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By Brett Bibbins
NKyTribune sports reporter
The Brossart football team that did not win a Class 2A district game over the last four years broke that streak Friday with a 27-20 come-from-behind victory over Nicholas County in the first game between members of a new Class 1A district.
Nicholas County scored a touchdown late in the second quarter to take a 20-14 halftime lead, but the visitors turned the ball over on fumbles three times in the second half. That opened the door for Brossart’s comeback led by senior quarterback Craig Pfefferman. He scored rushing touchdowns in the third and fourth quarters to give the unbeaten Mustangs their fifth consecutive victory.
Brossart’s offensive attack was led by Frank Cetrulo, who had 103 rushing yards on 10 carries and one TD. Pfefferman finished with 72 yards on 12 carries and three TDs.
The Mustangs are tied with Paris for first place in the five-team Class 1A district. Paris defeated Berea in another district game on Friday. The other team in the district is Bracken County.
NICHOLAS COUNTY 0 20 0 0 — 20
BISHOP BROSSART 7 7 6 7 — 27
BB — Pfefferman 1 run (Cetrulo kick)
NC — O’Brien 1 run (conversion failed)
NC — Dailey (conversion failed)
BB — Cetrulo 51 run (Cetrulo kick)
NC — Conyers 23 pass from O’Brien (conversioin failed)
BB — Pfefferman 12 run (kick failed)
BB — Pfefferman 26 run (Cetrulo kick)
RECORDS: Nicholas County 3-3, Bishop Brossart 5-0
SCOTT 43, MASON COUNTY 7
The Scott Eagles ran off 33 straight points in the final two quarters to win the Class 4A district game at Mason County.
A balanced rushing attack paved the way to victory for Scott with Deondre Pleasant and Roberto London each getting more than 100 yards and one touchdown. Nelson Perrin had two rushing touchdowns and quarterback Danny Fitzgerald had one for the Eagles.
SCOTT 10 0 13 20 — 43
MASON CO. 7 0 0 0 — 7
S — Fitzgerald 6 run (Seay kick)
S — Seay 28 FG
MC — Lofton 13 pass from Morgan (Whisman kick)
S — London 5 run (kick failed)
S — Perrin 26 run (Seay kick)
S — Perrin 17 run (Seay kick)
S — Pleasant 53 run (Seay kick)
S — Patrick 29 run (conversion failed)
RECORDS: Scott 5-1, Mason County 0-5
COOPER 28, LEXINGTON CATHOLIC 0
Cooper senior quarterback Nathan Brown and junior wide receiver Dante Hendrix put on a clinic in the second quarter, hooking up on touchdown passes of 27, 25 and 35 yards to give the Jaguars a 21-0 halftime lead.
Cooper added a touchdown in the third quarter on a 3-yard run by senior Jaden Jackson to complete the scoring while the defense kept Lexington Catholic from reaching the end zone.
Brown totaled 261 passing yards with Hendrix racking up 164 receiving yards on the night. Hendrix also had two interceptions on defense. Jackson rushed for 77 yards on 21 carries and senior Torey Cordell-Armstrong picked up 73 yards on 13 carries.
LEXCATH 0 0 0 0 — 0
COOPER 0 21 7 0 — 28
C — Hendrix 27 pass from Brown (Hollifield kick)
C — Hendrix 25 pass from Brown (Hollifield kick)
C — Hendrix 35 pass from Brown (Hollifield kick)
C — Jackson 3 run (Hollifield kick)
RECORDS: Lexington Catholic 3-3, Cooper 4-2
BEECHWOOD 55, HOLY CROSS 21
In a high scoring affair, the Beechwood Tigers’ steady pace of two touchdowns per quarter allowed them to maintain a lead.
Beechwood quarterback Kyle Fieger was 13-of-15 passing for 284 yards and four TDs. Brett Slusher had eight receptions for 151 yards and three scores. The Tigers’ leading rusher was Ethan Stringer with 177 yards and three TDs.
Holy Cross got another big performance from quarterback Hamilton Scott, who had 141 passing yards and 70 rushing yards. Scott threw two TD passes to Jaylin Williams, who had 114 receiving yards.
HOLY CROSS 0 7 14 0 — 21
BEECHWOOD 14 14 14 13 — 55
B — Stringer 7 run (German kick)
B — Stringer 4 run (German kick)
HC — Williams 23 pass from Scott (Scott kick)
B — Justice 4 pass from Fieger (German kick)
B — Slusher 8 pass from Fieger (German kick)
HC — Williams 53 pass from Scott (Scott kick)
B — Stringer 53 run (German kick)
HC — Abernathy 2 run (Scott kick)
B — Slusher 22 pass from Fieger (German kick)
B — Slusher 28 pass from Fieger (Kick failed)
B — Justice 44 run (German kick)
RECORDS: Holy Cross 2-3, Beechwood 4-1
WALTON-VERONA 21, CARROLL COUNTY 0
After an 0-4 start, Walton-Verona picked up its second straight win in the Class 2A district game.
The offensive weapons for Walton-Verona were Halsey Page, who rushed for 110 yards and a touchdown, and Noah Richardson, who carried the ball 17 times for 102 yards and a touchdown.
Page also blocked a punt and Colton Catlett returned it for a touchdown in the third quarter.
CARROLL COUNTY 0 0 0 0 — 0
WALTON-VERONA 0 14 7 0 — 21
WV — Page 3 run (Moran kick)
WV — Richardson 25 run (Moran kick)
WV — Catlett 9 punt block return (Moran kick)
RECORDS: Carroll County 2-4, Walton-Verona 2-4
BRACKEN COUNTY 40, DAYTON 0
Bracken County jumped out to an early 14-0 lead and never looked back in the shutout win.
A dominant rushing attack was the story for the Polar Bears, who totaled 545 yards on the ground. Nick Parker led the way with 286 yards on 24 carries and three touchdowns.
DAYTON 0 0 0 0 — 0
BRACKEN CO. 14 7 0 19 — 40
BC — Tad Fisher 10 run (kick failed)
BC — Parker 32 run (Bishop run)
BC — Parker 3 run (Tanner Fisher kick)
BC — Tad Fisher 30 run (kick failed)
BC —Parker 88 run (Tanner Fisher kick)
BC — Teegarden 81 run (kick failed)
RECORDS: Dayton 1-5, Bracken County 2-4
WILLIAMSBURG 23, LUDLOW 14
Ludlow fell behind 14-0 in the first quarter and wasn’t able to overcome the shaky start despite a solid performance by sophomore quarterback Justin Blackburn, who threw for 254 yards and two scores. Kalib Mitchell caught eight passes for 163 yards and a touchdown.
WILLIAMSBURG 14 0 0 9 — 23
LUDLOW 0 0 6 8 — 14
W — Poore 3 run (Hawn kick)
W — Poore 1 run (Bowlin kick)
L — Mitchell 12 pass from Blackburn (Kick blocked)
W — White 35 field goal
W — Poore 1 run (Kick failed)
L — Ledbetter 17 pass from Blackburn (Conversion failed)
RECORDS: Williamsburg 1-4, Ludlow 4-2
HARRISON COUNTY 25, HOLMES 14
After scoring 41 points last week, the Holmes offense faltered in the Class 4A district game at Harrison County.
The Bulldogs scored the first touchdown of the game, but Harrison County ran off 25 straight points to take control. Brock Jenkins had a big game for the home team, throwing for 149 yards and a touchdown to go along with a rushing score.
Andrew Arnold rushed 13 times for 99 yards and a touchdown for Holmes.
HOLMES 8 0 0 6 — 14
HARRISON COUNTY 0 19 0 6 — 25
H — Abdullah 17 run (Brumfield run)
HC — Davis 20 pass from Jenkins (conversion failed)
HC — Williams 55 interception return (kick failed)
HC — Jenkins 15 run (Garrison kick)
HC — Dubie 12 run (kick failed)
H — Arnold 23 run (Conversion failed)
RECORDS: Holmes 2-4, Harrison County 2-4
WESTERN BROWN (Ohio) 42, CAMPBELL COUNTY 14
Western Brown took a 35-7 lead in the first half and handed Campbell County its sixth consecutive loss of the season.
The Ohio team’s quarterback, Chaiten Tomlin, threw for 344 yards and four touchdowns and scored one himself on a 4-yard run.
WESTERN BROWN 14 21 0 7 — 42
CAMPBELL COUNTY 7 0 0 7 — 14
WB — Tomlin 4 run (Winkler kick)
CC — Crowder 10 pass from Hoeh (Schierenbeck kick)
WB — Ficher 10 pass from Tomlin (Winkler kick)
WB — Hornung 30 pass from Tomlin (Winkler kick)
WB — Ficher 6 pass from Tomlin (Winkler kick)
WB — Hornung 29 pass from Tomlin (Winkler kick)
WB — Eyre 5 pass from Tomlin (Winkler kick)
CC — Plessinger 1 run (Schierenbeck kick)
RECORDS: Western Brown (Oh.) 4-1, Campbell County 0-6
OTHER GAMES INVOLVING LOCAL TEAMS
Dixie Heights (1-4) 35, Boone County (0-6) 21
Bethlehem (4-1) 23, Bellevue (2-4) 0
Owen County (2-3) 8, Newport (1-4) 6
Simon Kenton (6-0) 42, Highlands (1-5) 3
Lloyd (4-1) 54, Garrard County (4-2) 26