St. Joseph HealthCare Bluegrass Bowl
Lexington Catholic High School
Lexington Kentucky
August 20, 2005
©2005 by Ron Harrison
Introduction
Four quality football programs will have the opportunity to showcase their talents on the beautiful synthetic turf at Joseph K. Ford Stadium.
Game One will pit 3A school Franklin County against 2A power Breathitt County. Coach Donny Walker's Franklin County Flyers finished 6-5 last season and return an explosive spread offense that can put up points in a hurry. 6-1 185 pound Jr. QB Kaelin Ammons threw for over 2,000 yards last season and connected for 25 touchdowns. He also ran for almost 1,000 yards and scored for 11 touchdowns. He has a bevy of good receivers including 6-0 170 pound Sr. Colton Riggs who also stars as a defensive back. 5-11 175 pound Sr. Shane McDonald is also one of his "go to" receivers.
The Breathitt County Bobcats, coached by Mike Holcomb, finished 11-1 last season and have captured three state championships. The Bobcats lost a lot of players through graduation and although they will be rebuilding, should field a competitive team. They should be led by speedy RB 5-8 170 pound Sr. Todd Robinson.
Game Two will match Class A Lexington Christian Academy against the 3A Lexington Catholic. Coach Paul Rains has LCA on the move as they finished 8-3 last season and return a lot of offensive firepower. 6-1 210 pound Sr. QB Garrie Krueger passed for 1995 yards and 25 touchdowns last year and ran for 350 yards and eight scores. 5-9 190 pound Sr. RB Tyrell Hayden ran for 811 yards and 15 touchdowns. 6-5 210 pound Sr. WR Andre Henderson caught 29 passes for 700 yards and 12 TDs. The Eagles will be without 6-1 208 pound Sr. RB/LB Jordan Kite who had knee surgery but hopefully will be back by mid-season. The line will be anchored this season by 6-2 280 pound Sr. Alex Riddle.
Coach Bob Sphire's Lexington Catholic Knights finished 10-2 last season and despite an inexperienced offensive and defensive line return a lot of offensive firepower, led by 6-3 191 pound Sr. QB Justin Burke. Burke has thrown for close to 5000 yards and connected for 58 TDs during a stellar career. Burke also has the ability to run as he gained 419 yards and scored seven TDs last season. 5-11 185 pound Sr. WR Cornell Burbage caught 29 passes for 541 yards and six TDs last season. Burbage also returned 11 kickoffs for 277 yards and a score and returned eight punts for 335 yards and two touchdowns. 6-1 163 pound Jr. WR Wes Caldwell also caught 27 passes for 486 yards and eight TDs. 6-0 220 pound Sr. A. J. Neltner is expected to anchor the offensive line.
Bowl History
| YEAR | TEAM | SCORE | MVP |
| 1995 | Lexington Catholic | 44 | Marcus Owens |
| Hazard | 0 | Ronnie Grigsby | |
| Louisville Trinity | 40 | ||
| Jessamine County | 0 | ||
| 1996 | Lexington Catholic | 34 | Derrick White |
| Beechwood | 27 | Adam Wulfeck | |
| Louisville Trinity | 41 | O-Line | |
| Henry Clay | 7 | Scott Hodges | |
| 1997 | Louisville Trinity | 41 | Antwaan Long |
| Campbell County | 7 | Troy Shafer | |
| Lexington Catholic | 30 | Ryan Neff | |
| Henry Clay | 26 | Thomas Morgan | |
| 1998 | Louisville Trinity | 40 | Dennis Edge |
| Henry Clay | 7 | Shane Boyd | |
| Lexington Catholic | 34 | Matt Haney | |
| Prestonsburg | 14 | John Ortega | |
| 1999 | Covington Catholic | 24 | Cole Chadwick |
| Louisville St. Xavier | 14 | Ryan Payne | |
| Lexington Catholic | 62 | Ryan Neff/Clay Wolford | |
| Harrodsburg | 13 | R. J. Bartleson | |
| 2000 | Louisville St. Xavier | 56 | Eric Saling |
| Madison Central | 3 | Joey Duff | |
| Lexington Catholic | 28 | Clay Wolford/Aaron Neff | |
| Covington Catholic | 13 | David Paul | |
| 2001 | Southwestern Pulaski | 20 | G. J. Wooldridge |
| Nelson County | 0 | Chance Downs | |
| Lexington Catholic | 45 | Tripp Eckerline/John Logan | |
| Larry A. Ryle | 21 | Ryan Fossett | |
| 2002 | Southwestern Pulaski | 24 | G. J. Wooldridge |
| Larry A. Ryle | 22 | Wayne Price | |
| Lexington Catholic | 28 | Jacob Doss | |
| Nelson County | 7 | Brent Boone | |
| 2003 | Louisville St. Xavier | 38 | K. J. Austin-Bruce |
| Scott County | 6 | Ted Sberna | |
| Lexington Catholic | 49 | Phillip Martin | |
| Prestonsburg | 6 | Nicholas Jameson | |
| 2004 | Louisville Pleasure Ridge Park | 34 | Jajuan Spillman |
| Lawrence County | 14 | Aaron Smith | |
| Lexington Catholic | 43 | Justin Burke | |
| Boyle County | 42 | Brandon Smith | |
Game One
Franklin County (0-0) vs. Breathitt County (0-0)
Franklin County, led by QB Kaelin Ammons, raced out to a 42-0 halftime lead on their way to a 58-7 rout of Breathitt County. The Flyers scored on their first six offensive possessions. They rolled up 643 yards on total offense and held Breathitt County to 224 yards. Breathitt County was penalized nine times for 71 yards while Franklin County was flagged seven times for 52 yards.
Ammons was the engineer of the Franklin County express as he completed 15 of 21 passes for 319 yards and four scoring strikes of 4, 82, 56, and 3 yards. He also carried the ball six times for 97 yards and scored on runs of 64 and 19 yards. Terry Metcalf carried the ball five times for 116 yards. Colton Riggs caught five passes for 137 yards with TD receptions of 4 and 82 yards. Shane McDonald added four receptions for 118 yards with a scoring reception of 56 yards. 6-2 225 pound Sr. Matt Stiles led the defense with four solo and two assisted tackles. Kaelin Ammons was named game MVP for Franklin County for his dazzling performance.
Breathitt County game MVP Todd Robinson carried the ball seven times for 106 yards with a 51 yard TD run. Beckham Herald added 82 yards on 11 carries. Colby Fugate completed seven of 18 passes for 51 yards. Kevin Moore caught four passes for 34 yards. Robinson also led the Bobcat defense with six solo tackles. Chris Spencer added five solo and one assisted tackles.
Scoring Summary
| Breathitt County | 58 | Franklin County | 7 |
| School | Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final |
| Franklin County | 21 | 21 | 13 | 3 | 58 |
| Breathitt County | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 7 |
| FC | - Colton Riggs 4 yard pass from Kaelin Ammons (Thomas Baker kick) |
| FC | - Riggs 82 yard pass from Ammons (Baker kick) |
| FC | - Gary Metcalf 4 yard run (Baker kick) |
| FC | - Ammons 64 yard run (Baker kick) |
| FC | - Shane McDonald 56 yard pass from Ammons (Baker kick) |
| FC | - Ammons 19 yard run (Baker kick) |
| BC | - Todd Robinson 51 yard run (Braston Hampton kick) |
| FC | - Andrew Wise 3 yard pass from Ammons (Justin Lumbard kick) |
| FC | - Larry Taylor 1 yard run (Lumbard kick blocked) |
| FC | - Justin Lumbard 21 yard field goal |
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| Rushing | No. | Yds. | Avg. | Long | Rushing | No. | Yds. | Avg. | Long | |
| Terry Metcalf | 5 | 116 | 23.2 | 88 | Todd Robinson | 7 | 106 | 15.1 | 51 | |
| Kaelin Ammons | 6 | 97 | 16.2 | 64 | Beckham Herald | 11 | 82 | 7.5 | 7 | |
| Gary Metcalf | 7 | 44 | 6.3 | 13 | Rusty Herald | 1 | 2 | 2.0 | 2 | Larry Taylor | 4 | 40 | 8.0 | 21 | Team | 1 | -2 | -2.0 | 0 | Jeffrey Wheat | 4 | 14 | 3.5 | 10 | Colby Fugate | 4 | -15 | -3.8 | 1 |
| Gabe Jones | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 1 | ||||||
| Jarrod Braden | 1 | -1 | -1.0 | 0 | ||||||
| Passing | A-C-I | Yds. | TD | Long | Passing | A-C-I | Yds. | TD | Long | |
| Kaelin Ammons | 21-15-0 | 319 | 4 | 82 | Colby Fugate | 18-7-0 | 51 | 0 | 14 | |
| Gabe Jones | 1-1-0 | 13 | 0 | 4 | ||||||
| Receiving | No. | Yds. | TD | Long | Receiving | No. | Yds. | TD | Long | |
| Colton Riggs | 5 | 137 | 2 | 82 | Kevin Moore | 4 | 34 | 0 | 14 | |
| Shane McDonald | 4 | 118 | 1 | 56 | J. P. Hollon | 1 | 9 | 0 | 9 | |
| Andrew Wise | 2 | 9 | 1 | 6 | Todd Robinson | 1 | 8 | 0 | 8 | |
| Jeffrey Wheat | 1 | 26 | 0 | 26 | Shelby Stacy | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Daryl Smith | 1 | 13 | 0 | 4 | ||||||
| Jarrod Braden | 1 | 12 | 0 | 12 | ||||||
| Larry Taylor | 1 | 9 | 0 | 9 | ||||||
| Terry Metcalf | 1 | 8 | 0 | 8 | ||||||
Game Two
Lexington Christian Academy (0-0) vs. Lexington Catholic (0-0)
Lexington Catholic raced out to a 31-0 lead on their way to a convincing 52-14 victory over Lexington Christian Academy. The victorious Knights rolled up 417 yards on total offense including 260 yards on the ground. The Lexington Catholic defense held LCA to 167 yards including only one of nine pass completions. Lexington Catholic was penalized seven times for 69 yards while LCA received seven penalties for 40 yards.
Justin Burke was named game MVP for Lexington Catholic as he completed 12 of 20 passes for 157 yards and scoring passes of 22, 5, 6, and 16 yards. Burke also carried the ball nine times for 82 yards including a 17 yard scoring run. Shane Israel carried the ball 11 times for 94 yards and scored on runs of 25 and 14 yards. Cornell Burbage caught five passes for 62 yards and a six yard scoring reception. Wes Caldwell was a model of efficiency as he caught three passes for TD receptions of 22, 5, and 16 yards. 5-11 175 pound Jr. LB Jacob Locknane led the Knight defense with five solo and one assisted tackles.
Tyrell Hayden led LCA with 67 yards and TD runs of 22 and 3 yards on 13 carries. Hayden also caught one pass for 67 yards and added 49 yards on two kickoff returns. Garrie Krueger was named team MVP. Krueger completed one of nine passes for for 67 yards and carried the ball five times for 31 yards. 5-10 140 pound Jr. DB William Maupin led the Eagle defense with six solo and one assisted tackles. Tyrell Hayden added four solo and three assisted tackles.
Scoring Summary
| Lexington Catholic | 52 | Lexington Christian Academy | 14 |
| School | Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final |
| Lexington Christian Academy | 0 | 7 | 0 | 7 | 14 |
| Lexington Catholic | 31 | 21 | 0 | 0 | 52 |
| LC | - Justin Burke 17 yard run (Brian Behr kick) |
| LC | - Wes Caldwell 22 yard pass from Burke (Behr kick) |
| LC | - Behr 40 yard field goal |
| LC | - Shane Israel 25 yard run (Behr kick) |
| LC | - Caldwell 5 yard pass from Burke (Behr kick) |
| LCA | - Tyrell Hayden 22 yard run (Dan Jacus kick) |
| LC | - Cornell Burbage 6 yard pass from Burke (Behr kick) |
| LC | - Israel 14 yard run (Behr kick) |
| LC | - Caldwell 16 yard pass from Burke (Behr kick) |
| LCA | - Hayden 3 yard run (Jacus kick) |
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| Rushing | No. | Yds. | Avg. | Long | Rushing | No. | Yds. | Avg. | Long | |
| Tyrell Hayden | 13 | 67 | 5.2 | 22 | Shane Israel | 11 | 94 | 8.5 | 28 | |
| Garrie Krueger | 5 | 31 | 6.2 | 19 | Justin Burke | 9 | 82 | 9.1 | 24 | |
| Dan Jacus | 4 | 2 | 0.5 | 1 | Truitt Donnelley | 4 | 17 | 4.2 | 10 | |
| Zack Jeter | 3 | 17 | 5.7 | 13 | ||||||
| Grant Plummer | 3 | 16 | 5.3 | 12 | ||||||
| Devon Williams | 2 | 13 | 6.5 | 12 | ||||||
| Tyler Hancock | 2 | 8 | 4.0 | 11 | ||||||
| Miles Nallia | 1 | 8 | 8.0 | 8 | ||||||
| Will Osborne | 1 | 4 | 4.0 | 4 | ||||||
| Braden Mann | 2 | 1 | 0.5 | 2 | ||||||
| Passing | A-C-I | Yds. | TD | Long | Passing | A-C-I | Yds. | TD | Long | |
| Garrie Krueger | 9-1-1 | 67 | 0 | 67 | Justin Burke | 20-12-0 | 157 | 4 | 22 | |
| Tyler Hancock | 2-0-1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||
| Receiving | No. | Yds. | TD | Long | Receiving | No. | Yds. | TD | Long | |
| Tyrell Hayden | 1 | 67 | 0 | 67 | Cornell Burbage | 5 | 62 | 1 | 17 | |
| Wes Caldwell | 3 | 43 | 3 | 22 | ||||||
| Will Osborne | 2 | 26 | 0 | 19 | ||||||
| Pat Schwendemar | 1 | 14 | 0 | 14 | ||||||
| Truitt Donnelly | 1 | 12 | 0 | 12 | ||||||
Acknowledgements
A special thanks to Lexington Catholic athletic director Greg Todd for the hospitality
extended me during my stay. Also, a special thanks to the WL Stats crew for the comprehensive stats provided for both games tonight.
Other Games of Interest
Please see Week 1 in Review.
Please send your comments and questions to Ron Harrison at prepgridiron@yahoo.com.
Ron Harrison’s reports on this and other football events appear on https://www.angelfire.com/ky2/prepgridiron.
