Lexington Kentucky
October 2, 2003
©2003 by Ron Harrison
Woodford County (1-5) vs. Henry Clay (3-3) October 2, 2003
Woodford County opened up the season with a victory over Anderson County but has lost their last five games in a row. The Yellowjackets have been led on offense this year by RB Lionel Thornton. Henry Clay has won their last three games and registered a shutout last week with a 48-0 win over Bryan Station. So. RB Rod Johnson has gained 458 yards on the ground and So. QB Salin Simpson has passed for 372 yards. Multi-talented senior Aubrey White leads the team with 687 total yards (this includes rushing, receiving, and kick return yardage). The Blue Devil defense has been led by Josh Wright, Steven Dominianni, and Mychal Dabney.
Henry Clay held a commanding 518-138 yard edge in total offense and scored 34 points in the second half on their way to a 48-7 victory. Henry Clay converted on eight of nine third down opportunities and scored on all six of their "red zone" chances. Woodford County gained 138 yards on the ground but was zero for six on passing attempts.
The Blue Devils were led on the ground by Rod Johnson who carried the ball 16 times for 105 yards and a touchdown. Clayton Heien gained 79 yards on 12 rushing attempts. Salin Simpson completed 12 of 21 passes for 192 yards and three touchdowns. Aubrey White caught eight passes for 129 yards and three TD receptions of eight, 34, and 17 yards. Woodford County was led by Lionel Thornton who carried the ball 16 times for 95 yards and one touchdown. Derek Faught recorded 10 unassisted tackles for the Yellowjackets.
Scoring Summary
| Henry Clay | 48 | Woodford County | 7 |
| School | Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final |
| Woodford County | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 7 |
| Henry Clay | 7 | 7 | 14 | 20 | 48 |
| HC | - Rod Johnson 7 yard run (Peter Mashni kick) |
| HC | - Aubrey White 8 yard pass from Salin Simpson (Mashni kick) |
| HC | - Travis Hart recovers fumble in end zone (Mashni kick) |
| WC | - Lionel Thornton 1 yard run (Cody Baker kick) |
| HC | - White 34 yard pass from Simpson (Mashni kick) |
| HC | - White 17 yard pass from Simpson (Mashni kick) |
| HC | - Tyler Sexton 16 yard run (Mashni kick) |
| HC | - Taylor Holton 2 yard run (run fails) |
Selected Statistics
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| Rushing | No. | Yds. | Avg. | Long | Rushing | No. | Yds. | Avg. | Long | |
| Lionel Thornton | 16 | 95 | 5.9 | 28 | Rod Johnson | 16 | 105 | 6.6 | 19 | |
| Trenton FIelds | 16 | 53 | 3.3 | 45 | Clayton Heien | 12 | 79 | 6.6 | 23 | |
| Anthony Patrick | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 1 | Matt Walker | 6 | 46 | 7.7 | 13 | |
| Sterling Tuttle | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | DiQuann Mack | 3 | 39 | 13.0 | 23 | |
| Jay Walters | 1 | -2 | -2.0 | 0 | Tyler Sexton | 3 | 38 | 12.7 | 16 | |
| Team | 1 | -9 | -9.0 | 0 | Aubrey White | 1 | 4 | 4.0 | 4 | |
| Taylor Holton | 1 | 2 | 2.0 | 2 | ||||||
| Travis Hart | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | ||||||
| Passing | A-C-I | Yds. | TD | Long | Passing | A-C-I | Yds. | TD | Long | |
| Trenton Fields | 5-0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Salin Simpson | 21-12-0 | 192 | 3 | 34 | |
| Kyle Nickerson | 1-0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Justin Farmer | 3-3-0 | 13 | 0 | 5 | |
| Receiving | No. | Yds. | TD | Long | Receiving | No. | Yds. | TD | Long | |
| Aubrey White | 8 | 129 | 3 | 34 | ||||||
| Travis Hart | 3 | 13 | 0 | 5 | ||||||
| Rod Johnson | 2 | 39 | 0 | 25 | ||||||
| Clayton Heien | 2 | 24 | 0 | 16 | ||||||
Acknowledgements
A special thanks to WL Stats for the comprehensive statistics provided for tonight's game.
Other Games of Interest
Please refer to Week Seven in Review.
Please send your comments and questions to Ron Harrison at prepgridiron@yahoo.com.
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