Topic: Football
2023FBBGSW
Bowling Green vs. South Warren
South Warren High School
Bowling Green, KY
October 13, 2023
© 2023 by Ron Harrison
Bowling Green executed the old hook-and-lateral pass to defeat South Warren in a 36-29 come-from-behind victory over South Warren. Deuce Bailey took the snap at the South Warren 40 threw a short pass to Trevy Barber who pitched the ball back to Montravion Graham who raced to the end zone to give Bowling Green a 34-29 lead and the Purples converted a two point play to make the score 36-29 with six seconds left in the game. South Warren had taken the lead 29-28 with approximately 30 seconds left on the clock on a nine yard pass from Bryce Button to Isaiah Rigsby and a two point conversion run by Button. Bowling Green recorded 387 yards with no turnovers and South Warren recorded 525 yards but lost two fumbles.
Montravion Graham led Bowling Green’s ground game with 48 yards and a touchdown on four carries. Javen Huddleston carried the ball twice for 20 yards. Deuce Bailey completed 21 of 29 yards for 356 yards and three touchdowns. Trevy Barber caught five passes for 100 yards and a touchdown. Montravion Graham added three receptions for 100 yards and a touchdown. Christopher Sweeney recorded seven receptions for 97 yard and a touchdown. Jayden Axson led the defense with three solo and 15 assisted tackles. Ethan Warder added three solo and 12 assisted tackles and recovered a fumble. Max Buchanon recorded 12 assisted tackles. Wick Dotson chipped in with two solo and nine assisted tackles. Grayson Newman scored on a 14 yard fumble recovery return.
Jimmy Sales led South Warren’s ground game with 149 yards on 22 carries. Bryce Button added 48 yards and a touchdown on eight carries. Jayce Cutrona recorded 37 yards on 10 carries. Bryce Button completed 22 of 37 passes for 289 yards and three touchdowns. Isaiah Rigsby caught six passes for 87 yards and a touchdown. Bailey Shoemaker added four receptions for 78 yards and a touchdown. DeShawn Bridges recorded three receptions for 54 yards and a touchdown. Colton Veltkamp chipped in with six receptions for 53 yards. DeShawn Bridges led the defense with four solo and two assisted tackles. Brady Enslow added one solo and four assisted tackles with two of his tackles resulting in losses. Isaiah Rigsby recorded three solo and one assisted tackles. Kairan Hanes also recorded three solo and one assisted tackles. Jimmy Sale and Drayson Moore each recorded two solo and two assisted tackles. South Warren was hampered by the loss of 2-way star Ethan Reynolds who left the game early with an injury.
Scoring Summary
School | Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final |
Bowling Green | 7 | 7 | 7 | 15 | 36 |
South Warren | 0 | 7 | 7 | 15 | 29 |
BGREEN | - | Montravion Graham 95 yard pass from Deuce Bailey (Braden Widener kick) |
SWARREN | - | Bailey Shoemaker 27 yard pass from Bryce Button (Eli McIntosh kick) |
BGREEN | - | Christopher Sweeney 22 yard pass from Deuce Bailey (Braden Widener kick) |
SWARREN | - | Bryce Button 2 yard run (Eli McIntosh kick) |
BGREEN | - | Trevy Barber 16 yard pass from Deuce Bailey (Braden Widener kick) |
SWARREN | - | DeShawn Bridges 31 yard pass from Bryce Button (Eli McIntosh kick) |
BGREEN | - | Gratson Newman 14 yard fumble recovery return (Braden Widener kick) |
SWARREN | - | Isaiah Rigsby 9 yard pass from Bryce Button (Bryce Button run) |
BGREEN | - | Deuce Bailey pass to Trevy Barner who laterals to Montravion Graham for 40 yards (Evan Tuck 2-pt conv.) |
Selected Statistics
Bowling Green | ||||
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Rushing | No. | Yds. | Avg. | Long |
Montravion Graham | 4 | 48 | 12.0 | **** |
Javen Huddleston | 2 | 20 | 10.0 | **** |
Jaxen Smith | 1 | 10 | 10.0 | **** |
Deuce Bailey | 8 | -22 | -2.8 | **** |
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Passing | A-C-I | Yds. | TD | Long |
Deuce Bailey | 29-21-0 | 356 | 3 | **** |
Trevy Barber | 1-1-0 | 3 | 0 | **** |
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Receiving | No. | Yds. | TD | Long |
Trevy Barber | 5 | 100 | 1 | **** |
Montravion Graham | 3 | 100 | 1 | **** |
Christopher Sweeney | 7 | 97 | 1 | **** |
Evan Tuck | 4 | 25 | 0 | **** |
Matthew Klein | 2 | 23 | 0 | **** |
Javen Huddleston | 1 | 14 | 0 | **** |
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South Warren | ||||
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Rushing | No. | Yds. | Avg. | Long |
Jimmy Sales | 22 | 149 | 6.8 | **** |
Bryce Button | 8 | 48 | 6.0 | **** |
Jayce Cutrona | 10 | 37 | 3.7 | **** |
DeShawn Bridges | 2 | 2 | 1.0 | **** |
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Passing | A-C-I | Yds. | TD | Long |
Bryce Button | 37-22-0 | 289 | 3 | **** |
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Receiving | No. | Yds. | TD | Long |
Isaiah Rigsby | 6 | 87 | 1 | **** |
Bailey Shoemaker | 4 | 78 | 1 | **** |
DeShawn Bridges | 3 | 54 | 1 | **** |
Colton Veltkamp | 6 | 53 | 0 | **** |
Ethan Reynolds | 1 | 12 | 0 | **** |
Jace Cutrona | 2 | 5 | 0 | **** |
Acknowledgements
A special thanks to the Bowling Green and South Warren 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.