2009 KHSAA Commonwealth Gridiron Bowl

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2009 KHSAA Commonwealth Gridiron Bowl

Class A, 2A, 3A, 4A, 5A,6A Playoffs

Championships

Houchens-LT Smith Stadium

Bowling Green, KY

December 4-5, 2009

Class A Championship

Mayfield (13-1) vs. Lexington Christian Academy (13-1) December 5, 2009

Coach Joe Morris’ Mayfield team gained 2841 yards on the ground and 2463 yards through the air. They averaged 41.6 ppg on offense and gave up 12.5 ppg. 5-8 165 pound Sr. RB Tyreese Murrell led the ground game with 1621 yards and 20 touchdowns on 207 carries. 6-1 165 pound Jr. QB Luke Guhy completed 125 of 219 passes for 2348 yards and 32 touchdowns with eight interceptions. 6-2 175 pound Sr. WR Xavier Shelton caught 60 passes for 1264 yards and 19 touchdowns. 5-11 190 pound Sr. LB Matthew Schultz led the defense with 82 solo and 49 assisted tackles. 5-11 175 pound Fr. LB Jonathon Jackson added 77 solo and 52 assisted tackles.

Coach Paul Rains’ Lexington Christian Academy Eagles gained 3776 yards on the ground and 2332 yards through the air. They averaged 48.4 ppg on offense and gave up 16 ppg. 5-9 220 pound Sr. FB Dominique Hayden led the ground game with 2562 yards and 43 touchdowns on 279 carries. 6-1 185 pound Sr. QB Lucas Witt added 531 yards and seven touchdowns on 71 carries. Witt completed 121 of 192 passes for 2112 yards and 31 touchdowns with one interception. 6-1 165 pound Sr. WR Branden Burdette caught 40 passes for 889 yards and 14 touchdowns. 5-9 185 pound So. LB Chad Hall led the defense with 48 solo and 14 assisted tackles. 6-3 195 pound Jr. Safety Max Barjuca added 51 solo and five assisted tackles. 5-10 210 pound So. LB Will Thomas Collins recorded 48 solo and eight assisted tackles.

LCA outscored Mayfield 21-0 in the second quarter on their way to a 55-19 victory. LCA recorded 22 first downs and 512 yards of total offense. The Eagles were penalized three times for 38 yards and had two passes intercepted. Mayfield recorded eight first downs and 352 yards of total offense. They were penalized three times for 21 yards, lost a fumble, and had five passes intercepted.

Dominique Hayden led Lexington Christian Academy’s ground attack with 210 yards and two touchdowns on 38 carries. Lucas Witt carried the ball nine times for 62 yards and two touchdowns. Lucas Witt completed 13 of 20 passes for 205 yards and three touchdowns with two interceptions. Branden Burdette caught seven passes for 141 yards and two touchdowns. Chad Hall led the defense with four solo and two assisted tackles. Adam Hall added four solo and one assisted tackles. Branden Burdette recorded three solo tackles, one assisted tackles, and two interceptions.

Tyreese Murrell led Mayfield’s ground game with 87 yards on 18 carries. Luke Guhy completed 15 of 28 passes for 263 yards and two touchdowns with five interceptions. Xavier Shelton caught eight passes for 174 yards and two touchdowns. Matthew Schultz led the defense with seven solo and eight assisted tackles. Jav. Richardson added five solo tackles, six assisted tackles, and one interception.

Scoring Summary

School Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final

Mayfield 7 0 12 0 19

LCA 7 21 14 13 55

LCA – Dominique Hayden 5 yard run (Chaz Witt kicks)

M – Xavier Shelton 47 yard pass from Luke Guhy (Marc Wynstra kicks)

LCA – Dominique Hayden 27 yard run (Chaz Witt kicks)

LCA – Branden Burdette 25 yard pass from Lucas Witt (Chaz Witt kicks)

LCA – Branden Burdette 31 yard pass from Lucas Witt (Chaz Witt kicks)

M – Matthew Schultz 1 yard run (Marc Wynstra kick fails)

LCA – Lucas Witt 4 yard run (Chaz Witt kicks)

M – Xavier Shelton 76 yard pass from Luke Guhy (Luke Guhy run fails)

LCA – Chad Hall 16 yard pass from Lucas Witt (Chaz Witt kicks)

LCA – Lucas Witt 38 yard run (Chaz Witt kick fails)

LCA – Will Collins 1 yard run (Chaz Witt kicks)

Selected Statistics

Mayfield

Rushing No. Yds. Avg. Long

Tyreese Murrell 18 87 4.8 57

Decole Noonan 2 10 5.0 12

Xavier Shelton 1 1 1.0 1

Matthew Schultz 2 1 0.5 1

Luke Guhy 1 -10 -10.0 0

Passing A-C-I Yds. TD Long

Luke Guhy 28-15-5 263 2 76

Receiving No. Yds. TD Long

Xavier Shelton 8 174 2 76

Will. Higginson 4 34 0 33

Jav. Richardson 2 5 0 2

Tyreese Murrell 1 50 0 50

Lexington Christian Academy

Rushing No. Yds. Avg. Long

Dominique Hayden 38 210 5.5 27

Lucas Witt 9 62 6.9 38

Will Collins 8 33 4.1 17

Chad Hall 1 2 2.0 2

Passing A-C-I Yds. TD Long

Lucas Witt 20-13-2 205 3 31

Receiving No. Yds. TD Long

Branden Burdette 7 141 2 31

Dominique Hayden 2 21 0 17

Drew Walls 2 12 0 11

Chad Hall 1 16 1 16

Clay Mossbarger 1 15 0 15

Class 2A Championship

Fort Campbell (14-0) vs. DeSales (11-3) December 5, 2009

Coach Shawn Berner’s Fort Campbell Falcons gained 3761 yards on the ground and 1715 yards through the air. They averaged 49.9 ppg on offense and gave up 8.4 ppg. 6-0 190 pound Sr. QB Antonio Andrews led the ground game with 1442 yards and 28 touchdowns on 129 carries. 5-11 190 pound Sr. RB Troy Turner added 1129 yards and 21 touchdowns on 98 carries. Antonio Andrews completed 82 of 145 passes for 1589 yards and 27 touchdowns with six interceptions. 5-8 150 pound Jr. WR Tre Powell caught 34 passes for 754 yards and 17 touchdowns. Tre Powell, 6-4 239 pound Sr. LB Reace Hughes, 6-0 165 pound Jr. LB Dakota Januchowski, and 5-9 170 pound Sr. LB Darian Crank led the defense with 151, 139, 137, and 136 tackles respectively.

Coach Mark Sander’s DeSales Colts gained 3951 yards on the ground and 1149 yards through the air. They averaged 35.4 ppg on offense and gave up 15.8 ppg. 5-9 195 pound Sr. RB Andrew Beeler led the ground game with 1683 yards and 18 touchdowns on 223 carries. 6-0 185 pound Sr. QB Ryan Johnson added 713 yards and seven touchdowns on 122 carries. QB Ryan Johnson completed 70 of 148 passes for 956 yards and 13 touchdowns with 11 interceptions. 6-2 210 pound Sr. TE Luke Price caught 18 passes for 297 yards and two touchdowns. 6-6 200 pound Sr. TE Nick Roush added 14 receptions for 274 yards and seven touchdowns. 5-10 190 pound Sr. LB Erik Hall led the defense with 40 solo and 67 assisted tackles. 6-2 230 pound Sr. DL Dominique Boyd added 41 solo and 56 assisted tackles.

Fort Campbell trailed 9-7 at halftime but pulled away in the second half to defeat DeSales 29-9. Fort Campbell recorded 15 first downs and 345 yards of total offense. The Falcons were penalized six times for 50 yards and had a pass intercepted. DeSales recorded 23 first downs and 355 yards of total offense. The Colts were penalized three times for 34 yards. DeSales ran 78 offensive plays compared to 41 plays for Fort Campbell. DeSales also had 31:03 of clock possession time.

Antonio Andrews led Fort Campbell’s ground attack with 155 yards and a touchdown on 11 carries. Troy Turner carried the ball seven times for 81 yards and a touchdown. Antonio Andrews completed eight of 14 passes for 78 yards and a touchdown with one interception. Breeon Moreno caught three passes for 33 yards and a touchdown. Tre Powell led the defense with 15 solo and five assisted tackles. Reace Hughes added six solo and four assisted tackles.

Andrew Beeler led DeSales’ ground attack with 91 yards on 25 carries. Ryan Johnson added 82 yards and a touchdown on 18 carries. Garrit Leicht added 75 yards on 15 carries. Ryan Johnson completed six of 13 passes for 77 yards. Luke Price caught three passes for 40 yards. Ryan Johnson led the defense with five solo and three assisted tackles. Erik Hall added five solo and two assisted tackles. Garrit Leicht recorded three solo and one assisted tackles with three of his tackles resulting in losses totaling 17 yards.

Scoring Summary

School Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final

Fort Campbell 7 0 15 7 29

DeSales 0 9 0 0 9

FTC – Antonio Andrews 20 yard run (Darien Upshaw kicks)

DeS – Ryan Johnson kicks 25 yard field goal

DeS – Ryan Johnson 4 yard run (Ryan Johnson kick fails)

FTC – Breeon Moreno 15 yard pass from Antonio Andrews (Darien Upshaw kicks)

FTC – Tre Powell 59 yard punt return (Chris Allen pass from Antonio Andrews)

FTC – Troy Turner 50 yard run (Darien Upshaw kicks)

Selected Statistics

Fort Campbell

Rushing No. Yds. Avg. Long

Antonio Andrews 11 155 14.1 53

Troy Turner 7 81 11.6 50

Tre Powell 3 23 7.7 12

Darian Crank 2 13 6.5 9

Team 1 0 0.0 0

Breeon Moreno 2 -5 -2.5 3

Passing A-C-I Yds. TD Long

Antonio Andrews 14-8-1 78 1 17

Aaron Hills 1-0-0 0 0 0

Receiving No. Yds. TD Long

Breeon Moreno 3 33 1 15

Tre Powell 3 18 0 17

Aaron Hills 2 27 0 17

DeSales

Rushing No. Yds. Avg. Long

Andrew Beeler 25 91 3.6 12

Ryan Johnson 18 82 4.6 13

Garrit Leicht 15 75 5.0 21

Kyle Perry 6 27 4.5 6

Chris Pike 1 3 3.0 3

Passing A-C-I Yds. TD Long

Ryan Johnson 13-6-0 77 0 18

Receiving No. Yds. TD Long

Luke Price 3 40 0 17

Jeffrey Poole 2 19 0 11

Kyle Perry 1 18 0 18

Class 3A Championship

Paducah Tilghman (8-6) vs. Somerset (14-0) December 5, 2009

Coach Randy Wyatt’s Paducah Tilghman Blue Tornado gained 2035 yards on the ground and 1635 yards through the air. They averaged 26.4 ppg on offense and gave up 19.3 ppg. 5-9 210 pound Sr. RB Deray Edmonds led the ground game with 1678 yards and 15 touchdowns on 223 carries. 6-2 180 pound Jr. QB Sam Cox completed 83 of 183 passes for 1162 yards and 14 touchdowns with six interceptions. 6-0 180 pound So. WR Jadarion Harmon caught 27 passes for 483 yards and six touchdowns. 6-4 190 pound Jr. WR Josh Forrest caught 21 passes for 370 yards and seven touchdowns. Josh Forrest led the defense with 74 solo and 30 assisted tackles. 6-0 179 pound Sr. LB Darrian Stubblefield added 53 solo and 34 assisted tackles.

Coach Robbie Lucas’ Somerset Briar Jumpers gained 2667 yards on the ground and 2314 yards through the air. They averaged 36.6 ppg on offense and gave up 14 ppg. 5-8 160 pound Sr. RB Otie Manning led the ground game with 807 yards and 14 touchdowns on 129 carries. 5-9.5 160 pound Jr. QB Eric Manning added 554 yards and seven touchdowns on 97 carries. QB Eric Manning completed 148 of 274 passes for 2298 yards and 28 touchdowns with nine interceptions. 5-9 160 pound So. WR Storm Wilson caught 56 passes for 976 yards and 11 touchdowns. 6-2 Jr. WR JP Henderlight added 26 receptions for 475 yards and six touchdowns. 5-11 220 pound So. DL Trey Slaughter led the defense with 72 solo and 43 assisted tackles. 6-0 171 pound Jr. LB Rob Stevenson added 56 solo and 48 assisted tackles. * NOTE Somerset’s individual statistics are for 13 games.

Paducah Tilghman intercepted five passes and recovered two fumbles in a 21-0 victory over Somerset. Paducah Tilghman recorded 11 first downs and 250 yards of total offense. The Blue Tornado was penalized eight times for 66 yards, lost two fumbles, and had two passes intercepted. Somerset recorded 12 first downs and 156 yards of total offense. The Briar Jumpers were penalized four times for 50 yards, lost two fumbles, and had five passes intercepted.

Kristen Jackson led Paducah Tilghman’s ground game with 109 yards and a touchdown on 24 carries. Jackson completed four of 13 passes for 103 yards and a touchdown with two interceptions. Josh Forrest caught two passes for 37 yards. Jadar. Harmon caught a 48 yard touchdown pass. Javar. Hodge led the defense with six solo and four assisted tackles. Bobby Caldwell added six solo tackles. Josh Forrest recorded two solo tackles, three assisted tackles, and three interceptions.

Thomas Boyle led Somerset’s ground game with 72 yards on eight carries. Eric Manning completed 10 of 28 passes for 74 yards with five interceptions. Storm Wilson caught four passes for 33 yards. Taylor Sears led the defense with six solo and one assisted tackles. Rob. Stevenson added five solo and two assisted tackles.

Scoring Summary

School Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final

Tilghman 7 0 7 7 21

Somerset 0 0 0 0 0

PT – D’Shon Jackson 28 yard interception return (Will Nicholas kicks)

PT – Jadar. Harmon 48 yard pass from Kristen Jackson (Will Nicholas kicks)

PT – Kristen Jackson 31 yard run (Will Nicholas kicks)

Selected Statistics

Paducah Tilghman

Rushing No. Yds. Avg. Long

Kristen Jackson 24 109 4.5 31

Deray Edmonds 14 38 2.7 13

Team 1 0 0.0 0

Passing A-C-I Yds. TD Long

Kristen Jackson 13-4-2 103 1 48

Sam Cox 1-0-0 0 0 0

Receiving No. Yds. TD Long

Josh Forrest 2 37 0 28

Jadar. Harmon 1 48 1 48

Randy Burbage 1 18 0 18

Somerset

Rushing No. Yds. Avg. Long

Thomas Boyle 8 72 9.0 25

Otie Manning 13 30 2.3 7

Josh Troxtle 3 8 2.7 9

Team 1 -5 -5.0 0

Eric Manning 11 -23 -2.1 4

Passing A-C-I Yds. TD Long

Eric Manning 28-10-5 74 0 12

Receiving No. Yds. TD Long

Storm Wilson 4 33 0 12

Jordan Jones 2 15 0 8

JP Henderlight 2 12 0 7

Clay. Stringer 1 8 0 8

Otie Manning 1 6 0 6

Class 4A Championship

Lone Oak (14-0) vs. Boyle County (14-0) December 4, 2009

Coach Jack Haskins’ Lone Oak Purple Flash gained 2112 yards on the ground and 3570 yards through the air. They averaged 44.5 ppg on offense and gave up 13.5 ppg. 5-11 185 pound Sr. RB Matt Starks led the ground game with 1034 yards and 20 touchdowns on 126 carries. 6-0 185 pound Sr. QB Cameron Looper added 654 yards and eight touchdowns on 123 carries. QB Cameron Looper completed 211 of 318 passes for 3168 yards and 36 touchdowns with one interception. Matt Starks caught 49 passes for 548 yards and nine touchdowns. 5-10 150 pound So. WR Joe Starks caught 41 passes for 733 yards and three touchdowns. 5-6 160 pound So. WR Felix Colon added 39 receptions for 678 yards and six touchdowns. 5-10 150 pound So. WR Jared Hill recorded 32 receptions for 418 yards and five touchdowns. 5-9 175 pound Sr. WR Carson Beyer caught 30 passes for 714 yards and nine touchdowns.

Coach Larry French’s Boyle County Rebels gained 4051 yards on the ground and 1523 yards through the air. They averaged 42.9 ppg on offense and gave up 7.2 ppg. 5-9 170 pound Sr. RB Rees MacShara led Boyle County’s ground game with 2878 yards and 42 touchdowns on 238 carries. 6-4 190 pound Sr. QB Boone Goldsmith completed 95 of 164 passes for 1432 yards and 12 touchdowns with six interceptions. 6-2 230 pound Jr. TE Lamar Dawson, Rees MacShara, and 6-2 190 pound Sr. WR Logan Tritapoe each caught 19 passes for 359, 347, and 284 yards respectively. Lamar Dawson led the defense with 160 tackles. 6-0 220 pound Sr. DL Grant Aumiller added 91 tackles.

Boyle County rallied from a 29-13 deficit after three quarters to defeat Lone Oak 42-39 in two overtimes. Boyle County’s Phil. Barsotti kicked a 38 yard field goal with four seconds remaining in regulation to tie the game at 29-29 and force overtime. Boyle County recorded 24 first downs and 423 yards of total offense. The Rebels were penalized 10 times for 94 yards and lost a fumble. Lone Oak recorded 24 first downs and 400 yards of total offense. The Purple Flash were penalized four times for 36 yards.

Rees MacShara led Boyle County’s ground game with 190 yards and a touchdown on 31 carries. Boone Goldsmith completed 12 of 19 passes for 205 yards and three touchdowns. Rees MacShara caught three passes for 100 yards and a touchdown. Zach Hester added three receptions for 44 yards and a touchdown. Zach Hester led the defense with nine solo and four assisted tackles. Chris Cook added eight solo and one assisted tackles with three of his tackles resulting in losses totaling five yards.

Matt Starks led Lone Oak’s ground game with 49 yards and a touchdown on 12 carries. Cameron Looper completed 32 of 41 passes for 301 yards and three touchdowns. Matt Starks caught 13 passes for 45 yards and two touchdowns. Carson Beyer added eight receptions for 96 yards. Felix Colon recorded five receptions for 82 yards and a touchdown. Jared Hill and Felix Colon led the defense with eight solo tackles each.

Scoring Summary

School Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 OT OT Final

Lone Oak 3 19 7 0 7 3 39

Boyle County 7 0 6 16 7 6 42

LO – Jack Coorts kicks 30 yard field goal

BC – Rees MacShara 3 yard run (Phil. Barsotti kicks)

LO – Matt Starks 2 yard run (Jack Coorts kicks)

LO – Matt Starks 11 yard pass from Cameron Looper (Jack Coorts kick fails)

LO – Felix Colon 48 yard pass from Cameron Looper (Jack Coorts kick fails)

BC – Rees MacShara 70 yard pass from Boone Goldsmith (Devan Hale run fails)

LO – Matt Starks 6 yard pass from Cameron Looper (Jack Coorts kicks)

BC – Zach Hester 8 yard pass from Boone Goldsmith (Boone Goldsmith pass fails)

BC – Lamar Dawson 6 yard pass from Boone Goldsmith (Phil. Barsotti kicks)

BC – Phil. Barsotti kicks 38 yard field goal

BC – Boone Goldsmith 1 yard run (Phil. Barsotti kicks)

LO – Cameron Looper 3 yard run (Jack Coorts kicks)

LO – Jack Coorts kicks 26 yard field goal

BC – Boone Goldsmith 1 yard run

Selected Statistics

Lone Oak

Rushing No. Yds. Avg. Long

Matt Starks 12 49 4.1 8

Cameron Looper 10 30 3.0 6

Joe Starks 3 20 6.7 21

Passing A-C-I Yds. TD Long

Cameron Looper 41-32-0 301 3 58

Receiving No. Yds. TD Long

Matt Starks 13 45 2 11

Carson Beyer 8 96 0 19

Felix Colon 5 82 1 48

Joe Starks 5 66 0 58

Jared Hill 1 12 0 12

Boyle County

Rushing No. Yds. Avg. Long

Rees MacShara 31 190 6.1 29

Chris Cook 2 21 10.5 15

Boone Goldsmith 8 10 1.2 8

Lamar Dawson 2 -3 -1.5 3

Passing A-C-I Yds. TD Long

Boone Goldsmith 19-12-0 205 3 70

Receiving No. Yds. TD Long

Rees MacShara 3 100 1 70

Zach Hester 3 44 1 22

Logan Tritapoe 2 39 0 25

Lamar Dawson 2 17 1 11

Jar. Harrington 1 6 0 6

Connor Givhan 1 -1 0 0

Class 5A Championship

John Hardin (14-0) vs. Highlands (14-0) December 4, 2009

Coach Mark Brown’s John Hardin Bulldogs gained 3331 yards on the ground and 2217 yards through the air. They averaged 38.9 ppg on offense and gave up 10 ppg. 5-7 163 pound Jr. HB Landon Savoy led the ground game with 1203 yards and 13 touchdowns on 134 carries. 5-9 159 pound Sr. HB Michael Wright added 934 yards and 12 touchdowns on 87 carries. 5-11 183 pound Sr. QB Alex Dingle completed 119 of 182 passes for 2100 yards and 28 touchdowns with six interceptions. 5-8 166 pound So. SE Jeremy Harness caught 44 passes for 699 yards and seven touchdowns. 6-5 197 pound Sr. TE Matt Simmons added 24 passes for 586 yards and 12 touchdowns. 5-7 162 pound Sr. LB Sammy Smith led the defense with 86 solo and 27 assisted tackles. 5-6 195 pound Jr. CB Damien Biggs added 52 solo and 32 assisted tackles.

Coach Dale Mueller’s Highlands Bluebirds gained 3561 yards on the ground and 2155 yards through the air. They averaged 40.1 ppg on offense and gave up 11.4 ppg. 6-1 196 pound Sr. RB Austin Collinsworth led the ground game with 1326 yards and 20 touchdowns on 147 carries. 5-8 180 pound Sr. RB Tyler Fennell added 665 yards and 14 touchdowns on 92 carries. 6-4 185 pound So. QB Patrick Towles completed 52 of 107 passes for 1122 yards and 10 touchdowns with two interceptions. 6-4 195 pound Sr. QB Will Bardo completed 45 of 86 passes for 959 yards and six touchdowns with four interceptions. 6-1 182 pound Sr. Nick Buten caught 32 passes for 780 yards and eight touchdowns. 6-1 195 pound Sr. WR John Drennan added 26 receptions for 770 yards and four touchdowns.

Highlands utilized a punishing ground game to defeat John Hardin 35-7. Highlands averaged 7.2 yards per carry on 42 rushing attempts. They recorded 16 first downs and 320 yards of total offense. The Bluebirds were penalized three times for 22 yards and lost a fumble. John Hardin recorded 17 first downs and 345 yards of total offense. The Bulldogs were penalized seven times for 45 yards, lost two fumbles, and had a pass intercepted.

Austin Collinsworth led Highland’s ground game with 176 yards and three touchdowns on 25 carries. Patrick Towles carried the ball eight times for 73 yards and a touchdown. Patrick Towles completed one of two passes for 16 yards. Nick Buten caught one pass for 16 yards. Brandon Roller led the defense with four solo and four assisted tackles. Col. Rosenhagen added four solo and three assisted tackles.

Landon Savoy led John Hardin’s ground game with 70 yards on 12 carries. Darrell Alston carried the ball 10 times for 50 yards. Alex Dingle completed 13 of 18 passes for 133 yards. Matt Simmons completed his only pass for 35 yards and a touchdown. Jeremy Harness caught five passes for 89 yards and a touchdown. Sammy Smith led the defense with eight solo and two assisted tackles. Smith also recovered a fumble. Damien Biggs added seven solo and two assisted tackles.

Scoring Summary

School Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final

John Hardin 0 0 0 7 7

Highlands 7 14 14 0 35

H – Austin Collinsworth 8 yard run (Adam Weinel kicks)

H – Austin Collinsworth 12 yard run (Adam Weinel kicks)

H – Austin Collinsworth 4 yard run (Adam Weinel kicks)

H – Will Bardo 98 yard kickoff return (Adam Weinel kicks)

H – Patrick Towles 11 yard run (Adam Weinel kicks)

JH – Jeremy Harness 35 yard pass from Matt Simmons (Adam Harber kicks)

Selected Statistics

John Hardin

Rushing No Yds. Avg. Long

Landon Savoy 12 70 5.8 18

Darrell Alston 10 50 5.0 23

Alex Dingle 10 32 3.2 13

Michael Wright 10 25 2.5 12

Passing A-C-I Yds. TD Long

Alex Dingle 18-13-1 133 0 35

Matt Simmons 1-1-0 35 1 35

Receiving No. Yds. TD Long

Jeremy Harness 5 89 1 35

Michael Wright 4 32 0 9

Matt Simmons 2 46 0 27

Austin Oldham 2 4 0 4

Landon Savoy 1 -3 0 0

Highlands

Rushing No. Yds. Avg. Long

Austin Collinsworth 25 176 7.0 32

Patrick Towles 8 73 9.1 25

Tyler Fennell 5 45 9.0 20

Will Bardo 3 10 3.3 5

Team 1 0 0.0 0

Passing A-C-I Yds. TD Long

Patrick Towles 2-1-0 16 0 16

Receiving No. Yds. TD Long

Nick Buten 1 16 0 16

Class 6A Championship

St. Xavier (13-1) vs. Trinity (10-4) December 5, 2009

Coach Mike Glaser’s St. Xavier Tigers gained 3537 yards on the ground and 1484 yards through the air. They averaged 41.1 ppg on offense and gave up 12.7 ppg. 5-8 171 pound Jr. RB Lamont McMurry led the ground game with 956 yards and 12 touchdowns on 95 carries. 5-9 174 pound Sr. RB Michael Montano carried the ball 92 times for 864 yards and 10 touchdowns. 5-10 188 pound Sr. RB Jeremiah Neal recorded 635 yards and 20 touchdowns on 104 carries. 5-11 171 pound Sr. QB Brian Buehner completed 65 of 114 passes for 1023 yards and nine touchdowns with two interceptions. Lamont McMurry caught 23 passes for 472 yards and six touchdowns. 5-11 155 pound Sr. WR Austin Jones added 20 receptions for 274 yards and a touchdown. 5-9 242 pound Jr. LB Devontae Beach led the defense with 88 tackles. 5-10 170 pound Jr. DB Daylen Hall added 61 tackles.

Coach Bob Beatty’s Trinity Shamrocks gained 2268 yards on the ground and 2376 yards through the air. They averaged 25.5 ppg on offense and gave up 15 ppg. 5-6 165 pound Jr. RB Derek Bishop led the ground game with 1503 yards and 17 touchdowns on 233 carries. 6-0 180 pound Jr. QB Brad Kragthorpe completed 152 of 211 passes for 2029 yards and 15 touchdowns with seven interceptions. 5-8 171 pound Sr. WR Robert Melillo caught 48 passes for 550 yards and six touchdowns. 5-10 165 pound Jr. WR Darick Nix added 39 receptions for 586 yards and four touchdowns. 6-0 175 pound So. LB Adam Reynolds led the defense with 60 tackles. 6-3 210 pound Sr. DL Spencer Holloway added 55 tackles.

St. Xavier defeated Trinity by a score of 34-10. St. Xavier recorded 17 first downs and 268 yards of total offense. The Tigers were penalized four times for 20 yards. Trinity recorded 14 first downs and 247 yards of total offense. The Shamrocks were penalized seven times for 92 yards, lost a fumble, and had two passes intercepted.

Michael Montano led St. Xavier’s ground attack with 67 yards and one touchdown on 12 carries. Jeremiah Neal carried the ball six times for 54 yards and two touchdowns. Brian Buehner completed four of nine passes for 50 yards. Wyatt Gray completed his only pass for a 16 yard touchdown. Jeremiah Neal caught two passes for 23 yards. Nick Sears led the defense with six solo tackles, one assisted tackle, and one interception. Taylor Jones added four solo tackles, four assisted tackles, and one interception.

Derek Bishop led Trinity’s ground game with 65 yards on 16 carries. Brad Kragthorpe completed 20 of 30 passes for 167 yards and one touchdown with two interceptions. Robert Melillo and Derek Bishop each caught five passes for 35 and 23 yards respectively. James Quick added four receptions for 65 yards and a touchdown. Robert Melillo led the defense with seven solo and three assisted tackles. Tadgh Reidy added five solo tackles.

Scoring Summary

School Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final

St. Xavier 7 7 7 13 34

Trinity 3 7 0 0 10

T – Cooper Bohn kicks 21 yard field goal

STX – Michael Montano 10 yard run (Wyatt Gray kicks)

T – James Quick 51 yard pass from Brad Kragthorpe (Cooper Bohn kicks)

STX – Jeremiah Neal 1 yard run (Wyatt Gray kicks)

STX – Jeremiah Neal 4 yard run (Wyatt Gray kicks)

STX – Jeont’A Hayden 3 yard run (Wyatt Gray kicks)

STX – Jeff Goodwin 16 yard pass from Wyatt Grat (Wyatt Gray kick fails)

Selected Statistics

St. Xavier

Rushing No. Yds. Avg. Long

Michael Montano 12 67 5.6 14

Jeremiah Neal 6 54 9.0 34

Brian Buehner 8 40 5.0 21

Lamont McMurry 5 25 5.0 13

Jeont’A Hayden 5 19 3.8 12

Team 2 0 0.0 0

Bry. Noltemeyer 1 -3 -3.0 0

Passing A-C-I Yds. TD Long

Brian Buehner 9-4-0 50 0 22

Wyatt Gray 1-1-0 16 1 16

Receiving No. Yds. TD Long

Jeremiah Neal 2 23 0 13

Bry. Noltemeyer 1 22 0 22

Jeff Goodwin 1 16 1 16

Lamont McMurry 1 5 0 5

Trinity

Rushing No. Yds. Avg. Long

Derek Bishop 14 65 4.6 16

Robert Melillo 4 25 6.2 13

Brad Kragthorpe 7 -10 -1.4 9

Passing A-C-I Yds. TD Long

Brad Kragthorpe 30-20-2 167 1 51

Receiving No. Yds. TD Long

Robert Melillo 5 35 0 17

Derek Bishop 5 23 0 13

James Quick 4 65 1 51

Darick Nix 3 26 0 12

Evan Morril 2 9 0 6

Al. Cartwright 1 9 0 9

Acknowledgements:

A special thanks to the KHSAA for their tireless work in providing the rosters, records, statistics, etc. both pre-game and post-game on their very comprehensive website. Also, a special thanks to WL Stats for providing all the official game statistics on all the games.