11-27-2009, 11:08 PM
11-27-2009, 11:11 PM
Pretty much expected that! Trinity is an elite 6A team!! Congrats!
11-28-2009, 01:12 AM
Congrats Rocks.
11-28-2009, 08:21 AM
Class 6A, fourth round
Scott Co. 0 7 6 0 13
Trinity 7 7 14 14 42
Scoring summary:
T--Derek Bishop 14 run (Cooper Bohn kick); SC--Josh Walls 1 run (Jay Willmott kick);T--Bishop 4 run (Bohn kick); T--Bishop 4 run (Bohn kick); T--Bishop 66 run (Bohn kick); SC--James Happy 65 pass from Buffin (kick failed); T--Bishop 60 run (Bohn kick); Bishop 10 run (Bohn kick).
More details: Trinity̢۪s Derek Bishop ran all over Scott County̢۪s Class 6A title hopes Friday night.
The Shamrocks running back set school records with 307 rushing yards and six touchdowns in Trinity̢۪s 42-13 victory over Scott County in the Class 6A playoff semifinals, eliminating the Cards and setting up another state title game between the Rocks and St. Xavier.
Bishop̢۪s 14-yard touchdown run late in the first quarter gave Trinity a 7-0 lead. After Josh Walls brought the Cardinals even with a 1-yard TD run on the next possession, Bishop ran off three straight scores, including a 66-yard romp with 2:36 left in the third quarter to give the Shamrocks a 28-7 lead.
Bishop̢۪s dominance on the ground took the pressure off of Trinity quarterback Brad Kragthorpe, who was 8-for-13 passing for 91 yards.
James Happy had the biggest offensive game for the Cardinals. The junior wide receiver caught seven passes for 110 yards and a touchdown late in the third quarter to pull Scott County within 28-13.
Bishop answered that score with two more of his own, including a 60-yarder on the next possession.
Trinity will play city rival St. Xavier for the state title next week in Bowling Green. The Tigers defeated the Shamrocks 32-7 last month at Papa John̢۪s Cardinal Stadium. Trinity, which lost three of its first five games to start the season, hasn̢۪t dropped a decision since the loss to St. Xavier loss, a winning streak of eight games.
St. X defeated Greenwood 28-6 on Friday night.
Trinity has won the last four state titles (beating the Tigers along the way in three of those post-seasons), and either the Rocks or St. Xavier have won every championship since 2000.
Kentucky.com
Scott Co. 0 7 6 0 13
Trinity 7 7 14 14 42
Scoring summary:
T--Derek Bishop 14 run (Cooper Bohn kick); SC--Josh Walls 1 run (Jay Willmott kick);T--Bishop 4 run (Bohn kick); T--Bishop 4 run (Bohn kick); T--Bishop 66 run (Bohn kick); SC--James Happy 65 pass from Buffin (kick failed); T--Bishop 60 run (Bohn kick); Bishop 10 run (Bohn kick).
More details: Trinity̢۪s Derek Bishop ran all over Scott County̢۪s Class 6A title hopes Friday night.
The Shamrocks running back set school records with 307 rushing yards and six touchdowns in Trinity̢۪s 42-13 victory over Scott County in the Class 6A playoff semifinals, eliminating the Cards and setting up another state title game between the Rocks and St. Xavier.
Bishop̢۪s 14-yard touchdown run late in the first quarter gave Trinity a 7-0 lead. After Josh Walls brought the Cardinals even with a 1-yard TD run on the next possession, Bishop ran off three straight scores, including a 66-yard romp with 2:36 left in the third quarter to give the Shamrocks a 28-7 lead.
Bishop̢۪s dominance on the ground took the pressure off of Trinity quarterback Brad Kragthorpe, who was 8-for-13 passing for 91 yards.
James Happy had the biggest offensive game for the Cardinals. The junior wide receiver caught seven passes for 110 yards and a touchdown late in the third quarter to pull Scott County within 28-13.
Bishop answered that score with two more of his own, including a 60-yarder on the next possession.
Trinity will play city rival St. Xavier for the state title next week in Bowling Green. The Tigers defeated the Shamrocks 32-7 last month at Papa John̢۪s Cardinal Stadium. Trinity, which lost three of its first five games to start the season, hasn̢۪t dropped a decision since the loss to St. Xavier loss, a winning streak of eight games.
St. X defeated Greenwood 28-6 on Friday night.
Trinity has won the last four state titles (beating the Tigers along the way in three of those post-seasons), and either the Rocks or St. Xavier have won every championship since 2000.
Kentucky.com
11-28-2009, 08:35 AM
Junior running back Derek Bishop rushed for 307 yards and six touchdowns on 29 carries to lead the host Trinity Shamrocks over Scott County 42-13 in the Class 6-A high school football semifinals Friday night.
http://www.courier-journal.com/article/2...keys+Rocks
“We're happy to have him here,” Trinity coach Bob Beatty said of Bishop. “What a tremendous effort by this entire group, and those guys (the offensive line) did a heck of a job blocking up front.”
The Shamrocks, No. 4 in The Courier-Journal's Litkenhous Ratings, were in control late in the third quarter when Bishop rambled 66 yards to score, making it 28-7 with 2:36 left.
Scott County answered with a 65-yard touchdown pass from Tevin Buffin to James Happy. Despite a missed extra point, it was 28-13 and the Cardinals had some life going into the fourth quarter.
It didn't last. Bishop finished off the Cardinals with a 60-yard touchdown run with 11:12 left in the game, making it 35-13. He added a 10-yard touchdown run with 3:10 left to make the final margin, setting single-game school records for yardage and rushing touchdowns.
“It feels good,” Bishop said of the records. “But I wouldn't have been able to do this myself.”
Trinity (10-4) advances to play St. Xavier in the state final on Dec. 5 at Western Kentucky University.
Trinity put together a successful drive midway through the first quarter. Taking over on their own 20-yard line with 7:01 remaining, the Shamrocks set the tone with a 14-yard run by Bishop to go up 7-0.
Scott County responded in the second quarter with a 67-yard drive. The Cardinals went to running back Marcus Hill three straight times, and with the Shamrocks keying on Hill, Josh Walls used a misdirection to gain 18 yards to the Trinity 37.
Hill and Walls kept moving the ball, and the 11-play drive was capped when Walls scored from 1 yard with 3:01 left to tie it at 7.
The Shamrocks answered before the break. to Bishop for back-to-back runs to the 35-yard line. Kragthorpe went to the air after that, and with 1:39 left in the half he connected with Morris for a 17-yard pass to the Scott County 28.
A 14-yard run by Bishop set up his 4-yard touchdown with 38 seconds left, and Trinity led 14-7 at halftime.
“We weren't aggressive enough,” Beatty said of his team's first-half defense.
The Shamrocks' defense set the tone for the second half, stuffing Scott County on its first possession and forcing a punt from the Cardinals' goal line. Evan Morris took the punt near midfield and rumbled to the Scott County 30, setting up a short scoring drive.
The Shamrocks went to Bishop five times, the fifth carry going 4 yards for a touchdown with 7:28 left in the third quarter to make it 21-7.
http://www.courier-journal.com/article/2...keys+Rocks
“We're happy to have him here,” Trinity coach Bob Beatty said of Bishop. “What a tremendous effort by this entire group, and those guys (the offensive line) did a heck of a job blocking up front.”
The Shamrocks, No. 4 in The Courier-Journal's Litkenhous Ratings, were in control late in the third quarter when Bishop rambled 66 yards to score, making it 28-7 with 2:36 left.
Scott County answered with a 65-yard touchdown pass from Tevin Buffin to James Happy. Despite a missed extra point, it was 28-13 and the Cardinals had some life going into the fourth quarter.
It didn't last. Bishop finished off the Cardinals with a 60-yard touchdown run with 11:12 left in the game, making it 35-13. He added a 10-yard touchdown run with 3:10 left to make the final margin, setting single-game school records for yardage and rushing touchdowns.
“It feels good,” Bishop said of the records. “But I wouldn't have been able to do this myself.”
Trinity (10-4) advances to play St. Xavier in the state final on Dec. 5 at Western Kentucky University.
Trinity put together a successful drive midway through the first quarter. Taking over on their own 20-yard line with 7:01 remaining, the Shamrocks set the tone with a 14-yard run by Bishop to go up 7-0.
Scott County responded in the second quarter with a 67-yard drive. The Cardinals went to running back Marcus Hill three straight times, and with the Shamrocks keying on Hill, Josh Walls used a misdirection to gain 18 yards to the Trinity 37.
Hill and Walls kept moving the ball, and the 11-play drive was capped when Walls scored from 1 yard with 3:01 left to tie it at 7.
The Shamrocks answered before the break. to Bishop for back-to-back runs to the 35-yard line. Kragthorpe went to the air after that, and with 1:39 left in the half he connected with Morris for a 17-yard pass to the Scott County 28.
A 14-yard run by Bishop set up his 4-yard touchdown with 38 seconds left, and Trinity led 14-7 at halftime.
“We weren't aggressive enough,” Beatty said of his team's first-half defense.
The Shamrocks' defense set the tone for the second half, stuffing Scott County on its first possession and forcing a punt from the Cardinals' goal line. Evan Morris took the punt near midfield and rumbled to the Scott County 30, setting up a short scoring drive.
The Shamrocks went to Bishop five times, the fifth carry going 4 yards for a touchdown with 7:28 left in the third quarter to make it 21-7.