Hopkins Central 41 Caldwell County 21

[PtownDude]

Hopkins Central manhandled Caldwell up front and won in a game that was more lopsided than the final score might suggest.

 

Hopkins Central ran 80 plays, had 545 total yards, 29 first downs and held the ball for 32:14 of the contest.

 

Still, Caldwell was within 14-7 at halftime, and it could have been 7-7. Caldwell fumbled deep in its own end with less than a minute left in the half and Hopkins Central capitalized.

 

After falling behind by four TDs, Caldwell got back to within 34-21 in the fourth quarter. But a 15-play, 6-minute drive, capped by a 20-yard TD pass on 4th-and-16, enabled the Storm to put the game away.

 

Caldwell was thoroughly whipped up front.

 

Caldwell finished the night with just four first downs, 125 yards (only 19 rushing).

[wkysportsfan]

wow, i'm am shocked. Hopkins Central must be greatly improved. I know they run the spread offense like Caldwell. What went wrong for the tigers is the o-line that bad? What is their defense like? Can I get some stats from both QB's.

[The Scribe]

I knew Hopkins Central would be improved. 18 starters back. Their linemen only play one side of the ball and they have depth there. Good skill kids back. Everyone talks about Caldwell's loss of Bell and Williams, but they lost some experienced linemen on both sides and that appears to be their glaring weakness.

[PtownDude]

Caldwell's Barnes was 10-21 for 106.

 

Central's Powell was 20 of 33 for 257.

 

 

Caldwell's offensive line looked pathetic, to be polite about it. The knock going in on Hopkins Central was that they couldn't block anybody. Hopkins Central is definitely improved, but I think Caldwell would have made a lot of teams look pretty good Saturday night.