At a Glance: A look back, and ahead

BY ANDY HUNT

Crittenden County Single Game Records
Broken or Tied Versus Kentucky Country Day

Passing Attempts: 12, Luke Crider, 2019
Rushing Attempts: 18 (twice), Andrew Freeman, 2009 and Xander Tabor, 2019
Tackles: 16, Caden McCalister, 2019
Longest TD Run: 52 Yards, Xander Tabor, 2019

Coach Thompson addresses the team after the Rockets
fell in the state quarterfinal at KCD.

Random Notes from the 2019 Season

Xander Tabor broke the second oldest record still standing in the record books with his 1,616 rushing yards this season.  Jimmy Hopper (1963) held the record with 1,581 yards previously.  With that said, Tabor’s total is also the most ever by a Junior which broke the 1988 total of Ronnie Moss with 1,505 rushing yards.

Xander Tabor recorded 1,779 yards from scrimmage this season and which broke the record set by Devon Nesbitt (2018) with 1,738.

Noah Perkins tied the record for PATs attempted in a single season with 53.  Parker Johnson set the record in 2018.

Noah Perkins broke the record for PATs attempted by a junior with 53.  The prior record holder was J.R. Adams (2008) with 50.

Noah Perkins now holds the record for number of PATs made by a junior with 46.  The previous record holder was Will Perkins (2015) with 39.

Preston Morgeson tied the record for receptions in a season by a freshman with 9.  Chad Perryman (1990) was the previous record holder.

Preston Morgeson tied the record for interceptions in a season by a freshman with three.  T.K. Guess (2002), Caden McCalister (2017), and Tyler Boone (2017) are the other record holders.

Preston Morgeson set the records for “TDs scored by a freshman” (6), “TDs Responsible For by a freshman” (6), and “Points scored in a season by a freshman” (36).  J.D. Gray held all three records prior to Morgeson breaking them all.

Crittenden County junior, Braxton Winders had eight sacks the season.  This total broke Matt Jent’s (1998) record for sacks by a junior.  The record was seven.

Luke Crider had a 57.89% (44/76) completion percentage this season.  This is the second highest completion percentage in a season, minimum 50 attempts.  The record holder is Austin Berry with 60.10% (122/203).

Caden McCalister recovered five fumbles this season which is the most ever by a Rocket junior.  The record was previously held by several Rockets.

The 97-yard touchdown pass from Hunter Jones to Tyler Boone versus Webster County is the second longest in school history.  The pass is long enough to qualify for the KHSAA record book.  The longest pass in school history is a 99-yard touchdown pass from David Cozart to Jerry Jessup versus Reidland in 1988.  There are currently 30 Crittenden County football entries in the KHSAA football record book.  The record just mentioned and two others (one from 1973 and one from 1996) will be sent it as well for the next edition and make 33 entries for Crittenden County players and teams.

This Crittenden County senior class has played in the most games ever (51) by a Rocket graduating class.

The use of a new RPI system, along with a new playoff format, were additions for 2019.  No matter how you feel about the RPI system it did predict correctly (based on each teams regular season schedule only) 22 of the final 24 teams left in the KHSAA playoffs this season.  Paducah Tilghman and South Oldham are the only two schools that have been upset in the 2019 playoffs that were ranked in the top four in RPI in each class.

In talking about the changes made this season, here are some other times the KHSAA has altered the football alignment:
- 2007: Schools were divided into six classes (instead of four), but Crittenden County remained 1A.
- 1991: The top four teams in each district qualified for the postseason.
- 1987: There were four regions and eight districts in each of the four classes with two playoff teams per district.
- 1975: There were four classes (instead of three).
- 1959: KHSAA instituted class football (1A-3A) and the playoffs.  Jefferson County schools were 3A and the rest of the state was divided into 1A and 2A.

Looking at Record Breakers in 2020Xander Tabor will need to up his game (even after having a phenomenal 2019) to become the school’s all-time leading rusher.  He will need 1,686 to take down the school’s all-time leading rusher, David Beverly (1994-1997).  Of the top four players on the career rushing list, only David Beverly didn’t increase his rushing total his senior year over his junior year.  If Tabor surpasses Beverly, Tabor will own the two highest single season rushing totals in school history.

Will Luke Crider be able to keep up his incredible 3.67 TD to interception ratio and a completion percentage of almost 60% during the 2020 season?  Quarterbacks that have put up similar numbers in those two statistical categories (for a full season) typically have passed for easily over 1,000 yards and their teams have won no fewer than nine games in a season.

Tyler Boone’s career high in tackles was from in 2017 when he set the freshman record with 99 tackles.  It will take a new career high of 107 tackles to set the all-time tackles record.  This record would have easily been within reach without injuries to Boone (similar to the career of Gavin Dickerson who ended three tackles short of the all-time record).  Boone is also in striking distance of the career Tackles for Loss record held by Adam Beavers with 47.  Boone currently has 32 TFLs and had 14 this season before being injured in the 9^th game of the year.  

Lathen Easley should easily eclipse the school record for sacks held by Shawn O’Leary with 18 in 2020. Easley has recorded seven sacks in each of the last two seasons. That said, Easley most likely will be the first player to ever have 20 sacks in a career.  With a monster year, Easley could be the first to break the threshold of 30 as well.  Easley is ending his junior season with the highest career total ever by a Rocket junior when it comes to sacks with 16.

Lathen Easley is also within range on the record for most forced fumbles in a career.  Easley currently has 9 and the record is held by Travis McKinney with 10.

Caden McCalister may be looking to own the single season tackle record held by Wompie Stewart (1985) with 154.  McCalister recorded 116 tackles this season while only playing in 11 games.  McCalister’s total for 2019 would have been 137 tackles if he had recorded his average number of tackles in the two games he missed this season.  If McCalister records near the single season record for tackles, he will give Tyler Boone some company when comes to breaking the record for career tackles. McCalister is 137 short (238) of the all-time mark (375) currently.  Caden McCalister will be looking to possess the Fumble Recoveries in a career record held by Travis Fitzgerald with 9.  McCalister has 7.

When it comes to quarterback sacks, Braxton Winders just completed the most productive junior season in school history.  He took down a 21 year old record held by Matt Jent (1998) with seven sacks.  The record for a senior is 11 and is held by Sean O’Leary (2018).  If Winders records 11 sacks in 2020, we will be the second person, most likely, to have 20 sacks in a career with Lathen Easley being the first and accomplishing the feat earlier in the 2020 season.

The Perkins lineage of kickers will look to sit upon the kicking throne occupied by George Congenie for the past 15 seasons.  Noah Perkins has to attempt 44 and make 28 PATs to be the all-time leader in both categories.  In order for Perkins to own those two records and be the most accurate kicker in school history, Perkins will have to be more accurate than his 2019 season.  To hold the kicking accuracy record as well, Perkins will have to successfully kick at least 42 of 44 PATs to be on to top Cody Belt’s career 91.67% success rate.

In 2020 during the week 8 game, the Rockets will play in the Crittenden County High School’s 700^th game.

With all of that said, 2019 was a great season on the field and in the record book.  2020 seems to be shaping up to have plenty of valid hype surrounding it and many more records will most likely fall.  Here is to a great 2020 season!

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Rockets strike out in quarterfinal round

LOUISVILLE, Ky. – On a covetous night in Louisville, Crittenden County came up short on its mission, but junior running back Xander Tabor set a single-season rushing record that had stood for 56 years.

The seventh-ranked Rockets lost 36-22 to undefeated and second-ranked Kentucky Country Day in the quarterfinal round of the Class A state tournament, leaving the CCHS coach and players envious of an elusive piece of hardware.

Rocket senior Riley Gobin consoles sophomore
lineman Dylan Yates after the loss.

Yes, Tabor got his record, rushing for 139 yards – and accounting for 79 percent of Crittenden’s offense – but there was no joy in Mudville for the Mighty Rockets had struck out – again.

For Crittenden, it was a third straight disappointing berth in the state’s Final Eight. The Rockets have played in nine regional championship games in its 62-year football history, including three in a row. Longing for a taste of at least one more week of high school football, second-year Rocket head coach Sean Thompson made a confession to his team after losing at Louisville.

“My mindset has changed,” he revealed. “It’s been about district championships, bringing that district championship home. But the district championship is really meaningless when you continue to get to This Game and don’t finish.”

“This Game” may well become the battle cry for a Rocket football program – and a young coach – that longs for higher esteem in Class A football. Sure, Crittenden has gained a measure of respect by winning three straight district titles and getting to This Game in 2017, 2018 and 2019, but that pot of gold at the end of the rainbow remains evasive. Thompson is armed with a junior class which is truly the heartbeat of this team. Behind them, Crittenden finished 10-3 this season, and Thompson knows they should be back – and should indeed be equipped for greater laurels in 2020.

      CLASS A PLAYOFF BRACKET / RESULTS

“This has got to be our new goal. We want to bring this trophy home,” he said watching over his shoulder as the Bearcats jubilantly carried the regional hardware off the muddy morass of its home field Friday night.

Tabor has rushed for 1,616 yards this season, breaking the longstanding record of 1,581 yards set in 1963 by Jimmy Hopper, who also played on a team that fell short in the regional championship. For Tabor, the record was certainly a nice feather in his cap, but he, too, covets more.

“Records are nice, but we wanted this win,” he said. “I didn’t come out here to break this record, I wanted us to win the regional championship.”

Xander Tabor rushed for 139 yards and broke the
single-season rushing record.

Crittenden’s hopes of that crown appeared fleeting as early as the first play from scrimmage when KCD’s Dorian Heard busted through the center of the Rocket defense and went 55 yards for a touchdown. He scored again six minutes later and the hosts were ahead 15-0 in the top of the first.

Thompson praised his team for clawing back in it. Tabor scored on an 18-yard run in the second period and a 52-yarder in the third. After three quarters, it was a one-touchdown game, but the field conditions worsened and Crittenden (10-3) became absolutely one dimensional. The Rockets were down 22-15 and forced the Bearcats into a quick three-and-out for the only time in the game. But Crittenden fumbled the ball away two plays later and KCD scored early in the fourth period for a 29-15 edge.

If Crittenden had not needed an effective arial assault to that point, the passing game was an absolute must by then. With the clock working against them, the Rockets needed to score twice, and in a hurry. Sophomore quarterback Luke Crider, who had earned his wings the past few games after becoming the starter in Week 8 of the regular season, couldn’t find his mojo at Country Day. The upstart QB, whose efficiency had been impeccable in the first two rounds of the playoffs, was grounded.

“Look at these conditions,” Thompson said searching for an answer, if not an excuse. “The footing is so bad, our receivers couldn’t even cut to get on their routes.”

Snow and heavy rains at the KCD field over the last couple of weeks had left it a mushy mess.

Crittenden had zero net yards passing as Crider was 2-for-12.

On the ground, KCD’s throw-back offense that resembles the-now-ancient single-wing was unhampered by the muck. Heard, one of two seniors in the backfield, rushed for 221 yards and his classmate Nick Smith added 101. The Bearcats slugged 348 yards and five rushing touchdowns against a Rocket defense that hadn’t yielded a single touchdown on the ground in the previous three games, and only nine all season before KCD.

Kentucky Country Day (13-0) kept the chains moving, picking up 18 first downs to Crittenden’s seven. That type of ball-control offense was exactly what the Rockets had feared. And the manifestation of those fears was precisely what put the regional championship trophy in the hands of the enemy and left the Rocket coach hankering for another shot.

“We’re going to be a very old, mature team next year. This has got to be our goal. We’ve got to figure out a way to get back here (To ‘This Game’) and we have to figure out a way to get this trophy. And that becomes the goal every day, starting tonight.”

The coach doesn't appear as patient as Rocket running backs had been chasing the single-season rushing record. After all, this was strike three – in a row. Next year, will mean a new at bat.


SCORE BY QUARTERS
Crittenden County 0 7 8 7
KY Country Day 15 7 0 14

SCORING PLAYS
KCD-Dorian Heard 55 run (Jalen Todd run) 11:45, 1st
KCD-Heard 2 run (Zach Shonwetter) 6:08, 1st
CC-Xander Tabor 18 run (Noah Perkins kick) 11:22, 2nd
KCD-Heard 5 run (Shonwetter kick) 3:25, 2nd
CC-Tabor 52 run (McCalister pass from Luke Crider) 10:05, 3rd
KCD-Nick Smith 32 run (Shonwetter kick) 10:10, 4th
KCD-Heard 16 run (Shonwetter kick) 5:29, 4th
CC-Hunter Jones 9 run (Perkins kick) 2:31, 4th

TEAM TOTALS
First Downs: CC 7, KCD 18
Penalties: CC 5-35, KCD 9-95
Rushing: CC 31-177, KCD 49-348
Passing: CC 2-13-0, 0 yds., KCD 5-9-0, 54 yds.
Total Yards: CC 177, KCD 348
Fumbles/Lost: CC 3-1, KCD 3-1

INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS
Rushing
Crittenden: Tabor 18-139, Braxton Winders 8-26, Jones 2-14, Caden McCalister 2-3, Crider 1-(-5). KCD: Heard 25-221, Drew Russell 1-5, Aidan Yerasimides 1-(-1), Jalen Todd 1-3, Nick Smith 14-101, Nathan Caldwell 5-25, Luke Russo 2-(-6).
Passing
Crittenden: Crider 2-12-0, 0 yds., Winders 0-1-0. KCD: Smith 1-1-0, 5 yds., Russo 1-2-0, 5 yds., Heard 3-6-0, 44 yds.
Receiving
Crittenden: Preston Turley 1-(-2), McCalister 1-2. KCD: Smith 3-30, Heard 1-5, Russell 1-19.
Defense
Jones 3 solos, 3 assists; Phillips 2 assists; Easley 4 solos, 2 assists; Ellington 3 solos, 3 assists; McCalister 11 solos, 5 assist, 2 TFLs; McGowan 6 solos, 9 assists; Tabor 5 solos, 2 assists, TFL; Turley assist; Winders 3 solos, 5 assists, fumble recovery; Bailey 2 solos, 5 assist; Carlson solo; Derrington solo; Sharp assist; Yates 6 solos, 3 assists, 2 TFLs; Morgeson 7 solos, TFL.

At a Glance: Rockets in State Quarterfinal at KCD

BY ANDY HUNT

2019 Kentucky Country Day Results (12-0, 5-0)
Atherton (5-6, 5A) – 23-7 – WIN
Thomas Nelson (1-10, 3A) – 43-12 – WIN
Washington County (5-6, 2A) – 41-39 – WIN
Seneca (2-9, 5A) – 49-6 – WIN
Iroquois (2-9, 5A) – 47-8 – WIN
Southern (4-7, 6A) – 27-7 – WIN
Berea (7-4, 1A) – 36-14 – WIN
Frankfort (4-7, 1A) – 61-22 – WIN
Eminence (9-3, 1A) – 62-13 – WIN
Campbellsville (6-5, 1A) – 38-6 – WIN
Berea (7-4, 1A) – 50-0 – WIN
Eminence (9-3, 1A) – 34-26 – WIN

• Scored 511 Points – Second best in Class A (CC is 7^th)
• Allowed 160 Points – Fourth best in Class A (CC is 2^nd)
• Team Rushing Yards – 3,061 Yards (CC – 2,584)
• Team Rushing Yards Allowed – 1,176 Yards (CC – 965)
• Team Passing Yards – 1,296 Yards (CC – 1,429)
• Team Passing Yards Allowed – 1,695 Yards (CC – 1,046)

Stats of the Week
363 students of Kentucky Country Day (KCD) have gone on to play college athletics.  That is an average of about eight students per year since the school’s opening for the 1972-1973 school year.  Based upon an estimated class size of 72 at KCD, that means, on average, 11.1% of KCD students go on to play college sports.

When the game starts against KCD, this Crittenden County senior class will have played in the most games ever (51).

Xander Tabor has 1,477 rushing yards this season.  He currently has the 3^rd most in a single season.  With 105 more yards he will have the highest total in a single season surpassing the 56-year old record of Jimmy Hopper (1,581 yards).

Xander Tabor has exactly 1,640 yards from scrimmage this season and that is the second highest total ever.  With 99 more yards from scrimmage, Tabor will set the record for highest total in a single season.  The record holder is Devon Nesbitt with 1,738.

Noah Perkins is 2^nd in PATs attempted in a season with 51.  The single season record holder is Parker Johnson (2018) with 53.

Kentucky Country Day Key Player Stats
#7 – Luke Russo (Soph.) – 56/100, 1033 Passing Yards, 15 TDs, 2 INTs
#6 – Dorian Heard (Sr.) – 170 Attempts, 1,633 Yards, 26 TDs
#6 – Dorian Heard – 9 Receptions, 143 Yards, 4 TDs
#3 – Nick Smith (Sr.) – 88 Attempts, 836 Yards, 14 TDs
#3 – Nick Smith – 32 Receptions, 726 Yards, 10 TDs
#28 – Exavier Douglas (Jr.) – 111 Tackles, 10 TFLs, 5 sacks, 2 INTs (Both Returned for TDs)
#5 – Jalen Todd (Jr.) – 86 Tackles, 8 TFLs, 7 Sacks, 1 INT (Returned for TD)
#9 – Aiden Yaresimides (Jr.) – 71 Tackles
#27 – Jackson Hubert (Jr.) – 49 Tackles, 2 TFL, 4 INTs

Kentucky Country Day Football Notes
- KCD has converted 17 successful two-point conversions and made 34 PATs this season.
- Star running back Dorian Heard attempted two passes in the second round playoff game.
- In the first matchup with Eminence, KCD passed for 220 compared to 86 in the game last week.
- In the first matchup with Eminence, KDC ran for 227 yards with no breaking 100 yards.  Last week, two backs went over 100 yards and the team totaled 301 yards rushing.
- Last week, Eminence passed for 311 yards on 14 completions and only ran for 65 on 27 carries.  In the first matchup with KCD, Eminence passed for 198 yards and ran for 53 yards.
- Four Eminence players had 11 or more tackles last week versus KCD.  No Eminence player had more than eight tackles in the game versus KCD in the regular season.
- KCD has 27 players on its roster. (29 in ’18 and 31 in ’17)
- KCD is on an eight game home winning streak.

Kentucky Country Day School Notes
- Tuition for High School students is $23,245 per school year.
- 30% of students receive financial aid which has an average distribution of $13,850
- 815 students are enrolled for grades K-12.
- Average class size is 16
- 100% of KCD students attend college
- KCD was formed by the consolidation of Louisville Country Day (Boys only) and Kentucky Home School (Girls only) for the 1972-1973 school year.
- KCD has had 23 All-Americans total in golf, tennis, swimming, lacrosse, field hockey, soccer, and basketball.
- KCD has had 363 students play college sports.
- KCD has won 17 state championships and 29 state runner-ups.
- The KCD campus is approximately 80 acres.
- Per Wikipedia, each grade is designed to have 72 students.

The Tenure of Kentucky Country Day Head Coach, Matthew Jones
Overall: 66-25 (69.5% winning percentage)
2019: 12-0
2018: 6-6 (Lost in 2^nd Round of Playoffs to Beechwood, 6-50)
2017: 11-2 (Lost in Region Final to Beechwood, 14-35)
2016: 10-3 (Lost in Region Final to Beechwood, 7-42)
2015: 5-5 (Lost in 2^nd Round of Playoffs to Holy Cross (Louisville), 28-34)
2014: 6-5 (Lost in 1^st Round of Playoffs to Russellville, 7-39)
2013: 5-6 (Lost in 1^st Round of Playoffs to Russellville, 6-55)
2012: 11-2 (Lost in Region Final to Mayfield, 14-35)

Kentucky Country Day Series
Season - Result - Score - Location
2008 – WIN – 47-0 – Home
2009 – WIN – 48-9 – Home

CC leads the series 2-0.

In both matchups, CC was a heavy favorite and the wide margin of victory in both games was not surprising.

Opponents with Zero Wins Versus Crittenden County

Bowling Green High Street (1-0)
Carroll County (1-0)
Caverna (10-0)
Dexter (MO) (1-0)
Fort Knox (1-0)
Greenville (6-0)
Henderson Douglas (1-0)
Kentucky Country Day (2-0)
Lake County (TN) (1-0)
Logan County (2-0)
Muhlenberg North (2-0)
North Warren (1-0)
Paducah Lincoln (2-0)
Paintsville (1-0)
Stewart County (TN) (2-0)

Crittenden County Single Game School Records 
Versus Kentucky Country Day 
(Some Statistical Categories Unavailable)
Passing Yards: 55, J.D. Gray, 2009
Passing Completions: 3, J.D. Gray, 2009
Passing Attempts: 6, J.D. Gray, 2009
Passing Touchdowns: N/A, minimum 1
Interceptions Thrown: N/A, minimum 1

Rushing Yards: 233, Rodney Robertson, 2008
Rushing Touchdowns: 3 (three times), Rodney Robertson, 2008, J.D. Gray, 2009, and Andrew Freeman, 2009
Rushing Attempts: 18, Andrew Freeman, 2009

Receiving Yards: 55, Tanner Nix, 2009                           
Receptions: 3, Tanner Nix, 2009
Receiving Touchdowns: N/A, minimum 1

Tackles: 9 (twice), David Mitchell, 2008 and Josh Urbanowski, 2008
Tackles for Loss: 3, Andrew Freeman, 2009
Interceptions: 1 (twice), Tanner Nix and Josh Urbanowski, 2008
Sacks: N/A, minimum 1
Caused Fumbles: 1, Daniel Price, 2009
Fumble Recoveries: 3, Andrew Freeman, 2008

Longest TD Pass: N/A, None Thrown
Longest TD Run: 4 Yards, Rodney Robertson, 2008
Longest Interception Return for a TD: N/A, None Returned
Longest Fumble Return for a TD: 21 Yards, Andrew Freemen, 2008
Longest Punt Return for a TD: N/A, None Returned
Longest Kickoff Return for a TD: N/A, None Returned
Longest Field Goal: N/A, None Attempted
Most Points Scored: 18 (three times), Rodney Robertson, 2008, J.D. Gray, 2009, and Andrew Freeman, 2009

Crittenden County Playoff Game School Records
(Some Statistical Categories Unavailable)Passing Yards: 251, Austin Berry, 2004 vs. Mayfield (Round 2)
Passing Completions: 25, Hunter Boone, 2016 vs. Bethlehem (Round 2)
Passing Attempts: 39, Hunter Boone, 2016 vs. Bethlehem (Round 2)
Passing Touchdowns: 5, Hunter Boone, 2016 vs. Fort Knox (Round 1)
Interceptions Thrown: 4, Hunter Boone, 2016 vs. Bethlehem (Round 2)
Highest Completion Percentage: 75.00% (18/24) , Hunter Boone, 2016 vs. Fort Knox (Round 1) *min. 14 attempts

Rushing Yards: 252, Devon Nesbitt, 2017 vs. Bethlehem (Round 2)
Rushing Touchdowns: 6, Rodney Robertson, 2008 vs. Ballard Memorial (Round 2) School RecordRushing Attempts: 40, Devon Nesbitt, 2017 vs. Bethlehem (Round 2)

Receiving Yards: 125, Ethan Hunt, 2016 vs. Bethlehem (Round 2)
Receptions: 12, Ethan Hunt, 2016 vs. Bethlehem (Round 2)
Receiving Touchdowns: 3, Ethan Hunt, 2016 vs. Bethlehem (Round 2)

Tackles: 22 (twice), Blake Gardner, 2005 vs. Mayfield (Rd 2) and Adam Beavers, 2017, vs. Campbellsville (Rd 3)
Tackles for Loss: 4 (three times), Shawn Lanham, 2002 vs. Fulton City (Round 1); Adam Beavers, 2016 vs. Bethlehem; Tyler Boone, 2018 vs. Campbellsville (Round 3)
Interceptions: 2 (twice), Denis Hodge, 1985 vs. Carroll County (Rd 4) and Caden McCallister, 2017 vs. Caverna (Rd 1)
Sacks: 3, Braxton Winders, 2019 vs. Caverna (Round 1)
Caused Fumbles: 2, Sean O’Leary, 2018 vs. Caverna (Round 1)
Fumble Recoveries: 3 (three times), Andrew Freeman, 2008 vs. Kentucky  Country Day (Round 1); Devin Hopper, 2015 vs. Caverna (Round 1); Ethan Hunt, 2016 vs. Fort Knox (Round 1)

Longest TD Pass: 75 Yards, Blake Gardner from Austin Berry, 2005 vs. Fulton County (Round 1)
Longest TD Run: 75 Yards, Rodney Robertson, 2008 vs. Ballard Memorial (Round 2)
Longest Interception Return for a TD: 60 Yards, Xander Tabor, 2019 vs. Russellville (Round 2)
Longest Fumble Return for a TD: 21 Yards, Andrew Freeman, 2008 vs. Kentucky Country Day (Round 1)
Longest Punt Return for a TD: 63 Yards, J.D. Gray, 2008, vs. Ballard Memorial (Round 2)
Longest Kickoff Return for a TD: 92 Yards, Alex Cosby, 2015 vs. Bethlehem (Round 2)
Longest Field Goal: 26 Yards, Will Perkins, 2016 vs. Bethlehem (Round 2)
Most Points Scored: 36, Rodney Robertson, 2008 vs. Ballard Memorial (Round 2)

Crittenden County Single Game Records Versus Caverna Broken or Tied Last Week
(Some Statistical Categories Unavailable)Longest Interception Return for a TD: 60 Yards, Xander Tabor, 2019 (Playoff)

Most Points Scored: 24 (twice), Jeramie Sorina, 2006 and Xander Tabor, 2019 (Playoff)

Random Notes
Xander Tabor has 2,087 yards rushing in his career which ranks no. 8 all-time.  Blake Gardner is in 7^th with 2,349.  

Xander Tabor has 23 career rushing touchdowns and is 11^th in that category.  Next up are Blake Gardner with 23 and Andrew Freeman with 25 career rushing touchdowns each.

Xander Tabor has 15 rushing touchdowns this season and is tied for 10^th in that category.  Next up are David Beverly (1996) with 16, Dennis Mott (1964) with 17 and Brad Madden (1998) with 19..

Xander Tabor has 295 career rushing attempts.  With 24 more he will break into the top-7 in career rushing attempts.

Xander Tabor has 191 attempts this season which is the 7^th most in a season.  With 24 more attempts, he will have the second most ever in a single season.  The record is David Beverly (1996) with 261.

Xander Tabor has become the 15^th player to have 2,000 yards of offense in a career.  Yards of offense include rushing and passing yards.

Xander Tabor needs 23 more yards to be the 12^th player to have 1,500 yards of offense in a season.  

Xander Tabor has 2,276 yards from scrimmage in his career which ranks ninth on the all-time list.  Yards of scrimmage include rushing and receiving yards.  

Xander Tabor is 13^th in total touchdowns in a career with 28.  Next on the list are Andrew Freeman with 29, Brad Madden with 30 and Denis Hodge with 31.

Xander Tabor has 20 total touchdowns this season which is tied for the 7^th most in a single season.  Next up are Rodney Robertson (2008) with 21, T.K. Guess (2004) with 22, and Ronnie Moss (1988) with 22.

Xander Tabor has 168 career points and ranks 13^th on the list.  Next up are Andrew Freeman with 178, Denis Hodge with 198 and Blake Gardner with 208.

Xander Tabor is tied for 10^th in scoring in a season with 120 points.  Next up are Rodney Robertson (2008) with 128, T.K. Guess (2005) with 128 and Brad Madden (1998) with 131.

Noah Perkins is now 5^th in career PATs attempted with 68.  Next on the list are Will Perkins with 79 and Micha Hollamon with 84.

Noah Perkins broke the record for PATs attempted by a junior with 51.  The prior record holder was J.R. Adams (2008) with 50.

Noah Perkins is 5^th in career PATs made with 61.  Next on the list is Micah Hollamon with 68.

Noah Perkins has 44 made PATs this season.  Perkins ranks 2^nd on the list and 1^st is Parker Johnson with 48 (2018).

Noah Perkins now holds the record for number of PATs made by a junior with 44.  The previous record holder was Will Perkins with 39.

Lathen Easley currently ranks 3^rd in career sacks with 16.  Ahead of him on the list are Adam Beavers (17) and Sean O’Leary (18).

Lathen Easley is tied for second in career forced fumbles with nine.  Travis McKinney is the all-time leader with ten.

Crittenden County junior, Braxton Winders has eight sacks for the season.  Last week, he broke Matt Jent’s (1998) record for sacks by a junior.  The record was seven.

Braxton Winders has eight sacks this season.  That is tied for fifth most in a single season.

Preston Morgeson tied the freshman record for interceptions in a season.  The three other current record holders are T.K. Guess (2002), Caden McCalister (2017), and Tyler Boone (2017).

Luke Crider has 11 passing touchdowns in his career which ties him for 11^th on the all-time list.

Luke Crider’s 11 TD passes this season are tied for the 8^th highest total in a single season.

Luke Crider has a 65.63% completion percentage this season.  This currently ranks as the best ever in a single season.  This will not be an official record until the end of the season.

Luke Crider has thrown a TD pass in five consecutive games.  This is the 7^th longest streak in school history and the longest ever by a sophomore quarterback.

Preston Turley has the 19^th highest single season receiving yardage total in school history with 420 yards.  Next on the list is Payton Riley with 430 (2018) and Branen Lamey (2018) with 430.

Caden McCalister is the 28^th Rocket to have 100 tackles in a season.  McCalister has missed two games this season.

Caden McCalister has seven career interceptions.  He is currently tied for sixth in career interceptions.

Caden McCalister has recovered five fumbles this season which is the most ever by a Rocket junior.  The record was previous held by several Rockets.

This is the third season in-a-row the Rockets have made it to the third round of the playoffs.  Before this current streak, the Rockets had never made it more than two years in-a-row to the third round of the playoffs.

Nicholas County will play this Friday night in the third round of the playoffs.  Since 2008, Nicholas County will be the only other county school (besides Crittenden County) to finish in the final eight teams in class A football with the word “county” in their school name.   All others have been independent/private schools.

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Rockets dialed in with 41-3 district title victory

MARION, Ky. – Through the static of a predictable and deserved celebration, Rocket second-year football coach Sean Thompson made sure the message remained clear Friday night.

With a din of post-game party music blaring across the field at Rocket Stadium, his team chanting “Three-peat” as it officially claimed a school-record third-straight Class A First District championship, Thompson dialed down the frequency tighter than normal to make sure his boys were keeping score. The 41-3 basting they had just laid on Russellville in the second round of the playoffs were not necessarily the numbers reflected in his dispatch.

“This is what you worked for! This is Number 1,” he said, checking off the team’s post-season goals. “Goal Number 2 is to get past this next one, so we have to go get it.”

Knowing full well that his 10-2 Rockets are playing arguably their best football of the season, peaking at the right time, Thompson was stoking the hunger – flashing a tastier treat in front of the barking mass of celebrating athletes. 

“It’s all about proving it every week. We have to prove it,” the coach reminded them before turning away and letting the post-game carnival continue. 

He then ducked out of sight as a throng of fans and family rushed in for the customary post-game photographs and festivities. It was indeed party time. At least for a moment.

Lathan Easley (41) and Hunter Jones close in
on a Russellville ballcarrier.

Thompson undoubtedly moved away to let the impact of the result sink in. Just two seasons into his coaching career, his record is 21-4 and his team is two wins from a state championship berth. It is at the same place Crittenden finished up a year ago with a loss at Campbellsville in the state quarterfinals.

Ambition laced with loftier goals may seem a bit dubious as the reality of Crittenden County’s next opponent comes into focus. The Rockets will now travel to Louisville to play undefeated Kentucky Country Day – the Bearcats are No. 1 in the KHSAA’s ever-present, new RPI ratings, designed to measure a team’s strength. Not just in Class A is KCD No. 1, but it reigns supreme over all classes, quantified by a complex mathematical formula as having the best power ranking of all 223 teams across the state.

CLASS A PLAYOFF BRACKET

For only a short time can Crittenden County reflect on the utter dismantling of Russellville (4-7) – a team that had taken the Rockets to the final seconds a few short weeks ago before losing 21-14 in their regular-season encounter. This time was oh so different.

Inspired and led by a defense that held the Panthers to just eight rushing yards and 25 passing, Crittenden ran away with the game early, taking a 20-3 halftime lead behind the arm of sophomore quarterback Luke Crider, who became the starter just four weeks ago.

Crider was impeccably efficient, just as he had been in the first playoff game a week earlier. Against Russellville’s secondary, he was 11-for-15 for 126 yards in the first half with two touchdown passes – one to Preston Turley and the other to Caden McCalister. Poised in the relative comfort of a firm pocket established by an improving frontline, Crider was calm as he ran down his checks and found the open receiver time and again in the first two periods. He’s only been tackled with the ball in his hands once in four and half games since taking over at QB.

In the second half, he didn’t need to do anything. In fact, he didn’t. Crider stayed mostly on the sideline while Crittenden used three other players at quarterback or on direct-snap rushing plays. Xander Tabor, who had 39 rushing yards at the half, added 100 more in the final two periods – mostly from a wildcat formation – and scored three times.

“The defense has been the heartbeat of our team,” Thompson said, but he also pointed to an offense that’s maturing and proving its dual capacity.

“Luke Crider was big for us tonight, he’s grown up right before our eyes,” the coach added. “There came a point that he was the one moving the ball down the field and we were depending on his arm based on what Russellville was doing.”

Russellville’s leading rusher Jovari Gamble was injured with three minutes to play in the first half and was taken from the field on a stretcher. He had banged his head on the ground returning a kickoff and fortunately came back to the stadium later in the second half after being cleared at the local hospital, but did not play.

The prognosis for Crittenden County’s chances in round three of the playoffs remains to been seen. The Rockets are ranked 10th in the Class A power rankings, but Thompson likes what he’s seeing as the Rockets approach their 13th game of the season, and he likes their chances.

SCORE BY QUARTERS

Russellville 0 3 0 0

Crittenden 14 6 14 7

SCORING PLAYS

C-Preston Turley 10 pass from Luke Crider (Noah Perkins kick) 5:11, 1st

C-Xander Tabor 60 interception return (Perkins kick) 3:30, 1st

R-Dustin Brown 28 field goal 11:04, 2nd

C-Caden McCalister 36 pass from Crider (kick failed) 3:08, 2nd

C-Tabor 14 run (Perkins kick) 5:44, 3rd

C-Tabor 4 run (Perkins kick) 1:34, 3rd

C-Tabor 1 run (Perkins kick) 8?27, 4th

TEAM TOTALS

First Downs: CCHS 13, RHS 4

Penalties: CCHS 8-84, RHS 6-64

Rushing: CCHS 36-223, RHS 24-8

Passing: CCHS 11-16-1, 126 yds., RHS 4-11-1, 25 yds.

Total Yards: CCHS 349, RHS 33

Fumbles/Lost: CCHS 2-1, RHS 2-4

INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS

Rushing

Crittenden: Tabor 27-139, Braxton Winders 3-36, Keifer Marshall 5-54, Crider 1-(-6). Russellville: Javari Gamble 6-(-2), Lennon Ries 14-5, Xavier Coleman 1-12, Chevis Elliott 1-1, Jackson Hampton 1-1, #11 1-1.

Passing

Crittenden: Crider 11-15-1, 126 yds., McCalister 0-1-0. Russellville: Ries 4-11-1, 25 yds.

Receiving

Crittenden: Turley 4-52, McCalister 1-35, Maddox Carlson 2-23, Preston Morgeson 2-14, Tabor 2-1. Russellville: Josh Allen 2-14, Hampton 1-4, Elliott 1-7.
Defense

T.Guess 2 solos; Jones solo; Phillips assist; Easley 4 solos, 3 assists, 2 TFLs; Ellington 3 solos, assist, TFL; McCalister 6 solos, caused fumble, fumble recovery; McGowan 3 solos, 3 assists, sack; Perkins solo; Tabor solo, interception; Turley 3 solos, 2 assists; Winders 4 solos, 2 assists, 2 TFLs, fumble recovery; Bailey assist; Carlson 2 assists; Derrington 3 solos; Yates 4 solos, 4 assists, sack, TFL; Morgeson 3 solos, assist. 

Thompson Coach of Year in district

Crittenden County football coach Sean Thompson has been named Coach of the Year in the Class A First District.

The recognition was announced today by the Kentucky High School Football Coaches Association.

Thompson is the 15th coach in school history and the first CCHS alumnus to head the Rocket football team.

Crittenden County plays Friday night at Marion against Russellville in the Class A First District championship game.

The Rockets are currently 9-2 on the season. Thompson's Rockets were 11-2 in his inaugural season as head coach in 2018 and won the district championship.

Caleb Kimble, the Fulton County running back, was selected Player of the Year in the Class A First District.

Read more about Coach Thompson here.

At a Glance: Rockets-Panthers for District Title

BY ANDY HUNT 

2019 Russellville Results (4-7, 3-1)

Warren East (4A, 4-7) – 0-48 – LOSS
Glasgow (3A, 10-1) – 0-56 – LOSS
Butler County (2A, 1-9) – 15-20 – LOSS
Logan County (4A, 8-3) – 28-55 – LOSS
Franklin Simpson (4A, 6-5) – 0-42 – LOSS
Somerset (2A, 10-1) – 12-64 – LOSS
Fulton County (1A, 6-5) – 34-31 – WIN
Caverna (1A, 1-10) – 50-0 – WIN
Crittenden County (1A, 9-2) – 14-21 – LOSS
Warren Central (4A, 0-10) – 27-20 – WIN
Fulton County (Playoff) (1A, 6-5) – 32-27 - WIN
Scored 212 Points – Seventh worst scoring offense in class A (32 Teams)
Allowed 384 Points – Seventh worst scoring defense in Class A
Team Rushing Yards – 1,555 Yards
Team Rushing Yards Allowed – 2,491 Yards
Team Passing Yards – 1,050 Yards
Team Passing Yards Allowed – 1,201 Yards

Stat of the Week
Luke Crider threw an interception versus Caverna last week.  Crittenden County has played Caverna ten times and that was only the second interception ever thrown against Caverna by a CC quarterback. The other was in 2004 by Austin Berry. 

Russellville Key Player Stats

#12 – Lennon Ries – 58/148, 958 Yards Passing, 13 TDs, 10 INTs
#12 – Lennon Ries – 98 Rush Attempts, 556 Yards, 5 TDs
#4 – Jovari Gamble – 127 Rush Attempts, 683 Yards, 3 TDs
#6 – Josh McMurry – 45 Tackles, 7 TFLs, 2 Sacks, 0 INT
#22 – Jackson Hampton – 14 Receptions, 396 Yards, 7 TDs
#15 – Chevis Elliott – 56 Tackles, 7 TFLs, 1 INT
#5 – Josh Allen – 12 Receptions, 238 Yards, 4 TDs
#22 – Jackson Hampton – 45 Tackles, 4 INTs (2 TD)
#1 – Dustin Brown – 18/22 PATs, 0/1 FG

Russellville Series

Season - Result - Score - Location
1957 – Loss – 6-59 – Away
1958 – Loss – 7-32 – Home
1959 – Win – 19-7 – Away
1960 – Loss – 13-25 – Home
1961 – Loss – 0-39 – Away
1962 – Win – 24-14 – Home
1963 – Win – 27-19 – Home
1964 – Loss – 6-26 – Home
1965 – Loss – 6-25 – Away
1966 – Loss – 0-38 – Home
1967 – Loss – 0-15 – Away
1968 – Loss – 0-45 – Home
1969 – Loss – 8-52 – Away
1970 – Loss – 0-32 – Home
1971 – Loss – 8-20 – Away
1972 – Loss – 12-14 – Home
1973 – Loss – 6-32 – Away
1974 – Loss – 7-26 – Home
1975 – Win – 36-10 – Away
1976 – Loss – 7-22 – Home
1977 – Loss – 0-52 – Away
1978 – Loss – 14-43 – Home
1979 – Loss – 0-34 – Away
1980 – Loss – 20-51 – Home
1983 – Loss – 14-42 – Away
1984 – Loss – 0-13 – Home
1985 – Win – 18-13 – Away
1986 – Win – 10-8 – Home
1991 – Loss – 14-35 – Away
1992 – Loss – 3-35 – Home
1993 – Loss – 3-49 – Away
1994 – Loss – 0-54 – Home
1995 – Loss – 0-35 –  Away
1996 – Win – 14-6 – Home
1997 – Loss – 14-34 – Away
1998 – Win – 27-12 – Home
1999 – Win – 27-12 – Away
2000 – Win – 27-26 – Home
2001 – Win – 22-21 – Away – Overtime
2002 – Win – 19-3 – Home
2003 – Loss – 21-28 – Away
2004 – Win – 27-20 – Home
2005 – Win – 59-6 – Away
2006 – Win – 35-21 – Home
2006 – Loss – 28-34 – Home – Playoffs Round 1
2015 – Loss – 21-46 – Home
2016 – Loss – 7-49 – Away
2017 – Win – 22-21 – Home
2018 – Win – 28-12 – Away
2019 – Win – 21-14 - Home

CC trails in the series 18-32 (36.0% winning percentage)

CC has won 11 of the last 15 (73.3% winning percentage)

In the last nine matchups the series is 6-3 and CC leads the scoring in those games 248-223.

The scoring in the entire series of 50 games is led by Russellville 1381-707.

CC has been shutout in the series nine times and Russellville has never been shutout in the series.

The last shutout by Russellville occurred in 1995.

Biggest win in the series for CC, 59-6 in 2005

Biggest loss in the series for CC, 0-54 in 1994

Most Games Played Against A Single OpponentOpponent - Number of Contests (Minimum 35 Games)
Caldwell County – 52
Russellville – 50
Fulton City – 46
Webster County – 46
Trigg County – 41
Ballard Memorial – 42
Fulton County - 35

Crittenden County Single Game School Records Versus Russellville (Some Statistical Categories Unavailable)
Passing Yards: 250, Nick Castiller, 2015
Passing Completions: 17, Nick Castiller, 2015
Passing Attempts: 38, Nick Castiller, 2015
Passing Touchdowns: 3, Austin Berry, 2004
Interceptions Thrown: 6, Jamie Curtis, 1992 (School Record)

Rushing Yards: 271, Jeramie Sorina, 2006
Rushing Touchdowns: 4, Jeramie Sorina, 2006
Rushing Attempts: 41, Jeramie Sorina, 2006 (School Record)

Receiving Yards: 149, Tyler Coleman, 2015                 
Receptions: 9, Tyler Coleman, 2015
Receiving Touchdowns: N/A, minimum 3

Tackles: 20, David Belt, 1983
Tackles for Loss: 4, Sean O'Leary, 2018
Interceptions: 3, Mark Hamby, 1975 (Tied for School Record)
Sacks: 4, Mike Wheeler, 1979 (Tied for School Record)
Caused Fumbles: 3, Nathan Heady, 2001 (Tied for School Record)
Fumble Recoveries: 2, Noah McGowan, 2019

Longest TD Pass: 75 Yards, Glenn Jones from Turner Martin, 1980
Longest TD Run: 79, Dennis Mott, 1964
Longest Interception Return for a TD: N/A, minimum 45 Yards
Longest Fumble Return for a TD: 12 Yards, T.K. Guess, 2005
Longest Punt Return for a TD: 62 Yards, T.K. Guess, 2005
Longest Kickoff Return for a TD: 90, Shannon Epley, 2001
Longest Field Goal: 40 Yards, Jeremy Lander, 1993
Most Points Scored: 24, Jeramie Sorina, 2006

Crittenden County Playoff Game School Records(Some Statistical Categories Unavailable)Passing Yards: 251, Austin Berry, 2004 vs. Mayfield (Round 2)
Passing Completions: 25, Hunter Boone, 2016 vs. Bethlehem (Round 2)
Passing Attempts: 39, Hunter Boone, 2016 vs. Bethlehem (Round 2)
Passing Touchdowns: 5, Hunter Boone, 2016 vs. Fort Knox (Round 1)
Interceptions Thrown: 4, Hunter Boone, 2016 vs. Bethlehem (Round 2)
Highest Completion Percentage: 75.00% (18/24) , Hunter Boone, 2016 vs. Fort Knox (Round 1) *min. 14 attempts

Rushing Yards: 252, Devon Nesbitt, 2017 vs. Bethlehem (Round 2)
Rushing Touchdowns: 6, Rodney Robertson, 2008 vs. Ballard Memorial (Round 2) School RecordRushing Attempts: 40, Devon Nesbitt, 2017 vs. Bethlehem (Round 2)

Receiving Yards: 125, Ethan Hunt, 2016 vs. Bethlehem (Round 2)
Receptions: 12, Ethan Hunt, 2016 vs. Bethlehem (Round 2)
Receiving Touchdowns: 3, Ethan Hunt, 2016 vs. Bethlehem (Round 2)

Tackles: 22 (twice), Blake Gardner, 2005 vs. Mayfield (Rd 2) and Adam Beavers, 2017, vs. Campbellsville (Rd 3)
Tackles for Loss: 4 (three times), Shawn Lanham, 2002 vs. Fulton City (Round 1); Adam Beavers, 2016 vs. Bethlehem; Tyler Boone, 2018 vs. Campbellsville (Round 3)
Interceptions: 2 (twice), Denis Hodge, 1985 vs. Carroll County (Rd 4) and Caden McCallister, 2017 vs. Caverna (Rd 1)
Sacks: 3, Braxton Winders, 2019 vs. Caverna (Round 1)
Caused Fumbles: 2, Sean O’Leary, 2018 vs. Caverna (Round 1)
Fumble Recoveries: 3 (three times), Andrew Freeman, 2008 vs. Kentucky  Country Day (Round 1); Devin Hopper, 2015 vs. Caverna (Round 1); Ethan Hunt, 2016 vs. Fort Knox (Round 1)

Longest TD Pass: 75 Yards, Blake Gardner from Austin Berry, 2005 vs. Fulton County (Round 1)
Longest TD Run: 75 Yards, Rodney Robertson, 2008 vs. Ballard Memorial (Round 2)
Longest Interception Return for a TD: N/A, none returned more than 45 yards long
Longest Fumble Return for a TD: 21 Yards, Andrew Freeman, 2008 vs. Kentucky Country Day (Round 1)
Longest Punt Return for a TD: 63 Yards, J.D. Gray, 2008, vs. Ballard Memorial (Round 2)
Longest Kickoff Return for a TD: 92 Yards, Alex Cosby, 2015 vs. Bethlehem (Round 2)
Longest Field Goal: 26 Yards, Will Perkins, 2016 vs. Bethlehem (Round 2)
Most Points Scored: 36, Rodney Robertson, 2008 vs. Ballard Memorial (Round 2)

Crittenden County Single Game Records Versus Caverna Broken or Tied Last Week(Some Statistical Categories Unavailable)Passing Touchdowns: 4, Luke Crider, 2019
Interceptions Thrown: 1 (twice), Austin Berry, 2004 and Luke Crider, 2019

Receiving Yards: 87, Preston Turley, 2019
Receptions: 4, Preston Morgeson, 2019
Receiving Touchdowns: 2 (twice), Payton Riley, 2018 and Preston Turley, 2019

Sacks: 3, Braxton Winders, 2019

Random NotesXander Tabor has 1,948 yards rushing in his career which ranks no. 9 all-time.  Donny Beverly is in 8^th with 1,973 and Blake Gardner is in 7^th with 2,349.  

Xander Tabor has 1,338 rushing yards this season.  He currently has the 7^th most in a single season.  With 63 more yards he will have the fifth highest total in a single season. 

Xander Tabor has 20 career rushing touchdowns and is 13^th in that category.  T.K. Guess and Jeramie Sorina on next on the list with 21 career rushing touchdowns each.

Xander Tabor has 168 career rushing attempts.  With 16 more he will break into the top-15 in career rushing attempts.

Xander Tabor has 164 attempts this season which is tied for the 14^th most in a season.  With 21 more attempts, he will be in the top nine in this category.

Xander Tabor needs 26 more yards to be the 15^th player to have 2,000 yards of offense in a career.  Yards of offense include rushing and passing yards.

Xander Tabor needs 136 more yards to be the 12^th player to have 1,500 yards of offense in a season.  

Xander Tabor has 2,136 yards from scrimmage in his career.  Yards of scrimmage include rushing and receiving yards.  Next up on the list is Ethan Dossett with 2,186.

Xander Tabor has exactly 1,500 yards from scrimmage this season and that is the fifth highest total ever.  With 82 more yards from scrimmage, Tabor will have the second highest total in a single season.  The record holder is Devon Nesbitt with 1,738.

Xander Tabor is 14^th in total touchdowns in a career with 24.  Next on the list are Ethan Dossett with 25, Andrew Freeman with 29, and Brad Madden with 30.

Xander Tabor has 144 career points and ranks tied for 15^th on the list.  Next up are Chad Perryman with 147, and Ethan Dossett with 158.

With four more points, Xander Tabor will be the 15^th player to score 100 points in a season.

Noah Perkins is now 5^th in career PATs attempted with 62.  Next on the list are Will Perkins with 79 and Micha Hollamon with 84.

Noah Perkins is 6^th in PATs attempted in a season with 45.  Next up are Cody Belt, J.R. Adams, and George Congenie with 46.

Noah Perkins is 5^th in career PATs made with 56.  Next on the list is Micah Hollamon with 68.

Noah Perkins has 39 made PATs this season.  Perkins ranks tied for 3rd on the list.  He is currently tied with his brother, Will Perkins (2015).  2^nd on the list is Cody Belt with 43 and 1^st is Parker Johnson with 48 (2018).

With one more made PAT, Noah Perkins will break the 2015 record of Will Perkins for number of PATs made by a junior.

Noah Perkins currently has a 90.32% career made PAT percentage (56/62).  The record is 91.67% by Cody Belt (2014-2017).  

Noah Perkins is close to breaking Will Perkins’s (2015) accuracy record for PAT kicking by a junior.  The current record is 88.64% and Noah Perkins has an 86.67% PAT kicking percentage this season.

Lathen Easley currently ranks 3^rd in career sacks with 16.  Ahead of him on the list are Adam Beavers (17) and Sean O’Leary (18).

Lathen Easley is tied for second in career forced fumbles with nine.  Travis McKinney is the all-time leader with ten.

Crittenden County junior, Braxton Winders has eight sacks for the season.  Last week, he broke Matt Jent’s (1998) record for sacks by a junior.  The record was seven.

Braxton Winders has eight sacks this season.  That is tied for fifth most in a single season.

Preston Morgeson tied the freshman record for interceptions in a season.  The three other current record holders are T.K. Guess (2002), Caden McCalister (2017), and Tyler Boone (2017).

Preston Morgeson has broken the records for TDs Scored by a freshman in a Season, TDs Responsible for in a Season by a freshman, and Points scored by a freshman.  All records were set by J.D. Gray (2007).

Luke Crider has nine passing touchdowns in his career.  With one more TD pass, he will be the 16^th player to have at least 10 career passing TDs.

Luke Crider’s nine TD passes this season are tied for the 12^th highest total in a single season.

Luke Crider’s four TD passes last week is the fifth most ever in a single game.

Luke Crider has a 63.27% completion percentage this season.  With one more attempt, he will qualify for this record listing and would currently have highest completion percentage for a single season.

Luke Crider has thrown a TD pass in four consecutive games.  This is only the tenth time in school history that has occurred.

Last week, Luke Crider became the second sophomore quarterback to pass for at least four touchdowns in a game.  The other was Hunter Boone (2016) when he passed for five touchdowns against Fort Knox.

Preston Turley is 82 yards from becoming the 22^nd Rocket to have 500 receiving yards in a career.

Preston Turley has the 19^th highest single season receiving yardage total in school history with 368 yards.  Next on the list is Payton Riley with 430 (2018).

Last week, Preston Turley became the 32^nd Rocket to have at least 25 receptions in a career.

Caden McCalister will become the 28^th Rocket to have 100 tackles in a season when he records six more.  McCalister has missed two games this season.

Caden McCalister has seven career interceptions.  He is currently tied for sixth in career interceptions.

Caden McCalister has recovered four fumbles this season which is the most ever by a Rocket junior.  The record was previous held by several Rockets.

If the Rockets make it to the third round of the playoffs, this senior class will have played in the most games ever by a graduating class (51).

This is the fifth season in a row the Rockets have made it to the second round of the playoffs.  Before this current streak, the Rockets had never made it more than two years in-a-row to the second round of the playoffs.

The Rockets have three shutouts this season.  The other teams to record three shutouts in a single season are 1964, 1972, 1975, 1985, and 1999.

If the Rockets win against Russellville, it will make back to back ten-win seasons for the third time in school history (1998-1999 and 2008-2009).

Crittenden County has lost four games total in the last two seasons.  The only other times CC has lost four games total in consecutive seasons were 1985-1986 and 1998-1999.

This senior class will have won at least five games in every season it has played.  The only other times that was accomplished were by the graduating classes of 1987 and 2000-2006.  (Side Note: The only class not to ever have a .500 season or losing record was the class of 2000.)