Scott County (3-1) vs. Henry Clay (1-3) September 19, 2003

Coach Jim McKee's Scott County Cardinals are coming off a huge win over Lexington Catholic last week.  Scott County has a stable of capable runners including Ted Sberna, Percy Hargrove, C. T. Trumbo, and Courtney White.  QB Chris Cronin is a seasoned and savvy field general. 

Coach Sam Simpson's Henry Clay Blue Devils opened the season with losses to Paducah Tilghman, Boyle County, and Ballard before notching a big win over previously undefeated Madison Central.  So. RB Rod Johnson has rushed for 287 yards over the last two weeks.  Henry Clay has committed 11 turnovers for the season but only one over the last two games. 

on defense.  Henry Clay linebacker Josh Wright, with help from a couple of teammates, stopped Scott County's Ted Sberna short on a two point conversion attempt in the second overtime to allow his team to escape with a 42-41 victory.  Henry Clay held a 28-20 lead with 2:46 to play in regulation but Scott County coach Jim McKee went into his bag of tricks to force overtime.  QB Chris Cronin acted like the snap from center went over his head when actually it was a direct snap to Sberna who ran 30 yards for the score with less than a minute to play.  Sberna added a two point conversion to force overtime. 

The teams traded touchdowns in the first overtime and Henry Clay kicker Peter Mashni was forced to drill a 35 yard extra point because of a Henry Clay penalty to tie the game and force overtime number two.  Henry Clay took a 42-35 lead on a five yard run by Clayton Heien and a Mashni conversion.  Scott County responded with a 10 yard scoring run by Ted Sberna but Sberna was stopped on the two-point conversion attempt as the Cardinals went for the win. 

Henry Clay held a 431-381 yard advantage on total offense but was penalized 16 times for 129 yards.  Scott County was flagged nine times for 66 yards.  The victors were led on the ground tonight by Clayton Heien, who carried the ball 10 times for 87 yards and two scores.  Salin Simpson completed 16 of 25 passes for 193 yards and four scoring strikes.  Aubrey White had a big evening as he caught seven passes for 95 yards and three touchdowns.  White also carried the ball 10 times for 54 yards and returned four kickoffs for 107 yards. 

Scott County was led on the ground by Ted Sberna who carried the ball 13 times for 129 yards and four touchdowns.  Sberna also recorded 12 unassisted tackles on defense.  Percy Hargrove carried the ball 11 times for 125 yards and a touchdown.  QB Chris Cronin completed six of 12 passes for 91 yards and one touchdown. 

Scoring Summary

Henry Clay

42

Scott County

41

(2OT)

School	Q1	Q2	Q3	Q4	OT1	OT2	Final
Scott County	7	7	0	14	7	6	41
Henry Clay	7	14	0	7	7	7	42

SC	- Percy Hargrove 73 yard run (Tom Schedin kick)
HC	- Aubrey White 14 yard pass from Salin Simpson (Peter Mashni kick)
HC	- Travis Hart 9 yard pass from Simpson (Mashni kick)
SC	- Ted Sberna 30 yard run (Schedin kick)
HC	- Clayton Heien 62 yard run (Mashni kick)
SC	- William Lewis 16 yard pass from Chris Cronin (pass fails)
HC	- White 26 yard pass from Simpson (Mashni kick)
SC	- Sberna 30 yard run (Sberna run)
SC	- Sberna 7 yard run (Schedin kick)
HC	- White 9 yard pass from Simpson (Mashni kick)
HC	- Heien 5 yard run (Mashni kick)
SC	- Sberna 10 yard run (run fails)

 

Selected Statistics
 

Scott County						Henry Clay
Rushing	No.	Yds.	Avg.	Long		Rushing	No.	Yds.	Avg.	Long
Ted Sberna	13	129	9.9	30		Clayton Heien	10	87	8.7	62
Percy Hargrove	11	125	11.4	73		Aubrey White	10	54	5.4	11
C. T. Trumbo	7	24	3.4	14		Salin Simpson	4	43	10.8	25
Courtney White	6	10	1.7	4		Matt Walker	9	29	3.2	7
Chris Cronin	8	2	0.2	16		Rod Johnson	9	25	2.8	8
Passing	A-C-I	Yds.	TD	Long		Passing	A-C-I	Yds.	TD	Long
Chris Cronin	12-6-0	91	1	19		Salin Simpson	25-16-0	193	4	26
Receiving	No.	Yds.	TD	Long		Receiving	No.	Yds.	TD	Long
William Lewis	3	42	1	17		Aubrey White	7	95	3	26
Kyle Tucker	2	32	0	19		Travis Hart	3	26	1	12
Ted Sberna	1	17	0	17		Matt Walker	2	32	0	19
						Sam Gardner	2	20	0	12
						Clayton Heien	2	20	0	11

Acknowledgements

A special thanks to WL Stats crew for providing the comprehensive statistics for tonight's game.

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Bryan Station

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Nic Mullins caught two TD passes and Kevin Trahan carried the ball 21 times for 114 yards and a TD to lead the Generals to victory. 
For a complete write-up of this game, click [here]. 
 

Boyle County

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Highlands

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QB Brandon Smith passed for 274 yards and a score and ran for two touchdowns to lead Boyle County to victory. 
 

Paul Dunbar

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Woodford County

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Bobby Vyverberg carried the ball 11 times for 228 yards and scored on runs of 25, 36, 49, and 75 yards to lead the Bulldogs to a win. 

Mason County

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Lloyd Memorial

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Mason County QB Dustin Grutza completed 23 of 31 passes for 390 yards and five touchdowns.  WR Chris Lofton caught 10 passes for 260 yards and TD receptions of 8, 75, 9 and 22 yards. 

Seneca

34

Trinity

33

Seneca QB Andy Clark passed for 317 yards and two touchdown passes to drop Trinity to 0-4 for the season. 

Corbin

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Bell County

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Corbin claimed a big win despite Bell County Jr. tailback Shawn Robbins running for 199 yards and two touchdowns on 28 carries. 

Harrodsburg

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Paris

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