Maysville, Ky. — Lawrence Co. ( 7-3 ) closed out the regular season with a dominant 49-20 road victory over Mason Co. ( 7-3 ) on Friday night.
#2 Luke Fetherolf had another outstanding game on both sides of the ball in a win over Mason Co. Friday.
The Dawgs got on the scoreboard first when Luke Fetherolf connected with Andrew Ratcliffe for a 12 yard touchdown but the PAT was blocked and it was 6-0.
Lawrence Co. made it 14-0 when Carlo Chicko caught a 23 yard touchdown from Fetherolf with 5:54 left in the first half.
A Mason Co. touchdown from Reid Anderson from 34 yards out cut the lead in half at 14-7. (video)
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The Dawgs extended the lead on a 62 yard touchdown pass from Fetherolf to Gray Derifield and Brayden Queen added the PAT for a 21-7 lead.
The Royals made it 21-14 when Lenny Avery found the end zone from 9 yards out.
Kaden Johnson had a rushing touchdown to make it 27-14 Bulldogs at halftime.
In the third quarter Fetherolf scored a rushing touchdown and Carlo Chicko added the two point conversion run to make it 35-14 Dawgs.
#21 Carlo Chicko was the leading receiver for the Bulldogs Friday.
On the next Mason Co. possession Fetherolf picked off a pass and took it in for a touchdown and Queen booted the extra point for a 42-14 Bulldog lead.
Ty Brooks found the end zone from 4 yards out and Queen made it 49-14 with the extra point kick.
Mason Co. set the final score of 49-20 with a 43 yard touchdown from Teegin Routt to Cole Horch.
Total yards
Lawrence County 426
Mason County 267
Luke Fetherolf was 20 of 28 for 282 yards and 3 td’s. He also had 81 yards on 10 carries and a TD. And a pick six on defense.
Carlo Chicko had 6 catches for 65 yards and a TD, Kaden Johnson 7 catches for 85 yards, Gray Derifield 3 catches for 76 yards and a TD, Andrew Ratcliffe caught 4 passes for 56 yards and a TD.
Connor York had 11 carries for 31 yards, Johnson 5 attempts for 15 yards, Chicko 1 carry for 12 yards.
The Dawgs will open up the Class 3A playoffs at Luke Varney Jr. Memorial Stadium on Friday against Clay Co. who comes into the game with a 6-3 record. Kickoff is set for 7:00.
Mason Co. will host Greenup Co. ( 8-2 ) in the Class 4A playoffs on Friday night.
#5 Kaden Johnson hauled in 7 passes Friday.
Lawrence Co. Head Coach Alan Short
COACH’S COMMENTS
“…Obviously very pleased for our players and coaches. I felt like tonight was the best game we have played to date. We were physical and played with great urgency. Offensively Luke was super sharp and made several plays off schedule. I feel like tonight our offensive line played its best game as well. When we play like that we will be hard to beat.”
“… We were humbled last week. Boyd County beat us in every area of the game. This week our coaching staff challenged our team to be more physical and our team responded. Very proud of the week of practice we had. Tonight’s result was a direct reflection of the week of practice we had.”
“… Hard to believe that this was our 10th game with this team. I feel like we are in a great place heading into the playoffs. Tonight was a quality win for our football team. Mason County was very big and athletic. We will enjoy this one tonight and turn our focus to Clay County on Sunday. We are looking forward to playing the game next Friday at home.”
