Final

John's Defense had another great night. Doss had no chance of scoring on offense. Their lone TD came on a kickoff return. John faces Oldham County next week at John. 2 down and 3 games to go.

"Don't overlook anybody play 15". :ylsuper:

John's Defense had another great night. Doss had no chance of scoring on offense. Their lone TD came on a kickoff return. John faces Oldham County next week at John. 2 down and 3 games to go.

"Don't overlook anybody play 15". :ylsuper:

 

Any details? Looking forward to coming down to Etown next week and watching the region final!

Edited November 14, 200916 yr by Birdsfan

Here is the article from the News Enterprise:

 

 

By CHUCK JONES

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RADCLIFF — It wasn’t as lopsided as the first time, but the result was the same for the John Hardin Bulldogs.

After routing Louisville Doss, 52-8 during the regular season, the Bulldogs had to work for a 37-7 victory over the Dragons on Friday night in the Class 5-A playoffs at Bulldog Stadium.

John Hardin, which ran its record to 12-0, hosts Oldham County (8-4) next Friday. Oldham County topped Jeffersontown, 24-21 in the second round.

Tied 7-7, John Hardin scored on four of its next five possessions to blow the game open.

The Bulldogs held Doss (5-7) to 21 yards of total offense, including minus-9 yards rushing. Senior Kaluen Marlow intercepted a pass and the Bulldogs also forced a fumble. The Bulldogs also registered six sacks with seniors Sammy Smith, Stanley Johnson and Zed Cofer and junior Matt Linton all getting at least one.

John Hardin racked up 426 yards of total offense. The catalyst was junior halfback Landon Savoy, who rushed for 88 yards on 11 carries. He also threw a 31-yard touchdown pass to senior tight end Matt Simmons and caught three passes for 60 yards and one score. Savoy had 77 yards on three returns.

Senior fullback Darrell Alston rushed for 98 yards and two touchdowns on 17 carries. Sophomore Kyle Laing, making his first start in place of the injured Michael Wright, scored on a 22-yard run.

Senior quarterback Alex Dingle completed 9-of-12 passes for 137 yards and one touchdown. Simmons had three catches for 68 yards, while sophomore Jeremy Harness had three catches for 34.

After Laing’s scoring run, Doss senior Donald Bethel returned the ensuing kickoff 95 yards to tie the game with 5:00 remaining in the first quarter.

John Hardin answered with a 68-yard, seven-play drive with Alston scoring from 9 yards out. Senior Alan Harber tacked on the extra point to give John Hardin a 14-7 lead with 1:41 left.

Savoy had a hand in both second quarter touchdowns with his halfback pass to Simmons as well as catching a 19-yard touchdown pass from Dingle.

The Bulldogs drove 53 yards on the opening possession of the second half with Alston capping the drive on a 2-yard scoring run to build a 35-7 lead with 9:09 remaining in the third quarter.

John Hardin capped the scoring when Johnson and Smith sacked junior quarterback Deontae Yarnell in the end zone for a safety with 1:39 left in the third quarter.

Chuck Jones can be reached at 505-1759