Topic: Football
Moore vs. Tates Creek
Tates Creek High School
Lexington, KY
August 30, 2013
© 2013 by Ron Harrison
Tates Creek dominated play tonight with a 41-0 victory over visiting Louisville Moore. Tates Creek recorded 11 first downs and 378 yards of total offense. The Commodores were penalized eight times for 68 yards and lost a fumble. Moore recorded six first downs and 122 yards of total offense. They were penalized twice for 20 yards and lost a fumble.
Casey Grimes led Tates Creek’s ground attack with 120 yards and two touchdowns on nine carries. Martavius Carter carried the ball three times for 63 yards and one touchdown. Graham Gordon completed 10 of 13 passes for 146 yards and two touchdowns. TaVon Dunn caught three passes for 73 yards and a touchdown. RJ Taylor added three receptions for 17 yards and a touchdown. James Scearce led the defense with three solo and two assisted tackles. Eamon Nasr added two solo and two assisted tackles with 1.5 of his tackles resulting in losses totaling five yards.
Trey Watts led Moore’s ground game with 63 yards on 16 carries. Trey Watts completed eight of 22 passes for 71 yards. Daron Osborne caught four passes for 34 yards. Keith Foster added three receptions for 10 yards. Damontez Hutchings led the defense with two solo and three assisted tackles. Shawn Whittinghill added one solo and four assisted tackles with 1.5 of his tackles resulting in losses totaling six yards.
Scoring Summary
| School | Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final |
| Moore | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Tates Creek | 14 | 20 | 7 | 0 | 41 |
| TC | - | Casey Grimes 14 yard run (Jake Ryan kick) |
| TC | - | Graham Gordon 5 yard run (Jake Ryan kick) |
| TC | - | RJ Taylor 6 yard pass from Graham Gordon (Jake Ryan kick fails) |
| TC | - | Martavius Carter 61 yard run (Jake Ryan kick) |
| TC | - | TaVon Dunn 42 yard pass from Graham Gordon (Jake Ryan kick) |
| TC | - | Casey Grimes 68 yard run (Jake Ryan kick) |
Selected Statistics
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| Rushing | No. | Yds. | Avg. | Long |
| Trey Watts | 16 | 63 | 3.9 | 15 |
| August Tugbe | 1 | 3 | 3.0 | 3 |
| Keith Foster | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 1 |
| Jerrick McMurry | 6 | -2 | -0.3 | 4 |
| Team | 2 | -25 | -12.5 | 0 |
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| Passing | A-C-I | Yds. | TD | Long |
| Trey Watts | 22-8-0 | 71 | 0 | 27 |
| Jarrod Davis | 4-1-0 | 11 | 0 | 11 |
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| Receiving | No. | Yds. | TD | Long |
| Daron Osborne | 4 | 34 | 0 | 14 |
| Keith Foster | 3 | 10 | 0 | 10 |
| Ray McFarland | 1 | 27 | 0 | 27 |
| Russell Vaden | 1 | 11 | 0 | 11 |
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| Tates Creek | ||||
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| Rushing | No. | Yds. | Avg. | Long |
| Casey Grimes | 9 | 120 | 13.3 | 68 |
| Martavius Carter | 3 | 63 | 21.0 | 61 |
| Peyton Burke | 1 | 25 | 25.0 | 25 |
| Jaren Shelby | 4 | 11 | 2.8 | 6 |
| Marcus Hodge | 1 | 9 | 9.0 | 9 |
| Quinton Goins | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 3 |
| Graham Gordon | 5 | -9 | -1.8 | 5 |
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| Passing | A-C-I | Yds. | TD | Long |
| Graham Gordon | 13-10-0 | 146 | 2 | 42 |
| Jake Ryan | 3-2-0 | 13 | 0 | 7 |
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| Receiving | No. | Yds. | TD | Long |
| TaVon Dunn | 3 | 73 | 1 | 42 |
| RJ Taylor | 3 | 17 | 1 | 14 |
| Martavius Carter | 1 | 27 | 0 | 27 |
| Jaren Shelby | 1 | 16 | 0 | 16 |
| Connor Gibson | 1 | 10 | 0 | 10 |
| Austin Rogers | 1 | 10 | 0 | 10 |
| Max Sweet | 1 | 7 | 0 | 7 |
| Casey Grimes | 1 | -1 | 0 | 0 |
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.