The Hopkinsville Tigers led The Henderson Co. Colonels 20-0 at halftime and went on to defeat the Colonels 27-16 Friday night at The Stadium of Champions. Senior Wideout Reese Jesse had a big night for the Tigers with 2 receptions for 112 yards and 2 touchdowns. QB Treyvon Jefferson was 14-6-1 for 175 yards and 3 touchdowns. On defense Daisjuan Mercer had 2 INT’s in the game. He now has 11 in his young career. Donyae Welch was the teams leading tackler with 8. WHOP’s Jeff Sisk was there and has this report….
The Tigers host Christian County Friday Night at The Stadium of Champions.
Scoring Summary (Final)
Henderson County (0-1) vs. Hopkinsville (1-0)
Date: Sep 11, 2020 Site: Hopkinsville, Ky Stadium: Stadium of Champions
Attendance:
Score by Quarters 1 2 3 4 Score
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Henderson County.... 0 0 9 7 - 16
Hopkinsville........ 0 20 7 0 - 27
Scoring Summary:
2nd 09:39 TIGERS - Lane Rushing 23 yd pass from Trey Jefferson (Zach Moss kick blockd)
1 play, 23 yards, TOP 0:09, COLONELS 0 - TIGERS 6
07:08 TIGERS - Reece Jesse 32 yd pass from Trey Jefferson (Zach Moss kick)
2 plays, 20 yards, TOP 1:07, COLONELS 0 - TIGERS 13
04:48 TIGERS - Reece Jesse 80 yd pass from Trey Jefferson (Zach Moss kick)
1 play, 80 yards, TOP 0:16, COLONELS 0 - TIGERS 20
3rd 06:57 COLONELS - Team safety
COLONELS 2 - TIGERS 20
02:24 COLONELS - Edmund Brooks 0 yd punt return (Colton Evans kick)
COLONELS 9 - TIGERS 20
00:50 TIGERS - Jay'Den Dillard 8 yd run (Zach Moss kick)
4 plays, 49 yards, TOP 1:34, COLONELS 9 - TIGERS 27
4th 04:42 COLONELS - Edmund Brooks 17 yd pass from Ben Dalton (Colton Evans kick)
9 plays, 53 yards, TOP 3:31, COLONELS 16 - TIGERS 27
Team Statistics (Final)
COLONELS TIGERS
FIRST DOWNS................... 12 11
Rushing..................... 7 6
Passing..................... 4 5
Penalty..................... 1 0
Rushing Attempts.............. 41 30
Yards Gained Rushing.......... 162 124
Yards Lost Rushing............ 50 67
NET YARDS RUSHING............. 112 57
NET YARDS PASSING............. 79 175
Passes Attempted............ 17 15
Passes Completed............ 6 6
Had Intercepted............. 2 1
TOTAL OFFENSIVE PLAYS......... 58 45
TOTAL NET YARDS............... 191 232
Average Gain Per Play....... 3.3 5.2
Fumbles: Number-Lost.......... 0-0 2-1
Penalties: Number-Yards....... 7-73 6-41
Number of Punts-Yards......... 5-215 3-78
Average Per Punt............ 43.0 26.0
Punt Returns: Number-Yards.... 3-37 3-58
Kickoff Returns: Number-Yards. 5-71 1-28
Interceptions: Number-Yards... 1-0 2-13
Fumble Returns: Number-Yards.. 0-0 0-0
Miscellaneous Yards........... 0 0
Possession Time............... 27:35 20:25
Third-Down Conversions........ 5 of 13 2 of 8
Fourth-Down Conversions....... 1 of 3 0 of 3
Sacks By: Number-Yards........ 4-29 2-7
Hopkinsville
Rushing No Gain Loss Net TD Lg Avg
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Jay'Den Dillard 16 93 13 80 1 36 5.0
E.Cheatham 4 18 6 12 0 12 3.0
Jacob Bealle 1 0 9 -9 0 0 -9.0
Trey Jefferson 9 13 39 -26 0 10 -2.9
Totals... 30 124 67 57 1 36 1.9
Passing Att-Cmp-Int Yds TD Long Sck
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Trey Jefferson 14-6-1 175 3 80 3
Jacob Bealle 1-0-0 0 0 0 1
Totals... 15-6-1 175 3 80 4
Receiving No. Yds TD Long
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Reece Jesse 2 112 2 80
Lane Rushing 1 23 1 23
Ryan Myers 1 21 0 21
Daisjuan Mercer 1 19 0 19
Jay'Den Dillard 1 0 0 0
Totals... 6 175 3 80
Punting No. Yds Avg Long In20
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Zach Moss 2 85 42.5 50 0
Trey Jefferson 1 -7 -7.0 0 0
Totals... 3 78 26.0 50 0
Punts Kickoffs Intercept
All Returns No.Yds.Lg No.Yds.Lg No.Yds.Lg
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Daisjuan Mercer 3 58 21 0 0 0 2 13 13
Ventrail Baker 0 0 0 1 28 28 0 0 0
Totals... 3 58 21 1 28 28 2 13 13
Defensive Statistics (Final) Hopkinsville ## Player UT AT Total ForLoss FR-Yd Intc BrUp Blkd Sack/Yds QH ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 58 Donyae Welch 6 2 8 1-7 . . . . / . 7 Lane Rushing 4 . 4 . . . . . / . 28 Jaiden Metcalfe 4 . 4 2-4 . . . . / . 4 E.Cheatham 4 . 4 . . . . . / . 10 Ja'Marcus Jones 4 . 4 1-2 . . . . 1/2 . 2 Ventrail Baker 3 . 3 1-5 . . 1 . 1/5 . 1 Daisjuan Mercer 3 . 3 . . 2-13 . . / . 57 Tyler Jones 2 1 3 . . . . . / . 9 Alijah Watts 2 1 3 . . . 1 . / . 31 David Boswell 2 . 2 . . . . . / . 55 Tahj Manning 2 . 2 . . . . . / . 35 Isaiah Manning 1 . 1 . . . . . / . 6 Steven Staples 1 . 1 . . . . . / . 26 Torrence Ware 1 . 1 . . . . . / .