Friday, August 26, 2016

Central wins first ever over Rockets

Rocket return man Jacob Russelburg
injured his knee in the 2nd half. The
extent of the injury was not
immediately known.
MORTON'S GAP, Ky. – Hopkins Central capitalized on a number of Rocket mistakes and eked out a 25-19 home win Friday, beating Crittenden County for the first time ever.

Class 3A Hopkins Central converted on a fourth-and-goal from the Crittenden 21 with just under six minutes to play, scoring the winning TD on a pass from Hagan Oakley to Mason Burgett at the front pylon. Then its defense overcame a full volley of rounds from a desperate Rocket offense down the stretch. 

It was a game that could have turned on a dime in the waning moments. Instead, the Storm held on after intercepting a double pass with just over a minute to play.

SCORE BY QUARTER
Crittenden County 7 6 6 0
Hopkins Central 6 12 0 6

SCORING PLAYS
C-Jacob Russelburg 58 fumble recovery (Will Perkins kick) 9:07, 1st
H-Jared Bean 7 interception return (run failed) 7:43, 1st
H-Hagan Oakley 7 run (run failed) 5:19, 2nd
C-Ethan Hunt 22 pass from Hunter Boone (pass failed) 3:21, 2nd
H-Damon Benson 66 pass from Oakley (pass failed) 2:47, 2nd
C-Devon Nesbitt 3 run (pass failed) 4:07, 3rd
H-Mason Burgett 21 pass from Oakley (run failed) 5:47, 4th

Dylan Smith (22) and
Gavin Dickerson
converge on a
Hopkins ballcarrier.
TEAM TOTALS
First Downs: Crittenden 12, Central 11
Penalties: Crittenden 3-20, Central 6-60
Rushing: Crittenden 22-49, Central 40-161
Passing: Crittenden 17-42-4, 190 yds., Central 6-17-2, 94 yds.
Total Yards: Crittenden 239, Central 255
Fumbles/Lost: Crittenden 3-2, Central 2-2

INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS
Rushing
Crittenden: Nesbitt 10-39, Maeson Myers 2-2, Charlie Johnson 2-1, Branen Lamey 1-4, Gavin Dickerson 2-9, Boone 5-(-7). Central: Michael Powell 1-1, Gage Weatherwax 7-31, Cyrus Kington 4-17, Benson 13-69, Burgett 4-14, Oakley 11-29. 
Passing 
Crittenden: Boone 17-40-3, 190 yds.; Myers 0-2-1. Central: Oakley 6-16-2, 94 yds.; Burgett 0-1-0.
Receiving
Crittenden: Hunt 8-86, Nesbitt 2-21, Ethan Dossett 2-7, Paxton Riley 2-39, Dickerson 1-11, Myers 2-26.
Defense
A. Beavers: 6 solo, 5 asst., 1 sack, 1 TFL, 1 CF
C. Belt: 1 solo
B. Birk: 7 solo, 1 asst., 1 TFL, 1 CF
G. Dickerson: 11 solo, 6 asst., 1 sack
W. Dobyns: 1 asst.
E. Dossett: 1 solo
J. Estes: 1 asst.
E. Hunt: 7 solo, 1 asst.
M. Joyce: 1 solo, 3 asst.
B. Lamey: 1 solo, 5 asst., 1 TFL, 1 FR
M. Myers: 3 solo, 3 asst.
D. Nesbitt: 3 solo, 2 asst., 2 INT
S. O'Leary: 3 solo, 1 sack
Pax. Riley: 3 asst.
J. Russelburg: 4 solo, 1 asst., 1 FR, 1 TST
D. Smith: 7 solo, 8 asst., 1 TFL
A. Wright: 2 solo, 2 asst.
Players of the Game
Defense Gavin Dickerson, Offense Ethan Hunt, Lineman Brady Birk, Special Teams Jacob Russelburg.
Records: Crittenden 1-1, Central Hopkins 2-0