Fern Creek (8-3) vs. Bryan Station (10-1)  November 12, 1999

No. 8 Fern Creek (8-3) comes to town to challenge No. 5 Bryan Station (10-1).  Russ Gibson's Fern Creek squad is led by TB Jeremy Davis who has rushed for 760 yards, and the arm of QB Wayne Embry who has passed for 1,112 yards.  WR Armando Ruiz has been his favorite target with 695 yards on 44 receptions.

Bryan Station is led by its prolific backfield of QB J.T. Haskins, TB Eric Shelton, and FB Greg Shiddell who have totaled almost 3,000 rushing yards.  Their receivers Robert Haskins, Marquis Johnson, and James Clayborne also have the speed and ability to make you pay on defense.

The story of this game could be summed up in one word - Shelton, as in Eric Shelton.  Bryan Station's super Junior tailback, a 6-3 235 pound powerhouse with sprinter speed, carried the ball 22 times for 315 yards and four scores to lead the Defenders to a 49-14 win.  Fern Creek made several costly mistakes which kept them from ever mounting a serious threat to make the game close.

Shelton probably had the play of the game in the second quarter.  Bryan Station had stopped Fern Creek deep in Defender territory and three plays later Shelton broke several tackles and rambled 79 yards to the Fern Creek 9 yard line.  He subsequently scored on a five yard run to cap a 97 yard drive to make the score 27-0 at halftime.  He also added an 85 yard scoring run in the final period.

Fern Creek was led by their very talented receiver Armando Ruiz, who caught six passes for 100 yards.  John Nochta's Bryan Station squad will now advance to play Louisville Trinity in Louisville.
 

Scoring Summary

 Bryan Station  49         Fern Creek  14
 

School	Q1	Q2	Q3	Q4	Final
Fern Creek	0	0	14	0	14
Bryan Station	14	13	14	8	49

BS  Eric Shelton 23 yard run (Ryan Pearl kick)
BS  J.T. Haskins 61 yard pass to Robert Haskins (Pearl kick)
BS  Shelton 23 yard run (Pearl kick)
BS  Shelton 5 yard run (kick failed)
BS  J.T. Haskins 1 yard run (Pearl kick)
FC  Wayne Embry 31 yard pass to Dewhite Johnson (kick failed)
BS  J.T. Haskins 29 yard pass to Marquis Johnson (Pearl kick)
FC  Embry 9 yard pass to Cauvey Jackson (Dusty Titus pass to Laray Price)
BS  Shelton 85 yard run (James Clayborne run)

Selected Statistics    (unofficial)
 
 

Fern Creek						Bryan Station
Rushing	No.	Yds	Avg	Long		Rushing	No.	Yds	Avg	Long
Wayne Embry	9	11	1.2	5		Eric Shelton	22	315	14.3	85
Laray Price	7	57	8.1	30		J.T. Haskins	9	25	2.8	17
Jeremy Davis	6	31	5.2	17		Greg Shiddell	7	28	4.0	15
Fred Sitgraves	2	20	10.0	14		Gerald Combs	5	35	7.0	34
Dusty Titus	3	0	0.0	2		Marquis Johnson	1	7	7.0	7
Cauvey Jackson	2	6	3.0	4		Keric Seals	2	2	1.0	5
Passing	A-C-I	Yds	TD	Long		Passing	A-C-I	Yds	TD	Long
Wayne Embry	24-11-2	157	2	35		J.T. Haskins	12-6-0	156	2	61
Receiving	No.	Yds	TD	Long		Receiving	No.	Yds	TD	Long
Armando Ruiz	6	100	0	35		Robert Haskins	2	89	1	61
Dewhite Johnson	1	31	1	31		James Clayborne	2	39	0	31
Cauvey Jackson	2	15	1	9		Marquis Johnson	2	30	1	29
Jeremy Davis	1	9	0	9
Fred Sitgraves	1	2	0	2

 

Other Area Games of Interest
 

4A Playoffs

 

Trinity

33

Henry Clay

28

Trinity's opportunistic defense recovered five Blue Devil fumbles and intercepted Shane Boyd three times to secure a hard-fought victory.  Boyd finished a great career for Henry Clay by completing 21 of 40 passes for 325 yards and four TD passes.  Henry Clay completes their season at 10-2 while Trinity advances with a 11-1 record.
 

Tates Creek

49

Paul L. Dunbar

36

Tates Creek piled up 455 yards on the ground to improve their record to 10-2.  TB Greg Baltimore rushed for 192 yards on 29 carries and four touchdowns.  FB Devin Neal added 111 yards on 25 rushes and two scores, and WB John Clay chipped in with 139 yards on 9 carries and one score.  Chip Franklin led Dunbar with 17 of 31 passes completed for 311 yards and three TD passes.  Tates Creek did not attempt a pass the entire game.
 

South Laurel

58

Madison Central

53

Neil Warren led South Laurel by completing 30 of 40 passes for 368 yards and seven touchdowns, with five of his scoring tosses going to Lane Young.  Madison Central was led by their star quarterback Ryan Jones who passed for 390 yards and two touchdowns on 18 of 32 attempts.  He also ran for two scores.
 

Hopkinsville	35	Marshall County	21
Madisonville	63	Daviess County	44
Male	42	Nelson County	14
St. Xavier	30	Pleasure Ridge Park	10

 

3A Playoffs
 

Bullitt East	38	Waggener	22
Dixie Heights	35	Holmes	9
Franklin-Simpson	14	Bowling Green	0
Highlands	62	Harrison County	26
Lawrence County	40	Bell County	8
Lincoln County	27	Central	13
Owensboro	35	Warren Central	0
Rockcastle County	31	Sheldon Clark	14

 

2A Playoffs
 

Boyle County

34

Russell

6

Boyle County improved their record to 12-0 and advanced to face Lexington Catholic in the next round.
 

Lexington Catholic

22

Garrad County

7

Catholic improved to 11-1 and advanced for a re-match with Boyle County who handed the Knights their only loss of the year.
 

Breathitt County

47

Belfry

42

Breathitt County's star QB Allen Sperry completed 27 of 47 passes for 573 yards and six touchdown passes.  Sperry has now passed for 4,315 yards this season, a state record.
 

Corbin	50	Wayne County	8
Middlesboro	43	Leslie County	20
Taylor County	26	LaRue County	21
Glasgow	62	Webster County	12

 

A Playoffs
 

Mayfield	48	Crittendon County	14
Hancock County	54	Murray	15
Somerset	41	Campbellsville	34
Danville	14	Harrodsburg	7
Bellevue	28	Newport Central Catholic	6
Beechwood	29	Ludlow	0
Harlan	20	Lynn Camp	14
Pikeville	41	Paintsville	15