Colonels Pick Off Christian

By Ryan Davenport, WSON Sports Correspondent 

The Henderson County Colonels faced off against the Christian County Colonels on the road last night, in which Henderson took down Christian, 49-18.

The Colonels defense had 4 interceptions with one of those being a 25 yard pick six by Brody Belt. The other 3 guys with an interception on the night was Avant Baxter, Jake Nunn and Tony Burrus. Wyatt Newman had a 67 yard scoop and score for the Colonels.

Colonel sophomore quarterback Brody Belt was 8 for 11 with 103 yards, 3 touchdown passes, and 2 interceptions thrown on the night. Senior running back Tony Burrus rushed 11 times for 109 yards and 2 rushing touchdowns on the night. Senior wide receiver Maxton Meadows had 3 receptions for 26 yards while senior wide receiver Colton Thompson had 2 receptions for 39 yards and 2 touchdown receptions. Sophomore tight end Christian Haygan had 1 reception for 17 yards that was a touchdown reception on the night.

The Colonels as a team, had 115 yards rushing and 103 yards passing for a total of 218 yards of offense on the night. The Colonel’s defense allowed Christian to have 61 yards rushing and 268 passing yards for a total of 329 yards of total offense on the night, as the Colonels forced 1 fumble and allowed Christian to get 18 first downs. The Colonels had 9 penalties for 102 yards while Christian had 5 penalties for 55 yards on the night.

The Colonels (4-5) will be at home for Senior Night to take on the Owensboro Red Devils (6-3) next Friday night, November 1st, with the kickoff set for 7:00 P.M.