A win's a win

A lethargic Woodford County team struggled early, spotting West Jessamine a 21-14 half-time lead, but rallied in the second half to come out with a 37-28 win.

The defense played an abysmal first half. The Colts ran up and down the field on the Jackets and were it not for two recovered fumbles by Woodford, the score could have been worse. But the Jacket D rose to the challenge in the second half. They played with more discipline and intensity, and held the West Jessamine option offense in check.

While the Jackets struggled to stop the Colt running game (an all too familiar theme), they were able to force 6 turnovers. They recovered four fumbles, including one in the end zone after a bad West Jessamine punt snap that resulted in a safety, and two second half interceptions.

The offense did enough to get by. They played well in spurts, but quarterback Steven Duckworth never really got into a rhythm. His highlights included a beautiful sideline pass to Chris Jones on the Jackets’ first drive of the second half and a nifty scramble on a broken play for the first score of the game.

The Yellow Jackets clearly suffered an emotional hangover after last week’s loss to Ashland Paul Blazer. Woodford never showed much emotion apart from the early part of the third quarter when they put the game out of reach. The offense looked particularly flat in the fourth quarter.