Lexington Catholic (2-0) vs. Scott County (2-1) September 12, 2003

So. QB Justin Burke got off to a great start for coach Bob Sphire's Lexington Catholic Knights.  Burke has completed 34 of 49 passes for 541 yards and five scoring strikes.  The Knights opened the season with a victory over Prestonsburg and followed up with an impressive 19-14 win over St. Xavier.  The defense has been led by linebackers Kevin Lattner and Brandon Logan. 

Coach Jim McKee's Scott County Cardinals opened the season with a 38-6 loss to St. Xavier but rebounded with victories over Seneca and Clark County.  The Scott County offense has a capable running attack led by Ted Sberna and C. T. Trumbo.  The Cardinal offense is directed by a veteran QB in Chris Cronin. 

Scott County erased a 22-19 halftime deficit and shut down Lexington Catholic the rest of the game on their way to a 45-22 victory.  The Cardinal offensive line did an excellent job tonight, opening up holes for the Scott County backs to gain 297 yards on 60 rushing attempts.  Lexington Catholic held a narrow 338-330 yard margin on total offense but lost three fumbles and had a pass intercepted.  Scott County's ground attack allowed the Cardinals to maintain a 34:42-13:18 advantage on ball possession time. 

Scott County was led on the ground tonight by Ted Sberna who carried the ball 15 times for 121 yards and a touchdown.  Percy Hargrove gained 80 yards and scored a touchdown on 20 rushing attempts.  QB Chris Cronin was a jack-of-all-trades tonight as he ran for 24 yards and two touchdowns on eight carries and completed seven of eight passes for 38 yards and two scoring strikes.  Cronin also contributed on defense as he recorded two solo and one assisted tackle plus being credited with a fumble recovery and an interception.  Derek Ritchie led the Cardinal defense with seven solo and three assisted tackles. 

Lexington Catholic was led by Justin Burke who completed 19 of 35 passes for 314 yards and three TD passes.  Burke also gained 35 yards on three rushing attempts.  Kevin Vogelsang caught six passes for 81 yards.  The defense was led by Brandon Logan with eight solo and six assisted tackles.  Kevin Lattner added with seven solo and three assisted tackles. 

Scoring Summary

Scott County

45

Lexington Catholic

22

School	Q1	Q2	Q3	Q4	Final
Lexington Catholic	16	6	0	0	22
Scott County	6	13	19	7	45

LC	- Cornell Burbage 55 yard pass from Justin Burke (Marvin Devers pass from Burke)
SC	- Ted Sberna 7 yard run (pass fails)
LC	- Mike McGrath 42 yard pass from Burke (Matt Walton run)
SC	- Chris Cronin 1 yard run (pass fails)
SC	- Kyle Tucker 16 yard pass from Cronin (Tom Shetton kick)
LC	- Phillip Martin 4 yard pass from Burke (kick fails)
SC	- Percy Hargrove 4 yard run (Shetton kick)
SC	- Brad Lee 10 yard fumble recovery (kick blocked)
SC	- William Lewis 8 yard pass from Cronin (kick fails)
SC	- Cronin 9 yard run (Shetton kick)

 

Selected Statistics
 

Lexington Catholic						Scott County
Rushing	No.	Yds.	Avg.	Long		Rushing	No.	Yds.	Avg.	Long
Justin Burke	3	35	11.7	16		Ted Sberna	15	121	8.1	36
Phillip Martin	4	18	4.5	7		Percy Hargrove	20	80	4.0	12
Tanner Doss	2	-18	-9.0	0		C. T. Trumbo	8	44	5.5	15
Pat Schwendeman	0	-7	0.0	0		Courtney White	7	24	3.4	5
						Chris Cronin	8	24	3.0	9
Passing	A-C-I	Yds.	TD	Long		Passing	A-C-I	Yds.	TD	Long
Justin Burke	35-19-1	314	3	55		Chris Cronin	8-7-0	38	2	16
Tanner Doss	2-1-0	-3	0	0
Receiving	No.	Yds.	TD	Long		Receiving	No.	Yds.	TD	Long
Kevin Vogelsang	6	81	0	25		Kyle Tucker	3	24	1	16
Phillip Martin	5	35	1	21		Ted Sberna	2	2	0	3
Tyler Hinkel	3	64	0	47		William Lewis	1	8	1	8
Michael Rumpke	3	37	0	22		Jason Ayers	1	4	0	4
Cornell Burbage	1	55	1	55
Mike McGrath	1	42	1	42
Caio Caramori	1	-3	0	0

Acknowledgements

A special thanks to WL Stats for the comprehensive statistics provided for the game.

Other Games of Interest

Paul Dunbar

20

Mason County

14

(OT)

Bobby Vyverberg ran 20 yards for a TD to give Dunbar a victory over previously undefeated Mason County.  For a complete write-up of this game, click [here]. 
 

Henry Clay

32

Madison Central

26

RB Rod Johnson rushed for 169 yards for a TD to lead Henry Clay to their first victory of the year over previously undefeated Madison Central. 
 

Lafayette

35

Western

18

Lafayette improved to 3-1 as they scored first on a 24 yard fumble return by Jared Leedy and cruised to victory. 
 

Garrard County

22

Bryan Station

14

Garrard County took a 22-0 lead, then withstood a late Bryan Station rally to improve their record to 2-1. 
 

West Jessamine

27

Woodford County

20

West Jessamine gained their first victory of the season despite Woodford County's Lionel Thornton rushing for 220 yards and three touchdowns on 27 carries. 
 

Bourbon County

26

Paris

6

Robert Christopher tallied 224 yards and three touchdowns to lead Bourbon County to victory. 
 

Lexington Christian Academy

45

Pineville

0

LCA christened their new home field with a shutout victory over Pineville.
 

Boyle County	32	Nelson County	13
Highlands	35	Boone County	24
Corbin	55	Williamsburg	14
Rockcastle County	64	Lincoln County	0
Bell County	55	Southwestern	6
Breathitt County	35	Powell Valley VA	34
Henderson County	33	Glasgow	7
Mercer County	26	Anderson County	6
Newport Central Catholic	10	Campbell County	0
Pleasure Ridge Park	17	North Hardin	15
Prestonsburg	52	Lawrence County	34
Russell	31	Boyd County	19
Ballard	25	Male	22
Bowling Green	28	Greenwood	6
Butler	42	Eastern	14
Danville	63	Somerset	3
Dixie Heights	31	Lloyd Memorial	0
Frankfort	13	Western Hills	7
Manual	27	Warren Central	13
South Floyd	32	Phelps	14
Shelby County	37	South Oldham	34

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