Scott County (3-0) vs. Henry Clay (3-1) September 15, 2001

Henry Clay defeated Scott County 18-14 in an exciting albeit mistake-marred game.  Coach Sam Simpson's Henry Clay Blue Devils had two touchdowns called back on penalties and lost a fumble in the end zone.  Coach Jim McKee's Scott County Cardinals outgained Henry Clay 327-277 but lost three fumbles and had one pass intercepted. 

Scott County took a 14-6 halftime lead on two touchdown runs by Jayce Johnson.  Henry Clay closed to within 2, 14-12 on a 1 yard run by QB David Buchanan with 3:02 remaining in the third quarter.  With less than two minutes left in the third quarter, Aaron Ballard separated a Scott County running back from the ball and teammate Antuan Jones scooped up the ball and raced 64 yards for what proved to be the decisive score.  Henry Clay relied on their defense to save the victory as Scott County reached the Henry Clay 20 yard line with 40 seconds remaining on the clock before Henry Clay shut them down.

The Scott County offense was led by their two superb running backs Jayce Johnson and Chris Travis.  Johnson had 27 carries for 157 yards and two touchdowns.  Travis picked up 83 yards on 15 carries.  QB Chris Cronin completed 8 of 16 passes for 93 yards.  Henry Clay was led by Isaiah Stewart with 103 yards on 11 rushing attempts.  QB David Buchanan completed 10 of 16 passes for 89 yards. 

This is an extremely tough district with Paul Dunbar, Scott County, Henry Clay, Lafayette, Tates Creek, Woodford County, and Bryan Station.  While both these teams have difficult games the rest of the year, they have the talent and coaching to make a lot of noise in the playoffs. 

Scoring Summary

  Henry Clay  18          Scott County  14
 

School	Q1	Q2	Q3	Q4	Final
Scott County	7	7	0	0	14
Henry Clay	0	6	12	0	18

SC Jayce Johnson 48 yard run (Daniel Snodgrass kick)
HC Terry Hicks 3 yard run (kick fails)
SC Johnson 2 yard run (Snodgrass kick)
HC David Buchanan 1 yard run (run fails)
HC Antuan Jones 64 yard fumble recovery (pass fails)
 

Selected Statistics
 

Scott County						Henry Clay
Rushing	No.	Yds.	Avg.	Long		Rushing	No.	Yds.	Avg.	Long
Jayce Johnson	27	157	5.8	48		Isaiah Stewart	11	103	9.4	47
Chris Travis	15	83	5.5	35		Mar. Commodore	12	38	3.2	10
Chris Cronin	01	-6	-60	0		Dem. Blackburn	04	28	7.0	12
						Terry Hicks	10	26	2.6	7
						David Buchanan	03	-4	-1.3	1
Passing	A-C-I	Yds.	TD	Long		Passing	A-C-I	Yds.	TD	Long
Chris Cronin	16-8-1	93	0	29		David Buchanan	16-10-0	89	0	22
Receiving	No.	Yds.	TD	Long		Receiving	No.	Yds.	TD	Long
Jayce Johnson	4	45	0	29		Casey Wheeler	3	28	0	11
Aaron Reynolds	3	28	0	13		Chase Marcinek	3	19	0	7
Ryan Rennecker	1	20	0	20		Bennett Hoeffer	2	11	0	10
						Aaron Ballard	1	22	0	22
						Mar. Commodore	1	9	0	9

A special thanks to the WL Stats crew for the statistics provided for tonight's game.

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