Topic: Football
Bowling Green vs. Pulaski County
2013 Russell Athletic/KHSAA Commonwealth Gridiron Bowl Class 5A
Houchens-LT Smith Stadium
Bowling Green, KY
December 8, 2013
© 2013 by Ron Harrison
Coach Kevin Wallace’s Bowling Green Purples defeated Pulaski County 49-14 to capture the state championship and finish 14-0 for the season. Pulaski County coached by Johnny Hines suffered their first loss of the year and finished 14-1 for the season. Pulaski County jumped out to a 14-0 lead but Bowling Green rallied to tie the game 14-14 at halftime. The Purples led 28-14 at the end of three quarters and scored 21 unanswered points in the final quarter. Bowling Green recorded 17 first downs and 466 yards of total offense. The Purples were penalized twice for 15 yards and lost a fumble. Pulaski County recorded 17 first downs and 296 yards of total offense. The Maroons were penalized three times for 28 yards, lost a fumble, and had a pass intercepted.
Blake Pillow led Bowling Green’s ground game with 150 yards and two touchdowns on six carries. Blue Tisdale carried the ball 18 times for 86 yards and two touchdowns. Devin Hayes completed 13 of 22 passes for 203 yards and two touchdowns. Nacarius Fant caught five passes for 100 yards and a touchdown. Blue Tisdale added three receptions for 52 yards and a touchdown. Nacarius Fant returned two punts for 73 yards with a long return of 61 yards. Tyrecus Sweatt led the defense with six solo and three assisted tackles with four of his tackles resulting in losses totaling 15 yards. Lincoln Quick added five solo and five assisted tackles. Sh. Hutchins recorded five solo and two assisted tackles.
Aaron Smith led Pulaski County’s ground game with 48 yards on 13 carries. Caleb Cox carried the ball 13 times for 45 yards. Riley Hall added 41 yards and a touchdown on 12 carries. Riley Hall completed 19 of 31 passes for 163 yards and one touchdown with one interception. Jake Johnson caught eight passes for 61 yards and a touchdown. George Gregory added six receptions for 79 yards. Aaron Smith returned four kickoffs for 95 yards with a long return of 43 yards. George Gregory led the defense with seven solo tackles. C. Holman added three solo and one assisted tackles. J. Mobley recorded three tackles which resulted in losses totaling 12 yards.
Scoring Summary
| School | Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final |
| Bowling Green | 0 | 14 | 14 | 21 | 49 |
| Pulaski County | 7 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 14 |
| PULASKI | - | Jake Johnson 8 yard pass from Riley Hall (Derek Burgett kick) |
| PULASKI | - | Riley Hall 25 yard run (Derek Burgett kick) |
| BG | - | Nacarius Fant 25 yard pass from Devin Hayes (Lee Ramsey kick) |
| BG | - | Blake Pillow 79 yard run (Lee Ramsey kick) |
| BG | - | Blue Tisdale 9 yard run (Lee Ramsey kick) |
| BG | - | Blue Tisdale 1 yard run (Lee Ramsey kick) |
| BG | - | Blake Pillow 41 yard run (Lee Ramsey kick) |
| BG | - | Blue Tisdale 33 yard pass from Devin Hayes (Lee Ramsey kick) |
| BG | - | Jacob Yates 2 yard run (Lee Ramsey kick) |
Selected Statistics
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| Rushing | No. | Yds. | Avg. | Long |
| Blake Pillow | 6 | 150 | 25.0 | 79 |
| Blue Tisdale | 18 | 86 | 4.8 | 13 |
| Jacob Yates | 2 | 18 | 9.0 | 16 |
| Devin Yates | 3 | 14 | 4.7 | 6 |
| Ben Holt | 1 | 6 | 6.0 | 6 |
| Nacarius Fant | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 1 |
| Ja. Carothers | 1 | -1 | -1.0 | 0 |
| Campbell Gott | 1 | -5 | -5.0 | 0 |
| Trey Boards | 1 | -6 | -6.0 | 0 |
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| Passing | A-C-I | Yds. | TD | Long |
| Devin Hayes | 22-13-0 | 203 | 2 | 47 |
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| Receiving | No. | Yds. | TD | Long |
| Nacarius Fant | 5 | 100 | 1 | 47 |
| Blue Tisdale | 3 | 52 | 1 | 33 |
| Blake Pillow | 3 | 30 | 0 | 14 |
| Patrick Simms | 2 | 21 | 0 | 13 |
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| Pulaski County | ||||
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| Rushing | No. | Yds. | Avg. | Long |
| Aaron Smith | 13 | 48 | 3.7 | 15 |
| Caleb Cox | 13 | 45 | 3.5 | 13 |
| Riley Hall | 12 | 41 | 3.4 | 25 |
| Jesse Whitaker | 1 | 2 | 2.0 | 2 |
| Jaylon Conwell | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 1 |
| J. Mobley | 2 | -4 | -2.0 | 1 |
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| Passing | A-C-I | Yds. | TD | Long |
| Riley Hall | 31-19-1 | 163 | 1 | 45 |
| Aaron Smith | 1-0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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| Receiving | No. | Yds. | TD | Long |
| Jake Johnson | 8 | 61 | 1 | 16 |
| George Gregory | 6 | 79 | 0 | 45 |
| Aaron Smith | 3 | 19 | 0 | 10 |
| Jesse Whitaker | 1 | 5 | 0 | 5 |
| Caleb Cox | 1 | -1 | 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.