Topic: Football
Raceland vs. Pikeville
Class 1A KHSAA Commonwealth Gridiron Bowl Round 4 Playoffs (Semifinal)
Pikeville High School
Pikeville, KY
November 23, 2018
© 2018 by Ron Harrison
Pikeville led 24-0 at halftime lead but had to weather a comeback by Raceland before pulling away for a 38-19 victory. Raceland pulled to within 5; 24-19 with 11:35 left in the game. Pikeville then pulled out the old proverbial “rabbit out of the hat” by unexpectedly giving the ball to Junior Jon Collum a defensive stalwart who had not run the ball at the varsity level since his freshman year. Collum sparked the Panthers with 85 yards and a touchdown on three carries to spark the Panthers to two touchdowns in the last five minutes for a 38-19 victory. Pikeville recorded 21 first downs and 403 total yards. The Panthers were penalized eight times for 50 yards and lost a fumble. Raceland recorded 13 first downs and 174 yards of total offense. The Rams were penalized once for five yards and had a pass intercepted.
Connor Roberts led Pikeville’s ground game with 152 yards and a touchdown on 27 carries. Jon Collum carried the ball three times for 85 yards and a touchdown. Cody Raines recorded 50 yards on five carries. Connor Roberts completed nine of 13 passes for 56 yards and a touchdown. Jackson Hensley completed his only pass for 32 yards and a touchdown. Christian Billiter caught four passes for 40 yards and a touchdown. Jackson Hensley added four receptions for 28 yards and a touchdown. Christian Billiter also scored on a 49 yard interception return.
Judd Adkins led Raceland’s ground game with 73 yards on nine carries. Hunter Lacks carried the ball 14 times for 45 yards and a touchdown. Jackson Heighton completed 10 of 19 passes for 62 yards with one interception. Mark Cox caught five passes for 46 yards. Gunnur Lewis scored on an 88 yard kickoff return.
Scoring Summary
| School | Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final |
| Raceland | 0 | 0 | 12 | 7 | 19 |
| Pikeville | 17 | 7 | 0 | 14 | 38 |
| PIKEVILLE | - | Tanner Hamilton kicks a 20 yard field goal |
| PIKEVILLE | - | Christian Billiter 32 yard pass from Jackson Hensley (Tanner Hamilton kick) |
| PIKEVILLE | - | Christian Billiter 49 yard interception return (Tanner Hamilton kick) |
| PIKEVILLE | - | Jackson Hensley 15 yard pass from Connor Roberts (Tanner Hamilton kick) |
| RACELAND | - | Gunnur Lewis 88 yard kickoff return (pass fails) |
| RACELAND | - | Hunter Lacks 3 yard run (pass fails) |
| RACELAND | - | Jake Heighton 3 yard run (Caleb Rowsey kick) |
| PIKEVILLE | - | Jon Collum 7 yard run (Tanner Hamilton kick) |
| PIKEVILLE | - | Connor Roberts 7 yard run (Tanner Hamilton kick) |
Selected Statistics
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| Rushing | No. | Yds. | Avg. | Long |
| Judd Adkins | 9 | 73 | 8.1 | **** |
| Hunter Lacks | 14 | 45 | 3.2 | **** |
| Jacob Heighton | 12 | -6 | -0.5 | **** |
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| Passing | A-C-I | Yds. | TD | Long |
| Jacob Heighton | 19-10-1 | 62 | 0 | **** |
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| Receiving | No. | Yds. | TD | Long |
| Mark Cox | 5 | 46 | 0 | **** |
| Jacob Wallace | 1 | 8 | 0 | **** |
| Gunnur Lewis | 2 | 6 | 0 | **** |
| Hunter Lacks | 1 | 4 | 0 | **** |
| Judd Adkins | 1 | -2 | 0 | **** |
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| Pikeville | ||||
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| Rushing | No. | Yds. | Avg. | Long |
| Connor Roberts | 27 | 152 | 5.6 | **** |
| Jon Collum | 3 | 85 | 28.3 | **** |
| Cody Raines | 5 | 50 | 10.0 | **** |
| Zack Roberts | 9 | 25 | 2.8 | **** |
| Jackson Hensley | 1 | 4 | 4.0 | **** |
| Team | 1 | -1 | -1.0 | **** |
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| Passing | A-C-I | Yds. | TD | Long |
| Connor Roberts | 13-9-0 | 56 | 1 | **** |
| Jackson Hensley | 1-1-0 | 32 | 1 | **** |
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| Receiving | No. | Yds. | TD | Long |
| Christian Billiter | 4 | 40 | 1 | **** |
| Jackson Hensley | 4 | 28 | 1 | **** |
| Kyle Watkins | 1 | 16 | 0 | **** |
| Seth Pugh | 1 | 4 | 0 | **** |
Acknowledgements
A special thanks to the fans who provided statistics and twitter updates for this game.
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.