Monday, October 30, 2023

AT A GLANCE: Todd County Central

 BY: ANDY HUNT

-What record set by Ronnie Moss could Caden Howard break this season?

-What record category does Camron Belcher now belong to after his performance last week?

-What records do former Rocket running backs, Brad Madden (1996-1999) and Greg Belt (1996-1998) hold against Todd County Central?

Find out the answers to these questions in this week's post.


ABOVE: Greg "Dozer" Belt (1996-1998) was an ALL-WKC selection as a sophomore and junior.  Belt had 1,645 rushing yards and 13 rushing TDs during his time as a Rocket. He passed away in the spring of 1999 as a junior in high school. Belt was the last player to wear #40 for Crittenden County Football.

Todd County Central 2023 Schedule (5-5, 1-2)

  • Week 1 – Monroe County – 34-7 – LOSS
  • Week 2 – Ohio County – 19-0 – WIN
  • Week 3 – Webster County – 47-28 – LOSS
  • Week 4 – Stewart County (TN) – 43-0 – WIN
  • Week 5 – McLean County – 46-28 – LOSS
  • Week 6 – Russellville – 41-26 – WIN*
  • Week 7 – Owensboro Catholic – 57-7 – LOSS*
  • Week 8 – Fort Campbell – 24-14 – LOSS*
  • Week 9 – Edmonson County – 26-14 – WIN
  • Week 10 – Warren Central – 29-26 - WIN
    • * Denotes District Opponent

2023 TODD CO. CENTRAL STAT LEADERS

  • Passing
    • Miles Reding (#15, FR) – 77/182, 916 Yards, 11 TDs, 5 INTs
  • Rushing
    • Quinton Grace (#8, FR) – 98 attempts, 581 yards, 6 TDs
    • Miles Reding (#15, FR) – 81 attempts, 533 yards, 9 TDs
    • Ricky Woodard (#41, SR) – 78 attempts, 365 yards, 3 TDs
  • Receiving
    • Brian Farlow (#2, JR) – 25 receptions, 352 yards, 6 TDs
    • Antonia Fitzgerald (#1, SR) – 16 receptions, 186 yards, 3 TDs
    • Grady Reding (#3, SR) – 11 receptions, 112 yards, TD
  • Kicking
    • Grady Reding (#3, SR) – 25/27 PATs, 0/0 FGs
  • Defense
    • Kenyrin Coleman (#59, SO) – 76 tackles, 14 TFLs, 2 sacks, 3 FF
    • Shawn Gardner (#7, JR) – 72 tackles, TFL, 2 FR
    • Kevin Robins (#42, FR) – 63 tackles, 6 TFLs, 3 FF
    • Travis Eadens (#20, SR) – 62 tackles, 4 TFLs, FR
    • Kamari Harris (#62, SR) – 59 tackles, 15 TFLs, FF, 4 FR
    • Ricky Woodard (#41, SR) – 33 tackles, 14 TFLs, FF, FR

TODD COUNTY CENTRAL SERIES (11-5)

  • 1970 - Loss - 0-10 – Away
  • 1971 - Win - 8-0 – Home
  • 1991 - Win - 42-28 - Home
  • 1992 - Loss - 7-14 - Away
  • 1993 - Win - 7-0 - Home
  • 1994 - Loss - 0-33 - Away
  • 1995 - Loss - 6-34 - Home
  • 1996 - Win - 13-7 - Away
  • 1996 - Loss - 26-32 - Home - Playoffs
  • 1997 - Win - 64-7 - Home
  • 1998 - Win - 28-13 - Away
  • 1999 - Win - 7-6 - Home
  • 2000 - Win - 29-20 - Away
  • 2015 - Win - 35-14 - Home
  • 2016 - Win - 28-14 - Away
  • 2019 - Win - 49-22 – Home - Playoffs

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

  • Passing Yards: 229, Hunter Boone, 2016
  • Passing Completions: 14, Hunter Boone, 2016
  • Passing Attempts: 28, Nathan Boone, 1994
  • Passing Touchdowns: 1, Multiple Times
  • Interceptions Thrown: 3, Jamie Curtis, 1991

  • Rushing Yards: 175, Greg Belt, 1998
  • Rushing Touchdowns: 3 (twice), Donny Beverly, 1991 & Brad Madden, 1997
  • Rushing Attempts: 29, Greg Belt, 1998

  • Receiving Yards: 142 Yards, Ethan Hunt, 2016
  • Receptions: 4 (twice), Tyler Coleman, 2016 and Ethan Hunt, 2016
  • Receiving Touchdowns: 1, Several Times

  • Tackles: 19, Dylan Smith, 2016
  • Tackles for Loss: N/A, minimum 2
  • Interceptions: 3, Kyle Myers, 1997
  • Sacks: N/A, minimum 2
  • Forced Fumbles: 1 (twice), Scotty Nichols, 1993 and Bobby West, 1996
  • Fumble Recoveries: N/A, minimum 2

  • Longest TD Pass: 78 Yards, Ethan Hunt from Hunter Boone, 2016
  • Longest TD Run: 75 Yards, Dylan Hollis, 2015
  • Longest Interception Return for a TD: 95, Kyle Myers, 1997 (Tied for School Record)
  • Longest Fumble Return for a TD: 40 Yards, Bobby West, 1996 (Playoff)


  • ABOVE: Bobby West (1993-1996) was a 1996 ALL-WKC selection and a 1996 East/West All-Star selection.
  • Longest Punt Return for a TD: N/A, None Recorded
  • Longest Kickoff Return for a TD: 86, David Beverly, 1996 (Playoff)
  • Longest Field Goal: N/A, None Recorded
  • Most Points Scored: 20, Brad Madden, 1997


ABOVE: Brad Madden (1996-1999) ended his career with almost 1,900 rushing yards and 30 career TDs.  Those TDs along with Madden's kicking game gave him 224 career points which ranked him 4th all-time in career scoring when his time as a Rocket ended (only behind Dennis Mott, Ronnie Moss, and David Beverly). Madden was a two-time ALL-WKC selection, an EAST/WEST All-Star Game selection, and the 1998 offensive team MVP.

Single Game Records Versus Calloway County Set Last Week

  • Passing Yards: 287, Micah Newcom, 2023 (Previous: 232, Austin Berry, 2005)
  • Passing Completions: 28, Micah Newcom, 2023 (Previous: 12, Austin Berry, 2004)
  • Passing Attempts: 35, Micah Newcom, 2023 (Previous: 20, J.D. Gray, 2008)
  • Passing Touchdowns: 3 (twice), Austin Berry, 2004 & Micah Newcom, 2023
  • Receptions: 7, Camron Belcher, 2023 (Previous: 4 (twice), T.K. Guess, 2005 & Gaige Courtney, 2008)

Last Week Review

  • Camron Belcher caught seven passes last week.  Belcher’s reception total is the 27th time in school history a receiver has caught seven or more passes in a game.
  • Gabe Keller became the 16th player to have six or more career interceptions when he picked off a pass against Calloway County.  Keller’s interception total is only the 12th time a player had five or more interceptions in a season.
  • Tyler Belt became the 27th player to have at least 500 career receiving yards.  He currently ranks 20th in career receiving yards.
  • Tyler Belt also became the 26th player to have seven career receiving TDs or more.  He currently is tied for 21st in career receiving TDs.
  • Newcom set record for pass completions by a senior with 164.  The previous recordholder was Nick Castiller with 154 in 2015.
  • Newcom set the record for pass completions in a game with 28.  The previous recordholder was Luke Crider with 27 from the 2021 matchup with Bethlehem.
  • Newcom now has 11 career games with 15 or more completions.  Only Hunter Boone has more with 12.
  • Micah Newcom became the 2nd Rocket QB to pass for 4,000 or more yards in a career. 
  • Micah Newcom became the 3rd Rocket QB to have 500 or more passing attempts in a career.
  • Caden Howard tied the record set by Preston Morgeson (2020) for most TD receptions as a sophomore with nine.
  • Micah Newcom had his fourth game with 260 or more yards passing this season.  He now has six games with 260 yards or more passing during his time as a Rocket which is tied with Hunter Boone for the most.
  • Micah Newcom has attempted 30 or more passes only four times during his tenure as QB1.  Hunter Boone has the most games in this category with 10.
  • Newcom completed 80% of his passes last week going 28-for-35.  That is Newcom’s sixth career game with a 70% completion percentage or higher and no one has more.  The second most is three by Austin Berry and Hunter Boone.
  • Micah Newcom became the 37th Rocket to score 100 or more points in a career.  He currently ranks 31st and with 12 more points we would rank 25th all-time.

2A – Stat Leaders – Crittenden County

  • Passing
    • Micah Newcom
      • Yards Per Game – 8th
      • Completions – 2nd
        • All Classes Rank – 11th
      • Attempts – 2nd
        • All Classes Rank – 16th
      • Completion % - 5th (minimum 100 attempts)
        • All Classes Rank – 23rd
      • Yards – 5th
      • TDs – 4th
        • All Classes Rank – 23rd
  • Receiving
    • Caden Howard
      • Yards Per Game – 14th
      • Receptions – 3rd
      • Yards – 14th
      • TDs – Tied-9th
  • Defense
    • Gabe Keller
      • Interceptions – Tied-5th
  • Team Defense
    • Points Allowed Per Game – 25.7 PPG – 16th of 33 teams
      • If you exclude the three games where the opponents have scored 62, 46, and 37 points, the defense would rank 4th in this category at 16.0 PPG.
    • Interceptions – 10 Team Interceptions – T-9th

Record Breaker Watch

  • Micah Newcom
    • Rushing TDs – Career
      • Micah Newcom is tied for 19th in career rushing TDs with 17.  With three more rushing TDs, Newcom will be in 14th place.
    • Passing Yards – Career
      • 1. Hunter Boone – 6,763
      • 2. Micah Newcom – 4,157
      • 3. Luke Crider – 3,949
      • 4. Austin Berry – 3,744
      • 5. Nick Castiller – 2,814
    • Passing Yards – Season
      • With 241 more passing yards, Newcom will be only the second QB to have two seasons of 1,500 or more yards passing.
      • 3. Micah Newcom (2022) – 2,208
      • 4. Nick Castiller (2015) – 2,021
      • 5. Austin Berry (2004) – 2,017
      • 6. Luke Crider (2021) – 2, 006
      • 7. Hunter Boone (2016) – 1,801
      • 8. Micah Newcom (2023) – 1,759
      • 9. Austin Berry (2005) – 1,486
    • Micah Newcom has 346 completions in his career which ranks 2nd all-time.  Hunter Boone with 489 is the all-time leader.
    • Passing Completions – Season
      • 1. Hunter Boone (2017) – 171
      • 2. Micah Newcom (2021) – 168
      • 3. Micah Newcom (2023) – 164
      • 4. Hunter Boone (2016) – 160
      • 5. Nick Castiller (2015) – 155
      • 6. Hunter Boone (2018) – 154
      • 7. Luke Crider (2021) – 153
    • Micah Newcom has 519 career passing attempts during his time as Rocket which is the 3rd most in that category.  Next up are Luke Crider with 538 and Hunter Boone with 892.
    • Passing Attempts – Season
      • 3. Luke Crider (2021) – 292
      • 4. Nick Castiller (2015) – 284
      • 5. Hunter Boone (2018) – 274
      • 6. Micah Newcom (2021) – 248
      • 7. Micah Newcom (2023) – 248
    • Passing Touchdowns – Career
      • 1. Hunter Boone (2015-2018) – 84
      • 2. Micah Newcom (2020-Present) – 50
      • 3. Luke Crider (2018-2021) – 49
      • 4. Austin Berry (2002-2005) – 47
      • 5. J.D. Gray (2006-2009) – 24
    • Passing Touchdowns – Season
      • 1. Hunter Boone (2018) – 33
      • 2. Hunter Boone (2017) – 32
      • 3. Austin Berry (2004) – 29
      • 4. Micah Newcom (2022) – 27
      • 5. Micah Newcom (2023) – 20
      • T-6. Luke Crider (2020) – 19
      • T-6. Luke Crider (2021) – 19
      • 8. Hunter Boone - 18
    • Completion Percentage – Career
      • 1. Micah Newcom – 66.67% (346/519)
      • 2. Austin Berry – 57.32% (227/396)
      • 3. Hunter Boone – 54.82% (489/892)
      • 4. J.D. Gray – 54.38% (174/320)
      • 5. Brian Berry – 54.35% (75/138)
    • Completion Percentage – Season
      • 1. Micah Newcom (2022) – 67.74% (168/248)
      • 2. Micah Newcom (2023) – 66.13% (164/248)
      • 3. Austin Berry (2004) – 60.10% (122/203)
      • 4. Luke Crider (2019) – 57.89% (44/76)
      • 5. Hunter Boone (2017) – 57.38% (171/298)
    • Passer Rating – Career
      • 1. Austin Berry – 166.82
      • 2. Micah Newcom – 159.57
      • 3. Hunter Boone – 137.48
      • 4. Hunter Jones – 132.85
      • 5. Taylon Polk – 131.39
    • TD:INT Ratio – Career
      • 1. Micah Newcom – 3.13 (50/16)
      • 2. Austin Berry – 2.61 (47/18)
      • 3. J.D. Gray – 1.60 (24/15)
      • 4. Brian Berry – 1.57 (11/7)
      • 5. Hunter Boone – 1.56 (84/54)
    • TD:INT Ratio – Season
      • 1. Micah Newcom (2023) – 6.67 (20/3)
      • 2. J.D. Gray (2008) – 5.00 (10/2)
      • 3. Austin Berry (2004) – 4.83 (29/6)
      • 4. Luke Crider (2019) – 3.67 (11/3)
      • 5. Micah Newcom (2022) – 2.70 (27/10)
    • Yards of Offense (Passing and Rushing Yards) – Career
      • 1. Hunter Boone (2015-2018) – 7,060
      • 2. J.D. Gray (2006-2009) – 5,394
      • 3. Micah Newcom (2020-Present) – 4,739
      • 4. Luke Crider (2018-2021) – 4,502
      • 5. David Beverly (1994-1997) – 3,938
    • Yards of Offense (Passing and Rushing Yards) – Season
      • 5. Hunter Boone (2018) – 2,537
      • 6. Austin Berry (2004) – 2,078
      • 7. J.D. Gray (2008) – 2,000
      • 8. Micah Newcom (2023) – 1,936
      • 9. J.D. Gray (2009) – 1,924
      • 10. Hunter Boone (2016) – 1,806
    • Micah Newcom has been responsible for 67 total TDs in his career.  This ranks him 3rd in that category.  Next up are J.D. Gray with 72 and Hunter Boone with 92.

  • Caden Howard
    • Receiving Yards - Career
      • 7. Denis Hodge (1982-1985) - 874
      • 8. Dylan Hollis (2012-2015) – 828
      • 9. Preston Turley (2017-2020) – 821
      • 10. Preston Turley (2017-2020) - 821
      • 11. Caden Howard (2022-Present) – 787
      • 12. Brysen Baker (2018-2021) – 771
      • 13. Shawnte Moss (2001-2004) – 697
    • Receiving Yards – Season
      • 7. Chad Perryman (1991) - 624
      • 8. Jared Champion (1996) - 594
      • 9. Preston Morgeson (2022) – 572
      • 10. Shawnte Moss (2004) – 561
      • 11. Caden Howard (2023) – 539
      • 12 .Cody Belt (2017) – 531
      • 13. Brysen Baker (2021) – 518
      • 14. Jerry Jessup (1987) – 503
    • TD Receptions - Career
      • 6. Chad Perryman (1990-1993) – 15
      • 7. Caden Howard (2022-Present) – 14
      • 8. Jamie Champion (1961-1964) – 11
      • 9. Ethan Hunt (2013-2016) – 10
      • 10. Jerry Jessup (1986-1989) – 10
      • 11. Preston Turley (2018-2020) – 10
    • TD Receptions - Career
      • 1. Ethan Dossett (2017) – 13
      • 2. T.K. Guess (2004) – 12
      • T3. Ethan Dossett (2018) – 10
      • T-3. Preston Morgeson (2022) – 10
      • T-5. Ethan Hunt (2016) - 9
      • T-5. Preston Morgeson (2020) - 9
      • T-5. Caden Howard (2023) - 9
    • Receptions - Career
      • 5. Ethan Hunt (2013-2016) – 86
      • 6. Chad Perryman (1990-1993) – 85
      • 7. Branen Lamey (2015-2018) – 78
      • 8. Caden Howard (2022-Present) – 70
    • Receptions – Season
      • 1. Ethan Dossett (2017) – 70
      • 2. Ethan Hunt (2016) – 56
      • 3. Caden Howard (2023) – 51
      • 4. Ethan Dossett (2018) – 50
      • 5. Preston Morgeson (2022) – 46
      • 6. T.K. Guess (2004) – 45
    • Consecutive Games with a Reception
      • 1. Ethan Dossett - 26
      • 2. Ethan Hunt – 25
      • 3. T.K. Guess – 22
      • 4. Caden Howard – 19 (9- '22; 10- '23)
      • 5. Kaleb Nesbitt – 17
    • Caden Howard has 88 career points.  With 12 more points, he will be the 38th player to score 100 points. 
    • Most Career Points After the Conclusion of the Player’s Sophomore Season
      • 102 – Ronnie Moss (1986-1987)
      • 102 – Jeramie Sorina (2005-2006)
      • 98 – J.D. Gray (2006-2007)
      • 96 – Preston Morgeson (2019-2020)
      • 88 – Caden Howard (2022-Present)

  • Tyler Belt
    • Career Receiving Yards
      • Tyler Belt is ranks 20th in career receiving yards with 559.  With 36 more receiving yards, he will be 17th place. 
    • Receiving Yards in a Season
      • With five more yards, Tyler Belt will record the 27th time a player has had 400 or more yards receiving in a season.
    • Career Receptions
      • Tyler Belt is four receptions away from being the 25th Rocket player to have 40 career receptions.
    • Receptions in a Season
      • Tyler Belt is four receptions from the being the 32nd player to have 25 receptions in a season.
    • Interceptions in a Season
      • Tyler Belt needs one interception to be the 17th player to have six or more career interceptions.

  • Gabe Keller
    • Receptions in a Season
      • Gabe Keller has 29 receptions this season which is the 22nd most in a season.  With six more receptions, Keller would be tied for 14th. 

  • Gattin Travis
    • Scoring - Career
      • Gattin Travis is nine points away from having 100 points in his career.  He would be the 38th rocket to surpass the century mark in career scoring.

  • Casey Cates
    • Two-Point Conversions – Season
      • Casey Cates has four, two-point conversions this season which is tied for the fifth most in a season.  Ahead of Cates are Devon Nesbitt & Blake Gardner with five, Mike Heffington (1969) with six, and Ronnie Moss with seven.

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)