Missed the game? Watched it but can’t get enough or can’t believe what you saw? Cat Scratches will break down the nuts and bolts from each and every game, including some postgame reaction and comments from the players who made the difference.The essentials: Down 13-3 midway through the second quarter, the Kentucky football team rallied to defeat Central Michigan 27-13, outscoring the Chippewas 21-0 in the second half at Commonwealth Stadium on Saturday. The Wildcats were led offensively by the play of true freshman running back Josh Clemons and junior wide receiver La’Rod King. The pair combined to gain 228 of UK’s 344 yards. For the second consecutive week, UK overcame a slow start to post a victory, the 21st straight non-conference win for the program.The win sends UK to 2-0 for the 2011 season as the Wildcats prepare for their annual rivalry game against the Louisville Cardinals next Saturday in Lexington, Ky. Playing its best football of this early season in the second half, head coach Joker Phillips hopes the confidence the offense built translates to next week.”I hope they build off of this,” Phillips said. “We have some good players on offense. The thing that our guys got to do is just relax and play. Our offensive line is starting to play, starting to come, starting to get healthy.”Play of the game: Clemons has gotten plenty of attention throughout fall camp and the beginning of the season as a true freshman capable of making a big impact. The Georgia native scored a touchdown in the season opener and played well enough to prompt Phillips to say he needed more touches against Central Michigan. Phillips followed through on that, giving 14 carries to the well-built newcomer. Clemons responded with 128 yards, the first 100-yard rushing performance in school history since Arliss Beach in 2002. He was solid throughout the afternoon, but dazzling on an 87-yard run late in the third quarter. Taking a handoff over the right side, Clemons spun off a tackle a few yards past the line of scrimmage, then turned on his afterburners to jet past a Chippewa defensive back and into the end zone.”I just ran up in there and the guy didn’t wrap up, so I bounced it out,” Clemons said. “It was a footrace then.”Turning point: Central Michigan gained 228 yards and scored 13 points on its first three drives, but the Wildcat defense responded. On the next five drives, the Chippewas managed just 32 yards and UK managed to minimize the deficit in spite of offensive struggles. “Our defense played outstanding after the third series,” Phillips said. “I think they scored on the first three series, and after that our defense threw a shutout, which is what we expect for those guys.The following drive, though, was when the game really turned. Central Michigan had a fourth and inches from its own 34-yard line and head coach Dan Enos opted to go for it. Quarterback Ryan Radcliff handed to running back Tim Phillips, who was stuffed for no gain by Collins Ukwu and Winston Guy”I think the turning point was the fourth down,” Phillips said. “Our guys did a good job on fourth and inches of stopping them, then our offense did a good job of converting to get us back in the game.”When the offense took over, Morgan Newton went deep to a wide open King, who scored a touchdown to tie the game at 13.Player of the game: This award could easily go to either Clemons or King, but linebacker Danny Trevathan earns it for his solid all-around play from start to finish. The anchor of the defense, the senior captain tallied 13 tackles, an interception, 3.5 tackles for loss and a pass break-up. He was all over the field, which has come to be expected, and was a key element in the way the defense rebounded from allowing points on the first three drives of the game.”I think that shows the maturity of this group,” Trevathan said.This game will likely prove to be most memorable for Trevathan because of the interception he made, the first of his career. He was happy about the interception, but was not happy that he was tackled at the 11-yard line after a 28-yard return.”I got tripped,” Trevathan said. “My first interception and I don’t know who tripped me or how. I saw blue grass and I was just running toward it.”Unsung heroes: Sophomore running back Raymond Sanders was overshadowed by Clemons, but he gained 62 yards of his own on just eight carries. Perhaps inspired by his competitor in the back field, most of his yardage came after Clemons’ big run in the third quarter. Going forward, Phillips said that handing it to the sophomore-freshman combination of Sanders and Clemons will be a key element of the Wildcats’ attack.”You have to start with the run,” Phillips said. “We have to start with the run, then get people committed to the line of scrimmage, then have an opportunity to stick in it our running backs’ belly and try to get behind people.”Two of the players that the backs were trying to get behind were true freshmen D.J. Warren and Darrian Miller. Warren started at fullback for the second consecutive game while Miller got his first start in place of injured right tackle Billy Joe Murphy. Phillips has been excited about this year’s freshman class since signing day, but playing three at the same time was not in his plans.”I’ve been bragging on those guys, but I didn’t want to see three of them in the game at the same time either,” Phillips said.In his first start, Miller did make one significant mistake on a missed assignment. Outside of that, Phillips didn’t notice Miller, which is a good thing for an offensive lineman.”I didn’t even notice him being out there until I saw two true freshmen going at tailback, started counting them,” Phillips said. “Then I noticed we had another one at right tackle. When you don’t notice them, (that means) he played good enough to win.”Injury report: UK missed two offensive linemen on Saturday: center Matt Smith and Murphy. Both will continue to rehab with the goal of playing next weekend. As for new injuries, only safeties Winston Guy and Martavius Neloms are added to the list. Guy “tweaked a hamstring” and Neloms sustained a shoulder stinger, but both were able to return to the game and play with the injuries.”Besides that we got out of this game pretty healthy,” Phillips said.Hidden stat: Quarterback Morgan Newton didn’t have his best passing day, completing 9-of-18 passes for one touchdown and one interception, but he was productive in the running game. Removing lost yards from sacks, Newton had 60 yards on the ground. He was part of a rushing attack that outgained Central Michigan 230-88 on the afternoon. The athletic junior adds a dimension to the UK offense with his legs which figures to help all season. What this one means: It was another win for the Wildcats in a performance that was less than spotless, but it was a win nonetheless.”They say there’s no such thing as an ugly (win),” Phillips said. “Well, we just had another not-so-pretty win. But we are 2-0. Probably about a third of the teams across the country are 2-0. We found a way to win this one.”Attention now shifts to the matchup with Louisville. Cardinal coach Charlie Strong said after last night’s loss to Florida International that UK has the better team of the two, but Phillips opted to let such things be decided on the field.”We’ll see next week,” Phillips said. “I mean, we’ll see next week. When we play those guys, everything goes out the window. We understand that. It’s become a real healthy in-state rivalry. We’ll enjoy this one and get ready for it tomorrow afternoon.”