Brown in the passing game again and gets a key 3rd Down conversion though he almost lost a fumble.

DeSales gets a key sack on 2nd and 1 and will force 4th Down.

LCA rolls the dice and Xavier Brown makes a BIG TIME catch with a defender draped on him for the conversion. LCA goes hurry up and Brown gets two more ctaches to set the Eagles up at the DeSales 22 with :15 to go.

 

Nieves tries to tuck and run but is tackled at the LOS. LCA burns their final TO and will try a 38-yard Field Goal.

Kick is plenty good.

 

HALF

LCA 24

DeSales 14

 

LCA has a really nice team. DeSales has their hands full tonight.  They need to find some help for James Johnson.  He's very good, but he can't do it all by himself.

 

Two pretty good teams. LCA has outschemed DeSales and Xavier Brown has been superb.

James Johnson looks the part of one of the best returning RBs in KY for the Colts, but LCA's pass rush has been the difference.

If DeSales can get Scroggins going in the pass game and open up space for zjohnson between tackles this one could swing.

LCA may not have the 1-2 combo of gamebreakers they had last year, but Nieves is filling Barnhardt's shoes well and the OL is stout.

DeSales lacks that dominating DL play but they are still very stout, aggressive, and quick on D. The Hollenkamp kid looks very good at LB.

Nieves 11/16, 167 yards, 2 TD

X. Brown 3 carries for 36 yards, TD  7 receptions,106 yards, TD

 

Scroggins 3/6, 44 yards, TD

Johnson 15 carries, 56 yards, TD

Updates may be a little more sparse in 2nd Half.

My two little ones are moving toward bedtime and I am also going to be following the Pikeville/Raceland game.

 

Just a reminder you can find the excellent live video of this on prepspin.

The LCA kicker is a very good kicker. That's a great asset for a high school team. 

Big DeSales return to the LCA 44 to open the Half.

Nice completion and DeSales moves inside the 10.

LCA defenses holds.

The Eagles drive stalls out and a wild play as a blocked punt is picked up and taken for a 1st Down even in spite of a block in the back.

LCA punts after drive goes nowhere.

DeSales, trailing 24-14, takes over at their own 31.

Yet another big sack followed by another.

Brown gashes into Desales territory on big run but fumbles and Colts recover.

End of 3rd

24-14 LCA