© 2008 by Ron Harrison
Johnson Central stopped Bryan Station on a fourth-and-three from the Johnson Central 31 with a minute left on the clock to ensure a 35-31 victory. Bryan Station led 31-27 going into the fourth quarter but J. J. Jude scored on a 22 yard run and Chase Richardson ran for the two point conversion to give Johnson Central a 35-31 lead with 11:52 remaining in the game. Bryan Station had two more drives in the fourth quarter but could not narrow the margin. Johnson Central had two big plays tonight, one an 85 yard interception return for a TD by J. J. Jude and an 89 yard kickoff return by J. K. Hall for a touchdown.
Johnson Central recorded 15 first downs and 273 yards of total offense. The Golden Eagles were penalized eight times for 80 yards. Johnson Central fumbled the ball seven times bur only lost two of them. Bryan Station had 16 first downs and 324 yards of total offense. The Defenders were penalized seven times for 55 yards and and had two passes intercepted.
Chase Richardson led the Johnson Central ground attack with 101 yards and a TD on 13 carries. Ian Welch carried the ball six times for 68 yards and a TD. J. J. Jude recorded 49 yards and a score on eight carries. J. K. Hall completed his only pass for 31 yards. Ian Welch caught a pass for 31 yards. J. J. Jude led the defense with five solo and seven assisted tackles. Jude also returned an intercepted pass 85 yards for a TD. Travis Scott added two solo and six assisted tackles.
Patrick Cornett led Bryan Station's ground game with 201 yards and three touchdowns on 26 carries. Brady Boling completed nine of 18 passes for 108 yards with two interceptions. Muhammad Saifullah caught three passes for 22 yards. Chaz Mitchell added two receptions for 47 yards. Octavian Crutcher led the defense with four solo and four assisted tackles. Jordan Taylor added four solo and two assisted tackles.
| Johnson Central | 35 | Bryan Station | 31 |
| School | Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final |
| Bryan Station | 10 | 14 | 7 | 0 | 31 |
| Johnson Central | 13 | 14 | 0 | 8 | 35 |
| JC | - | J. J. Jude 85 yard interception return (Trent Davis kick) |
| BS | - | Jose Marin 25 yard field goal |
| JC | - | Chase Richardson 46 yard run (Davis kick blocked) |
| BS | - | Roy Philon 2 yard run (Marin kick) |
| BS | - | Patrick Cornett 35 yard run (Marin kick) |
| JC | - | J. K. Hall 89 yard kickoff return (Richardson run) |
| BS | - | Cornett 43 yard run (Marin kick) |
| JC | - | Ian Welch 8 yard run (Richardson run fails) |
| BS | - | Cornett 35 yard run (Marin kick) |
| JC | - | Jude 22 yard run (Richardson run) |
| Bryan Station | Johnson Central | |||||||||
| Rushing | No. | Yds. | Avg. | Long | Rushing | No. | Yds. | Avg. | Long | |
| Patrick Cornett | 26 | 201 | 7.7 | 43 | Chase Richardson | 13 | 101 | 7.8 | 46 | |
| Roy Philon | 6 | 21 | 3.5 | 6 | Ian Welch | 6 | 68 | 11.3 | 25 | |
| Brady Boling | 2 | -6 | -3.0 | 1 | J. J. Jude | 8 | 49 | 6.1 | 22 | |
| Nathan Dillon | 9 | 28 | 3.1 | 7 | ||||||
| Team | 3 | 2 | 0.7 | 0 | ||||||
| J. K. Hall | 10 | -2 | -0.2 | 11 | ||||||
| Tanner Bratton | 2 | -4 | -2.0 | 3 | ||||||
| Passing | A-C-I | Yds. | TD | Long | Passing | A-C-I | Yds. | TD | Long | |
| Brady Bowling | 18-9-2 | 108 | 0 | 33 | Nathan Dillon | 1-0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| J. K. Hall | 1-1-0 | 31 | 0 | 31 | ||||||
| Receiving | No. | Yds. | TD | Long | Receiving | No. | Yds. | TD | Long | |
| Muhammad Saifullah | 3 | 22 | 0 | 8 | Ian Welch | 1 | 31 | 0 | 31 | |
| Chaz Mitchell | 2 | 47 | 0 | 33 | ||||||
| Patrick Cornett | 2 | 14 | 0 | 11 | ||||||
| Roy Philon | 1 | 13 | 0 | 13 | ||||||
| Kalib Ball | 1 | 12 | 0 | 12 | ||||||
A special thanks to WLStats for the comprehensive stats provided for tonight's games.
Please refer to Week 3 in Review .
Please feel free to send your comments and questions concerning the event, teams, or players to me at prepgridiron@yahoo.com.
Ron Harrison’s reports on this and other football events appear on https://www.angelfire.com/ky2/prepgridiron.
