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2023FBPBCBEL

Bell County vs. Belfry

Class 3A 2023 UK HealthCare Sports Medicine State Football Finals Round 2

Belfry High School
Belfry, KY
November 10, 2023

© 2023 by Ron Harrison

This game featured two long time state powers Bell County and Belfry coaches by two legendary leaders Dudley Hilton (Bell County) and Phillip Haywood (Belfry). The game lived up to expectations as Bell County eked out a 24-22 victory over Belfry. Bell County got their usual excellent performance by Daniel Thomas (249 yards one TD on the ground) and two passing TDs by Blake Burnett. Bell County’s O-line came to play tonight featuring 5-11 260 pound Sr. Brody Patterson, 6-4 303 pound Sr. Brayden Dunn, 6-2 290 pound Sr. Braydon Thomas, 5-10 220 Sr. Payton Williams, and 6-0 215 pound So. Jaxson Pratt. There were several key moments in the game, one being when the Bell County defense stopped Dre Young on a two point conversion attempt that would have tied the game at 24-24 midway throught the third quarter. Another came when the Bell County defense held on a fourth- and- goal from the seven yard line in the fourth quarter. That led to Bell County going on a sustained drive to run several minutes off the clock and secure the victory. Dre Young had a great performance for Belfry running for 200 yards and three touchdowns. Bell County recorded 346 yards of total offense while Belfry recorded 288 yards.

Daniel Thomas led Bell County’s ground game with 249 yards and a touchdown on 35 carries. Blake Burnett completed three of five passes for 74 yards and two touchdowns. Elijah Hampton caught one pass for 40 yards. Hayden Dameron and Blake Evans caught touchdown passes of 24 and 10 yards respectively. Blake Evans led the defense with six solo and four assisted tackles. Blake Burnett added six solo and three assisted tackles. Joshua Owens recorded seven solo tackles. Hayden Dameron and Spencer Phipps each recorded five solo and one assisted tackles.

Dre Young led Belfry’s ground game with 200 yards and three touchdowns on 31 carries. Chase Varney completed three of nine passes for 34 yards. Caden Woolum caught two passes for 24 yards. Ace Caudill added one reception for 10 yards. Dre Young led the defense with four solo and eight assisted tackles. Koy Queen added three solo and eight assisted tackles. Dante Davis chipped in with 11 assisted tackles. Caden Woolum recorded two solo and nine assisted tackles. Keaton Deskins recorded one solo and seven assisted tackles. Jeremiah Austin added eight assisted tackles. Ace Caudill recorded one solo and six assisted tackles.

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Acknowledgements

A special thanks to the Bell County and Belfry Stats Crews for the comprehensive stats provided for tonight's games.

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