Wednesday, October 16, 2013

Ballard Game: At a Glance


BY ANDY HUNT

Ballard Memorial 2013 Record (5-2) (0-2)
McLean County (3-4) - Home - 46-15 - WIN
Fulton City (1-6) - Home - 42-0 - WIN
Todd County Central (0-7) - Home - 54-0 - WIN
Webster County (1-6) - Home - 64-27 - WIN
Hopkins County Central (0-7) - Away - 42-0 - WIN
Caldwell County (7-0) - Away - 28-63 - LOSS
Murray (4-3) - Home - 7-50 - LOSS

Ballard Memorial Series
1975 - WIN - 30-0 - HOME
1976 - LOSS - 6-9 - AWAY
1977 - LOSS - 6-40 - HOME
1978 - LOSS - 0-14 - AWAY
1979 - LOSS - 6-29 - HOME
1980 - LOSS - 12-36 - AWAY
1981 - LOSS - 22-24 - HOME
1982 - WIN - 21-0 - AWAY
1983 - WIN - 12-0 - HOME
1984 - WIN - 22-0 - AWAY
1985 - WIN - 46-0 - HOME
1987 - WIN - 48-6 - HOME
1988 - WIN - 34-8 - AWAY
1989 - WIN - 20-14 - HOME
1990 - WIN - 27-20 - AWAY
1991 - WIN - 27-19 - HOME
1992 - WIN - 19-14 - AWAY
1995 - WIN - 26-6 - AWAY
1996 - WIN - 36-6 - HOME
1996 - WIN - 15-11 - HOME - Playoffs
1997 - WIN - 13-6 - AWAY
1998 - WIN - 27-7 - HOME
1998 - WIN - 19-0 - HOME - Playoffs
1999 - WIN - 7-0 - AWAY
2000 - WIN - 24-20 - HOME
2001 - LOSS - 8-21 - HOME
2001 - LOSS - 6-39 - HOME - Playoffs
2002 - LOSS - 6-25 - AWAY
2007 - WIN - 49-23 - AWAY
2008 - WIN - 41-19 - HOME
2008 - WIN - 48-8 - HOME - Playoffs
2009 - WIN - 27-6 - AWAY
2010 - WIN - 34-18 - HOME
2011 - WIN - 28-14 - AWAY
2012 - LOSS - 6-7 - HOME

  • CC leads the series 25 - 10 (71.4% winning percentage)
  • Biggest win in the series for CC, 46-0 in 1985
  • Biggest loss in the series for CC, 6-40 in 1977
  • Coach Starnes is 16-4 against Ballard Memorial
  • CC is 20 - 36 all-time in Week 8 games


Last Week Review
The Rockets' leading rusher had 28 yards last week.  Since 1995, only two other times has the highest leading rusher total been less than 28 yards. In 2011 against Murray, the leading rusher had only 21 yards and in 2003 againt Caldwell, it was 25 yards.

The Rocket offense has not scored a point in the last 10+ quarters.  The score during the time period is 0-104.

Murray scored 41 points in the first half last week, the last time a Rocket defense surrendered at least 41 points in the first half was 1994 against Russellville.  The halftime score was 0-41.

The Rockets had more rushing attempts (28) than rushing yards (6) last week. Since 1994, the only two times the Rockets have had more rushing attempts than yards were in 2010 against Murray (51 attempts, 49 yards) and in 1994 against Webster County (17 attempts, (-2) yards).

The Rockets had 54 yards of total offense.  Since 1996, the Rockets have had less than 100 yards of total offense six times.

Largest Defeats in School History
Margin - Opponent (Year) Score - Location
76 - Fort Campbell (1970) 0-76 - Away
63 - Massac County (IL) (2007) 0-63 - Neutral
60 - Owensboro Catholic (1966) 7-67 - Away
58 - Owensboro Catholic (2012) 0-58 - Away
56 - Owensboro Catholic (1967) 12-68 - Home
54 - Trigg County (1969) 0-54 - Away
54 - Webster County (1978) 0-54 - Away
54 - Russellville (1994) 0-54 - Home
54 - Paducah Tilghman (2012) 0-54 - Home
54 - Murray (2013) 0-54 - Away
53 - Russellville (1957) 6-59 - Away
52 - Russellville (1977) 0-52 - Away
51 - Mayfield (1998) 6-57 - Home

2A District 1 Standings
1. Murray (2-0) - Beat Ballard Memorial and Crittenden
2. Caldwell County (1-0) - Beat Ballard Memorial
3. Crittenden County (0-1) - Lost to Murray
4. Ballard Memorial (0-2) - Lost to Caldwell and Murray

2A District 2 Standings
1. Union County (3-0) - Beat Hancock, McLean, and Butler
1. Owensboro Catholic (3-0) - Beat Todd, Hancock, and Butler
3. Hancock County (1-2) - Beat McLean and Lost to Union and Owensboro Catholic
4. McLean County (1-2) - Beat Todd and Lost to Hancock and Union
4. Butler County (1-2) - Beat Todd and Lost to Union and Owensboro Catholic
5. Todd County Central (0-3) - Lost to McLean, Butler, and Owensboro Catholic