Thursday, September 22, 2016

At a Glance: Rockets vs Union County

By Andy Hunt

2016 Union County 3A (3-1, District 0-0)
Week 1 – Hancock County (2-3, 2A) – WIN – 40-13
Week 2 – Webster County (1-3, 3A) – WIN – 47-6
Week 3 – Madisonville North Hopkins* (1-4, 4A) – LOSS – 21-31
Week 4 – Hart County** (2-3, 3A) – WIN – 47-6
* Madisonville’s opponents this season have been Evansville (IN) Harrison (#5, 4A), Owensboro (#9, 5A), McCracken County (#12, 6A), Union County (#21, 3A), and Paducah Tilghman (#22, 3A).
** Hart Count beat Todd County Central 43-8.  They also lost against Ballard Memorial 13-47 in week 1.
Union County has 42 players on its roster.
Union County has the 11th highest scoring offense in 3A.  They are averaging 39 points per game.


Rockets vs. Union County Series
Season - Location - Score - CC Result
1964 - HOME - 6-30 – Loss
1965 - AWAY - 0-19 – Loss
1966 - HOME - 0-38 – Loss
1967 - AWAY - 0-28 – Loss
1968 - HOME - 0-40 – Loss
1969 - AWAY - 16-54 – Loss
1970 - HOME - 8-38 – Loss
1971 - AWAY - 0-8 – Loss
1972 - HOME - 6-41 – Loss
1973 - AWAY - 0-41 – Loss
1979 - AWAY - 0-42 – Loss
1980 - HOME - 0-42 – Loss
1981 - AWAY - 8-21 – Loss
1982 - HOME - 6-33 – Loss
1985 - HOME - 12-6 – Win
1986 - AWAY - 0-23 – Loss
2001 - AWAY - 13-22 – Loss
2002 - HOME - 41-12 – Win
2003 - AWAY - 6-12 – Loss
2004 - HOME - 49-52 – Loss
2005 - AWAY - 46-40 – Win
2006 - HOME - 7-54 – Loss
2007 - AWAY - 42-22 – Win
2008 - HOME - 25-16 – Win
2011 - AWAY - 16-41 – Loss
2012 - HOME - 35-6 – Win
2013 - AWAY - 6-43 – Loss
2014 - HOME - 12-42 – Loss
2015 - AWAY - 21-42 – Loss

  • Crittenden is behind in the series 6-23 (20.7% win pct.).
  • Until currently, no team since 1985 had lost/won more than two games in a row.  Crittenden is currently on a three game losing streak to Union County.
  • Union County has won 4 of the last 5 overall.
  • Union County leads the scoring in the series 381-908.
  • The 2004 matchup with Union County had the highest combined amount of points in a single game, 101, in Crittenden football history.  
  • Biggest Crittenden win - 41-12 in 2002 and 35-6 in 2012.
  • Biggest Union County win - 54-7 in 2006
  • Coach Starnes is 5 - 7 against Union County 

OTHER NOTES
Union has allowed the 9th fewest points this season in 3A, 56.  They are averaging giving up 14 points a game this season.

Crittenden County Single Game School Records Versus Union County 
(Some Statistical Categories Unavailable)
Passing Yards: 246, Austin Berry, 2005
Passing Completions: 21, Nick Castiller, 2015
Passing Attempts: 38, Nick Castiller, 2015
Passing Touchdowns: 3, Austin Berry, 2005
Interceptions Thrown: N/A, minimum 3
Rushing Yards: 185, Grant Gardner, 2011
Rushing Touchdowns: 4, Rodney Robertson, 2007
Rushing Attempts: 28, Grant Gardner, 2012
Receiving Yards: N/A, minimum 125
Receptions: 8, Billy Mills, 1981
Receiving Touchdowns: N/A, minimum 3
Tackles: 19, Von Summers, 1979 (16 in the second half)
Tackles for Loss: 4, Lane Wallace, 2014
Interceptions: N/A, minimum 2
Sacks: 2, Terry Werne, 2008
Caused Fumbles: N/A, minimum 2
Fumble Recoveries: 2, Lucas Mick, 2001
Longest TD Pass: N/A, minimum 50 yards
Longest TD Run: 63 Yards, Rodney Robertson, 2007
Longest Interception Return for a TD: N/A, minimum 45 yards
Longest Fumble Return for a TD: No Fumbles Returned for a TD against UC by CC ever.
Longest Punt Return for a TD: N/A, minimum 60 yards
Longest Kickoff Return for a TD: 86 Yards, T.K. Guess, 2005
Longest Field Goal: 30 Yards, J.R. Adams, 2008

2016 CC Review – Week 5

  1. The 833 total passing yards by Hunter Boone this season are the most ever by a Rocket quarterback in weeks 1 through 5 combined.  The record holder is Austin Berry with 826 in 2005.
  2. Ethan Hunt’s 411 yards receiving this season are the most receiving yards in school history through the first five games of the season.  T.K. Guess had 423 in 2005.
  3. Hunter Boone’s 28 passing attempts last week are tied for the 16th most ever in a single game.
  4. Hunter Boone’s 18 passing completions last week were the 6th most ever in a single game.
  5. Hunter Boone’s 213 passing yards last week were the 11th most ever in a single game.
  6. In the first five games of the season, the Rockets have not had a player rush for 100 yards in a single game.  Since 1994, the only other time that has happened in a season is 2006.  The 2006 team had their first 100-yard rusher in the 7th game of the year.
  7. CC is averaging 93 rush yards per game this season.  Since 1995, the lowest season average for rushing yards by CC team is 141.  
  8. CC is allowing over 204 rush yards per game on average.  In the last 23 season, CC allowed over 200 rushing yards on average in a season (2013, 219 YPG).  
  9. CC has three special teams touchdowns in the last 13 games.  Prior to that period, CC had not scored a special teams touchdown in 41 games.
  10. Last week, Dylan Smith and Gavin Dickerson had 18 and 20 tackles, respectively.  No teammates had ever had at least 18 tackles each in a single game before.  Seldon Howerton and Randell Turley had 19 and 17 tackles, respectively, in 1973 against Fulton County.  
  11. Only one time in the last 27 years has someone (Blake Gardner, 22 tackles, 2005, Mayfield) had more tackles in a game than Gavin Dickerson’s 20 tackles last week.
  12. Crittenden County Single Game School Records Versus Webster County Broken Last Week
  13. (New record holder in parenthesis.)
  14. Passing Yards: N/A, minimum 200 (213, Hunter Boone, 2016)
  15. Passing Completions: 12, Nick Castiller, 2015 (18, Hunter Boone, 2016)
  16. Passing Attempts: 25, Sean Thompson, 2002 (28, Hunter Boone, 2016)


KHSAA State Record Book
Will Perkins kicked his 30th consecutive PAT last week.  Perkins is now the 38th player in KHSAA history to kick at least 30 in a row.  With six more consecutive kicks, Perkins will be alone in 28th place.

Perkins accomplishment is only the fourth time a player from Crittenden County has ever qualified for the KHSAA football record books in a category other than a single game feat.  The other three are:

  1. Denis Hodge – Punt Returns for a TD in a Single Season – 3 TDs, 1985 Season – Tied for 15th place
  2. Austin Berry – Consecutive Games with a TD Pass – 11 Games, 2004-2005 – Tied for 39th place
  3. T.K. Guess – Career Interceptions – 21 Interceptions, 2002-2005 – Tied for 17th place


Rocket Record Watch
* Asterisks below denote a player moved up in place on record holder list since prior week.
Ethan Hunt
– Consecutive Games with a Reception – 18 – All-time leader is T.K. Guess with 22
*– Receptions in a Career – 56 – Currently in 3rd place – Next up are Chad Perryman with 85 and T.K. Guess with 95.
*– Receptions in a Season – 26 – Currently tied for 12th place with Kayle Malcom – With seven receptions, Hunt will takeover 8th place.
*– Receiving Yards in a Career – 828 – Currently tied for 4th place with Dylan Hollis – Next up are Denis Hodge with 874, Chad Perryman with 1655, and T.K. Guess with 1774.
– Receiving Yards in a Season – 411 – Currently in 13th place – Next up are Bobby Knox with 441, Tyler Coleman with 445 and Alex Cosby with 459.
Will Perkins
– Extra Points Made in a Career – 47 – Currently tied for 4th place – Next up are Micah Hollamon (2010-2013) with 68 and J.R. Adams with 73.
– Extra Points Attempted in a Career – 52 – Currently in 6th place – Next up are Brad Madden and Aaron Summers with 60.
– Most Consecutive Extra Points – 30 – Currently the all-time leader
– Made Extra Point Percentage for a Career – 90.38% – Currently the all-time leader – Micah Hollamon was all-time leader at 81.0%.  Statistic will not be official until end of season.
Dylan Smith
– Tackles in a Career – 189 – Currently 21st – Next up are Dyllan Thornton with 197, Brenden Phillips with 201, and Travis Fitzgerald with 208.
Gavin Dickerson
*– Tackles in a Career – 160 – Currently tied for 33rd with T.K. Guess – With 15 more tackles, Dickerson will be in 28th place.
Adam Beavers
*– Tackles in a Career – 165 – Currently in 28th– Next up are Rodney Robertson with 169, Brian Penn with 178, Dustin Lanham with 179, and David Hunt with 180.
Hunter Boone
- Passing Yards in a Career – 884 – Currently Not Ranked – With 116 more passing yards, Boone will become the 13th Rocket quarterback to pass for 1,000 career yards.
*- Passing Yards in a Season – 833 – Currently tied for 12th with Brian Shemwell (1996) – Next up are David Cozart (1987) with 865, J.D. Gray (2008) with 871, and Zach Brantley (2000) with 911.
- Passing Completions in a Career – 76 – Currently Not Ranked – With 11 more completions, Boone will be the 11th Rocket quarterback to complete at least 90 passes in a career.
*- Passing Completions in a Season – 72 – Currently tied for 7th with Al Simmons (1983) – With 17 more completions, Boone will be in 3rd place for a single season with 89.
- Passing Attempts in a Career – 168 – Currently Not Ranked – With 32 more attempts, Boone will be the 14th Rocket quarterback to attempt at least 200 passes in a career.
*- Passing Attempts in a Season – 153 – Currently 8th – With 9 more attempts, Boone will be in 4th place for a single season with 162.
- Interceptions Thrown in a Single Season – 10 – Currently tied for 10th – With 5 more interceptions, Boone will be in 3rd place for a single season with 15.

2016 District 1A, District 1 Review – Week 5

  • Russellville (5-0) – Their five opponents have a combined record of 6-19 this season.  The Panthers currently lead Class A in scoring with 240 points.
  • Fulton City (1-4) – Lost to South Fulton (TN) 0-48 last week.  South Fulton (TN) is 3-2 with one loss coming to #1 ranked Union City (TN).
  • Fulton County (0-4) – Fulton County was taken down easily by Gibson County (TN) 12-49.  Gibson County is now 3-2 on the season with two of the wins coming against Fulton County and Fulton City.


2016 Playoff Outlook – 1A, District 2

  • Bethlehem (2-2) – Still several questions to be answered with this team.  Look for them to be possibly challenged by Campbellsville for the district title.
  • Campbellsville (1-4) – Strength of schedule may have hurt the Eagles record early in the season as two of their opponents are ranked in the AP poll this past week.  Another loss came to Glasgow which is 4-0 and unranked in state polls.  Expect a huge win against Fort Knox next week.
  • Caverna (0-5) – One of two 0-5 teams in 1A this year.  Don’t expect much other than a win against Fort Knox the rest of the season.  Most likely they will hold the #3 district seed.
  • Fort Knox (0-4) – They have been outscored 22-168 on the season.  Looks like a #4 seed in the district will again be Fort Knox’s destiny this season.