Monroe drums Adair, 49-8

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September 6, 2008

By JOHN VERSER The Glasgow Daily Times Sat Sep 06, 2008, 12:56 PM CDT

TOMPKINSVILLE - Monroe County scored four first quarter touchdowns and rolled up 400 yards of offense in a 49-8 throttling of Adair County on Friday night.

The Falcons rushed for 277 yards in the game and scored six of their seven touchdowns on the ground.

“Our offensive line is getting better every week,” Monroe coach John Petett said. “Our guys up front gave us the edge and it showed. They gave us a lot of good lanes to run in and we have a lot of quality backs that took advantage of that.”

Monroe jumped on Adair early with 28 points in the first quarter.

Justin Harlan hit Neil Wilson for a 34-yard pass play that put the Falcons up 7-0.

Monroe scored its next three first quarter touchdowns on the ground. Caleb Maxey scored on a four-yard run, Tanner Kendall added a 9-yard rushing touchdown and Sheldon Hamilton scored from eight yards out to push the lead to 28-0 in the first quarter.

Hamilton broke free for a 66-yard touchdown run in the second quarter that gave the Falcons a 35-0 lead at the half.

Jarred Rich added a one-yard touchdown run in the third quarter to push the lead to 42-0.

Brad Moore scored Adair’s lone touchdown in the fourth quarter. Moore scampered in on a 58-yard run to put his team on the board. He also ran in the two point conversion to make it a 42-8 game.

Dillion Vickery scored on an eight-yard run for the Falcons’ final score.

Monroe moved to 2-0 with the win, while Adair fell to 0-2 with the loss.

Hamilton led the way offensively with six carries for 103 yards and two scores. Kendall rushed for 94 yards and a touchdown while Vickery rushed for 43 yards and a score.

Five different Falcons scored in the game.

Harlan was 4-of-5 passing for 123 yards and a touchdown. Wilson caught three of those passes for 112 yards and a score.

“I’m very surprised with our offense early,” Petett said. “Going into the season we knew that we would have a very solid defense, but thought the offense would have to grow as the season went along.

“Our offense has come around earlier than I thought they would. We’re a very smart football team and we play as a team. We just have to keep getting better each week.”

One area Petett singled out was the kicking game. Justin Carter was a perfect on seven extra point attempts, an area the coach said his team has struggled in in the past.

“That’s a big key for us,” Petett said. “In the past we’ve struggled in that area and we’ve been on the other end of those one or two point losses. Justin has done a good job for us.

“We think that will be a big key for us as the year goes on and we play in closer games.”

The Falcons are back in action Friday when they host Larue County at 7 p.m. Both teams enter the contest 2-0. Larue defeated Washington County 52-35 on Friday. The Hawks opened the season with a 46-14 victory over Fort Knox.

Score by quarter

Adair 0 0 0 6 - 8

Monroe 28 7 7 7 - 49

Rushing

Sheldon Hamilton 6-103 (2 TD), Tanner Kendall 8-94 (TD), Caleb Maxey 6-15 (TD), Dillion Vickery 6-43 (TD), Jackson Arnett 10-21, Jarred Rich 1-1 (TD).

Passing

Justin Harlan 4/5, 123 yds., TD

Receiving

Neil Wilson 3-112 (TD), Garrett Lyon 1-11.

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