Cannonsburg, Ky. — Bulldog QB Luke Fetherolf threw for three scores including a school record 99 yard touchdown pass to Gray Derifield in a 40-28 over Boyd County Friday night.
Luke Fetherolf awaits the snap from Cameron Vanhoose.
Boyd County threw a 53 yard touchdown pass from Jace Manning to Thomas Crawford on the first play of the game and Ryan Crank added the PAT for a 7-0 lead.
Then Lawrence Co answered back as Carlo Chicko found his way into the end zone for a 13 yard touchdown and Brayden Queen tacked on the PAT to tie the score at 7 all.
Boyd County went back in front 14-7 on the first play of the second quarter on a 1 yard touchdown run from Cayden Butler and Crank added the PAT.
Luke Fetherolf threw a short pass to Kaden Johnson who made his way into the end zone for a 4 yard touchdown and Queen booted the PAT to make it 14-14.
Grey Derifield hauled in two long touchdowns against Boyd Co., one for 99 yards!
After stopping the Lions on the one yard line on fourth down, on the next play Fetherolf hit Gray Derifield down the sideline and he outran the Boyd Co. defenders to the end zone for a 99 yard touchdown for a 20-14 Bulldog lead.
Boyd Co. missed a long field goal as time expired and the Dawgs led 20-14 at halftime.
Fetherolf used his legs for a 5 yard touchdown early in the third quarter and the Dawgs led 26-14 after getting stopped on the two point conversion attempt.
#6 Cameron Castle and #7 Chandler Preece combined for the tackle.
Fetherolf and Derifield hooked up once again this time for a 67 yard touchdown and Queen booted the long PAT after a penalty on the Dawgs pushed it back 15 yards, and Lawrence Co. led 33-14.
Boyd Co. cut into the lead on a 15 yard touchdown pass from Manning to Ian Branham and Crank added the PAT and it was 33-21 Bulldogs.
Johnson added the finishing touches for the Dawgs with a 15 yard touchdown run and Queen added the extra point and it was 40-21 Dawgs in the fourth quarter.
Boyd County added a late 1 yard touchdown run from James McDaniels and Crank made the PAT to set the final score of 40-28.
The Dawgs will head into the playoffs on a six game winning streak and will face the #4 seed out of District 7 McCreary Central ( 4-6 ) in the first round of the Class 3A playoffs next Friday night.
The Lions ( 6-4 ) will head to Northern Kentucky to face Covington Catholic ( 6-4 ) in the first round of the Class 4A playoffs the same night.
#51 Ty Brooks pleads to the officials after getting his helmet ripped off.
Bulldog Head Coach Alan Short
COACH’S COMMENTS
“… Certainly we have the upmost respect for Coach Ferguson and Boyd County. I would consider them a rival, no secret that they kicked our butt down here last year and we have a lot of the same guys back from that team. And they haven’t forgotten so this one might have meant a little extra. They have had a bad taste in their mouths for over 365 days.”
“… Couldn’t be more proud of our guys. The goal for this season was for us to be built for November when it matters the most. And to beat a team of this caliber that is this well coached on October 31st makes you feel really good about where you are going into November.”
“…I will give credit to Dr. Frazier, our offensive coordinator for calling that play from the one yard line. I’m still in the mindset of just crawling that thing out of there but Luke threw it, Gray caught it and our line did a great job of protecting and the rest is a school record. And that sequence really changed the game.”
“… Very proud of the kids in all three phases, Brayden Queen hitting the extra point after the flag was huge. I was a little upset with him early in the game but he redeemed himself with that one.”
“… No one likes to lose, but I have seen our team grow since the loss to North Laurel, at this moment in time I’m thankful for that loss to them it has allowed us to get better in all three phases as the year has progressed and I think everybody can see that. And that is a testament to our kids from attitude to willing to come and put the work in each day. It’s a special group I like as well as any that I have had. Very thankful, very blessed and very fortunate. We are going to enjoy this one for 24 hours and then get ready for the playoffs.”
