Topic: Football
2024FBPTFCC
Paducah Tilghman vs. Franklin County
Class 4A 2024 UK HealthCare Sports Medicine/KHSAA State Finals (Championship)
Kroger Field
Lexington, KY
December 6, 2024
© 2024 by Ron Harrison
Paducah Tilghman defeated Franklin County by the score of 27-20 to finish the season at 15-0 and earn a state championship. Paducah Tilghman recorded 24 first downs and 528 yards of total offense. The Blue Tornado were penalized 13 times for 112 yards, lost a fumble, and had a pass intercepted. Franklin County recorded 19 first downs and 293 yards of total offense. The Flyers were penalized 10 times for 70 yards.
Michael Hinton led Paducah Tilghman’s ground game with 88 yards on seven carries. Vanzale Hinton carried the ball 13 times for 65 yards. Jack James recorded 13 yards and two touchdowns on nine carries. Matels Carter also ran for a touchdown. Jack James completed 27 of 31 passes for 352 yards and one touchdown with one interception. Martels Carter caught nine passes for 169 yards and a touchdown. Vanzale Hinton added five receptions for 68 yards. Joshua Campbell recorded five catches for 49 yards. Avery Thompson chipped in with three catches for 38 yards. Jakevion Perry added three receptions for 16 yards. Martels Carter led the defense with five solo and two assisted tackles. Vanzale Hinton added four solo and one assisted tackles with one of his tackles resulting in a seven yard loss. Xsavier Cleary recorded four solo and one assisted tackles with two of his tackles resulting in losses totaling 12 yards. Kylan Ware chipped in with two solo and three assisted tackles with one of his tackles resulting in a five yard loss.
Lad. Simmone led Franklin County’s ground game with 75 ysrds on nine carries. Jack Oldham added 37 yards and a touchdown on seven carries. Juice Robinson recorded 30 yards on two carries. Delano Collins added 25 yards on five carries. Jayquan Crawford carried the ball six times for 20 yards and a touchdown. Knox Barrett completed eight of 19 passes for 100 yards and one touchdown. Lad. Simmons caught three passes for 63 yards. Jacob Taylor added three receptions for 38 yards and a touchdown. Delano Collins returned one kickoff for 19 yards. Hunter Gotshall returned two kickoffs for 34 yards with a long return of 17 yards. Easton Powell kicked off four times with four touchbacks. Jacob Taylor led the defense with seven solo and one assisted tackles. Juice Robinson added seven solo tackles. Hunter Gotshall recorded six solo and two assisted tackles and recovered a fumble. Jacob Olds chipped in with four solo and three assisted tackles and Delano Collins intercepted a pass he returned 19 yards.
Scoring Summary
School | Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final |
Paducah Tilghman | 6 | 8 | 6 | 7 | 27 |
Franklin County | 7 | 0 | 6 | 7 | 20 |
FRANKLIN | - | Jack Oldham 23 yard run (Easton Powell kick) |
TILGHMA | - | Martels Carter 38 yard pass from Jack James (Russell Hancock kick blocked) |
TILGHMA | - | Martels Carter 3 yard run (Avery Thompson pass from Jack James) |
TILGHMA | - | Jack James 2 yard run (Russell Hancock kick blocked) |
FRANKLIN | - | Jacob Taylor 16 yard pass from Knox Barrett (Easton Powell kick fails) |
TILGHMA | - | Jack James 1 yard run (Russell Hancock kick) |
FRANKLIN | - | Jayquan Crawford 6 yard run (Easton Powell kick) |
Selected Statistics
Paducah Tilghman | ||||
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Rushing | No. | Yds. | Avg. | Long |
Michael Hinton | 7 | 88 | 12.6 | 42 |
Vanzale Hinton | 13 | 65 | 5.0 | 20 |
Jack James | 9 | 13 | 1.4 | 5 |
Martels Carter | 3 | 5 | 1.7 | 3 |
Demarkus Williams | 4 | 5 | 1.2 | 3 |
Team | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 |
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Passing | A-C-I | Yds. | TD | Long |
Jack James | 31-27-1 | 352 | 1 | 51 |
Team | 3-0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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Receiving | No. | Yds. | TD | Long |
Martels Carter | 9 | 169 | 1 | 51 |
Vanzale Hinton | 5 | 68 | 0 | 18 |
Joshua Campbell | 5 | 49 | 0 | 23 |
Avery Thompson | 3 | 38 | 0 | 16 |
Jakevion Perry | 3 | 16 | 0 | 11 |
Shemari Thomas | 2 | 12 | 0 | 7 |
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Franklin County | ||||
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Rushing | No. | Yds. | Avg. | Long |
Lad. Simmons | 9 | 75 | 8.3 | 39 |
Jack Oldham | 8 | 37 | 4.6 | 23 |
Juice Robinson | 2 | 30 | 15.0 | 15 |
Delano Collins | 5 | 25 | 5.0 | 12 |
Jayquan Crawford | 6 | 20 | 3.3 | 9 |
Landon Cottrell | 1 | 3 | 3.0 | 3 |
Knox Barrett | 2 | 3 | 1.5 | 3 |
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Passing | A-C-I | Yds. | TD | Long |
Knox Barrett | 19-8-0 | 100 | 1 | 39 |
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Receiving | No. | Yds. | TD | Long |
Lad. Simmons | 3 | 63 | 0 | 39 |
Jacob Taylor | 3 | 38 | 1 | 18 |
Delano Collins | 1 | 6 | 0 | 6 |
Jack Oldham | 1 | -7 | 0 | 0 |
Acknowledgements
A special thanks to WL Stats 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.