2014KHSAA5A

Pulaski County vs. Graves County
Class 5A Russell Athletic/KHSAA Commonwealth Gridiron Bowl Championship

Western KY University Houchens-LT Smith Stadium
Bowling Green, KY
December 5, 2014

© 2014 by Ron Harrison

Coach John Hines Pulaski County Maroons started early and held on to capture the championship 14-7 over Coach Lance Gregory’s Grave County squad on a rainy night in Bowling Green.  Pulaski County recorded 19 first downs and 252 yards of total offense.  The Maroons were penalized five times for 45 yards, lost two fumbles, and had a pass intercepted.  Graves County recorded seven first downs and 153 yards of total offense.  The Eagles were penalized three times for 39 yards, lost a fumble, and had a pass intercepted.

Jaylon Conwell led Pulaski County’s ground game with 55 yards and two touchdowns on 12 carries.  Caleb Cox carried the ball 10 times for 41 yards.  Riley Hall completed 19 of 33 passes for 159 yards with one interception.  Jake Johnson caught nine passes for 103 yards.  George Gregory added six receptions for 29 yards.  Mason Helton led the defense with five solo and two assisted tackles and intercepted a pass he returned 23 yards.  Hunter Merrick and Chris Holman each recorded five solo tackles.

Cody Crider led Graves County’s ground game with 133 yards and a touchdown on 20 carries.  Joey Marshall carried the ball seven times for 39 yards.  Dylan Reed completed three of 14 passes for nine yards with one interception.  Cody Crider caught two passes for 13 yards.  Cody Crider led the defense with nine solo and one assisted tackles with four of his tackles resulting in losses totaling 22 yards.  Dakota Dixon added six solo and two assisted tackles.  Heath Wiggins recorded six solo and one assisted tackles with two of his tackles resulting in losses totaling 13 yards.

Scoring Summary

School	Q1	Q2	Q3	Q4	Final
Pulaski County	14	0	0	0	14
Graves Countyt	7	0	0	0	7

 

PULASKI	-	Jaylon Conwell 12 yard run (Derek Burgett kick)
PULASKI	-	Jaylon Conwell 8 yard run (Derek Burgett kick)
GRAVES	-	Cody Crider 24 yard run (Hector Garcia kick)

 

Selected Statistics

Pulaski County
Rushing	No.	Yds.	Avg.	Long
Jaylon Conwell	12	55	4.6	12
Caleb Cox	10	41	4.1	9
Jesse Whitaker	1	2	2.0	2
Mason Helton	1	1	1.0	1
John Davis	1	1	1.0	1
Team	3	-2	-0.7	0
Riley Hall	11	-5	-0.5	8

 

Passing	A-C-I	Yds.	TD	Long
Riley Hall	33-19-1	159	0	19

 

Receiving	No.	Yds.	TD	Long
Jake Johnson	9	103	0	19
George Gregory	6	29	0	11
Jesse Whitaker	3	24	0	12
Trevor Ridner	1	3	0	3

 

Graves County
Rushing	No.	Yds.	Avg.	Long
Cody Crider	20	133	6.7	47
Joey Marshall	7	39	5.6	34
Dylan Reed	5	-28	-5.6	4

 

Passing	A-C-I	Yds.	TD	Long
Dylan Reed	14-3-1	9	0	8

 

Receiving	No.	Yds.	TD	Long
Cody Crider	2	13	0	8
Dionte Gray	1	-4	0	0

 

Acknowledgements

A special thanks to WL Stats 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.