©2005 by Ron Harrison
Lexington Catholic (3-1) vs. Harrison County (2-2) September 23, 2005
Lexington Catholic trailed 30-13 at halftime but rallied to defeat Harrison County 39-37 as Brian Behr kicked a field goal with 36 seconds remaining on the clock. The Knights trailed 30-20 with less than 10 minutes remaining in the game but pulled to within one point, 37-36, on a nine yard TD pass from Justin Burke to Jacob Locknane and a two point conversion run by Burke. Lexington Catholic recovered a fumble and gained possession of the ball on the Harrison County 47 yard line with 2:49 remaining in the game. Lexington Catholic drove the ball to the 26 yard line and on fourth-and-two, Behr kicked the game-winning field goal.
There were offensive fireworks galore tonight as the two teams combined for 1093 yards tonight. Harrison County rolled up 561 yards with 458 yards coming on the ground, while Lexington Catholic gained 532 yards with 415 yards coming through the air. Lexington Catholic was penalized seven times for 60 yards, lost two fumbles, and had a pass intercepted. Harrison County was flagged eight times for 50 yards and lost two fumbles.
Will Osborne led the Lexington Catholic gound game with 88 yards on 12 carries. Justin Burke completed 30 of 45 passes for 415 yards with five touchdowns and one interception. Cornell Burbage had a "monster" night with 13 receptions for 254 yards and two touchdowns. Wes Caldwell caught eight passes for 104 yards with a score. L. W. Martin led the Knight defense with eight solo and two assisted tackles. Will Osborne added seven solo and two assisted tackles while Jacob Locknane recorded six solo and three assisted tackles.
James Custard led the Harrison County ground game with 161 yards on 17 carries. Caleb Switzer added 122 yards and two scores on 19 carries. Cory Britt chipped in with 95 yards and a TD on 14 carries while Lucas Wells recorded 72 yards and a TD on 12 carries. Britt also completed three of five passes for 103 yards with a TD pass. Julius Talbot caught two passes for 85 yards with a 69 yard scoring reception. Talbot also paced the Cardinal defense with eight solo and two assisted tackles. Chris Marshall added six solo tackles while Britt chipped in with five solo and two assisted tackles.
Scoring Summary
| Lexington Catholic | 39 | Harrison County | 37 |
| School | Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final |
| Lexington Catholic | 6 | 7 | 7 | 19 | 39 |
| Harrison County | 12 | 18 | 0 | 7 | 37 |
| HC | - Lucas Wells 15 yard run (Jeremy Allen run fails) |
| HC | - Cory Britt 56 yard run (James Custard run fails) |
| LC | - Cornell Burbage 63 yard pass from Justin Burke (Brian Behr kick fails) |
| HC | - Caleb Switzer 9 yard run (Evan Duszynski kick) |
| LC | - Burbage 11 yard pass from Burke (Behr kick) |
| HC | - Julius Talbot 69 yard pass from Britt (Custard run) |
| HC | - Duszynski kicks 39 yard field goal |
| LC | - Ben Revere 8 yard pass from Burke (Behr kick) |
| LC | - Wes Caldwell 63 yard pass from Burke (Will Osborne run) |
| HC | - Switzer 33 yard run (Duszynski kick) |
| LC | - Jacob Locknane 9 yard pass from Burke (Burke run) |
| LC | - Behr kicks 43 yard field goal |
Selected Statistics
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| Rushing | No. | Yds. | Avg. | Long | Rushing | No. | Yds. | Avg. | Long | |
| Will Osborne | 12 | 88 | 7.3 | 26 | James Custard | 17 | 161 | 9.5 | 44 | |
| Jacob Locknane | 1 | 11 | 11.0 | 11 | Caleb Switzer | 19 | 122 | 6.4 | 33 | |
| Wes Caldwell | 1 | 11 | 11.0 | 11 | Cory Britt | 14 | 95 | 6.8 | 56 | |
| Justin Burke | 2 | 6 | 3.0 | 3 | Lucas Wells | 12 | 72 | 6.0 | 19 | |
| Zack Jeter | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 1 | John Turner | 1 | 4 | 4.0 | 4 | |
| Ron Talbott | 1 | 2 | 2.0 | 2 | ||||||
| Julius Talbott | 1 | 2 | 2.0 | 2 | ||||||
| Passing | A-C-I | Yds. | TD | Long | Passing | A-C-I | Yds. | TD | Long | |
| Justin Burke | 45-30-1 | 415 | 5 | 63 | Cory Britt | 5-3-0 | 103 | 1 | 69 | |
| Cornell Burbage | 1-0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||
| Receiving | No. | Yds. | TD | Long | Receiving | No. | Yds. | TD | Long | |
| Cornell Burbage | 13 | 254 | 2 | 63 | Julius Talbot | 2 | 85 | 1 | 69 | |
| Wes Caldwell | 8 | 104 | 1 | 63 | J. D. Ashbrook | 1 | 18 | 0 | 18 | |
| Jacob Locknane | 3 | 18 | 1 | 10 | ||||||
| Will Osborne | 3 | 17 | 0 | 17 | ||||||
| Ben Revere | 1 | 8 | 1 | 8 | ||||||
| Winston Guy | 1 | 7 | 0 | 7 | ||||||
| Mack Kersey | 1 | 7 | 0 | 7 | ||||||
Acknowledgements
A special thanks to WL Stats for the comprehensive statistics provided for tonight's game.
Other Games of Interest
Please refer to Week Six in Review.
Please send your comments and questions to Ron Harrison at prepgridiron@yahoo.com.
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