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JACKSON – November 10, 2022 – Brendon D. Miller
The Second Round of the 2022 KHSAA UK HealthCare Sports Medicine 2A State Football Finals hit the RiverBank on Friday Night and will match the District 7 Champion Breathitt County Bobcats and the District 8 runner up Martin County Cardinals. The matchup will be a contrast in styles on offense as the multi-formation and balanced Bobcat offense will face the ground and pound wing T offense of the Cardinals. The Defensive side of each team will have their hands full in this one.
The winner will move on to the Regional Final of the 2022 KHSAA UK HealthCare Sports Medicine 2A State Football Finals in Round 3.
You can catch the action LIVE on both the Bluegrass Sports Nation Facebook Page and Bluegrass Sports Nation YouTube Channel, with Kick set for 7:30 PM.
WHAT TO KNOW: BREATHITT COUNTY (District 7 – 1st Place) (RPI .62393) Head Coach – KYLE MOORE Record – 8-2 (defeated Magoffin County 43-0, Powell County 28-6, Hazard 29-27, Middlesboro 20-0, Morgan County 49-0, Leslie County 40-20, Knox Central 51-20, and West Carter 54-0) (lost to Perry Central 26-28 and Letcher Central 21-32) Total Points Scored – 361 – Points Allowed – 133 Total Offense – 3,601 yards – 1,719 rushing – 1,882 passing Total Defense – 1,694 yards – 1,130 rushing – 564 passing PLAYERS TO WATCH: Tyler Bryant (Senior-QB-#11) – 108 of 172 for 1,882, 25 TD passing, 76 for 231, 6 TD rushing. Jayden Gibson (Freshman-RB-#9) – 95 attempts for 642 yards rushing. Austin Sperry (Sophomore-WR-#8) – 36 catches for 777 yards, 11 TD. Isaac Turner (Junior-WR- #22) – 28 catches for 523 yards, 5 TD. Kory Combs (Sophomore-LB-#29) – 74 tackles Brady Tincher (Junior-LB-#33) – 63 tackles – 2 Interceptions Blake Ritchie (Senior-S-#4) – 4 interceptions
MARTIN COUNTY (Distrct 8 – 2nd Place) (RPI .52223) Head Coach – JOSH MUNCY Record – 7-4 (defeated Leslie County 41-19, Knott Central 41-0, Bath County 46-0, East Ridge 57-22, West Carter 48-0, Prestonsburg 27-20, Leslie County 46-40) (lost to Greenup County 6-43, Fleming County 14-21, Shelby Valley 34-47, East Carter 15-35) Total Points Scored – 375 – Points Allowed – 247 Total Offense – 3,683 yards – 3,599 rushing – 184 passing Total Defense – 2,983 yards – 1,619 rushing – 1,364 passing PLAYERS TO WATCH: Weston Jude (Sophomore-QB-#10) – 14 of 43 for 184 yards, 4 TD passing. Brock Messer (Junior-RB-#23) – 128 attempts for 1,389 yards, 16 TD rushing. Madden Miller (Junior-RB-#24) – 93 attempts for 721 yards, 14 TD rushing – 142 tackles and 12 tackles for loss. Dawson Mills (Senior-RB-#14) – 86 attempts for 914 yards, 9 TD rushing. Caleb Costa (Senior-LB-#3) – 107 tackles, 7 tackles for loss. Bryston Wells (Junior-DE-#53) – 75 tackles, 21 tackles for loss. Damian Cheek (Sophomore-DB-#17) – 4 interceptions.
COMMON OPPONENTS Leslie County – Breathitt defeated 40-20 on October 21 – Martin County defeated 41-19 on August 19 and 46-40 last week in 1st Round of Playoffs. West Carter – Breathitt defeated 54-0 last week – Martin County defeated 48-0 on October 14.
