Topic: Football
Anderson County vs. East Jessamine
East Jessamine High School
Nicholasville, KY
October 25, 2013
© 2013 by Ron Harrison
Anderson County improved to 8-1 with a 41-7 victory over East Jessamine tonight. Anderson County broke open the game in the second quarter with three touchdown passes from Zach Carmichael to Ross Cox to increase the margin to 24-0 at halftime. Cox went out of the game in the second half with an injury and did not return to the game. Anderson County recorded 18 first downs and 506 yards of total offense. The Bearcats were penalized five times for 31 yards and lost three fumbles. East Jessamine recorded seven first downs and 108 yards of total offense. The Jaguars were penalized three times for 15 yards and had two passes intercepted.
Zach Carmichael led Anderson County’s ground game with 134 yards and two touchdowns on 10 carries. Zach Carmichael completed 15 of 20 passes for 282 yards and three touchdowns. Ross Cox caught seven passes for 171 yards and three touchdowns. Dusty Puckett added three receptions for 53 yards and Brayden Russell caught two passes for 40 yards. Blake Trimble led the defense with four solo and two assisted tackles with 2.5 of his tackles resulting in losses totaling 11 yards. Darius Harvey added two solo and four assisted tackles with three of his tackles resulting in losses totaling five yards.
Jared Caudill led East Jessamine’s ground game with 14 yards on 12 carries. Coty Garrett completed nine of 22 passes for 125 yards with two interceptions. Kahnan Leslie caught three passes for 82 yards. Kend. Reynolds led the defense with five solo and four assisted tackles. Josh Hamilton added four solo tackles. Brandon Mahan recovered a fumble that he returned 79 yards for a touchdown.
Scoring Summary
| School | Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final |
| Anderson County | 3 | 21 | 10 | 7 | 41 |
| East Jessamine | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 7 |
| AC | - | Joe Rose kicks a 29 yard field goal |
| AC | - | Ross Cox 11 yard pass from Zach Carmichael (Joe Rose kick) |
| AC | - | Ross Cox 49 yard pass from Zach Carmichael (Joe Rose kick) |
| AC | - | Ross Cox 12 yard pass from Zach Carmichael (Joe Rose kick) |
| AC | - | Joe Rose kicks a 33 yard field goal |
| AC | - | Zach Carmichael 7 yard run (Joe Rose kick) |
| AC | - | Zach Carmichael 1 yard run (Joe Rose kick) |
| EJESS | - | Brandon Mahan 79 yard fumble recovery (Tyler Blue kick) |
Selected Statistics
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| Rushing | No. | Yds. | Avg. | Long |
| Zach Carmichael | 10 | 134 | 13.4 | 45 |
| Chris Toomey | 7 | 34 | 4.9 | 7 |
| Ryan Martin | 3 | 32 | 10.7 | 33 |
| Ross Cox | 2 | 7 | 3.5 | 5 |
| Ian Chilton | 2 | 6 | 3.0 | 4 |
| Tristin Ashburn | 1 | 6 | 6.0 | 6 |
| Brayden Russell | 1 | 4 | 4.0 | 4 |
| Sam Laytart | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 1 |
| John Garmon | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 |
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| Passing | A-C-I | Yds. | TD | Long |
| Zach Carmichael | 20-15-0 | 282 | 3 | 49 |
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| Receiving | No. | Yds. | TD | Long |
| Ross Cox | 7 | 171 | 3 | 49 |
| Dusty Puckett | 3 | 53 | 0 | 25 |
| Brayden Russell | 2 | 40 | 0 | 34 |
| Tristin Ashburn | 2 | 7 | 0 | 4 |
| Chris Toomey | 1 | 11 | 0 | 11 |
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| East Jessamine | ||||
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| Rushing | No. | Yds. | Avg. | Long |
| Jared Caudill | 12 | 14 | 1.2 | 6 |
| Kend. Reynolds | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 |
| Kahnan Leslie | 1 | -1 | -1.0 | 0 |
| Coty Garrett | 6 | -30 | -5.0 | 0 |
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| Passing | A-C-I | Yds. | TD | Long |
| Coty Garrett | 22-9-2 | 125 | 0 | 40 |
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| Receiving | No. | Yds. | TD | Long |
| Kahnan Leslie | 3 | 82 | 0 | 40 |
| Kend. Reynolds | 2 | 19 | 0 | 19 |
| Jaxon Meads | 2 | 12 | 0 | 12 |
| Tyler Blue | 1 | 14 | 0 | 14 |
| Tony Islami | 1 | -2 | 0 | 0 |
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.