Topic: Football
2023FBKCBC
Knox Central vs. Bell County
APEX Physical Therapy Bowl
Bell County High School
Pineville, KY
October 6, 2023
© 2023 by Ron Harrison
The ground was shaking on Log Mountain tonight with two of the best running backs in the state on display with Daniel Thomas of Bell County and Steve Partin of Knox Central displaying their skills. Bell County came away with a 52-28 victory tonight and recorded 382 yards of total offense compared to 299 yards for Knox Central. Knox Central turned over the ball three times tonight while Bell County only had one turnover.
Daniel Thomas led Bell County’s ground game with 251 yards and five touchdowns on 22 carries. Blake Burnett carried the ball six times for 83 yards and a touchdown. Blake Burnett completed two of three passes for 48 yards and a touchdown. Kaleb Miller caught a 39 yard touchdown pass. Blake Evans led the defense with 14 solo and five assisted tackles. Joshua Owens added 14 solo and one assisted tackles. Hayden Dameron recorded five solo and five assisted tackles. Daniel Thomas added six solo and three assisted tackles. Hunter Everage recorded eight solo tackles. James Neal recovered a fumble and Blake Burnett intercepted two passes with 91 yards of total return yardage.
Steve Partin led Knox Central’s ground game with 144 yards and two touchdowns on 32 carries. Mason Griffin carried the ball nine times for 23 yards. Mason Griffin completed 18 of 27 passes for 113 yards and one touchdown with two interceptions. Steve Partin completed his only pass for a five yard touchdown. Jacob Smith caught eight passes for 31 yards. Zach Carroll added three receptions for 27 yards. Nathan Dunn recorded four catches for 25 yards and a touchdown. Steve Partin caught one pass for 18 yards and Landen Daughtry added three receptions for 17 yards and a touchdown. Steve Partin led the defense with five solo and two assisted tackles. Brayden Sizemore added four solo and two assisted tackles. Landen Daughtry recorded one solo and four assisted tackles and Eueli Martinez chipped in with two solo and three assisted tackles. Cayden Collins recovered a fumble.
Scoring Summary
School | Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final |
Knox Central | 0 | 14 | 6 | 8 | 28 |
Bell County | 6 | 14 | 24 | 8 | 52 |
BELLCO | - | Kaleb Miller 39 yard pass from Blake Burnett (2-pt conversion fails) |
KNOXCEN | - | Steve Partin 3 yard run (Steve Partin run) |
BELLCO | - | Blake Burnett 6 yard run (Blake Burnett run) |
BELLCO | - | Daniel Thomas 14 yard run (2-pt conversion fails) |
KNOXCEN | - | Steve Partin 6 yard run (2-pt conversion fails) |
BELLCO | - | Daniel Thomas 29 yard run (Daniel Thomas run) |
KNOXCEN | - | Landen Daughtry 5 yard pass from Steve Partin (2-pt conversion fails) |
BELLCO | - | Daniel Thomas 5 yard run (Daniel Thomas run) |
BELLCO | - | Daniel Thomas 12 yard run (Daniel Thomas run) |
KNOXCEN | - | Nathan Dunn 5 yard pass from Mason Griffin (Gavin Miracle run) |
BELLCO | - | Daniel Thomas 42 yard run (Hayden Dameron pass from Blake Burnett) |
Selected Statistics
Knox Central | ||||
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Rushing | No. | Yds. | Avg. | Long |
Steve Partin | 32 | 144 | 4.5 | **** |
Mason Griffin | 9 | 23 | 2.6 | **** |
Brayden Sizemore | 2 | 9 | 4.5 | **** |
Zach Carroll | 1 | 5 | 5.0 | **** |
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Passing | A-C-I | Yds. | TD | Long |
Mason Griffin | 27-18-2 | 113 | 1 | **** |
Steve Partin | 1-1-0 | 5 | 1 | **** |
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Receiving | No. | Yds. | TD | Long |
Jacob Smith | 8 | 31 | 0 | **** |
Zach Carroll | 3 | 27 | 0 | **** |
Nathan Dunn | 4 | 25 | 1 | **** |
Steve Partin | 1 | 18 | 0 | **** |
Landen Daughtry | 3 | 17 | 1 | **** |
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Bell County | ||||
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Rushing | No. | Yds. | Avg. | Long |
Daniel Thomas | 22 | 251 | 11.4 | **** |
Blake Burnett | 6 | 83 | 13.8 | **** |
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Passing | A-C-I | Yds. | TD | Long |
Blake Burnett | 3-2-0 | 48 | 1 | **** |
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Receiving | No. | Yds. | TD | Long |
Kaleb Miller | 1 | 39 | 1 | **** |
Elijah Hampton | 1 | 9 | 0 | **** |
Acknowledgements
A special thanks to the Bell County and Knox Central Stats Crews 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.