Tecmo Bowl I

 

Caldwell County and Fort Campbell combined for over 1,100 yards, but Caldwell made more stops on defense in their 48-35 win over the Falcons that was delayed a day due to stormy weather.

 

Junior quarterback Elijah Sindlar completed 23-of-40 passes for 380 yards and six touchdowns to four different receivers. 6-foot-8 Eli Pepper caught five passes for 121 yards and three touchdowns. Dee Cain hauled in seven passes for 149 yards.

 

Fort Campbell got 228 rushing yards from Triston Luke, who scored on runs of 45, 67, 19, and 51 yards. The junior also caught a 30-yard touchdown pass.

 

Colonels pop Maroons

 

It was billed as a measuring stick game for Madisonville, but Henderson County made sure the stick disappeared below the surface in a 45-14 road win.

Henderson County scored 42 first quarter points, including three touchdowns in 90 seconds as they made sure the game had a running clock for the final three quarters.

 

Madisonville, who was held to minus-12 yards rushing in the first half, got two late garbage scores from Jaron White.

 

Damion Carter had 93 rushing yards for Henderson County, who scored on a short field most of the night.

 

Angry Birds

 

Mayfield’s Jake Guhy threw for five touchdowns, and the Cardinals used the big play to beat cross-town rival Graves County 49-21. It was Mayfield’s 16^th win in 25 games against the Eagles.

 

Guhy threw a 79-yard touchdown to Deion Jackson, who also returned a kickoff 95 yards for a score. Jackson’s return came immediately after Graves County’s Joey Marshall returned a kick 94 yards for a touchdown.

 

Bluebirds down Blue Tornado

 

Tre Coleman rushed for 126 yards on eight carries, but Paducah Tilghman could not make an early lead stand up in a 42-25 loss to Class 4A #1 Highlands Saturday in Paducah.

 

Tilghman is off to a 1-4 start, but the four teams they’ve lost to are a combined 16-3. They will host 4-1 Henderson County Friday.

 

McCracken Heads

 

Sophomore Zyaire Hughes threw for three scores and ran for a fourth as McCracken County beat Bullitt Central 48-0 for the school’s first win over a Kentucky school.

 

Hughes was 8-of-12 passing for 95 yards, and Jordan Troutman rushed for 178 yards on just 11 carries.

 

Home of the Braves

 

Union County had four different rushers top 50 yards as the Braves beat Trigg County 27-7. It was Union County’s first win in Cadiz since 1967.

 

Bombs Away

 

Ballard Memorial scored six first half touchdowns to hammer Hopkins County Central 42-0. Alek Hugen rushed for 104 yards on 10 carries, and Ethan Dunning had two carries for scores of 68 and six touchdowns.

 

The win gives Ballard Memorial their first 5-0 start in a dozen years.

 

Meanwhile, Hopkins County Central has lost 20 straight games dating back to 2011.

 

 

Five Games to Watch

 

Henderson County at Paducah Tilghman – Both teams have played an early season gauntlet of a schedule. However, Henderson County is 4-1, while the Tornado are 1-4. Henderson fans will use this game as a measuring stick since McCracken County is their new district rival, and Tilghman beat the Mustangs by a single point last month.

PREDICTION – Henderson County 21 Paducah Tilghman 16

 

Ballard Memorial at Caldwell County – Two of the top scoring teams in the state square off Friday in Princeton, with both topping 49 points a game. However, Ballard’s scoring has come against teams that are a combined 4-18. Caldwell County is looking for the program’s first 6-0 start in 50 years and will be without leading rusher Jaylen Boyd, who was ejected in last week’s win over Fort Campbell for throwing a punch.

PREDICTION – Caldwell County 54 Ballard Memorial 14

 

McCracken County at Fort Campbell – The question in this one will be who dazzles more on offense – Falcon running back Triston Luke or Mustang quarterback Zyaire Hughes. Neither team has trouble scoring. They just have trouble stopping the other team.

PREDICTION – Fort Campbell 46 McCracken County 38

 

Madisonville at Owensboro – Madisonville is the Jekyl-Hyde team of western Kentucky this year. Impressive in wins over Hopkinsville and Warren Central and disastrous in losses to Central Hardin and Henderson County, the Maroons’ defense will need to be on their A-game this week. Friday will be the 71^st meeting between the schools in a series that dates back to 1907. Henderson has a 49-19-2 advantage.

PREDICTION – Owensboro 35 Madisonville 14

 

Hopkinsville at Christian County – Christian County’s bye week came at a good time as the Colonels are now healthy and ready to battle their cross-town rivals. Hopkinsville has lost two of their last three games in overtime after starting the season 2-0. Christian County has won six straight against the Tigers and leads the all-time series 24-22.

PREDICTION – Hopkinsville 24 Christian County 21

 

 

Last Week – 3-2 (worst week of the season)

Season – 19-6

 

 

Quarterback Comparison

(Through Five Games)

 

Luke Guhy (Mayfield) – 78-of-117 (66.6%), 1,156 yards, 13 TDs, 3 INT, 15 rushes, (-41) yards

 

Elijah Sindelar (Caldwell County) – 83-of-132 (62.8%), 1,224 yards, 18 TDs, 2 INT, 24 rushes, 155 yards, 3 TD

 

Zyaire Hughes (McCracken County) – 68-of-110 (61.8%), 989 yards, 6 TDs, 2 INTs, 49 rushes, 135 yards, 5 TDs

 

Peyton Puckett (Graves County) – 67-of-109 (61.4%), 1,076 yards, 11 TDs, 4 INTs, 13 rushes, 42 yards, 1 TD

 

 

Small School Rankings (Classes 1A-3A)

 

1. Mayfield

2. Caldwell County

3. Paducah Tilghman

4. Russellville

5. Fort Campbell

6. Owensboro Catholic

7. Murray

8. Union County (+3)

9. Ballard Memorial

10. Trigg County (-2)

11. Butler County (-1)

12. Hancock County

13. McLean County

14. Crittenden County

15. Webster County

16. Todd County Central

17. Fulton County

18. Fulton City

 

 

Big School Rankings (Classes 4A-6A)

 

1. Henderson County (+1)

2. McCracken County (-1)

3. Graves County

4. Owensboro

5. Christian County (+1)

6. Hopkinsville (+1)

7. Madisonville (-2)

8. Daviess County (+1)

9. Muhlenberg County (+1)

10. Ohio County (+1)

11. Calloway County (+2)

12. Marshall County (-3)

13. Apollo

14. Logan County

15. Breckinridge County

16. Hopkins County Central

As always, really good information and very well written.

I love your western Kentucky articles, Scribe. Great job as always! :thumb:

Good job, Scribe...one thing though, Mayfield and Graves have only played 21 games....not 25

Another good write-up, Scribe. I've always thought you should work in the media or something...