Russellville defeated Barren County 36-21 in the first game of the Pigskin Classic at Franklin on Saturday.
The Trojans scored just a minute and a half into the game. Hunter Jones caught a 26-yard touchdown pass from Gill Thomas to put the Trojans on the scoreboard. Caleb Bogard's extra point gave Barren a 7-0 lead.
Russellville tied it up with 11:01 to go in the second quarter. The Panthers scored on a 33-yard run to tie the game at 7-7.
The Panthers went ahead 14-7 on a 63-yard touchdown pass with 3:43 to play in the first half.
Russellville added a touchdown and a two point conversion in the third quarter to take a 22-7 advantage.
The Panthers scored again in the third quarter on a 73-yard touchdown run. The point after touchdown attempt was good as Russellville led 29-7 with 4:19 left in period.
Russellville scored 23 seconds into the fourth quarter to stretch its lead. The Panthers scored on a one-yard run and hit the PAT for a 36-7 advantage.
Thomas found Jones for a 32-yard touchdown reception in the fourth quarter for the Trojans' second score. Thomas tossed an incomplete pass on the two point conversion attempt. The Trojans trailed 36-13.
The Trojans added their final score after they recovered an onside kick. They scored a touchdown and added a two point conversion to cut the Panthers' lead to 36-21.
Barren's next onside kick failed as Russellville recovered and ran out the clock.
Barren dropped to 0-2 with the loss, while Russellville improved to 1-1.
The Trojans return to action Friday at crosstown rival Glasgow. Kickoff is set for 7:30 p.m. at Hank Royse Stadium.
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Russellville 36, Barren County 21 - FINAL
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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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