MORTON’S GAP, Ky. – Half-staffed at Hopkins Central, Crittenden County turned to its most reliable weapons to put a running clock on the Storm in a 42-13 road win Friday.
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The game was close early with CCHS taking a one-possession lead into the half.
That tenuous margin ballooned quite quickly when Rocket quarterback Quinn Summers started consistantly finding dependable handsmen Caden Howard and CamRon Belcher for scoring strikes. Most of them included impressive moves after the catch to outrun the Storm secondary.
Belcher had a first-half scoring catch and Howard scored on three pass plays in the third quarter as CCHS pulled away. By the fourth period, the Rockets had imposed a mercy-rule on their hosts to zip through the last 12 minutes. Still the game was not over until after 10 p.m., partly because of a lightening delay before kickoff.
Crittenden’s reserve defense scored a touchdown late when Trent Todd returned a Hopkins Central fumble, but it also gave up a late Storm touchdown. Rocket starters posted touchdowns on every possession of the last half.
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“We’ve had a lot of adversity,” the skipper said, “with injuries and sickness, a lot of guys out. It’s the next man up, and it was good to see at lot of guys get in and make plays and be able to handle the game.
“Our number one thing right now is to get healthy, get everybody well and kind of regroup for the second part of the season. It feels good to have a win before the bye for sure, because it’s long sitting on that bye after a loss,” Courtney added.
SCORE BY QUARTER
Crittenden Co. 8 6 27 6
Hopkins Central 0 6 0 7
SCORING PLAYS
C-Quinn Summers 7 run (Brayden Poindexter pass from Summers) 9:37, 1st
C-CamRon Belcher 59 pass from Summers (Adri Berry kick failed) 8:36, 2nd
H-Isac Earl 9 run (kick failed) :21, 2nd
C-Caden Howard 17 pass from Summers (pass failed) 11:08, 3rd
C-Summers 1 run (Berry kick) 8:09, 3rd
C-Howard 26 pass from Summers (Berry kick) 2:52, 3rd
C-Howard 74 pass from Summers (Berry kick) :02, 3rd
H-Issac Manning 44 pass from Earl (Blaze Whitkaer kick) 7:01, 4th
C-Trent Todd 31 fumble return (no attempt) :56, 4th
TEAM TOTALS
First Downs: CCHS 14, HCHS 12
Penalties: CCHS 7-85, HCHS 12-116
Rushing: CCHS 21-99, HCHS 30-114
Passing: CCHS 17-25-0, 297; HCHS 6-18-1, 105
Total Yards: CCHS 396, HCHS 219
Fumbles/Lost: CCHS 1-0, HCHS 4-2
INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS
Rushing
CCHS: Brayden Mahnke 12-69, Summers 6-29, Michael Porter 1-0, Gaige Markham 2-1. HCHS: Michael McDaniel 3-8, Ty Barron 1-(-2), Zayden Parker 11-39, Isac Earl 10-62, Sylas Gunn 6-7.
Passing
CCHS: Summers 15-23-0, 282; Conner Poindexter 2-3-0, 15. HCHS: Gunn 2-2-0, 29; Earl 4-16-1, 76.
Receiving
CCHS: Belcher 6-128, Howard 6-129, Trae Taylor 1-8, Mahnke 2-17, Davis Perryman 2-15.
Defense
CamRon Belcher 3 solos; Blake French 3 solos, 2 assists; Brayden Mahnke 6 solos, 2 assists, TFL, sack; Michael Porter solo; Kaiden Travis 3 solos, assist, TFL; Riley Barker solo; TFL;, caused fumble; Michael Counts assist; Caden Howard 3 solos, 3 assists, caused fumble, interception; Keegan Pierson solo, fumble recovery; Brayden Poindexter 4 solos, 4 assists, 2 TFL; Trae Taylor solo, 3 assists; Noah Byford 3 solos, assist; Gaige Markham 2 solos, 2 assists; Logan Nolan solo, 2 assists; Trent Todd 2 solos, fumble recovery.
Players of the Game: Offense Caden Howard, Quinn Summers and CamRon Belcher, Defense Braydin Mahnke, Lineman Brayden Brandsasse, Special Teams Mitchell Brown.
Records: CCHS 2-2, HCHS 1-3
