Topic: Football
Farnsley vs. Johnson County
KYMSFA 8th Grade Division 1 Semifinal
Bryan Station High School
Lexington, KY
October 28, 2017
© 2017 by Ron Harrison
Johnson County utilized their punishing ground game (395 yards and four touchdowns on 41 carries) to defeat Farnsley 44-20. Johnson County recorded 22 first downs and 409 yards of total offense. The Golden Eagles were penalized five times for 40 yards and lost a fumble. Farnsley recorded eight first downs and 226 yards of total offense. The Wildcats were penalized five times for 32 yards and lost a fumble.
Jacob Butcher led the Johnson County ground game with 213 yards and a touchdown on 18 carries. Ethan Reynolds carried the ball six times for 69 yards. Grant Rice added 59 yards and a touchdown on eight carries. Levid Rodriguez carried the ball four times for 47 yards and a touchdown. Jesse McCoy also scored a touchdown on a seven yard run. Grant Rice completed two of six passes for 14 yards and a touchdown. Keygan Pelphrey caught one pass for seven yards and a touchdown. Levid Rodriguez also caught a pass for seven yards. Andrew Burchett led the defense with three solo and three assisted tackles with one of his tackles resulting in a three yard loss. Mason LeMaster added three solo and two assisted tackles.
Jawaun Northington led Farnsley’s ground game with 85 yards and a touchdown on eight carries. Jorian Harris carried the ball eight times for 66 yards and a touchdown. Jorian Harris completed three of 13 passes for 64 yards and a touchdown. Jawaun Northington caught two passes for 69 yards and a touchdown. Jorian Harris led the defense with eight solo and one assisted tackles. Jawaun Northington added six solo and one assisted tackles with 2.5 of his tackles resulting in losses totaling eight yards. Domingo Mitchell also recorded six solo and one assisted tackles.
Scoring Summary
| School | Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final |
| Farnsley | 0 | 0 | 12 | 8 | 20 |
| Johnson County | 8 | 8 | 14 | 14 | 44 |
| JOHNSON | - | Jacob Butcher 4 yard run (Jacob Butcher run) |
| JOHNSON | - | Keygan Pelphrey 7 yard pass from Grant Rice (Jacob Burcher run) |
| FARNSLEY | - | Jawaun Northington 60 yard run (Jorian Harris pass fails) |
| JOHNSON | - | Grant Rice 15 yard run (Grant Rice run fails) |
| JOHNSON | - | Levid Rodriguez 37 yard run (Jacob Butcher run) |
| FARNSLEY | - | Jawaun Northington 43 yard pass from Jorian Harris (Avery Bell run fails) |
| JOHNSON | - | Jesse McCoy 7 yard run (Cole Dalton run) |
| FARNSLEY | - | Jorian Harris 37 yard run (Jorian Harris run) |
| JOHNSON | - | Kaydon Garpenter 0 yard fumble recovery (No extra point attempted (00:20) |
Selected Statistics
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| Rushing | No. | Yds. | Avg. | Long |
| Jawaun Northington | 8 | 85 | 10.6 | 60 |
| Jorian Harris | 8 | 66 | 8.2 | 37 |
| Kaleb Adkins | 1 | 16 | 16.0 | 16 |
| Darieon Strawter | 2 | 8 | 4.0 | 11 |
| Montana Watts | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 1 |
| Team | 3 | -14 | -4.7 | 0 |
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| Passing | A-C-I | Yds. | TD | Long |
| Jorian Harris | 13-3-0 | 64 | 1 | 43 |
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| Receiving | No. | Yds. | TD | Long |
| Jawaun Northington | 2 | 69 | 1 | 43 |
| Montana Watts | 1 | -5 | 0 | 0 |
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| Johnson County | ||||
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| Rushing | No. | Yds. | Avg. | Long |
| Jacob Butcher | 18 | 213 | 11.8 | 45 |
| Ethan Reynolds | 6 | 69 | 11.5 | 18 |
| Grant Rice | 8 | 59 | 7.4 | 16 |
| Levid Rodriguez | 4 | 47 | 11.8 | 37 |
| Jacob Cain | 1 | 16 | 16.0 | 16 |
| Jesse McCoy | 1 | 7 | 7.0 | 7 |
| Cole Dalton | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 1 |
| Blayden Sexton | 1 | -2 | -2.0 | 0 |
| Team | 1 | -15 | -15.0 | 0 |
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| Passing | A-C-I | Yds. | TD | Long |
| Grant Rice | 6-2-0 | 14 | 1 | 7 |
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| Receiving | No. | Yds. | TD | Long |
| Levid Rodriguez | 1 | 7 | 0 | 7 |
| Keygan Pelphrey | 1 | 7 | 1 | 7 |
Acknowledgements
A special thanks to WL Stats for the comprehensive stats provided for today’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.