Boys of Fall- Football Recaps 9-17-24
James Collier
Ashland Beacon
ASHLAND 3-1
Ashland wasted little time burying Bardstown Friday night as the Tomcats notched their first victory on the new turf at Putnam Stadium.
LaBryant Strader threw for three touchdowns and the Tomcats defense added two fumble recoveries for scores along with a safety as Ashland hammered Bardstown, 50-13.
Strader hooked up with Cam Davis to start the contest for a 31-yard touchdown and Braxton Jennings rumbled 22 yards to paydirt as Ashland led 13-0 after one. Strader’s second touchdown toss of the night went 27 yards to Sam Lyons with 22 ticks before the half as Ashland surged ahead 21-0 at the break.
Dylan Duckwyler and Mason Wolfe returned Bardstown fumbles for scores which bookended a safety 16 seconds after Duckwyler’s return followed by a Wolfe 21-yard touchdown pass from Strader midway through the third. Cam Davis closed the scoring for the Tomcats with a 30-yard scamper late in the fourth.
Strader threw for 106 yards. Jennings led the Tomcats with 73 rushing yards on eight totes. Maverick Ashby kicked in 64. Adam Frame led the defense with 13 tackles, two for loss.
Ashland welcomes Russell Friday night.
BOYD COUNTY 3-1
Boyd County got an early Layton Henry field goal for a 3-0 lead over Mason County Friday night. In an event controlled by the defenses on both sides, the Henry field goal proved to be all the Lions needed to drop the visiting Royals, 3-0.
Rhett Holbrook threw for 139 yards but was picked off twice. Erik Germann rushed for 43 yards and led the defense with 14 tackles. Ian Branham had 11 stops with three for loss. Hunter Hedrick and Holbrook each recorded a pick.
Boyd exercises its bye week this week before starting district play with a visit from Johnson Central on the 27th.
FAIRVIEW 2-1
Trailing 30-20 to Morgan County in the third quarter, Jace Manning grabbed another gear for Fairview.
Manning threw for 541 yards and seven touchdowns to lead Fairview to a 60-50 win over Morgan County. Manning finished 30 of 53 in the passing attack with all four Eagles receivers going over the century mark in yards. Izaac Johnson led the Eagles with 169 yards and three touchdowns on nine catches. Jeffery Everetts had 152 yards on 10 balls. Xavien Kouns tallied 119 yards on six catches and a pair of touchdowns. Tanner Reihs finished with 101 yards and a pair of scores on five receptions.
Ryan Hatfield led the Eagles defense with 12 tackles, two for loss. Kouns and Manning each had an interception.
Fairview welcomes Green, OH Friday night.
GREENUP COUNTY 4-0
It was like a heavyweight boxing contest Friday night in Grayson when Greenup County visited East Carter. Both teams landed big punches in the first quarter but by the time halftime rolled around, Greenup had its opponent struggling for a standing eight count as the Musketeers cruised past the Raiders, 55-20.
Tyson Sammons rushed for 166 yards and two touchdowns while throwing for 136 yards and two more in the win. Sammons first score came on the ground on a 19-yard scamper and an 8-0 lead. East Carter answered on its first drive to trim the deficit to only one with 6:33 to play in the first. That’s when the Musketeers went to another gear.
Jasper Davis hauled in a 10-yard pass from Sammons to extend Greenup’s lead to 14-7 after one. Sammons found Tyler Johnson for a 10-yard strike late in the half. But the Musketeers were just getting started as they tacked on a safety two minutes later and capped off another score with a Waylon Perkins 4-yard run with 34 seconds before the break.
Sammons and Perkins added rushing touchdowns in the third and Perkins added his third of the night midway through the fourth. Carter Nunley closed the Greenup scoring barrage with a field goal. Perkins ran for 113 yards. Davis had 78 yards in the receiving game.
Greenup welcomes Montgomery County Friday night.
RACELAND 1-2
The first three drives by Raceland and Pikeville Friday night resulted in a punt by each squad on every possession. But the Panthers hit a home run ball on their fourth drive and held off a promising final drive by the Rams for a 16-13 win at Rams Stadium.
Raceland drove the ball into Pikeville territory in the final minute of the game but could not convert on fourth down which secured the win from their bitter rival. Pikeville opened up a 16-0 lead in the third, but the Rams dented the scoreboard on a 40-yard strike from Jacob Waller to Jaxon Rister to cut the deficit to 10. A pair of Panthers turnovers in the final 12 minutes gave Raceland a shot at the win on their final drive.
Waller went 5 of 8 for 60 yards while throwing the first Raceland passing touchdown this season after replacing Parker Ison midway through the third quarter. Ison was 3 of 6 for 17 yards. He provided the Rams with their second score on a 1-yard plunge in the fourth.
Raceland heads to Highlands Friday night.
RUSSELL 2-2
Russell turned in its best offensive production of the season with a 38-0 walloping of Magoffin County.
Elijah Hankins threw for 231 yards and four touchdowns while rushing for 63 and another score. Caden Pennington hauled in two receiving touchdowns while tallying 67 yards in the game. Jayden Pennington finished with 58 yards. Caden Mitchell and Ben Totten each caught a touchdown pass. Wyatt Hudson led the way defensively with 11 tackles. Kanenan Jacobs added nine with an interception. Griffin Fisher also picked off a ball.
Russell visits Ashland Friday night.
