East Jessamine (5-0) vs. Lexington Catholic (4-1) October 3, 2003

David Hensley's East Jessamine Jaguars roll into town with a 5-0 record for a game with Lexington Catholic that could determine the district championship.  The Jaguar offense has plenty of weapons including 6-4 240 pound Sr. QB Patrick Hunt, 5-10 180 pound Sr. RB Wes Coleman, and 6-2 192 pound Sr. WR Brandon Mason.  They have the luxury of running behind a huge offensive line.  The defense, which has given up less than 100 yards per game, is led by 6-2 230 pound Sr. LB Steven Isaacs. 

Bob Sphire's Lexington Catholic Knights have only lost once this season, to Scott County.  The Knights bring a lot of offensive weapons, including 6-3 180 pound So. QB Justin Burke.  6-0 180 pound Sr. RB Phillip Martin possesses game-breaking speed and is also a threat as a receiver.  Two of Burke's favorite targets have been wide receivers 6-0 160 pound Jr. Tyler Hinkel and 6-3 173 pound Jr. Kevin Vogelsang. 

Lexington Catholic raced out to a 21-0 lead with 5:54 remaining in the first half and survived a furious rally by East Jessamine to claim a 28-21 victory.  East Jessamine cut the lead to 21-7 with 44 seconds remaining in the half on a one yard run by Patrick Hunt.  East Jessamine's Brandon Mason then intercepted a Justin Burke pass and the Jaguars were in business again on the Lexington Catholic 46 yard line.  Wes Coleman scored on a 44 yard run to narrow the score to 21-14 with six seconds ramaining in the half. 

East Jessamine finally tied the score 21-21 on a two yard run late in the third quarter.  Phillip Martin scored on a 15 yard run with 6:54 remaining in the final period in what proved to be the winning TD for Lexington Catholic.  East Jessamine had one more opportunity on offense and was on the Lexington Catholic 20 yard line as time expired. 

East Jessamine held a 358-272 yard advantage in total offense and held a decided edge in possession time 33:59-14:01.  The Jaguar's showed a lot of determination battling back from a 21-0 deficit.  East Jessamine was led by Wes Coleman with 181 yards and a TD on 21 carries.  Coleman is deceptively strong and gained many of his yards on second effort.  Lexington Catholic was led by Justin Burke, who completed 13 of 23 passes for 213 yards and two scores.  Tyler Hinkel caught six passes for 99 yards.  Kevin Lattner had a stellar evening on defense, recording 10 solo and seven assisted tackles. 

Scoring Summary

Lexington Catholic

28

East Jessamine

21

School	Q1	Q2	Q3	Q4	Final
East Jessamine	0	14	7	0	21
Lexington Catholic	7	14	0	7	28

LC	- Phillip Martin 51 yard pass from Justin Burke (Brian Behr kick)
LC	- Jarrell Snowden 23 yard fumble recovery (Behr kick)
LC	- Kevin Vogelsang 19 yard pass from Burke (Behr kick)
EJ	- Patrick Hunt 1 yard run (Evan Perdue kick)
EJ	- Wes Coleman 44 yard run (Perdue kick)
EJ	- Hunt 2 yard run (Perdue kick)
LC	- Martin 15 yard run (Behr kick)

 

Selected Statistics
 

East Jessamine						Lexington Catholic
Rushing	No.	Yds.	Avg.	Long		Rushing	No.	Yds.	Avg.	Long
Wes Coleman	21	181	8.6	44		Phillip Martin	9	37	4.1	15
Adam Ritchie	8	60	7.5	20		Justin Burke	7	22	3.1	16
Patrick Hunt	14	28	2.0	13		Team	1	0	0.0	0
Jason Fox	10	19	1.9	8
Passing	A-C-I	Yds.	TD	Long		Passing	A-C-I	Yds.	TD	Long
Patrick Hunt	17-7-2	70	0	23		Justin Burke	23-13-2	213	2	51
Adam Ritchie	1-0-0	0	0	0
Team	1-0-0	0	0	0
Receiving	No.	Yds.	TD	Long		Receiving	No.	Yds.	TD	Long
Wes Coleman	3	15	0	6		Tyler Hinkel	6	99	0	31
Brandon Mason	2	31	0	23		Michael Rumpke	2	26	0	18
Adam Ritchie	1	18	0	18		Marvin Devers	2	13	0	9
Jason Fox	1	6	0	6		Phillip Martin	1	51	1	51
						Kevin Vogelsang	1	19	1	19
						Cornell Burbage	1	5	0	5

Acknowledgements

A special thanks to WL Stats for the comprehensive stats provided for tonight's game. 

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