Bryan Station (8-1) vs. Henry Clay (9-0)  October 29, 1999

This game has been anticipated since early in the season and the district title and Lexington bragging rights are at stake.  Coach John Nochta's Bryan Station team brings tremendous speed at the skill positions and a defense anchored by linebacker Josh Hurst.   QB J.T. Haskins, the option magician, has 1135 yards and 16 TDs rushing, and has passed for 703 yards and 13 touchdowns.   Eric Shelton, a 6-3 235 pound wrecking ball tailback, has rushed for 1377 yards and 20 touchdowns.   Greg Shiddell, a fullback with speed, has rushed for 413 yards and 6 touchdowns.   Ultra quick wideouts Robert Haskins and Marquis Johnson have 11 receptions and 7 TDs and 10 receptions and 6 TDs respectively.

Henry Clay's top threat, QB Shane Boyd, is questionable tonight because of a collarbone injury.   Shane has rushed for 443 yards and 8 TDs and passed for 1439 yards and 17 TDs.   Raymon Smith has rushed for 792 yards and 16 TDs and   Kenny Dismeaux added 405 yards and 3 TDs.   Zia Combs has caught 23 passes for 469 yards and 7 TDs.   Kenny Dismeaux has snagged 16 receptions for 415 yards and 5 TDs and   Joe Diefel has added 15 receptions for 326 yards and 4 touchdowns.   The Henry Clay backs have the luxury of running behind one of the largest offensive lines around.   The Henry Clay defense will be led by linebackers Dan Dickerson and Will Wheeler.

Coach Sam Simpson of Henry Clay made the decision to not risk further injury to Shane Boyd, holding him out of tonight's game.  Henry Clay's injury woes continued as wide receiver Zia Combs reinjured his knee in the game and may be out for the play-offs.   Bryan Station flawlessly executed their option attack and defeated Henry Clay 21-13.   J.T. Haskins, a magician at quarterback, rushed for 124 yards on 12 carries and scored the first touchdown on a 63 yard run.   Speedy fullback Greg Shiddell added 96 yards on 15 carries and scored on a 39 yard run.   Eric Shelton rushed 16 times for 122 yards and and 8 yard TD run.   Bryan Station's defense was tough when it had to be, and J.T. Haskins also intercepted two passes.

Henry Clay fought hard and was led by Raymon Smith's 78 yards on 22 carries.   Josh Butcher played well as Boyd's replacement, completing 5 of 10 passes for 70 yards and one touchdown pass.   Butcher hit Kenny Dismeaux with a 24 yard scoring pass and a two point conversion to Joe Diefel to pull Henry Clay within eight points 21-13.   Bryan Station ran out the clock with their powerful ground game eating up yardage behind a fine performance by their offensive line.

Both John Notcha's Defenders and Sam Simpson's Blue Devils have had great seasons.  Both teams finished 9-1 and could make a lot of noise in the play-offs.  Simpson hopes to have Boyd back in the post season and I applaud his decision not to rush the issue and risk further injury to a young man with a great future ahead of him.   Bryan Station is on a roll and should provide a formidable opponent for any team it faces.

Scoring Summary

Bryan Station  21         Henry Clay  13
 

School	Q1	Q2	Q3	Q4	Final
Bryan Station	7	7	7	0	21
Henry Clay	3	2	0	8	13

BS J.T. Haskins 63 yard run (Ryan Pearl kick)
HC Sevin Sucurovic 30 yard field goal
BS Greg Shiddell 39 yard run (Pearl kick)
HC Safety (blocked punt into endzone)
BS Eric Shelton 8 yard run (Pearl kick)
HC Josh Butcher 24 yard pass to Kenny Dismeaux (Butcher pass to Joe Diefel)

Selected Statistics
 
 

Bryan Station						Henry Clay
Rushing	No.	Yds	Avg	Long		Rushing	No.	Yds	Avg	Long
J. T. Haskins	12	124	10.3	63		Raymon Smith	22	78	3.5	9
Eric Shelton	16	122	7.6	18		Will Wheeler	1	18	18.0	18
Greg Shiddell	15	96	6.4	39		Robert Sanford	4	18	4.5	9
						Marcus Commodore	1	6	6.0	6
Passing	A-C-I	Yds	TD	Long		Passing	A-C-I	Yds	TD	Long
J. T. Haskins	5-0-0	0	0	0		Josh Butcher	10-5-1	70	1	24
						Robert Sanford	1-0-1	0	0	0
Receiving	No.	Yds	TD	Long		Receiving	No.	Yds	TD	Long
						Ken Dismeaux	3	51	1	24
						Robert Sanford	1	11	0	11
						Zia Combs	1	8	0	8

 

Other Area Games of Interest
 
 

Tates Creek

43

Lafayette

20

Tates Creek used a strong ground game to clinch their district title and improve their record to 8-2.  Mian Smith, who is finally healthy, rushed for 147 yards on 14 carries.

Paul Dunbar

63

Madison Central

35

Chip Franklin led the Dunbar attack with 265 passing yards and threw for three touchdowns.  Madison Central's Ryan Jones passed for 272 yards and three touchdowns.  Dunbar finished regular season at 6-4 while Madison Central finished at 7-3.

Lexington Catholic

50

West Jessamine

24

Ryan Neff passed for 243 yards and four touchdowns, and younger brother Aaron Neff ran for 107 yards and two touchdowns.  Clay Wolford also caught 7 passes for 137 yards and three scores.  Lexington Catholic heads into the playoffs with a 9-1 record.

Lawrence County

69

East Carter

7

Lawrence County rolled up 642 yards of offense to improve their record to 9-1.  Michael West led the attack with 432 rushing yards and five touchdowns on 19 carries.

Berea	20	Raceland	18
Bourbon County	25	Montgomery County	0
Clark County	35	Woodford County	20
Boyle County	60	Garrad County	6
Franklin County	47	Anderson County	0
Harrison County	36	Prestonsburg	6
Berea	27	Caverna	7