LC had been showing signs of improvement, and it finally paid off on Friday night in Death Valley. The Pats put their first complete game together, and defeated their border rival 14-7 on Senior/Homecoming night.
The game, due to the high winds and muddy field, was going to be won in the trenches. And LC dominated there. The Pats pushed back the Golden Lion line all night long. They ran with success all night, the only problem was they couldn't get on the field in the first half. GC did a good job of holding the ball.
Finally, they got on the scoreboard in the 3rd quarter on a 1 yd QB sneak by Austin Hinds. They followed the up with a Matt Carrier td run in the 4th to go up 14-0. Carrier finished the game with 129 yds rushing and the one score. GC quickly answered on a 70 middle screen pass to Tyler Ray, Ray broke four tackles on his way to the end zone. An amazing run by Ray, but aside from that play, LC pretty much bottled up the Golden Lions.
I was glad to see the seniors go out with a win. It's been a difficult couple of years for the boys. But, they have had tremendous careers and have set the way for the future of LC football and the Settles era. I truly believe they are on the right path and will make big strides next year. But for now, everyone enjoy the win, it was much needed and hard earned.
Sad to see football end, but at least it was on a winning note.
Friday, October 30, 2009
Friday, October 23, 2009
Pats Lose a HeartBreaker
The Lincoln County Patriots went down to London, KY tonight and fought a battle. The Pats battled South Laurel all night, but eventually fell 29-21. A win would of put the Pats in the postseason, the loss ran LC to 1-8.
The Pats played with more fire and emotion than I've seen all year. However, their own mistakes still cost them the game. LC started the game by holding to Cardinals to a three and out. On 4th down they blocked the punt and recovered it inside of the South 15yd line. The Pats ended up getting a big hold and having to settle for a 41yd field goal attempt. The Carl-Lewis Cummins kick was long enough, but hit the goal post and didn't fall.
The Pats got the ball inside the red zone again on their second possession. Once again they came away empty. South finally got on the board after the LC misfires, and took an 8-0 lead. South led 15-7 at the half. LC's only first half score came on a Julian Calhoun 70yd punt return. LC's only offensive success came via the running game. Sophomore Deon Shannon had his coming out party, running the ball 22 times and gaining 115yds. Shannon scored on two big strikes (had a third run, 51 yards, called back) and got LC the led 21-15 late in the 3rd. First lead LC has had in the 3rd quarter since the Washington County game.
South Laurel scored the final two touchdowns of the game to win it, 29-21. LC really hurt themselves with penalties. 10 flags for 105 yards isn't a good thing. They and not scoring in the red zone lost them the game. Still, it was good to see the kids fight so hard. Now, they have to go home next week and defend the home turf against Garrard County. It will be a rare senior night/homecoming game for LC.
The Pats played with more fire and emotion than I've seen all year. However, their own mistakes still cost them the game. LC started the game by holding to Cardinals to a three and out. On 4th down they blocked the punt and recovered it inside of the South 15yd line. The Pats ended up getting a big hold and having to settle for a 41yd field goal attempt. The Carl-Lewis Cummins kick was long enough, but hit the goal post and didn't fall.
The Pats got the ball inside the red zone again on their second possession. Once again they came away empty. South finally got on the board after the LC misfires, and took an 8-0 lead. South led 15-7 at the half. LC's only first half score came on a Julian Calhoun 70yd punt return. LC's only offensive success came via the running game. Sophomore Deon Shannon had his coming out party, running the ball 22 times and gaining 115yds. Shannon scored on two big strikes (had a third run, 51 yards, called back) and got LC the led 21-15 late in the 3rd. First lead LC has had in the 3rd quarter since the Washington County game.
South Laurel scored the final two touchdowns of the game to win it, 29-21. LC really hurt themselves with penalties. 10 flags for 105 yards isn't a good thing. They and not scoring in the red zone lost them the game. Still, it was good to see the kids fight so hard. Now, they have to go home next week and defend the home turf against Garrard County. It will be a rare senior night/homecoming game for LC.
Saturday, October 17, 2009
Titans 35 Patriots 9
Same old thing for LC. Fast start, slow finish. The Pats jumped out to a early 6-0 lead at Mercer County on Friday night. The Pats kept the lead until midway through the 2nd quarter.
Mercer seized the lead in the second quarter, and never relinquished it. The Titans led 14-6 at the half, LC came out and intercepted a MC pass early in the 3rd an had a great opportunity to take control of the game. Brandon Graham made a great play on the ball, however, he was ran down on the 4 yard line and LC was only able to get 3 points out of the trip. Red zone scoring really hurt LC. They were unable to convert a td on two separate trips, getting only 3pts.
Neither team was able to get a lot going, LC was held to 120 total yards for the game. Mercer was able to do their damage with the big play, connecting on three long pass plays for three of their scores.
The win puts Mercer County in the drivers seat to gain a district playoff spot. Lincoln can still make the playoffs next week with a win over South Laurel. But that will be a tough task, especially in London on the Cardinals home field.
The Pats fall to 1-7 on the season, Mercer is 1-8.
Mercer seized the lead in the second quarter, and never relinquished it. The Titans led 14-6 at the half, LC came out and intercepted a MC pass early in the 3rd an had a great opportunity to take control of the game. Brandon Graham made a great play on the ball, however, he was ran down on the 4 yard line and LC was only able to get 3 points out of the trip. Red zone scoring really hurt LC. They were unable to convert a td on two separate trips, getting only 3pts.
Neither team was able to get a lot going, LC was held to 120 total yards for the game. Mercer was able to do their damage with the big play, connecting on three long pass plays for three of their scores.
The win puts Mercer County in the drivers seat to gain a district playoff spot. Lincoln can still make the playoffs next week with a win over South Laurel. But that will be a tough task, especially in London on the Cardinals home field.
The Pats fall to 1-7 on the season, Mercer is 1-8.
Saturday, October 10, 2009
Pats Fall in the Mud, 27-0
The Patriots travelled to Meade County to face the the Green Wave on Friday night. A pretty fitting mascot for the conditions, is was a sloppy game.
Weather conditions weren't to kind. Many local teams cancelled their games and rescheduled. LC made the 2 plus hour voyage to play 6a Meade County on their home field in the pouring rain. The outcome wasn't to pretty for the Pats, losing 27-0. First shutout of the season, and just a miserable game.
The field was in awful shape, it rained non-stop and LC was dominated. The lineman for MC dominated the game on both sides of the ball. They enabled their backs to run the ball, and prevented LC's from having any holes to run through. MC held LC to 104 yards, and only 3 passing yards.
One bright spot for the Pats was sophomore Deon Shannon. Shannon led the Pats with 74 yards rushing. LC will venture back into district play next week when they travel to Mercer County for a very important contest. LC will be 1-6 and Mercer County will be 0-8. The winner will more than likely claim the last playoff spot in the district.
On the injury front, LC TE/DE/P Matt DeBoard suffered an injury in the 1st quarter and was escorted off the field on a stretcher. It was thought they he had a dislocated elbow. Hopefully he is ok. Also LC was without the services of one of the best defensive players. Vinny Morris was not in uniform last night due to injury.
Weather conditions weren't to kind. Many local teams cancelled their games and rescheduled. LC made the 2 plus hour voyage to play 6a Meade County on their home field in the pouring rain. The outcome wasn't to pretty for the Pats, losing 27-0. First shutout of the season, and just a miserable game.
The field was in awful shape, it rained non-stop and LC was dominated. The lineman for MC dominated the game on both sides of the ball. They enabled their backs to run the ball, and prevented LC's from having any holes to run through. MC held LC to 104 yards, and only 3 passing yards.
One bright spot for the Pats was sophomore Deon Shannon. Shannon led the Pats with 74 yards rushing. LC will venture back into district play next week when they travel to Mercer County for a very important contest. LC will be 1-6 and Mercer County will be 0-8. The winner will more than likely claim the last playoff spot in the district.
On the injury front, LC TE/DE/P Matt DeBoard suffered an injury in the 1st quarter and was escorted off the field on a stretcher. It was thought they he had a dislocated elbow. Hopefully he is ok. Also LC was without the services of one of the best defensive players. Vinny Morris was not in uniform last night due to injury.
Saturday, October 3, 2009
Forfeit Loss, 1-0
It looks like the flu got the best of the Pats. LC has been forced to forfeit their game (scheduled for last night) against Pulaski County.
The school originally postponed the game due to illness. The school has been closed since Tuesday, including ALL (even practice) school activities. The score of this one will go down as 1-0 in the record books. Just an unfortunate situation for the program and the school.
The school originally postponed the game due to illness. The school has been closed since Tuesday, including ALL (even practice) school activities. The score of this one will go down as 1-0 in the record books. Just an unfortunate situation for the program and the school.
Thursday, October 1, 2009
Pulaski County @ Lincoln County (10/02/09) Cancelled
The Pulaski County @ Lincoln County game scheduled for this Friday night has been cancelled due to illness in the school system. All school activities have been cancelled until at least Monday. No word yet on whether or not the game will be rescheduled. It would seem necessary since it's a district game.
Other than that, the school stands to lose out on the gate and concessions if the game isn't played. None if this really matters in the big picture though, the main thing right now is getting everyone healthy. There is a lot of illness floating around Lincoln County.
The game will go down as a forfeit (1-0 in the record book) if it is not played. It's going to be hard to find a make up date too. LC has already used their bye week this season. It was used on the first week of the year. Pulaski County still has their bye week, but LC has a non-district game against Garrard scheduled that week.
As of now, the possibilities to me are this:
1. Play the game next Monday.
2. Cancel the Garrard game and play Pulaski County last week of the year (because PC is a district game). But you still lose the gate/concessions.
3. Forfeit the game.
Other than that, the school stands to lose out on the gate and concessions if the game isn't played. None if this really matters in the big picture though, the main thing right now is getting everyone healthy. There is a lot of illness floating around Lincoln County.
The game will go down as a forfeit (1-0 in the record book) if it is not played. It's going to be hard to find a make up date too. LC has already used their bye week this season. It was used on the first week of the year. Pulaski County still has their bye week, but LC has a non-district game against Garrard scheduled that week.
As of now, the possibilities to me are this:
1. Play the game next Monday.
2. Cancel the Garrard game and play Pulaski County last week of the year (because PC is a district game). But you still lose the gate/concessions.
3. Forfeit the game.
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