Final from Admiral Stadium
Danville 48
Lincoln County 21
Summary
It was sunny, 80 degrees, 75% humidity, and wind out of the east at 4 miles per hour at the 7:30 PM kickoff.
The game was tight and very competitive for three quarters, but after a fourth down no-call on a pass interference call that kept Lincoln County from capping off an 11 minute and 15 second drive to start the second half and tie the game at 28-28, it went downhill from there. The speedy and explosive Admirals scored twenty unanswered 4th quarter points and ran away with a lopsided win as the Patriots tried to play catch-up and continued to give the ball up on downs in good field position for the Admirals.
Our InterCounty Energy Lineman of the Game is senior Brantly Middleton.
Our Guardian Exterminating and Bee Green Lawn Care Players of the Game are senior Tucker Foster (152 rushing) and freshman Malik Hill (147 rushing). The two carried the mail tonight for the Patriots as each rushed for over 100 yards on the game. Malik Hill became the first Lincoln freshman to rush for 100+ since Jason Smith did it in 1999.
The Lincoln County Daily News dot Com play of the game is the 12-yard Tucker Foster touchdown run to tied the game in the second quarter.
The Patriots are now 1-3 on the season, Next week Lincoln County will be on at home versus East Jessamine.
Scoring
-D 8:42 1Q Jayvian Meaux 2-yard run, Juan Garcia kick (D 7-0)
-L 8:45 2Q Tucker Foster 3-yard run, Brody Baker kick (Tied 7-7)
-D 8:29 2Q Trinden Sellers 62-yard pass from Dillon Cruver, Garcia kick (D 14-7)
-L 5:31 2Q Tucker Foster 12-yard run, Baker kick (Tied 14-14)
-D 4:31 2Q Trinden Sellers 26-yard pass from Cruver, Garcia kick (D 21-14)
-D 1:25 2Q Jayvian Meaux 25-yard run, Garcia kick (D 28-14)
-L 0:28 2Q Malik Hill 18-yard run, Baker kick (D 28-21)
-D 7:13 4Q Jayvian Meaux 4-yard run, Garcia kick (D 35-21)
-D 5:28 4Q Gavin Baker 40-yard pass from Cruver, Garcia kick (D 42-21)
-D 2:45 4Q Trinden Sellers 51-yard run, kick blocked (D 48-21)
Series-By-Series
Lincoln County kicked to start the game. They chose to kick it short, like an onside kick, due to Danville’s explosive speed.
Danville First Possession (Jayvian Meaux touchdown)
Danville started at their own 48-yard line. Jayvian Meaux two yards to the 50-yard line on first down, a pass on second down went to the 45-yard line, then Meaux ran for a first down at the 40-yard line. Then a pass on first down to Trinden Sellers to the 36-yard line. On second down and seven, Meaux ran for a first down to the Lincoln County 29-yard line. Then Meaux ran twenty-one yards to the 8-yard line. Meaux then ran to the 2-yard line. On the next play, Meaux scored on a two-yard run with 8:42 left in the first quarter. Juan Garcia added the PAT kick and Danville led 7-0.
Lincoln County First Possession (Punt)
After the kickoff, Lincoln County started from their own 31-yard line. Malik Hill picked up 7 yards on first down to the 39-yard line. Then, Tucker Foster ran for a first down to midfield on a gain of 11 yards. Â On the next play, Hill lost three yards to the 47-yard line. On second down, Foster threw deep to Parker Hart, but he was interfered with by the Danville defender and the Patriots benefitted from the defensive pass interference call, giving them a first down at the Danville 37-yard line. On the next play, Malik Hill was stopped for a gain of one. On second down, the snap hit a player, but Foster picked it up and made it to the 35-yard line. Running out of time on third down and seven, the Patriots took their first timeout to avoid a delay of game penalty. After the timeout, Foster was sacked by a jailbreak blitz at the 45-yard line. On fourth and long, the Patriots attempted to punt but it was blocked out of bounds by Cameron Peters.
Danville’s Second Possession (Fumble)
The Admirals started from their own 48-yard line. Gavin Baker caught a nine-yard pass to the Lincoln County 43-yard line. On second and short, Trinden Sellers ran for a long gain, but the play was nullified by a holding call on the Admirals. Now with second down and seven from the Lincoln County 48-yard line. A pass to Gavin Baker was completed to the 44-yard line. On third down and two, Meaux ran 21 yards to the 13-yard line. On the next play, Dillon Cruver scrambled toward the goal line but fumbled at the three-yard line after a big hit, and Dalton Brock recovered it.
Lincoln County’s Second Possession (Tucker Foster Touchdown)
On first down from their own 3-yard line, Tucker Foster ran 4 yards to the 7-yard line. Then, Malik Hill ran three yards to the 10-yard line. One third down and three, quarterback Tucker Foster ran for 8 yards to the 18-yard line. On first down, Hill ran five yards to the 23-yard line. On second down, Foster ran to the 27-yard line. END OF THE FIRST QUARTER. On third down and one, Tucker Foster kept it on a quarterback run into the middle of the line and bulled his way for a first down at the 29-yard line. On first down, Malik Hill ran for a long gain, but it was negated by a holding penalty at the 35-yard line, moving the ball back to the 25-yard line. There it was first down and 14. Tucker Foster ran to the Danville 35-yard line, but he was tackled out of bounds, and a late hit penalty was assessed against the Admirals. After Foster’s 40-yard run and the 15-yard penalty, the Patriots set up with first down and ten at the Danville 20-yard line. On the next play, Malik Hill ran up the middle for two yards to the 17-yard line. On second down and 7, Tucker Foster ran for nine yards to the Danville 8-yard line. One first down and goal-to-go, Foster ran around right end to the 2-yard line. On second and goal from the two-yard line, Malik Hill ran up the middle for a loss of one yard. On third down and goal from the three, Tucker Foster ran three yard over the left side for a three-yard touchdown with 8:45 left in the 2nd quarter. Brody Baker kicked the PAT, and the game was tied at 7-7.
Danville’s Third Possession (Trinden Sellers touchdown)
Lincoln County again kicked onside, and Danville started at their own 38-yard line. From there Trinden Sellers put on a show with a 62-yard catch and run on a pass from Dillon Cruver with 8:29 to play in the 2nd quarter. Juan Garcia added the PAT kick and Danville led 14-7.
Lincoln County’s Third Possession (Tucker Foster touchdown)
After a good twenty-two-yard return by Malik Hill, they started from their own 37-yard line. On first down, Malik Hill ran to the 45-yard line and then a five-yard illegal substitution penalty on Danville moved the ball to midfield. On first down, Malik Hill ran 15 yards to the Danville 35-yard line. On first down from there, Tucker Foster picked up three yards to the 32-yard line. On second down and seven, Malik Hill ran up the middle for five yards to the 27-yard line. On third down and two, Tucker Foster ran for fifteen yards to the Danville 12-yard line. Danville took their first time out at this point.  On first and ten, Tucker Foster scampered 12-yards for the touchdown with 5:31 left in the second quarter. Brody Baker kicked his second PAT, and the game was tied again at 14-14.
Danville’s Fourth Possession (Trinden Sellers touchdown)
Lincoln County again kicked short and Danville started from the Lincoln County 40-yard line. A Cruver pass moved the ball to the 34-yard line. Then a pass to Baker at the Lincoln County 27-yard line gave the Admirals a first down. On first and ten, Trinden Sellers scored again from 26 yards out on a pass from Dillon Cruver with 4:31 left in the 2nd quarter. Juan Garcia kicked it gain the Admiral lead was 21-14.
Lincoln County’s Fourth Possession (Punt)
The Patriots started from their own 36-yard line. On first down, Hill ran for four yards to the 40-yard line. On second down and six, Foster lost his footing on a run and lost a yard to the 39-yard line. On third down and eight, Foster’s pass to Park Hart was incomplete. On fourth down and 8 from their own 39-yard line, the Patriots punted and Trinden Sellers returned it to the Lincoln County 35-yard line.
Danville’s Fifth Possession (Jayvian Meaux touchdown)
On first down and ten from the Lincoln County 35-yard line, Cruver’s pass was incomplete. On second and ten, Meaux ran eight yards to the 27-yard line. On third down and two, Meaux got the first down with a two-yard run. On first down and ten at the Lincoln County 25-yard line. On the next play, Jayvian Meaux ran right up the middle for the 25-yard touchdown with 1:25 left in the second quarter. Juan Garcia’s kick gave Danville a 28-14 lead.
Lincoln County’s Fifth Possession (Malik Hill touchdown)
After the kickoff, Lincoln County started from their own 37-yard line. On first down, Malik Hill ran 35 yards for a first down at the Danville 28-yard line. On first and down from there, Tucker Foster ran for ten yards to the Danville 18-yard line. From there, Malik Hill put it in the end zone for the 18-yard touchdown with 0:28 left in the half. Brody Baker kicked his third PAT, and the Danville lead was cut to 28-21.
Danville’s Sixth Possession (Missed Field Goal)
Danville started from their own 32-yard line after the kick with no return. Dillon Cruver threw to Jutayvion Beasley for 32 yards to the Lincoln County 37-yard line. With 15.3 seconds left in the half, Danville took a time out and then threw a pass to the Lincoln County 14-yard line, They had a first down there and then threw an incomplete pass in the end zone. With 2.7 seconds left, Juan Garcia missed a 30-yard field goal and the half was over.
Halftime
Lincoln County’s Sixth Possession (Lost on Downs at 5-yard line)
Danville kicked off to start the second half. Lincoln County started at their own 28-yard line. On first down, Malik Hill ran for three yards to the 31-yard line. On second down and seven, Tucker Foster got tackled for a loss to the 30-yard line. On third down and 8, Tucker Foster ran to the 43-yard line for thirteen yards and a first down. On first and ten, Foster ran to the 46-yard line for a gain of three. One second down and seven, Hill picked up four yards on an inside run to midfield. On third down and three, Hill ran over the right side to the Danville 44-yard line for a gain of six yards. On first down and ten, Hill ran for seven yards to the 37-yard line, On second down and three, Hill ran for five yards to the 32-yard line. On first down, Lincoln County was whistled for holding and the ball was backed up to the 42-yard line. On first down and twenty, Tucker Foster ran five yards to the 37-yard line. On second down and fifteen, Foster’s pass intended for Parker Hart was incomplete. On third down and fifteen, Foster ran to the 30-yard line for a seven-yard gain. On fourth down and seven, Foster threw a pass to Trey Burkhart for a first down at the Danville 21-yard line. On first and ten, Malik Hill picked up ten yards to the 11-yard line. On first down, Foster ran six yards to the five-yard line. On second down and four, Malik Hill picked up a yard to the four-yard line. On third down and three, Lincoln County called its first timeout of the second half with 1:35 left in the third quarter. After the timeout, Foster was stopped for a one-yard loss at the five-yard line. On fourth down and four at the Danville five-yard line, Lincoln County took another timeout with 50 seconds lef the third quarter to avoid a delay of game penalty. After the timeout, Foster’s pass to the end zone fell incomplete but the Danville defender tackled Kraven Murphy, the intended receiver before the ball got there, and no call was made by the officials.
Danville’s Seventh Possession (Jayvian Meaux touchdown)
After Lincoln County came up empty on a 15-play drive that covered 67 yards in 11 minutes and 15 seconds, Danville started from their own five-yard line. On first down, they ran to the 14-yard line. On second down and one, Meaux ran for twelve yards to the 26-yard line. On first down and ten, Meaux gained eight yards to the 34-yard line. On the next play, Meaux was held for a gain of two yards. On third down and one, Cruver ran a quarterback keeper for what would have been a first down, but a holding call wiped it out and a 10-yard penalty was assessed, putting the ball on the Danville 25-yard line. On third down and 11, Trinden Sellers caught a 21-yard pass for a first down at the 46-yard line. On first down and one, Lincoln County was assessed an offside penalty, giving them a first down and five at the Lincoln County 49-yard line. On the next play, Meaux ran to the Lincoln County 21-yard line. On first down and ten, Meaux ran for seventeen yards to the Lincoln County 4-yard line. From there, Meaux ran to the one-yard line. On second and goal from the one, Danville was penalized fifteen yards to the 16-yard line. From there, Meaux got them to the four-yard line. On second and goal from the four-yard line, Meaux ran it in from for a 4-yard run with 7:13 left in the game. Garcia kicked the PAT and Danville led 35-21.
Lincoln County’s Seventh Possession (Lost on Downs)
The Patriots started from their own 28-yard line. On first down and ten, Levi Grubbs got behind the defender but was unable to haul in Tucker Foster’s long pass. On second down and ten, Foster’s pass was deflected at the line of scrimmage. On third down and ten, Foster connected with Parker Hart for a sixteen yard pass to the 42-yard line. On first down and ten, Malik Hill ran for three yards to the 45-yard line. On second down and seven, Foster’s pass to Burkhart was incomplete. Danville called a timeout at that point with 5:54 left in the game. After the timeout, Lincoln County was facing third down and seven when Foster threw deep for Parker Hart, but it was broken up by Zane Knott at the last moment. On fourth down and seven, Tucker Foster was sacked while dropping back to pass.
Danville’s Eighth Possession (Gavin Baker touchdown)
Danville took over at the Lincoln County 40-yard line. From there Dillon Cruver hit Gavin Baker on a 40-yard pass for a touchdown with 5:28 remaining in the game. Juan Garcia hit the PAT kick and Danville led 42-21.
Lincoln County’s Eighth Possession (Lost on Downs)
The Patriots started from their own 30-yard line after the touchdown. Malik Hill ran to the 34-yard line. Then, foster to the 43-yard line. Then one yard gain. On second down and 9 at the 43-yard line, Foster’s pass to Trey Burkhart was caught out of bounds. On third down and 9 Foster’s long pass fell incomplete. Lincoln County took their final timeout at that point with 3:06 left in the game. On fourth and nine after the timeout, Foster completed an 8-yard pass to Burkhart, but he went to the ground to catch it and came up short of the first down.
Danville’s Ninth Possession (Trinden Sellers touchdown)
With 3:00 minutes left in the game, the Admirals took over at their own 49-yard line. On the next play, Trinden Sellers ran 51 yards for the touchdown with 2:45 left in the game. The PAT kick was blocked and Danville led 48-21.
Lincoln County’s Ninth Possession (End of Game)
Lincoln County returned the kick to the 30-yard line, but Danville was flagged for a face masking penalty and that moved the ball to the 45-yard line. On first down and ten, the Patriots ran to the 47-yard line. At that point, there was an extended timeout for an injured Danville player. Back to action, on second down and ten, Adyn Phillips picked up three yards to the Danville 49-yard line. Then Phillips picked up a first down with a six-yard run to the Danville 43-yard line. On first down and 10, Phillips was stopped for no gain. On second down, Phillips had another short run and then game clock ran out.
