Bourbon County (5-1) vs. Lexington Catholic (4-1) October 4, 2002

This will be a game of contrasts, matching the ground attack of Bourbon County against the aerial attack of Lexington Catholic.  Coach Chuke Williams' Bourbon County Colonels average 351.7 yards per game on the ground to rank second in the state in that category.  RB Robert Christopher has rushed for 194.8 yards per game and 13 touchdowns so far this season.  Bourbon County lost their season opener but has notched five consecutive victories since. 

Lexington Catholic has been led this year by QB Jacob Doss who has passed for 205.2 yards per game and has totaled 13 TD passes.  Speedy John Logan is a threat to go the distance every time he touches the ball.  Coach Bob Sphires' defense has been led by linebackers Kevin Lattner, Logan Tweardy, and Brandon Logan. 

Lexington Catholic utilized a four touchdown pass performance by QB Jacob Doss and took advantage of four fumble recoveries to defeat Bourbon County by a score of 49-18.  Bourbon County took a 6-0 lead on a Zach Favorite eight yard TD reception from Robert Christopher.  Catholic took a 7-6 lead on a 52 yard run by John Logan and conversion by Tripp Eckerline.  Lexington Catholic took a 21-6 lead at the end of the first quarter on their way to victory. 

This was a night of milestones for Lexington Catholic.  They notched their 100th win in their 12 year football history.  Jacob Doss extended his own consecutive game record for throwing TD passes to 32 games.  Catholic kicker Tripp Eckerline broke his own record for consecutive PATs by notching number 71.  He had set the previous record of 70 but that ended early last season. 

The breakdown of the stats was interesting as Lexington Catholic held a 434-379 edge in total offense.  Lexington Catholic had 141 yards on the ground and 293 yards through the air.  Bourbon County had possession of the ball for 35:41 while Lexington Catholic was on offense for 12:19.  Catholic was led by QB Jacob Doss who completed 12 of 19 passes for 273 yards and four touchdowns.  Matt Beavin caught eight passes for 138 yards and three touchdowns.  The defense was led by Brandon Logan and Kevin Lattner.  Logan had eight solo and eight assisted tackles while Lattner added six solo and eight assisted tackles.  Bourbon County's QB Shane True rushed for 127 yards and a TD on 14 carries while Robert Christopher carried the ball 29 times for 110 yards. 

Scoring Summary

Bourbon County

49

Lexington Catholic

18

School	Q1	Q2	Q3	Q4	Final
Bourbon County	6	0	0	12	18
Lexington Catholic	21	14	7	7	49

BC	- Zach Favorite 8 yard pass from Robert Christopher (run failed)
LC	- John Logan 52 yard run (Tripp Eckerline kick)
LC	- Matt Beavin 3 yard pass from Jacob Doss (Eckerline kick)
LC	- Jarrell Snowden 18 yard fumble recovery (Eckerline kick)
LC	- Beavin 26 yard pass from Doss (Eckerline kick)
LC	- Phillip Martin 35 yard run (Eckerline kick)
LC	- Beavin 27 yard pass from Doss (Eckerline kick)
BC	- Shane True 64 yard run (pass failed)
BC	- Brian Short 3 yard run (run failed)

 

Selected Statistics
 

Bourbon County						Lexington Catholic
Rushing	No.	Yds.	Avg.	Long		Rushing	No.	Yds.	Avg.	Long
Shane True	14	127	9.1	64		John Logan	1	52	52.0	52
R. Christopher	29	110	3.8	19		Phillip Martin	7	44	6.3	35
Brian Short	15	64	4.3	9		Joe Heink	1	22	22.0	22
Quin Hawkins	10	57	5.7	20		Sean Schomp	3	13	4.3	9
Colby Davis	2	18	9.0	15		Jacob Doss	1	7	7.0	7
Erik Doan	2	-5	-2.5	3		Brandon Logan	1	2	2.0	2
						Tanner Doss	1	2	2.0	2
						Tyler Green	1	2	2.0	2
						Aleks Smith	1	-1	-1.0	0
Passing	A-C-I	Yds.	TD	Long		Passing	A-C-I	Yds.	TD	Long
Shane True	3-0-0	0	0	0		Jacob Doss	19-21-1	273	4	44
R. Christopher	1-1-0	8	1	8		Tanner Doss	3-2-0	20	0	13
Receiving	No.	Yds.	TD	Long		Receiving	No.	Yds.	TD	Long
Zach Favorite	1	8	1	8		Matt Beavin	8	138	3	32
						John Logan	4	126	1	44
						Cameron Nichols	1	22	0	22
						Michael Rumpke	1	7	1	7

Acknowledgements

A special thanks to the WL Stats crew for the comprehensive stats provided for tonight's game. 

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For a complete write-up of this game, click [here]. 
 

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Bell County

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Paul Dunbar

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Madison Central

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Clark County

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Breathitt County

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Leslie County

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Hazard	58	Allen Central	13
Raceland	31	Paris	0
Garrard County	37	Henry County	0
Ballard	21	Shelby County	13
Cumberland	14	Harlan	13
Harrison County	48	Western Hills	7
Henderson County	17	Bowling Green	0
Marion County	51	Lincoln County	32
Rockcastle County	71	Knott County Central	0
Scott	54	Grant County	6
Simon Kenton	26	Campbell County	22
Warren Central	42	Warren East	12
Southwestern	57	North Laurel	9
Ashland Blazer	60	Magoffin County	0
Dixie Heights	24	Conner	6
Eastern	6	Oldham County	3	(2 OT)
Fern Creek	28	Jeffersontown	12
Lloyd Memorial	37	Newport	7
Mayfield	56	Fulton County	7
Montgomery County	26	Franklin County	0
Newport Central Catholic	48	Ludlow	0
St. Xavier	20	Seneca	6
North Hardin	20	Louisville Butler	17
Louisville Trinity	45	South Oldham	0
Male	48	Southern	8