By James Brown
Glasgow News 1
The Barren County Trojans closed the regular season with a decisive 42-7 win over Allen County-Scottsville. Barren improves to 7-3 overall, and opens the Class 5A playoffs next Friday at home against Graves County.
The game was close early. The Trojans scored their first touchdown with 5:45 left in the first quarter when Briggs Harris connected with Jackson Stephano on a 27-yard pass. Jacob Dooley added the extra-point kick to put Barren up, 7-0.
The Patriots answered early in the second period with a four-yard touchdown run. The extra point kick tied the game at 7-7.
The rest of the game belonged to Barren County.
The Trojans took the lead for good with a 33-yard touchdown pass from Briggs Harris to Jordan Harris. Dooley added another PAT with 8:31 left in the first half.
Barren scored three more times before halftime.
The first touchdown was on a six-yard pass from Briggs Harris to Stephano. The second TD was scored on a 67-yard run by Briggs Harris. Then a minute after that, Kane Dawson caught a 20-yard touchdown pass from Briggs Harris. Dooley made all three extra-point kicks, and Barren led 35-7 at the break.
Corbin Wells capped the Trojans’ scoring in the third quarter with a six-yard touchdown run. Jordan Harris kicked the extra point to kick in the running clock on the game.
Briggs Harris finished the game 6-of-9 passing for 100 yards. Stephano caught three passes for 41 yards, while Dawson caught two passes for 26 yards, and Jordan Harris finished with 33 yards on one reception.
Briggs Harris also led Barren on the ground with 97 rushing yards, while Wells ran for 83 yards, and Gavyn Minor finished with 31 yards on four carries.
As of now, the kick off time for the playoff game against Graves County is set for 7 p.m., Nov. 6.
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