AT A GLANCE: ROUND 2 WITH BETHLEHEM

 BY: ANDY HUNT

Check out this week's post for details on Bethlehem and read about the statistic which has guaranteed victory for the Rockets this season!

ABOVE: Hunter Boone (2015-2018) holds most major passing records for Crittenden County and now one of his records is within reach for Micah Newcom!

Bethlehem Eagles Series (2-5)*
Season - Result - Score – Location

• 2010 – LOSS – 28-14 – Home
• 2015 – LOSS – 48-21 – Away
• 2016 – LOSS – 43-36 – Away
• 2017 – WIN – 41-20 – Home
• 2018 – WIN – 33-27 – Home
• 2021 – LOSS – 21-13 – Home
• 2022 – LOSS – 63-35 – Away

*All matchups in playoffs except 2021 & 2022.

 

Crittenden County Single Game School Records Versus Bethlehem
(Some Statistical Categories Unavailable)

• Passing Yards: 302, Luke Crider, 2021
• Passing Completions: 27, Luke Crider, 2021 (School Record)
• Passing Attempts: 44, Luke Crider, 2021 (School Record)
• Passing Touchdowns: 3, Hunter Boone, 2016
• Interceptions Thrown: 4, Hunter Boone, 2016
• Completion Percentage: 68.42% (13/19), Hunter Boone, 2017
  
  
• Rushing Yards: 252, Devon Nesbitt, 2017
• Rushing Touchdowns: 4, Devon Nesbitt, 2017
• Rushing Attempts: 40, Devon Nesbitt, 2017
  
  
• Receiving Yards: 125, Ethan Hunt, 2016
• Receptions: 12, Ethan Hunt, 2016
• Receiving Touchdowns: 2, Gavin Dickerson, 2018
  
  
• Tackles: 16 (twice), Travis Fitzgerald, 2015 and Adam Beavers, 2016
• Tackles for Loss: 4, Adam Beavers, 2016
• Interceptions: 1, five times
• Sacks: 2, Adam Beavers, 2017
• Forced Fumbles: 1, four times
• Fumble Recoveries: 1, four times
  
  
• Longest TD Pass: 24 Yards, Branen Lamey from Hunter Boone, 2016
• Longest TD Run: 55 Yards, Devon Nesbitt, 2018
• Longest Interception Return for a TD: N/A, none returned
• Longest Fumble Return for a TD: N/A, none returned
• Longest Punt Return for a TD: 3 Yards, Kaleb Nesbitt, 2022
• Longest Kickoff Return for a TD: 92 Yards, Alex Cosby, 2015
• Longest Field Goal: 26 Yards, Will Perkins, 2016
• Most Points Scored: 24, Devon Nesbitt, 2017
  
  

Bethlehem 2022 Record (8-2, 2-1)

• Providence (Clarksville, IN) (1A, 9-3) – Away – 48-36 - LOSS
• Eastern (6A, 4-7) – Home – 25-22 - WIN
• Thomas Nelson (3A, 0-10) – Away – 49-9 - WIN
• Washington County (2A, 3-8) – Away – 49-13 - WIN
• Western Hills (3A, 2-9) – Home – 58-6 – WIN
• Crittenden County (1A, 7-4) – Home – 63-35 – WIN
• Holy Cross (Louisville) (1A, 8-3) – Away – 37-20 – WIN*
• Campbellsville (1A, 7-3) – Home – 21-14 – LOSS*
• Fort Knox (1A, 4-7) – Away – 48-6 – WIN*
• Sayre (1A, 5-6) – Home – 35-28 – WIN

* District Opponent

 

Bethlehem 2022 Statistical Leaders

RUSHING

• #35 Zane Wickliffe – 115 attempts, 1,242 yards, 19 TDs
• #18 Cooper Stone – 38 attempts, -2 yards, 1 TD
• #24 Jacob Thornsberry – 22 attempts, 61 yards, 1 TD
• #22 Cal Yates – 11 attempts, 18 yards, 1 TD

PASSING

• #18 – Cooper Stone – 130/226, 2,515 yards, 27 TDs, 8 INT

RECEIVING

• #1 Justin Popovich – 36 receptions, 648 yards, 5 TDs
• #11 Haydon Osborne – 36 receptions, 792 yards, 12 TDs
• #4 Will Ray – 32 receptions, 749 yards, 5 TDs
• #35 Zane Wickliffe – 10 receptions, 163 yards, 3 TDs

TACKLES

• #10 Garrett Lanham – 69 tackles, 5.5 TFL, 5 sacks
• #4 Will Ray – 59.5 tackles, 5 TFL, 1.5 sacks, 2 INT, 4 Fum Rec
• #24 Jacob Thornsberry – 59 tackles, 4.5 TFLs
• #1 Justin Popovich – 45 tackles, 3.5 TFLs, 10 sacks
• #55 Parker Greer – 47.5 tackles, 8 TFL, 5.5 sacks
• #7 Nicholas Osborne – 21 tackles, 6 INTs (3 INT Return TDs)

SPECIAL TEAMS

• #16 Adam Winkenhofer – 36/39 PAT, 3/3 Field Goals
  
  

Random Notes

• Preston Morgeson is the all-time leader for career receiving touchdowns with 24.  Ethan Dossett was the prior recordholder with 23.
• Micah Newcom passed for 210 yards last week making it the fourth time this season Newcom has passed for over 200 yards in a game.  Nick Castiller (2015) holds the record for most 200-plus yard passing games in a season with five.
• Kaleb Nesbitt has caught multiple passes in 15 consecutive games which is now the school record.  Before Nesbitt set the record, Ethan Dossett had 14 consecutive games with multiple catches.  Dossett also has the third longest streak with 10 as well.
• Micah Newcom has had a completion percentage of 60% or more with at least 14 passing attempts in eight games this year.  No other Rocket QB has had more than five in a season.  Newcom would have a ninth game to count but it did not meet the minimum passing attempt requirement.
• Micah Newcom is approaching breaking the single season record for total touchdowns scored in a season.  Newcom has scored 34 touchdowns (9 rush, 25 pass) this season which is the 3^rd most in a single season.  Hunter Boone (2018) has 35 and the all-time leader is Hunter Boone (2017) with 36.  This category is also commonly referred to as “touchdowns responsible for.”
• Briley Berry scored a 53-yard rushing touchdown against Fort Knox.  Berry’s TD is the only rushing touchdown this season over 50 yards in length.  In the last 20 seasons, the only times Crittenden County has not had a rushing TD over 50 yards are 2012 and 2017.
• Every time Crittenden County has held its opponent to under 5.0 yards per rushing attempt this season, the Rockets have been victorious.  See below the yards per carry Crittenden opponents have averaged in the four Rocket losses this season.
• Union County – 7.89 Yards Per Carry
• Bethlehem – 5.87 Yards Per Carry
• Madisonville – 5.58 Yards Per Carry
• Murray – 5.35 Yards Per Carry
• Crittenden County is averaging 24.9 rushes per game and 20.4 pass attempts per game this season.  Since 1994, the only season Crittenden County has averaged more passing plays per game than rushing plays was 2016 (rush – 24.5, pass – 27.1).
• The Rockets are averaging 194.3 yards passing per game.  The only season Crittenden has averaged more passing yards per game was 2017 when the Rockets averaged 212.9 yards passing per game.
• Opponents this season are averaging 11.6 pass attempts per game which is the fewest since 2003 (11.4).
• CC has scored 108 points in the 3^rd quarter this year.  Since 1994, only one time has CC scored more points in third quarters during the course of a season (2018 – 124)
  
  

Record Breaker Watch

MICAH NEWCOM

• Passing Yards – Career
• 4. Nick Castiller – 2,814
• 5. Jamie Curtis - 2,813
• 6. J.D. Gray – 2,172
• 7. Micah Newcom – 2,150
• 8. Turner Martin – 1,840
• 9. Sean Thompson – 1,757
• Passing Yards – Season
• 1. Hunter Boone (2017) – 2,603
• 2. Hunter Boone (2018) – 2,308
• 3. Nick Castiller (2015) – 2,021
• 4. Austin Berry (2004) – 2,017
• 5. Luke Crider (2021) – 2,006
• 6. Micah Newcom (2022) – 1,960 (Previously 7^th)
• 7. Hunter Boone (2016) – 1,801
• 8. Austin Berry (2005) – 1,486
• 9. Luke Crider (2020) – 1,398
• Micah Newcom has 161 completions in his career which ranks 7^th all-time.  Next up are J.D. Gray with 174, Jamie Curtis with 182, and Austin Berry with 227.
• Micah Newcom has completed 147 passes this season which is the 6^th most in a season.  Next up are  Luke Crider (2021) with 153, Hunter Boone (2018) with 154, Nick Castiller (2015) with 155, Hunter Boone (2016) with 160 and Hunter Boone (2017) with 171 is the season leader.
• Micah Newcom has 236 passing attempts during his time as Rocket which is the 11^th most in that category for a career.  Next up are Zach Brantley with 249, Travis Gilbert with 279, Sean Thompson with 281, and J.D. Gray with 320.
• Micah Newcom has 213 passing attempts which is the 6^th most in a single season.  Next up is Hunter Boone (2018) with 274.
• Micah Newcom has 28 career touchdown passes which is the 4^th most all-time.  Next up are Austin Berry with 47, Luke Crider with 49, and Hunter Boone with 84.
• Micah Newcom is fourth in most TD passes in a single season with 25.  Next up are Austin Berry (2004) with 29, Hunter Boone (2017) with 32, and Hunter Boone (2018) with 33.
• Micah Newcom is currently first in completion percentage for a season with 69.01% (147/213).  Below him on the list are Austin Berry (122/203 in 2004) with 60.10%, Luke Crider (44/76 in 2019) with 57.89%, and Hunter Boone (171/298 in 2017) with 57.38%.  If Newcom maintains a 65% or better completion percentage, he will be in placed in the KHSAA record book for this category.
• Micah Newcom is second in passer rating during a season.  Newcom’s rating is 178.47.  The highest passer rating in a single season is 184.79 from Austin Berry in 2004.  The rating system used is the collegiate version.
• Micah Newcom is 4^th in touchdown to interception ratio for a season.  Newcom is at 3.57 (25 TD/ 7 INT).  Luke Crider is 3.67, Austin Berry 4.83 and J.D. Gray 5.00 are ahead of Newcom.
• Micah Newcom has 2,485 yards of offense in his career which is the 14^th most all-time.  Next up are Ronnie Moss with 2,493 and Rodney Robertson with 2,835.
• Micah Newcom currently has 2,301 yards of offense which ranks as the 5^th most in a single season.  Next up are Hunter Boone (2018) with 2,537, Luke Crider (2021) with 2,559, Hunter Boone (2017) with 2,675, and Nick Castiller (2015) with 2,758.
• Micah Newcom has been responsible for 37 total career TDs.  This ranks him 13^th in career TDs responsible for.  Next up are Ronnie Moss with 40 and David Beverly with 42. 
• Micah Newcom has scored 34 touchdowns (9 rush, 25 pass) this season.  Newcom’s total is the 3^rd most in a single season.  Hunter Boone (2018) has 35 and the all-time leader is Hunter Boone (2017) with 36.  This category is also commonly referred to as “touchdowns responsible for.”
• Micah Newcom has three two point conversions this season.  He is only the 20^th player to ever accomplish that stat and ranks tied for 9^th in two point conversions in a season.

PRESTON MORGESON

• Preston Morgeson has 1,432 career receiving yards which is the 4^th most all-time.  Next up are Chad Perryman (1990-1993) with 1,655, T.K. Guess (2002-2005) with 1,774, and the all-time leader Ethan Dossett (2015-2018) with 2,130.
• Preston Morgeson has 448 yards receiving this season which is the 18^th most in a season.  With 71 more receiving yards, Morgeson will be in the top 10 for receiving yards in a season.
• Preston Morgeson is the all-time leader for career receiving touchdowns with 24.  Ethan Dossett was the prior recordholder with 23.
• Preston Morgeson is tied for the 4^th more receiving TDs in a season with nine.  Next up are Ethan Dossett with 10, T.K. Guess with 12, and Ethan Dossett with 13.
• Preston Morgeson has 107 career receptions which is the 2^nd most in school history.  Next up is the all-time leader is Ethan Dossett with 127.
• Preston Morgeson has 40 receptions this season which is tied for the 5^th most in a year.  Next up are Ethan Dossett (2018) with 50, Ethan Hunt (2016) with 56, and Ethan Dossett (2017) with 70.
• Preston Morgeson has 2,147 career yards from scrimmage which is 12^th all-time.  Morgeson is the 16^th player in school history with 2,000 or more yards from scrimmage in a career.  Yards from scrimmage are rushing and receiving yards combined.  Next up are Ethan Dossett with 2,186, Dennis Mott with 2,300, and Ronnie Moss with 2,516.
• Preston Morgeson has scored 36 career TDs which is the 9^th most in that category.  Next up are Ronnie Moss with 39 and David Beverly with 42.
• Preston Morgeson has been responsible for 36 total career TDs.  This ranks him 14^th in career TDs responsible for.  Next up are Micah Newcom with 37, Ronnie Moss with 39 and Nick Castiller with 40. 
• Preston Morgeson has 270 career points which is the 4^th most.  Next up are T.K. Guess with 288, J.D. Gray with 304, and Devon Nesbitt with 376.
• Preston Morgeson has scored 97 points this season which is the 17^th most in a single season.  Next up are J.D. Gray (2008) with 98, J.D. Gray (2009) with 108, and Dennis Mott (1964) with 111.
• Preston Morgeson has attempted 59 PATs in his career which is the 8^th most ever.  Next up are Brad Madden & Aaron Summers at 60 and Will Perkins with 79.
• Preston Morgeson is 11^th in most PATs attempted in a season with 37.  Next up are Micah Hollamon with 39 and Noah Perkins & George Congenie with 42.
• Preston Morgeson has made 48 PATs in his career which is tied for the 6^th most ever.  Next up are Micah Hollamon with 68 and Will Perkins with 72.
• Preston Morgeson is tied for 11^th in most PATs made in a season with 29.  Next up are Will Perkins & George Congenie with 33 and J.R. Adams (2008) with 36.
• Preston Morgeson is tied for 7^th in career interceptions with 7.  Next up are Chad Perryman with 8 and Caden McCalister & Mike Taylor with 10.
• Preston Morgeson is tied for 2^nd in career punt returns for a touchdown with two.  The all-time leaders are J.D. Gray and Denis Hodge with three each.

KALEB NESBITT

• Kaleb Nesbitt has 1,351 career receiving yards which is the 5^th most ever.  Next up are Preston Morgeson with 1,432, Chad Perryman (1990-1993) with 1,655, T.K. Guess (2002-2005) with 1,774, and the all-time leader Ethan Dossett (2015-2018) with 2,130.
• Kaleb Nesbitt has 624 yards receiving this season which is tied for the 6^th most in a single season.  Next up are T.K. Guess with 753, Ethan Hunt with 774, and Ethan Dossett with 785.
• Kaleb Nesbitt has 19 career TD receptions which is 3^rd all-time.  Next up are Ethan Dossett with 23 and Preston Morgeson with 24.
• Kaleb Nesbitt has scored 21 career TDs which is tied for 19^th most in that category.  Next up are Jeramie Sorina with 22 and Branen Lamey & Dylan Hollis with 23.
• Receptions – Career
• 1. Ethan Dossett – 127
• 2. Preston Morgeson – 107
• 3. Kaleb Nesbitt – 97
• 4. T.K. Guess – 95
• 5. Ethan Hunt – 86
• 6. Chad Perryman - 85
• Kaleb Nesbitt has 40 receptions this season which is tied for the 5^th most in a year.  Next up are Ethan Dossett (2018) with 50, Ethan Hunt (2016) with 56, and Ethan Dossett (2017) with 70.
• Kaleb Nesbitt has 126 career points which is the 24^th most.  With 13 more points, Nesbitt will be in 18^th place.
• Kaleb Nesbitt has caught at least one pass in 15 straight games which is tied for the 4^th longest streak in school history.  Next up are T.K. Guess with 22, Ethan Hunt with 25, and Ethan Dossett with 26.

BRILEY BERRY

• Tackles – Career
• 23. Lathen Easley – 220
• 24. Brian Berry (2007-2010) – 218
• 25. Travis McKinney (2012-2015) – 215
• 26. Briley Berry (2019-Present) – 214 (Tied for 26th previously)
• 27. Travis Fitzgerald (2012-2015) – 208
• 28. Dylan Yates (2018-2021) – 206
• 29. Brenden Phillips (2010-2013) - 201
• Briley Berry has 105 tackles this season.  Berry is the 31^st player to have 100 or more tackles in a season. With 15 more tackles, Berry will be 11^th in this category.
• Briley Berry has six career sacks which is tied for 22^nd on the all-time list. 
• Briley Berry needs one fumble recovery to be the 30^th rocket to have five or more fumble recoveries in a career.

CASE GOBIN

• Case Gobin is 33^rd in career tackles with 192.  Next up are Maeson Myers with 193, Branen Lamey with 194, Dyllan Thornton with 197, and Brenden Phillips with 201.
• Case Gobin has 15 career Tackles for Loss in his career which is tied for the 23^rd most ever.  Next up are Josh James & Dyllan Thornton with 16 and Caden McCalister with 17.
  

  

  ABOVE: Josh James (1999-2002) was an All-WKC selection at defensive back in 2002 and finished his career with 163 tackles.  James had 13 Tackles for Loss in 2002 which at the time was the second most in a single season.  He also had six interceptions and five fumble recoveries in his career.

• Sacks – Career
• 5. Zack Beverly (1999-2002) – 15
• 6. Tyler Boone (2017-2020) – 12
• T-7. Jeff Porter (1982-1985) – 10
• T-7. Aaron Berry (2006-2009) – 10
• T-7. Dylan Clark (2006-2009) – 10
• T-7. Travis McKinney (2006-2009) – 10
• T-7. Braxton Winders (2017-2020) – 10
• T-7. Case Gobin (2019-Present) – 10
• T-7. Sam Impastato (2019-Present) – 10
• 14. Jeff Campbell (1982-1985) - 9

SAM IMPASTATO

• Last week, Sam Impastato became the 48^th player to record at least 150 tackles in their career.
• Sam Impastato is 7^th in career Tackles for Loss with 33.  Next up are Dylan Clark with 35 and Aaron Berry with 43.
  
  
• Tackles for Loss – Season
• 5. Dylan Clark (2009) – 20
• 6. Aaron Berry (2009) – 19
• 7. Zack Beverly (2001) – 18
• T-8. Aaron Berry (2008) – 16
• T-8. Gavin Dickerson (2018) – 16
• T-8. Sam Impastato (2022) – 16
• T-11. Gaige Courtney (2008) – 15
• T-11. Tyler Boone (2018) - 15
• Sam Impastato is tied for 7^th in career sacks with 10.  Next up are Tyler Boone with 12 and Zack Beverly with 15.
• Last week, Sam Impastato became the 29^th rocket to have five or more fumble recoveries in a career.

CADEN HOWARD

• Caden Howard has broken the freshman record for fumble recoveries in a season with three. 
• Caden Howard has tied the freshman record for caused fumbles in a season with two.  Other freshmen causing two fumbles are Aaron Berry (2006), Gavin Dickerson (2015), and Lathen Easley (2017).
• Caden Howard will has broken the freshman record for receptions in a season with 13.  Former recordholders are Chad Perryman (1990) and Preston Morgeson (2019) with nine.
• Caden Howard has broken the freshman record for TD receptions in a season with four.  The former recordholder is J.D. Gray (2006) with three.
• Caden Howard has tied the freshman record for two-point conversions with one.  The only other freshman known to score a two-point conversion was Caden McCalister.

Crittenden County Playoff Game School Records

• Passing Yards: 279, Luke Crider, 2021 vs. Fulton County (Round 1)
• Passing Completions: 25, Hunter Boone, 2016 vs. Bethlehem (Round 2)
• Passing Attempts: 39, Hunter Boone, 2016 vs. Bethlehem (Round 2)
• Passing Touchdowns: 5 (twice), Hunter Boone, 2016 vs. Fort Knox (Round 1) and Luke Crider, 2021 vs. Fulton County (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 Record
  
• Rushing 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) and Preston Morgeson, 2020 vs. Russellville (Round 2)
  
  
• Tackles: 22 (twice), Blake Gardner, 2005 vs. Mayfield (Rd 2) and Adam Beavers, 2017, vs. Campbellsville (Rd 3)
• Tackles for Loss: 4 (five times), Shawn Lanham, 2002 vs. Fulton City (Round 1); Adam Beavers, 2016 vs. Bethlehem; Tyler Boone, 2018 vs. Campbellsville (Round 3); Tyler Boone, 2020 vs. Russellville (Round 2); Sam Impastato, 2021 vs. Fulton County (Round 1).
• 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: 78 Yards, Luke Crider, 2021 vs. Fulton County (Round 1)
• 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)