High School SportsZone Week 8 Highlights

ANOTHER EDITIONOF THE LEX 18 HIGHSCHOOLSPORTSZONE... I'MKEITH FARMER, HE'SELI GEHN... WE HADQUITE THE MATCHUPIN 4A TONIGHT,FEATURING THE TOP2 TEAMS IN TERMSOF RPI RATINGSBOYLE CO.

ANDLEXINGTONCATHOLIC... BOTHTEAMS FRESH OFF ABYE WEEK... BOTHTEAMS 5-1 HEADINGIN... EACH OF THEIRLOSSES COMING TOLCA...LEX CATH HASN'TBEATEN BOYLESINCE 2016....SEVENSTRAIGHTLOSSES.....WOULDTHAT CHANGETONIGHT?FIRSTHALF....JAGGERGILLIS CONNECTSWITH HAYDENKELLY....BUT HE'S HITFROM BEHIND....BALLPOPS LOOSE...ANDPATRICK DAVISRECOVERS FOR LEXCATHBOYLE BOUNCEBACK WITH DEFENSEOF THEIR OWN....TOMMY ZIESMERMEETS THE KNIGHTSRB AT THELINE...PUSHES HIMBACK FOR NEGATIVEINGA...A SCORELESS FIRSTQTR....BUT THEREBELS STRIKEFIRST IN THESECOND, THANKS TOKENTUCKY COMMITJACKSON SMITH...GETS THE 24-YARDFG TO GO...BOYLE UP3-NOTHINGLEX CATH DECIDE TOTAKE IT TO THE SKYON THEIR NEXTDRIVE....JACKGOHMANNLAUNCHES IT TOBLAKE BUSSON....HETAKES IT DOWN TOTHE REBELS 10-YARDMARKER..UT.B THEKNIGHTS FAIL TO GETINTO THE ENDZONE...MAX DEGRAFF SINKSA 22-YARD FG TOTIE...BOYLE LED 6-3 ATHALF....SCORE 10STRAIGHT POINTS INTHE THIRD....AND GOON TO WIN 16-10.....WHO'S THE GOODLINEMAN, WHO'S THEGOOD LINEMAN...MADISON CENTRALIN A DISTRICT GAMEAT OLDHAMCOUNTY...-----MADISON CENTRALUP FIRST.

ADRIENPARKS WITH THEBALL.

ONE HOOK ANDHE IS ON THE MOVE.NOBODY CAN TOUCHHIM.

75 YARDS ANDIT'S AN INDIANSTOUCHDOWN.

16-7MADSISON CENTRALINT THE 3RDQUARTER.-----SAM YOUNGLOOKING TO PASS.FINDS JUSTIN RUFFINWHO MAKES AGREAT CATCH FOR A30 YARD GAIN...----OLDHAM COUNTYCLOSE TO THEENDZONE IT'S SAMYOUNG WITH THEKEEPER.TOUCHDOWNCOLONELS.THEY GET CLOSE16-15.

BUT MADISONCENTRAL TAKES ITS6TH IN A ROW WITHTHE 31-15 ROADWIN...GREAT CROSSINGWAS LOOKING TOGET BK ACIN THEWIN COLUMN AFTERSIT FIRST LOSS OFTHE SEASON...WARHAWKSHOSTINGMONTGOMERYCOUNTY....AND G-C WASLEADING UNTIL ALEXHATTON HIT TANNERDONATHAN AND ALITTLE DEFENSIVEGAMBLE ALLOWSTANNER TO SCOOTDOWN THESIDELINES 72 YARDSFOR THETOUCHDOWN... AMISSED PAT KEPTTHE WARHAWKS INFRONT BY ONE...2ND QUARTER,GREAT CROSSINGSCORES AS GABENICHOLS LOFTS THEPASS TO JACOBCOULTER... TWOWAYS TO ASSUREYOU'LL BE ON HERE...WEAR NUMBER 18...AND WHEN YOUSCORE POINT ATOUR CAMERAS...GOOD JOB JACOB...END OF THE FIRSTHALF, JESSE FAIRADDED THREEMORE...SECOND HALF WASALL GREATCROSSING AS THEWARHAWKS TAKETHIS ONE 51-12....SPEAKING OFSCORING A LOT OFPOINTS.

..LOOK NOFURTHER THANWOODFORD CO.

THISYEAR...AVERAGING OVER 47POINTS A GA TMEHISSEASON... APERFECT 5-0RECORD HEADINGINTO TONIGHTTHEIR NEXT VICTIM...MADISONSOUTHERN...THE EAGLES WOULDGET THE CHANCE TOSTRIKE FIRST....STEPHENWHITEHEAD PUTS ITIN AND MAD SOUTHIS UP 6-0.THE JACKETSWOULD HAVE TOQUITE THE CROWDWITH A SCORE OFTHEIR OWNAND SCORE THEYDID WITH THIS PITCHTO JACOB JACKSONWHO IS GOING TOWALK THIS ONE INFOR THE EASYTOUCHDOWNTHEN JUST BEFOREHALF TIME BRYCEPATTERSON ISGOING TO FINDTHE WIDE OPENMAHKI SMITH FORTHE TOUCHDOWN..

..THEY WOULD GO ONTO WIN IT 56 TO 20AND STAYUNDEFEATEDAN EYE OPENER ATBRYAN STATION...THE DEFENDERS,WINNERS OF 5N IAROW TAKING ONCLARCOK .

WHO'SSORT OF IN AREBUILD YEARUNDER FIRST YEARHEAD COACH JOECHIRICO.WE'RE IN THE 4TH...STATION UP 6-0... THEPUNT IS BLOCKED...RECOVERED BY THECARDINALS.WASTE NO TIME...KAREEM GUERRANTINTO THE ENDZONE... CLARK CO.UP 7-6 AFTER THEPAT WITH 8:15 TOPLAY.SO HOW WOULDTHE DEFENDERSRESPOND?

THEYSLOWLY MARCHDOWN THE FIELD...UNDER A MINUTELEFT... TRENTONCUTWRIGHT ISSACKED ON 3RDDOWN... JEREMYCLEM BRINGS HIMDOWN.SETTINGP U4THDOWN FROM THE 14YARD LINE... THAT'S A31 YARD FIELD GOALATTEMPT FORDANIELMUFANZALA...RIGHTDOWN THE MIDDLE...STATION HANGS ONTO WIN THIS ONE 9-7... THEY'VE WON 6STRAIGHT.PHIL HAWKINS- I'MNOT DISAPPOINTEDBUT I'M ALARMEDTHAT OUR KIDSALLOWED THIS TOHAPPEN.

COACHCHIRICOOUTCOACHED US,AS SIMPLE AS THAT.HE HAD A GOODGAMEPLAN AND ITSCARED THE HECKOUT OF US.PULASKI COUNTYTRAVELING TONORTH LAUREL FORA BIG DISTRICTMATHUP...THE MAROONS GETSTARTED EARLY ASDREW POLSTONFINDS MISTERRELIABLE ANTONIOPALMER...PALMERSHEDS ONE TACKLERBUT CHECK OUT THEBLOCK ON YOURRIGHT HANDSIDE...THAT SPRINGSPALMER FORWARDAND HE JUST GETSTAKEN DOWN AT THEGOALLINE...MAROONSWOULD SCORE ONTHE NEXT PLAY.NORTH LAURELNEEDS SOMETHINGTO GO THEIR WAYAND THEY GETIT...PULASKIFUMBLES THE PUNTOUT OF THEIR OWNENDZONE...THATGIVES THE JAGUARSTWO POINTS TO GETTHAT ZERO OFF THEBOARD...LATER IN THEHALF...THE LINEMANGETS THE WILDCATCALL AND PUNCHESIT IN FOR SIX..HEWASN'T EVEN LISTEDON THE ROSTER...UNDER A MINUTE TOGO IN THE FIRSTHALF AND PULASKI ISDRIVING..POLSTONFLINGS IT ANDCHANDLER GODBYMAKES THEACROBATIC CATCHAND STICKS ETHLANDING...PULASKI TAKESCONTROL IN THEDISTRICT WINNINGAT NORTH LAUREL40-16...LINCOLN COUNTYHOSTING WAYNECOUNTY....PATRIOTSLOOKING TO PICK UPSOMSTE EAM IN THEWIN COLUMN WITHFOUR GAMES LEFT INTHE SEASON....THIRD QTR,PATRIOTS UP 14-NOTHING....WAYNECOUNTYFUMBLES....ROSSGIBSON FALLS ONIT....TO RECOVERFOR LINCOLNCOUNTYNEXT, SAWYERHORTON AIRS IT OUTTO ROBERTBOWMAN....CATCHESIT ACROSS HIS BODYFOR A BIG GAIN....INCARDINALTERRITORYIN THE 4TH, LEEAMON FINISHES THEDRIVE WITH A FIVE-YARD TD....HISSECOND OF THE DAY,ALONG WITH 91RUSHYARDS....PATRIOTSGO UP 22-NOTHING....LATER,HORTON...GOESDEEP FOR ONEMORE....THIS TIMEIT'S CLAYTONDAVIS...WHOMOSSES HISDEFENDER, SLIDINGINTO THE ENDZONEFOR THE MEGA'SFINAL SCORE....PATRIOTS THWI THESHUTOUT!

29-ZERO....THE FINAL!A 1ST FOR ME ATBOURBON CO... 5MINUTES UNTIL THEGAME BUT WE HAVENO LIGHTS... GOODNIGHT FOR GLOWSTICKS I SUPPOSE...AND THEN LETTHERE BE LIGHT... 20MINUTE DELAY....PUNT RETURNHERE... BRAXTONCAUDILL... HE'S GOTREAL ESTATE... BUTIT TRIPPED UP BY HISSHOE LACES...GOOD FIELDPOSITION... LOOK ATCLAY ESTES ON 3RDAND 5...MANEUVERINGDEFENDERS...AND CARRYINGTHEM TO THE GOALLINE... BOURBON CO.ROLLS 43-14FRANKFORT TAKINGON EMINENCE...SAM DAVIS HANDSTHE BALL TO AZENOWILLIAMS WHO RUNSIT IN FOR A QUICKFIRST TOUCHDOWN.EMINENCEANSWERS BACK; QBBLAZE BERRY HANDSBALL TO DAVONTAYESAUNDERS, WHORUNS IT ALL THE WAYIN TO TIE IT 8-8...A FAMILIAR PLAY...DAVIS TO AZENOWILLIAMS....WHOFF EECTIVELYCONVERTS FORANOTHERTOUCHDOWN TOSOLIDIFY THEPANTHERS' LEAD...FRANKFORT WINS IT53-14.THE HENRY COUNTYWILDCATS TAKINGON THE WESTERNHILLS WOLVERINESWILDCATS ON THEATTACK ROYALTYWITH THE PASS BUTITS INTERCEPTED BYDYLAN MCGAUGHEYWESTERN HILLSBALLWESTERN HILLBACKED UP TO THEGOALLINE THEWILDCATS NEED ASTOP HERE ANDTHEY ARE GOING TOGET AND AN EXTRA 2POINTS JOSHBEVERLY WITH THESAFETYSAM ROYALTYBARRELS THROUGHWESTERN HILLS'DEFENSE TO GET AMASSIVETOUCHDOWN FORHENRY COUNTYWINS IT, 18-7BY THE TIME WE GOTTO SOUTHLAUREL...THECARDINALS ALREADYHAD A 20 POINT LEADON LEWIS COUNTY...WE'LL PICK THIS ONEUP IN THE SECONDQUARTER LANDRYCOLLETT GOESDEEEEEP ANDCOMES UP SHORT ASCAIDEN LUMPKINSTAKES THIS ONE THEOTHERWAY...LOOKING TOGIVE THE LIONSSOME LIFE BEFOREHALF...SOUTH LAURELREPAYS THE LIONSWITH ANINTERCEPTION OFTHEIR OWN ASHUNTER BUNDYGETS UNDERNEATHOF IT AND HE TAKESTHIS ONE INTO THEREDZONE TO SETTHE CARDS UP INSCORING POSITION...NEXT DRIVE...SOUTHLAURELANSWERS...COLLETTFINDS ASHTONGARLAND FOR SIX TOGIVE THE CARDINALSA 27 POITN LEADBEFORE HALF...LAST CHECK SOUTHLAUREL HAD A 28-18LEAD WITH 2MINUTES TO GO...CARDINALS CLOSETOGE TTING WINNUMBER ONE THISSEASON...LASTLY, CONGRATSTO ONE OF OURLOCAL PLAYERSWHO COMMITTED TOTHE UNIVERSITY OFKENTUCKY TODAYFRANINKL COUNTY'SKADEN MOORMAN ISKENTUCKY'S 2NDCOMMIT FOR THE2023 RECRUITINGCLS.AS..HE JOINS ANOTHERLOCAL PLAYER...FREDERICKDOUGLASS' TYBRYANT... ORMOMANHAS BEENEXPLOSIVE ALLYEAR... HE HAS 14RUSHINGTOUCHDOWNS, 2KICKOFF RETURNTOUCHDOWNS, ANDIS CURRENTLY 2ND INTHE STATE IN TOTALPOINTS SCOREDWITH 98... MOORMANEXPLAINED HISDECISION TO JOINBIG BLUE EARLIERTODAYKADEN MOORMAN-IT FEELS EAGRT.TODAY WAS ONE OFTHE GREATESTDAYS OF MY LIFE.

IFEEL BLESSED.REPORTER-WHYDID YOU WANT TODO IT NOW INSTEADOF YOUR SENIORYEAR.MOORMAN-BECAUSE I'VEBEENT TODIFFERENTCOLLEGES ANDNONE OF THEMFELT LIKEKENTUCKY.

WHENME AND MY MOMWAS WATCHINGTHE GAME I SAIDMOM DOESHI TSFEEL LIKE A GAMETO YOU?

IT FEELSLIKE HOME LIKE IWAS CHILLING INMY LIVING ROOMWATCHING THEGAME.REPORTER-WAN'DALE BEINGFROM FRANKFORT,HOW MUCH DIDTHAT INFLUENCEYOUR DECISION.MOORMAN-WAN'DALE ISACTUALLY MY BIGCOUSIN.

IT HAD ALITTLE BIT OF ANINFLUENCE.

IWOULDN'T SAY TOOMUCH THOUGHBECAUSE IT'SPERSONAL CICHOE.BUT IT HAD A LITTLEINFLUENCE.KEITHAS ALWAYS... WEHOPE YOURFAVORITE TEAM