Trigg County and Heath meet for the 22nd time tonght at Perdue Field in a 7:30pm district contest. It is homecoming night for the Wildcats.
Trigg County is 5-0 and looking for their first 6-0 start since the 2000 season. Heath is 2-3 and like Trigg County, had an open week last week.
DISTRICT STANDINGS
- TRIGG COUNTY 2-0
- Caldwell County 2-0
- Murray 1-2
- Heath 1-2
- Reidland 0-2
Here is some more information about tonight's game.
- Trigg County leads the all-time series 12-9 and have won the last eight games in a row. Heath's last win over Trigg County came in 1988, a 19-13 win at Perdue Field.
- Trigg is just 4-6 against Heath at Perdue Field.
- Despite suffering a separated left shoulder, Chad Wright leads Heath in rushing with 837 yards and 10 touchdowns. He is already the school's all-time leading rusher with over 4,000 yards.
- Heath quarterback Tyler Simons has thrown for 479 yards and five touchdowns. He has been picked off six times.
- Heath rushes for 201 yards a game, passes for 124 yards, and averages 326 yards of offense. They give up 216 yards rushing, 130 yards passing, and 346 yards a game.
- Trigg County averages 280 yards rushing, 97 yards passing, and 377 yards of offense. They give up 121 yards a game on the ground, 116 through the air, and 237 yards total.
- Brandon Bridges leads the rushers with 564 yards and seven touchdowns. Scotty Mayes has rushed for 365 yards and a team-high eight TDs.
- Donald Bush has thrown for 491 yards and five touchdowns. He has thrown 131 consecutive passes without an interception dating back to last year.
- Trigg County is +9 in turnovers this year.
- First-year kicker John Reinick is 25-of-26 on PATs.
- The Wildcats have 17 quarterback sacks and 12 interceptions in five games.
Airtime tonight on WKDZ 106.5 FM is 6:03pm with the SEC Report. Bill Booth has the tailgate show at 6:20. High School Football Game Night begins at 6:45pm, and kickoff is at 7:30pm.
The Trigg County GridIron Club ad Football Alumni will be cooking pork chop sandwiches, chicken sandwiches, and hot dogs in the upper parking lot behind Perdue Field. All proceeds will benefit the football team. If you can't make the game, they will have the grill going early and will be selling sandwiches beginning at 5:30pm.
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