Final from Death Valley
East Jessamine 29
Lincoln County 25
Summary
It was homecoming tonight. Mia Bodner and Brody Baker were crowned queen and king at halftime.
At game time, it was sunny, 80 degrees, 64% humidity, and wind out of the northeast at 5 miles per hour. At the end of the game, the wind was blowing sheets of rain.
Tucker Foster, Trey Burkhart, Travis Master, and Jaxon Durham were the coin toss captains for the Patriots. They won the coin toss and deferred to the second half.
It was a penalty-marred contest from start to finish, but was played on pretty even terms, with each team scoring four touchdowns.
However, missed PATs by Lincoln County and successfully executed two-point conversions by East Jessamine was the difference in the game.
Senior quarterback Tucker Foster had a huge night, rushing for 144 yards and two touchdowns, while also passing for two TDs. One of his touchdown runs was an electrifying 83-yard scamper that started up the middle and then finished down the home sideline, outracing the defenders.
Our InterCounty Energy Lineman of the Game is junior EJ Dunagan.
Our Guardian Exterminating and Bee Green Lawn Care Player of the Game is senior Levi Grubbs with his first career touchdown catch.
The Lincoln County Daily News dot Com Play of the Game is Tucker Foster’s 83-yard scoring run.
Lincoln County head coach Levi Rogers told WPBK-FM after the game, “We just made too many mistakes. We committed too many penalties, and we even snapped the ball once on a freeze play. We have a lot to clean up.”
When asked about East Jessamine’s pressure on quarterback Tucker Foster, he said, “We had a little trouble picking them up. They were blitzing (line)backers and that left us with one-on-one blocking.”
Scoring
-LC 3:00 1Q Tucker Foster 1-yard run, kick failed (LC 6-0)
-EJ 2:10 2Q Jaiden Gonzalez 70-yard pass from Bryce Bentley, Campbell Harilson kick (EJ 7-6)
-LC 0:11.4 2Q Malik Hill 25-yard pass from Tucker Foster, Brody Baker kick (LC 13-7)
-EJ 4:36 3Q Ira Robinson, Jr. 42-yard pass from Bentley, kick failed (Tied 13-13)
-LC 4:13 3Q Tucker Foster 83-yard run, kick failed (LC 19-13)
-EJ 1:43 3Q Ty Ray 5-yard run, Zac Naylor 2-point run (EJ 21-19)
-EJ 4:59 4Q Kayden Plummer 7-yard pass, Zac Naylor 2-point run (EJ 29-19)
-LC 0:00 4Q Levi Grubbs 29-yard pass from Tucker Foster, no PAT attempted (EJ 29-25)
Series-By-Series
Lincoln County won the coin toss, deferred their choice to the second half, and kicked to start the game.
East Jessamine’s First Possession (Punt)
A directional kick was mishandled by East Jessamine and the Jaguars started at their own 18-yard line. A run up the middle went for two yards. On second down and eight, Ty Ray ran to the 26-yard line. On third down and short, Lincoln County jumped and was penalized for encroachment. On first and ten, from the 30-yard line, Travis Master and Brantly Middleton tackled EJ for a loss. On second down and eleven, a jet sweep went to the 31-yard line for a gain of two and brough up third down and nine. Then, an incomplete pass left them with fourth down and nine.
Lincoln County’s First Possession (Tucker Foster Touchdown)
The EJ punt was downed on the Lincoln County 31-yard line with no return. On first and ten, Malik Hill picked up two yards to the 33-yard line. On second down, Hill ran to the 38-yard line. On third down and three, Hill ran again up the middle for eight yards to the 45-yard line. On first down, Tucker Foster ran to the EJ 36-yard line for a gain of 19 yards. On first down, Hill was stopped for a loss of one. On second down and eleven from the 37-yard line, a pass to Parker Hart fell incomplete. On third down and eleven, Tucker Foster gained a yard. That left fourth down and ten for the Patriots and Tucker Foster dropped back to pass and was hit hard and the pass fell incomplete. However, a pass interference penalty was called and the 15-yard mark off gave Lincoln at the 21-yard line. On first down, Hill ran for 5 yards to the 16-yard line. One second down and five, the Patriots were running out of time on the play clock and called their first timeout. After the timeout, Tucker Foster ran the ball around the right side to the nine-yard line. On first down, Hill ran to the 4-yard line for a gain of five yards. On second down, Hill ran to inside the one-yard line. On third down and less than three feet to the goal line, Tucker Foster ran a quarterback sneak for the one-yard touchdown with 3:00 remaining in the first quarter. The PAT kick was partially blocked and failed. Lincoln County led 6-0.
East Jessamine’s Second Possession (Punt)
Lincoln County again directionally kicked the ball and East Jessamine started from their own 34-yard line. On first down, the intended pass fell incomplete. On second down and ten, a six-yard pass moved EJ to the 40-yard line. On third down and five, the pass was deflected and nearly intercepted. On fourth down and five from their own 40-yard line, EJ punted.
Lincoln County’s Second Possession (Punt)
Tucker Foster fair-caught the punt at the Lincoln County 25-yard line. On first down, Foster was tackled for a loss on a read-option play. He lost four yards. On second down and 14, a pass to Malik Hill was caught but Lincoln County was called for assisting the runner after the catch. East Jessamine declined the penalty, leaving third down and thirteen. On fourth down, the Patriots punted.
East Jessamine’s Third Possession (Lost on Downs)
Tucker Foster punted to the 41-yard line, which was returned to the Lincoln County 40-yard line. On first down, a screen pass was completed and would have been a first down but a down field holding penalty on East Jessamine moved it back to the 44-yard line for a first down and 14. Then, EJ threw an incomplete pass. On second down and 14, a pass was incomplete. On third down and 14, a pass was incomplete. On fourth down from the Lincoln County 44-yard line, East Jessamine chose to go for it from there. A deep pass fell incomplete and the Patriots took over.
Lincoln County’s Third Possession (Punt)
On first down and ten from their own 44-yard line, Hill ran for two yards to the 46-yard line. That was the end of the first quarter. On second and eight, a jet sweep to Levi Grubbs went for a small gain but Lincoln County was penalized for holding. On second and nineteen from their own 36-yard line, another penalty backed Lincoln County to the 31-yard line. On second and twenty-four, a pass to Kraen Murphy was good for 12 yards to the 42-yard line. On third down and twelve, Foster’s pass fell incomplete. On fourth down and 12, the Patriots punted.
East Jessamine’s Third Possession (Punt)
The punt was not fielded and was downed by the Patriots at the East Jessamine 25-yard line. On first down and ten, a run was good for one yard. On second down and nine, a run in the middle of the line went for four yards to the 30-yard line. On third down and five, a pass was complete to the 43-yard line for a first down. Then, a pass went for no gain. On second down and ten from their own 43-yard line, a run went for one yard. On third down and nine, they got six to the Lincoln County 49-yard line. East Jessamine took at timeout at this point. On fourth down, a run to the 43-yard line gave them a first down. There, the quarterback Bryce Bentley was sacked by Brantley Middleton. On second down and twelve, a screen pass went for no gain. On third down and twelve, a pass was dropped. On fourth down the Jaguars punted.
Lincoln County’s Third Possession (Punt)
Tucker Foster fielded the punt with no return at the Lincoln County 25-yard line. On first down and 10, Malik Hill had a nice run nullified by a penalty, marking the ball back to the 15-yard line. On first down and 20, Hill is stopped for no gain. On second down and 20, Hill ran for one yard. On third down and 19, Lincoln County was penalized for a false start. Then, on third down and 24, Tucker Foster ran seventeen yards to the 28-yard-line. On fourth down, Lincoln County punted.
East Jessamine’s Fourth Possession (Jaiden Gonzalez touchdown)
Tucker Foster boomed a 42-yard punt with no return and East Jessamine started on their own 30-yard line. On first down, Bentley connected on a tunnel-screen pass to Jaiden Gonzalez that he ran to the endzone for a 70-yard touchdown pass reception with 2:10 left in the second quarter. The PAT kick was good by Campbell Harilson and East Jessamine led 7-6
Lincoln County’s Fourth Possession (Malik Hill Touchdown)
Trey Burkhart returned the kickoff to the Lincoln County 40-yard line. On first down, Hill ran for five yards to the 45-yard line. On second down, Hill ran for six yards to the East Jessamine 49-yard line. On first down, Foster carried the ball to the 43-yard line. On second down and four, Malik Hill ran to the 40-yard line, about a yard short of the first down. On third down and a yard, Lincoln County called a timeout with 36.2 seconds left in the first half. After the timeout, Foster connected with freshman Kraven Murphy for a first down on a 13-yard pass to the 30-yard line. On first down, Foster’s pass to Hart was incomplete at the goal line. A defensive pass interference penalty moved the ball to the 15-yard line. On first down, East Jessamine called a timeout. After the timeout, Tucker Foster hit Trey Burkhart for a touchdown but it was wiped out by a holding call and the ball was moved back to the 25-yard line with 17 seconds remaining in the half. East Jessamine called another timeout. After the timeout, Foster hit Malik Hill on a 25-yard wheel route pass with 11.4 seconds left in the half. Brody Baker kicked the PAT and Lincoln County led 13-7.
East Jessamine’s Fifth Possession (End of Half)
East Jessamine started from their own 49-yard line. Two plays later, the half expired with EJ in Lincoln County territory.
HALFTIME
Lincoln County’s Fifth Possession (Lost on Downs)
The Patriots received the kickoff at their own 34-yard line. On first down, Tucker Foster ran two yards to the 36-yard line. On second down and 8, Malik was stopped for a one-yard loss. On third down and 9, Foster connected with Kraven Murphy for a four-yard gain to the 40-yard line. On fourth down, a short pass to Trey Burkhart lost a yard and the Patriots turned it over on downs.
East Jessamine’s Sixth Possession (Lost on Downs)
On first down at the Lincoln County 38-yard line, a pass fell incomplete. On second down and ten, a run went for three yards to the 38-yard line. On third down and seven, a run in the middle went for two yards to the 33-yard line. On fourth down and five, a pass was incomplete and Lincoln County took over on downs.
Lincoln County’s Sixth Possession (Punt)
From their own 33-yard line on first down, a handoff to Malik Hill went for a loss of one yard a the 32-yard line. On second down and eleven, a pass fell incomplete. On third down and twelve, a pass from Foster to Burkhart was incomplete. On fourth down, Tucker Foster punted with no return by East Jessamine.
East Jessamine’s Seventh Possession (Ira Robinson, Jr. Touchdown)
After Lincoln County downed the punt, an East Jessamine player pushed a Lincoln County player and drew a 15-yard penalty. East Jessamine started on their own 26-yard line. On first down, a screen pass was incomplete. On second down and ten, a pass was good for fourteen yards t0 the 40-yard line. On first down, a pass was good for 6 yards. On first down from the 46-yard line, another pass was complete at the Lincoln County 40-yard line. On first down, Bentley was sacked by Brantley Middleton at the 36-yard line for a loss of 8 yards. On second down, a pass moved it to the 37-yard line then a penalty on EJ pushed it back to the 42-yard line. On third down and twelve, Ira Robinson, Jr. hauled in a pass from Bentley for a 42-yard touchdown with 4:36 remaining in the third quarter. The PAT kick was partially blocked and the game was tied at 13-13.
Lincoln County’s Seventh Possession (Tucker Foster Touchdown)
Malik Hill returned a deep kick to the Lincoln County 17-yard line. On first down and 10, Tucker Foster raced 83 yards up the middle, then to the left sideline where he outran the defenders to the endzone. With 4:13 left in the third quarter. On the PAT kick, the kick was blocked and kicker Brody Baker was roughed up leading to an unsportsmanlike penalty on East Jessamine. The penalty did not result in a retry of the PAT but was marked off on the ensuing kickoff.
East Jessamine’s Eighth Possession (Ty Ray Touchdown)
From the short field, Brody Backed kicked the ball through the endzone for the touchback, giving EJ the ball at their own 20-yard line. On first down, a pass from Bentley to Brendan Beam went for 11 yards to the 31-yard line. On first down, Ty Ray ran 24-yards to the Lincoln County 45-yard line. On the next play, Ray ran again to the 37-yard line. On the next play, Ray picked up ten more yards to the 27-yard line. The Patriots were reeling on their heels, and Coach Levi Rogers took a timeout to regroup. One first down and ten after the timeout, Ray ran for nine more yards to the Lincoln County 21-yard line. On second down Ray ran for a first down at the 17-yard line. On the next play, Jacob Wright ran to the 6-yard line. Then Ray ran again to the five-yard line for first down and goal to go. On first and goal, Ray easily went in up the middle with 1:43 left in the third quarter. On the extra point, they used a quick snap to Zac Naylor for the two-point run. East Jessamine led 21-19.
Lincoln County’s Eighth Possession (Punt)
After a penalty on the return, the Patriots started from their own 16-yard line. On first down, Malik Hill ran for no gain. On second down and ten, the Patriots had a false start and were backed up to the 11-yard line. On second down and 15, Tucker Foster threw an incomplete pass from the endzone. Then, on third down and 15, Tucker Foster was sacked at the two-yard line. The third quarter ended at this point. On fourth down, the Tucker Foster punted from the back of his endzone.
East Jessamine’s Ninth Possession (Lost on Down—missed field goal)
East Jessamine fielded the punt at the 33-yard line and returned it to the Lincoln County 18-yard line. On first down, a completed pass was good for a first down at the 8-yard line. On first down and goal to go, Ty Ray ran to the five-yard line. On second down and goal, Ray ran again, this time to the four-yard line. The run was nullified by a holding penalty, moving the ball back to the 16-yard line. On second down and goal, Ray ran to the 14-yard line. On third down and goal, the pass to the endzone was broken up by Tucker Foster. Tucker Foster cramped up on the play with 9:36 left in the game and play was stopped while he was tended to. After the injury timeout, on fourth down and goal at the 14-yard line, East Jessamine attempted at 31-yard field goal which was go good.
Lincoln County Ninth Possession (Interception)
From their own 20-yard line after the missed field goal, on first down, Malik Hill ran to the 24-yard line for a 4-yard gain. On second down and six, Hill ran seven yards for a first down at the 31-yard line. On first down, Hill gained is stopped for a one-yard gain. On second down and nine, Foster’s pass was intercepted at the 45-yard line and returned to the 42-yard line.
East Jessamine’s Tenth Possession (Kayden Plummer Touchdown)
On first and ten, a run moved it to the 17-yard line. On second down, a short pass resulted in a short loss at the 18-yard line. On third down and eleven, a pass was competed to the 8-yard line. On fourth down and one, Bentley connected on an 8-yard touchdown pass to Kayden Plummer with 4:59 left in the game. The quick snap two-point
Lincoln Conty’s Tenth Possession (Levi Grubbs Touchdown)
EJ kicked the ball out of bounds and the Patriots started from their own 35-yard line. At this point, a driving rain started. On first an ten, a pass was incomplete. On second down, Kraven Murphy caught a pass at the 45-yard line. On first down and ten, a pass to Trey Burkhart was incomplete out of bounds. On second down, Levi Grubbs lost a yard on a jet sweep. On third down, a pass to Grubbs was incomplete. On fourth down, a 19-yard pass from Tucker Foster to Parker Hart got Lincoln County a new set of downs at the EJ 40-yard line. This play was wiped out by off-setting penalties, and the Patriots faced fourth and fourteen again. On the retry, Tucker Foster connected with Dalton Brock for a first down inside the 40-yard line. An ineligible receive penalty against Lincoln County moved the ball back to the 38-yard line. On the third fourth and long that Lincoln County had to try, the pass fell incomplete but a penalty on East Jessamine for a hit on a defenseless receiver, gave Lincoln County a fourth down at the the EJ 48-yard line. On fourth down and three, Tucker Foster picked up thirteen yards to the EJ 36-yard line. On first down and ten, Malik Hill ran for 10-yards to the 26-yard line. On first down and ten, Foster ran to the 21-yard line. Lincoln County was called for a penalty, putting the ball on the 26-yard line. Lincoln County used a timeout at this point with 42 seconds left. On second down, a pass was incomplete. On third down and eleven, a pass went for no gain. On fourth down, Tucker Foster connected with Levi Grubbs on a 29-yard pass with no time left and the final score was East Jessamine 29 Lincoln County 25.
