Inside Wilderness Trace Football A weekly notebook focusing on Boyle County, Danville and Mercer County, with occasional info on other nearby teams: LOOKING BACK Boyle County 30, Anderson County 27 Boyle (4-0)held off Anderson (3-0)to win a thrilling game between two teams ranked in the top five in their respective classes who were meeting for the first time since 1998. The Rebels won despite losing two leads and having the ball for only 57 seconds in the fourth quarter, and only after Anderson kicker Joe Rose missed a 23-yard field-goal attempt with two seconds remaining that would have tied the game. Josiah Robbins threw for 131 yards and one touchdown and rushed for 53 yards and a touchdown for Boyle, and he successfully defended Anderson’s star receiver, Ross Cox, in the end zone on the Bearcats’ final offensive play before their field-goal try on third-and-goal. Seph Burke rushed for 79 yards and two touchdowns, one of them on a 46-yard run with 8:57 remaining following a Mack Cox interception that was Anderson’s only turnover. Ross Cox had nine receptions for 138 yards for Anderson, which got 169 of its 323 yards in the fourth quarter. Quarterback Zach Carmichael was 15 for 33 for 205 yards. Boyle’s win came on the 50th anniversary of the school’s first football game, a 28-0 victory over Green County on Sept. 13, 1963, just 10 days after the school opened. Several members of the 1963 team, which went 9-0, were recognized as honorary captains Friday. Central Hardin 48, Mercer County 27 Mercer (3-1) gave up five first-half touchdowns and suffered its first loss of the season to Central Hardin (4-0). The Titans scored first but then gave up three unanswered touchdowns, and the Bruins opened a 35-14 halftime lead that was never threatened. Mercer quarterback Drew Davis, playing with an ankle injury, completed 14 of 32 passes for 212 yards with one touchdown and one interception. He also ran for a touchdown, but he had only 1 yard on the ground. Kobe Ford ran for 128 yards and two touchdowns for the Titans, who were also without their leading rusher, Chris Voris. Chris Crawley-Goodman had seven receptions for 113 yards. Corbin 55, Danville 7 Corbin (4-0) scored on the second play of the game and reached the end zone three times in its first eight plays as it trounced Danville (1-3). The Admirals, who played without three two-way starters, gave up 471 yards, including 333 in the first half. It was 42-7 at halftime, and only a missed extra-point attempt with 1:35 left in the second quarter kept the mercy rule from kicking in before the first half ended. It didn’t take long in the second half to start the running clock, however, as the Redhounds scored 1:39 into the third quarter. Damani Del Rosario rushed for 87 yards and Danville’s only touchdown. Quarterback Zack Dampier went 5 for 10 for 51 yards with two interceptions. Lincoln County 27, Garrard County 25 Lincoln (2-2)extended its recent dominance over Garrard (1-3)by winning the rivalry game for the eighth time in nine years to take a 20-9 series lead. The Patriots rallied from a 19-13 defict to take a 27-19 lead in the fourth quarter, then held off a late charge by the Golden Lions, who scored with 4:57 remaining but missed a chance to tie the game when the snap on their two-point conversion attempt sailed high. Marvin Robinson rushed for 126 yards for Lincoln, and he scored on a 44-yard pass from Justin Hubble and on a 63-yard run. Hubble was 10 for 20 for 148 yards, Trevor Gaines had five receptions for 53 yards and Boone Baird kicked two field goals, including one from 37 yards. Keagan Penman rushed for 165 yards and two touchdowns for Garrard. Quarterback Slade Crutchfield was 10 for 16 for 122 yards. LOOKINGAHEAD (All games Friday) Mercer County (3-1)at Anderson County (2-1), 7:30 p.m. Two teams coming off their first loss resume their rivalry in Lawrenceburg. Anderson has had the upper hand in this series since it resumed in 2009 after a four-year hiatus. The Bearcats have won the last four meetings 42-21, 42-13, 28-6 and 48-7 last season. Prior to its loss to Central Hardin last week, Mercer had beaten Allen County-Scottsville, Danville and West Jessamine. Anderson opened with wins over George Rogers Clark and South Oldham before its loss to Boyle County last week. Anderson’s coaching staff includes two assistant coaches who previously worked at Mercer. Duane Hammons, Mercer’s head coach from 1999-2004 — who was 4-0 against Anderson — is the Bearcats’ longtime defensive coordinator, and Keith Brown, a former assistant at Harrodsburg, Mercer and Marion County, joined the Anderson staff this year as the offensive line and defensive line coach. Boyle County (4-0)at George Rogers Clark (1-3), 7:30 p.m. Boyle moves up in class but figures to have the edge over a Clark team with a porous defense in Winchester. The Cardinals allowed 39.1 points per game last year in their first season under Steven Collins, and they are allowing 41.5 per game so far this season, including 51.0 per game in their three losses. Clark lost 53-33 to Montgomery County last week and was beaten 50-21 by Anderson, which played Boyle to the wire last week, and 50-0 to Henry Clay. The Cardinals’ lone win came over Rowan County in their opener. Boyle is averaging 34.5 points in its four wins over Lincoln County, Warren Central, Danville and Anderson. The two schools last met in 2001 in Montgomery’s Recreation Bowl. Boyle’s 52-7 win was its first victory under the running-clock mercy rule, which was introduced that season. Lincoln County (2-2)at Casey County (0-3), 7 p.m.: Lincoln looks to extend its winning streak against a Casey team looking for its first win in Liberty. The Patriots were overmatched in losses to Boyle County and Bourbon County but have bounced back with come-from-behind wins over Lexington Christian and Garrard County to even their record. They figure to have the edge over the Rebels, who lost to Garrard, Taylor County and Russell County before an open date last week. The schools met last year in Lincoln’s Death Valley Bowl, where the Patriots won 35-23. Lincoln has won all 12 of its meetings with Casey; they last met at Casey in 2003. RATING THE TRACE 1. Boyle County 2. Mercer County 3. Danville 4. Lincoln County 5. Garrard County 6. 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