Topic: Football
Dixie Heights vs. Tates Creek
Tates Creek High School
Lexington, KY
October 3, 2014
© 2014 by Ron Harrison
Dixie Heights dominated tonight in a 43-6 victory over Tates Creek. Dixie Heights recorded 16 first downs and 338 yards of total offense. The Colonels were penalized seven times for 62 yards. Tates Creek recorded seven first downs and 94 yards of total offense. The Commodores were penalized four times for 29 yards and lost two fumbles.
Drew Moore led Dixie Heights’ ground game with 115 yards on seven carries. Luke Zajac carried the ball seven times for 60 yards and a touchdown. Ben Owens added 48 yards and a touchdown on six carries. Cameron Barrett carried the ball eight times for 48 yards and a touchdown. Drew Moore completed four of seven passes for 58 yards and two touchdowns. Luke Zajac caught two passes for 25 yards. Ethan Harrison and Andrew Hedger caught touchdown passes of 20 and 13 yards respectively. Colson Machlitt led the defense with four solo and two assisted tackles with four of his tackles resulting in losses totaling 31 yards. Miguel Guzman added four solo tackles. Noah Caple recorded three solo and two assisted tackles. Brendan Johnson recorded three solo and one assisted tackles with two of his tackles resulting in losses totaling five yards and scored on an eight yard fumble recovery return.
Sakima Opsal led Tates Creek’s ground game with 53 yards on seven carries. Max Sweet carried the ball 14 times for 52 yards and a touchdown. Peyton Burke was zero of four in passing attempts. Max Sweet led the defense with four solo and two assisted tackles. Graham Gordon added three solo and three assisted tackles. Sakima Opsal recorded three solo and two assisted tackles. Jacob Czarnecki added three solo and two assisted tackles with 2.5 of his tackles resulting in losses totaling eight yards.
Scoring Summary
| School | Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final |
| Dixie Heights | 15 | 21 | 7 | 0 | 43 |
| Tates Creek | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 6 |
| DH | - | Luke Zajac 10 yard run (Ethan Schulte kick) |
| DH | - | Cameron Barrett 25 yard run (Ben Owens run) |
| DH | - | Ben Owens 12 yard run (Ethan Schulte kick) |
| DH | - | Ethan Harrison 20 yard pass from Drew Moore (Ethan Schulte kick) |
| DH | - | Brendan Johnson 8 yard fumble recovery (Ethan Schulte kick) |
| DH | - | Andrew Hedger 13 yard pass from Drew Moore (Ethan Schulte kick) |
| TC | - | Max Sweet 1 yard run (Martavius Carter run fails) |
Selected Statistics
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| Rushing | No. | Yds. | Avg. | Long |
| Drew Moore | 7 | 115 | 16.4 | 28 |
| Luke Zajac | 7 | 60 | 8.6 | 18 |
| Ben Owens | 6 | 48 | 8.0 | 12 |
| Cameron Barrett | 8 | 48 | 6.0 | 25 |
| Keegan Barmore | 1 | 7 | 7.0 | 7 |
| Jose Torres | 2 | 1 | 0.5 | 6 |
| Gunther Faeth | 2 | -8 | -4.0 | 0 |
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| Passing | A-C-I | Yds. | TD | Long |
| Drew Moore | 7-4-0 | 58 | 2 | 20 |
| Gunther Faeth | 1-1-0 | 9 | 0 | 9 |
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| Receiving | No. | Yds. | TD | Long |
| Luke Zajac | 2 | 25 | 0 | 17 |
| Ethan Harrison | 1 | 20 | 1 | 20 |
| Andrew Hedger | 1 | 13 | 1 | 13 |
| #90 | 1 | 9 | 0 | 9 |
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| Tates Creek | ||||
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| Rushing | No. | Yds. | Avg. | Long |
| Sakima Opsal | 7 | 53 | 7.6 | 32 |
| Max Sweet | 14 | 52 | 3.7 | 14 |
| Jerrod Martin | 4 | 23 | 5.8 | 14 |
| Martavius Carter | 7 | -1 | -0.1 | 6 |
| Caden Young | 1 | -2 | -2.0 | 0 |
| Peyton Burke | 3 | -31 | -10.3 | 0 |
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| Passing | A-C-I | Yds. | TD | Long |
| Peyton Burke | 4-0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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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.