Coca-Cola Gridiron Classic
Georgetown Kentucky
August 25, 2001
©2001 by Ron Harrison
Game One will feature Simon Kenton against the home team Scott County. The nightcap will match pit Madison Central against Meade County.
Simon Kenton (0-1) vs. Scott County (1-0)
Simon Kenton's coach Jeff Marksberry will return 22 lettermen for the 2001 campaign. RB Matthew Schoborg played receiver last year and brings his game-breaking speed to the Pioneer backfield. Scott County head coach Jim McKee returns nine starters on defense and both his placekicker and punter from last season. The offense is inexperienced but 5-8 170 Sr. FB Jayce Johnson, who rushed for 1100 yards last year, returns for his senior campaign.
Scott County's 1-2 punch Jayce Johnson and Chris Travis led the Cardinals to a 28-14 victory over Simon Kenton. Johnson rushed 24 times for 132 yards and two touchdowns while Travis had 125 yards on 16 carries and one score. Travis also caught a 15 yard touchdown pass from Soph. QB Chris Cronin who was making his first start. Donte Wilson led the Cardinal defense with 14 tackles and a fumble recovery. Simon Kenton was led by Matthew Schoborg, who rushed for 110 yards on 15 carries. Simon Kenton's scores came on an 11 yard run by Joseph Nevels and a beautiful 38 yard TD pass from Kevin Hutchins to Phil Evans. Chris Travis was selected as MVP for Scott County while Matthew Schoborg claimed MVP honors for Simon Kenton.
Scoring Summary
| Scott County | 28 | Simon Kenton | 14 |
| School | Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final |
| Simon Kenton | 0 | 7 | 0 | 7 | 14 |
| Scott County | 7 | 7 | 0 | 14 | 28 |
SC - Jayce Johnson 8 yard run (Daniel Snodgrass kick)
SC - Chris Cronin 15 yard pass to Chris Travis (Snodgrass kick)
SK - Joseph Nevels 11 yard run (Jared Smock kick)
SC - Johnson 11 yard run (Snodgrass kick)
SK - Kevin Hutchins 38 yard pass to Phil Evans (Smock kick)
SC - Travis 30 yard run (Snodgrass kick)
Selected Statistics (Unofficial)
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| Rushing | No. | Yds. | Avg. | Long | Rushing | No. | Yds. | Avg. | Long | |
| Kevin Hutchins | 05 | -26 | -5.2 | 1 | Chris Cronin | 06 | 09 | 1.5 | 5 | |
| Matthew Schoborg | 15 | 110 | 7.3 | 29 | Chris Travis | 16 | 125 | 7.8 | 30 | |
| Craig Cooper | 04 | 14 | 3.5 | 6 | Jayce Johnson | 24 | 132 | 5.5 | 15 | |
| Joseph Nevels | 06 | 27 | 4.5 | 22 | ||||||
| Kyle Chestnut | 04 | 09 | 2.3 | 6 | ||||||
| Passing | A-C-I | Yds. | TD | Long | Passing | A-C-I | Yds. | TD | Long | |
| Kevin Hutchins | 13-5-0 | 90 | 1 | 38 | Chris Cronin | 11-5-0 | 73 | 1 | 19 | |
| Receiving | No. | Yds. | TD | Long | Receiving | No. | Yds. | TD | Long | |
| Phil Evans | 1 | 38 | 1 | 38 | Aaron Reynolds | 2 | 36 | 0 | 19 | |
| Joseph Nevels | 2 | 26 | 0 | 16 | Ryan Rennecker | 2 | 22 | 0 | 15 | |
| Matthew Schoborg | 1 | 17 | 0 | 17 | Chris Travis | 1 | 15 | 1 | 15 | |
| Kyle Chestnut | 1 | 9 | 0 | 9 | ||||||
Madison Central (1-0) vs. Meade County (1-0)
Madison Central defeated Bryan Station in their opener, but it was a costly victory for Paul Rains as he lost starting QB Lamaur Hocker for several weeks with a collarbone injury. Coach Larry French has 25 seniors on this year's Meade County squad and is switching from a wishbone offense to a more balanced attack. 230 pound FB Nathan Barker and 5-7 speedster Darnell Stewart should provide a very effective inside-outside ground game for the Greenwave.
Meade County totally dominated this game and defeated Madison Central by a score of 45-0. Meade County took a 21-0 lead at halftime, then the game was delayed almost an hour due to lightning. Madison Central committed numerous turnovers in the third quarter and Meade County ran the score to 45-0 at the end of three quarters. Meade County went deep into the depth chart on the final period and the game ended with a 45-0 victory for Meade County.
Meade County was led by Darnell Stewart, who carried the ball 10 times for 145 yards and one score. Blake Powers completed 8 of 12 passes for 142 yards and two touchdown passes. Dustin Bullock led Madison Central with 36 yards on nine carries. Steven French intercepted one pass and caught a 47 yard scoring strike from Blake Powers and was named MVP for Meade County. Dustin Bullock was named game MVP for Madison Central.
Scoring Summary
| Meade County | 45 | Madison Central | 0 |
| School | Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final |
| Madison Central | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Meade County | 7 | 14 | 24 | 0 | 45 |
Meade - Bryan Crean 21 yard fumble recovery (Adam Cart kick)
Meade - Darnell Stewart 49 yard run (Cart kick)
Meade - Blake Powers 39 yard TD pass to Hobie Crean (Cart kick)
Meade - Powers 1 yard run (Cart kick)
Meade - Powers 47 yard TD pass to Steven French (Cart kick)
Meade - Hobie Crean returns intercepted pass 39 yards (Cart kick)
Meade - Cart 38 yard field goal
Selected Statistics (Unofficial)
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| Rushing | No. | Yds. | Avg. | Long | Rushing | No. | Yds. | Avg. | Long | |
| Evan King | 11 | 15 | 1.4 | 13 | Blake Powers | 03 | 10 | 3.3 | 7 | |
| Dustin Bullock | 09 | 36 | 4.0 | 16 | Nathan Barker | 10 | 58 | 5.8 | 14 | |
| Steven Stunson | 08 | 14 | 1.8 | 11 | Darnell Stewart | 10 | 145 | 14.5 | 49 | |
| Tamian Dean | 08 | 28 | 3.5 | 10 | Shawn Stewart | 01 | 02 | 2.0 | 2 | |
| Tony Kelly | 01 | 03 | 3.0 | 3 | ||||||
| Chase Myers | 03 | 06 | 3.0 | 3 | ||||||
| Brad Jones | 01 | 03 | 3.0 | 3 | ||||||
| Justin Hinerman | 01 | 03 | 3.0 | 3 | ||||||
| Drew Mills | 01 | 03 | 3.0 | 3 | ||||||
| Brent Hottell | 00 | 00 | 0.0 | 0 | ||||||
| Passing | A-C-I | Yds. | TD | Long | Passing | A-C-I | Yds. | TD | Long | |
| Evan King | 9-4-1 | 28 | 0 | 17 | Blake Powers | 12-8-0 | 151 | 2 | 47 | |
| Tamian Dean | 3-1-1 | 24 | 0 | 24 | Brent Hottell | 1-1-0 | 8 | 0 | 0 | |
| Receiving | No. | Yds. | TD | Long | Receiving | No. | Yds. | TD | Long | |
| Darrick Boyd | 2 | 41 | 0 | 24 | Steven French | 3 | 75 | 1 | 47 | |
| Marcus Boyd | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | Hobin Crean | 2 | 55 | 1 | 39 | |
| Tamian Dean | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | Nathan Barker | 1 | 14 | 0 | 14 | |
| Brian Jones | 1 | 8 | 0 | 8 | Josh Farrow | 1 | 8 | 0 | 8 | |
| Darnell Stewart | 2 | 6 | 0 | 9 | ||||||
Other Area Games of Interest
| Boyle County | 32 | Henry Clay | 0 |
| Lexington Catholic | 20 | Corbin | 14 |
| Danville | 42 | Bryan Station | 6 |
| Male | 30 | Highlands | 0 |
| Brentwood Academy (TN) | 14 | Covington Catholic | 13 |
| Boone County | 35 | Allen County-Scottsville | 31 |
| North Laurel | 13 | Wayme County | 12 |
| Hazard | 34 | Middlesboro | 21 |
| Prestonsburg | 25 | Bell County | 16 |
| Beechwood | 37 | Breathitt County | 8 |
| Bowling Green | 57 | Monroe County | 34 |
