Louisville, Kentucky
November 30 & December 1, 2001
©2001 by Ron Harrison
Class A Championship
Danville (12-2) vs. Newport Central Catholic (13-1) November 30, 2001
This is a rematch of last year's Class A Championship. Danville won the title last year with a 23-9 victory over NewCath. Danville has won nine state titles with Coach Sam Harp claiming five of these titles in his fourteen years at Danville. Coach Bob Schmeider has been at the helm at NewCath for thirty six seasons. He won a title in 1984 and was state runner-up in '85, '86, and '00.
Danville has been led through the air this year by Jr. QB Adam Schott who has completed 137 of 224 passes for 2188 yards and 24 touchdowns. His favorite targets have been Wesley Cloud, Jeremy Vaught, and Binky Mays with 27, 22, and 20 receptions respectively. Cloud led the Admiral receivers with seven TD receptions. The ground game has been led by Kelvin Turner, Andrew Hopewell, and Michael Woods with 658, 633, and 566 yards respectively. Hopewell has scored 14 touchdowns on the ground while Turner has reached the end zone 11 times. Ben White, a 190 pound Sr. linebacker, led the defense with 118 tackles with fellow linebacker Andrew Hopewell close behind with 102 stops.
Newport Central Catholic has been led on the ground this season by RB Steve Everson with 1529 yards and 23 TDs on 250 carries. QB Jeff Smith completed 132 of 252 passes for 2052 yards and 24 touchdowns. Shawn Kelly caught 46 passes for 665 yards and seven scores. The defense was led by 6-3 220 pound LB Tyler Barto with 132 tackles. 5-10 170 pound defensive end Robby Grimm recorded 100 tackles.
Danville survived a second half rally by NewCath to claim a 14-13 victory and another state title. This was a tale of two games as Danville totally dominated the first half and led 14-0 at the half. They got on the scoreboard on a 4 yard pass from Adam Schott to Jeremy Vaught, and a 57 yard TD run by Kelvin Turner. The Admiral defense held NewCath to 63 first half yards. The second half was another story as NewCath outgained Danville 180 yards to 69. NewCath scored on a Steve Everson two yard run and Matt Heister conversion in the third quarter. NewCath pulled to within 1, 14-13 on a 7 yard TD pass from Jeff Smith to Kevin Smith but Heister missed the conversion. NewCath had one last chance but Smith's pass from the Danville 35 was intercepted on the eight yard line by Wesley Cloud to end the threat.
Danville was led on the ground today by Kelvin Turner with 94 yards on seven carries. Adam Schott completed 11 of 17 passes for 106 yards and a score. NewCath was led by Steve Everson with 87 yards on 21 carries. Jeff Smith completed 11 of 28 passes for 134 yards and one score.
Scoring Summary
| Danville | 14 | Newport Central Catholic | 13 |
| School | Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final |
| Danville | 7 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 14 |
| Newport Central Catholic | 0 | 0 | 7 | 6 | 13 |
| D | - Adam Schott 4 yard pass to Jeremy Vaught (Bennett Clark kick) |
| D | - Kelvin Turner 57 yard run (Clark kick) |
| NCC | - Steve Everson 2 yard run (Matt Heister kick) |
| NCC | - Jeff Smith 7 yard pass to Kevin Smith (kick fails) |
Selected Statistics
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| Rushing | No. | Yds. | Avg. | Long | Rushing | No. | Yds. | Avg. | Long | |
| Kelvin Turner | 7 | 94 | 13.4 | 57 | Steve Everson | 21 | 87 | 4.1 | 19 | |
| Andrew Hopewell | 14 | 56 | 4.0 | 12 | Fred Macke | 1 | 16 | 16.0 | 16 | |
| Michael Woods | 7 | 10 | 1.4 | 6 | Jeff Hellman | 2 | 8 | 4.0 | 6 | |
| Mario Berry | 1 | 2 | 2.0 | 2 | Kevin Smith | 3 | 6 | 2.0 | 4 | |
| Ben White | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | Tyler Barto | 2 | 3 | 1.5 | 2 | |
| Adam Schott | 5 | -7 | -1.4 | 5 | Jeff Smith | 3 | -11 | -3.7 | 2 | |
| Passing | A-C-I | Yds. | TD | Long | Passing | A-C-I | Yds. | TD | Long | |
| Adam Schott | 17-11-0 | 106 | 1 | 20 | Jeff Smith | 28-11-2 | 134 | 1 | 23 | |
| Receiving | No. | Yds. | TD | Long | Receiving | No. | Yds. | TD | Long | |
| Andrew Hopewell | 4 | 22 | 0 | 8 | Matt Heister | 5 | 75 | 0 | 23 | |
| Jeremy Vaught | 3 | 37 | 1 | 20 | Steve Everson | 2 | 20 | 0 | 23 | |
| Michael Woods | 2 | 15 | 0 | 10 | Kevin Smith | 2 | 13 | 1 | 7 | |
| Binky Mays | 1 | 17 | 0 | 17 | Fred Macke | 1 | 15 | 0 | 15 | |
| Clay Bryant | 1 | 15 | 0 | 15 | Joey Sharp | 1 | 11 | 0 | 11 | |
Class 2A Championship
Bardstown (14-0) vs. Prestonsburg (13-1) November 30, 2001
Bardstown has overwhelmed most of their opponents and are considered a strong favorite to leave Louisville with a championship. Coach Joey Downs' team has been led this year by their Mr. Football candidate John Wesley Monin. Monin has completed 155 of 225 passes for 2714 yards and 36 touchdowns. Maurice Crowe has caught 41 passes for 866 yards and 9 TDs while Brian Johnson has 38 receptions for 719 yards and 9 scores. Jamie Cotton has led the ground game with 1145 yards and 24 scores on 127 rushing attempts. Bardstown has scored 11 special teams TDs -- four on kickoffs and seven on punts. The defense has been led by 6-4 190 pound tackle Lance Blanford who has recorded 117 tackles this season.
Coach John DeRossett's Prestonsburg Blackcats have been led on the ground by Matt Slone who has gained 2223 yards and 35 touchdowns on 224 carries. Mikeal Fannin carried the ball 136 times for 1140 yards and 18 scores. QB Joey Willis has completed 41 of 97 passes for 1021 yards and 14 scoring strikes. Chris Spriggs caught 16 passes for 408 yards and three touchdowns. Chris Jervis has only 11 receptions but 7 of his catches have been for touchdowns. 6-1 210 pound DE Tony Hurt and 5-10 175 pound LB John Hunt recorded 121 and 91 tackles respectively.
The Bardstown Tigers blitzed Prestonsburg 35-0 in the first half and rolled to a 47-16 victory for the Class 2A title. Bardstown outgained Prestonsburg 404-199 total yards and held Prestonsburg to only five yards in the first half. Bardstown was led on the ground by Jamie Cotton with 159 yards and three touchdowns on 14 carries. Maurice Crowe added 96 yards and one score on 17 carries. John Wesley Monin completed 13 of 18 passes for 124 yards and two scores. Lance Blanford had an excellent defensive effort with seven tackles, two for losses, and one sack. Prestonsburg was led today on the ground by Matt Slone with 69 yards on 11 carries. QB Joey Willis scored both Prestonsburg touchdowns.
Scoring Summary
| Bardstown | 47 | Prestonsburg | 16 |
| School | Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final |
| Bardstown | 6 | 29 | 6 | 6 | 47 |
| Prestonsburg | 0 | 0 | 8 | 8 | 16 |
| B | - John W. Monin 9 yard pass to Joseph Blackmon (kick fails) |
| B | - Monin 30 yard pass to Maurice Crowe (Monin pass to Blackmon) |
| B | - Jamie Cotton 8 yard run (Lincoln Buzick kick) |
| B | - Cotton 6 yard run (Buzick kick) |
| B | - Randy Tonge 2 yard run (Buzick kick) |
| B | - Cotton 57 yard run (kick fails) |
| P | - Joey Willis 1 yard run (Willis pass to Austin Clark) |
| P | - Willis 2 yard run (Willis pass to Matt Slone) |
| B | - Maurice Crowe 5 yard run (kick fails) |
Selected Statistics
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| Rushing | No. | Yds. | Avg. | Long | Rushing | No. | Yds. | Avg. | Long | |
| Jamie Cotton | 14 | 159 | 11.4 | 57 | Matt Slone | 11 | 69 | 6.3 | 34 | |
| Maurice Crowe | 17 | 96 | 5.6 | 14 | Mikeal Fannin | 11 | 37 | 3.4 | 15 | |
| Randy Tonge | 2 | 19 | 9.5 | 17 | Chris Spriggs | 1 | -3 | -3.0 | 0 | |
| Joseph Blackmon | 2 | 6 | 3.0 | 5 | Joey Willis | 7 | -20 | -2.9 | 4 | |
| Jonathan Hibbs | 1 | 4 | 4.0 | 4 | ||||||
| Wesley Sheckles | 2 | 2 | 1.0 | 2 | ||||||
| John W. Monin | 5 | 2 | 0.4 | 6 | ||||||
| Brian Johnson | 1 | -7 | -7.0 | 0 | ||||||
| Passing | A-C-I | Yds. | TD | Long | Passing | A-C-I | Yds. | TD | Long | |
| John W. Monin | 18-13-0 | 124 | 2 | 30 | Joey Willis | 15-5-2 | 116 | 0 | 73 | |
| Matt Slone | 1-0-1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||
| Receiving | No. | Yds. | TD | Long | Receiving | No. | Yds. | TD | Long | |
| Maurice Crowe | 4 | 59 | 1 | 30 | Mikeal Fannin | 2 | 75 | 0 | 73 | |
| Joseph Blackmon | 3 | 41 | 1 | 21 | Austin Clark | 1 | 30 | 0 | 30 | |
| Brian Johnson | 2 | 12 | 0 | 6 | Matt Slone | 1 | 9 | 0 | 9 | |
| Randy Tonge | 2 | 5 | 0 | 5 | Chris Spriggs | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | |
| Jared LeFaivre | 1 | 6 | 0 | 6 | ||||||
| Brian Wood | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | ||||||
Class 3A Championship
Boyle County (14-0) vs. Rockcastle County (14-0) December 1, 2001
Coach Chuck Smith's Boyle County Rebels moved up to Class 3A but haven't missed a beat on their way to a 14-0 record. Boyle County is on a misson to go undefeated for three straight seasons and add their third straight state title. The Rebels are balanced on offense (2929 yards rushing and 2447 yards passing) and stingy on defense (8.4 ppg allowed per game). They have outscored their opponents on average 51.1-8.4 points per game. The Rebels have been led on the ground by Casey McCoy with 1264 yards and 25 TDs on 223 carries. QB Jeff Duggins has completed 129 of 195 passes for 2332 yards and 37 touchdowns. Duggins has also carried the ball 92 times for 680 yards and 13 scores. Jacob Tamme has 40 receptions for 945 yards and 14 touchdowns. The Boyle County defense has been led this year by 6-1 175 pound Jr. linebacker Michael Paul Webb with 203 tackles.
Coach Tom Larkey's Rockcastle County Rockets come in 14-0 and are also balanced on offense (2766 yards rushing and 2703 yards passing) and have only allowed 57 points on defense all season. They enjoy a 49.2-4.1 margin over their opponents this season. The Rockets ground game has been led by Marty Reagan who has gained 1260 yards and scored 22 touchdowns on 147 rushing attempts. Jr. QB Aaron Anderkin has completed 164 of 249 passes for 2641 yards and 40 touchdown passes. Josh Hale has caught 71 passes for 1224 yards and 24 TDs. The defense has been led by 6-0 212 pound Sr. linebacker William Blair with 111 tackles and 5-9 181 pound Sr. linebacker P. J. Rowe with 83 tackles.
Boyle County blitzed Rockcastle County 42-0 in the first half and rolled to a 49-14 victory to claim their third consecutive state championship. This was also the Rebels 45th straight victory. Boyle County enjoyed a 328-172 yardage margin and their ball hawking defense picked off six interceptions. Rockcastle County had a great season and finished up at 14-1. Boyle County was led today by QB Jeff Duggins who completed 13 of 20 passes for 189 yards and three touchdowns. Jacob Tamme had a great game, catching five passes for 67 yards and two TDs, completed 2 of 2 passes for 77 yards and a score, and intercepted two passes on defense. Josh Hale caught 4 passes for Rockcastle County for 81 yards and a touchdown.
Scoring Summary
| Boyle County | 49 | Rockcastle County | 14 |
| School | Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final |
| Boyle County | 24 | 18 | 7 | 0 | 49 |
| Rockcastle County | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 14 |
| BC | - David Jennings 37 yard field goal |
| BC | - Casey McCoy 2 yard run (Jennings kick) |
| BC | - Jeff Duggins 10 yard pass to Jacob Tamme (Jennings kick) |
| BC | - Casey McCoy 1 yard run (Jennings kick) |
| BC | - Jennings 32 yard field goal |
| BC | - Duggins 21 yard pass to Adam Tamme (Brad Cloud run) |
| BC | - Duggins 14 yard pass to Jacob Tamme (Jennings kick) |
| BC | - Jacob Tamme 28 yard pass to Jeff Duggins (Jennings kick) |
| RC | - Marty Reagan 1 yard run (Jens Strietzel kick) |
| RC | - Aaron Anderkin 46 yard pass to Josh Hale (Strietzel kick) |
Selected Statistics
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| Rushing | No. | Yds. | Avg. | Long | Rushing | No. | Yds. | Avg. | Long | |
| Casey McCoy | 16 | 56 | 3.5 | 25 | Marty Reagan | 13 | 41 | 3.2 | 23 | |
| Jeff Duggins | 9 | 10 | 1.1 | 11 | Clell Swinney | 1 | 3 | 3.0 | 3 | |
| Daniel Smith | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | Devin Taylor | 1 | 2 | 2.0 | 2 | |
| Jake Rostker | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | Aaron Anderkin | 1 | -4 | -4.0 | 0 | |
| Brandon Smith | 1 | -5 | -5.0 | 0 | Josh Taylor | 2 | -2 | -1.0 | 0 | |
| Passing | A-C-I | Yds. | TD | Long | Passing | A-C-I | Yds. | TD | Long | |
| Jeff Duggins | 20-13-0 | 189 | 3 | 33 | Aaron Anderkin | 21-8-6 | 132 | 1 | 46 | |
| Jacob Tamme | 2-2-0 | 77 | 1 | 49 | ||||||
| Brandon Smith | 0-0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||
| Receiving | No. | Yds. | TD | Long | Receiving | No. | Yds. | TD | Long | |
| Jake Rostker | 5 | 123 | 0 | 49 | Josh Hale | 4 | 81 | 1 | 46 | |
| Jacob Tamme | 5 | 67 | 2 | 28 | Marty Reagan | 2 | 9 | 0 | 9 | |
| Adam Tamme | 2 | 28 | 1 | 21 | Devin Taylor | 1 | 42 | 0 | 42 | |
| Jeff Duggins | 2 | 28 | 1 | 28 | Clell Swinney | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Casey McCoy | 1 | 15 | 0 | 15 | ||||||
| Rob Vonckx | 1 | 5 | 0 | 5 | ||||||
Class 4A Championship
Trinity (12-1) vs. Male (12-2) December 1, 2001
The Battle of Louisville is for high stakes this year -- a state championship. These two teams played for the title a year ago and Male came out on top by a 34-14 margin. Male is coming into this year's game with some key injuries. QB Brandon Blackerby, who completed 171 of 286 passes for 2618 yards and 33 touchdowns, will miss today's game. WR Keion Sanders and LB Matt Sanders will not play today. Male's running attack has been led by Chris Barclay (121 rushes, 935 yards, 14 TDs) and Sergio Spencer (101 rushes, 614 yards, 8 TDs). Michael Bush has caught 64 passes for 1090 yards and 15 touchdowns but will line up at quarterback today. Coach Bob Redman's Male Bulldogs will have to depend on Michael Bush, a marvelous athlete, to carry the load against Trinity.
Coach Bob Beatty's Trinity Shamrocks have been on a roll and have outscored their opponents by a 47.7-7.2 margin. They have been led by Super Soph. QB Brian Brohm who has completed 162 of 252 passes for 2705 yards and 36 touchdowns. Alex Hennessey caught 42 passes for 944 yards and 11 TDs. Jimmy Murray and TaShawn McBroom have caught 34 and 27 passes respectively with each reaching the end zone 7 times. DeQuese May led the ground attack with 1085 yards and 15 TDs on 139 carries.
A very determined Trinity squad shredded the Male defense for 590 yards and defeated Male by a score of 45-19. Male rolled up 396 yards but a lot of the yardage came after the issue was settled. Brian Brohm was 12 of 21 through the air for 377 yards and three TDs. RB DeQuese May carried the ball 22 times for 144 yards and four scores. Alex Hennessey caught four passes for 133 yards and two touchdowns. Michael Bush had and excellent game for Male. Bush completed 19 of 36 passes for 331 yards and one TD, and carried the ball 10 times for 59 yards and a touchdown.
Scoring Summary
| Trinity | 45 | Male | 19 |
| School | Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final |
| Trinity | 18 | 6 | 14 | 7 | 45 |
| Male | 13 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 19 |
| T | - Brian Brohm 5 yard pass to Alex Hennessey (kick fails) |
| M | - Michael Bush 32 yard pass to Chris Barclay (kick fails) |
| T | - Brohm 71 yard pass to TaShawn McBroom (pass fails) |
| M | - Barclay 95 yard kickoff return (Todd Flannery kick) |
| T | - DeQuese May 42 yard run (run fails) |
| T | - May 6 yard run (kick fails) |
| T | - May 9 yard run (kick fails) |
| T | - Brohm 82 yard pass to Hennessey (Lewis pass to Steve Sorg) |
| T | - May recovers fumble in end zone (Karl Williams kick) |
| M | - Bush 1 yard run (pass fails) |
Selected Statistics
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| Rushing | No. | Yds. | Avg. | Long | Rushing | No. | Yds. | Avg. | Long | |
| DeQuese May | 22 | 144 | 6.5 | 42 | Michael Bush | 10 | 59 | 5.9 | 18 | |
| TaShawn McBroom | 3 | 41 | 13.7 | 16 | Sergio Spencer | 6 | 7 | 1.2 | 3 | |
| Brian Brohm | 5 | 20 | 4.0 | 7 | Chris Barclay | 4 | 0 | 0.0 | 3 | |
| Jimmy Murray | 7 | 15 | 2.1 | 10 | Ryan Blackerby | 1 | -4 | -4.0 | 0 | |
| Norm Elbert | 1 | 2 | 2.0 | 2 | ||||||
| Passing | A-C-I | Yds. | TD | Long | Passing | A-C-I | Yds. | TD | Long | |
| Brian Brohm | 21-12-2 | 377 | 3 | 82 | Michael Bush | 36-19-2 | 331 | 1 | 43 | |
| DeQuese May | 1-0-1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Andrew Patton | 11-4-0 | 10 | 0 | 11 | |
| Receiving | No. | Yds. | TD | Long | Receiving | No. | Yds. | TD | Long | |
| Alex Hennessey | 4 | 133 | 2 | 82 | Andrew Patton | 5 | 55 | 0 | 14 | |
| Jimmy Murray | 3 | 41 | 0 | 18 | Corey James | 5 | 54 | 0 | 20 | |
| TaShawn McBroom | 2 | 124 | 1 | 71 | Chris Barclay | 4 | 70 | 1 | 33 | |
| DeQuese May | 1 | 37 | 0 | 37 | Sergio Spencer | 3 | 74 | 0 | 43 | |
| Jeff Sorg | 1 | 30 | 0 | 30 | Ryan Blackerby | 2 | 38 | 0 | 26 | |
| Will Jones | 1 | 12 | 0 | 12 | Michael Bush | 2 | 5 | 0 | 11 | |
| Dale Baughman | 1 | 38 | 0 | 38 | ||||||
| Nathan Kustes | 1 | 7 | 0 | 7 | ||||||
