Tabor rushes for 190 in 48-21 Rocket victory

Xander Tabor rushed for 190 yards and scored 3 touchdowns.

DIXON, Ky. – Junior Xander Tabor broke out with a premier performance in his second game as the Rockets’ featured running back as Crittenden County beat Webster County Friday 48-21 on the road.

Tabor rushed for 190 yards and scored three touchdowns, one a 28-yard pass from senior quarterback Hunter Jones.

Jones didn’t throw too much because the Rocket running game was in charge of the offensive pulse the whole way, but when he did, his completions were for key plays. Two of his five completions went for touchdowns, including a 97-yarder to junior Tyler Boone early in the fourth period that finished the Rocket scoring.

Crittenden coach Sean Thompson gave a shout out to his offensive line that commanded the contest from the outset, but he was quick to share the love.

“Xander Tabor had a humongous night for us. He’s the X-factor. When he puts his foot in the ground and gets down hill, he’s hard to stop,” the coach said. “He’s a big-time back for us and I think he will continue to do that for us this year. But it all goes to how hard they’re working up front. The big guys up front are opening those lanes for him to hit and when he gets into secondary he's hard to bring down."

“But we did it by committee," the coach continued. "There were a lot of guys that got involved in the running game."

Coach Thompson makes his point with quarterback
Hunters Jones in the first half.

Indeed. Crittenden rushed for 328 yards while Jones threw for an additional 169.

“We started a little slow. (Webster) knows us inside and out and we know them inside and out. They did some things early that were complicated, but we figured it out staying with the run game.”

Crittenden’s secondary grew up a bit in this one. The Rockets picked off four passes thrown by Webster quarterback Mason Wilson, who’s considered a pretty good passer.

Preston Turley, Caden McCalister, Tyler Boone and Preston Morgeson each had interceptions. 

Rocket offensive tackle Dylan Yates got in on the scoring action, posting a rare lineman’s touchdown when he recovered the ball in the end zone after running back Preston Morgeson lost the handle on it just in front of the goal line on a 10-yard rushing play.

The Rockets, now 2-0, will travel to Ballard Memorial next week for their third straight road game to begin the season. They come home the following week to host Caldwell County.

SCORE BY QUARTERS

Crittenden County 14 14 13 7

Webster County 14 0 0 7

SCORING PLAYS

C-Xander Tabor 20 run (Noah Perkins kick) 9:45, 1st

W-Hayden Nunn 9 pass from Mason Wilson (Joel McCormick kick) 8:15, 1st

W-Wilson 1 run (McCormick kick) 2:35, 1st

C-Tabor 28 pass from Hunter Jones (Perkins kick) 1:20, 1st

C-Caden McCalister 21 pass from Jones (Tyler Boone run) 3:58, 2nd

C-Tabor 20 run (kick failed) :23, 2nd

C-Jones 1 run (kick failed) 8:44, 3rd

C-Dylan Yates fumble recovery end zone (Perkins kick) 7:51, 3rd

C-Boone 97 pass from Jones (Perkins kick) 10:32, 4th

W-Daniel Yates 17 pass from Wilson (McCormick kick) 6:47, 4th

TEAM TOTALS

First Downs: Crittenden 16, Webster 14

Penalties: Crittenden 10-103, Webster 16-118

Rushing: Crittenden 43-328, Webster 27-106

Passing: Crittenden 5-11-1, 169 yds., Webster 18-34-4, 201

Total Yards: Crittenden 497, Webster 307

Fumbles/Lost: Crittenden 2-1, Webster 0

INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS

Rushing

Crittenden - Tabor 18-190, Kaleb Nesbitt 1-5, Caden McCalister 4-44, Morgeson 6-13, Keifer Marshall 5-37, Braxton Winders 1-(-3), Jones 8-42. Webster - Nunn 3-8, Shawn Guinn 4-32, Ayden Winn 6-19, Grant Nance 3-(-1), Tanner Robertson 7-26, Wilson 4-22.

Passing

Crittenden - Jones 5-11-1, 169 yds. Webster - Wilson 17-33-4, 185 yds., Winn 1-1-0, 16.

Receiving

Crittenden - McCalister 2-23, Boone 2-118, Tabor 1-28. Webster - Guinn 1-11, Nance 1-4, Yates 7-107, Winn 6-38. 

Defense

Phillips solo, assist; Boone 13 solos, 3 assists, 3 TFLs, interception; Easley 6 solos, 3 assists, TFL; McCalister 9 solos, assist, interception; McGowan 2 solos, assist, sack; N.Perkins 2 solos; Tabor 3 solos, assist; Winders solo, assist; Turley 2 assists, interception; Bailey also; Baker assist; Carlson 2 solos, assist; Derrington solo; Stone assist; Yates solo, 2 assists, fumble recovery; Morgeson 3 assists, interception; Wood assist. 
Players of the Game
Offense Xander Tabor, Defense Tyler Boone, Linemen Ian Ellington and Lathan Easley, Special Teams Preston Turley.

Records

Crittenden 2-0, Webster 1-1

At a Glance: Rockets at Webster

Rocket lineman Ian Ellington recorded six "roaches"

in the Ft. Campbell game. That's a grading term used

to evaluate linemen. It means he put his defender

on the ground six times, an incredible number for one game.

BY ANDY HUNT 

2019 Webster County 3A

(1-0, District 0-0)

Week 1 – Hopkins Country Central (0-1, 4A) – WIN – 20-14

The week 1 win broke an eight-game home losing streak for Webster County.

Webster County has 27 players on its roster (30 players in ’18).

Crittenden County leads the series 31 - 13 - 1 (70.0% winning percentage)

Since 1983, CC holds a 29 - 6 (82.9% winning percentage) edge in the series

Biggest win in the series for the Rockets, 53-0 in 2010.

Biggest loss in the series for CCHS, 0-54 in 1978

Crittenden has won 10 games in a row against Webster County.

Currently, Crittenden is on a 5-game road winning streak against Webster County.

In the history of WC football program, they have played CC every year except 2011 and 2012.

WC has won more than 1 game in a season only one time since 2010 when they won three.

WC is 10-82 (10.9%) in their last 92 games.

CC won more games last season than WC has won in the prior eight COMBINED.

WC is 2-11 (15.4%) in their last 13 home games.

Webster County records under Coach Lagrange2018: 1-10 (0-5 at home)
2017: 1-10 (1-4 at home)
2016: 2-9 (2-3 at home)

WC Head Coach Zach Lagrange has been at Webster County since 2016.

Coach Lagrange is 5-29 during his four seasons.

CC is 20-9 all-time in week 2 after winning in week 1.

Most Games Played Against A Single Opponent

Opponent - Number of Contests
Caldwell County – 51
Russellville – 49
Fulton City – 46
Webster County – 45
Ballard Memorial – 41
Trigg County – 40

Webster County SeriesSeason - Location - Score - CC Result
1972 - AWAY - 6-7 – LOSS * Webster County's 1st Varsity Season
1973 - HOME - 0-14 – LOSS
1974 - AWAY - 6-6 – TIE
1975 - HOME - 20-0 – WIN
1976 - AWAY - 13-6 – WIN
1977 - HOME - 6-27 – LOSS
1978 - AWAY - 0-54 – LOSS
1979 - HOME - 12-33 – LOSS
1980 - AWAY - 0-14 – LOSS
1981 - HOME - 18-7 – WIN
1982 - AWAY - 0-14 – LOSS
1983 - HOME -12-7 – WIN
1984 - AWAY - 23-6 – WIN
1985 - HOME - 28-6 – WIN
1986 - AWAY - 13-0 – WIN
1987 - HOME - 48-36 – WIN
1988 - AWAY - 22-6 – WIN
1989 - HOME - 25-6 – WIN
1990 - AWAY - 0-20 – LOSS
1991 - HOME - 7-6 – WIN
1992 - AWAY - 21-20 (OT) – WIN
1993 - HOME - 7-35 – LOSS
1994 - AWAY - 12-40 – LOSS
1995 - HOME - 24-6 – WIN
1996 - AWAY - 22-7 – WIN
1997 - HOME - 18-7 – WIN
1998 - AWAY - 19-7 – WIN
1999 - HOME - 27-6 - WIN
2000 - AWAY - 13-48 – LOSS
2001 - HOME - 13-7 – WIN
2002 - AWAY - 7-14 – LOSS
2003 - HOME - 29-14 – WIN
2004 - AWAY - 34-7 – WIN
2005 - HOME - 47-6 – WIN
2006 - AWAY - 6-14 – LOSS
2007 - HOME - 33-21 – WIN
2008 - AWAY - 34-0 – WIN
2009 - HOME - 49-8 – WIN
2010 - AWAY - 53-0 – WIN
2013 - AWAY - 8-19 – WIN
2014 - HOME - 21-6 – WIN
2015 - AWAY - 48-12 – WIN
2016 - HOME - 28-6 – WIN
2017 - AWAY - 49-7 – WIN
2018 - HOME - 48-13 – WIN

Crittenden County Single Game School Records Versus Webster County

(Some Statistical Categories Unavailable)Passing Yards: 325, Hunter Boone, 2018
Passing Completions: 22, Hunter Boone, 2018
Passing Attempts: 29, Hunter Boone, 2018
Passing Touchdowns: 4 (twice), Austin Berry, 2004 and Hunter Boone, 2018
Interceptions Thrown: 3 (three times), Jimmy Hughes (1975), David Cozart (1987), and Doug Campbell
(1998)

Rushing Yards: 201, David Hunt, 2001
Rushing Touchdowns: N/A, minimum 4
Rushing Attempts: 27, Lane Wallace, 2013

Receiving Yards: 119, Ethan Dossett, 2017
Receptions: 6, Alex Cosby, 2015
Receiving Touchdowns: 3, Gaige Courtney, 2008

Tackles: 26, Barkley Hughes, 1989 (School single game record for tackles in a game)
Tackles for Loss: 4 (twice), Adam Beavers, 2017 and Brady Birk, 2017
Interceptions: 3, T.K. Guess , 2004
Sacks: 2, Jeremy Woodside, 1995
Caused Fumbles: 2 (three times), Kevin Gilbert (1989), Josh Ipock (2007), and Nick Castiller (2014)
Fumble Recoveries: 2 (three times), Seldon Howerton (1973), Donnie Beavers (1973), and Greg Brantley (1975)

Longest TD Pass: 71 Yards, Dustin Hernandez from Bryce Willis, 2010
Longest TD Run: 89 Yards, Jerry Jessup, 1989
Longest Interception Return for a TD: 100 Yards, Jerry Jessup, 1989 (School record)
Longest Fumble Return for a TD: 92 Yards, Mike Hunt, 1975 (School record)
Longest Punt Return for a TD: 90 Yards, Tim Binkley, 1989 (School record)
Longest Kickoff Return for a TD: 82 Yards, Rodney Robertson, 2007
Longest Field Goal: 29 Yards, Alex Summers, 1984
Most Points Scored: 24, T.K. Guess, 2005

2018 District Opponent Review – Week 1- Russellville, AP #13 (0-1) – 4A Warren East beat Russellville 0-48.  After a strong RHS start, which included their second drive making it to the Warren East 10 yard line, it ended in a turnover on downs.  The deficit was 27 at the half and the Panthers surrendered three scoring plays of 30 yards or more in the game.  Warren East was 6-5 in 2018 and made a first round exit in the playoffs at the hands of Hopkinsville (0-24).

- Fulton County, AP #16 (1-0) – Gleason (TN) fell victim to the Pilots by a score of 42-14.  Fulton County is making typically out of state tour again this year scheduling four opponents from Tennessee.

- Caverna (0-1) – Lost 12-44 to 3A Hart County.  In 2018, Hart County was 7-4 but had an abrupt exit in the playoffs to Paducah Tilghman, 7-50,

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Rockets unload on Falcons 43-14 in opener

Junior Tyler Boone (12) was big on offense and defense.

FORT CAMPBELL, Ky. – For a team that some thought might be out of bullets, Crittenden County riddled Fort Campbell with 43 points and a running clock in less than three quarters en route to a dominating 43-14 victory on the road to open the 2019 campaign.

A state quarterfinalist a year ago with 11 wins to their credit, the Rockets lost an arsenal of weaponry to graduation, including a record-setting running back, quarterback and receiver. It was unclear just how the offense would respond with newcomer Hunter Jones at the controls, but the senior quarterback guided his team to five touchdowns, and the defense kicked in another.

Junior Caden McCalister celebrated his 17th birthday in style, rushing for 48 yards and recovering two fumbles on defense. He took one of them away from the Falcons' quarterback and went 57 yards for a touchdown. Another junior linebacker, Tyler Boone, had an interception, tackle for loss and near double-digit tackles. Cornerback Xander Tabor also picked off a Falcon pass.

Junior Caden McCalister breaks up a Falcon pass.

Tabor, a junior, led the team in rushing with 97 yards as the Rockets stayed on the ground for 224 of its nearly 300 yards of offense.

Get more details and highlights in next week’s printed edition of The Crittenden Press.

SCORE BY QUARTERS

Crittenden 8 21 14 0

Ft. Campbell 0 6 0 8

SCORING PLAYS

C-Xander Tabor 2 run (Braxton Winders run) 3:50, 1st

C-Tyler Boone 57 pass from Hunter Jones (pass failed) 11:14, 1st

C-Caden McCalister 57 fumble return (Boone pass from Jones) 9:22, 2nd

C-Tabor 55 run (Noah Perkins kick) 7:54, 2nd

F-Jordan Edwards 12 pass from Matthew Middleton (pass failed) 5:54, 2nd

C-Preston Morgeson 1 run (Perkins kick) 8:06, 3rd

C-Jones 1 run (Perkins kick) 7:38, 3rd

F-Nathanial Massey 46 run (Middleton run) :31, 4th

TEAM TOTALS

First Downs: Crittenden 9, Ft. Campbell 9

Penalties: Crittenden 6-60, Ft. Campbell 6-33

Rushing: Crittenden 29-224, Ft. Campbell 26-50,

Passing: Crittenden 5-10-0, 73 yds., Ft. Campbell 12-24-2, 154 yds.

Total Yards: Crittenden 297, Ft. Campbell 204

Fumbles/Lost: Crittenden 0-0, Ft. Campbell 2-2

INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS

Rushing

Crittenden - Tabor 12-97, Morgeson 3-27, McCalister 4-48, Boone 1-22, Winders 3-9, Jones 3-(-5), Keifer Marshall 3-26. Ft. Campbell - Massey 15-67, Ethan Tomerlin 4-(-5), Middleton 7-(-12). 

Passing

Crittenden - Jones 3-6-0, 59 yds., Winders 1-1-0, 9 yds., Luke Crider 1-3-0, 5 yds. Ft. Campbell - Middleton 12-24-2, 154 yds.

Receiving

Crittenden - Boone 3-68, Tabor 1-0, Kaleb Nesbitt 1-5. Ft. Campbell - Edwards 7-73, Conner Brinkmey 2-37, Nick Williams 1-12, Michael Robinson 1-10, Massey 1-22.

Defense

Gobin 2 solos, TFL; T.Guess solo; Jones solo; Phillips 3 solos, 2 assits, TFL; Boone 5 solos, 3 assits, TFL, interception; Easley solo, 3 assists, TFL, caused fumble; McCalister 3 solos, assist, 2 TFLs, caused fumble, 2 fumble recoveries; Perkins solo; Tabor 2 solos, assist, fumble recovery; Turley 3 solos, assist; Winders solo, assist, sack; Bailey solo; Carlson solo; Crider assist, Derrington assist; Mundy 2 solos, assist, TFL; Sharp assist; Stone solo; Wood solo, assist; Yates 3 solos, 3 TFLs; Morgeson 2 solos.
Players of the Game

Offense Xander Tabor, Defense Tyler Boone and Caden McCalister; Lineman Ian Ellington.

Records

Crittenden 1-0, Ft. Campbell 0-1

Week 1: Rockets at Fort Campbell

BY ANDY HUNT

AT A GLANCE

WEEK 1 OPPONENT - FORT CAMPBELL 

* Class 2A (moved down a class from 3A this season)
* Mascot is a Falcon
* Last winning season 2012
* Head Coach, Josh Robbins, is entering his third season
* FC has had four different head coaches since 2012
* FC is 2-14 in their last 16 home games (12.5% winning percentage)
* Over the same stretch of games, they have not scored more than 14 points sixteen times in a game.
* Over the same stretch of games, they have held their opponent under 14 points three times.
* FC is currently on a five game losing streak

SEASON RECORDS
2018: 1 – 9 *
* Only victory was at Fort Knox (4-7), 27-12
* Lost handily to Russellville, Trigg County, and Union County (three double digit CC wins last year)
* No statistics were reported for the 2018 season
* FC lost to Madisonville, 29-43, in week 10 of last season.

2017: 2 – 8
2016: 2 – 9 (Made Playoffs)
2015: 2 – 9 (Made Playoffs)
2014: 3 – 8 (Made Playoffs)

CC SEASON OPENERS

30-32 All-Time (48.39% winning percentage)

CC has won the past 11 season openers.

Game Notes

Make sure to check out the Rocket Football Record Book to start the 2019 season.  Obviously, more records were set last season than ever before but there have considerable updates to other seasons’ performances as well. Look for updates to Dennis Mott, Jimmy Hopper, Von Summers, Denis Hodge, Turner Martin, Jerry Jessup, Jamie Champion, and others. Also, the KHSAA has updated its record book, to see it click GO.

Who is the newest member of the 300 tackle club?

Who recorded 25 tackles in a game in 1976?

Who attempted 42 passes in a game in 1966?

All of the answers can be found in the additions to the record book that have come after the conclusion of the 2018 season…

Records Broken in 2019

OFFENSE

Rushing TDs Scored in a Career: Devon Nesbitt – 54 TDs
Previous Record Holder: J.D. Gray – 40 Rushing TDs (2006-2009)

Career Receiving Yards: Ethan Dossett – 2,130 Yards
Previous Record Holder: T.K. Guess – 1,774 Receiving Yards (2002-2005)
(Minimum 2,000 to qualify for KHSAA record book)

Career Receiving TDs: Ethan Dossett – 23 Receiving TDs
Previous Record Holder: T.K. Guess – 17 Receiving TDs (2002-2005)

Receptions in a Career: Ethan Dossett – 127 Receptions
Previous Record Holder: T.K. Guess – 95 Receptions (2002-2005)
(Minimum 125 to qualify for KHSAA record book)

Passing Yards in a Single Half: Hunter Boone – 282 Yards (Ballard Memorial)
Previous Record Holder: Hunter Boone – 280 Yards (Caldwell County, 2017)

Passing TDs in a Season: Hunter Boone – 33 Passing TDs
Previous Record Holder: Hunter Boone – 32 Passing TDs (2017)

Yards of Offense (Rush + Pass) in a Career: Hunter Boone – 7,060 Yards
Previous Record Holder: J.D. Gray – 5,394 Yards (2006-2009)

Consecutive Games with a Reception: Ethan Dossett – 26 Games
Previous Record Holder: Ethan Hunt – 25 Games (2013-2016)

125-Yard Receiving Games in a Career: Ethan Dossett – 6 games
Previous Co-Record Holder: T.K. Guess – 4 games (2002-2005)

Yards from Scrimmage (Rush + Receiving) in a Season – Devon Nesbitt – 1,738 Yards
Previous Record Holder: Jimmy Hopper – 1,581 Yards (1963)

SCORING

Total TDs in a Career: Devon Nesbitt – 61 Total TDs
Previous Record Holder: J.D. Gray – 48 TDs (2006-2009)

Total TDs in a Season: Devon Nesbitt – 28 Total TDs
Previous Record Holder: Devon Nesbitt – 26 TDs (2017)

Total TDs Scored in a Game: Devon Nesbitt – 7 TDs
Previous Record Holder: Occurred Four Times – 6
(Minimum 7 TDs to qualify for KHSAA record book)

Total TDs Scored in a Half: Devon Nesbitt – 6 TDs
Previous Record Holder: Rodney Robertson – 5 TDs (Ballard Memorial, 2009)

Total TDs Responsible For: Hunter Boone – 92 Total TDs
Previous Record Holder: J.D. Gray – 72 TDs (2006-2009)

Points Scored in a Career: Devon Nesbitt – 376 Points
Previous Record Holder: J.D. Gray – 304 Points (2006-2009)

Points Scored in a Season: Devon Nesbitt – 168 Points
Previous Record Holder: Devon Nesbitt – 166 Points (2017)

Points Scored in a Game: Devon Nesbitt – 42 Points
Previous Record Holder: Occurred Four Times – 36 Points
(Minimum 42 points to qualify for KHSAA record book)

DEFENSE

Tackles for loss in a Season: Sean O’Leary – 31 TFLs
Previous Record Holder: Adam Beavers – 26 TFLs (2017)

Tackles for loss in a Game: Sean O’Leary – 9 TFLs
Previous Record Holder: Occurred Three Times – 5 TFLs

Sacks in a Career: Sean O’Leary – 18 Sacks
Previous Record Holder: Adam Beavers – 17 Sacks (2014-2017)

Sacks in a Season: Sean O’Leary – 11 Sacks
Previous Record Holder: Occurred Three Times – 9 Sacks

SPECIAL TEAMS

PATs Made in a Season: Parker Johnson – 48 PATs
Previous Record Holder: Cody Belt – 43 PATs (2017)

PATs Attempted in a Season: Parker Johnson – 53 PATs
Previous Record Holder: J.R. Adams – 50 PATs (2008)

COACHING

Most Wins in First Season as Head Coach: Sean Thompson – 11 Wins
Previous Record Holder: Al Starnes – 6 Wins (1991)

Week 1 : Coach's Show, Fort Campbell Preview

Rockets win scrimmage over Calloway

Caden McCalister picks up some yardage. He caught a
couple of passes on the Rocket scoring drive that ended
with a TD toss to Preston Turley from Hunter Jones.

Crittenden County closed out its pre-season football action on Friday with a scrimmage at Rocket Stadium against Calloway County.

There were three quarters of varsity action. The Rockets won the game 26-20. The JV played two running-clock periods after the varsity portion of the scrimmage. Calloway won the JV scrimmage.

Calloway, which has a fairly strong passing attack, was able to score three times on long scoring strikes. Their TD passes went for 60, 69 and 80 yards. The Rocket secondary is far more inexperienced than it's been in the last few years.

Crittenden stayed mostly on the ground with its offense although QB Hunter Jones threw a screen pass to Preston Turley that went for a 25-yard score in the second period. Running back Xander Tabor scored once and Preston Morgeson scored on a long run.

After a sustained drive in the third period, Jones kept the ball for a short-yardage TD that sealed the win. On that winning drive, CCHS overcame a couple of crucial penalties to finish off the Lakers.

The regular season opens Friday at Fort Campbell.

Crittenden County is ranked as high as No. 8 in preseason Class A polls.