[Stardust]

Final.

Not much solace for the Camels on Senior night with the exception that Campbell County is the only NKY 6A school that SK did not play with a running clock.

[neerfan]

Stardust I all ready had a thread for this if you want to close mine out. No running clock cause we only played our seconds for two series and then it was the thirds and players who do not get playing time for the most part. Could have been far worse just showing a little class I guess.

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Stardust I all ready had a thread for this if you want to close mine out. No running clock cause we only played our seconds for two series and then it was the thirds and players who do not get playing time for the most part. Could have been far worse just showing a little class I guess.

How bad was the field? I heard it was a mud pit.

[neerfan]

I've seen cow pastures that were nicer. Its a wonder that the game only had one injury.

[Stardust]

It was the worst field I have ever seen, and there have been some bads ones this year alone. As neerfan said, Bob Miller stadium would have been an insult to cows to call that place a cowpasture. In all honesty though, it really didn't have that much of an impact on the play of the game. Being on the sideline that who night, players were not losing their footing any more than a normal wet night. But lord, it looked bad. Just walking the sidelines, I had mud splased up to my shoulders.

[Stardust]

Simon Kenton 21 21 7 0--49
Campbell County 7 0 0 7--14

S – Baldwin 6 run (run failed)
C – Kremer 7 pass to Smith (Malicoat kick)
S – Simpson 3 run (Brown run)
S – Simpson 32 run (Repka kick)
S – Simpson 3 run (Repka kick)
S – Simpson 80 run (Repka kick)
S – Lawrence 15 pass to Carroll (Repka kick)
S – Brown 6 run (Repka kick)
C – Ritter 40 pass to Lemons (Malicoat kick)

Records: SK (8-1, 5-0); CC (3-6, 1-4).
Kentucky.com

[Stardust]

Simon Kenton had already clinched a top district postseason seed but continued its tune-up for the upcoming Class 6A playoffs with a 49-14 win at Campbell County Friday night. The Pioneers scored touchdowns on their first five possessions en route to completing a sweep of their district schedule for the first time in school history.


After the game, coach Jeff Marksberry modeled for his team the black t-shirts they would receive commemorating the first district championship in school history.
Jordan Hansel, a 6-foot-4, 290-pound senior who plays on both the offensive and defensive line, made sure he got one that was big enough to fit him.

“To go undefeated in the district was big for us and that’s why we’re so pumped up about this win,” said Hansel. “We didn’t want to underestimate Campbell County, we knew they were going to come out to play, especially it being Senior Night for them, so we came out and decided to play our butts off.”

Simon Kenton was the surprise of the state last season as it reached the state championship game before falling short against Louisville Trinity. The Pioneers, now 8-1 and ranked No. 2 in the Enquirer’s Northern Kentucky coaches’ poll, won’t sneak up on anyone this postseason.

“I tell them each day that we can’t waste an opportunity to improve and there is always going to be something,” said Marksberry. “The kids have done a great job of staying grounded and not allowing this success to get to them and make them not want to work hard or play hard. Each week we’ve come to practice in a good mood. Our kids really understand that and focus on getting better.”

Campbell County came into the game just 3-5 overall and 1-3 in the district but responded to a quick Simon Kenton touchdown with a touchdown drive of its own.

Camels junior quarterback Michael Kremer threw a 7-yard touchdown pass to junior wide receiver Matt Smith to complete a nine-play, 69-yard drive. Cameron Malicoat’s extra point gave Campbell County a 7-6 lead.

Kremer completed five of eight passes on the drive for 58 yards, and accounted for the other 11 yards with a scramble out of the pocket.

Neither the Campbell County defense nor a mud-caked field could slow down senior running back Miles Simpson, however. Simpson scored four touchdowns and gained 263 yards on 15 carries to go along with an interception on defense. He rushed for more than 200 yards in all five district games this season and has 1,655 yards rushing and 33 touchdown total this season.

[Can you dig it?]

Congrats to SK on that first district championship. That's got to be sweet.:rockon: