Redhounds fall on the road, 36-16

Local Sports

Discussion

November 5, 2012

Redhounds fall on the road, 36-16

Anonymous The Times-Tribune The Times-Tribune Mon Nov 05, 2012, 09:08 AM EST

CORBIN — By Les Dixon / Sports Editor

LARUE COUNTY — Corbin’s playoff drought on the road continued Friday, as LaRue County put an end to the Redhounds’ season by picking up a 36-16 come from behind win during first round action of the Class 3A playoffs.

The Hawks (6-5) were trailing 10-9 at halftime, but their ground game took over during the final 24 minutes as they outscored Corbin 27-6 during the second half.

The loss turned out to be the Redhounds’ seventh straight on the road during the playoffs with Corbin’s last post-season road win coming against Green County (48-19) on Nov. 10, 2000.

Jewell’s squad finished the 2012 campaign with a 5-6 record, which marks Corbin’s first losing season since 1995 when the Redhounds went 4-7 under former coach Mike Whitaker.

Things looked good for Corbin early on, as the Redhounds got on the scoreboard first thanks to its defense.

After opening the game with a drive that saw Matt Jewell string together runs of 18 and 11 yards, the Redhounds’ drive stalled at the LaRue County 44-yard line.

But after a punt by Corbin that reached the Hawks’ three-yard-line, Corbin forced a fumble on LaRue County’s first offensive possession and recovered it in the endzone to take an early 7-0 edge with 8:44 remaining in the first quarter.

But it didn’t take long for the Hawks to answer.

LaRue County drove down to Corbin’s 10-yard line, but couldn’t advance any further, as Hawk kicker Curtis Milby connected with a 28-yard field goal to cut his team’s deficit to 7-3 at the 4:40 mark.

Both teams struggled moving the ball on their next couple of possessions and actually traded fumbles away before LaRue County took its first lead of the game with quarterback Gabe Shirley finding a hole and racing nine yards to give the Hawks a 9-7 lead with 9:18 remaining in the first half.

Corbin responded with a scoring drive of its own during its ensuing possession, as Jewell’s 63-yard run set up Redhound kicker Corey Taylor’s 22-yard field goal at the 6:59 mark, allowing his team to reclaim a 10-9 edge.

Corbin managed to outgain the Hawks in total offensive output in the first half, 170-160, as Jewell led the way on the ground with 23 carries and 121 yards.

LaRue County came out in the second half and moved the ball quickly to take its second lead of the game. Shirley ran a quarterback sneak untouched and scored from 15-yards out, as the Hawks’ lead grew to 15-10 with 6:07 remaining in the third quarter.

The Redhounds looked as if they were going to find paydirt on their ensuing drive and drove deep into Hawk territory, but a penalty and a fumble halted Corbin from putting any points on the scoreboard and LaRue County took advantage of the situation.

The Hawks connected on a third and 10 situation to keep their drive going and two plays later took the game’s biggest lead, as Matt Hornback broke loose and scored on a 57-yard touchdown run to give his team a 22-10 lead with 1:09 remaining in the third quarter.

But Corbin came storming back and scored three minutes later with Taylor Waddle snuck in from one-yard yard to make the score 22-16 with 10:36 left in regulation.

But just when it looked as if the Redhounds got back into the contest, LaRue County’s Hornback took advantage of a big hole and ran 63 yards to go over 200 yards rushing. The Hawks’ Shirley scored from two-yards out two plays later to increase his team’s advantage to 29-16 with 8:05 left in the game.

Corbin managed to have the ball in LaRue County territory twice after Shirley’s third touchdown, but three turnovers allowed the Hawks to wrap-up the 20-point win.

Text Only

Local Sports

Heartbreak City
The Barbourville Lady Tigers (5-18) came into Thursday’s 51st District Tournament semifinal game against Pineville having beaten the Lady Mountain Lions twice this season by scores of 12-8 and 14-3.

May 24, 2013 2 Photos
Panthers blank Pineville to grab 51st District Championship
Behind the arm of freshman pitcher Drew Mills, the Knox Central Panthers shutout the Pineville Mountain Lions 4-0 to capture the 51st District Championship.

May 24, 2013 1 Photo
Hyde leads the way
South Laurel senior Amber Hyde usually never swings at high pitches, but it was a good thing she did during the sixth inning of the 50th District championship game Wednesday.

May 23, 2013 1 Photo
Martin tosses a jewel
CORBIN — It didn’t come easy, but the South Laurel Cardinals completed a three-peat Wednesday with a 3-1 win over Corbin, earning their third straight 50th District Championship.

May 23, 2013 1 Photo
Moving on
The Lynn Camp Wildcat basketball program is searching for a new coach after Clyde Dixon decided to retire after three years as head coach in his second stint coaching the Wildcats.

May 22, 2013 1 Photo
13th Region rumors may excite, but seldom turn out to be true
It seems like high school basketball season just ended, but actually it’s been two months since the round ball has been tossed up in the 13th Region.

May 22, 2013 1 Photo
Gotta Finish
The Williamsburg Yellow Jackets are a perfect example of the saying ‘It’s not how you start, but how you finish that matters.’

May 22, 2013
Williamsburg will graduate six seniors
The Williamsburg Lady Yellow Jackets' season came to an end following Monday's 10-0 loss to South Laurel in the 50th District Tournament, giving the team a 7-20 record on the year.

May 22, 2013
Twice as Nice
With a 6-3 win over the Clay County Tigers, the North Laurel Jaguars became back-to-back 49th District Champions on Monday night.

May 21, 2013 1 Photo
Moving On
Corbin’s Kevin Goins has come to be known as Mr. Reliable on the pitcher’s mound this season and Monday wasn’t any different for the junior hurler.

May 21, 2013
More Local Sports Headlines

Local Sports

Search Results

Discussion

Redhounds fall on the road, 36-16

Site Map

Contact Us