Topic: Football
Mercer County vs. Anderson County
Anderson County High School
Lawrenceburg, KY
September 20, 2013
© 2013 by Ron Harrison
Anderson County defeated Mercer County by a score of 55-21. Anderson County recorded 17 first downs and 396 yards of total of total offense. The Bearcats were penalized five times for 52 yards, lost a fumble, and had two passes intercepted. Mercer County recorded seven first downs and 111 yards of total offense. The Titans were penalized eight times for 73 yards, lost five fumbles, and had a pass intercepted.
Zach Carmichael led Anderson County’s ground game with 45 yards and two touchdowns on 11 carries. Sam Laytart carried the ball 12 times for 39 yards and two touchdowns. Zach Carmichael completed 14 of 27 passes for 295 yards and two touchdowns with two interceptions. Ross Cox caught three passes for 129 yards and two touchdowns. Sam Laytart added three receptions for 49 yards. Landon Searcy led the defense with one solo and six assisted tackles. Dusty Puckett added three solo and one assisted tackles. Huston Page scored on a 30 yard fumble recovery return.
B. Bradshaw led Mercer County’s ground game with 47 yards and a touchdown on 12 carries. Drew Davis completed seven of 16 passes for 77 yards and a touchdown with one interception. Crawley-Goodman caught three passes for 15 yards. Layne Peavler added two receptions for 48 yards. Chase Moore caught a 10 yard touchdown pass. J. DeGiovanni led the defense with six solo and three assisted tackles with three of his tackles resulting in losses totaling 13 yards. Crawley-Goodman added five solo and two assisted tackles. Russell Sims intercepted two passes with 119 yards of return yardage including an 87 yard interception return for a touchdown.
Scoring Summary
| School | Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final |
| Mercer County | 14 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 21 |
| Anderson County | 14 | 14 | 7 | 20 | 55 |
| MC | - | Russell Sims 87 yard interception return (Travis Fox kick) |
| AC | - | Chris Toomey 1 yard run (Joe Rose kick) |
| MC | - | B. Bradshaw 19 yard run (Travis Fox kick) |
| AC | - | Ross Cox 65 yard pass from Zach Carmichael (Joe Rose kick) |
| AC | - | Zach Carmichael 10 yard run (Joe Rose kick) |
| AC | - | Zach Carmichael 5 yard run (Joe Rose kick) |
| MC | - | Chase Moore 10 yard pass from Drew Davis (Travis Fox kick) |
| AC | - | Sam Laytart 4 yard run (Joe Rose kick) |
| AC | - | Ross Cox 26 yard pass from Zach Carmichael (Joe Rose kick) |
| AC | - | Sam Laytart 11 yard run (Joe Rose kick) |
| AC | - | Huston Page 30 yard fumble recovery (Joe Rose kick blkd.) |
Selected Statistics
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| Rushing | No. | Yds. | Avg. | Long |
| B. Bradshaw | 12 | 47 | 3.9 | 19 |
| Layne Peavler | 4 | 15 | 3.8 | 7 |
| Chris Voris | 2 | 2 | 1.0 | 1 |
| Tyler Hatton | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 1 |
| Team | 1 | -1 | -1.0 | 0 |
| Kobe Ford | 6 | -2 | -0.3 | 7 |
| Drew Davis | 3 | -11 | -3.7 | 1 |
| Crawley-Goodman | 1 | -17 | -17.0 | 0 |
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| Passing | A-C-I | Yds. | TD | Long |
| Drew Davis | 16-7-1 | 77 | 1 | 43 |
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| Receiving | No. | Yds. | TD | Long |
| Crawley-Goodman | 3 | 15 | 0 | 19 |
| Layne Peavler | 2 | 48 | 0 | 43 |
| Chase Moore | 1 | 10 | 1 | 10 |
| Russell Sims | 1 | 4 | 0 | 4 |
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| Anderson County | ||||
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| Rushing | No. | Yds. | Avg. | Long |
| Zach Carmichael | 11 | 45 | 4.1 | 10 |
| Sam Laytart | 12 | 39 | 3.2 | 13 |
| Chris Toomey | 6 | 17 | 2.8 | 9 |
| Br. Laytart | 1 | 5 | 5.0 | 5 |
| Tristin Ashburn | 2 | 5 | 2.5 | 3 |
| Ian Chilton | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 1 |
| Bailey Sayre | 1 | -5 | -5.0 | 0 |
| Ross Cox | 1 | -6 | -6.0 | 0 |
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| Passing | A-C-I | Yds. | TD | Long |
| Zach Carmichael | 27-14-2 | 295 | 2 | 65 |
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| Receiving | No. | Yds. | TD | Long |
| Ross Cox | 3 | 129 | 2 | 65 |
| Sam Laytart | 3 | 49 | 0 | 23 |
| Dusty Puckett | 3 | 20 | 0 | 12 |
| Brayden Russell | 2 | 63 | 0 | 49 |
| Chris Toomey | 2 | 28 | 0 | 29 |
| Tristin Ashburn | 1 | 6 | 0 | 6 |
Acknowledgements
A special thanks to WL Stats for the comprehensive stats provided for tonight's games.
Please feel free to send your comments and questions concerning the event, teams, or players to me at prepgridiron@yahoo.com.
Ron Harrison’s reports on this and other football events appear on https://www.angelfire.com/ky2/prepgridiron.