Scott christens new home turf by crushing Lloyd

TAYLOR MILL, Ky. - Homecoming took on a whole new meaning Friday for Scott High School.

Scott Eagles Stadium hosted its first game of the season with one brand-new striking feature: artificial playing turf.

“That’s better than anything we’ve ever had,” head coach Dave Campbell said.

School board members participated in a ribbon-cutting ceremony to celebrate the field’s inaugural game — a 42-7 Eagles win against Lloyd.

“It was tough playing every game on the road the first five weeks,” Campbell said. “Of course it’s sweet to be home, but we really wanted to bring home the first win here at our first home game and our kids rose to the occasion. I’m proud of them.”

The Scott defense paved the way, forcing four Juggernauts turnovers and a safety while keeping Lloyd off the scoreboard until backup running back Daishaun Bruton scored with 2:16 to play.

Nick Farris’ interception of Dexter Smith ended Lloyd’s first drive deep in its own territory. Scott quarterback Joey Heeb’s first rushing touchdown of the season gave the Eagles a 7-0 lead after seven minutes.

Scott senior Rob Swinford recovered a fumbled snap and junior Brandon Stamper picked off Smith’s second interception to end Lloyd’s next two possessions. Both turnovers led to Scott touchdowns, giving the Eagles a 21-0 edge early in the second quarter.

“We finally got everybody back on defense. We’ve been moving people around,” Campbell said. “We finally had a couple weeks in a row where we had our top 11 out there in the same positions. That really helped us tonight.”

Offensively, Heeb completed 6 of 9 passes for 51 yards and ran for 53 yards, scoring one touchdown each through the air and on the ground in his first start since in a month.

Fellow junior Ryan Sowder earned the starting nod before Scott’s win against Bellevue in week three, but an early injury against Dixie Heights last week put Heeb back under center.

“He struggled the first couple games of the year, but he’s a great team player,” Campbell said. “Joey did a great job tonight managing the game.”

Though he didn’t play quarterback against Lloyd, Sowder carried the ball out of the backfield eight times for 54 yards and two touchdowns.

“We’re still trying to take it easy on Ryan,” Campbell said. “We didn’t want him to take so many hits tonight.”

Junior running back Justin Hoskins added another pair of rushing touchdowns, the second giving the Eagles a 42-0 lead early in the fourth quarter.

“We’ve got everybody back on our offensive line and we always tell them an average back can run through a big hole,“ Campbell said. “But we’ve got a couple good backs, and when the line is letting them get to the second level, they can make some plays for us.”

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