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2021 Class 1A, 2A, 3A, 4A, 5A, & 6A UK Orthopaedics State Football Finals Semi-Finals

November 26^th

Class 1A

Pikeville 36  Raceland 7 – Blake Birchfield carried the ball 22 times for 189 yards and three touchdowns.

Russellville 34  Bethlehem 21 – Jovari Gamble carried the ball 24 times for 180 yards and two touchdowns.

Class 2A

Lexington Christian Academy 58  Middlesboro 0 – Xavier Brown carried the ball three times for 46 yards and two touchdowns.

Beechwood 38  Mayfield 7 – Mitchell Berger carried the ball 18 times for 189 yards and two touchdowns.

Class 3A

Belfry 48  East Carter 26 – Isaac Dixon carried the ball 17 times for 251 yards and four touchdowns.

Paducah Tilghman 39  Glasgow 20 – Jack James completed 18 of 23 passes for 197 yards and three touchdowns.

Class 4A

Boyle County 54  Logan County 16 – Avery Bodner carried the ball seven times for 77 yards and two touchdowns.

Johnson Central 42  Franklin County 24 – Zack McCoart carried the ball 13 times for 199 yards and three touchdowns including touchdown runs of 68 and 91 yards.

Class 5A

South Warren 46  Woodford County 25 – Kobe Martin carried the ball 10 times for 139 yards and two touchdowns.

Frederick Douglass 35  Owensboro 7 – Samuel Cornett completed 14 of 19 passes for 195 yards and a touchdown.

Class 6A

Male 48  Trinity 21 – Daniel Swinney carried the ball 31 times for 161 yards and six touchdowns.

St. Xavier 31  Madison Central 21 – Jack Sivori completed seven of 10 passes for 107 yards and two touchdowns and carried the ball 20 times for 175 yards and two touchdowns.  Brady Hensley led Madison Central with 115 yards and three touchdowns on 24 carries.

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Bethlehem vs. Russellville
Class 1A UK Orthopaedics State Football Finals Semi-Final

Russellville High School
Russellville, KY
November 26, 2021

© 2021 by Ron Harrison

Russellville defeated Bethlehem by the score of 34-21 to advance to the championship.  Russellville recorded 302 yards of total offense and lost two fumbles.  Bethlehem recorded 216 yards of total offense, lost a fumble, and had three passes intercepted.

Jovari Gamble led Russellville’s ground game with 180 yards and two touchdowns on 24 carries.  Lennon Ries completed eight of 12 passes for 145 yards and two touchdowns.  Anthony Woodard completed his only pass fro 45 yards.  Jackson Hampton caught three passes for 86 yards.  Anthony Woodard added four receptions for 82 yards and two touchdowns.  Anthony Woodard led the defense with seven solo and two assisted tackles and intercepted a pass he returned six yards for a touchdown.  Zach Dowlen added five solo and four assisted tackles.  Josh McMurry recorded four solo and two assisted tackles.  Braxton Baptiste recovered a fumble.  Lennon Ries intercepted a pass he returned seven yards and Chevis Elliott intercepted a pass he returned 20 yards.

Zane Wickliffe led Bethlehem’s ground game with 86 yards and a touchdown on 11 carries.  Cooper Stone completed 10 of 28 passes for 132 yards and two touchdowns with three interceptions.  Ladarion Montgomery caught five passes for 57 yards and a touchdown.  Eli Peake added two receptions for 48 yards and one touchdown.  Will Ray led the defense with three solo and four assisted tackles.  Martavious Smith added three solo and three assisted tackles.  Ladarion Montgomery recorded four solo and two assisted tackles and recovered a fumble.  Sean Mills also recovered a fumble.

Scoring Summary

Selected Statistics

Acknowledgements

A special thanks to the Russellville and Bethlehem 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.

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Paducah Tilghman vs. Glasgow
Class 3A UK Orthopaedics State Football Finals Semi-Final

Glasgow High School
Glasgow, KY
November 26, 2021

© 2021 by Ron Harrison

Paducah Tilghman defeated Glasgow by the score of 39-20.  Paducah Tilghman recorded 23 first downs and 386 yards of total offense.  They were penalized eight times for 75 yards.  Glasgow recorded 20 first downs and 275 yards of total offense.  They were penalized five times for 35 yards, lost a fumble, and had a pass intercepted.

Malachi Rider led Paducah Tilghman’s ground game with 172 yards and a touchdown on 32 carries.  Jack James and Kharentez Moore each ran for a touchdown.  Jack James completed 18 of 23 passes for 197 yards and three touchdowns.  Brian Thomas caught three passes for 78 yards and a touchdown.  Camdon Marshall added six receptions for 51 yards and a touchdown.  Leyton Patterson caught a five yard touchdown pass.  Turner Humphrey led the defense with nine solo and two assisted tackles.  Jequan Warren added five solo and two assisted tackles and intercepted a pass.  Uriah Virzi recorded seven solo and three assisted tackles.  Camdon Marshall chipped in with six solo and two assisted tackles.  Chris Allen and Paul McKnight each recovered a fumble.

Keiran Stockton led Glasgow’s ground game with 130 yards and a touchdown on 26 carries.  Andrew Phillips added 49 yards and a touchdown on eight carries.  John Myers chipped in with 20 yards an da touchdown on seven carries.  Easton Jessie completed one of four passes for 41 yards with one interception.  Javon Clark caught one pass for 41 yards.  Andrew Phillips returned three kickoffs for 54 yards.  Rico Crowder returned two kickoffs for 31 yards. 

Scoring Summary

Selected Statistics

Acknowledgements

A special thanks to the Paducah Tilghman 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.

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Logan County vs. Boyle County
Class 4A UK Orthopaedics State Football Finals Semi-Final

Boyle County High School
Danville, KY
November 26, 2021

© 2021 by Ron Harrison

Boyle County defeated Logan County by the score of 54-16.  Boyle County recorded 18 first downs and 328 yards of total offense.  The Rebels were penalized once for 10 yards.  Logan County recorded eight first downs and 151 yards of total offense.  They were penalized four times for 20 yards, lost a fumble, and had two passes intercepted.

Avery Bodner led Boyle County’s ground game with 77 yards and two touchdowns on seven carries.  Sage Dawson carried the ball three times for 24 yards and a touchdown.  Jagger Gillis completed 11 of 12 passes for 173 yards and a touchdown.  Cole Lanter caught six passes for 61 yards.  Avery Bodner added two receptions for 42 yards.  Tommy Ziesmer recorded one reception for 39 yards and a touchdown.  Jayce Crowe led the defense with three solo and four assisted tackles.  Avery Bodner added three solo and three assisted tackles.  Cole Sims recorded four solo and one assisted tackles and intercepted a pass.  Cole Lanter intercepted a pass and Will Alexander recovered a fumble he returned 31 yards for a touchdown.

Wyatt Blake led Logan County’s ground game with 61 yards on 10 carries.  Davin Yates carried the ball six times for 32 yards and a touchdown.  Jesse Buchanan ran for a touchdown.  Davin Yates completed five of 11 passes for 45 yards with two interceptions.  Zane Batten caught four passes for 40 yards.  Wyatt Blake returned three kickoffs for 79 yards.  JunVontre Dillard returned two kickoffs for 24 yards.  Zane Batten led the defense with three solo tackles.  Elijah Hawkins added two solo and two assisted tackles.

Scoring Summary

Selected Statistics

Acknowledgements

A special thanks to Logan County and Boyle 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.

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Pikeville vs. Raceland Worthington
Class 1A UK Orthopaedics State Football Finals Semi-Final

Raceland Worthington High School
Raceland, KY
November 26, 2021

© 2021 by Ron Harrison

Pikeville defeated Raceland by the score of 36-7 to advance to the championship game.  Pikeville recorded 17 first downs and 445 yards of total offense.  The Panthers were penalized nine times for 75 yards and lost two fumbles.  Raceland recorded 14 first downs and 168 yards of total offense.  The Rams were penalized four times for 55 yards and had three passes intercepted.

Blake Birchfield led Pikeville’s ground game with 189 yards and three touchdowns on 22 carries.  Blake Caudill carried the ball once for 33 yards.  Isaac McNamee completed 10 of 15 passes for 187 yards and two touchdowns.  Wade Hensley caught five passes for 111 yards and a touchdown.  Zac Lockhart added four receptions for 74 yards and a touchdown.  Wade Hensley, Logan Reed, and Luke Ray each intercepted a pass.

Noah Wallace led Raceland’s ground game with 57 yards on eight carries.  Jules Farrow added 26 yards on eight carries.  Logan Lundy ran for one touchdown.  Logan Lundy completed nine of 13 passes for 50 yards with three interceptions.  Parker Fannin caught three passes for 30 yards.  Landyn Newman added two receptions for 15 yards.  Landyn Newman returned three kickoffs for 33 yards.  Cole Conlin led the defense with four solo tackles.

Scoring Summary

Selected Statistics

Acknowledgements

A special thanks to Raceland-Worthington 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.

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Middlesboro vs. Lexington Christian Academy
Class 2A UK Orthopaedics State Football Finals Semi-Final

Paul Laurence Dunbar High School
Lexington, KY
November 26, 2021

© 2021 by Ron Harrison

Lexington Christian Academy dominated tonight in a 58-0 victory over Middlesboro.  Lexington Christian Academy recorded 17 first downs and 338 yards of total offense.  The Eagles were penalized three times for 30 yards.  Middlesboro recorded five first downs and 51 yards of total offense.  The Yellowjackets were penalized twice for 15 yards and had three passes intercepted.

JVeontae Emerson led LCA’s ground game with 67 yards and a touchdown on three carries.  Xavier Brown added 46 yards and two touchdowns on three carries.  Saxton Howard recorded 42 yards and a touchdown on three carries.  Josh Tejerina carried the ball four times for 33 yards and a touchdown.  Drew Nieves completed one of three passes for 41 yards and a touchdown.  Parker Chaney caught one pass for 41 yards and a touchdown.  Parker Chaney and Mason Moore each returned one punt for 12 and 10 yards respectively.  Johnny Bruce Drake led the defense with three solo and two assisted tackles with two of his tackles resulting in losses.  Jeffrey Selby recorded six assisted tackles with 1.5 of his tackles resulting in losses.  Elijah Hammond, Nate Barnhardt, and Will Orberson each recorded a pass interception.

Caleb Bogonko led Middlesboro’s ground game with 44 yards on 12 carries.  Cayden Grigsby completed two of 11 passes for seven yards with three interceptions.  Eric Helton and Kameron Wilson each caught one pass for four and three yards respectively.  Logan Daniels and Jay West each caught one pass for 14 yards each.  Spencer Wheeler led the defense with four solo and three assisted tackles with one of his tackles resulting in a loss.  Will Smith added four solo and two assisted tackles.  Eric Helton recorded one solo and four assisted tackles.

Scoring Summary

Selected Statistics

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.

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Madison Central vs. St. Xavier
Class 6A UK Orthopaedics State Football Finals Semi-Final

St. Xavier High School
Louisville, KY
November 26, 2021

© 2021 by Ron Harrison

Madison Central took advantage of St. Xavier miscues and penalties to take a 21-7 lead late in the second quarter but the Tigers roared back to score 24 unanswered points to earn a 31-21 victory over the Indians.  Madison Central came to play against the heavily favored St. Xavier team but were unable to maintain their momentum in the second half and ended their season at 10-4.  St. Xavier recorded 17 first downs and 382 yards of total offense.  The Tigers were penalized 13 times for 95 yards, lost two fumbles, and had two passes intercepted.  Madison Central recorded 15 first downs and 227 yards of total offense.  The Indians were penalized 12 times for 76 yards, lost a fumble, and had a pass intercepted.

Jack Sivori led St. Xavier’s ground game with 175 yards and two touchdowns on 20 carries.  Dontre Richardson added 90 yards on 10 carries.  Jack Sivori completed seven of 10 passes for 107 yards and two touchdowns with two interceptions.  Mekhi Smith caught four passes for 89 yards and a touchdown.  Michael Duddy caught a three yard touchdown reception.  Mekhi Smith returned three kickoffs for 69 yards with a long return of 26 yards.  Luke Saner led the defense with four solo and three assisted tackles  Jackson Poma added five solo tackles.  Brandon Shaffner recorded three solo and four assisted tackles.  Eli Monks chipped in with four solo and two assisted tackles with 2.5 of his tackles resulting in losses totaling seven yards.  Trey Prather added solo and one assisted tackles and recovered a fumble.  Mekhi Smith intercepted a pass he returned five yards.

Brady Hensley led Madison Central’s ground game with 115 yards and three touchdowns on 24 carries despite missing the last few minutes of the game with a hand injury.  Hagan Harrison completed eight of 17 passes for 88 yards with one interception.  Jeffrey Kinley caught three passes for 34 yards.  Jayden West added two receptions for 24 yards.  Travis Grant chipped in with two receptions for 16 yards.  Jayden West returned four kickoffs for 76 yards with a long return of 20 yards.  Edgren Sweat led the defense with six solo and five assisted tackles.  Hayden Kiser added three solo and eight assisted tackles and recovered a fumble.  Jeffrey Kinley recorded four solo and four assisted tackles and intercepted a pass he returned 72 yards.  Jayden West intercepted a pass he returned 27 yards and Ayden Pierson recovered a fumble.

Scoring Summary

Selected Statistics

Acknowledgements

A special thanks to WL Stats and the St. Xavier 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.

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Trinity vs. Male
Class 6A UK Orthopaedics State Football Finals Semi-Final

Male High School
Louisville, KY
November 26, 2021

© 2021 by Ron Harrison

Male raced out to a 41-7 halftime lead on their way to a 48-21 victory over Trinity.  They recorded 422 yards of total offense while Trinity tallied 349 yards.  The Shamrocks had no answer for Male RB Daniel Swinney as he ran for six touchdowns tonight.

Daniel Swinney led Male’s ground game with 161 yards and six touchdowns on 31 carries.  Nic Schutte completed 12 of 15 passes for 237 yards and one touchdown with one interception.  Dominic Vrbanic caught two passes for 81 yards. Vinny Anthony added three receptions for 67 yards and a touchdown.  Max Gainey recorded four receptions for 53 yards.  Shammai Gates caught three passes for 36 yards.  Elijah Manning led the defense with six solo and one assisted tackles with one of his tackles resulting in a loss.  Noah Thomas and Robert Byrd each recorded four solo and three assisted tackles.

Armon Tucker led Trinity’s ground game with 106 yards and two touchdowns on 21 carries.  Brady Willis carried the ball 11 times for 66 yards and a touchdown.  Brady Willis completed 11 of 25 passes for 140 yards.  Armon Tucker completed his only pass for 32 yards.  Colin Bratcher caught six passes for 70 yards.  Chris Whittington caught three passes for 50 yards.  Brady Willis added a 32 yard reception.  Lincoln Mitchell intercepted a pass.

Scoring Summary

Selected Statistics

Acknowledgements

A special thanks to the Male and Trinity 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.

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Franklin County vs. Johnson Central
Class 4A UK Orthopaedics State Football Finals Semi-Final

Johnson Central High School
Paintsville, KY
November 26, 2021

© 2021 by Ron Harrison

Johnson Central scored the last 21 points of the game to give the Golden Eagles a 42-24 victory over Franklin County and avenge a loss to the Flyers in last seasons’ playoffs.  It looked like the game would be decided early as Johnson County utilized their wishbone offense to lead 21-7 in the second quarter and go to the intermission with a 21-10 lead.  However Franklin County was not through as they roared back with touchdowns runs by Gavin Hurst and Kaden Moorman to take a 24-21 lead in the third quarter.  Momentum had definitely switched to Franklin County as they pinned Johnson County back on their own 9 yard line but the game momentum abruptly changed again as Johnson Central’s RB Zack McCoart took the ball outside and raced 91 yards to put the Golden Eagles ahead 28-24.  Johnson Central then made a defensive stop deep in their own territory and went on a drive that culminated in another McCoart touchdown which put them back in the driver’s seat.

Johnson Central recorded 17 first downs and 460 yards of total offense.  The Golden Eagles were penalized five times for 54 yards and lost a fumble.  Franklin County recorded 22 first downs and 351 yards of total offense.  The Flyers were penalized nine times for 70 yards, lost a fumble, and had a pass intercepted.

Zack McCoart carried the ball 13 times for 199 yards and three touchdowns.  Chase Price added 105 yards and two touchdowns on 12 carries.  Grant Rice recorded 64 yards on 11 carries and Matt Crum chipped in with 49 yards and a touchdown on seven carries.  Grant Rice completed two of three passes for 37 yards.  Jacob Cain and Zack McCoart each caught a pass for 31 and six yards respectively.

Kaden Moorman led Franklin County’s ground game with 118 yards and two touchdowns on 16 carries.  Gavin Hurst carried the ball 13 times for 75 yards and a touchdown.  Gavin Hurst completed 20 of 29 passes for 156 yards with one interception.  Zach Claudio caught eight passes for 59 yards.  Braedyn Tracy added six receptions for 52 yards.  Kaden Moorman recorded five receptions for 42 yards.

Scoring Summary

Selected Statistics

Acknowledgements

A special thanks to Johnson Central 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.

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Belfry vs. East Carter
Class 3A UK Orthopaedics State Finals Semi-Final

East Carter High School
Grayson, KY
November 26, 2021

© 2021 by Ron Harrison

Belfry started the season 0-5 and only returned two starters on the offensive side of the ball but Isaac Dixon took advantage of re-classifying for another season and led the Pirates tonight with four touchdowns in a 48-26 victory over East Carter.  Belfry utilized their patented ground-and-pound offense and scored 27 unanswered points to take control after trailing by the score of 18-14 in the second quarter.  The Pirates also turned in a key defensive series with a goal line stand to get the ball back for their punishing offense.  This game was played before an enthusiastic, overflowing crowd that had followed East Carter’s dream season which had captured their first regional football title last week.  Belfry recorded 21 first downs and 564 yards of total offense, all on the ground.  The Pirates were penalized three times for 25 yards.  East Carter recorded 15 first downs and 398 yards of total offense.  The Raiders were penalized six times for 45 yards and had one pass intercepted.

Isaac Dixon led Belfry’s ground game with 251 yards and four touchdowns on 17 carries.  Zayne Hatfield carried the ball nine times for 158 yards and one touchdown on nine carries.  Dre Young recorded 87 yards and two touchdowns on 14 carries.  Braxton Hatfield added 55 yards on seven carries.  Caden Woolum carried the ball four times for 16 yards. 

Charlie Terry led East Carter’s ground game with 149 yards and three touchdowns on 22 carries.  Kanyon Kozee carried the ball six times for 64 yards.  Isaac Boggs added 50 yards on four carries.  Nikk Barnett chipped in with five yards on two carries.  Kanyon Kozee completed nine of 17 passes for 126 yards and a touchdown with one interception.  Connor Goodman caught five passes for 83 yards.  Isaac Boggs added three receptions for 31 yards and a touchdown.  Mikey Hall caught one pass for 12 yards.

Scoring Summary

Selected Statistics

Acknowledgements

A special thanks to East Carter 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.