Henry Clay scored on two long distance plays in the third quarter on their way to a 21-7 victory over Scott County.  Blake Green scored on an 85 yard run to give the Blue Devils a 14-0 lead.  Scott County cut the margin to seven; 14-7 on a 17 yard pass from Tevin Buffin to James Happy.  Henry Clay dialed long distance again with a 95 yard halfback pass from Vinny Miller to Branden Johnson.  Henry Clay played the second half without the services of starting QB Jerry Williams who left the game with an injury in the first half.  Henry Clay's defense did an excellent job holding the potent Scott County ground game to 125 yards on 49 carries.

Henry Clay recorded nine first downs and 394 yards of total offense.  The Blue Devils were penalized 11 times for 93 yards and lost a fumble.  Scott County recorded 19 first downs and 259 yards of total offense.  The Cardinals were penalized three times for 15 yards and lost a fumble.

Blake Green led Henry Clay's ground attack with 107 yards and a TD on two carries.  Bo Brooks added 65 yards on seven carries.  Jerry Williams recorded 52 yards and a TD on three carries.  Williams completed two of eight passes for 29 yards.  Vinny Miller completed his only pass attempt for a 95 yard TD.  Branden Jihnson caught two passes for 115 yards and a TD.  Weston Johnson led the defense with five solo and 12 assisted tackles.  Johnson also recovered a fumble.  Aaron Akidil added seven solo and five assisted tackles.  Ryan Smith chipped in with five solo and five assisted tackles.  Cy Curnutte recorded one solo and 11 assisted tackles.

Josh Walls led Scott County's ground game with 70 yards on 18 carries.  Brooks Barber carried the ball 20 times for 63 yards.  Tevin Buffin completed 11 of 25 passes for 134 yards and a touchdown.  James Happy caught seven passes for 83 yards and a TD.  Chris Ramsey led the defense with two solo and three assisted tackles.  Michael Weeks added three solo tackles, one assisted tackle, and recovered a fumble.

Scoring Summary

School                Q1    Q2    Q3    Q4    Final

Scott County         0      0       7       0        7

Henry Clay            7      0     14       0      21

HC - Jerry Williams 35 yard run (A.J. Yewell kick)

HC - Blake Green 85 yard run (Yewell kick)

SC - James Happy 17 yard pass from Tevin Buffin (Jay Willmott kick)

HC - Branden Johnson 95 yard pass from Vinny Miller (Yewell kick)

Selected Statistics

Scott County

Rushing                  No.     Yds.      Avg.     Long

Josh Walls              18       70         3.9         8

Brooks Barber        20       63         3.2        10

Marcus Hill               4        -1       -0.2         13

Tevin Buffin             6        -3       -0.5           8

James Happy           1        -4       -4.0           0

Passing            A-C-I        Yds.     TD      Long

Tevin Buffin     25-11-0     134       1        31

Team                 2-0-0         0       0          0

Receiving             No.     Yds.      TD     Long

James Happy        7         83        1        17

Josh Walls            3         20        0        11

Danny Arnold       1         31        0        31

Henry Clay

Rushing                    No.       Yds.       Avg.      Long

Blake Green               2         107       53.5        85

Bo Brooks                  7           65         9.3        33

Jerry Williams             3           52       17.3        35

Branden Johnson        4           38        9.5         35

Vinny Miller                2           11        5.5           8

Shannon Coofer         5             1        0.5         12

Christian Todd           1            -4        -4.0         0

Passing                      A-C-I         Yds.      TD     Long

Jerry Williams             8-2-0         29         0        20

Vinny Miller                 1-1-0        95          1        95

Shannon Coofer          0-0-0          0          0          0

Receiving                   No.     Yds.      TD      Long

Branden Johnson        2       115        1         95

Carwell Gardner         1           9        0           9

Acknowledgements

A special thanks to the Scott County Stats Crew for providing the comprehensive statistics for tonight's game.