Topic: Football
Henry Clay vs. Scott County
Toyota Stadium
Georgetown, KY
September 28, 2018
© 2018 by Ron Harrison
Henry Clay stunned Scott County in a 51-27 victory over the Cardinals. Scott County led 27-17 but Henry Clay scored 34 unanswered points to earn the victory. This broke a 10 game losing streak to the Cardinals and was Scott County’s first district loss since 2014. This game has a big impact on the playoffs as Scott County will now have to defeat Frederick Douglass to avoid opening the playoffs on the road. Ramond Jackson amassed 305 all purpose yards (receiving, kickoff returns, and interception returns) and scored two touchdowns and DJ VanHorn passed for 225 yards and two touchdowns and ran for 160 yards and two more touchdowns to lead Henry Clay. Scott County rolled up 477 yards and four touchdowns on the ground but threw two interceptions and was flagged 13 times for 142 yards.
Henry Clay recorded 19 first downs and 477 yards of total offense. The Blue Devils were penalized eight times for 100 yards and lost a fumble. Scott County recorded 26 first downs and 477 yards of total offense. The Cardinals were penalized 13 times for 142 yards and had two passes intercepted.
DJ VanHorn led Henry Clay’s ground game with 160 yards and two touchdowns on 14 carries. Dorien Hardin carried the ball eight times for 31 yards. Nate Steiner added 30 yards and a touchdown on four carries. DJ VanHorn completed 11 of 20 passes for 225 yards and two touchdowns. Ramond Jackson caught six passes for 159 yards and a touchdown. Jakobi Godfrey added two receptions for 17 yards and a touchdown. Chris Dabney caught one pass for 48 yards. Ramond Jackson returned a kickoff 76 yards for a touchdown. Ramond Jackson led the defense with five solo and nine assisted tackles and intercepted two passes he returned for 70 yards. C. Maynard added three solo and 12 assisted tackles. William Webb recorded two solo and 10 assisted tackles. Jordan Kimball added four solo and two assisted tackles with 1.5 of his tackles resulting in losses totaling six yards. Graham Wald kicked field goals of 23, 36, and 26 yards.
Austin Barnett led Scott County’s ground game with 188 yards and three touchdowns on 29 carries. Bronson Brown carried the ball 16 times for 142 yards and Payton Brown added 131 yards and a touchdown on 12 carries. Cade McKee was zero of five in the passing game with two interceptions. Austin Barnett returned six kickoffs for 134 yards with a long return of 29 yards. Bryan Hudson led the defense with six solo and six assisted tackles with 2.5 of his tackles resulting in losses totaling seven yards. Berk Watts added four solo and seven assisted tackles with 1.5 of his tackles resulting in losses totaling five yards and recovered a fumble.
Scoring Summary
| School | Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final |
| Henry Clay | 9 | 17 | 15 | 10 | 51 |
| Scott County | 14 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 27 |
| SCOTT | - | Austin Barnett 45 yard run (Josh Giese kick) |
| HCLAY | - | Graham Wald kicks a 23 yard field goal |
| SCOTT | - | Austin Barnett 3 yard run (Josh Giese kick) |
| HCLAY | - | DJ VanHorn 15 yard run (Graham Wald kick blocked) |
| SCOTT | - | Austin Barnett 1 yard run (Josh Giese kick blocked) |
| HCLAY | - | Ramond Jackson 60 yard pass from DJ VanHorn (Ramond Jackson run) |
| SCOTT | - | Payton Brown 13 yard run (Josh Giese kick) |
| HCLAY | - | Ramond Jackson 76 yard kickoff return (Graham Wald kick fails) |
| HCLAY | - | Graham Wald kicks a 36 yard field goal |
| HCLAY | - | DJ VanHorn 2 yard run (Dorien Hardin pass from DJ VanHorn) |
| HCLAY | - | Jakobi Godfrey 10 yard pass from DJ VanHorn (Graham Wald kick) |
| HCLAY | - | Graham Wald kicks a 26 yard field goal |
| HCLAY | - | Nate Steiner 24 yard run (Graham Wald kick) |
Selected Statistics
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| Rushing | No. | Yds. | Avg. | Long |
| DJ VanHorn | 14 | 160 | 11.4 | 49 |
| Dorien Hardin | 8 | 31 | 3.9 | 12 |
| Nate Steiner | 4 | 30 | 7.5 | 24 |
| Langston Jackson | 4 | 15 | 3.8 | 8 |
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| Passing | A-C-I | Yds. | TD | Long |
| DJ VanHorn | 20-11-0 | 225 | 2 | 60 |
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| Receiving | No. | Yds. | TD | Long |
| Ramond Jackson | 6 | 159 | 1 | 60 |
| Jakobi Godfrey | 2 | 17 | 1 | 10 |
| Chris Dabney | 1 | 48 | 0 | 48 |
| Jordan Kimball | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Langston Jackson | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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| Rushing | No. | Yds. | Avg. | Long |
| Ausin Barnett | 29 | 188 | 6.5 | 45 |
| Bronson Brown | 16 | 142 | 8.9 | 40 |
| Payton Brown | 12 | 131 | 10.9 | 51 |
| Montago Jones | 2 | 11 | 5.5 | 7 |
| Cade McKee | 3 | 5 | 1.7 | 11 |
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| Passing | A-C-I | Yds. | TD | Long |
| Cade McKee | 5-0-2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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| Receiving | No. | Yds. | TD | Long |
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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.