Hopkinsville falls to South Warren in their season opener

The Hopkinsville Tigers opened their football season on Friday night with a loss to the South Warren Spartans 49 to 17. WHOP’s Jeff Sisk has the recap…

Scoring Summary (Final)
South Warren (1-0) vs. Hopkinsville (0-1)
Date: Aug 17, 2018  Site: Hopkinsville, Ky      Stadium: Stadium of Champions
Attendance:

Score by Quarters     1  2  3  4   Score
—————–    — — — —   —–
South Warren…….. 21 21  7  0  – 49
Hopkinsville……..   10  0  0  7  – 17

Team Statistics (Final)
                                                         SPARTENS   TIGERS

FIRST DOWNS……………….          11       12
NET YARDS RUSHING………….87      145
NET YARDS PASSING…………. 185      194
TOTAL OFFENSIVE PLAYS…..   36       50
TOTAL NET YARDS……………   272      339

Scoring Summary:
1st 11:34 SPARTENS – Clayton Bush 75 yd fumble recovery (Eldar Dervisvic kick)
SPARTENS 7 – TIGERS 0
08:42 TIGERS – Mason Marschand 23 yd field goal
5 plays, 60 yards, TOP 2:52, SPARTENS 7 – TIGERS 3
07:06 SPARTENS – Cameron Harrisn 14 yd run (Eldar Dervisvic kick)
3 plays, 27 yards, TOP 1:36, SPARTENS 14 – TIGERS 3
05:39 TIGERS – Ellis Dunn 34 yd pass from Jay Bland (Mason Marschand kick)
7 plays, 74 yards, TOP 1:27, SPARTENS 14 – TIGERS 10
03:03 SPARTENS – Clayton Bush 3 yd run (Eldar Dervisvic kick)
9 plays, 65 yards, TOP 2:36, SPARTENS 21 – TIGERS 10
2nd 08:20 SPARTENS – Cameron Harrisn 49 yd pass from Gavin Spurrier (Eldar Dervisvic kick)
2 plays, 58 yards, TOP 0:21, SPARTENS 28 – TIGERS 10
01:18 SPARTENS – Clayton Bush 2 yd run (Eldar Dervisvic kick)
3 plays, 68 yards, TOP 1:32, SPARTENS 35 – TIGERS 10
00:44 SPARTENS – Clayton Bush 65 yd interception return (Eldar Dervisvic kick)
SPARTENS 42 – TIGERS 10
3rd 03:55 SPARTENS – Cameron Harrisn 35 yd fumble recovery (Eldar Dervisvic kick)
SPARTENS 49 – TIGERS 10
4th 01:59 TIGERS – Jordan Hopson 41 yd run (Mason Marschand kick)
5 plays, 96 yards, TOP 6:44, SPARTENS 49 – TIGERS 17

Hopkinsville

Rushing         No Gain Loss  Net TD Lg  Avg
——————————————–
Jordan Hopson    7   63    0   63  1 41  9.0
Jay Bland             6   42    2   40  0 33  6.7
J. Dillard              6   34    0   34  0 18  5.7
Tayshaun Barker  2    8    0    8  0  7  4.0
Totals…                21  147    2  145  1 41  6.9

Passing         Att-Cmp-Int Yds TD Long Sck
——————————————-
Jay Bland         29-11-2   194  1   62   0
Totals…             29-11-2   194  1   62   0

Receiving        No.  Yds   TD Long
———————————–
Ellis Dunn         4  107    1   62
J. Dillard            3    9    0   15
Maurice Jesse    2   64    0   61
Hayden Lackey      1   15    0   10
Jordan Hopson      1   -1    0    0
Totals…                11  194    1   62