Friday, November 1, 2024

Calloway County Lakers

 BY: ANDY HUNT




Calloway County Series (5-6)

  • 1979 – Away – 22-6 – WON
  • 1980 – Home – 29-6 – WON
  • 1981 – Away – 40-8 – LOST
  • 1982 – Home – 29-26 – LOST
  • 2003 – Home – 34-7 – LOST
  • 2004 – Away – 49-15 – WON
  • 2005 – Home – 43-28 – WON
  • 2006 – Away – 32-0 – LOST
  • 2007 – Home – 49-7 – LOST
  • 2008 – Away – 28-6 – LOST
  • 2023 – Away – 34-13 – WON
    • Scoring in the series is 280-231 in favor of Calloway County
    • 1979 was Calloway County’s first varsity season of football.
    • Calloway County was a district opponent from 1979 to 1982.

Crittenden County Single Game School Records Versus Calloway County

  • Passing Yards: 287, Micah Newcom, 2023
  • Passing Completions: 28, Micah Newcom, 2023
  • Passing Attempts: 35, Micah Newcom, 2023
  • Passing Touchdowns: 3 (twice), Austin Berry, 2004 & Micah Newcom, 2023
  • Interceptions Thrown: 2 (twice), Austin Berry, 2005 & J.D. Gray, 2008

  • Rushing Yards: 142, Greg Marret, 1980
  • Rushing Touchdowns: 3, Greg Marret, 1980
  • Rushing Attempts: 15, J.D. Gray, 2008

  • Receiving Yards: 140, T.K. Guess, 2005
  • Receptions: 7, Camron Belcher, 2023
  • Receiving Touchdowns: 1 has occurred seven times

  • Tackles: 20, Billy Mills, 1982
  • Tackles for Loss: 4, Gaige Courtney, 2008
  • Interceptions: n/a, minimum 2
  • Sacks: 3, Von Summers, 1980
  • Forced Fumbles: 2, Mike Wheeler, 1979
  • Fumble Recoveries: 4, Steve Tinsley, 1982

  • Longest TD Pass: 69 Yards, T.K. Guess from Austin Berry, 2004
  • Longest TD Run: 75, Greg Marret, 1980
  • Longest Interception Return for a TD: 77 Yards, Shawnte Moss, 2004
  • Longest Fumble Return for a TD: 37 Yards, George Congenie, 2005
  • Longest Punt Return for a TD: N/A, none recorded
  • Longest Kickoff Return for a TD: N/A, none recorded
  • Longest Field Goal: N/A, none recorded
  • Most Points Scored: 26, Greg Marret, 1980

Calloway County 2024 Schedule

  • Week 1 – Trigg County (3A, 3-6) – 39-21 – LOSS
  • Week 2 – Murray (2A, 7-2) – 42-7 – LOSS
  • Week 3 – Fulton County (1A, 1-6) – 62-14 – LOSS
  • Week 4 – Marshall County (5A, 3-6) – 45-0 – LOSS
  • Week 5 – Warren East (4A, 5-4) – 68-0 – LOSS*
  • Week 6 – Logan County (4A, 4-5) – 40-7 – LOSS*
  • Week 7 – Hopkinsville (4A, 3-6) – 41-7 – LOSS*
  • Week 8 – Allen County-Scottsville (4A, 8-1) – 41-14 – LOSS*
  • Week 9 – Paducah Tilghman (4A, 9-0) – 63-0 – LOSS*
  • Week 10 – Crittenden County (2A, 3-6)
    • * Denotes District Opponent

2024 Calloway County Stat Leaders

  • PASSING
    • #8 Matthew Briedwell (SO) – 26/42, 294 yards, 3 TDs, 0 INTs
    • #18 Carter Tudor (SR) – 24/81, 110 yards, 0 TDs, 8 INTs
  • RUSHING
    • #15 Logan Smith (JR) – 138 attempts, 653 yards, 2 TDs
    • #31 Shaun Phillips (JR) – 51 attempts, 123 yards, TD
    • #18 Carter Tudor (SR) – 41 attempts, 13 yards, TD
  • RECEIVING
    • #31 Shaun Phillips (JR) – 17 receptions, 133 yards, 0 TD
    • #7 Jay-Dynn Darcus (SR) – 7 receptions, 83 yards, 2 TDs
  • KICKING
    • #30 Riley Hudson (SO) – 10/10 PATs
  • DEFENSE
    • #15 Logan Smith (JR) – 84 tackles, 5 TFLs, sack, FR, INT
    • #53 Logan McKnight (JR) – 34 tackles, 2 TFL, sack
    • #31 Shaun Phillips (JR) – 32 tackles, 2 TFLs, sack, FF, INT

Single Game Records Versus Caldwell County Broken or Tied Last Week

  • Passing Completions: 25 (twice), Micah Newcom, 2023 & Quinn Summers, 2024
  • Passing Attempts: 37 (twice), Luke Crider, 2021 & Quinn Summers, 2024
  • Receptions: 13, Caden Howard, 2024 (Previous Recordholder: 11, Caden Howard, 2023)

State 2A Stat Rankings

  • Quinn Summers
    • 6th in passing yards per game
    • Tied for 3rd in passing touchdowns
    • 6th in completion percentage (minimum 100 attempts)
    • 2nd in passing attempts
    • Tied for 3rd in passing completions
  • Caden Howard
    • 6th in receiving yards per game
    • Tied for 5th in receiving touchdowns
    • 5th in receiving yards
    • 2nd in receptions
  • Cam’Ron Belcher
    • 8th in receiving yards per game
    • Tied for 5th in receiving touchdowns
    • 8th in receiving yards
    • 5th in receptions
    • Tied for 22nd in scoring
    • Tied for 8th in interceptions
  • Brayden Poindexter
    • Tied for 13th in TFL


Record Breaker Watch

  • CADEN HOWARD
    • Receiving Records for Junior Seasons
      • Receptions – Ethan Dossett (2017) – 70
        • Caden Howard – 60
      • Receiving Yards – Ethan Dossett (2017) – 1,273
        • Caden Howard – 783
      • Receiving Touchdowns – Ethan Dossett (2017) – 13
        • Caden Howard  9
    • Receiving Yards – Career
      • 1. Ethan Dossett (2015-2018) – 2,130
      • 2. T.K. Guess (2002-2005) – 1,774
      • 3. Caden Howard (2022-Present) – 1,657*
      • 4. Chad Perryman (1990-1993) – 1,655
      • 5. Preston Morgeson (2019-2022) – 1,556

        * To qualify for the KHSAA Record Book, 2,000 yards are required.
    • Receiving Yards – Season
      • 1. Ethan Dossett (2017) – 1,273
      • 2. T.K. Guess (2004) – 900
      • 3. Ethan Dossett (2018) – 785
      • 4. Caden Howard (2024) – 783*
      • 5. Ethan Hunt (2016) – 774
      • 6. T.K. Guess (2005) – 753
      • 7. Cam’Ron Belcher (2024) – 684

        * To qualify for the KHSAA Record Book, 1,300 yards are required.
    • TD Receptions – Career
      • 1. Preston Morgeson (2019-2022) – 25
      • 2. Caden Howard (2022-Present) – 24*
      • 3. Ethan Dossett (2015-2018) – 23
      • 4. Kaleb Nesbitt (2019-2022) – 19
      • T-5. T.K. Guess (2002-2005) – 17
      • T-5. Branen Lamey (2015-2018) – 17

        * To qualify for the KHSAA Record Book, 30 TD receptions are required.
    • TD Receptions – Season
      • 1. Ethan Dossett – 2017 – 13
      • 2. T.K. Guess – 2004 – 12
      • T-3. Ethan Dossett – 2018 – 10
      • T-3. Preston Morgeson – 2022 – 10
      • T-3. Caden Howard – 2023 – 10
      • T-6. Ethan Hunt – 2016 – 9
      • T-6. Preston Morgeson – 2020 – 9
      • T-6. Caden Howard – 2024 – 9
      • T-6. Cam’Ron Belcher – 2024 – 9 
    • Receptions – Career (KHSAA FOOTBALL RECORD BOOK) 
      • 162 - Neil Holland (Owensboro Catholic) 2003-06 (SR07) 
      • 159 - Wes Caldwell (Lexington Catholic) 2003-06 
      • 157 - Felix Colon (Lone Oak) 2008-11 
      • 155 - Clay Wolford (Lexington Catholic) 1997-00 
      • 154 - Deangelo Wilson (Bowling Green) 2013-16 
      • 154 - Neal Brown (Boyle County) 1994-97 
      • 151 - Tavis Elzy (Shelby County, Collins) 2007-10 
      • 149 - Dan Baker (Leslie County) 1991-94 
      • 148 - Branden Burdette (Lexington Christian) 2006-09 
      • 147 - DeAndre Farris (Collins) 2010-13 
      • 143 - Nathan Sames (Collins) 2010-13 
      • 142 - Austin Moore (Corbin) 2013-16
      • 141 Caden Howard (Crittenden County) 2022-Present
    • Receptions – Career (Crittenden County Record Book)
      • 1. Caden Howard (2022-Present) – 141
      • 2. Ethan Dossett (2015-2018) – 127
      • 3. Preston Morgeson (2019-2022) – 113
      • 4. Kaleb Nesbitt (2019-2022) – 101
      • 5. T.K. Guess (2002-2005) – 95
    • Receptions – Season
      • 1. Ethan Dossett (2017) – 70
      • 2. Caden Howard (2023) – 62
      • 3. Caden Howard (2024) – 60*
      • 4. Ethan Hunt (2016) – 56
      • 5. Ethan Dossett (2018) – 50
      • 6. Preston Morgeson (2022) – 46
      • 7. T.K. Guess (2004) – 45
      • 8. Kaleb Nesbitt (2022) – 44

        * To qualify for the KHSAA Record Book, 77 receptions are required.
    • Consecutive Games with a Reception
      • 1. Caden Howard – 30 (9- '22; 12- '23; 9- ‘24)
      • 2. Ethan Dossett – 26
      • 3. Ethan Hunt – 25
      • 4. T.K. Guess – 22
      • 5. Kaleb Nesbitt – 17
    • Consecutive Games with Multiple Receptions
      • 1. Caden Howard (2023-Present) – 19 (10-'23, 9-'24)
      • 2. Kaleb Nesbitt – 15 (4-’21, 11-’22)
    • Total TDs Scored – Career
      • 12. Denis Hodge (1982-1985) – 31
      • 13. Brad Madden (1996-1999) – 30
      • 14. Andrew Freeman (2007-2010) – 29
      • 15. Ethan Dossett (2015-2018) – 25
      • 16. Caden Howard (2022-Present) – 24
    • 125-Plus Yard Receiving Games in a Career
      • 6 - Ethan Dossett (2015-2018)
      • 4 – Caden Howard (2022-Present)
    • 125-Plus Yard Receiving Games in a Season
      • 4 - Ethan Dossett (2017)
      • 3 – Caden Howard (2024)
    • Caden Howard has 150 career points and is currently in 16th place all-time.  In 15th place is Ethan Dossett with 158 points and he holds the record for most points scored by wide receiver in CC football history.

  • CAM’RON BELCHER
    • Receiving Records for Senior Seasons
      • Receptions – Ethan Hunt (2016) – 56
        • Cam’Ron Belcher – 46
      • Receiving Yards – Ethan Dossett (2018) – 785
        • Cam’Ron Belcher – 684
      • Receiving Touchdowns – Ethan Dossett (2018) & Preston Morgeson (2022) – 10
        • Cam’Ron Belcher – 9
    • Receiving Yards – Career
      • 7. Ethan Hunt (2013-2016) – 1,191
      • 8. Branen Lamey (2015-2018) – 1,070
      • 9. Cam’Ron Belcher (2021-Present) – 953
      • 10. Denis Hodge (2012-2015) – 874
      • 11. Dylan Hollis (2012-2015) – 828
    • Receiving Yards – Season
      • 4. Caden Howard (2024) – 783
      • 5. Ethan Hunt (2016) – 774
      • 6. T.K. Guess (2005) – 753
      • 7. Cam’Ron Belcher (2024) – 684
      • 8. Kaleb Nesbitt (2022) – 675  
      • 9. Caden Howard (2023) – 626
      • 10. Chad Perryman (1991) – 624
    • Receptions – Career
      • 6. Ethan Hunt (2013-2016) – 86
      • 7. Chad Perryman (1990-1993) – 85
      • 8. Branen Lamey (2015-2018) – 78
      • 9. Cam’Ron Belcher (2021-Present) – 67
    • Receptions – Season
      • 1. Ethan Dossett (2017) – 70
      • 2. Caden Howard (2023) – 62
      • 3. Caden Howard (2024) – 60
      • 4. Ethan Hunt (2016) – 56
      • 5. Ethan Dossett (2018) – 50
      • T-6. Preston Morgeson (2022) – 46
      • T-6. Cam’Ron Belcher (2024) – 46
    • TD Receptions – Career
      • 7. Chad Perryman (1990-1993) – 15
      • T-8. Jamie Champion (1961-1964) – 11
      • T-8. Cam’Ron Belcher (2021-Present) – 11
      • T-10. Ethan Hunt (2013-2016) – 10
      • T-10. Jerry Jessup (1986-1989) – 10
      • T-010. Preston Turley (2018-2020) – 10
    • TD Receptions – Season
      • 1. Ethan Dossett – 2017 – 13
      • 2. T.K. Guess – 2004 – 12
      • T-3. Ethan Dossett – 2018 – 10
      • T-3. Preston Morgeson – 2022 – 10
      • T-3. Caden Howard – 2023 – 10
      • T-6. Ethan Hunt – 2016 – 9
      • T-6. Preston Morgeson – 2020 – 9
      • T-6. Caden Howard – 2024 – 9
      • T-6. Cam’Ron Belcher – 2024 – 9 

  • QUINN SUMMERS
    • Passing Records for Junior Seasons
      • Passing Yards – Hunter Boone (2017) – 2,603
        • Quinn Summers – 1,895
      • Passing TDs – Hunter Boone (2017) – 32
        • Quinn Summers – 22
      • Completions – Hunter Boone (2017) – 171
        • Quinn Summers – 148
      • Attempts – Hunter Boone (2017) – 298
        • Quinn Summers – 243
    • Single Season 200-Yard Passing Games
      • 5 – Nick Castiller (2015)
      • 5 – Quinn Summers (2024)
    • Single Season 100-Yard Passing Games
      • 12 – Hunter Boone (2017)
      • 9 –  Quinn Summers (2024)
    • Passing Yards – Career
      • 6.  Jamie Curtis (1989-1992) – 2,813
      • 7. J.D. Gray (2006-2009) – 2,172
      • 8. Quinn Summers (2022-Present) – 2,029
      • 9. Turner Martin (1978-1981) – 1,840
      • 10. Sean Thompson (2000-2003) – 1,757
    • Passing Yards – Season
      • 1. Hunter Boone (2017) – 2,603
      • 2. Hunter Boone (2018) – 2,308
      • 3. Micah Newcom (2022) – 2,208
      • 4. Micah Newcom (2023) – 2,045
      • 5. Nick Castiller (2015) – 2,021
      • 6. Austin Berry (2004) – 2,017
      • 7. Luke Crider (2021) – 2,006
      • 8. Quinn Summers (2024) – 1,895
      • 9. Hunter Boone (2016) – 1,801
    • Completions – Career
      • 5. Austin Berry (2002-2005) – 227
      • 6. Jamie Curtis (1989-1992) – 182
      • 7. J.D. Gray (2006-2009) – 174
      • 8. Quinn Summers (2022-Present) – 159
      • 9. Turner Martin (1978-1981) – 146
      • 10. Travis Gilbert (2010-2013) – 140
    • Completions – Season
      • 5. Nick Castiller (2015) – 155
      • 6. Hunter Boone (2018) – 154
      • 7. Luke Crider (2021) – 153
      • 8. Quinn Summers (2024) – 148
      • 9. Austin Berry (2004) – 122
    • Attempts – Career
      • 8. J.D. Gray (2006-2009) – 320
      • 9. Sean Thompson (2000-2003) – 281
      • 10. Travis Gilbert (2010-2013) – 279
      • 11. Quinn Summers (2022-Present) – 264
      • 12. Zach Brantley (1998-2001) – 249 
    • Attempts – Season
      • 5. Nick Castiller (2015) – 284
      • 6. Hunter Boone (2018) – 274
      • 7. Micah Newcom (2022) – 248
      • 8. Quinn Summers (2024) – 243
    • Passing TDs – Career
      • 4. Austin Berry (2002-2005) – 47
      • T-5. J.D. Gray (2006-2009) – 24
      • T-5. Quinn Summers (2022-Present) – 24
    • Passing TDs – Season
      • 1. Hunter Boone (2018) – 33
      • 2. Hunter Boone (2017) – 32
      • 3. Austin Berry (2004) – 29
      • 4. Micah Newcom (2022) – 27
      • T-5. Micah Newcom (2023) – 22   
      • T-5. Quinn Summers (2022-Present) – 22
    • Completion Percentage – Season – Minimum 50 Attempts
      • 1. Micah Newcom (2022) – 168/248, 67.74%
      • 2. Micah Newcom (2023) – 204/315, 64.76%
      • 3. Quinn Summer (2024) – 148/243, 60.91%
      • 4. Austin Berry (2004) – 122/203, 60.10%
      • 5. Luke Crider (2019) – 44/76, 57.89%
    • Passing TD:INT Ratio – Season – Minimum 10 TDs
      • 1. Micah Newcom (2023) – 5.50 (22/4)
      • 2. J.D. Gray (2008) – 5.00 (10/2)
      • 3. Austin Berry (2004) – 4.83 (29/6)
      • T-4. Luke Crider (2019) – 3.67 (11/3)
      • T-4. Quinn Summers (2024) – 3.67 (22/6)
    • Yards of Offense* – Career
      • 15. Turner Martin (1978-1981) – 2,409
      • 16. Blake Gardner (2002-2005) – 2,385
      • 17. Doug Campbell (1995-1998) – 2,379
      • 18. Dennis Mott (1961-1964) – 2,150
      • 19. Quinn Summers (2024-Pres.) – 2,141
        • *Rushing and Passing Yards Combined
    • Yards of Offense* – Season
      • 5. Hunter Boone (2018) – 2,537
      • 6. Micah Newcom (2023) – 2,228
      • 7. Austin Berry (2004) – 2,078
      • 8. Quinn Summers (2024) – 2,021
        • *Rushing and Passing Yards Combined
    • 250-Plus Yard Passing Games - Season
      • T-1. Hunter Boone (2017) – 4
      • T-1. Quinn Summers (2024) – 4
      • T-3. Hunter Boone (2018) – 3
      • T-3. Luke Crider (2021) – 3
      • T-3. Micah Newcom (2023) – 3

The Dog Rankings

Below is a list of the current rankings for hot dogs served at all Kentucky high school football stadiums, including those of out-of-state opponents recently faced by Crittenden County. Kentucky boasts 223 high school football programs. 

  • 1. Union County – Home Side Only (Not the visitors’ side, those are different.)
  • 2. Dresden (TN)
  • 3. Mayfield
  • 4. Owensboro Catholic
  • 5. Hopkins Central
  • 6.-223. TIED
  • 224. Caldwell County

Categories which have been considered are:

  • Flavor
    • The richness and balance of the taste, including smokiness, saltiness, and any additional spices or seasonings.
  • Juiciness
    • The moisture content, which contributes to the overall mouthfeel and enjoyment.
  • Texture
    • The smoothness and consistency of the meat, as well as the snap of the casing when bitten into.
  • Appearance
    • The visual appeal, including color and uniformity.

These categories help ensure a comprehensive evaluation of the hot dogs, making it easier to find the best ones at area high school football games.