Recreation Bowl
Montgomery County High School
Mt. Sterling Kentucky
August 19, 2006
©2006 by Ron Harrison
Introduction
Four football programs will have the opportunity to showcase their talents in the 59th Annual Recreation Bowl.
Game One will pit West Jessamine against Madison Central. Coach Mark Stevens takes over as head coach of the West Jessamine Colts. The Colts finished 4-7 last season and lost a lot of experience on the offensive side. The Colts return several players that helped set a West Jessamine record for fewest points allowed in a season.
Coach Kenny Turner's Madison Central Indians finished 7-4 last season and return good lines on both sides of the ball. The Indians graduated a lot of skill position players but they have some skilled young players ready to step up. They also return Jr. QB Chaz Hope who passed for over 1300 yards and 14 TDs last season.
Game Two will match 4A schools Lafayette against Mason County. Coach Mike Harmon's Lafayette Generals finished 6-5 last season and appear poised for a good season this year. The Generals appear to be talented and deep on both sides of the ball. 6-3 215 pound Jr. QB Logan Bunch should have several capable targets including Chris Tune, Chris McAskill, and Tommy Gifford. The Generals have a capable stable of backs and a solid offensive line. The defense should be strong, led by 6-4 218 pound Sr. LB Trey Shaftner, 5-9 190 pound Sr. DB Jon Straley, and 277 pound Jr. DL Toranio Oldham, and a transfer from Apollo 6-0 222 pound Jr. LB Matt Green. The Generals also have a potent weapon in kicker Jake Stephens, an excellent field goal kicker who also routinely kicks off into the end zone.
Coach David Buchanan's Mason County Royals finished 7-4 last season and should have another good campaign. Russ Middleton and Richie Cox will probably both get time at QB this season as they replace graduated Ty Sargent. The receiving corps should be led by Darius Miller, Tony Browning,and Nathan Stahl. The ground game should be led by Chase Crawford.
Game One
West Jessamine (0-0) vs. Madison Central (0-0)
Madison Central set a Recreation Bowl scoring record with a 70-0 rout of West Jessamine. Madison Central graduated a trio of game-breakers last season but coach Kenny Turner unleashed a new trio last night that helped the Indians roll up 548 yards on offense. The Indians dialed "long distance" several times as their 10 touchdowns included scoring plays of 89, 51, 76, 49, and 61 yards. Madison Central averaged 17.0 yards per carry on the ground.
Madison Central held a 548-121 advantage on total offense. West Jessamine held a 31:05-16:55 advantage in clock possession time, but the Colts only averaged 2.5 yards per offensive play and were held to a net 5 yards on 30 rushing attempts. West Jessamine fumbled the ball six times, losing possession twice and had one pass intercepted.
Ricky Rhodes led the Madison Central ground game with 181 yards and TD runs of 89 and 20 yards on four carries. Rhodes also scored on a 61 yard punt return. Keyshawn Simpson carried the ball six times for 144 yards including a 76 yard TD run. Isaiah Kavanaugh added 71 yards and TD runs of 7 and 49 yards on three carries. Kavanaugh also caught a 51 yard TD pass from Chaz Hope. Kavanaugh led the defense with three solo and three assisted tackles. Austin Garrett added two solo and five assisted tackles.
Gulian Blanton led the West Jessamine ground game with 41 yards on 11 carries. Glendon Blanton completed 10 of 17 passes for 116 yards with one interception. Brandon Crowe caught three passes for 28 yards while Gulian Blanton added three receptions for 12 yards. Tri. Burbridge caught two passes for 53 yards. Gulian Blanton led the Colt defense with four solo and one assisted tackles.
Scoring Summary
| Madison Central | 70 | West Jessamine | 0 |
| School | Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final |
| West Jessamine | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Madison Central | 14 | 21 | 28 | 7 | 70 |
| MC | - Ricky Rhodes 89 yard run (Ryan Blake kick) |
| MC | - Isaiah Kavanaugh 7 yard run (Blake kick) |
| MC | - Rhodes 20 yard run (Blake kick) |
| MC | - Kavanaugh 51 yard pass from Chaz Hope (Blake kick) |
| MC | - Hope 3 yard run (Blake kick) |
| MC | - Keyshawn Simpson 76 yard run (Blake kick) |
| MC | - Kavanaugh 49 yard run (Blake kick) |
| MC | - Chavez Dean 9 yard run (Blake kick) |
| MC | - Rhodes 61 yard punt return (Blake kick) |
| MC | - James Rhodus 3 yard run (Blake kick) |
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| Rushing | No. | Yds. | Avg. | Long | Rushing | No. | Yds. | Avg. | Long | |
| Gulian Blanton | 11 | 41 | 3.7 | 12 | Ricky Rhodes | 4 | 181 | 45.2 | 89 | |
| Glendon Blanton | 10 | 9 | 0.9 | 8 | Keshawn Simpson | 6 | 144 | 24.0 | 76 | |
| David Elliott | 2 | -2 | -1.0 | 2 | Isaiah Kavananaugh | 3 | 71 | 23.7 | 49 | Brandon Crowe | 2 | -3 | -1.5 | 0 | Chavez Dean | 3 | 26 | 8.7 | 9 | Des. Dickerson | 2 | -6 | -3.0 | 0 | Donovan White | 4 | 24 | 6.0 | 11 | Team | 3 | -34 | -11.3 | 0 | Chaz Hope | 4 | 19 | 4.8 | 9 |
| Logan Hester | 2 | 10 | 5.0 | 6 | ||||||
| James Rhodus | 2 | 2 | 1.0 | 3 | ||||||
| Passing | A-C-I | Yds. | TD | Long | Passing | A-C-I | Yds. | TD | Long | |
| Glendon Blanton | 17-10-1 | 116 | 0 | 46 | Chaz Hope | 4-2-0 | 60 | 1 | 11 | |
| David Elliott | 2-0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Zac Coldiron | 3-1-0 | 11 | 0 | 11 | |
| Receiving | No. | Yds. | TD | Long | Receiving | No. | Yds. | TD | Long | |
| Brandon Crowe | 3 | 28 | 0 | 14 | Isaiah Kavananaugh | 1 | 51 | 1 | 51 | |
| Gulian Blanton | 3 | 12 | 0 | 6 | Nathan Harrison | 1 | 11 | 0 | 11 | |
| Tri. Burbridge | 2 | 53 | 0 | 46 | Avery Bellfield | 1 | 9 | 0 | 9 | |
| Cato McKenzie | 1 | 18 | 0 | 18 | ||||||
| Des. Dickerson | 1 | 5 | 0 | 5 | ||||||
Game Two
Lafayette (0-0) vs. Mason County (0-0)
Lafayette held a 7-0 lead until midway through the third quarter when Mason County scored a TD to pull within one, 7-6 with 5:26 left in the third quarter. Lafayette quickly regained momentum with a one yard TD run by Corey Layman and added an insurance TD late in the game to earn a 21-6 victory.
Lafayette held a 17-7 advantage in first downs and a 343-130 advantage in total yardage. Lafayette had three passes intercepted and lost a fumble while Mason County had five passes intercepted and lost a fumble. Lafayette made a key defensive stop on a fourth-and-one from the Mason County 48. Lafayette's Matt Green made a fumble recovery to give the Generals the ball at the 50 with 8:37 left in the game. Lafayette went on a time consuming drive resulting in a 10 yard TD pass from Logan Bunch to Tommy Gifford with 1:49 remaining on the clock to ensure the victory.
Corey Layman led the Lafayette ground game with 101 yards and a TD on 15 carries. Logan Bunch completed 16 of 31 passes for 196 yards with two TD passes and three interceptions. Chris Tune caught six passes for 109 yards with a TD. Tommy Gifford added four receptions for 62 yards with a TD. Trey Shaftner led the Lafayette defense with three solo and two assisted tackles and intercepted a pass. Chris Tune and Tommy Gifford each recorded two interceptions.
Chase Crawford led Mason County's ground game with 42 yards on seven carries. Crawford scored on a 12 yard run. Russ Middleton completed three of 10 passes for 67 yards with two interceptions. Richie Cox completed one of nine passes for nine yards with three interceptions. Darius Miller caught two passes for 53 yards. Chris Marshall led the defense with six solo and seven assisted tackles. Chase Crawford recorded five solo tackles.
Scoring Summary
| Lafayette | 21 | Mason County | 6 |
| School | Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final |
| Lafayette | 7 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 21 |
| Mason County | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 6 |
| L | - Chris Tune 9 yard pass from Logan Bunch (Jake Stephens kick) |
| MC | - Chase Crawford 12 yard run (Omar Lazalde kick fails) |
| L | - Corey Layman 1 yard run (Stephens kick) |
| L | - Tommy Gifford 10 yard pass from Bunch (Stephens kick) |
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| Rushing | No. | Yds. | Avg. | Long | Rushing | No. | Yds. | Avg. | Long | |
| Corey Layman | 15 | 101 | 6.7 | 63 | Chase Crawford | 7 | 42 | 6.0 | 12 | |
| Ty Stevenson | 9 | 24 | 2.7 | 14 | Chris Marshall | 5 | 10 | 2.0 | 6 | |
| Logan Bunch | 3 | 13 | 4.3 | 5 | Richie Cox | 6 | 8 | 1.3 | 6 | |
| Dem. Mitchell | 1 | 6 | 6.0 | 6 | Team | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | |
| Tim Franklin | 2 | 3 | 1.5 | 3 | Russ Middleton | 5 | -6 | -1.2 | 3 | |
| Chris Tune | 2 | 1 | 0.5 | 1 | ||||||
| Jamel Sleet | 2 | 1 | 0.5 | 2 | ||||||
| Team | 1 | -2 | -2.0 | 0 | ||||||
| Passing | A-C-I | Yds. | TD | Long | Passing | A-C-I | Yds. | TD | Long | |
| Logan Bunch | 31-16-3 | 196 | 2 | 36 | Russ Middleton | 10-3-2 | 67 | 0 | 33 | |
| Richie Cox | 9-1-3 | 9 | 0 | 9 | ||||||
| Receiving | No. | Yds. | TD | Long | Receiving | No. | Yds. | TD | Long | |
| Chris Tune | 6 | 109 | 2 | 36 | Darius Miller | 2 | 53 | 0 | 33 | |
| Tommy Gifford | 4 | 62 | 1 | 25 | Nathan Stahl | 1 | 14 | 0 | 14 | |
| Chris McAskill | 2 | 19 | 0 | 15 | Tony Browning | 1 | 9 | 0 | 9 | |
| Dem. Mitchell | 2 | 3 | 0 | 4 | ||||||
| Toby Denton | 1 | 8 | 0 | 8 | ||||||
| Ty Stevenson | 1 | -5 | 0 | 0 | ||||||
Acknowledgements
A special thanks to the WL stats crew for the comprehensive stats provided for both games tonight.
Other Games of Interest
Please see Week 1 in Review.
Please send your comments and questions to Ron Harrison at prepgridiron@yahoo.com.
Ron Harrison’s reports on this and other football events appear on https://www.angelfire.com/ky2/prepgridiron.
