Friday August 28th

Mercer County (0-1)  vs.  Tates Creek (0-1)

Tates Creek rallied for a 41-36 comeback victory after suurendering a 29-7 third quarter lead.  Mercer County scored 29 consecutive points including two interception returns for touchdowns to take a 36-29 lead with 4:04 remaining in the game.  Then lightning struck for the second time for Tates Creek as Damon Boggs returned the ensuing kickoff for 87 yards and a TD.  Boggs had returned a kickoff 95 yards and a score in the first half.  Myles Atkins' kick was blocked and Tates Creek still trailed 36-35.

Myles Atkins attempted an onside kick and recovered his own kick at the Mercer County 49.  Brandon Shrout scored on an 11 yard run to give Tates Creek a 41-36 lead with 3:05 remaining on the clock.  The conversion pass failed and the Commodores held on for the win.

Tates Creek recorded 19 first downs and 286 yards of total offense.The Commodores were penalized six times for 61 yards and had two passes intercepted.  Mercer County recorded 11 first downs and 223 yards of total offense.  The Titans were penalized six times for 52 yards and lost a fumble.

Jontez Jones led the Tates Creek ground attack with 75 yards on 13 carries.  Brandon Shrout added 51 yards and a TD on 12 carries.  Dee Christopher completed nine of 21 passes for 80 yards and two touchdowns with two interceptions.  LaRobert Bett caught three passes for 30 yards and a TD.  Anthony Bell also caught three passes for 18 yards and a TD.  Damon Boggs returned three kickoffs for 182 yards including TDs of 95 and 87 yards.  Cam Ruddell led the defense with three solo and five assisted tackles.  Jacob Kadel added four solo and two assisted tackles.  Jon. Meadors recorded three solo and four assisted tackles with three of his tackles resulting in losses totalling 13 yards.

Russell Mays led Mercer County's ground game with 47 yards and a TD on five carries.  Tre Dunn added 38 yards on nine carries.  Dunn completed three of nine passes for 81 yards and a TD.  Jamel Taylor caught three passes for 18 yards and a TD.  Alajwon Dean led the defense with eight solo and four assisted tackles.  Austin Lathrem added five solo and three assisted tackles.  Matthew Sims and Isaiah Burrus each had interception returns for touchdowns.

Scoring Summary

School                  Q1    Q2   Q3    Q4    Final

Mercer County       0        7    7      22     36

Tates Creek           8      14    7      12     41

TC - Team Safety

TC - Tyler Love 1  yard run (Myles Atkins kick blkd.)

TC - Anthony Bell 10 yard pass from Dee Christopher (Atkins kick)

MC - Jamel Taylor 5 yard pass from Tre Dunn (J.J. Blau kick)

TC - Damon Boggs 95 yard kickoff return (Atkins kick)

TC - LaRobert Bett 9 yard pass from Christopher (Atkins kick)

MC - Isaiah Burrus 44 yard interception return (Blau kick)

MC - Dexter Banks 3 yard run (Blau kick)

MC - Matthew Sims 25 yard interception return (Taylor pass from Dunn)

MC - Russell Mays 49 yard run (Blau kick)

TC - Boggs 87 yard kickoff return (Atkins kick blkd.)

TC - Brandon Shrout 11 yard run (Christopher pass fails)

Selected Statistics

Mercer County

Rushing                  No.      Yds.       Avg.      Long

Russell Mays             5         47         9.4         49

Tre Dunn                  9         38         4.2         15

Dexter Banks            9         28         3.1           8

Donavan Ellis            1         16        16.0         16

Isaiah Burrus            6         11          1.8         18

#45                         2           4          2.0           5

James Morris            1          -2         -2.0          0

Passing          A-C-I        Yds.       TD       Long

Tre Dunn        9-3-0        81          1          63

Receiving                 No.      Yds.       TD     Long

Jamel Taylor             2          18          1       13

Andrew Cornish         1          63          0       63

Tates Creek

Rushing                        No.      Yds.       Avg.      Long

Jontez Jones                 13       75          5.8               23

Brandon Shrout            12       51           4.2               11

Dee Christopher             4       32           8.0               15

Jon. Meadors                 6        21          3.5                 8

Jon. Diliberto                 1        19        19.0               19

Tyler Love                     4         9          2.2                 6

Martrell Berry                2         1          0.5                 5

Team                            0        -2         -2.0                0

Passing                      A-C-I         Yds.     TD       Long

Dee Christopher        21-9-2        80        2         15

Martrell Berry             1-0-0          0        0           0

Receiving                No.       Yds.       TD       Long

LaRobert Bett          3        30           1          14

Anthony Bell            3       18            1          10

Deontae Brank        2       30            0           15

Aubrey Lewis           1        2             0            2

Shelby County (0-0)  vs.  Bryan Station (1-0)

Bryan Station erased a 20-10 halftime deficit to defeat Shelby County 38-26.  Both teams showed a lot of promise on offense with the ability to move the ball on the ground and through the air.  Both teams suffered injuries to key players as Chaz Mitchell (Bryan Station) left the game in the first half and Ben Axline (Shelby County) was taken off the field in an ambulance in the final period.

Bryan Station recorded 21 first downs and 383 yards of total offense.  The Defenders were penalized five times for 25 yards, lost a fumble and had a pass intercepted.  Shelby County recorded 21 first downs and 385 yards of total offense.  The Rockets were penalized four times for 44 yards and lost two fumbles.

Tevin McCaden had another big night as he led Bryan Station's ground game with 263 yards and four touchdowns on 36 carries.  Brady Boling completed five of nine passes for 106 yards and one TD with one interception.  Chaz Mitchell caught two passes for 34 yards.  Jordan Taylor led the defense with eight solo and two assisted tackles.  Kris Bolton added five solo and three assisted tackles.  Nahee Calderon recorded four solo and five assisted tackles.

Quinten Cottrell led Shelby County's ground game with 97 yards on 11 carries.  Edwin Thomas carried the ball 14 times for 96 yards.  Branden Cresap completed 13 of 24 passes for 156 yards and a TD.  Ben Axline caught four passes for 50 yards and one TD.  Kris Taylor led the defense with three solo and six assisted tackles.  Robert Rogers added five solo and one assisted tackle.

Scoring Summary

School                  Q1    Q2    Q3    Q4    Final

Shelby County        0     20      3      3      26

Bryan Station          7      3     14    14      38

BS - Tevin McCaden 22 yard run (Jose Marin kick)

BS - Marin 29 yard field goal

SC - Ben Axline 17 yard pass from Branden Cresap (Matt. Nakatani kick)

SC - Nigel Beach 1 yard run (Nakatani kick)

SC - Beach 2 yard run (Nakatani kick fails)

BS - McCaden 33 yard run (Marin kick)

SC - Nakatani 38 yard field goal

BS - McCaden 1 yard run (Marin kick)

SC - Nakatani 23 yard field goal

BS - Tyriq Roberts 31 yard pass from Brady Boling (Marin kick)

BS - McCaden 39 yard run (Marin kick)

Selected Statistics

Shelby County

Rushing                   No.      Yds.      Avg.       Long

Quinten Cottrell       11       97        8.8          31

Edwin Thomas         14       96        6.9          19

Kris Taylor                5       26        5.2          13

Ben Axline                1       18        18.0        18

Nigel Beach              3         4          1.3         2

Branden Cresap        6         0         0.0         11

Team                       1       -18      -18.0          0

Passing                      A-C-I         Yds.     TD      Long

Branden Cresap       24-13-0      156       1        36

Receiving                No.       Yds.      TD      Long

Ben Axline                 4        50         1          19

Edwin Thomas            3        24         0          12

Quinten Cottrell          2        29         0          20

Matthew Page            1         36         0          36

Tavis Elzy                  1          9          0           9

Nigel Beach               1          7          0            7

Kris Taylor                1          1          0            1

Bryan Station

Rushing                     No.      Yds.      Avg.       Long

Tevin McCaden           36       263       7.3         39

Chaz Mitchell               1          18     18.0         18

Josh Arnett                  4          13        3.2          6

Chris Blake                 1            1        1.0          1

Team                          1        -18      -18.0         0

Passing                    A-C-I       Yds.      TD      Long

Brady Boling             9-5-1       106       1        31

Michael Winkler         1-0-0           0       0          0

Receiving               No.     Yds.       TD       Long

Chaz Mitchell          2        34           0          30

Tyriq Roberts         1        31           1           31

Chris Blake            1        21           0           21

Jaron Mock            1        20           0           20

Saturday  August 29th

Henry Clay (0-0)  vs.  Central (0-1)

Henry Clay's defense forced six Central turnovers and Henry Clay QB Jerry Williams got it done on the ground and in the air in a 34-21 victory.

Henry Clay recorded 16 first downs and 361 yards of total offense.  The Blue Devils were penalized 12 times for 101 yards and lost two fumbles.  Central recorded 18 first downs and 338 yards of total offense.  The Yellowjackets were penalized six times for 45 yards, lost two fumbles and had four passes intercepted.

Jerry Williams led the Henry Clay ground attack with 90 yards including a 71 yard TD run on five carries.  Bo Brooks added 61 yards and a TD on eight carries.  Williams completed 13 of 21 passes for 170 yards and two touchdowns.  Branden Johnson caught six passes for 91 yards.  Carwell Gardner added 39 yards and a TD on two receptions.  Aaron Akidil led the defense with six solo and two assisted tackles with 3.5 of his tackles resulting in losses totalling 19 yards. Weston Johnson added three solo and four assisted tackles.  Matt Cox recorded a 56 yard fumble recovery and return for a touchdown and two interceptions.

Anthony Wales led Central's ground game with 90 yards and three touchdowns on 18 carries.  Chris King completed 13 of 27 yards for 229 yards with four interceptions.  Stephan Robinson caught six passes for 131 yards.  Diaz Bolden added three receptions for 51 yards.  Tim Patterson led the defense with six solo and two assisted tackles.  Three of his tackles resulted in losses of seven yards.  Kerry Cornelius added six solo tackles.

Scoring Summary

School             Q1    Q2    Q3    Q4    Final

Henry Clay       13      8     13      0      34

Central              0      7      7       7      21

HC - Bo Brooks 31 yard run (A.J. Yewell kick)

HC - Matt Cox 56 yard fumble recovery (Team run fails)

C - Anthony Wales 8 yard run (Rizik Lado kick)

HC - Shannon Coofer 10 yard pass from Jerry Williams (Williams run)

HC - Carwell Gardner 21 yard pass from Williams (Yewell kick)

C - Wales 3 yard run (Lado kick)

HC - Williams 71 yard run (Yewell kick fails)

C - Wales 48 yard run (Lado kick)

Selected Statistics

Henry Clay          

Rushing                 No.         Yds.       Avg.       Long

Jerry Williams           5            90        18.0        71

Bo Brooks                8            61          7.6        31

Shannon Coofer       5             18         3.6         14

Vinny Miller              2             12         6.0         14

Blake Green             1            10        10.0         10

Branden Johnson      2              0          0.0          4

Team                       2              0          0.0         0

Passing                A-C-I         Yds.      TD       Long

Jerry Williams      21-13-0      170       2          34

Receiving                    No.        Yds.       TD       Long

Branden Johnson        6           91           0         34

Carwell Gardner         2           39           1         21

Blake Green               2           26           0         17

Shannon Coofer         2            14          1          10

Bo Brooks                 1              0          0           0

Central

Rushing                        No.     Yds.      Avg.        Long

Anthony Wales             18       90         5.0          48

Steph. Winburn              3       18         6.0          11

Diaz Bolden                   5         6         1.2            7

Chris King                     15       -1       -0.1          15

Stephan Robinson           1       -4       -4.0            0

Passing         A-C-I         Yds.      TD       Long

Chris King     27-13-4      229      0          51

Receiving                    No.      Yds.       TD       Long

Stephan Robinson         6       131          0          51

Diaz Bolden                 3          51         0           32

Anthony Wales             2          26         0           17

Gerald Young               2          21         0           14

Boone County (0-0)  vs.  Lafayette (1-0)

Boone County utilized a balanced offense and an opportunistic defense forced two fumbles in the third quarter to earn a 31-23 victory over Lafayette.  Boone County's trademark rushing attack did their job tonight and the ground game was complimented by 134 aerial yards.

Boone County recorded 19 first downs and 343 yards of total offense.  The Rebels were penalized seven times for 30 yards and lost one fumble.  Lafayette recorded 14 first downs and 248 yards of total offense.  The Generals were penalized eight times for 59 yards and lost two fumbles.

Charles Quainoo led the Boone County ground game with 101 yards and three touchdowns on 32 carries.  Jordan Oppenheimer added 97 yards on 10 carries.  Nate Alford completed nine of 16 passes for 134 yards and one TD.  6-4 260 pound TE Trevan Brown caught four passes for 74 yards including a 10 yard scoring reception.  Jake Deason led the defense with seven solo and one assisted tackle.  Cole Wendeln added five solo tackles.

Eric Shaw Jr. led the Lafayette ground game with 74 yards and a TD on 11 carries.  Brett Durbin completed eight of 15 passes for 106 yards and a TD.  Shaw Jr. caught four passes for 49 yards.  Marlon Johnson added two receptions for 32 yards and a TD.  Johnson also returned three kickoffs for 140 yards including a 65 yard return.  Cody Perkins led the defense with six solo and eight assisted tackles.  Eric Shaw Jr. added seven solo and five assisted tackles.

Scoring Summary

School                   Q1    Q2    Q3    Q4     Final

Boone County         7      7      7      10       31

Lafayette                7      7      0       9        23

L - Brett Durbin 6 yard run (Matt Green kick)

BC - Charles Quainoo 5 yard run (Ryan Palmateer)

BC - Quainoo 2 yard run (Palmateer kick)

L - Eric Shaw Jr. 25 yard run (Green kick)

BC - Trevan Brown 10 yard pass from Nate Alford (Palmateer kick)

BC - Palmateer 23 yard field goal

L - Green 30 yard field goal

BC - Quainoo 2 yard run (Palmateer kick)

L - Marlon Johnson 24 yard pass from Durbin (Green kick fails)

Selected Statistics

Boone County

Rushing                           No.      Yds.     Avg.      Long

Charles Quainoo              32      101       3.2        13

Jordan Oppenheimer        10        97       9.7        52

Nate Alford                        3          7       2.3         6

Jake Deason                      1          4       4.0         4

Passing             A-C-I     Yds.      TD     Long

Nate Alford       16-9-0    134       1       39

Receiving                  No.      Yds.      TD      Long

Trevan Brown            4         74         1         39

Matt Behne                2          7          0           4

Cole Wendeln            1          30        0          30

Charles Quainoo        1          12        0          12

John McGarr              1          11        0           9

Lafayette

Rushing                      No.     Yds.        Avg.      Long

Eric Shaw Jr.               11      74           6.7        25

David Kenner                4      26           6.5        23

Brett Durbin                  3      12           4.0          6

Marlon Johnson              2     11            5.5          7

Zane Ramey                  3       2            0.7          3

Matt Britt                       1      -5          -5.0          0

Passing               A-C-I        Yds.       TD      Long

Brett Durbin       15-8-0      106         1       29

Matt Britt             5-2-0        22         0       12

Receiving                No.       Yds.       TD       Long

Eric Shaw Jr.            4        49           0         29

Marlon Johnson         2        32           1         24

Nathan Green           2        21           0         12

Nick Fergerson          1        16           0         16

Matt Zombek            1        10           0         10

Butler  vs.  Paul L. Dunbar

Butler averaged 7.7 yards per carry on 48 rushing attempts in a 34-14 victory over Dunbar.  Butler recorded 22 first downs and 371 yards of total offense.  The Bears were penalized 11 times for 116 yards, lost a fumble and had one pass intercepted.  Dunbar recorded 15 first downs and 216 yards of total offense.  The Bulldogs were penalized five times for 30 yards and lost a fumble.

DeAngelo Thomas led the Butler ground attack with 169 yards and three touchdowns on 23 carries.  Tyler Sharp carried the ball nine times for 99 yards with one TD.  Tony Overall recorded 81 yards and a TD on eight carries.  Zach Lucas was zero of four in passing attempts with one interception.  Tyler Sharp led the defense with three solo and five assisted tackles.  Sedrick Grant added four solo tackles.

Trent Martin led Dunbar's ground game with32 yards on six carries.  Martin completed 14 of 23 passes for 137 yards and a touchdown.  Kendall Davis caught five passes for 62 yards.  Paul Jones added 29 yards and a TD on three receptions.  Kendall Davis led the defense with five solo and six assisted tackles.  Dee Hardin added four solo and two assisted tackles.

Scoring Summary

School               Q1    Q2    Q3    Q4    Final

Butler                 14      6      7       7      34

Paul Dunbar          7      0      0       7      14

PD - Thayer Burgess 9 yard run (Matt Puracchio kick)

B - DeAngelo Thomas 1 yard run (Kevin Carillo kick)

B - Thomas 6 yard run (Carillo kick)

B - Tyler Sharp 3 yard run (Carillo kick fails)

B - Thomas 3 yard run (Carillo kick)

B - Tony Overall 1 yard run (Andrew Bormann kick)

PD - Paul Jones 16 yard pass from Trent Martin (Puracchio kick)

Selected Statistics

Butler

Rushing                     No.      Yds.       Avg.       Long

DeAngelo Thomas     23       169       7.3          19

Tyler Sharp                9         99      11.0         36

Tony Overall               8        81       10.1         32

Zach Lucas                 3        15         5.0         16

Brent Caldwell            2        10         5.0           7

Dallas Griffin              1          2         2.0           2

Seth Bowden              2         -5        -2.5          0

Passing           A-C-I        Yds.       TD      Long

Zach Davis       4-0-1         0           0         0

Dunbar

Rushing                       No.      Yds.       Avg.      Long

Trent Martin                  6         32         5.3         13

Jordan Gatewood          1          22       22.0         22

Paul Jones                    5          18        3.6         16

Thayer Burgess             4          15        3.8          9

John Rose                     7          13        1.9          8

Spencer McGuire           1         -21      -21.0         0

Passing              A-C-I          Yds.       TD        Long

Trent Martin       23-14-0      137        1          18

Receiving                    No.        Yds.        TD       Long

Kendall Davis               5           62           0          18

Paul Jones                    3          29            1          16

Jordan Gatewood          2           20           0          17

John Rose                     2            6           0           4

Seth Haga                     1          11           0          11

Thayer Burgess             1            9           0            9

Acknowledgements

A special thanks to WL Stats for providing the comprehensive statistics for the games in this event.  Also congratulations to iHigh and the host school Tates Creek -- they hit a home run with this event.