Bryan Station (11-1) vs. Louisville Trinity (11-1)  November 19, 1999

John Nochta's Bryan Station's triple option attack brings explosive speed to this match-up.  TB Eric Shelton  has rushed for 1852 yards for the season.  QB J.T. Haskins added 1361 yards on the ground, and FB Greg Shiddell  chipped in with  618 yards.   Haskins has also passed for 960 yards and 12 touchdowns.  They also have had the luxury of running behind a very good offensive line.

Coach Kevin Wright brings tradition and pride with the 12-time state champion Trinity Shamrocks.  Trinity operates a wing-T offense led by QB Troy Thomas who has thrown for 1100 yards.  The Shamrocks would prefer to rely on a strong ground attack led by FB Vince Phillips and HB Maurice Rivers.

Bryan Station used the considerable skills of 6-3 236 pound junior tailback Eric Shelton who rushed for 229 yards on 20 carries and two touchdowns to lead the Defenders to a 31-21 victory.  Bryan Station executed their high risk option offense well, considering the rainy weather conditions.

Trinity appeared to catch a break late in the second quarter.  Trailing 14-0, they blocked a Bryan Station punt and recovered the ball at the Bryan Station 37.  However, Bryan Station's linebacker Darrell Brooks intercepted a deflected Troy Thomas pass and rambled 58 yards to the Trinity 15 yard line.  Ryan Pearl then kicked a 32 yard field goal to give Bryan Station a 17-0 halftime lead.

Trinity refused to give up and went to their passing attack in the third quarter.  Thomas passed for three touchdowns in the third quarter; 14 and 36 yard scoring strikes to Erik Brown and a 5 yard toss to Antonio Veals.  Bryan Station answered the first touchdown pass with a J.T. Haskins 18 yard scoring run.  They responded to the second touchdown  pass with a Robert Haskins 93 yard kickoff return for a touchdown.  The score was Bryan Station up 31-21 at the end of three quarters.

Bryan Station had interceptions by J.T. Haskins and Marquis Johnson and recovered a fumble to keep the score at 31-21 and preserve a hard-fought victory.  Bryan Station will now advance to the state 4A semi-finals to meet Tates Creek, who handed them their only loss of the year.  Louisville Trinity finished the season 11-2 and their future looks extremely bright.  They have a young team, a talented coaching staff, and all the pride and tradition necessary to improve on their 12-time state champion number.
 

Scoring Summary

Bryan Station  31         Louisville Trinity  21
 

School	Q1	Q2	Q3	Q4	Final
Bryan Station	7	10	14	0	31
Louisville Trinity	0	0	21	0	21

BS Eric Shelton 86 yard run (Ryan Pearl kick)
BS Shelton 9 yard run (Pearl kick)
BS Pearl 32 yard field goal
T   Troy Thomas 14 yard pass to Erik Brown (Chris Davis kick)
BS J.T. Haskins 18 yard run (run failed)
T   Thomas 36 yard pass to Brown (Thomas run)
BS Robert Haskins 93 yard kickoff return (Shelton run)
T   Thomas 5 yard pass to Antonio Veals (run failed)
 

Selected Statistics    (unofficial)
 
 

Bryan Station						Louisville Trinity
Rushing	No.	Yds	Avg	Long		Rushing	No.	Yds	Avg	Long
Eric Shelton	20	229	11.5	86		Vince Phillips	12	41	3.4	10
J. T. Haskins	14	53	3.7	19		Antonio Veals	12	52	4.3	8
Greg Shiddell	6	26	4.3	14		Maurice Rivers	3	19	6.3	9
						Troy Thomas	9	10	1.1	6
Passing	A-C-I	Yds	TD	Long		Passing	A-C-I	Yds	TD	Long
J. T. Haskins	2-0-0	0	0	0		Troy Thomas	28-15-3	170	3	36
Receiving	No.	Yds	TD	Long		Receiving	No.	Yds	TD	Long
						Erik Brown	8	113	2	36
						Antonio Veals	3	30	1	18
						Maurice Rivers	2	10	0	5
						Vince Phillips	1	12	0	12
						John Berry	1	5	0	5

 
 

Other Area Games of Interest
 

4A Playoffs

 

Tates Creek

42

South Laurel

37

Tates Creek added passing as a tool to complement their lethal running machine to improve their record to 11-2.  QB Ben Reust was three for three in the passing department for 158 yards and two touchdown passes.  Fullback Devin Neal rushed for 127 yards and scored on 1, 3, and 72 yard runs.  Greg Baltimore scored on a 77 yard pass from Reust and Mian Smith scored on a 88 yard kickoff return.  South Laurel was led by Neil Warren who completed 28 of 50 passes for 200 yards and three touchdowns.  He added 81 yards on the ground and scored on a two yard run.  Warren passed for 3108 yards and 55 touchdowns this season to lead South Laurel to a fine 11-2 record.
 

St. Xavier

19

Male

10

St. Xavier scored 12 points in the fourth quarter to erase a 10-7 deficit to improve their record to 12-1.
 

Hopkinsville

56

Madisonville

14

 

3A Playoffs
 

Lawrence County

48

Rockcastle County

14

Michael West rushed for 178 yards and caught passes for 108 yards to help Lawrence County improve to 12-1.
 

Highlands

41

Dixie Heights

24

Brett Hamblen scored four touchdowns to lead Highlands, who improved to 12-1. Dixie Heights finished their campaign at 10-3.
 

Bullitt East	38	Lincoln County	12
Owensboro	16	Franklin-Simpson	15

 

2A Playoffs
 

Boyle County

21

Lexington Catholic

17

Jeff Duggins, the Boyle County sophomore quarterback, scored the decisive touchdown on an 8-yard run with 4:53 remaining in the game.  Linebacker Matt Quinn provided late heroics with an interception of a Ryan Neff pass at the goal line to preserve the victory.  Boyle County improved to 13-0 while Lexington Catholic finished their season 11-2 with both losses at the hands of Boyle County.
 

Middlesboro

44

Breathitt County

37

Middlesboro scored 29 points in the third quarter to erase a 30-15 deficit and improved their record to 11-2.
 

Glasgow	7	Owensboro Catholic	0
Taylor County	14	Corbin	0

 

A Playoffs
 

Beechwood

35

Bellevue

0

Beechwood came up big to end Bellevue's unbeaten season.  Beechwood improves to 11-2 while Bellevue finished 12-1.
 

Pikeville	33	Harlan	12
Somerset	10	Danville	0
Hancock County	36	Mayfield	10