Monday, September 28, 2020

At a Glance: Rockets head to Trigg County

BY: ANDY HUNT

2020 Trigg County 3A (1-2, District 0-1)

Week 1 – Ballard Memorial (0-3, 2A) – WIN – 56-0
Week 2 – Murray (2-1, 2A) – LOSS – 6-41
Week 3 – Paducah Tilghman (2-1, 3A) – LOSS – 26-63
Week 4 – Crittenden County (2-1, 1A) – HOME
Week 5 – Marshall County (0-3, 6A) – HOME
Week 6 – Webster County (1-2, 3A)  – HOME
Week 7 – Union County (1-1, 3A) – AWAY
Week 8 – Caldwell County (2-1, 2A) – AWAY
Week 9 – Warren Central (0-3, 4A) – AWAY

Trigg County has 39 players on its roster (43 in 2019).

Since 2011, Trigg County has only started out a season 1-3 one time (2014).

Since 2015, Trigg County is 11-16 in home games.

Trigg County Series
Season - Location - Score - CC Result
1957 - Away - 6-20 – Loss
1958 - Home - 7-27 – Loss
1959 - Away - 7-7 – TIE
1960 - Home - 19-0 – Win
1961 - Away - 19-20 – Loss
1962 - Home - 14-15 – Loss
1963 - Away - 19-13 – Win
1964 - Home - 0-13 – Loss
1965 - Away - 6-12 – Loss
1966 - Home - 7-0 – Win
1967 - Away - 6-30 – Loss
1968 - Home - 0-18 – Loss
1969 - Away - 0-54 – Loss
1970 - Home - 0-42 – Loss
1971 - Away - 0-19 – Loss
1972 - Home - 6-28 – Loss
1973 - Away - 26-69 – Loss
1974 - Home - 6-7 – Loss
1975 - Away - 6-7 – Loss
1976 - Home - 0-35 – Loss
1977 - Away - 6-34 – Loss
1978 - Home - 12-33 – Loss
1979 - Away - 0-14 – Loss
1980 - Home - 14-33 – Loss
1981 - Away - 6-35 – Loss
1982 - Home - 6-19 – Loss
1991 - Home - 29-28 – Win
1992 - Away - 3-0 – Win
1993 - Home - 20-14 – Win
1994 - Away - 6-24 – Loss
1995 - Home - 8-46 – Loss
1996 - Away - 27-25 – Win
1997 - Home - 17-20 – Loss (OT)
1998 - Away - 48-21 – Win
1999 - Home - 21-0 – Win
2000 - Away - 21-63 – Loss
2011 - Away - 10-22 – Loss
2012 - Away - 21-42 – Loss
2017 - Home - 20-29 – Loss
2018 - Away - 46-7 – Win
2019 - Home - 32-0 – Win

CC is behind in the series 11-29-1 (28.0% win pct.).

The last 14 games are split seven wins for each team.

Trigg County leads the scoring in the series 945-527.

Biggest CC win – 46-7 in 2018

Biggest TC win – 0-54 in 1969

Crittenden County Single Game School Records Versus Trigg County
(Some Statistical Categories Unavailable)
Passing Yards: 299, Hunter Boone, 2018
Passing Completions: 24, Hunter Boone, 2018
Passing Attempts: 38, Hunter Boone, 2018
Passing Touchdowns: 3, Hunter Boone, 2018
Interceptions Thrown: 5, Jamie Curtis, 1991

Rushing Yards: 202, David Beverly, 1996
Rushing Touchdowns: N/A, minimum 4
Rushing Attempts: 30, David Beverly, 1996

Receiving Yards: 148, Ethan Dossett, 2017
Receptions: 10, Ethan Dossett, 2017
Receiving Touchdowns: N/A, minimum 3

Tackles: 22, Von Summers, 1980
Tackles for Loss: 3, Matt Jent, 1999,  Adam Beavers, 2017, Lathen Easley, 2018, & Preston Turley, 2019
Interceptions: 2 (twice), Tanner Tabor, 1998 and Tanner Tabor, 1999
Sacks: 2, Cliff Paddock, 1993
Forced Fumbles: 2, Gavin Dickerson, 2018
Fumble Recoveries: 2, Mike Cherry, 1974

Longest TD Pass: 62 Yards, Dennis Mott from Dwight Little, 1962
Longest TD Run: 85 Yards, Barry Gilland, 1960
Longest Interception Return for a TD: 71 Yards, Tanner Tabor, 1998
Longest Fumble Return for a TD: 50 Yards, Jimmy Hopper, 1961
Longest Punt Return for a TD: N/A, minimum 60 Yards 
Longest Kickoff Return for a TD: 85 Yards, David Hunt, 2000
Longest Field Goal: 30 Yards, Jeremy Lander, 1992
Most Points Scored: N/A, minimum 24 points

2020 Class 1A, District 1
- Russellville UNR (1-2) – Somerset nailed Russellville 41-9 last week which was expected.  Fulton County will host Russellville this week.  This game looks to most likely to settle the #3 seed in the district as both teams should dispatch of Caverna quite easily.  If Crittenden County continues the quality of play it had against Murray last week, the Russellville/Fulton County game will also be settling the number two seed!

- Caverna UNR (0-2) – As mentioned above, Caverna looks to be clearly heading toward the number

four seed in the district.  Caverna has been trounced 91-21 in their first two games combined against Breckinridge County and Todd County Central.

- Fulton County UNR (0-2) – Fulton County has remained a small mystery to some since they are just now finishing their tour south of the Kentucky border as their first two games were against Tennessee schools.  Fulton County will take on its first opponent from the state of Kentucky this week at home against Russellville.  Currently 0-2, Fulton County has been slightly competitive against their competition losing 12-28 and 0-6.

Single Game School Records Versus Murray Broken or Tied Last Week
(Some Statistical Categories Unavailable)
Passing Yards: 157, Luke Crider, 2020
Passing Touchdowns: 2, Luke Crider, 2020

Rushing Touchdowns: 2, Dennis Mott, 1963 and Xander Tabor, 2020
Rushing Attempts: 20, Johnny Crider, 1983 and Xander Tabor, 2020

Receiving Yards: 77, Preston Turley, 2020
Receiving Touchdowns: 1, More than Five Times (including 2020)

Tackles for Loss: 4, Tyler Boone, 2020
Interceptions: 2, Preston Morgeson, 2020
Sacks: 2, Dylan Yates, 2020

Longest TD Pass: 54 Yards, Luke Crider to Kaleb Nesbitt, 2020
Most Points Scored: 12 Points, Dennis Mott, 1963 and Xander Tabor, 2020

Random Notes
There were 28 combined penalties in last week’s game.  That is the most combined penalties ever in a Crittenden County football game.  The old record was 26 which had occurred six different times over the years.

Crittenden County is averaging 10.0 first downs per game this season.  Since 1996, the only season which CC has averaged fewer first downs was in 2010 (8.6).

Crittenden County is allowing 13.3 first downs per game this season which is the most per game since the 1990 season.

Only one Rocket defense has averaged allowing less than 100 yards rushing per game (2018, 78.6).  This season the defense is allowing 55.7 yards per game.

CC opponents are attempting on average 31.0 passes a game this season.  In no other season have the Rocket's opponents averaged more than 24.2 pass attempts per game.

The Rockets have not allowed a point to be scored in the second quarter this season after giving up 56 in 2019.

The next win for CC will give Coach Thompson the second most wins in school history (24).  Coach Thompson also has the fewest losses in school history (6) with the second fewest being Pat Gates with 12.

The 54 yard touchdown pass from Luke Crider to Kaleb Nesbitt was the 65th time the Rockets have had a TD pass of 50 yards or longer in school history.

Last week, Crittenden County trailed at the end of the first quarter by seven points and eventually came back to win the game.  That was the 13th time in history the Rockets have faced a deficit of seven points or more and came back to win the game.  The largest such comeback is 13 points which happened in 2004 versus Caldwell County.

Tyler Boone became the 23rd player in school history to have at least four Tackles for Loss in a game.

Last week, Tyler Boone became the only player to have at least four tackles for loss in a game five times.

Tyler Boone has become only the second Rocket to record 200 solo tackles in a career.  The other Rocket is all-time tackles leader, Adam Beavers.  Beavers had 204 solo tackles and Tyler Boone has 202 currently.

Tyler Boone became the sixth player in CC history to have 300 tackles with his 10 tackle performance last week.

This year is the first time the Rockets have not a receiver with at least 100 yards a game in the first three games of the season since 2014.

The Rockets had 3 rushing touchdowns and 2 passing touchdowns last week.  That is the fourth time in the past ten games the Rockets have recorded at least three rushing TDs and two passing TDs in the same game.

Over the past 46 games the Rockets have only been held scoreless in the second quarter five times while the defense has held its opponent scoreless 21 times.

Record Breaker Watch
Xander Tabor is 6th in career rushing yards with 2,535.  Next up are Rodney Robertson with 2,835 and Jimmy Hopper with 3,028. 

Xander Tabor is tied for 8th in career rushing touchdowns with 29.  Next up are Jimmy Hopper (1961-1963) with 30 and Rodney Robertson with 34.

Xander Tabor is fifth in career rushing attempts with 382.  Next up are Rodney Robertson with 464 and J.D. Gray with 495.

Luke Crider is tied for 7th in career touchdown passes with 15.  Next up are Mike Sutton with 17 and Jamie Curtis with 19.

Luke Crider is 7th in career completion percentage with 51.72%.  Austin Berry is the all-time leader with 57.32%.

Luke Crider is 6th in career passer rating with 125.94.  Austin Berry is the all-time leader with 166.82.

Luke Crider is 5th in career passing touchdowns to interceptions ratio with a 1.50 ratio.  Austin Berry is the all-time leader with 2.61.

Tyler Boone is 11th in career receiving yards with 605.  Next up are Jerry Jessup with 622 and Bobby Knox with 654.

Preston Turley is 15th in career receiving yards with 571.  Next up are Alex Cosby with 585 and Kayle Malcom with 586.  Last week he became the 22nd Rocket player to amass 500 career receiving yards.

Tyler Boone is tied for 18th in career receiving touchdowns with 7.  Next up are five players with eight and four with nine receiving touchdowns.

Preston Turley is tied for 12th in career receiving touchdowns with 8.  Next up are four with nine receiving touchdowns and two players with 10.

Tyler Boone is 22nd in career receptions.  Next up are Tyler Coleman (37), Grant Gardner (38), and Tanner Nix, Shawnte Moss, & Jared Champion with 40.

Preston Turley is tied for 23rd in career receptions.  Next up are Tyler Boone (36), Tyler Coleman (37), Grant Gardner (38), and Tanner Nix, Shawnte Moss, & Jared Champion with 40.

Xander Tabor is 11th in career yards of offense (rushing +passing) with 2,561.  Next up are Rodney Robertson with 2,835 and Sean Thompson with 2,987.

Xander Tabor is 8th in yards from scrimmage (rushing + receiving) with 2,716.  Next up are Blake Gardner with 2,855 and T.K. Guess with 2,869.

Xander Tabor is tied for 8th in career total touchdowns with 34.  Next up are Ronnie Moss with 39 and David Beverly with 42. 

When Caden McCalister scores his next touchdown he will be the 35th player in Rocket football history to score 15 touchdowns in a career.

Xander Tabor is tied for 11th in career touchdowns responsible for.  Next up are Ronnie Moss with 39 and Nick Castiller with 40. 

Xander Tabor is 11th in career scoring with 204 points.  Next up are Blake Gardner with 208 and Jimmy Hopper with 215.

When Caden McCalister scores 10 more points, he will be the 33rd player in school history to record 100 career points scored.

Noah Perkins is tied with his brother, Will Perkins, for 4th in career extra points attempted with 79.  Next up are Micah Hollamon with 84, J.R. Adams with 96, and the all-time leader, George Congenie, with 113.

Noah Perkins is tied with his brother, Will Perkins, for third in career extra points made with 72.  Next up are J.R. Adams (73) and all-time leader, George Congenie, with 90.

Xander Tabor is tied for second in career interceptions returned for a touchdown with 2.  T.K. Guess is the all-time leader with 4.

Braxton Winders is 12th in career tackles with 263.  Next up are Caden McCalister with 265, Billy Mills with 274, Aaron Berry with 277 and Sean O’Leary with 281.

Caden McCalister is 11th in career tackles with 265.  Next up are Billy Mills with 274, Aaron Berry with 277 and Sean O’Leary with 281.

Lathen Easley is tied for 28th in career tackles with 186.  Next up are Dyllan Thornton with 197, Brenden Phillips with 201, and Travis Fitzgerald with 208.

Tyler Boone is fourth in career tackles for loss with 40.  Next up are Aaron Berry with 43, Sean O’Leary with 44, and the all-time leader, Adam Beavers, with 47.

Lathen Easley is tied for 6th in career tackles for loss with 28.  Next up are Dylan Clark with 35 and Tyler Boone with 40.

Dylan Yates is tied for 18th in career tackles for loss with 17.  Next up are Travis Fitzgerald, Dustin Lanham, & Lucas Mick with 18 and Jordan Roberts with 19.

Caden McCalister became the 24th player in school history last week to record 15 career tackles for loss. 

Caden McCalister has 8 career interceptions which ranks him tied for fifth on the all-time list.  Next up are Mike Taylor with 10 and Denis Hodge with 14.

Xander Tabor has 7 career interceptions which ranks him tied for seventh on the all-time list.  Next up are Chad Perryman & Caden McCalister with 8 and Mike Taylor with 10.

When Preston Morgeson records his next interception, he will become the 15th player to record six interceptions in a career.

Lathen Easley has 17 sacks which ranks tied for 2nd on the all-time list.  Tied with Easley is Adam Beavers with 17 and the all-time leader is Sean O’Leary has 18.

Tyler Boone and Braxton Winders are tied for fifth in career sacks with 10.  Next up is Zack Beverly with 15.  When they each recorded their 10th career sack last week, they became the ninth and tenth players in school history to do so.

Dylan Yates is tied for 11th in career sacks with nine.  Ahead of Yates are six players with 10 and then Zack Beverly with 15.

Last week, Yates became the 23rd Rocket player to record at least five sacks in a season and is tied for the 16th most sacks in a single season. 

Lathen Easley is tied for second in career forced fumbles with nine.  Travis McKinney is the all-time leader with 10.  It may have been reported erroneously last week that Easley had tied the record which was incorrect and was reported due to a statistical calculation error.

Caden McCalister ranks tied for third in career fumble recoveries with 7.  Billy Mills with 8 and Travis Fitzgerald with 9 are the only two with more fumble recoveries than McCalister.

Noah Perkins is currently on a consecutive extra points made streak of 14 which is tied for 7th longest streak in school history.  Next up are Cody Belt with 16, Parker Johnson with 18, and Cody Belt again with 19.

Noah Perkins currently has a 91.14% (72/79) career made PAT percentage.  The school record is currently held by Cody Belt with a 91.67% (44/48).