Through The Wire – A Sports Blog by Mike Stunson

I’m up here in the (heated) pressbox for the Maroons 2nd round battle with the Wildcats. As always, I’ll be providing live updates of the action. Still quite a while till kickoff, so I’ll drop some updates shortly.

6:55- About 8 minutes to kick. As I wrote in today’s Messenger, senior running back Cameron Tandy will be out due to disciplinary reasons. On paper, these two teams match up very well, should be a good one.

6:59- Franklin-Simpson has won the toss and deferred the ball so the Maroons will start with the ball.

7:01- Here we go. The Wildcats with a squib kick, North loses it for a second but is able to fall on it. They start at the 30.

7:03- Hines with a quick five yards, but then gets stopped for a two yard loss. North lines up in the spread offense, Carr has all the time in the world but can’t find anyone open. He gets sacked and North will go three-and-out.

7:07- Franklin starts at their 30 and they get stuffed on all three of their rushes up the middle. They go three-and-out just like North

7:07- Jeremy Clark gets a little bit on the return, but a block in the back will bring this one back. They will start at the 16 now.

7:09- Tray Carr goes up the middle on a QB sneak, but he gets it snapped out of his hands. The Wildcats fall on it and now they have great field position at the 20.

7:11- A (questionable) pass interference call in the end zone moves the Wildcats to the 8.

7:12- Darrius Wickware goes to the house from 8 yards out. Franklin-Simpson scores first, up 7-0.

7:14- Turnovers will be key this game, the Wildcats strike first after a fumble by Carr. North will start this drive on the 29-yard line.

7:16- And this one is tied up. Tray Carr with an 81-yard touchdown rush! He broke a couple tackles then cut to the outside where no one could catch up to him.

7:19- The Wildcats with a big return just past midfield. Chris Davis with a big rush on first down puts Franklin on the 23, just shy of the red zone.

7:22- Wow. Jerrell Wickware with an amazing touchdown. Breaks tackle after tackle with his spin moves. He scores from 18 yards out to put them up 14-7.

7:24- We’ve got a shootout right now. North with no answers for the Wickware cousins.

7:25- A pass completion to Terry Springfield brings the Maroons to midfield.

7:27- On third down, a screen pass gets them a yard away from the first down, but a holding penalty moves them to a third-and-long. But there is Carr again, he escapes a sack and gets about 18 yards on a rush. They are at the Wildcats 40 now.

end of quarter, 14-7 Franklin Simpson

7:31- Third-and-17 for the Maroons and Carr once again picks up a huge gain, this one for 27 yards. He’s got to have over 150 yards rushing by now, he is their offense.

7:33- Second and goal for the Maroons right now, and the Wildcats call a time-out.

7:36- The Maroons have to settle for a field goal. Austin Collard makes it from 29 yards out. 14-10 now.

7:39- They were lucky to even get the 3 points, Carr with a couple huge runs to get them deep.

7:40- The Wildcats move the chains on a fourth down conversion. At their own 40 now.

7:44- Jeremy Clark drops the sure interception and it came back to haunt them. Darrius Wickware goes about 50 yards on a rush on the next play.

7:46- Jerrell with an 8-yard touchdown, missed extra point. After a three-and-out on their first drive, Franklin has scored on their next three possessions.

7:48- Big possession here for North. They start at the 24.

7:49- Huge change of events. Fourth and five and North gets Franklin to go offsides. First down on the 34 now.

7:53- Caderell McReynolds gets another first down on a fourth down conversion. He takes this one up the middle for about 40 yards.

7:55- Aaron Odum, North’s leading tackler, gets a receiving touchdown from about 8 yards out. 20-17 left with 1:26 left in the second.

7:56- Madisonville hanging in there. They will gladly take this to halftime down just 3.

7:59- We are heading to halftime. Franklin-Simpson up 20-17 in a tight one. I’ll have some stats shortly.

8:07- Tray Carr with 133 yards on the ground and McReynolds with 63. It has been the Wickware cousins getting most of the yards for Franklin.

8:13- Just got word that Jawan Combs dislocated his shoulder. He is out for the rest of the game. Big blow for the Maroons.

8:20- After kick it out twice, the Wildcats call a fair catch on an onside kick. They start in Maroons territory.

8:23- Maroons with a big stop on third down. Instead of kicking a 50-yard field goal, the Wildcats opt to go for it on fourth and six. But they get a false start penalty. They go for it again, but the pass play is tipped at the line. North takes over on their own 37.

8:28- Huge stand there. Lets see if the Maroons can convert. Not much on their first two plays. On third-and-eight Carr gets about six yards, two yards short and it looks like they will go for it.

8:29- I lied, North punts. They get a good bounce and Franklin starts at their own 20.

8:30- 62 yard rush on the first play of the drive. Big game-changer.

8:32- Wildcats quarterback Max Bennett gets hit hard and is down on the field. Looks like he is holding his leg.

8:34- He is able to walk off, not sure if he will be back though.

8:35- North stops Franklin again on fourth down, this one with the Wildcats close to score on the 15-yard line.

8:38- Two first downs already for North and they are near midfield.

8:40- Two personal fouls on the Wildcats this drive. North has it on the Franklin 28.

8:42- End of the third quarter, we’ve got a good one. Franklin-Simspon still leads 20-17 with Madisonville currently driving.

8:45- Carr with a keeper, takes it to the 14 for a first down.

8:47- First down inside the 5 now. The key right now is to not fumble.

8:48- McReynolds is down on the field hurt right now.

8:49- Third down on the one and North loses three yards. But they are going for it on fourth down, biggest play of the game year. And Carr doesn’t get it! Stopped at the 2. Wow.

8:52- Why not kick the field goal to tie it up? That could have been the worst decision of the year for Will Weaver.

8:54- Under 6 minutes to go now and Franklin is moving it. Ball on their own 37 yard line.

8:56- North jumps on a third-and-seven and Franklin then picks up the four yards for the first down. Under 4 minutes to go. Tick tock tick tock.

8:58- Third and three for the Wildcats. Madisonville burns their second timeout with 2:31 left.

9:00- Quarterback can’t handle the snap, he falls on it, but Franklin will have to punt. Wow!

9:03- Clark drops the punt, he picks it up and barely gets out of the end-zone. They start the drive on the 3. They need 3 points to tie. 1:33 left.

9:05- Ball on their own 22, 1 minute left.

9:07- 31 seconds left, ball on the Franklin 34.

9:09- Clock issue, should be about 25 seconds. Ball on the Franklin 43.

North loses 20-17.

6:40- Ladies and gentleman, the playoffs are here. North is hosting their first playoff game since 2004, and it looks to be a tough one. The Patriots are just 4-6 last year, but made the state championship last year. I’ll be giving live updates as always, so stay tuned. We are 21 minutes till the kick.

A little more about the Patriots- they only return four starters from their 13-1 team last year. They are led by linebacker Seth Peay, who is their all-time leader in tackles and consecutive games played.

North returns Cameron Tandy, who sat out last week’s game against Crittenden County with an injury.

7:02- North will get the ball first, and the kick goes out of bounds so North starts at the 35.

7:03- Bryce Tichenor loses one on the first play of the game. Carr keeps it on the second play and he also loses a yard. He throws an incomplete pass on the third play, so they are forced to punt. Scottsville will start on the 22.

7:06- Couldn’t be a worse start for the Maroons. Connor Ross takes it to the Maroons 27 on the first play of their drive.

7:08- North holds them after that and ACS decides to go for it, but they do NOT get it. North holds them and they start at their own 18.

7:09- On the Maroons’ second possession, Carr picks up ten yards on a rush to move the sticks for the first time.

7:11- North can’t get anything rushes to the outside. They do nothing but rushes on the next three plays and don’t get much. North is forced to punt again, this one goes to the 30.

7:13- Scottsville gets a big rush on third down to bring the ball to midfield. ACS outperforming North at this point in the game.

7:16- But they don’t get anything else. This time the Patriots punt it, and this one bounces to the 12-yard line. Another three-and-out for North. Scottsville is matching the Maroon’s speed early on. North gets a good punt to their 42-yard line.

7:28- North down to the Pariots’ 35 after a series of strong runs by Carr.

7:30- 7 minutes until halftime and finally, our first penalty. Wipes out a run into the red zone for North. Danny DeMercurio proceeds to throw an INT for the Maroons.

7:39- North defense holds, gets ball back at Scottsville 35. Three plays is all it takes to get in the end zone, as Deonte Hines takes the handoff and goes around the end for a 7-yard TD. 7-0 North, 3:46 until the half.

7:40- Cameron Tandy is out today it looks like. He is in street clothes on the sideline. Tichenor and Hines have been running the ball in his place.

7:44- But Scottsville takes it the length of the field for a score. They converted a fourth down conversion in the red zone and got into the end zone two plays later. 7-7 now with 55 seconds remaining in the half.

7:47- A big pass play on first down gets the Maroons all the way into ACS territory to the 35. The Patriots drop a sure-pick on the next play.

7:49- Dean Summers catches another one, this one to the 26-yard line. Terry Springfield gives them a first down on the next play. 13 seconds left, time-out Maroons with the ball on the 18.

7:52- Carr throws an interception in the end-zone to stall the drive. We are going to halftime with a 7-7 tie.

8:02- At this point, I’d give the advantage to Scottsville. They have picked Carr off twice and have really matched North’s speed all game.

8:18- Scottsville goes three-and-out on their first drive of the second half. Danny DeMercurio got a couple plays in as QB, he also threw a couple at the end of the first half. North with a three-and-out. ACS recovers at the 35.

8:23- Charlie Trapp with a 52-yard run to put the Patriots back on top. 14-7 now. He took it to the outside, 20 yards later he found a couple blockers and made some cuts to get to the end zone.

8:26- The Maroons start at the 20 with some work to do.

8:27- Carr with an 80-yard touchdown rush BUT there is a FLAG on the play. This one is  going back due to a holding penalty. Biggest blow of the game for the Maroons.

8:29- North just burned their second time-out of the half. They have just one left with five minutes to go in the third quarter still.

8:31- Face mask penalty gives North their second first down of the drive

8:33- Carr breaks a couple tackles on third down, but not enough to pick up another first down. North is unable to down the punt at the 1, the ball goes to the end-zone so they will start at the 20.

8:35- ACS gets a first down through the air on the first play of the drive. Pretty sure it was their first pass completion of the game.

8:37- Ross with another big gain on the ground. They take it inside the Maroons 40.

8:41- Start of the fourth quarter now. Scottsville starts the quarter with a punt to the 12-yard line.

8:42- Still a lot of time to go, but North needs a big play. The crowd is dead right now.

8:43- A pass interference gives North a first down to the 30-yard line.

8:44- Another first down on a rush from Carr. On the next play he finds Jawan Combs in the flats for another first down. They are in Patriots territory now.

8:47- And there’s a 43-yard touchdown rush by Tray Carr to tie the game. 9:59 remaining.

8:49- ACS starts at their own 38.

8:51- On third down, Daylyn Jones picks off a bad pass from Scottsville. North with a lot of momentum now, they start at their own 35.

8:54- Dean Summers with a big catch on the 28-yard line. North is threatening to take the lead back.

8:56- North burns their final time-out of the game. It will be a third-and-seven on the 25.

8:57- Carr gets a first down to continue the drive. They have it on the 15 now.

8:58- North will have another third down. Two rushes by Carr did not get him much.

8:59- They don’t convert. Austin Collard is out to kick a 30-yarder…..High snap….he BARELY makes it. He wouldn’t have made that if it was two yards further.

9:01- A couple miscues by the North punting team. They are kicking from their own 30 now. The return man takes it to Maroons territory to the 42-yard line. 4:50 left.

9:04- Wow, first play of the series–pitch play goes bad and North recovers a fumble. 4:38 left for them, lets see if they can hold on for the win.

9:06- On third-and-six, Trey Carr hands off to Hines who gets the first down. 3:01 remaining.

9:09- On another third-down, the pass to Springfield is high. They are going for it on fourth down and don’t get it. Scottsville gets it back with 2:12 remaining, ball on the 21-yard line.

9:11- Ball up to the 38-yard line after a 17-yard rush. Less than two minutes to go.

9:13- An illegal-procedure moves them back five yards. 1:38 remaining, second down at the 34.

9:16- Jeremy Clark with an interception, but he got called for a pass interference. A ACS Scottsville is ejected on a personal foul- not sure what happened. They are sorting it all out now.

9:17- That was weird, but they have a first down now, still at their own 34.

9:18- ACS first down to the Maroons 38-yard line. 53 seconds left.

9:20- Aaron Odum with a HUGE sack. Third and long now for ACS and they burn their last time-out.

9:21 Fourth down now.

9:22- Jeremy Clark with the interception. And he’s gone! Pick-six! 24-14, and this one is all but over.

9:24- 17 unanswered points in the quarter for the Maroons.

9:27- And this one’s over. North survives for the 24-14 victory. They face Franklin-Simpson next week. Thanks for reading. Look for Dave O’ Connell’s stories in Saturday and Sunday’s Messenger.

College basketball is still a few weeks away (who knows about NBA) but there will still be an exciting basketball game tonight in Bowling Green. Alumni from Western Kentucky and University of Kentucky will be participating in an alumni basketball game tonight with proceeds from the event going to Ty Rogers’ Sharp Shooters Academy and the WKU-W Club. The game will start at 7 p.m. tonight in Diddle Arena and will be played in four 10-minute quarters.

In total, six NBA players will participate in the game. The rosters are as follows:

WKU:
David Boyden (2000-2003)
Tyrone Brazelton (2007-2008)
Jeremy Evans (2007-2010)
Courtney Lee (2006-2009)
Matt Maresca (2006-2009)
Darnell Mee (1991-1993)
Derek Robinson (1999-2003)
Ty Rogers (2005-2008)
Mike Wells (2001-2004)
Anthony Winchester (2003-2006)

UK:
Josh Carrier (2002-2005)
Josh Harrellson (2009-2011)
Chuck Hayes (2002-2005)
Brandon Knight (2011)
Deandre Liggins (2009-2011)
Ravi Moss (2003-2006)
Brandon Stockton (2003-2006)

I will be there tonight, so look for a review of the game in tomorrow’s Messenger.

We’ve got a cold one here at Storm Stadium between the Storm and Red Devils. We are still 23 minutes till kick-off but as always, I will have updates as the game goes on.

Two members of the Storm backfield, Terrance Ray (ankle) and Dai Carter (undisclosed), will not be playing tonight. Jacob Browning will move from JV to varsity to play fullback tonight, with Issac Dunlap switching from fullback to halfback.

This is Central’s last home game of the year, and are still looking for their first win here at Storm Stadium. Owensboro is coming off of a 60-14 victory over Calloway County two weeks ago.

Owensboro will get the ball first.

6:59- And we’re underway. Owensboro will start at the 37.

7:01- Darius Bell gets about 15 yards on third-and-two to get into Storm territory.

7:03- On another third and short, QB Jacob Roberts keeps it and gets a first down.

7:04- And there’s a 16-yard touchdown by Kendall Tinsley. 7-0 Owensboro with 8:22 left in the first quarter.

7:07- There’s a quick three-and-out for the Storm, losing five yards on the play. The Red Devils start at their own 44.

7:11- Owensboro is passing a little more this drive. They are on the 20 now after two first down completions.

7:12- Good pass rush on second down leads to a third and long for the Red Devils. They don’t get much on the play, and on fourth down Grant Gillam just misses the 40 yard field goal. Still 7-0 Red Devils

7:16- Ishmael Foster gets a five yard carry, but it’s not enough to move the chains. Another punt by Central. Owensboro will start at their own 49.

7:18- On the first play of the game, Kendall Tinsley takes it 51 yards for the touchdown. 14-0 now.

7:40- Sorry for the delays, had to go take photos. It is 35-0 now late in the second. Tinsley got another touchdown on the ground, and Jacob Roberts threw two of his own. Central has yet to get a first down

7:46- Franklin is in at quarterback now, and he promptly throws an interception. But the player that picked him off is injured, the ambulance promptly comes out on to the field.

7:47- The injured Red Devil is Cody Blue. Looks to be his leg.

7:51- This is eerily similar to last week when Calloway’s Logan Canter broke his tibia and fibia. Play is still stopped.

7:58- Blue is being put onto the ambulance now.

8:00- Due to the injury, the final 2:30 left in the second quarter is being run off and the teams will be heading to halftime.

8:10- Central with just six yards in that half. For Owensboro, Tinsley has 86 yards and three touchdowns. Darrius Bell has 54 yards and Roberts has 110 yards passing.

8:22- And we’re back. Storm starts off on their own 33. We’re in a running clock now, not sure why. It had to have been an agreement with the coaches. Not complaining here though.

8:25- There’s a 19-yard touchdown by Dominic Williams. 42-0 now.

8:27- On a boot kick, Owensboro recovers and will take over on the Central 30. If that was on purpose, definitely not the best show of sportsmanship.

8:31- Owensboro goes for it on fourth down (?) but doesn’t get it. Central recovers on their own 23.

8:32- But on the second play, Mason fumbles. Owensboro takes over on the 25.

8:35- Backup QB Nick Locher takes it five yards for the touchdown.

8:37- End of the third quarter now.  Gotta love a running clock.

8:41- Fourth straight giveaway for Central.

North has a tough task tonight in order to keep their season going. Daviess County comes into this one with a 12-7-2 record. I’m here in Henderson for the match and will provide updates as the game progresses.

North starters for tonight: Ethan Crowell, Joe McClure, Dylan Baker, Evan Ashby, Jacob Hutchens, Zach Yonts, Austin Collard, James Houck, Trey Hill, Hagan Buntin, and Justin Gentry.

If North wins this one, they will face the winner of tonight’s late game between Henderson and Owensboro Catholic. That game will be Wednesday night with a berth at the state championship up for grabs.

6:08- This one is underway, I’ll provide updates every five minutes or so.

6:10- North with a couple of solid chances early. Hutchens headed one right to the goalkeeper and another great opportunity just above the goal off of a corner from Evan Ashby.

6:12- Goal Maroons! Justin Gentry with a beautiful pass to the right side of the box to find Ashby who just sneaked it past the goalkeeper. 1-0 North just five minutes in.

6:16- North has controlled the pace so far, solid passing from the defenders and midfielders to get the ball up-field. Daviess has not gotten off a solid shot so far.

6:18- There is Daviess. They had two straight corners, one was defended well by Buntin who headed it out. On the next corner, Hill had a great save on the right side of the net to save a goal.

6:24- Things have been going back and forth as of late, no real chances for either team. The two squads look to be pretty evenly matched. Still 1-0 North.

6:26- Just as I hit enter, Daviess gets one in the net. Lucas Wiman hit a laser to the right side of the net. No chance Hill could get to that one.

6:30- North having some difficulty passing on their side of the field now. They haven’t gotten a solid shot off in a while.

6:34- Ethan Crowell with a missed opportunity. Hit it just to the right of the goal. He and Hutchens, two of North’s primary goal scorers, were just subbed out for fresh legs.

6:42- Not many opportunities for either team. Both defenses have really stepped up.

6:44- Wiman with another goal. This is one of the easiest goals he could make. He got a pass from midfield above two North defender’s heads. He was able to get by himself for the easy shot. Very close to being an offsides.

6:49- Ethan Crowell with a lack of judgement. He committed a foul, then out of frustration he kicked the ball away. He received a yellow card for his actions.

6:50- We’re at half-time now. 2-1 Daviess.

7:04- Back underway, defense backfield still playing strong for both teams.

7:05- Zach Yonts misses a wide open opportunity. Great play by the goalkeeper.

7:09- North has controlled the ball most of the second half. It’s getting more and more physical as play continues.

7:14- Under 26 minutes left now, North still unable to tie the game but are playing much better offense.

7:17- Physcial play continues. This time it is Hutchens with the yellow as he (inadvertently) throws a defender to the ground with him.

7:21- North has had the ball about 80 percent of this half, but only have managed a couple shots on goal. Under 20 minutes now.

7:24- Crowell has gotten a couple good passes to him on the near-corner, but defenders have been all over him and he hasn’t had a chance to do anything with the ball once he gets it.

7:27- Goal Maroons. Hutchens finds a loose ball 10 feet away from the net and ties it up with the goal. 14 minutes remaining.

7:30- Daviess picking it up now, they just miss on what would have been an incredible bicycle kick goal.

7:32- Adam Yeiser with the goal for Daviess. North now has just over nine minutes to tie it back up again.

7:34- Hutchens misses a header that would have tied it. The Panthers are going all out with their defenders, crowding the box with up to five players.

7:39- Three minutes left, North can’t get anything going on their side of the field anymore.

7:43- This one is over. Daviess wins 3-2 to end North’s season.

I’m set up here in the pressbox for the Maroons’ senior night. They are currently recognizing the whopping 20 seniors North has. I’ll have more updates as we get closer to kick-off.

I’m not saying North is going to be bad next year, but with key players such as Tray Carr, Jeremy Clark, Cameron Tandy, Deonte Hines, and Josiah Powell all graduating it will be hard to see them have the success next year that they are currently having this season.

Carr and Jawan Combs lead the team out onto the field. Four seniors are out at midfield for the coin toss with the rest of the seniors 5 yards behind them. North wins the toss and will receive

7:00- Here we go. Jeremy Clark is back to receive the kick, but wait. Caldwell kicks an onside kick, but it doesn’t go 10 yards. North will get it on the Lakers 49.

7:01- Carr takes it 13 yards on the first play from scrimmage.

7:02- Hines goes for 20 yards on a rush up the middle. On the ensuing first down, Carr gets sacked for a loss of 8.

7:03- On third and long, a designed QB keeper gives the Maroons a first down. But not so fast, a holding penalty sends them back to the 20.

7:04- On the next play, Carr scrambles and finds Terry Springfield wide open for the 20-yard touchdown. 7-0 Maroons.

7:07- After a touchback, the Lakers start on their own 20.

7:08- A 14-yard pass completion for the Lakers on the first play.

7:13- The Lakers have completed two third and longs so far and are now threatening in the red zone. They have loved the 10-15 yard passes here so far.

7:15- On third-and-five on the five, the Lakers quarterback Tyler Greer gets sacked by Josiah Powell to end Calloway’s attack. Fourth down here now. Calloway kicks in the 30-yard field goal to make this one 7-3. 5+ minute long drive there.

7:19- Wow, Calloway tries to kick another onside kick but their kicker barely gets his leg on it. It only went four yards, so North has great field position again.

7:20-Carr to Tandy for 18 yards on the first play.

7:21- Carr runs for another first down. One play later, he finds Dean Summers for a 12-yard touchdown pass. 14-3 now. Another quick drive for them.

7:25- Lots of laundry on the field thus far. Each team with about three penalties. Calloway has it on their own 27. First-and-16 after a series of penalties.

7:27- After a North sack, Greer connects on a 75 yard touchdown pass. This one is a game. 14-10 now.

7:28- It was Josh Friedrich with the catch and touchdown. He jumped over a North defender to grab it, and got a couple blocks to go the rest the way.

7:30- This one is getting crazy. Calloway kicks it about 20 yards. The North player (not their returner) drops it, the Lakers pick it up and have it on their own 32.

7:32-Time-out Madisonville, after a pass completion to the 17. North is about to lose their lead. Greer has been killing the North secondary.

7:35- They are on the 2-yard line now after another big completion.

7:36- End of the quarter now. It will be third down 96 yards away when they resume. 118 passing yards for Greer so far.

7:38- They open up the second quarter and get a two-yard pass completion to take a 17-14 lead.

7:41- Calloway booted another kick, but this time North holds on to it. They will start on their own 34.

7:42- After three plays North scores a touchdown to put them back on top. Cameron Tandy catches a beautiful one handed grab. Best catch I’ve seen all season.

7:45- Score now is 21-17. Calloway starts on their own 30.

7:48- A first down followed by a penalty gives the Lakers the ball on the Maroons 38. The flags continue, with an offsides by North right after.

7:49- North drops a sure-pick, to give North another chance to take the lead. They’ve got it on the 26.

7:51- Two straight heavy fourth rushes, and Greer can not get any passes off. They will be forced to kick a field goal, this one from 41 yards out. And he makes it. He’s got a leg on him. 21-20 now.

7:53- The two teams have scored on all of their drives so far, the only difference is Calloway has two field goals in that mix. And woah, Calloway just recovered another onside kick. North has got to do something about special teams. Coach Will Weaver is livid right now. He’s going to talk to the official, he’s all the way out past midfield.

7:56-Calloway starts off on their own 48.

7:57- Greer tried the dagger on the first play, a long pass play, but it is incomplete

7:57- Next play, Greer rushes for 15 yards, but FUMBLES it. Jeremy Clark takes it about 70 yards for the touchdown. Huge change of events. 28-20 now.

8:00- It’s crazy how momentum can change in just one play. After a time-out, Calloway will start on their own 36.

8:05- There is about to be a third down try, but Calloway’s second player of the series was just injured. Couldn’t tell who it was, but an ambulance is on the way for him.

8:09-About 10 medical personnel and coaches are around the injured player, he is being put on a stretcher.

8:11- Looks like this is going to be a while. Both teams are going to their respected end zones. Couldn’t see exactly what happened, but he was laying motionless near the line of scrimmage after the play was over. Dead silence here.

8:12- Police are making fans evacuate the bleachers. I have no idea what is going on, pretty scary.

8:13- From what we heard, a helicopter will be heading this way to get the injured player.

8:16- From what we have heard, it is a broken leg for the player. Another ambulance is on the field now and two fire trucks nearby

8:21- We have verified it is senior Logan Canter. He has broken his leg. Things will not be resuming anytime soon, if they are resumed.

8:29- Moment of silence and prayer here for Canter. We are going on a half hour of stoppage. Helicopter will be here shortly.

8:33- Helicopter is now on the field.

8:40- Helicopter has left the field, there will now be a five minute warmup for the teams before they game continues.

8:46- It will be fourth down now for Caldwell County and they are going for it. The pass is incomplete and North will take over on Calloway’s 38.

8:48- Springfield catches a Carr pass and they are already in the red zone.

8:50- Two big drops by Tandy to give North a 3rd-and-long. Carr rushes to the left but only gets a couple yards. But North decides to go for it on 3rd-and-8. Carr rushes it, but it looks like he fell about a yard short.

8:52- And he was. The Lakers start back on the 8-yard line.

8:52- A holding penalty will back up Calloway even more within the 5-yard line.

8:55- Just when I thought Calloway was shook up, they connect on a 25-yard reception to get on the 30.

8:56- A high snap, but Greer gets it. But they are backed up once again. Third and 33 now and the Lakers call a time-out.

8:59- The Lakers punt, Jeremy Clark somehow manages to pick up the punt and take it all the way down to the 7-yard-line.

9:00- On the first play, Tandy takes it to the house. North up 35-20 now.

9:03- Caldwell starts on their own 34-yard line.

9:04- A roughing-the-passer penalty puts the Lakers right near midfield. On the next play, Powell gets his third sack of the game. Princeton will be in Lone Oak next week to see Powell play, it’s too bad it isn’t this week.

9:07- After scoring at will in their first three drives, Calloway has struggled to do so since the injury. The Lakers have to punt again, and North takes over on their own 25.

9:10- Calloway is officially deflated. On the first play of the drive, Carr rushes 75 yards to the end-zone to put his team up 42-20. Three straight scores by North.

9:14- Powell with his fourth sack of the game to end the first half. Finally. 42-20 here.

9:39- We’re back underway now, but things have just not been the same here in the stadium since that horrific injury.

9:42- On fourth down, Jawan Combs picks off Greer and takes it about 30 yards to the house. This one is 49-20 now. Four straight touchdowns by North has blown this one up.

9:46- Calloway punts, and North starts right at midfield.

9:49- And there’s a five-yard touchdown rush from Deonte Hines to make this one 56-20.

9:58- North with another touchdown, this one a 17 yard rush from Tandy.

10:05- Running clock now, 69-20. That’s about all I’ll have for this one.

I’m up here in the press-box for the Maroons’ home game against their county rival, the Storm. North comes in to tonight’s contest with a 5-1 record, while Central is at 1-5. The Maroons have not lost to the Storm since 2003. I will be blogging the action when I’m up in the press-box, but with our photographer on vacation I will be on the field shooting some photos too. I’ll keep you posted once the game starts, the clock shows 21 minutes till kick-off.

North has got pink socks on and they have a pink ribbon on the field for Breast Cancer Awareness Month.

Central will get the ball first in this one as they have won the toss.

7:01- Central with a loss of 2 yards and then a false start on their first two plays.

7:02- The freshman, Austin Franklin is at QB tonight. He gets sacked on second down and throws an incompletion on third down. Bad start for the Storm.

7:03- Jeremy Clark takes the punt to the Storm 29-yard line so they will have a very short field on their first possession.

7:05- Just two plays in, Bryce Tichenor rushes to the left for a 19-yard touchdown score. The extra point is missed, but the Maroons lead 6-0 just 2:30 into the game.

7:07- The Storm drives starts at their own 28.

7:08- Three running plays only gets Central three yards. The Storm punt and Central gets a great bounce, and now the Maroons start on their OWN 29 yard line.

7:10- Tray Carr finds Cameron Tandy for 20+ yards to get into Storm territory. Two players later, Deonte Hines takes it 38 yards up the middle for a touchdown. 13-0 is the score, and the Maroons have only ran five plays on offense.

7:15- Another three-and-out for the Storm. This one is ugly to watch. Franklin is getting blitzed hard.

7:19- The Maroons face their first third down of the game, but Carr finds Tichenor for about 10 yards to move the sticks. They are on the Storm 34.  Make that the 46 as Carr just got sacked for a big loss.

7:22- That sack kills North’s momentum. Carr, who is also the Maroons’ punter, kicks it to the 5-yard line. I’m going down on the field to shoot some photos, I will be back soon to give you the details of all the missed action.

7:49- While I was gone: Franklin fumbled in his own end zone, North picked it up for a touchdown. Central fumbled on their next possession and just a couple players later, Carr took it 34 yards to the house. He also added another 17-yard touchdown. Central just picked up their first first down of the game. North is 34-0 with 3:39 remaining in the half.

7:53- And there’s a 62 yard touchdown by Hines to give the Maroons another score. Wow!

7:59- Central lets the clock go down to 0 and this one is heading to halftime with North leading 40-0.

8:07- The Maroons are spreading the ball out on the ground, Carr has 67 yards rushing, Hines with 107, Tichenor with 24 and Tandy with 29. Carr has 41 yards passing. Central has just 21 total yards with Issac Dunlap running for 17 of those. They do not have any passing yards, and the team has just one first down in the game. 8:30 left till the second half.

8:17- The Maroons will get it first. Just one more touchdown will bring about a running clock for the rest of the game.

8:20- Tandy fumbles on a a first down run and gives Central the ball.

8:27- Central was able to move the ball, getting to the 32 yard line, but failed on a fourth down conversion. North gets it back and the first play of the series Carr takes it 71 yards for a touchdown. Carr has been great tonight. 47-0 now.

8:32- Running clock now, a reporter’s dream. North has the ball back again

8:33- Cameron Tandy with another touchdown rush, this one from 37 yards out.

8:39- Central with another punt, North will take it on their on 36 with 9 minutes remaining.

8:40- On the first play from scrimmage, Iran Wright takes it 64 yards up the middle for another touchdown. 61-0 now.

8:45- I’m shutting down, just three minutes left in this one. Thanks for following along.

The district tournaments start a week from today, here are the schedules so everyone knows who plays who.

5th District Boys Soccer at Hopkins County Central

Monday, Oct. 10-Madisonville-North Hopkins vs. Union, 5:30 p.m.

Monday, Oct. 10-Hopkins County Central vs. Henderson, 7:30 p.m.

Wednesday, Oct. 12-North/Union winner vs. Central/Henderson winner, 6 p.m.

5th District Girls Soccer at North

Monday, Oct. 10- Central vs. Union , 5:30 p.m.

Tuesday, Oct. 11-Central/Union winner vs. North, 5:30 p.m.

Tuesday, Oct. 11-Henderson vs. Webster, 7:30 p.m.

Thursday, Oct. 13-Central/Union/North winner vs. Henderson/Webster winner, 7 p.m.

4th District Boys Soccer at Caldwell County

Monday, Oct. 10-Dawson Springs vs. Caldwell, 7:15 p.m.

Thursday, Oct. 14-Championship, 5:30 p.m.

4th District Girls Soccer

Monday, Oct. 10-Dawson Springs vs. Crittenden, 6 p.m.

Tuesday, Oct. 11-Dawson Springs/Crittenden winner at Caldwell, 7 p.m.

Thursday, Oct. 13-Championship at Caldwell, 7 p.m.

7th District Volleyball at Central

Tuesday, Oct. 11-North vs. Central, 6 p.m.

Tuesday, Oct. 11-North/Central winner vs. Caldwell, 7:15 p.m.

6:48- I’m up here in the pressbox for the Storm’s matchup against the Lakers. The clock shows 13 minutes till kick-off, so I’ll keep you posted once the game starts.

6:59- The Lakers won the coin toss and have elected to receive the ball first.

7:02- They will start off with good field position, on the Storm 46-yard line after a strong kickoff return.

7:07- The Lakers use a good combination of running and passing to get to the end zone first. Josh Friedrich scored on a 1-yard touchdown rush on third down.

7:11- After a touchback, the Storm will start on their own 20. Josh Utley gets the start at QB.

7:14- Central gets a couple first downs on the ground to get into Laker territory, but get stopped on a third and four. They elect to go for it, and Issac Dunlap gets about 10 yards up the middle. First down on the Lakers 37.

7:19- On another fourth down, Dunlap tries again up the middle but falls about a foot short. The Lakers will take over on their own 27.

7-20- On the first play of the drive, Friedrich takes it 41 yards down the left sideline.

7-22- Two plays later, Terrance Minor picks off Tyler Greer’s pass to give the Storm the ball back, on their own 24.

7:25- After only rushing on their first drives, Utley has passed for two first downs in this one. And we are at the end of the first quarter now (a very quick one) with Central down 7-0.

7:27- The Storm are spreading the ball out on the ground. Dunlap, Dai Carter, and Bryan Mason have all been getting carries. Central is now in Calloway territory on their 37.

7:31- Instead of a 4th and 1, the Storm had an illegal procedure play to give them a 3rd and 16. The ensuing play was a bad snap, Utley was able to get it back but he was forced to just fall on it. Central is punting for the first time today and Carter punts it to the 21-yard line.

7-34- Greer took it to the left sideline for about 15 yards and was then hit late so after just one play the Lakers have it in Storm territory.

7:36- Garrett Cowen takes a screen pass down the right sideline for 43 yards to the 1-yard line. A delay of game put then on the 6 and Greer passed a tocuhdown to Friedrich. Lakers up 14-0 now with 5:47 remaining in the half.

7:44- The Storm have a three-and-out, and Carter’s punt goes to just Central’s 45-yard line.

7:47- The Lakers were driving again, but Greer fumbled on a keeper and the Storm recovered. They’ve got 3:04 remaining, on their own 24.

7:49- The Storm aren’t able to convert, and Dunlap has to punt again. But on the punt, Central somehow ends up with the ball when the punt returner touches it, but does not grab it. Utley promptly gets sacked for a 10-yard loss.

7:53- After an illegal procedure, Utley gets sacked again and loses the ball. Central recovers it but have to go about 36 yards for the first down. This is an ugly drive for Central.

7:56- The punt goes past midfield this time, but the return is taken to the 19-yard line to give the Lakers a good chance to score.

8:01- The Lakers can’t score and we go into halftime with the home team up 14-0.

8:02- I’ll have stats shortly, we’ve got a 20 minute halftime.

8:09- Three Lakers have rushed between 45 and 47 yards. Greer has passed for 70 yards. For Central, Dunlap has 38 yards on the ground with Carter going for 29. QB Utley has not had a lot of time to throw, being sacked four times for a loss of 37 yards. He is 3-7 passing for 17 yards.

8:26- We’re back, with the Storm starting off at their own 20.

8:28- On third down, Utley’s pass is nowhere close and Cole Troupe takes it about 40 yards the other wayfor the touchdown. 21-0 just like that.

8:33- Bad turn of events for Central. Utley gets sacked two more times and they have to punt. The punt return by Friedrich is taken to the 3 yard line.

8:35- And there is a 3-yard touchdown rush by Greer. Central only gave up 14 points in the first half and have already given up 14 in 4+ minutes in the second half. 99 percent of that is on the offense, however.

8:39- Freshman Austin Franklin is in at quarterback now. A pass interference flag bails him out of a three-and-out.

8:43- Central punts this one out of bounds (good choice) and Calloway starts on their own 46.

8:49- The Lakers hit a 34-yard field goal to go on top 31-0.

8:57- Central punts again and with this one well out of reach for the Storm, that’s probably about all I’ll have on the blog front.

The seasons for Hopkins County Central and Madisonville-North Hopkins’ boys golf teams came to an end at yesterday’s regional championships in Hopkinsville, but the teams are already gearing up for a highly anticipated 2012 season.

Central finished tied for ninth out of the 19 teams in Region 2 yesterday, but 8th grader K.O. Taylor nearly stole the show. Scoring a 76 on the course, he qualified for a five-man playoff to determine the last two spots for next week’s state championship. He eventually fell on the fourth hole, but he said the experience will really pay off for next year.

“I almost won it, and that will help my confidence,” he said. “I’m absolutely excited for next year.”

Taylor will just be a freshman next year, and Central coach Barry Nelson said he can’t wait to see what Taylor will do over the next four years.

“He just keeps getting better, and I’m really excited for the future with him,” Nelson said.

Nelson will lose their No. 2 golfer, Landon Griffith, as he will graduate this year, but there are younger players waiting in the wing to step up. Brett Eakins had a disappointing 96 score on Monday, but he has been strong for the Storm most of the year. Trevor Williams and Ryan Doane also look to be key players for the Storm for the 2012 season. Doane gave a spark to the Storm with an 83 score on Monday, including shooting a 37 on the back-nine. If he can carry that momentum into next year, Central could be a tough team to beat.

As for North, they shot two stokes better than Central with a 335 to give them eighth place in the regional. They will be pleased to have their No. 1 golfer, Seth Strader, back for two more years, as he is just a sophomore currently. Strader shot a 77 yesterday, just one stroke away from being in the playoff with Taylor. Like Central, North will lose a strong No. 2 in Dane McCuiston, who won last year’s regional competition. McCuiston shot just an 83 yesterday, a little off his normal average. Jake Smiley, Justin Baldwin and Jack Herrmann all will be back for North next year to join Strader.

North coach Dan Herrmann called this year a ‘rebuilding’ year, so with just one player graduating, he should see improvement for next year.

The North-Central golf rivalry had very close matches this year, and it looks to be just the same next year.