Topic: Football
Paul Laurence Dunbar vs. Tates Creek
Central Kentucky Kickoff Classic
Tates Creek High School
Lexington, KY
August 23, 2013
© 2013 by Ron Harrison
Tates Creek held on for a 22-21 victory over Dunbar tonight in Paul Rains’ debut as coach at Dunbar. Dunbar pulled to within one point; 22-21 on a 27 yard touchdown pass from Emory Thompson to Marcellis Means with 52 seconds left on the clock. The two point conversion attempt failed and Tates Creek held on for a hard earned victory. Casey Grimes scored on the last play of the first half on the old hook-and -ladder play. Graham Gordon completed a 15 yard pass to TaVon Dunn at the 20 yard line who tossed a lateral to Grimes who took it in for the score and after Jake Ryan’s conversion kick went to the locker room with a 15-7 lead. Tates Creek recorded 16 first downs and 307 yards of total offense. The Commodores were penalized six times for 39 yards and lost a fumble. Paul L. Dunbar recorded 14 first downs and 342 yards of total offense. The Bulldogs were penalized seven times for 57 yards, lost a fumble, and had a pass intercepted.
Casey Grimes led Tates Creek’s ground game with 88 yards on eight carries. Martavius Carter carried the ball seven times for 30 yards and a touchdown. Graham Gordon completed 15 of 18 passes for 157 yards and two touchdowns. TaVon Dunn caught six passes for 53 yards. Austin Rogers added three receptions for 37 yards. Jaren Shelby also caught three passes for 34 yards and a touchdown. Casey Grimes caught a 20 yard touchdown pass. Jacob Czarnecki led the defense with six solo tackles with two of his tackles resulting in losses totaling two yards. Eamon Nasr added two solo and six assisted tackles. Max Sweet recorded four solo tackles and intercepted one pass.
A.J. Williams led Dunbar’s ground attack with 91 yards and a touchdown on six carries. Emory Thompson carried the ball 14 times for 82 yards and Cam Pergram added 47 yards on 11 carries. Emory Thompson completed four of 10 passes for 88 yards and two touchdowns with one interception. A.J. Williams caught two passes for 60 yards and a touchdown. Marcellis Means caught one pass for 27 yards and a touchdown. Derante Sanders led the defense with six solo and three assisted tackles with 1.5 of his tackles resulting in losses totaling 11 yards. Sanders also recovered a fumble. Jmaurion Dunn added four solo and three assisted tackles. Luke Daily and Emory Thompson each recorded four solo and two assisted tackles.
Scoring Summary
| School | Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final |
| Paul Laurence Dunbar | 7 | 0 | 8 | 6 | 21 |
| Tates Creek | 0 | 15 | 0 | 7 | 22 |
| PLD | - | A.J. Williams 44 yard pass from Emory Thompson (Levi Clark kick) |
| TC | - | Jaren Shelby 21 yard pass from Graham Gordon (Eamon Nasr pass from Peyton Burke) |
| TC | - | Casey Grimes 20 yard lateral from TaVon Dunn (Jake Ryan kick) |
| PLD | - | A.J. Williams 72 yard run (Emory Thompson run) |
| TC | - | Martavius Carter 8 yard run (Jake Ryan kick) |
| PLD | - | Marcellis Means 27 yard pass from Emory Thompson (Williams run fails) |
Selected Statistics
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| Rushing | No. | Yds. | Avg. | Long |
| A.J. Williams | 6 | 95 | 15.2 | 72 |
| Emory Thompson | 14 | 82 | 5.9 | 39 |
| Cam Pergram | 11 | 47 | 4.3 | 12 |
| Brandyn Duncan | 3 | 27 | 9.0 | 19 |
| Darien Hardaway | 1 | 4 | 4.0 | 4 |
| Jmaurion Dunn | 2 | 3 | 1.5 | 2 |
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| Passing | A-C-I | Yds. | TD | Long |
| Emory Thompson | 10-4-1 | 88 | 2 | 44 |
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| Receiving | No. | Yds. | TD | Long |
| A.J. Williams | 2 | 60 | 1 | 44 |
| Marcellis Means | 1 | 27 | 1 | 27 |
| Brandyn Duncan | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
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| Tates Creek | ||||
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| Rushing | No. | Yds. | Avg. | Long |
| Casey Grimes | 8 | 81 | 10.1 | 56 |
| Martavius Carter | 7 | 30 | 4.3 | 13 |
| Jaren Shelby | 4 | 17 | 4.2 | 8 |
| Graham Gordon | 7 | 13 | 1.9 | 12 |
| Malik Jackson | 2 | 3 | 1.5 | 8 |
| Team | 1 | -2 | -2.0 | 0 |
| Jake Ryan | 2 | -8 | -4.0 | 1 |
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| Passing | A-C-I | Yds. | TD | Long |
| Graham Gordon | 18-15-0 | 157 | 2 | 21 |
| Jake Ryan | 9-2-0 | 16 | 0 | 10 |
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| Receiving | No. | Yds. | TD | Long |
| TaVon Dunn | 6 | 53 | 0 | 14 |
| Austin Rogers | 3 | 37 | 0 | 16 |
| Jaren Shelby | 3 | 34 | 1 | 21 |
| Martavius Carter | 2 | 12 | 0 | 6 |
| Casey Grimes | 1 | 22 | 1 | 2 |
| R.J. Taylor | 1 | 10 | 0 | 10 |
| Eamon Nasr | 1 | 5 | 0 | 5 |
Acknowledgements
A special thanks to WL Stats for the comprehensive stats provided for tonight's games.
Please feel free to send your comments and questions concerning the event, teams, or players to me at prepgridiron@yahoo.com.
Ron Harrison’s reports on this and other football events appear on https://www.angelfire.com/ky2/prepgridiron.
Updated: Friday, 23 August 2013 10:31 PM EDT
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