Paul Dunbar (2-1) vs. Mason County (3-0) September 12, 2003

Paul Dunbar rebounded from a loss to Madison Central two weeks ago to gain an impressive victory over Rockcastle County in their last outing.  RB Bobby Vyverberg has the luxury of running behind a large and athletic offensive line.  QB Davis Stanley has thrown for 422 yards and four touchdowns and has a dangerous receiver in Thurman Clay. 

Mason County moved up from Class 2A to 3A this season and have opened up with impressive victories over Breathitt County, Montgomery County, and Fleming County.  QB Dustin Grutza has completed 33 of 49 passes for 799 yards and 12 scoring strikes.  WR Chris Lofton has 15 receptions for 423 yards and five touchdowns. 

Dunbar's Bobby Vyverberg raced 20 yards for a touchdown to give his team a 20-14 victory in overtime over Mason County.  Mason County held a 14-7 lead at halftime as a result of a touchdown reception and a touchdown pass by Chris Lofton.  Wayne Thurman tied the score for Dunbar with a five yard run in the third quarter.  Mason County lost three scoring opportunities in the fourth quarter as the Royals had two touchdowns and a safety nullified by penalties.  Mason County held a 241-182 advantage in total offense. 

Dunbar was led on offense by Bobby Vyverberg, who carried the ball 26 times for 95 yards and a touchdown.  Vyverberg also caught a TD pass for 15 yards.  Mason County was led by QB Dustin Grutza, who completed 16 of 26 passes for 125 yards and a touchdown.  Ty Sargent caught four passes for 65 yards and a TD.  Chris Lofton had three receptions for 47 yards and a TD.  Lofton also completed a pass for a 54 yards scoring strike to Sargent. 

Scoring Summary

Paul Dunbar

20

Mason County

14

School	Q1	Q2	Q3	Q4	OT	Final
Paul Dunbar	7	0	7	0	6	20
Mason County	14	0	0	0	0	14

PD	- Bobby Vyverberg 15 yard pass from Davis Stanley (Brian Vasiloff kick)
MC	- Chris Lofton 26 yard pass from Dustin Grutza (John Rice II kick)
MC	- Ty Sargent 54 yard pass from Lofton (Rice II kick)
PD	- Wayne Thurman 5 yard run (Vasiloff kick)
PD	- Vyverberg 20 yard run

 

Selected Statistics
 

Paul Dunbar						Mason County
Rushing	No.	Yds.	Avg.	Long		Rushing	No.	Yds.	Avg.	Long
Bobby Vyverberg	26	95	3.7	20		Bryan Sweet	8	25	3.1	13
Wayne Thurman	10	43	4.3	8		Jordan Murray	3	19	6.3	17
Davis Stanley	12	3	0.2	16		Chris Lofton	1	11	11.0	11
						Dustin Grutza	13	7	0.5	14
Passing	A-C-I	Yds.	TD	Long		Passing	A-C-I	Yds.	TD	Long
Davis Stanley	8-3-1	41	1	15		Dustin Grutza	26-16-1	125	1	31
						Chris Lofton	1-1-0	54	1	54
Receiving	No.	Yds.	TD	Long		Receiving	No.	Yds.	TD	Long
Keith Bailey	1	15	0	15		Kevin Murphy	5	0	0	10
Bobby Vyverberg	1	15	1	15		Ty Sargent	4	65	1	54
Eric Jackson	1	11	0	11		Chris Lofton	3	47	1	26
						Jordan Murray	2	39	0	31
						John Rice II	1	18	0	18
						Bryan Sweet	1	5	0	5
						Ryan Steigleder	1	5	0	5

Acknowledgements

A special thanks to WL Stats for the comprehensive statistics provided for the game.

Other Games of Interest

Scott County

45

Lexington Catholic

22

Scott County ran for 292 yards and held Lexington Catholic scoreless in the second half to gain the victory.  For a complete write-up of this game, click [here]. 
 

Henry Clay

32

Madison Central

26

RB Rod Johnson rushed for 169 yards for a TD to lead Henry Clay to their first victory of the year over previously undefeated Madison Central. 
 

Lafayette

35

Western

18

Lafayette improved to 3-1 as they scored first on a 24 yard fumble return by Jared Leedy and cruised to victory. 
 

Garrard County

22

Bryan Station

14

Garrard County took a 22-0 lead, then withstood a late Bryan Station rally to improve their record to 2-1. 
 

West Jessamine

27

Woodford County

20

West Jessamine gained their first victory of the season despite Woodford County's Lionel Thornton rushing for 220 yards and three touchdowns on 27 carries. 
 

Bourbon County

26

Paris

6

Robert Christopher tallied 224 yards and three touchdowns to lead Bourbon County to victory. 
 

Lexington Christian Academy

45

Pineville

0

LCA christened their new home field with a shutout victory over Pineville.
 

Boyle County	32	Nelson County	13
Highlands	35	Boone County	24
Corbin	55	Williamsburg	14
Rockcastle County	64	Lincoln County	0
Bell County	55	Southwestern	6
Breathitt County	35	Powell Valley VA	34
Henderson County	33	Glasgow	7
Mercer County	26	Anderson County	6
Newport Central Catholic	10	Campbell County	0
Pleasure Ridge Park	17	North Hardin	15
Prestonsburg	52	Lawrence County	34
Russell	31	Boyd County	19
Ballard	25	Male	22
Bowling Green	28	Greenwood	6
Butler	42	Eastern	14
Danville	63	Somerset	3
Dixie Heights	31	Lloyd Memorial	0
Frankfort	13	Western Hills	7
Manual	27	Warren Central	13
South Floyd	32	Phelps	14
Shelby County	37	South Oldham	34

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