Aug. 31, 2007

TRICE HUGHES BOWL at Princeton

Back to the drawing board
PRINCETON – Crittenden County went back to the drawing board on offense and made some improvements, now it may be time to retool the defense.

The 0-2 Rockets scored their first touchdown of the season in the first quarter against Glasgow and made steady progress on offense, but the defense continues to show signs of helplessness as Crittenden lost 49-6 in the inaugural Trice Hughes Bowl at Princeton.

Glasgow, a 2A team from east of Bowling Green, dominated the game with a strong running performance. Crittenden's defense, which has yielded 112 points in two games, had no answer for the Scotties' simple but powerful ground attack.

The Rockets have allowed 14 touchdowns and a field goal in 16 possessions by opposing teams through two games.

Despite the porous defensive effort, there were some bright spots on offense as sophomore quarterback J.D. Gray threw for 129 yards and rushed for 109. Gray completed 16-of-28 passes as Crittenden opened up its offense trying to find a solution for last week's shutout against Massac County, Ill. Gray was intercepted three times, but after one, he made a touchdown-saving tackle, stripped the ball and recovered the fumble.

Senior receiver Adam Hardin had his best game ever, catching seven passes for 72 yards.


SCORE BY QUARTERS
Crittenden Co.......6.....0.....0.....0
Massac County...14....14...14....7


SCORING PLAYS
G-Corey Witcher 33 pass from Tyler Lindsey (Drew Kuzma kick) 10:33, 1st
C-Rodney Robertson 19 pass from JD Gray (kick failed) 7:42, 1st
G-Blake Perkins 3 run (Kuzma kick) 5:21, 1st
G-Perkins 11 run (Kuzma kick) 10:48, 2nd
G-Witcher 4 run (Kuzma kick) 5:24, 2nd
G-Stacy Sullivan 81 kickoff return (Kuzma kick) 11:47, 3rd
G-Jordan York 4 run (Kuzma kick) 3:51, 3rd
G-York 4 run (Kuzma kick) 11:52, 4th


TEAM TOTALS
First Downs: Crittenden 8, Glasgow 18
Penalties: Crittenden 3-20, Glasgow 4-24
Rushing: Crittenden 21-119, Glasgow 45-379
Passing: Crittenden 16-28-3, 129 yds., Glasgow 2-6-0, 62 yds.
Total Yards: Crittenden 248, Glasgow 441
Fumbles/Lost Crittenden 0-0, Glasgow 4-2

INDIVIDUAL STATS
Rushing
Crittenden-JD Gray 10-109, Rodney Robertson 7-7, Gaige Courtney 1-2, Andrew Freeman 1-1, Brian Berry 2-0. Glagow-Perkins 12-142, Witcher 10-97, York 4-43, Sullivan 3-43, Jones 14-37, Bradley 1-15.
Passing
Crittenden-Gray 16-28-3, 129 yds. Glasgow-Lindsey 2-6-0, 62 yds.
Receiving
Crittenden-Adam Hardin 7-72, Courtney 4-29, Robertson 3-25, Mason Baker 2-3. Glasgow-Witcher 1-33, Perkins 1-29..

Defense Defense Wood 2 solos, 6 assists, caused fumble; A.Berry 2 solos, 2 assists, caused fumble; Gray solo, assist, caused fumble, fumble recovery; Courtney 4 solos, 4 assists; Ipock solo; B.Berry 6 assists; Hardin solo, assist; Pluskota solo; Robertson 5 solos, 3 assists, fumble recovery, caused fumble; Fritz 5 assists, TFL; McConnell solo, assist; Clark solo; Baker assist; Freeman 2 assists, TFL; Werne solo, 3 assists; Thornton 3 assists; Brown assist; Fletcher assist; Urbanowski assist.
Players of the Game: Offense: J.D. Gray; Defense Gaige Courtney; Lineman Aaron Berry.

Records
Crittenden 0-2, Glasgow 2-0.