[Jewell Field Fan]

Wayne County used 43 plays to net 336 yards of offense led by All-State candidate Lorenzo Linsey to advance to the region championship game for the third straight year and fourth time in five years. Linsey, a senior quarterback, completed 13 of 19 passes for 204 yards with 3TDs, plus rushed 11 times for 81 yards with 2 more TDs. Junior Aubrey Weaver had 7 catches for 158 yards with scores of 53, 15 and 8 yards. Senior kicker Riley Woods booted a 40 yard field goal and adds to his single season school record of 10 3-pointers.
Rockcastle County had three guys rush for 100 yards or more led by the 128 yards of senior Brent Lovell, while Jaden Payne and Holdan Barnett finished with 120 and 100 yards each as the Rockets rushed 62 times for 381 yards and misfired on both pass attempts.
Wayne was excellent on offense and opportunistic on defense while Rock was much better this time around and controlled the clock most of the night.
The win marks Wayne's sixth in last seven meetings with Rockets and closes the all-time mark to 10-17. Up next for the Cardinals will be a Region 3 title matchup at Western. #GoCards