Topic: Football
Tates Creek vs. Henry Clay
Henry Clay High School
Lexington, KY
September 9, 2011
© 2011 by Ron Harrison
Tates Creek raced out to a 21-0 lead in a 21-14 victory over Henry Clay. Tates Creek got out to an early 7-0 lead as Martell Berry caught a 40 yard TD pass from running back Dennis Oxendine with 10:24 in the first quarter. Tates Creek evens their record at 2-2 and Henry Clay drops to 0-4 for the season. Tates Creek dominated the statistical battle tonight as they held a 376-119 advantage in total yards and a 34:08-13:52 advantage in possession time. Tates Creek recorded 20 first downs and 376 yards of total offense. The Commodores were penalized seven times
Dennis Oxendine led Tates Creek’s ground game with 184 yards and a touchdown on 25 carries. Casey Grimes carried the ball nine times for 45 yards. Martell Berry completed seven of 12 passes for 67 yards and a touchdown with one interception. Stefan Joslin caught four passes for 31 yards. Martell Berry and Cal Stewart caught TD passes of 40 and 16 yards respectively. Kalin Poe led the defense with one solo and five assisted tackles. Taylor Grimes added two solo and two assisted tackles with 2.5 of his tackles resulting in losses totalling six yards.
Davion Jackson led Henry Clay’s ground game with 94 yards and two touchdowns on 16 carries. Christian Todd completed five of 12 passes for 33 yards. Austin Black caught two passes for 16 yards. Evander Harris punted three times for a 48.3 average. Charles McCarty led the defense with six solo and 12 assisted tackles.
Scoring Summary
| School | Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final |
| Tates Creek | 7 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 21 |
| Henry Clay | 0 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 14 |
| TC | - | Martell Berry 40 yard pass from Dennis Oxendine (Jake Ryan kick) |
| TC | - | Dennis Oxendine 3 yard run (Jake Ryan kick) |
| TC | - | Cal Stewart 16 yard pass from Martell Berry (Jake Ryan kick) |
| HC | - | Davion Jackson 36 yard run (John Garrett kick) |
| HC | - | Davion Jackson 13 yard run (John Garrett kick) |
Selected Statistics
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| Rushing | No. | Yds. | Avg. | Long |
| Dennis Oxendine | 25 | 184 | 7.4 | 36 |
| Casey Grimes | 9 | 45 | 5.0 | 24 |
| Martell Berry | 6 | 27 | 4.5 | 10 |
| William Hardin | 3 | 15 | 5.0 | 7 |
| Eamon Nasr | 3 | 14 | 4.7 | 6 |
| M. Wilkerson | 1 | -2 | -2.0 | 0 |
| Team | 5 | -14 | -2.8 | 0 |
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| Passing | A-C-I | Yds. | TD | Long |
| Martell Berry | 12-7-1 | 67 | 1 | 16 |
| Dennis Oxendine | 2-1-0 | 40 | 1 | 40 |
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| Receiving | No. | Yds. | TD | Long |
| Stefan Joslin | 4 | 31 | 0 | 13 |
| Martell Berry | 1 | 40 | 1 | 40 |
| Cal Stewart | 1 | 16 | 1 | 16 |
| Dennis Oxendine | 1 | 14 | 0 | 14 |
| Keith Denton | 1 | 6 | 0 | 6 |
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| Rushing | No. | Yds. | Avg. | Long |
| Davion Jackson | 16 | 94 | 5.9 | 36 |
| David George | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 1 |
| Devin Byrd | 1 | -1 | -1.0 | 0 |
| Christian Todd | 2 | -8 | -4.0 | 0 |
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| Passing | A-C-I | Yds. | TD | Long |
| Christian Todd | 12-5-0 | 33 | 0 | 12 |
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| Receiving | No. | Yds. | TD | Long |
| Austin Black | 2 | 16 | 0 | 10 |
| Devin Byrd | 2 | 5 | 0 | 4 |
| Evander Harris | 1 | 12 | 0 | 12 |
Acknowledgements
A special thanks to WL Stats for the comprehensive stats provided for tonight's games.
Updated: Saturday, 10 September 2011 2:41 AM EDT
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