Highlights: Dunbar senior puts on a show; Scott County rallies in thriller; UK commit Beau Allen leads LexCath
Paul Dunbar 35, Lafayette 20: Senior wide receiver Jamarcus Robinson put on a show in his final regular-season home game as the host Bulldogs built a 21-0 lead and had little trouble dispatching the Generals on Friday.
After Mitchell Joseph ran for a 14-yard TD to open the scoring, Robinson caught a 74-yard touchdown from Jake Smith. Robinson later ran for a 50-yard score to put the Bulldogs ahead 28-6.
Robinson caught four passes for 130 yards and ran for 85 yards on four carries.
“We’re getting him involved all we can.,” Dunbar Coach Wes Johnson said of Robinson’s big night. “We did have some stuff for him in particular tonight and he’s a great player. He’s one of the best players in the city, no doubt.”
Mitchell Joseph ran for 83 yards and a touchdown for Dunbar (5-4). John Law had 4 1/2 tackles and two sacks in the win.
Dunbar’s five wins are its most since 2013, when it went 6-6.
“Happy to get a win on Senior Night and real excited for them to get above .500 for the first time in I don’t know how long,” Johnson said. “We’re playing for some stuff for our guys and for Dunbar in general.”
The victory also secured the No. 2 seed in the district playoffs, which means the Bulldogs will again host Lafayette two weeks from now in the first round.
“We knew Lafayette, regardless of their record — they played a great schedule — they’re a very good football team,” Johnson said. “The unfortunate part of that is we have to turn around in two weeks and play them again. I know Coach (Eric) Shaw will have them ready to play and it will be a different ball game the next time we see them.”
A win next week at Bryan Station would give the Bulldogs their first winning season since 2005.
George Anderson, Oumar Toure and Drake Nelson all had touchdown runs for Lafayette (2-8).
Scott County 46, Ballard 45 (OT): After trailing the entire second half, Cardinals quarterback Cade McKee capped a 12 play, 65-yard drive with a 1-yard TD run and Bronson Brown ran in the conversion to tie the game 39-39 with 13 seconds left to force overtime where Scott County outlasted Ballard.
The game featured seven lead changes and more than 900 yards of rushing offense between the two teams — 512 of those yards from Scott County and an astounding 373 from Ballard’s Jayden Farmer.
“I would have to really rack my brain, I have coached well over 300 games and not sure we have ever been down two scores that late in a game and won,” Scott County Coach Jim McKee said via text. “Special hat tip to the Farmer kid from Ballard, great effort.”
In the untimed extra period, Scott County started first from the 10-yard line and Jaxson Saylor rushed into the end zone on second down from 8 yards out. Jacob Bange kicked the extra point.
On Ballard’s turn, Ballard converted a fourth-and-2 to cut the lead to 46-45. Ballard had two extra points blocked during the evening and opted to go for two for the win. A holding penalty negated an apparent conversion. Ballard’s subsequent pass attempt from the 13-yard line fell incomplete, giving the Cardinals the victory.
Scott County (9-1) had three 100-yard rushers in Brown (174 yards, one TD), Saylor (147 yards, two TDs) and Saylor (147 yards, one TD). McKee had 20 yards and two touchdowns. Ballard (4-5) was led by Farmer had TD runs of 8, 62 and 48 yards.
The Cardinals get a bye week before playoffs begin.
“Both teams laid it out there,” McKee said. “A win in the first round of the playoffs will extend our streak of winning 10 games per year to a statewide leading 12th year. Proud of our program.”
Lexington Catholic 49, Anderson County 7: University of Kentucky commit Beau Allen threw for 342 yards and four touchdowns as the host Knights dominated the Bearcats. Allen tossed a 48-yard TD to Balek Busson and a 7-yard score to Jackson Corbett as Lexington Catholic (6-3) built a 27-0 first-quarter lead.
Jack Monday caught touchdown passes from Allen and backup quarterback Josh Brownell in the win. Corbett finished with six receptions for 137 yards, while Jack Gohmann made four catches for 87 yards and a TD.
Zach Labhart had a 2-yard touchdown run for Anderson County (4-5), which failed to complete a pass.
Lexington Catholic hosts undefeated Frederick Douglass, which crushed Montgomery County 56-0 for its seventh straight shutout, next Friday.
Lexington Christian 38, Danville 13: Jayden Barnhardt completed 20 of 34 passes for 272 yards and four touchdowns to lead host Lexington Christian (8-1) to its seventh straight victory. Will Vernon and Deairious Smith caught two touchdowns each for the Eagles, who held the Admirals to 167 yards of total offense while racking up 445 of their own. Andrew Long made three sacks in the win. Sage Dawson threw a 47-yard TD to Corydon Crawford for Danville (3-7).
Frederick Douglass 56, Montgomery County 0: The Broncos (9-0) notched their eighth shutout of the season, holding Montgomery County to 141 yards of total offense and forcing two interceptions, one for a 40-yard TD return by Isaiah Kenney in the rout. Josh McClurg completed 6-of-8 pass attempts for 116 yards and two TDs and ran for 57 yards and another score. Dane Key and Thomas Howard were on the end of the TD passes. Devin Neal, Darius Neal, TJ Horton and Elzondre Hartley each scored and combined with McClurg for 266 yards of rushing offense.
Tates Creek 32, Henry Clay 0: Luke Duby passed for 309 yards and three touchdowns and Miles Thomas made five catches for 90 yards and two scores as the host Commodores rolled over the Blue Devils.
Tates Creek (5-4) ran up 479 yards of total offense while holding Henry Clay (0-9) to 74. Cion Townsend made three catches for 82 yards, including a 24-yard touchdown, and ran for 43 yards and another score in the win. JT Acosta made three tackles for loss and intercepted a pass for the Commodores’ defense.
Bryan Station 23, Madison Central 7: Damin Green returned a kickoff 96 yards for a score and caught a 30-yard touchdown from Terik Mulder as the visiting Defenders ended a two-game skid. Joseph Bond ran for 81 yards, including a 30-yard TD, for Bryan Station (3-6), which hosts Dunbar in next week’s regular-season finale. Deven Taul made two interceptions for the Station defense, which held the Indians to 177 yards. Adrien Parks led Madison Central (1-8) with 61 rushing yards.
Franklin County 14, Central 12: Nick Broyles threw for touchdown passes of 14 and 29 yards in the second quarter and the Flyers (9-0) hung on for a tough road win over last year’s Class 3A champions. Dayshawn Mucker ran for 137 yards and a touchdown for Central, who completed its first regular season in Class 4A at 5-5.
East Jessamine 42, Woodford County 20: The Jaguars Dylan Moore rushed for 236 yards, including TD breakaways of 45, 58 and 35 yards as East Jessamine (7-2) closed in on securing Class 5A District 7’s top seed when playoffs begin in two weeks. Turner McHollon completed TD passes of 17 yards to Valdon Miles and 26 yards to Jaylen Taylor. Miles added 86 yards rushing and another score.
Clark County 28, Oldham County 26: The Cardinals (5-4) overcame a 14-0 deficit and forced an incompletion on Oldham County’s two-point conversion attempt to tie the game with 2.7 seconds left to secure District 8’s top playoff seed. Azariah Israel rushed for 270 yards and three second half touchdowns for Clark, which has won three straight, all of them district games, heading into next week’s regular season finale at Conner.
Boyle County 53, Bourbon County 7: Running back Will McDaniel scored three touchdowns and Reese Smith had a 41 yard TD pass and ran in an 11 yard fumble recovery for a score in a game where the Rebels (9-0) jumped to 36-0 barely 14 minutes into the contest. Former Kentucky offensive coordinator, Boyle County alum and current West Virginia Coach Neal Brown was in attendance, according to the Danville Advocate-Messenger. Reese, a Mountaineers commit, is a leading candidate for this year’s Mr. Football award.
Collins 55, West Jessamine 22: Jacoby Evans churned out 166 yards and a touchdown on the ground as the host Titans ended a four-game losing streak. Joe Lucas completed eight passes, six of which went for touchdowns, and 218 yards for Collins (2-7). Zach Creque caught four passes for 99 yards and two TDs in the win. All three of Henry Robbins’ catches were for touchdowns.
Jackson Green caught 12 passes for 109 yards and two touchdowns for West Jessamine (0-9).
Mason County 45, Powell County 14: Carson Brammer threw for four touchdowns and ran for another as the host Royals (5-4) built a 29-7 halftime lead then cruised to their third win in four weeks. Taylor Charles had a rushing touchdown for Powell County (2-7).
Frankfort 34, Berea 0: Charles Ellis and Azeno Williams each ran for two touchdowns and Ellis had a TD pass to Ronnie Moore as the Panthers (3-6) got their first district win of the season on the road.
Southwestern 15, Pulaski County 7 (OT): Tanner Wright ran in a 1-yard TD and Giddeon Brainard converted the 2-point attempt in overtime as the Warriors (4-5) pulled of a road upset of Class 5A No. 8 Pulaski County (7-2).
Covington Catholic 45, Conner 7: Calen Jacob completed 13 of 21 passes for 305 yards and four touchdowns, two each to Michael Mayer and Ethan Reardon, as visiting Covington Catholic ended the regular season undefeated (10-0). The Colonels have given up just 23 points combined in their last seven games.
Jared Hicks ran for 33 yards and the lone score for Conner (7-2), which entered the game on a six-game win streak.
Bishop Brossart 21, Sayre 3: Trevor Schadler ran for touchdowns of 7 and 4 yards as host Bishop Brossart (5-4) won its third straight. Troy Atkins hit a 22-yard field goal for Sayre (1-6).
Highlands 14, Cooper 7: Sawyer Depp ran for touchdowns of 20 and 72 yards as visiting Highlands (6-4) won for the second time in three weeks. Jeremiah Lee had a 1-yard TD run for Cooper (5-5).
Trigg County 33, Union County 7: Cabe Bleidt had touchdown runs of 50 and 23 yards as visiting Trigg County (6-3) dominated. Gabe Adams threw a 19-yard touchdown to Soloman Teehan for Union County (4-5).
This story was originally published October 25, 2019 at 11:26 PM.
