Trigg County claimed their first Southern Pennyrile Athletic Conference football title Tuesday with a 32-12 thumping of Christian County Middle at the Stadium of Champions.
The win avenged a 26-6 loss to CCMS two weeks earlier.
During the first quarter of play, Alonzo Lewis blocked a punt giving Trigg the football. But, later in the quarter, Christian scored a touchdown from several yards out giving them a 6-0 lead by the close of the quarter.
After Akeem Johnson tied the score 6-6 on a 20-yard touchdown run, Chris McKenzie recovered a fumble. Later in the quarter, Zack White ran for a 20-yard touchdown giving the Midcats a 12-6 lead. An interception by Shannon Tabor resulted in Zack White bulling in from 30-yards for his second touchdown increasing Trigg's lead to 18-6. The end of the quarter witnessed another interception, this time by Zack White.
After a scoreless third quarter, Trigg increased the heat on Christian. Akeem Johnson scurried in 15 yards for his second touchdown. After Akeem's score, Alonzo Lewis received a pass from Zack White and increased Trigg's lead to 26-6. Trigg's last score came from a pick via Zack White which he returned for a 30-yard score, upping Trigg's lead, once again, to 32-6. Christian scored with one second left making the final score Trigg County 32 - Christian County 6.
Trigg County finished their season with a 5-2 record, with their only losses coming to Christian County and Caldwell County.
Head Coach Scott Morton would like to thank the following for all of their contributions in making the Trigg County Midcat Football Team's season such a successful one. To the players - You guys were some of the classiest group of young men I have ever had the pleasure of working with. To the coaching staff - Without you I would have been totally lost. To the administration - I want to thank all of the principals and assistant principals for all of your support. And a special shout out goes to Mr. Mangels. It's pretty cool to know that someone has your back. To the football parents - Thank you. You guys taught me a lot. To the middle school teachers - Thank you for helping me to help you help our football players. To the managers - You guys were nothing less than awesome. To the cheerleaders - Thank you for your pretty faces, terrific cheers and loud mouths. To the local businesses and Trigg County community - Thank you for you donations and your support. To the Trigg County Middle School students - You guys make up the best middle school in the state of Kentucky. To Jason Wilson - As our Athletic Director I see that you deeply care for our student-athletes and I think that is amazing. To Wendell Benningfield and Curtis Higgins - Thank you for hiring me, believing in me and giving me a chance. To the other members of the SPAC - Thank you for a great season of football. And last, but most definitely not least, I want to thank the Creator. Thank YOU for all of the blessings this football season.
On a side note, kudos to Kentucky New Era sports editor Joe WIlson for the big write-up and pictures in Wednesday's paper. More pictures from the game can be found at www.kentuckynewera.com.
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