At a Glance: Rockets at Union County Braves

BY ANDY HUNT

2019 Union County 3A (2-3, District 0-0)
Week 1 – Madisonville North Hopkins (4-0, 4A) – LOSS – 0-41
Week 2 – Hopkins County Central (0-4, 4A) – WIN – 42-0
Week 3 – McLean County (1-3, 2A) – WIN – 34-0
Week 4 – Murray (3-1, 2A) – LOSS – 7-21
Week 5 - Caldwell County (4-1) - LOSS - 50-13

Union County has 43 players on its roster, 30 on varsity (36 in 2018).
The Braves have the 10th lowest scoring offense in 3A.

Crittenden vs Union County Series

Season - Location - Score - CC Result
1964 - HOME - 6-30 – Loss
1965 - AWAY - 0-19 – Loss
1966 - HOME - 0-38 – Loss
1967 - AWAY - 0-28 – Loss
1968 - HOME - 0-40 – Loss
1969 - AWAY - 16-54 – Loss
1970 - HOME - 8-38 – Loss
1971 - AWAY - 0-8 – Loss
1972 - HOME - 6-41 – Loss
1973 - AWAY - 0-41 – Loss
1979 - AWAY - 0-42 – Loss
1980 - HOME - 0-42 – Loss
1981 - AWAY - 8-21 – Loss
1982 - HOME - 6-33 – Loss
1985 - HOME - 12-6 – Win
1986 - AWAY - 0-23 – Loss
2001 - AWAY - 13-22 – Loss
2002 - HOME - 41-12 – Win
2003 - AWAY - 6-12 – Loss
2004 - HOME - 49-52 – Loss
2005 - AWAY - 46-40 – Win
2006 - HOME - 7-54 – Loss
2007 - AWAY - 42-22 – Win
2008 - HOME - 25-16 – Win
2011 - AWAY - 16-41 – Loss
2012 - HOME - 35-6 – Win
2013 - AWAY - 6-43 – Loss
2014 - HOME - 12-42 – Loss
2015 - AWAY - 21-42 – Loss
2016 - HOME - 15-56 – Loss
2017 - AWAY - 6-33 – Loss
2018 - HOME - 38-3 – Win

• CC is behind in the series 7-25 (21.9% win pct.).
• Until currently, no team since 1985 had lost/won more than two games in a row.  
• Union County leads the scoring in the series 440-1000.
• The 2004 matchup with Union County had the second highest combined amount of points in a single game, 101, in CC football history.  
• Biggest CC win - 38-3 in 2018
• Biggest UC win - 54-7 in 2006 

Crittenden County Single Game School Records Versus Union County (Some Statistical Categories Unavailable)
Passing Yards: 246, Austin Berry, 2005
Passing Completions: 21 (twice), Nick Castiller, 2015 and Hunter Boone, 2017
Passing Attempts: 38, Nick Castiller, 2015
Passing Touchdowns: 4, Hunter Boone, 2018
Interceptions Thrown: N/A, minimum 3

Rushing Yards: 185, Grant Gardner, 2011
Rushing Touchdowns: 4, Rodney Robertson, 2007
Rushing Attempts: 28, Grant Gardner, 2012

Receiving Yards: N/A, minimum 125
Receptions: 8, Billy Mills, 1981
Receiving Touchdowns: 3, Branen Lamey, 2018

Tackles: 19, Von Summers, 1979 (16 in the second half)
Tackles for Loss: 9, Sean O’Leary, 2018 (School Record)
Interceptions: N/A, minimum 2
Sacks: 4, Sean O’Leary, 2018
Caused Fumbles: N/A, minimum 2
Fumble Recoveries: 2, Lucas Mick, 2001

Longest TD Pass: 54 Yards, Branen Lamey from Hunter Boone, 2018
Longest TD Run: 79 Yards, Hunter Jones, 2016
Longest Interception Return for a TD: 74, Branen Lamey, 2018
Longest Fumble Return for a TD: No Fumbles Returned for a TD against UC by CC ever.
Longest Punt Return for a TD: N/A, minimum 60 yards
Longest Kickoff Return for a TD: 86 Yards, T.K. Guess, 2005
Longest Field Goal: 37 Yards, Parker Johnson, 2018
Most Points Scored: 30, Rodney Robertson, 2007

2019 District 1A, District 1 Review – Week 5- Russellville UNR (0-5) – Logan County beat Russellville 55-28 two weeks ago.  Logan County led 41-7 at the half and started the running clock by scoring on the first play of the second half.  Russellville played Franklin-Simpson (1-4, 4A) this past Friday. Franklin-Simpson won 42-0.  Russellville travels to 4-0 Somerset this week (the Briar Jumpers closest game this season is 28 points).  Expect another blowout this week as Russellville will most likely have their eyes on a very important district game (and potentially their most winnable game of the season so far) with Fulton County in two weeks.

- Caverna UNR (1-4) – Caverna was destroyed again two weeks ago by Breckinridge County, 12-48.  Breckinridge is 3-2 and beat Webster County in week three, 30-20.  Todd County Central (#9 AP, 2A), now 5-0, moved through Caverna 57-27.  This is the first time Todd County Central has been 5-0 since 1974.  An interesting week 10 matchup with Todd County Central awaits the Rockets.  Caverna takes on Webster County this week.

- Fulton County #15 (4-1) – Fulton County beat Webster, 69-45, two weeks ago.  Caleb Kimble rushed for 377 yards, 4 TDs on only 18 carries.  All four TDs were of distances greater than 50 yards.  There were 11 total turnovers in the game.  Webster County’s Mason Wilson completed 20 of 44 passes for 311 yards and 3 touchdowns along with three interceptions.  At the half, Fulton County lead 29-13.  72 points combined were scored in the second half.  For reference, there were 79 points scored in the second half of the 2017 Crittenden-Ballard game that ended with a final score of 70-74.  Last week, Fulton County took on Humboldt (TN) (0-5) and won 48-12.  Humboldt has only scored 39 points the entire season.  Caleb Kimble rushed for 149 yards and 2 TDs.  Kimble now has 963 rushing yards on the season.  Fulton County takes on Greenfield (TN) in their final stop of four games played against Tennessee opponents this season.  Greenfield (TN) is undefeated at 5-0 and should win by multiple touchdowns over Fulton County.

Random Notes
During the Caldwell County game, Tyler Boone became the 19^th player to have 225 career tackles.

Tyler Boone is currently tied for 14^th in career tackles with Dylan Clark (235 tackles).  Next up on the career tackles list are Joey Rich (237), Tanner Tabor (239), David Beverly (247) and Dylan Smith (252).

Two weeks ago, Caldwell County scored 21 points in the first quarter.  The Rockets gave up only 19 points in the first quarter in the entire 2018 season (six to Caldwell, seven to Trigg and six to Ballard)

Prior to the Caldwell game, the last time Crittenden gave up more than 16 points in the first quarter was in 2016 versus when Russellville scored 21.