Warren East grad Eli Brown totals 5 tackles for UK in home win
Kentucky redshirt sophomore linebacker Eli Brown (Warren East Class of 2015) finished with five tackles, including two solo stops, in the Wildcats’ 40-34 victory Saturday over Southeastern Conference rival Missouri in Lexington.
UK junior defensive tackle Adrian Middleton (South Warren Class of 2014) finished with one tackle and one quarterback hurry in the win.
Kentucky (5-1 overall, 2-1 SEC) is back in action Oct. 21 at Mississippi State.
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Western Kentucky redshirt junior linebacker Joel Iyiegbuniwe (South Warren Class of 2014) totaled nine tackles, three solo, and one tackle for a loss in the Hilltoppers’ 15-14 win Saturday at Conference USA rival UTEP in El Paso, Texas.
WKU redshirt defensive back Ta’Corian Darden (Russellville Class of 2015) added five tackles, two solo, and was credited with 0.5 tackles for loss.
On offense, Hilltoppers senior wide receiver Nacarius Fant (Bowling Green Class of 2014) tallied three catches for 23 yards and redshirt sophomore running back Marquez Trigg (Glasgow Class of 2015) had one catch for two yards and two carries for one yard.
WKU (3-2, 1-1 C-USA) returns to action Oct. 14 against visiting conference rival Charlotte.
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Murray State redshirt sophomore wide receiver Jensen Feggins (Warren Central Class of 2015) hauled in two catches for 40 yards in the Racers’ 13-10 win at UT Martin on Saturday in Martin, Tenn.
Racers redshirt junior punter Landon Stratton (Logan County Class of 2014) finished with five punts for 168 yards (33.6 yards per kick) and had two punts land inside the 20-yard line.
Murray State (2-4, 1-1 Ohio Valley Conference) next plays at home on Oct. 14 against Eastern Illinois.
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Indiana State redshirt junior cornerback Rondell Green (Warren Central Class of 2013) totaled seven tackles, five solo, and forced a fumble in Saturday’s 52-0 loss to No. 2-ranked North Dakota State in Terre Haute, Ind.
Indiana State (0-5, 0-2 Missouri Valley Football Conference) is back in action Oct. 14 at No. 4 South Dakota.
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Centre junior running back Colin Burnam (Warren Central Class of 2015) finished with 24 rushing yards on six carries Saturday in a 38-3 win over Austin (Texas) in Danville.
Colonels freshman quarterback Clark Payne (Bowling Green Class of 2017) completed 1 of 2 passes for 6 yards. Centre sophomore defensive back Karim Kimble (Glasgow Class of 2016) added a solo tackle in the win.
Centre (4-1, 2-1 Southern Athletic Association) plays Oct. 14 at Trinity (Texas).
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Lindenwood-Belleville (Ill.) sophomore linebacker Shawn Jewell (Warren Central Class of 2016) totaled four tackles in Saturday’s 50-16 home loss to Missouri Baptist in Belleville, Ill.
Lindenwood-Belleville (0-5, 0-2 Mid-States Football Association) hosts Saint Francis (Ill.) on Oct. 14.
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Kentucky Wesleyan freshman defensive back Malcolm Johnson (Greenwood Class of 2017) tallied four tackles for the Panthers in Saturday’s 56-29 loss to Walsh (Ohio) in Owensboro.
Panthers sophomore defensive tackle Curtis Johnson (Warren Central Class of 2016) and freshman defensive end Dalan Cofer (Bowling Green Class of 2017) added two solo tackles apiece.
Kentucky Wesleyan (1-4, 0-2 Great-Midwest Athletic Conference) plays at Malone (Ohio) on Oct. 14.
– Jeff Nations