Friday at New Castle, Franklin County posted a 44-34 season opening football victory over the Trojans. Wildcat quarterback Brady Morehead had three touchdowns, two by air and one rushing, plus 313 yards of total offense. Jacob Schatzle also had three scores as he hauled in both of Morehead’s TD toss and rushed for a third. Bridger Bolos ran for a pair of touchdowns.
Franklin County 44, New Castle 34 (home)
FC 06 08 24 06
NC 14 06 00 14
Franklin County key team stats from MaxPreps (New Castle N/A):
- Pass yds 146
- Rush yds 254
- Total yds 400
- Turnovers 2 (1 int, 1 fum)
- Punts/avg yds 2/45
Franklin County individual stat leaders (New Castle N/A):
- Pass comp/att/yds/TD- Morehead 6/17/146/2
- Rushes/yds/TD- Morehead 33/167/1, Bolos 20/70/2, Schatzle 2/17/1
- Receptions/yds/TD- Schatzle 3/88/2, Prows 2/56
- Total tackles and other def. stats- N/A
- Blocked punts- Hodapp