SOMERSET - Metcalfe County gave up 23 points off turnovers and Somerset pulled away in the third quarter for a 57-30 win over the Hornets on Friday night.
Each team is now 1-1 on the season.
Somerset got on the scoreboard first to take a 7-0 lead. Daniel DeLeon scored on a 10-yard run with 1:34 left in the first quarter to cut the lead to 7-6.
The Briar Jumpers scored on a safety and added two touchdowns in the second quarter for a 23-6 lead.
DeLeon scored his second touchdown of the game with 4:55 left in the first half. The senior scored on a 59-yard run to cut the lead to 23-12.
The Hornets cut the lead to one score with 1:15 left in the half. DeLeon scored on an 11-yard play that cut the lead to 23-18.
The Briar Jumpers put the game away in the third quarter. They built a 50-18 lead in the third quarter. The Hornets’ next score was DeLeon’s fourth of the night, a 22-yard run with 10:52 left in the game to cut the lead to 50-24.
Colton Satterly scored Metcalfe’s final touchdown. Satterly scored on a 53-yard run with 3:24 left in the game.
DeLeon rushed for over 200 yards for the second week in a row. The senior rushed 26 times for 234 yards and four scores. Satterly added 10 carries for 91 yards and a touchdown.
Zack Morgan hit 4-of-14 passes for 76 yards. He threw one interception.
Michael Bennet led the Hornets with three catches for 63 yards.
The Hornets open up at home Friday with a 7 p.m. game against Logan County. Logan is 0-2 on the year with a 33-18 loss to Butler County to open the season and a 47-7 defeat at Muhlenberg South on Friday.
Score by quarter
Metcalfe 6 12 0 12 - 30
Somerset 7 16 27 7 - 57
Rushing
Daniel DeLeon 26-234 (4 TD), Colton Satterly 10-91 (TD), Zach Morgan 3-5, Nathan Saunders 1-11.
Passing
Zach Morgan 4/14, 76 yds., INT
Receiving
Michael Bennett 3-63, Daniel DeLeon 1-13
Tackles
Shea McCoy 12, Michael Bennett 5, Jordan Buys 5.
Fumble recoveries
Michael Bennett, Colton Satterly
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Turnovers haunt Hornets in loss
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It's tournament time
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Underdogs...
With the likes of softball powerhouses Greenwood, Glasgow, Bowling Green and Allen County-Scottsville in the tournament, the Metcalfe County High School Lady Hornets, winners of the 16th District, are probably heading into next week’s Region 4 Tournament as underdogs.
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Champions...
Another chapter in the Glasgow High School Lady Scotties’ fairy-tale softball season was written Wednesday night as they became the first GHS team since 1996 to claim the District 15 Tournament championship, after beating the tournament’s No. 1 seed and the No. 1 team in the state, the Allen County-Scottsville Lady Patriots, 1-0.
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Couldn't give it up...
Until a few weeks ago, Glasgow High School senior Shelby Ray wasn’t sure if she would pursue sports into her college career. Although a standout basketball and softball player, Ray thought it was time for her athletic career to come to a close so she could focus solely on academics in college. But in the end, she said she couldn’t imagine walking away from softball.
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Finally
After Glasgow High School center fielder Jordan Alexander settled under a fly ball to make the final out of the Scotties’ District 15 Championship game victory over Allen County-Scottsville Wednesday night, he raised his hands above his head, let out a big yell, and took off running to be with his teammates.
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Cornerstone
A cornerstone in the foundation that Steven Murphy has used to build the Glasgow High School softball program has been pitching. He believes you start everything with good pitching and then you can build from there.
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Season ends
The Barren County Trojans have struggled with their hitting over the last six or seven games of the regular season and unfortunately for the Trojan faithful, the problem arose again for Barren County on Tuesday in the Kentucky High School Athletic Association District 15 Baseball Tournament in Glasgow.
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Opportunity knocked
Going into Monday’s baseball game against Glasgow, Monroe County High School coach Jerome Taylor said the Falcons, to have a chance to beat the No. 1 seeded Scotties, would have to take advantage of every one of their opportunities.
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Big obstacle
The Monroe County Lady Falcons came into the Kentucky High School Athletic Association District 15 Softball Tournament Monday night in Glasgow with a big obstacle in front of them.
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