Scribe's Week Three Football Notebook

 

Many schools began district play last week as the new block scheduling takes full effect.

 

Here are some of the highlights from last week:

 

· First off, hearty congratulations to Rick Massie and Bourbon County, who snapped a 34-game losing streak that dated back to the 2003 season. The Colonels, coached then by Chuke Williams, beat Anderson County 48-13 on Oct. 10, 2003. Earlier this year, Atherton ended a 27-game losing streak, which was the second longest.

 

· The state’s longest losing streak now belongs to Muhlenberg North at 29 games. Evangel Christian has the second longest at 24. However, one of those streaks will end at some point this year because those two schools are scheduled to play Oct. 27.

 

· Mercer County saw their state-best 17 game winning streak snapped with a 12-7 loss to Lincoln County. Trinity now has the state’s longest win streak at 16 games and will see that put to the test this weekend when the Shamrocks play nationally-ranked Cincinnati St. Xavier.

 

· Who now has the state’s second-longest win streak? Daviess County, who is 3-0 after finishing the 2006 season on a short two-game win streak. Like Trinity, Daviess County will have their streak challenged by cross-town rival Owensboro.

 

· Greenwood quarterback Cory Henon was a busy person against Meade County. He rushed 31 times for 163 yards and completed 11-of-17 passes for 132 yards in the Gators’ 28-21 win over Meade County.

 

· Bowling Green receiver D.L. Moore had nine catches for 160 yards and two scores, and quarterback Trent Steelman was 23-of-28 passing for 242 yards as the Purples beat North Hardin 36-6.

 

· Ludlow quarterback Jarrett Rouse hit on 27-of-45 passing for 369 yards and three touchdowns in a 35-21 loss to Bellevue. The ground attack of Thomas Barrett (98 yards on 14 carries) and Ricky Buckler (85 yards in 16 carries) helped Bellevue improve to 3-0.

 

· Dixie Heights beat Covington Catholic 44-28 and set several school records in the process. Dixie QB Joey Bricking threw for a school-record 300 yards (13-of-30) and four touchdowns, also a record.

 

· His favorite target, senior E.J. Dettmer, also etched his name into the DHHS record book with 204 receiving yards. Two of his five receptions were for touchdowns.

 

· Russellville quarterback Mikie Benton threw for 109 yards and ran for 118 more in the Panthers’ 49-6 win over Edmonson County. After playing 71 seasons in Class 1A, Russellville picked up their first win in the new Class 3A.

 

· Boone County running back Cory Farris continued to find the end zone on a regular basis, scoring three touchdowns as part of his 37-carry, 181-yard performance in the Rebels’ 28-0 win over Campbell County. Farris has nine touchdowns in three games. While Farris is getting the job done on offense, the Boone County defense shut down the Camels by recording six sacks.

 

· Another team getting the job done on defense is Madison Central, who scored twice off four Oldham County turnovers in a 35-0 win. The Indians’ ‘D’ has 12 interceptions and allowed just 15 points in their 3-0 start.

 

· Ryle defeated Newport Central Catholic 23-18 despite 335 rushing yards on 51 carries by the ‘Breds. After knocking off a pair of higher-classed teams, NCC suffered their first loss of the season.

 

· Franklin-Simpson put up 484 yards of offense in their 40-22 win over Allen County-Scottsville. Patrick Flippin had 12 carries for 150 yards, while quarterback Courtney Dalcourt threw for 189 yards and two scores.

 

· The Blue Tornado of Paducah Tilghman put their blue-collar work ethic on display against Webster County. Tilghman rushed for 681 yards as 15 different players had a carry in their 49-21 win. The Tornado didn’t throw a pass and didn’t have a punt or turnover in picking up the district win.

 

· Beechwood quarterback Cody Elliott rushed for 135 yards and two touchdowns and added 63 through the air as the Tigers handed Dayton their first loss 46-7.

 

· Danville’s Antwoin Simon rushed for 162 yards on 23 carries as the Admirals beat Boyle County 21-14. Danville has won two straight over the Rebels and lead the all-time series 32-13-1.

 

· Nelson County picked up their first win of the season with a 13-10 victory over Central Hardin. Bart Bruner’s club drove 73 yards and 13 plays, scoring the game-winner with 27 seconds left.

 

· Elizabethtown’s J.D. Tanner wasn’t as busy in the Panthers’ 22-7 win over Louisville Holy Cross. The senior was 20-of-33 for 289 yards. In E-town’s 48-35 loss to Central Hardin on Aug. 31, Tanner tossed a state record 71 pass attempts, completed 36 (tied for second-most in state history), and threw for 489 yards and five scores. Junior Chris Gohman caught 16 passes for 238 yards and three touchdowns in the Central Hardin loss. In the past two games, Gohman has 21 catches for 341 yards.

 

· Evarts receiver Brandon Helton caught nine passes for 174 yards and two touchdowns as the Wildcats beat Harlan 33-7 to win the Coal Bucket for the final time. Harlan is 0-3 for the first time in 15 years.

 

· Henderson County and Daviess County combined for 1,027 yards of offense as Daviess held on for the 35-29 win. Daviess quarterback Cole Lanham was 19-of-35 passing for 355 yards and added 82 yards rushing. Henderson County was led by Tony Marigny’s 146 yards on 18 carries, and Almondo Theus, who added 118 yards.

 

· John Hardin fullback Elias Camper went over the 100-yard rushing mark for the third straight game, getting 126 yards on 14 carries as the Bulldogs downed Warren Central 41-26.

 

· Belfry fullback Dustin May only carried the football five times against East Ridge, but made them count with 125 yards and two TDs as the Pirates rolled up 396 yards in the 53-6 win.

 

· Larue County quarterback Alan Vass was 18-of-30 for 215 yards and two TD tosses as the Hawks beat Monroe County 27-8.

 

· Casey Hayes rushed for 208 yards on 22 carries and scored on runs of 54, 30, and 22 yards in Rockcastle County’s 34-7 win over Madison Southern in the 17th Annual Renfro Valley Jamboree Bowl.

 

· Southwestern quarterback T.T, Wooldridge threw for 260 yards, the second-most in school history, as the Warriors crushed South Laurel 41-17.

 

· Tates Creek running back Ty Sparks carried 46 times for 284 yards to help the Creekers beat George Rogers Clark 54-48 in two overtimes. Sparks only had 76 yards at halftime.

 

· Somerset quarterback Chase Hall was 10-of-13 for 217 yards and three touchdowns as the Jumpers blitzed Taylor County 55-22. Also joining in on the 545 yards of offensive fun were Kenny Hughes, who rushed for 170 yards and two touchdowns, and receiver John Cole, who brought down nine passes for 144 yards and three scores.

 

· The Deuce was loose as St. Xavier took any game suspense away early in the Tigers’ 41-9 win over Lexington Catholic, the top-ranked team in Class 4A. Deuce Finch rushed for a school-record 323 yards on 16 carries and found the end zone four times. Sophomore Nic Ward completed 31-of-54 passes for 232 yards for Lexington Catholic, who played without injured leading rusher Shane Israel.

 

· Shawn Grimm ran for 225 yards and six touchdowns as Johnson Central beat Bryan Station 58-21. Quarterback J.K. Ratliff added 263 yards passing and two touchdowns through the air.

 

· Pulaski County junior Winston Hines rushed for 255 yards and four touchdowns in helping the Maroons beat Russell County 50-28. Hines added a receiving touchdown for good measure as part of a 528-yard offensive night for the Maroons.

 

· Marion County’s Jake Thompson rushed for 113 yards and three touchdowns to help the Knights beat Harrison County 27-13.

 

· Spencer Greer ran for 109 yards and three touchdowns on 18 carries to lead Bell County past Knox Central 27-6.

 

· Hazard quarterback Tyler Olinger completed 16-of-25 passes for 249 yards and three scores to lead the Bulldogs past Jenkins 42-7.

 

· Alex Matthews completed 20-of-27 passes for 325 yards and ran for two scores as Shelby County beat North Bullitt 40-35.

 

· Shelby Valley’s Tyler Johnson was 14-of-16 passing for 300 yards and tossed five touchdown passes in his team’s 55-0 whitewash of Knott Central. The Valley is 2-0 heading into this week’s game with Belfry.

 

· Russell’s Adam Bates only carried five times in the Devils’ 53-15 win over West Carter, but they accounted for 114 yards and two scores.

 

· Estill’s County’s one-two rushing punch of Ben Benedict (18 carries, 180 yards) and Kenton Roberts (13 carries, 133 yards) led the Engineers to a 36-7 win at Powell County.

 

· Daniel Harmon had ten carries for 189 yards and three scores, while Ted Honaker added 165 yards and three scores on just six carries to carry Pikeville to the lopsided 52-0 win over Betsy Layne.

 

· Prestonsburg picked up a district win over Bath County 38-7 as Allan Craynon rushed for 180 yards and three touchdowns. Seth Setzer added 125 yards and two scores for the Blackcats, who host Lawrence County this week.

 

· Heath’s Chad Wright, who became the school’s all-time leading rusher last week, added to those totals with 235 yards on 12 carries and found the end zone four times to lead the Pirates past Reidland 34-12.

 

· David Bird rushed for 395 yards on 25 carries and four touchdowns to lead Trimble County past Eminence 60-14. Trimble scored the final 44 points of the game.

 

· Caldwell County junior quarterback Will Barnes was 24-of-33 passing for 272 yards and three touchdowns as his Tigers beat the Tigers of Murray 27-14. It was Caldwell’s first win over Murray since 1982. Eric Faughn had 10 catches for 118 yards in the win.

 

· Casey Brockman was 12-of-21 for 265 yards and three scores to lead Calloway County past Crittenden County 49-7. The Lakers won despite not playing with their two leading rushers, who sat out due to injury.

 

· Manual’s Joey Harness threw three touchdowns and ran for another to lead the Crimsons past Ballard 30-7. Harness’ passing line was 8-of-15 for 161 yards.

 

· Male’s Justin Green hasn’t played much the past two season’s because of a concussion suffered two years ago. You couldn’t tell by watching him rush for 154 yards on 19 carries and catch five passes for 116 yards against Central. Green had four rushing scores and a receiving TD as Male romped 38-8.

 

· Tyreese Murrell rushed for 119 yards on 11 carries as Mayfield beat Ballard Memorial 50-8 in the school’s 1,000th career football game. The Cardinals are 733-235-32 all-time.

 

· Bullitt East scored three touchdowns in 75 seconds in their 48-7 win over Bullitt Central. Tony Knox rushed for a 22-yard touchdown as part of his 124-yard night on the ground. Following a recovered fumble in the end on Central’s ensuing possession, Thomas Payne returned another fumble 13 yards to help the Chargers to their 11th straight win over their county rival.

 

· Spencer County’s Chris Riggs ran for 302 yards on 18 carries and scored three touchdowns to help push the Bears past Carroll County 45-15.

 

· Fern Creek improved to 3-0 under new head coach Curtis Higgins with a 40-12 win over Seneca. Jimmie Welch rushed for 245 yards on 20 carries and scored three times for the Tigers on runs of 7, 44, and 80 yards.

 

· Dae'ron Williams ran for 183 yards on 13 carries and scored three of Fulton City’s eight touchdowns in a 52-12 thumping of county rival Fulton County. The Bulldogs are off to a 3-0 start for the second straight season, although last year’s wins were wiped away because of the use of an ineligible player.

 

· Jeffersontown senior Tolik Kakokvin nailed a 37-yard field goal with 11 seconds left to send the Chargers home with a 23-21 win over South Oldham. The winning score overshadowed a 209-yard rushing performance by South Oldham’s Brandon Kollenburg.

 

· Frankfort only needed 27 plays to rack up an impressive 553 yards in their 68-8 win over Gallatin County. While many teams focus on E.J. Fields, it was Keri Metcalf (seven carries for 152 yards) and Jordan Morgan (six carries for 221 yards) who did the damage in the win.

 

· Devin High completed 12-of-16 passes for 237 yards, and Marquis Buckner ran for 188 yards and two scores to lead Western past Breckinridge County 55-6.

 

· Williamsburg rolled up 655 yards of offense in their 59-8 drubbing of Clinton County. Ryan Moses threw for 305 yards on 15-of-23 passing. In addition to throwing for five touchdowns, Moses ran for 65 yards and another touchdown as Williamsburg improved to 2-1. Aaron Brock had 201 receiving yards and three scores to compliment Moses.

 

Five games to keep an eye on this week::

 

· Rockcastle County at Bell County – Always the rivalry, both teams are 3-0 and strikingly similar in the standings. Bell County has scored 96 points and given up 27, while Rockcastle has scored 104 points and allowed 28. Rockcastle County has ended Bell County’s season in the playoffs four times since 2001.

 

· Trinity at Cincinnati St. Xavier – Two football powers in the border states square off in Cincinnati at the school where current Florida Gator head coach Urban Meyer served as a defensive backs coach in 1985. St. Xavier has offensive explosiveness similar to the Gators as they look to end Trinity’s 16-game winning streak – the longest active streak in Kentucky.

 

· Graves County at Mayfield – These county rivals don’t like one another, and both teams enter this week’s game unbeaten. Graves County has won two of the last three meetings, including the rare 28-0 shutout of the Cardinals last year.

 

· Male vs. St. Xavier – You never know how this game is going to turn out when you think back several years. This week is the 90th meeting between the schools, with Male holding a 53-34-2 all-time series lead, including the last two in a row.

 

· Dixie Heights vs. Highlands – The two favorites in District 5 square off in Fort Mitchell, with the winner gaining the inside track for the district’s top seed.

 

 

Kentucky vs. The World

 

Here are the records of Kentucky schools against the border states through the first three weeks of the season:

 

· Illinois 2-1 (.666)

· Ohio 4-4 (.500)

· Indiana 4-4 (.500)

· Tennessee 3-4 (.428)

· Virginia 0-4 (.000)

 

 

Biggest Upsets of Week #3

 

According to the pregame voting in the game threads, here are the biggest upsets of Week #3 as seen by BGP members.

 

· Marion County (8.3%) over Harrison County (91.6%)

· East Carter (11.9%) over Raceland (88%)

· Greenwood (16.6%) over Meade County (83.3%)

· Caldwell County (28.5%) over Murray (71.4%)

 

The games with the most votes were:

 

· Danville vs. Boyle County (119)

· Ryle vs. Newport Central Catholic (111)

· St. Xavier vs. Lexington Catholic (102)

 

The games with the most pregame views were:

 

· St. Xavier vs. Lexington Catholic (2,002)

· Newport Central Catholic vs. Ryle (1,926)

· Highlands vs. Holmes (1,692)

 

The game threads with the most comments were:

 

· Ryle vs. Newport Central Catholic (94)

· Covington Catholic vs. Dixie Heights (74)

· Russell vs. West Carter (64)

· Lincoln County vs. Mercer County (60)

 

Player information is gathered from various media outlets across the state, coaches, and information from Bluegrasspreps.com.

Again nice work Scribe.

:thumb: Very well done, I feel very caught up every week after the Scribe's post. Thanks for your dedication!

Scribe for President

Another great job, thanks Scribe.

I don't think it can be said enough, Great Job!

Excellent report Scribe!

Nice report Scribe!!

This gets better every week.

Great work, "Scribe". The list seems to be getting bigger. I look forward to this piece each week.

 

I too, offer Rick Massie and Bourbon County hearty congratulations in winning their first ballgame in five seasons!

Your the man scribe! :ylsuper:

Nice work Scribe, just wished you would have mentioned a certain milestone that occurred at Mayfield Fri night

thanks Scribe

Nice work Scribe, just wished you would have mentioned a certain milestone that occurred at Mayfield Fri night

Which one?

Awesome job as always.