Lancaster, Ky. — Senior Luke Fetherolf accounted for six touchdowns in a 57-30 Lawrence Co. ( 2-0 ) victory over Garrard Co. ( 1-1 ) in the Golden Lion Bowl Friday night.
Lawrence County wins the Golden Lion Bowl with a dominating second half.
Braxton Davis recovered a fumble on the first play of the ballgame for the Golden Lions and on the first play following the turnover Luke Fetherolf found Gray Derifield for a 41 yard touchdown and it was 6-0 after the point after was no good.
Garrard Co. took the lead when Justin Parsons hit Gavin Baker for 22 yard TD and RJ Blair added the extra point to make it 7-6.
On the Bulldogs second play from scrimmage Fetherolf coasted 85 yards for a touchdown and Kaden Johnson added the 2 point conversion to make it 14-7 Bulldogs.
Luke Fetherolf was named MVP after his performance against Garrard Co.
The Golden Lions tied it at 14 all with a Parsons to Baker 33 yard touchdown and Blair extra point.
In the second quarter Blair booted a 27 yard field goal to make it 17-14 Golden Lions.
Lawrence Co. retook the lead 21-17 with a Fetherolf to Johnson 5 yard strike and extra point by Brayden Queen.
Blair returned the ensuing kickoff 80 yards for a touchdown but missed the extra point and it was 23-21 late in the first half.
With :27 seconds left in the half Fetherolf found Derifield who broke two tackles before getting into the end zone from 19 yards out and Queen made it 28-23 Dawgs.
In the third quarter for the Dawgs Fetherolf connected with Carlo Chicko for a 5 yard score and Queen booted the extra point for a 35-23 lead.
After the Bulldogs forced a punt that was downed at the 3 yard line, Fetherolf found a wide open Gray Derifield for a 91 yard touchdown and extra point by Queen made it 42-23 Dawgs.
Brady Nelson recovered the ensuing kickoff to set up Johnson who scooted in from 7 yards out and Queen added the PAT to make it 49-23 Bulldogs.
Blair cut the deficit to 49-30 after a 11 yard TD and extra point late in the third period.
The only scoring in the fourth quarter was Cavin Williams made his way in from 31 yards out and added the 2 point conversion to set the final score at 57-30.
The Bulldogs will host Ashland ( 1-1 ) on Thursday in the 2025 Septemberfest Bowl.
Garrard Co. will host Middlesboro ( 1-0 ) on Friday night.
Lawrence Co. Head Coach Alan Short
COACH’S COMMENTS
“…Very pleased with our team and how they handled a long road trip. What a great atmosphere for a high school football game. Garrard County was everything we expected. A big, physical, fundamentally sound football team.”
“… We felt overall we played really sound defense but did have a play or two where we blew a coverage or an assignment. We were physical and played with great technique.”
“…At times tonight it felt like we were on fire. Our offensive line played very well and it seemed as they got better as the game went on. We felt like they were particularly impressive with picking up the blitz.
“…Luke Fetherolf’s performance tonight was something special. I imagine five touchdown passes is a school record. Gray Derifield, Kaden Johnson, and Cavin Williams also stood out tonight offensively. We feel like we can be a very explosive offensive football team.”
“… Anyone that was here tonight could see we have to improve our kick coverage. If there is one thing that we are disappointed about after this game, it is coverage in the kicking game. We spent a great deal of time working on that this week and it was disappointing that we gave up a Kickoff return touchdown. We will continue to work to improve our special teams.”
“… Next week against Ashland. We will enjoy this win tonight against Garrard County for 24 hours. These kids work so hard it is important to celebrate the victories. We will turn our focus to Ashland on Sunday. We are excited to open our home schedule next Thursday.”
