Jared Asbridge drives ahead for yardage (above) and Asbridge gains tough ground (below).


Rockets blast Fulton County 30-6
Bradham scores twice, Asbridge rushes for 94

HICKMAN, Ky. -- Crittenden County coasted to an easy 30-6 win Friday at Fulton County, improving to 2-0 on the season.

The Rockets scored its first touchdown on a halfback pass from Zack Beverly to Cody Hunt, setting the stage for four more rushing TDs before game's end. Fulton County avoided the shutout with a late score against the Rocket reserve defense.

Senior fullback Jared Asbridge rushed for 94 yards on 12 carries, but played only a little more than a quarter. A minor neck injury took him out the game before halftime, but not before he scored a touchdown and led the team's ground attack. Crittenden outrushed Fulton 254-122.

Senior halfback Ryan Bradham scored touchdown runs of eight and 29 yards and Tommy Harris tacked on a six-yard scoring carry. Crittenden notched all of its points in the second and third quarters. Running back Demetric Moss did not play because of a deep leg bruise sustained in the season-opening win at Caldwell. That opened the door for Harris to get some extra snaps at halfback and Beverly even lined up there once to throw the team's first scoring strike.

When Asbridge was sidelined, Crittenden dug deeper into its running back corps, which was a big question mark coming into the season. Several young players stepped up and turned in solid performances, including freshmen Justin Lee and Blake Gardner.

The Rocket defense smothered Fulton County from the outset. The Pilots managed just one first down in each half against Crittenden's starting defense.

Sean Thompson threw for 43 yards on 4-of-9 accuracy. The Rocket QB's ball placement improved greatly from the first game when his timing off was off just a tad with Crittenden receivers. Thompson also rushed for 33 yards.

SCORE BY QUARTERS
Crittenden 0...18...12...0
Fulton County 0...0...0...6

SCORING PLAYS
C-Hunt 24 pass from Beverly (kick failed) 10:02, 2nd
C-Asbridge 4 run (pass failed) 6:04, 2nd
C-Bradham 8 run (kick failed) :36, 2nd
C-Bradham 29 run (kick blocked) 8:24, 3rd
C-Harris 6 run (kick blocked) 5:55, 3rd
F-Derrick McClure 4 run (pass failed) 1:25, 4th


TEAM TOTALS
First Downs: Crittenden 14, Fulton County 5
Penalties: Crittenden 8-58, Fulton County 9-78
Rushing: Crittenden 50-254, Fulton County 28-122
Passing: Crittenden 5-10-0, 67 yds., Fulton County 3-13-0, 23 yds.

INDIVIDUAL STATS
Rushing
Crittenden-Asbridge 12-94, Bradham 8-45, Sean Thompson 5-33, Harris 5-30, Keith Wilcox 4-21, Blake Gardner 8-18, Justin Lee 3-6, Robby McLaughlin 2-10, Jack Amsden 1-3, Justin Peek 1-0, Austin Berry 1-(-6). Fulton-Coffey 13-45, Bonds 3-37, McClure 5-4, Moffett 1-30, Warner 6-6.
Passing
Crittenden-Thompson 4-9-0, 43 yds., Beverly 1-1-0 24 yds. Fulton-Warner 3-13-0, 23 yds.
Receiving
Crittenden-Cody Hunt 2-33, Shawn Lanham 2-26, Shawnte Moss 1-8. Fulton-Duck 1-10, McClure 1-5, Kirk 1-8.
Defense Lapp 5 solos, 1 assist; Lanham 4 solos, 3 assists; James 4 solos,
assist, 2 tackles for loss; Roberts 3 solos, 3 assists, fumble recovery, 2
tackles for loss; Aull 3 solos, assist; Beverly 2 solos, assist, sack;
Hocking 2 solos; Woodward 2 solos, 2 assists, caused fumble; TD Guess 1
solo; Wilcox solo, 4 assists, fumble recovery; Jackson solo, tackle for
loss; Riley solo; Amsden solo; Gardner solo; Bradham 2 assists; Brazell 2
assists; Waters assist; Jennings assist; D.Lanham assist, fumble recovery;
King assist; Hunt assist.

Records
Crittenden 2-0, Fulton County 0-2

NEXT WEEK: Rockets host Union County


Chris Lapp puts a lick on Fulton County QB Jared Warner, who was called for illegal grounding on this play.