Franklin Simpson vs. Highlands

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Franklin-Simpson vs. Highlands
Class 4A Championship Russell Athletic/KHSAA Commonwealth Gridiron Bowl

Houchens-LT Smith Stadium
Bowling Green, KY
December 3, 2011

Highlands rolled up 507 yards of offense in a 42-14 victory over Franklin-Simpson. Highlands improves to 15-0 while Franklin-Simpson falls to 13-2. Highlands recorded 27 first downs and 507 yards of total offense. The Bluebirds were penalized seven times for 67 yards and lost a fumble. Franklin Simpson recorded 18 first downs and 279 yards of total offense. Franklin Simpson was penalized seven times for 38 yards, lost a fumble, and had a pass intercepted.

Patrick Towles led Highlands’ ground game with 122 yards and a touchdown on 19 carries. Zach Harris carried the ball 10 times for 90 yards and three touchdowns. Jake True carried the ball nine times for 65 yards and a touchdown. Patrick Towles completed 12 of 18 passes for 183 yards and a touchdown. Donovan McCoy caught four passes for 69 yards and a touchdown. Ian McGurn added three receptions for 56 yards. Luke Turner caught three passes for 45 yards. Chad Bowen led the defense with six solo and four assisted tackles with two of his tackles resulting in losses totaling six yards and recovered a fumble. Sam Chambers added three solo and nine assisted tackles. Drake Bruns recorded two solo and eight assisted tackles with 1.5 of his tackles resulting in losses totaling two yards. Josh Quillen added four solo and two assisted tackles with three of his tackles resulting in losses totaling10 yards.

Jerrell Wickware led Franklin-Simpson’s ground game with 127 yards on 16 carries. Darrius Wickware added 97 yards and a touchdown on 23 carries. Max Bennett completed six of 10 passes for 74 yards with one interception. Jerrell Wickware caught three passes for 21 yards. Chris Davis added two receptions for 40 yards. Jerrell Wickware led the defense with eight solo and one assisted tackles. Kane Ray added six solo and five assisted tackles with 2.5 of his tackles resulting in losses totaling three yards. Caleb Lockhart recorded four solo and seven assisted tackles.

Scoring Summary

School	Q1	Q2	Q3	Q4	Final
Franklin-Simpson	7	0	7	0	14
Highlands	14	7	7	14	42

HIGH	-	Zach Harris 26 yard run (Carter New kick)
FS	-	Darrius Wickware 1 yard run (Ian Greer kick)
HIGH	-	Zach Harris 3 yard run (Carter New kick)
HIGH	-	Donovan McCoy 19 yard pass from Patrick Towles (Carter New kick)
HIGH	-	Zach Harris 17 yard run (Carter New kick)
FS	-	Max Bennett 1 yard run (Ian Greer kick)
HIGH	-	Jake True 7 yard run (Carter New kick)
HIGH	-	Patrick Towles 1 yard run (Carter New kick)

Selected Statistics

Franklin Simpson

Rushing	No.	Yds.	Avg.	Long
Jerrell Wickware	16	127	7.9	23
Darrius Wickware	23	97	4.2	14
Chris Holeman	1	0	0.0	0
Chris Davis	1	0	0.0	0
Max Bennett	6	-19	-3.2	3


Passing	A-C-I	Yds.	TD	Long
Max Bennett	10-6-1	74	0	28


Receiving	No.	Yds.	TD	Long
Jerrell Wickware	3	21	0	9
Chris Davis	2	40	0	28
Chris Holeman	1	13	0	13


Highlands

Rushing	No.	Yds.	Avg.	Long
Patrick Towles	19	122	6.4	23
Zach Harris	10	90	9.0	26
Jake True	9	65	7.2	19
Colin Seidl	7	47	6.7	17


Passing	A-C-I	Yds.	TD	Long
Patrick Towles	18-12-0	183	1	25


Receiving	No.	Yds.	TD	Long
Donovan McCoy	4	69	1	25
Ian McGurn	3	56	0	25
Luke Turner	3	45	0	18
Jake True	1	14	0	14
Colin Seidl	1	-1	0	0

Acknowledgements

A special thanks to WL Stats for the comprehensive stats provided for tonight's games.

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.