Isaac Dixon	8	204	25.5	****
Brett Coleman	7	47	6.7	****
Brayden Rash	3	26	8.7	****
Chris Phillips	3	20	6.7	****
Seth Mounts	2	13	6.5	****
Brenden Rash	2	8	4.0	****

 

Passing	A-C-I	Yds.	TD	Long
Brett Coleman	2-0-0	0	0	****

 

Receiving	No.	Yds.	TD	Long

 

Acknowledgements

A special thanks to the Belfry and Bell County Stats Crews 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.

Week 12 in Review Playoffs Round 3 December 4-5, 2020
Topic: Football

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2020 UK Orthopaedics/KHSAA Commonwealth Gridiron Bowl Round 3 December 4-5, 2020

 

Friday December 4^th

 

Class 1A

 

Kentucky Country Day 35  Crittenden County 7 – Eric Dickerson carried the ball 23 times for 91 yards and a touchdown and returned an interception for a touchdown.

 

Newport Central Catholic 42  Louisville Holy Cross 21 – Joey Runyon carried the ball 28 times for 191 yards and four touchdowns.

 

Williamsburg 26 Nicholas County 6 – Sydney Bowen completed three of 12 passes for 108 yards and a touchdown and carried the ball 13 times for 99 yards and a touchdown.

 

Paintsville 39  Hazard 7 – Harris Phelps carried the ball 22 times for 120 yards and two touchdowns.

 

Class 2A

 

Lexington Christian Academy 43  Metcalfe County 13 – Drew Nieves completed 12 of 17 passes for 179 yards and two touchdowns and carried the ball twice for 47 yards and a touchdown.

 

Beechwood 52  Breathitt County 7 – Cam Hergott completed six of six passes for 120 yards and three touchdowns and carried the ball 10 times for 240 yards and three touchdowns.

 

Murray 28  Owensboro Catholic 7 – Rowdy Sokolowski completed six of 10 passes for 110 yards and one touchdown and carried the ball 14 times for 62 yards and a touchdown.

 

West Carter 43  Walton-Verona 6 – Leetavious Cline carried the ball 23 times for 180 yards and four touchdowns.

 

Class 3A

 

Ashland Blazer 42  Fleming County 0 – Keontae Pittman carried the ball carried the ball seven times for 151 yards and three touchdowns.

 

Belfry 42  Bell County 0 – Isaac Dixon carried the ball eight times for 204 yards and three touchdowns.

 

Elizabethtown 43  Union County 21 – Clay Games completed 13 of 16 passes for 203 yards and three touchdowns.

 

Christian Academy of Louisville 28  Glasgow 20 – Connor Clayton Masters completed 16 of 25 passes for 301 yards and two touchdowns.

 

Class 4A

 

Boyle County 1  Rowan County 0 – COVID Cancellation

 

Hopkinsville 14  John Hardin 10 – Treyvon Jefferson completed 16 of 25 passes for 262 yards and one touchdown.

 

Johnson Central 28  Corbin 14 – Dylan Preston carried the ball 28 times for 193 yards and three touchdowns.

 

Class 5A

 

Bowling Green 55  North Bullitt 7 – Conner Cooper completed 19 of 29 passes for 241 yards and two touchdowns and carried the ball seven times for 106 yards and a touchdown.

 

Covington Catholic 1  Madison Southern 0 – COVID Cancellation

 

Frederick Douglass 21  Southwestern 20 – Samuel Cornett completed eight of 15 passes for 172 yards and two touchdowns.

 

Owensboro 1  Fairdale 0 – COVID Cancellation

 

Class 6A

 

Male 40  McCracken County 13 – Jaylin Bross carried the ball for 145 yards and a touchdown.

 

St. Xavier 16  North Hardin 9 – Mekhi Smith carried the ball 30 times for 170 yards and two touchdowns.

 

Paul Laurence Dunbar 21  Bryan Station 16 – Howard Jackson caught three passes for 156 yards and three touchdowns.

 

Trinity 56  Dixie Heights 0 Armon Tucker carried the ball 10 times for 96 yards and three touchdowns.

 

Saturday December 5^th

 

Class 4A

 

Franklin County 48  Allen County-Scottsville 14 – Nick Broyles completed 17 of 27 passes for 336 yards and three touchdowns.

Fleming County vs. Ashland Blazer Class 3A Round 3 December 4, 2020
Topic: Football

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Fleming County vs. Ashland Blazer
Class 3A 2020 UK Orthopaedics/KHSAA Commonwealth Gridiron Bowl Round 3

Ashland Blazer High School
Lexington, KY
December 4, 2020

© 2020 by Ron Harrison

Ashland Blazer successfully navigated the muddy quagmire at Putnam Stadium after a rainy day to defeat Fleming County by a score of 42-0.  Ashland utilized their dominant ground game to control the game.  Ashland Blazer recorded 13 first downs and 382 yards of total offense including 300 yards on the ground.  They were penalized five times for 45 yards, lost a fumble, and had a pass intercepted.  Fleming County recorded four first downs and a total of 92 yards of total offense.  They were penalized five times for 25 yards, lost two fumbles and had two passes intercepted.

Keontae Pittman led Ashland Blazer’s ground game with 151 yards and three touchdowns on seven carries.  Hunter Gillum carried the ball four times for 85 yards and two touchdowns.  Brett Mullins completed four of seven passes for 82 yards with one interception.  Keontae Pittman, Paul Humphrey, and Hunter Gillum each caught one pass for 30, 23, and 20 yards respectively.  Caleb Tackett and Tristian Rayburn led the defense with three solo and two assisted tackles each.  Kolby Coburn recorded four solo and one assisted tackles.  Landen Eden and Kahil Vaughn each recovered a fumble.  Tristian Rayburn and Jack Latherow each intercepted a pass.

Tanner Weaver led Fleming County’s ground game with 70 yards on 18 carries.  Buddy Morgan carried the ball 10 times for 20 yards.  Buddy Morgan was three of eight yards through the air for -1 yard and one interception.  Jaden Argo caught one pass for three yards.  Grayson Hurst led the defense with two solo and eight assisted tackles.  Buddy Morgan added one solo and seven assisted tackles and intercepted a pass.  Peyton Roark recovered a fumble.

Scoring Summary

School	Q1	Q2	Q3	Q4	Final
Fleming County	0	0	0	0	0
Ashland Blazer	21	14	7	0	42

 

ASHLAND	-	Keontae Pittman 68 yard run (SJ Lycans kick)
ASHLAND	-	Keontae Pittman 35 yard run (SJ Lycans kick)
ASHLAND	-	Hunter Gillum 45 yard run (SJ Ltcans kick)
ASHLAND	-	Hunter Gillum 38 yard run (kick good)
ASHLAND	-	JT Garrett 3 yard run (kick good)
ASHLAND	-	Keontae Pittman 14 yard run (kick good)

 

Selected Statistics

Fleming County
Rushing	No.	Yds.	Avg.	Long
Tanner Weaver	18	70	3.9	****
Buddy Morgan	10	20	2.0	****
Grayson Hurst	1	3	3.0	****
Zeke Conn	2	0	0.0	****

 

Passing	A-C-I	Yds.	TD	Long
Buddy Morgan	8-3-1	-1	0	****
Tanner Weaver	2-0-1	0	0	****

 

Receiving	No.	Yds.	TD	Long
Jaden Argo	1	3	0	****
Logan Pinkley	1	-1	0	****
Levi Denton	1	-3	0	****

 

Ashland Blazer
Rushing	No.	Yds.	Avg.	Long
Keontae Pittman	7	151	21.6	****
Hunter Gillum	4	85	21.3	****
Caleb Tackett	4	23	5.8	****
Brett Mullins	2	12	6.0	****
Tyree Clutters	1	9	9.0	****
Vinnie Palladino	3	7	2.3	****
Jai Highley	3	5	1.7	****
Jared Brown	2	3	1.5	****
JT Garrett	2	5	2.5	****

 

Passing	A-C-I	Yds.	TD	Long
Brett Mullins	7-4-1	82	0	****

 

Receiving	No.	Yds.	TD	Long
Keontae Pittman	1	30	0	****
Paul Humphrey	1	23	0	****
Hunter Gillum	1	20	0	****
JT Garrett	1	9	0	****

 

Acknowledgements

A special thanks to the Ashland Blazer and Fleming County Stats Crews 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.

Crittenden County vs. Kentucky Country Day Class 1A Round 3 December 4, 2020
Topic: Football

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Crittenden County vs. Kentucky Country Day
Class 1A 2020 UK Orthopaedics/KHSAA Commonwealth Gridiron Bowl Round 3

Kentucky Country Day High School
Louisville, KY
December 4, 2020

© 2020 by Ron Harrison

Crittenden County trailed 7-0 at halftime but the Rockets committed four turnovers in the second half including two touchdowns that were returned for touchdowns and Kentucky Country Day earned a 35-7 victory.  KCD recorded 14 first downs and 199 yards of total offense.  The Bearcats were penalized twice for 15 yards.  Crittenden County recorded 10 first downs and 163 yards of total offense.  The Rockets were penalized six times for 45 yards, lost three fumbles, and had two passes intercepted.

EJ Dickerson led KCD’s ground game with 91 yards and a touchdown on 23 carries.  Drew Russell carried the ball nine times for 38 yards and two touchdowns.  Nathan Caldwell recorded 33 yards on seven carries.  Luke Russo completed one of four passes for 16 yards.  Jalen Todd caught one pass for 16 yards.  Henry Jackson led the defense with seven solo and four assisted tackles.  Vince Evans added four solo and six assisted tackles.  Troy Humphreys recovered two fumbles and Alexander Ramirez-Icaza recovered one fumble.  Nathan Caldwell intercepted a pass he returned 51 yards for a touchdown.  EJ Dickerson scored on a 46 yard interception return.

Caden McCalister led Crittenden County’s ground game with 27 yards on 12 carries.  Tyler Boone carried the ball seven times for 24 yards.  Braxton Winders recorded 23 yards on three carries.  Luke Crider completed eight of 16 passes for 94 yards and one touchdown with two interceptions.  Kaleb Nesbitt caught three passes for 53 yards and a touchdown.  Preston Turley added two receptions for 25 yards.

Scoring Summary

School	Q1	Q2	Q3	Q4	Final
Crittenden County	0	0	0	7	7
Kentucky Country Day	7	0	7	21	35

 

KCD	-	EJ Dickerson 6 yard run (Zach Schonwetter kick)
KCD	-	Drew Russell 10 yard run (Zach Schonwetter kick)
KCD	-	Drew Russell 4 yard run (Zach Schonwetter kick)
KCD	-	EC Dickerson 46 yard interception return (Zach Schonwetter kick)
KCD	-	Nathan Caldwell 51 yard interception return (Zach Schonwetter kick)
CC	-	Kaleb Nesbitt 29 yard pass from Luke Crider (Noah Perkins kick)

 

Selected Statistics

Crittenden County
Rushing	No.	Yds.	Avg.	Long
Caden McCalister	12	27	2.3	****
Tyler Boone	7	24	3.4	****
Braxton Winders	3	23	7.7	****
Luke Crider	5	-5	-1.0	****

 

Passing	A-C-I	Yds.	TD	Long
Luke Crider	16-8-2	94	1	****

 

Receiving	No.	Yds.	TD	Long
Kaleb Nesbitt	3	53	1	****
Preston Turley	2	25	0	****
Tyler Boone	1	8	0	****
Maddox Carlson	1	6	0	****
Caden McCalister	1	2	0	****

 

Kentucky Country Day
Rushing	No.	Yds.	Avg.	Long
EJ Dickerson	23	91	4.0	****
Drew Russell	9	38	4.2	****
Nathan Caldwell	7	33	4.7	****
Troy Humphreys	5	14	2.8	****
Jalen Todd	1	-3	-3.0	****
Luke Russo	1	-5	-5.0	****

 

Passing	A-C-I	Yds.	TD	Long
Luke Russo	4-1-0	16	0	****
Troy Humphreys	1-1-0	11	0	****
EJ Dickerson	1-1-0	5	0	****

 

Receiving	No.	Yds.	TD	Long
Jalen Todd	1	16	0	****
EJ Dickerson	1	11	0	****
Max Rumpke	1	5	0	****

 

Acknowledgements

A special thanks to WL Stats for the KCD and Crittenden County Stats Crews 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.

Union County vs. Elizabethtown Class 3A Round 3 December 4, 2020
Topic: Football

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Union County vs. Elizabethtown
Class 3A 2020 UK Orthopaedics/KHSAA Commonwealth Gridiron Bowl Round 3

Elizabethtown High School
Elizabethtown, KY
December 4, 2020

© 2020 by Ron Harrison

Elizabethtown raced out to a 43-7 halftime lead on their way to a 43-21 victory over Union County.  Khia Sherrard scored three touchdowns and recovered a fumble and ran to the five yard line where he lateraled off to Alandre Murphy for another touchdown to lead the Panthers to victory.  Elizabethtown recorded 137 yards on the ground and 209 yards through the air for 346 yards of total offense.  Union County ran for 179 yards and passes for 29 yards for a total of 208 yards.

Camran McNeil led Elizabethtown’s ground game with 74 yards and a touchdown on 10 carries.  Khia Sherrard carried the ball three times for 24 yards and a touchdown.  Clay Games completed 13 of 16 passes for 203 yards and three touchdowns.  Kam Sherrard caught three passes for 50 yards.  Khia Sherrard added two receptions for 49 yards and a touchdown.  Camran McNeil recorded two receptions for 32 yards and a touchdown.  Chad Doogs led the defense with six solo and one assisted tackles.  Trey Durbin added four solo and one assisted tackles.  Ryder Gregory and Camran McNeil each recorded four solo tackles.  Camden Williams intercepted one pass and returned it 55 yards.  Khia Sherrard recovered on fumble and returned it 35 yards.

Corithian Seales-Portee led Union County’s ground game with 129 yards and a touchdown on 21 carries.  Kanye Pollard carried the ball six times for 45 yards and a touchdown.  Cannon Sheffer completed four of 11 passes for 29 yards with one interception.  Ben Shreeve caught two passes for 22 yards.  Corithian Seales-Portee led the defense with four solo and nine assisted tackles.  Iverson King added two solo and three assisted tackles.  Brock Cullen intercepted one pass.

Scoring Summary

School	Q1	Q2	Q3	Q4	Final
Union County	0	7	7	7	21
Elizabethtown	13	30	0	0	43

 

ELIZABETHTOWN	-	Camran McNeil 20 yard pass from Clay Games (Brandon Parsons kick)
ELIZABETHTOWN	-	Khia Sherrard 7 yard run (Brandon Parsons kick fails)
ELIZABETHTOWN	-	Khia Sherrard 23 yard pass from Clay Games (Camden Williams pass from Clay Games)
ELIZABETHTOWN	-	Alandre Murphy 5 yard fumble recovery return (Brandon Parsons kick)
UNIONCOUNTY	-	Cannon Sheffer 1 yard run (Chris Sabino kick)
ELIZABETHTOWN	-	Camden McNeil 19 yard run (Brandon Parsons kick)
ELIZABETHTOWN	-	Khia Sherrard 26 yard pass from Clay Games (Camden Williams pass from Clay Games)
UNIONCOUNTY	-	Kanye Pollard 5 yard run (Chris Sabino kick)
UNIONCOUNTY	-	Corithian Seales-Portee 4 yard run (Chris Sabino kick)

 

Selected Statistics

Union County
Rushing	No.	Yds.	Avg.	Long
Corithian Seales-Portee	21	129	6.2	****
Kanye Pollard	6	45	7.5	****
Kristopher Hughes	3	9	3.0	****
Cannon Sheffer	2	-4	-2.0	****

 

Passing	A-C-I	Yds.	TD	Long
Cannon Sheffer	11-4-12	29	0	****

 

Receiving	No.	Yds.	TD	Long
Ben Shreeve	2	22	0	****
Kristopher Hughes	1	4	0	****
Kanye Pollard	1	3	0	****

 

Elizabethtown
Rushing	No.	Yds.	Avg.	Long
Camran McNeil	10	74	7.4	****
Khia Sherrard	3	24	8.0	****
Ryder Gregory	1	19	19.0	****
Kam Sherrard	5	17	3.4	****
T. Allen	3	6	2.0	****
Clay Games	2	3	1.5	****
Tyrin Jurnette	1	-1	-1.0	****
Brayden Cleveland	1	-2	-2.0	****
Aiden Smith	1	-3	-3.0	****

 

Passing	A-C-I	Yds.	TD	Long
Clay Games	16-13-0	203	3	****
Kam Sherrard	1-1-0	6	0	****
Greyson Hainer	2-0-1	0	0	****

 

Receiving	No.	Yds.	TD	Long
Kam Sherrard	3	50	0	****
Khia Sherrard	2	49	2	****
Camran McNeil	2	32	1	****
Camden Williams	2	27	0	****
T. Allen	2	23	0	****
Trey Prather	1	17	0	****
Alandre Murphy	2	11	0	****

 

Acknowledgements

A special thanks to the Elizabethtown and Union County Stats Crews 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.

Walton-Verona vs. West Carter Class 2A Playoffs Round 3 December 4, 2020
Topic: Football

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Walton-Verona vs. West Carter
Class 2A 2020 UK Orthopaedics/KHSAA Commonwealth Gridiron Bowl Round 3

West Carter High School
Olive Hill, KY
December 4, 2020

© 2020 by Ron Harrison

Today’s rainy weather reduced most of the fields with natural grass into muddy quagmires and to use the lingo of horse racing you need to be a good “mudder” to play in ankle deep mud.  West Carter proved to fit the bill tonight as they defeated Walton-Verona by the score of 43-6.  West Carter recorded 16 first downs and 412 yards of total offense.  The Comets were penalized five times for 40 yards.  Walton-Verona recorded seven first downs and 148 yards of total offense.  They were penalized six times for 65 yards and lost a fumble.

Leetavious Cline led the West Carter ground attack with 180 yards and four touchdowns on 23 carries.  Orry Perry completed six of seven passes for 198 yards and two touchdowns.  Jackson Bond caught five passes for 196 yards and two touchdowns.  Gavin Gibson led the defense with 12 assisted tackles.  Dylan Roe added one solo and nine assisted tackles.  Isaac Bond recorded two solo and four assisted tackles.

Jonathan Freeman led Walton-Verona’s ground game with 25 yards on 11 carries.  Trey Hatmaker completed four of 12 passes for 108 yards and a touchdown.  Trey Ferguson caught four passes for 108 yards and a touchdown. 

Scoring Summary

School	Q1	Q2	Q3	Q4	Final
Walton-Verona	0	0	0	6	6
West Carter	20	8	15	0	43

 

WESTCARTER	-	Leetavious Cline 11 yard run (Garrett Wolfe kick)
WESTCARTER	-	Leetavious Cline 14 yard run (run fails)
WESTCARTER	-	Leetavious Cline 4 yard run (Garrett Wolfe kick)
WESTCARTER	-	Leetavious Cline 23 yard run (Leetavious Cline run)
WESTCARTER	-	Jackson Bond 27 yard pass from Orry Perry (Leetavious Cline run)
WESTCARTER	-	Jackson Bond 95 yard pass from Orry Perry (Garrett Wolfe kick)
WALTONVERONA	-	Trey Ferguson 43 yard pass from Trey Hatmaker (pass fails)

 

Selected Statistics

Walton-Verona
Rushing	No.	Yds.	Avg.	Long
Jonathan Freeman	11	25	2.3	****
Robert Streine	2	11	5.5	****
Ben Teipe	3	7	2.3	****
Tyson Beach	4	3	0.8	****
Wiley Baker	1	3	3.0	****
Jacob Gaines	4	2	0.5	****
Colton Shawver	1	1	1.0	****
Trey Hatmaker	1	-12	-12.0	****

 

Passing	A-C-I	Yds.	TD	Long
Trey Hatmaker	12-4-0	108	1	****

 

Receiving	No.	Yds.	TD	Long
Trey Ferguson	4	108	1	****

 

West Carter
Rushing	No.	Yds.	Avg.	Long
Leetavious Cline	23	180	7.8	****
Cole Crampton	4	21	5.3	****
Cade Oppenheimer	2	16	8.0	****
Orry Perry	1	-3	-3.0	****

 

Passing	A-C-I	Yds.	TD	Long
Orry Perry	7-6-0	198	2	****

 

Receiving	No.	Yds.	TD	Long
Jackson Bond	5	196	2	****
Sam Jones	1	2	0	****

 

Acknowledgements

A special thanks to the West Carter 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.

Hazard vs. Paintsville 1A Playoffs Round 3 December 4, 2020
Topic: Football

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Hazard vs. Paintsville
Class 1A 2020 UK Orthopaedics/KHSAA Commonwealth Gridiron Bowl Round 3

Paintsville High School
Paintsville, KY
December 4, 2020

© 2020 by Ron Harrison

Paintsville defeated Hazard 39-7 in a game that was played after a steady rain most of the day and the players were slogging through mud up to the ankles in some locations.  Since Paintsville lost QB Jake Hyden to a knee injury Paintsville has turned the offense over to a strong offensive line and a capable stable of running backs.  Paints totally shut down the Hazard offense, blocked two punts and scored six touchdowns on the ground.  Paintsville recorded 19 first downs and 340 yards of total offense.  The Tigers were penalized eight times for 80 yards.  Hazard recorded four first downs and 58 yards of total offense.  The Bulldogs were penalized four times for 20 yards and lost three fumbles.

Harris Phelps led Paintsville’s ground game with 120 yards and two touchdowns on 22 carries.  Karsten Poe carried the ball 12 times for 92 yards and two touchdowns.  Luke Hayden added 91 yards and two touchdowns on 12 carries.  Karsten Poe completed three of six passes for 21 yards.  Harris Phelps caught one pass for eight yards.  Luke Hayden led the defense with four solo and six assisted tackles.  Mason Lovely added one solo and five assisted tackles.  John Blackburn recorded four solo and one assisted tackles.  Matthew Davis and Nathan Marsillett each blocked a punt.

Max Johnson led Hazard’s ground game with 51 yards and a touchdown on 14 carries.  Garrett Miller completed four of 12 passes for 17 yards.  Andrew Ford caught two passes for 10 yards.  Ryan Dean led the defense with seven solo and six assisted tackles.  Cameron Caudill added six solo and six assisted tackles.  Ryan Davidson recorded four solo and six assisted tackles.

Scoring Summary

School	Q1	Q2	Q3	Q4	Final
Hazard	0	0	0	7	7
Paintsville	13	12	0	14	39

 

PAINTSVILLE	-	Harris Phelps 5 yard run (Braydon Combs kick)
PAINTSVILLE	-	Harris Phelps 21 yard run (kick fails)
PAINTSVILLE	-	Karsten Poe 27 yard run (run fails)
PAINTSVILLE	-	Luke Hyden 7 yard run (pass fails)
PAINTSVILLE	-	Karsten Poe 10 yard run (Braydon Combs kick)
PAINTSVILLE	-	Luke Hyden 16 yard run (Braydon Combs kick)
HAZARD	-	Max Johnson 3 yard run (Jonah Helm kick)

 

Selected Statistics

Hazard
Rushing	No.	Yds.	Avg.	Long
Max Johnson	14	51	3.6	****
Zane Deaton	2	0	0.0	****
Garrett Miller	4	-10	-2.5	****

 

Passing	A-C-I	Yds.	TD	Long
Garrett Miller	12-4-0	17	0	****

 

Receiving	No.	Yds.	TD	Long
Andrew Ford	2	10	0	****
Hank Pelfrey	1	5	0	****
Max Johnson	1	2	0	****

 

Paintsville
Rushing	No.	Yds.	Avg.	Long
Harris Phelps	22	120	5.5	****
Karsten Poe	12	92	7.7	****
Luke Hyden	12	91	7/6	****
Zach Taylor	2	9	4.5	****
Zach Thompson	1	4	4.0	****
Jonah Porter	1	2	2.0	****
Nathan Masillett	1	1	1.0	****

 

Passing	A-C-I	Yds.	TD	Long
Karsten Poe	6-3-0	21	0	****

 

Receiving	No.	Yds.	TD	Long
Harris Phelps	1	8	0	****
Zach Thompson	1	7	0	****
Jonah Porter	1	6	0	****

 

Acknowledgements

A special thanks to the Paintsville and Hazard Stats Crews 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.

Corbin vs. Johnson Central Class 4A Playoffs Round 3 December 4, 2020
Topic: Football

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Corbin vs. Johnson Central
Class 4A 2020 UK Orthopaedics/KHSAA Commonwealth Gridiron Bowl Round 3

Johnson Central High School
Paintsville, KY
December 4, 2020

© 2020 by Ron Harrison

Johnson Central utilized their seemingly patented ground-and-pound punishing ground game to eat up yards and clock in a 28-14 victory over Corbin.  Johnson Central led 14-0 at halftime as Corbin was held to less than 20 yards of offense in the first half as Johnson Central controlled the clock with their ground based offense.  Johnson Central recorded 23 first downs and 395 yards of total offense.  The Golden Eagles were penalized five times for 47 yards and lost a fumble.  Corbin recorded seven first downs and 145 yards of total offense.  The Redhounds were penalized six times for 45 yards.

Dylan Preston led Johnson Central’s ground game with 28 times for 193 yards and three touchdowns.  Grant Rice carried the ball 13 times for 110 yards.  Mason Lawson added 69 yards and a touchdown on 16 carries.  Grant Rice completed his only pass for 11 yards.  Zach Russell caught one pass for 11 yards.  Dylan Preston led the defense with two solo and five assisted tackles.  Chase Price added two solo and three assisted tackles.  Mason LeMaster recorded five assisted tackles.  Cameron Wright chipped in with three solo and one assisted tackles.

Seth Mills led Corbin’s ground game with 14 yards on six carries.  Cameron Combs carried the ball eight times for three yards.  Cameron Combs completed 12 of 20 passes for 120 yards and two touchdowns.  Dakota Patterson caught five passes for 43 yards.  Seth Mills caught one pass for 54 yards and a touchdown.  Brody Wells added an 11 yard touchdown reception.

Scoring Summary

School	Q1	Q2	Q3	Q4	Final
Corbin	0	0	0	14	14
Johnson Central	7	7	7	7	28

 

JCENTRAL	-	Dylan Preston 2 yard run (Austin Ratliff kick)
JCENTRAL	-	Dylan Preston 9 yard run (Austin Ratliff kick)
JCENTRAL	-	Dylan Preston 20 yard run (Austin Ratliff kick)
CORBIN	-	Seth Mills 54 yard pass from Cameron Combs (Jacob Baker kick)
JCENTRAL	-	Mason Lawson 5 yard run (Austin Ratliff kick)
CORBIN	-	Brody Wells 11 yard pass from Cameron Combs (Jacob Baker kick)

 

Selected Statistics

Corbin
Rushing	No.	Yds.	Avg.	Long
Seth Mills	6	14	2.3	****
Cameron Combs	8	3	0.4	****

 

Passing	A-C-I	Yds.	TD	Long
Cameron Combs	20-12-0	128	2	****

 

Receiving	No.	Yds.	TD	Long
Dakota Patterson	5	43	0	****
Seth Mills	1	54	1	****
Brody Wells	1	11	1	****
Treyveon Longmire	3	10	0	****
Dylan Massengil	2	10	0	****

 

Johnson Central
Rushing	No.	Yds.	Avg.	Long
Dylan Preston	28	193	6.9	****
Grant Rice	13	110	8.5	****
Mason Lawson	16	69	4.3	****
Braden Sexton	1	4	4.0	****
Matt Crum	1	4	4.0	****
Chase price	3	4	1.3	****

 

Passing	A-C-I	Yds.	TD	Long
Grant Rice	1-1-0	11	0	****

 

Receiving	No.	Yds.	TD	Long
Zach Russell	1	11	0	****

 

Acknowledgements

A special thanks to the Johnson Central 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.

Newport Central Catholic vs. Louisville Holy Cross Class 1A Round 3 December 4, 2020
Topic: Football

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Louisville Holy Cross vs. Newport Central Catholic
Class 1A 2020 UK Orthopaedics/KHSAA Commonwealth Gridiron Bowl Round 3

Louisville Holy Cross High School
Louisville, KY
December 4, 2020

© 2020 by Ron Harrison

The score was tied 21-21 after three quarters but Newport Central Catholic scored 21 unanswered points in the final quarter to earn a 42-21 victory.  Holy Cross was hampered by the loss of star RB Lex Thomas who was unavailable in the final quarter due to an injury.  Holy Cross did not have an answer for Joey Runyon especially in the final quarter as he ran for all three touchdowns in the final quarter.  Newport Central Catholic recorded 23 first downs and 383 yards of total offense.  They were penalized eight times for 55 yards and had a pass intercepted.  Holy Cross recorded 11 first downs and 279 yards of total offense.  They were penalized three times for 35 yards and had three passes intercepted.

Joey Runyon led Newport Central Catholic’s ground game with 191 yards and four touchdowns on 28 carries.  Malaki Herndon carried the ball 16 times for 80 yards and a touchdown.  Malaki Herndon completed nine of 13 passes for 75 yards with one interception.  Quentin Meyer caught five passes for 67 yards.  Joey Runyon returned one kickoff for 35 yards.  Joey Runyon led the defense with seven solo tackles and two interceptions.  Jack Greene added three solo and four assisted tackles.  Luke Runyon recorded three solo tackles and intercepted a pass.

Lex Thomas led Holy Cross’ ground game with 31 yards on seven carries.  Chaz Geraghty carried the ball 14 times for 22 yards and a touchdown.  Chaz Geraghty completed 10 of 23 passes for 171 yards and one touchdown with three interceptions.  Chris Perry completed his only pass for 54 yards and a touchdown.  Tate Gaw caught seven passes for 121 yards and two touchdowns.  Tate Gaw returned two kickoffs for 23 yards.  Chaz Geraghty led the defense with seven solo tackles.  Tate Gaw and Tyler Ballard each recorded six solo tackles and Mason Hiest intercepted a pass.

Scoring Summary

School	Q1	Q2	Q3	Q4	Final
Louisville Holy Cross	0	14	7	0	21
Newport Central Catholic	7	7	7	21	42

 

NCC	-	Joey Runyon 34 yard run (Sam Lavin kick)
LHC	-	Tate Gaw 11 yard pass from Chaz Geraghty (Jackson Gawawecki kick)
NCC	-	Malaki Herndon 1 yard run (Sam Lavin kick)
LHC	-	Tate Gaw 54 yard pass from Chris Perry (Jackson Gawawecki kick)
NCC	-	Buddy Atkins 2 yard run (Sam Lavin kick)
LHC	-	Chaz Geraghty 4 yard run (Jackson Gawawecki kick)
NCC	-	Joey Runyon 7 yard run (Sam Lavin kick)
NCC	-	Joey Runyon 7 yard run (Sam Lavin kick)
NCC	-	Joey Runyon 5 yard run (Sam Lavin kick)

 

Selected Statistics

Louisville Holy Cross
Rushing	No.	Yds.	Avg.	Long
Lex Thomas	7	31	4.4	****
Chaz Geraghty	14	22	1.6	****
Alex Drury	1	1	1.0	****

 

Passing	A-C-I	Yds.	TD	Long
Chaz Geraghty	23-10-3	171	1	****
Chris Perry	1-1-0	54	1	****

 

Receiving	No.	Yds.	TD	Long
Tate Gaw	7	121	2	****
Lex Thomas	2	39	0	****
Chris Perry	2	50	0	****
Zachary Thompson	1	4	0	****

 

Newport Central Catholic
Rushing	No.	Yds.	Avg.	Long
Joey Runyon	28	191	6.8	****
Malaki Herndon	16	80	5.0	****
Quentin Meyer	1	30	30.0	****
Buddy Atkins	2	7	3.5	****

 

Passing	A-C-I	Yds.	TD	Long
Malaki Herndon	13-9-1	75	0	****

 

Receiving	No.	Yds.	TD	Long
Quentin Meyer	5	67	0	****
Dom Morgan	1	10	0	****
Matthew Landrum	1	6	0	****
Joey Runyon	2	-8	0	****

 

Acknowledgements

A special thanks to the Louisville Holy Cross 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.

Metcalfe County vs. Lexington Christian Academy Class 2A Playoffs Round 3 December 4, 2020
Topic: Football

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Metcalfe County vs. Lexington Christian Academy
Class 2A 2020 UK Orthopaedics/KHSAA Commonwealth Gridiron Bowl Round 3

Lexington Catholic High School
Lexington, KY
December 4, 2020

© 2020 by Ron Harrison

Lexington Christian Academy raced out to a 40-0 halftime lead on their way to a 43-13 victory over Metcalfe County.  LCA recorded 15 first downs and 368 yards of total offense.  The Eagles were penalized seven times for 75 yards, lost a fumble, and intercepted a pass.  Metcalfe County recorded 14 first downs and 157 yards of total offense.  The Hornets were penalized once for five yards and had three passes intercepted.

Drew Nieves led LCA’s ground game with 47 yards and a touchdown on two carries.  Tyler Pruden carried the ball once for 46 yards.  Drew Nieves completed 12 of 17 passes for 179 yards and two touchdowns with one interception.  Mason Moore caught three passes for 81 yards and a touchdown.  Xavier Brown added three receptions for 45 yards.  Jeffrey Selby recorded two receptions for 40 yards.  Will Vernon caught three passes for 13 yards and a touchdown.  Will Vernon returned one punt for 33 yards.  Josh  Tejerina returned three kickoffs for 61 yards.  Johnny Bruce Drake led the defense with two solo and three assisted tackles.  Mattie Lebryk added six assisted tackles.  Will Bivens recorded one solo and four assisted tackles.  Mason Moore intercepted two pass with one return for a touchdown.  Evan Brown also intercepted a pass.

Devan Alderson led Metcalfe’s ground game with 74 yards on 20 carries.  Peyton Dial completed eight of 17 passes for 97 yards and two touchdowns with three interceptions.  Sawyer Edmunds caught five passes for 59 yards and two touchdowns.  Wyatt Blythe added two receptions for 27 yards.  Devan Alderson led the defense with five solo tackles.  Wyatt Blythe added four solo and one assisted tackles.  Rudy Wisdom recorded two solo and two assisted tackles.

Scoring Summary

School	Q1	Q2	Q3	Q4	Final
Metcalfe County	0	0	7	6	13
Lexington Christian Academy	19	21	0	3	43

 

LCA	-	Drew Nieves 38 yard run (Andrew Dobbs kick fails)
LCA	-	Mason Moore 56 yard pass from Drew Nieves (Andrew Dobbs kick)
LCA	-	Mason Moore 20 yard interception return (Andrew Dobbs kick fails)
LCA	-	Parker Chaney 9 yard run (Andrew Dobbs kick)
LCA	-	Will Vernon 7 yard pass from Drew Nieves (Andrew Dobbs kick)
LCA	-	Will Venon 10 yard run (Andrew Dobbs kick)
METCALFE	-	Sawyer Edmunds 8 yard pass from Peyton Dial (Dakota P. Shaw kick)
METCALFE	-	Sawyer Edmunds 8 yard pass from Peyton Dial (Dakota P. Shaw kick fails)
LCA	-	Andrew Dobbs kicks a 37 yard field goal

 

Selected Statistics

Metcalfe County
Rushing	No.	Yds.	Avg.	Long
Devan Alderson	20	74	3.7	****
Michael Bennett	4	12	3.0	****
Rudy Wisdom	1	-8	-8.0	****
Peyton Dial	5	-16	-3.2	****

 

Passing	A-C-I	Yds.	TD	Long
Peyton Dial	17-8-3	95	2	****

 

Receiving	No.	Yds.	TD	Long
Sawyer Edmunds	5	59	2	****
Wyatt Blythe	2	27	0	****
Rudy Wisdom	1	9	0	****

 

Lexington Christian Academy
Rushing	No.	Yds.	Avg.	Long
Drew Nieves	2	47	23.5	****
Tyler Pruden	1	46	46.0	****
Josh Tejerina	2	20	10.0	****
Jeffrey Selby	2	20	10.0	****
Xavier Brown	2	13	6.5	****
Will Vernon	1	10	10.0	****
Will Nichols	2	10	5.0	****
Parker Chaney	1	9	9.0	****
Tyler Morris	1	3	3.0	****
Cooper Gudalis	1	-1	-1.0	****

 

Passing	A-C-I	Yds.	TD	Long
Drew Nieves	17-12-1	179	2	****
Will Nichols	1-1-0	6	0	****
Ethan Teal	2-1-0	6	0	****

 

Receiving	No.	Yds.	TD	Long
Mason Moore	3	81	1	****
Xavier Brown	3	45	0	****
Jeffrey Selby	2	40	0	****
Will Vernon	3	13	1	****
Tyler Pruden	1	6	0	****
Evan Nieves	1	6	0	****
Elijah Hammond	1	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.