©2005 by Ron Harrison
Clark County (8-2) vs. Paul L. Dunbar (8-2) November 4, 2005
Clark County's success this season has been fueled by a strong running game led by Robbelle Rogers with 732 yards. Other capable members of the ground attack include Clint Greene, Durrell Hallamon, and Lawrence Skinner with 393, 353, and 304 yards respectively.
Paul Dunbar has a balanced offense this season. QB Chris Franklin has thrown for 1594 yards and 15 touchdowns while RB Will Wright has run for 1172 yards and 14 touchdowns. Keith Bailey has caught 32 passes for 745 yards and seven touchdowns. Sean O'Brien gives Dunbar an excellent kicking game as he kicks off, punts, and handles the extra point and field goal duties.
Paul Dunbar survived a battle tonight by scoring the winning TD on a Mike Sweat 24 yard reception from Chris Franklin with 15 seconds remaining on the clock to earn a 30-26 victory over Clark County. Clark County took a 26-23 lead on a Henry Hudson 10 yard run with 2:04 remaining in the game. Dunbar started their winning drive on their own 19 yard line with 1:59 remaining on the clock. The Bulldogs marched down the field but faced a fourth-and-three play from the Clark County 27. Chris Franklin ran for the first down and Clark County was assessed with a face mask penalty and the ball moved to the 19 yard line. Two plays later, Franklin hit Sweat for the winning TD pass.
Clark County held a narrow 274-247 advantage in total yardage and a 17-14 margin in first downs. Clark County fumbled six times, but managed to recover them all. The Cardinals were penalized six times for 40 yards. Dunbar fumbled four times, losing one and was flagged five times for 42 yards.
Dunbar was led on the ground by Will Wright, who carried the ball 19 times for 68 yards. Chris Franklin completed eight of 17 passes for 154 yards with three TDs. Mike Sweat caught four passes for 125 yards with three touchdowns, carried the ball five times for 16 yards and a score, returned one kickoff for 11 yards, and led the defense with four solo and eight assisted tackles. Keith Bailey caught four passes for 29 yards and returned three kickoffs for 102 yards. Matt Metts recorded one solo and 11 assisted tackles, and Sean O'Brien averaged 44.3 yards per punt.
Robbelle Rogers led the Clark County ground game with 141 yards and three touchdowns on 17 carries. Lawrence Skinner added 52 yards on six carries. Rogers also led the defense with four solo and four assisted tackles. McCaffery added three solo and four assisted tackles.
Scoring Summary
| Paul L. Dunbar | 30 | Clark County | 26 |
| School | Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final |
| Clark County | 6 | 0 | 7 | 13 | 26 |
| Paul L. Dunbar | 0 | 9 | 7 | 14 | 30 |
| CC | - Robbelle Rogers 77 yard run (Ryan Farthing kick) |
| PD | - Team safety |
| PD | - Mike Sweat 26 yard pass from Chris Franklin (Sean O'Brien kick) |
| CC | - Rogers 3 yard run (Farthing kick) |
| PD | - Sweat 70 yard pass from Franklin (O'Brien kick) |
| CC | - Rogers 2 yard run (Farthing kick) |
| PD | - Sweat 6 yard run (O'Brien kick) |
| CC | - Henry Hudson 10 yard run (Farthing kick blocked) |
| PD | - Sweat 24 yard pass from Franklin (O'Brien kick) |
Selected Statistics
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| Rushing | No. | Yds. | Avg. | Long | Rushing | No. | Yds. | Avg. | Long | |
| Robbelle Rogers | 17 | 141 | 8.3 | 77 | Will Wright | 19 | 68 | 3.6 | 11 | |
| Lawr. Skinner | 6 | 52 | 8.7 | 23 | Jerrell Greene | 3 | 8 | 2.7 | 5 | |
| Bra. McCaffery | 5 | 33 | 6.6 | 20 | Mike Sweat | 5 | 6 | 1.2 | 6 | |
| Henry Hudson | 13 | 27 | 2.1 | 10 | Chris Franklin | 5 | 6 | 1.2 | 6 | |
| Clint Greene | 3 | 8 | 2.7 | 5 | Keith Bailey | 1 | 5 | 5.0 | 5 | |
| Clay Martin | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 0 | ||||||
| Durr. Hallamon | 7 | 0 | 0.0 | 2 | ||||||
| Eli Rector | 1 | -12 | -12.0 | 0 | ||||||
| Team | 1 | -19 | -19.0 | 0 | ||||||
| Julio Peon | 0 | 5 | 0.0 | 0 | ||||||
| Passing | A-C-I | Yds. | TD | Long | Passing | A-C-I | Yds. | TD | Long | |
| Henry Hudson | 5-3-0 | 10 | 0 | 9 | Chris Franklin | 17-8-0 | 154 | 3 | 70 | |
| Eli Rector | 1-0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||
| Robbelle Rogers | 1-1-0 | 28 | 0 | 28 | ||||||
| Receiving | No. | Yds. | TD | Long | Receiving | No. | Yds. | TD | Long | |
| Robbelle Rogers | 3 | 10 | 0 | 9 | Mike Sweat | 4 | 125 | 3 | 70 | |
| Bobby Roberts | 1 | 28 | 0 | 28 | Keith Bailey | 4 | 29 | 0 | 15 | |
Acknowledgements
A special thanks to WL Stats for the comprehensive stats provided for tonight's game.
Other Games of Interest
Please refer to Week Twelve in Review.
Please send your comments and questions to Ron Harrison at prepgridiron@yahoo.com.
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