Topic: Football
Franklin County vs. Boyle County
Class 4A 2020 UK Orthopaedics/KHSAA Commonwealth Gridiron Bowl Championship
Kroger Field Commonwealth Stadium
Lexington, KY
December 18, 2020
© 2020 by Ron Harrison
Coach Eddie James Franklin County Flyers enters this game with a 9-1 record. Kaden Moorman leads the Franklin County ground game with 568 yards and 11 touchdowns on 88 carries. Nick Broyles carried the ball 40 times for 133 yards and a touchdown. Jayden Mattison recorded 116 yards and three touchdowns on 20 carries. Nick Broyles completed 130 of 177 passes for 2176 yards and 26 touchdowns with no interceptions. Fred Farrier caught 54 passes for 977 yards and 12 touchdowns. Zach Claudio added 37 receptions for 587 yards and five touchdowns. Kaden Moorman caught 21 passes for 430 yards and four touchdowns. Braedyn Tracy chipped in with 25 catches for 243 yards and three touchdowns. Kaden Moorman scored 92 points including 15 touchdowns and one 2-point conversion. Fred Farrier added 90 points on 15 touchdowns and Zach Claudio added 60 points on 10 touchdowns.
Coach Justin Haddix’s Rebels enters tonight’s game with a 10-0 record. Will McDaniel leads Boyle County’s ground game with 1023 yards and 19 touchdowns on 153 carries. Jagger Gillis added 330 yards and 11 touchdowns on 56 carries. Jagger Gillis completed 107 of 152 passes for 1869 yards and 24 touchdowns with one interception. Cole Lanter caught 34 passes for 593 yards and nine touchdowns. Luke Sheperson added 24 receptions for 576 yards and seven touchdowns. Will McDaniel caught 21 passes for 293 yards and three touchdowns. Will McDaniel scored 134 points on 22 touchdowns and one 2-point conversion. Cole Lanter added 68 points on 11 touchdowns and one 2-point conversion. Jagger Gillis added 11 touchdowns for 66 points.
Jackson Smith kicked a 23 yard field goal and Luke Sheperson made a big defensive stop to give Boyle County a 31-28 overtime victory over Franklin County. Boyle County had an opportunity to win in regulation but Jackson Smith’s 44 yard field goal attempt in the closing seconds was blocked by Blair Tate. Boyle County got the ball first in overtime and Franklin County’s defense held but Boyle County got on the board with Smith’s field goal to take a 31-28 lead. Franklin County was facing a 4th-and- goal from the four but Nick Broyles pass was deflected by Luke Sheperson ensuring the victory. Boyle County recorded 21 first downs and 457 yards of total offense. The Rebels were penalized six times for 67 yards. Franklin County recorded 19 first downs and 313 yards of total offense. The Flyers were penalized twice for 20 yards and had a pass intercepted.
Will McDaniel was named game MVP and led Boyle County’s ground game with 195 yards and two touchdowns on 32 carries. Jagger Gillis carried the ball 18 times for 85 yards and a touchdown. Jagger Gillis completed 11 of 17 passes for 168 yards and a touchdown. Coleman Clark caught four passes for 112 yards and a touchdown. Cole Lanter added four receptions for 54 yards. Jackson Smith punted twice for a 46.5 average with a long punt of 50 yards and one punt inside the 20 yard line. Cole Lanter returned two punts for 13 yards with a long return of 10 yards and returned two kickoffs for 39 yards with a long return of 22 yards. Luke Sheperson returned two kickoffs for 35 yards with a long return of 23 yards. Coleman Clark led the defense with six solo and two assisted tackles with three of his tackles resulting in losses totaling six yards. Dalton Stone added five solo and three assisted tackles with one of his tackles resulting in a three yard loss. Will McDaniel recorded three solo and four assisted tackles with 1.5 of his tackles resulting in losses totaling two yards. Avery Bodner intercepted a pass.
Nick Broyles led Franklin County’s ground game with 60 yards on nine carries. Kaden Moorman carried the ball 13 times for 38 yards and two touchdowns. Zach Claudio caught six passes for 79 yards and a touchdown. Kaden Moorman added five receptions for 23 yards. Fred Farrier caught four passes for 33 yards. Braedyn Tracy added three receptions for 47 yards. Kaden Moorman returned three kickoffs for 63 yards including a long return of 23 yards. Peyton Ledford led the defense with 10 solo and two assisted tackles. Blair Tate added six solo and four assisted tackles with two of his tackles resulting in losses totaling six yards. Phillip Peiffer and Brenton Sears each recorded five solo and five assisted tackles.
Scoring Summary
| School | Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final |
| Franklin County | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 28 |
| Boyle County | 0 | 14 | 0 | 17 | 31 |
| FRANKLIN | - | Kaden Moorman 5 yard run (Owen Powell kick) |
| BOYLE | - | Will McDaniel 4 yard run (Jackson Smith kick) |
| FRANKLIN | - | Peyton Ledford 1 yard run (Owen Powell kick) |
| BOYLE | - | Will McDaniel 3 yard run (Jackson Smith kick) |
| FRANKLIN | - | Zach Claudio 19 yard pass from Nick Broyles (Owen Powell kick) |
| BOYLE | - | Jagger Gillis 4 yard run (Jackson Smith kick) |
| FRANKLIN | - | Kaden Moorman 6 yard run (Owen Powell kick) |
| BOYLE | - | Coleman Clark 59 yard pass from Jagger Gillis (Jackson Smith kick) |
| BOYLE | - | Jackson Smith kicks a 23 yard field goal |
Selected Statistics
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| Rushing | No. | Yds. | Avg. | Long |
| Nick Broyles | 9 | 60 | 6.7 | 36 |
| Kaden Moorman | 13 | 38 | 2.9 | 19 |
| Fred Farrier | 1 | 9 | 9.0 | 9 |
| Zach Claudio | 1 | 9 | 9.0 | 9 |
| Peyton Ledford | 2 | 2 | 1.0 | 1 |
| Team | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 |
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| Passing | A-C-I | Yds. | TD | Long |
| Nick Broyles | 28-19-1 | 195 | 1 | 25 |
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| Receiving | No. | Yds. | TD | Long |
| Zach Claudio | 6 | 79 | 1 | 25 |
| Kaden Moorman | 5 | 23 | 0 | 12 |
| Fred Farrier | 4 | 33 | 0 | 18 |
| Braedyn Tracy | 3 | 47 | 0 | 20 |
| Bryce Tucker | 1 | 13 | 0 | 13 |
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| Boyle County | ||||
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| Rushing | No. | Yds. | Avg. | Long |
| Will McDaniel | 32 | 195 | 6.1 | 40 |
| Jagger Gillis | 18 | 85 | 4.7 | 18 |
| Cole Lanter | 2 | 7 | 3.5 | 5 |
| Luke Sheperson | 1 | 2 | 2.0 | 2 |
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| Passing | A-C-I | Yds. | TD | Long |
| Jagger Gillis | 17-11-0 | 168 | 1 | 59 |
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| Receiving | No. | Yds. | TD | Long |
| Coleman Clark | 4 | 112 | 1 | 59 |
| Cole Lanter | 4 | 54 | 0 | 25 |
| Will McDaniel | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 |
| Luke Sheperson | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
Acknowledgements
A special thanks to WL Stats and the KHSAA for the comprehensive stats provided for tonight's 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.