Topic: Football
Tates Creek vs. Henry Clay
Henry Clay High School
Lexington, KY
September 13, 2013
© 2013 by Ron Harrison
The first half was scoreless but Henry Clay captured the victory with a 21-13 victory over Tates Creek with Tates Creek’s final touchdown coming in the closing seconds of the game. While the high octane Henry Clay offense normally gets all the accolades much of the credit tonight went to the quick defense which stymied Tates Creek’s offense tonight. Henry Clay recorded 21 first downs and 411 yards of total offense. The Blue Devils were penalized eight times for 85 yards and lost three fumbles. Tates Creek recorded 13 first downs and 202 yards of total offense. The Commodores were penalized seven times for 66 yards.
Elijah Bell led Henry Clay’s ground game with 159 yards and a touchdown on 22 carries. DA. Jones carried the ball 13 times for 144 yards and a touchdown. Sammy Carter completed 12 of 13 passes for 132 yards and a touchdown. Colby Barnes caught six passes for 85 yards. Gunner Kelly added two receptions for 23 yards and a touchdown. Lakwon Givens led the defense with five solo and two assisted tackles with two of his tackles resulting in losses totaling seven yards. Elijah Barnett added four solo and four assisted tackles with 1.5 of his tackles resulting in losses totaling three yards.
Casey Grimes led Tates Creek’s ground game with 48 yards on 13 carries. Graham Gordon completed 17 of 30 passes for 144 yards and a touchdown. RJ Taylor caught six passes for 53 yards. Jaren Shelby had three receptions for 25 yards. Austin Rogers also caught three passes for 14 yards. TaVon Dunn added two receptions for 34 yards and a touchdown. Ryan Betlach led the defense with seven solo and three assisted tackles and recovered a fumble. Eamon Nasr added three solo and six assisted tackles. Taiwan Hart recorded three solo and four assisted tackles with two of his tackles resulting in losses totaling 13 yards.
Scoring Summary
| School | Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final |
| Tates Creek | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 13 |
| Henry Clay | 0 | 0 | 6 | 15 | 21 |
| HC | - | Gunner Kelly 20 yard pass from Sammy Carter (Sammy Carter pass fails) |
| TC | - | Austin Rogers 14 yard run (Jake Ryan kick) |
| HC | - | Elijah Bell 19 yard run (Lakwon Givens run) |
| HC | - | DA. Jones 26 yard run (Taylor Dunbar kick) |
| TC | - | TaVon Dunn 8 yard pass from Graham Gordon (Jake Ryan kick blkd.) |
Selected Statistics
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| Rushing | No. | Yds. | Avg. | Long |
| Casey Grimes | 13 | 48 | 3.7 | 31 |
| Austin Rogers | 1 | 14 | 14.0 | 14 |
| Graham Gordon | 8 | 1 | 0.1 | 5 |
| Mar. Carter | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 3 |
| RJ Taylor | 2 | -2 | -1.0 | 2 |
| Jaren Shelby | 1 | -3 | -3.0 | 0 |
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| Passing | A-C-I | Yds. | TD | Long |
| Graham Gordon | 30-17-0 | 144 | 1 | 26 |
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| Receiving | No. | Yds. | TD | Long |
| RJ Taylor | 6 | 53 | 0 | 14 |
| Jaren Shelby | 3 | 25 | 0 | 10 |
| Austin Rogers | 3 | 14 | 0 | 7 |
| TaVon Dunn | 2 | 34 | 1 | 26 |
| Casey Grimes | 2 | 18 | 0 | 13 |
| Mar. Carter | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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| Rushing | No. | Yds. | Avg. | Long |
| Elijah Bell | 22 | 159 | 7.2 | 22 |
| DA. Jones | 13 | 144 | 11.1 | 30 |
| Team | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 |
| Davion Jackson | 1 | -6 | -6.0 | 0 |
| Sammy Carter | 4 | -21 | -5.2 | 2 |
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| Passing | A-C-I | Yds. | TD | Long |
| Sammy Carter | 13-12-0 | 132 | 1 | 31 |
| DA. Jones | 1-1-0 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
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| Receiving | No. | Yds. | TD | Long |
| Colby Barnes | 6 | 85 | 0 | 31 |
| Gunner Kelly | 2 | 23 | 1 | 20 |
| DA. Jones | 2 | 16 | 0 | 12 |
| Austin Black | 2 | 10 | 0 | 7 |
| Elijah Bell | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
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.