Topic: Football
St. Xavier vs. Henry Clay
Traditional Bank Bluegrass Bowl
Lexington Catholic High School
Lexington, KY
August 28 2015
© 2015 by Ron Harrison
St. Xavier dominated for most of the game tonight in a 40-13 victory over Henry Clay. The state’s leading rusher from last year Henry Clay’s Joquise Buford did not play tonight. St. Xavier recorded 28 first downs and 560 yards of total offense. The Tigers were penalized 11 times for 107 yards and lost a fumble. Henry Clay recorded 19 first downs and 268 yards of total offense. The Blue Devils were penalized nine times for 55 yards and lost a fumble.
QB Desmond Ridder who escaped containment in the pocket often tonight led St. Xavier’s ground game with 151 yards and two touchdowns on 12 carries. Chase Rowan carried the ball 10 times for 95 yards and a touchdown. Sam Taylor added 53 yards and a touchdown on 10 carries. Desmond Ridder completed 13 of 26 passes for 122 yards and one touchdown. Colin O’Daniel caught five passes for 56 yards. Mack Blincoe also caught five passes for 21 yards. Trey Clements caught a 23 yard touchdown pass. Ian Kania led the defense with six solo and one assisted tackles with one of his tackles resulting in a 19 yard loss and recovered a fumble. Max Willinger added six solo tackles with two of his tackles resulting in losses totaling 12 yards.
Austin Bledsoe led Henry Clay’s ground game with 113 yards and two touchdowns on 15 carries. Marcus Tyler completed 11 of 12 passes for 63 yards. CJ Tackett completed six of eight passes for 26 yards. Tyven McWhorter caught seven passes for 38 yards. Jack Jackson added six receptions for 40 yards. Davonte Robinson led the defense with seven solo and two assisted tackles. Cassius Smith added seven solo tackles. Johnson-Sanders recorded six solo and one assisted tackles.
Scoring Summary
| School | Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final |
| St. Xavier | 9 | 24 | 0 | 7 | 40 |
| Henry Clay | 0 | 7 | 0 | 6 | 13 |
| STX | - | Desmond Ridder 5 yard run (Connor Barnes kick) |
| STX | - | Jack Kronk safety |
| STX | - | Sam Taylor 9 yard run (Connor Barnes kick) |
| STX | - | Trey Clements 23 yard pass from Desmond Ridder (Connor Barnes kick) |
| STX | - | Chase Rowan 12 yard run (Connor Barnes kick) |
| HC | - | Austin Bledsoe 3 yard run (Evan Works kick) |
| STX | - | Connor Barnes kicks a 43 yard field goal |
| HC | - | Austin Bledsoe 3 yard run (Evan Works kick blkd.) |
| STX | - | Desmond Ridder 19 yard run (Connor Barnes kick) |
Selected Statistics
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| Rushing | No. | Yds. | Avg. | Long |
| Desmond Ridder | 12 | 151 | 12.6 | 53 |
| Chase Rowan | 10 | 95 | 9.5 | 28 |
| Sam Taylor | 10 | 53 | 5.3 | 14 |
| John Martinez | 4 | 39 | 9.8 | 31 |
| B. Roshkowski | 4 | 21 | 5.2 | 14 |
| D. Gillespie | 2 | 18 | 9.0 | 13 |
| Austin Eisert | 2 | 10 | 5.0 | 7 |
| AJ Breit | 1 | 9 | 9.0 | 9 |
| Chris Beets | 2 | 4 | 2.0 | 2 |
| Team | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 |
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| Passing | A-C-I | Yds. | TD | Long |
| Desmond Ridder | 26-13-0 | 122 | 1 | 23 |
| AJ Breit | 1-1-0 | 38 | 0 | 38 |
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| Receiving | No. | Yds. | TD | Long |
| Colin O’Daniel | 5 | 56 | 0 | 20 |
| Mack Blincoe | 5 | 21 | 0 | 9 |
| Cory Clements | 1 | 38 | 0 | 38 |
| Trey Clements | 1 | 23 | 1 | 23 |
| B. Roshkowski | 1 | 18 | 0 | 18 |
| Addison Waddell | 1 | 4 | 0 | 4 |
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| Henry Clay | ||||
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| Rushing | No. | Yds. | Avg. | Long |
| Austin Bledsoe | 15 | 113 | 7.5 | 30 |
| Sanquin Walker | 9 | 38 | 4.2 | 24 |
| Davonte Robinson | 4 | 34 | 8.5 | 10 |
| Marcus Tyler | 6 | 8 | 1.3 | 10 |
| Team | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 |
| Z. Berezowitz | 1 | -1 | -1.0 | 0 |
| CJ Tackett | 6 | -20 | -3.3 | 11 |
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| Passing | A-C-I | Yds. | TD | Long |
| Marcus Tyler | 12-11-0 | 63 | 0 | 14 |
| CJ Tackett | 8-6-0 | 26 | 0 | 8 |
| Jack Jackson | 1-1-0 | 7 | 0 | 7 |
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| Receiving | No. | Yds. | TD | Long |
| Tyven McWhorter | 7 | 38 | 0 | 14 |
| Jack Jackson | 6 | 40 | 0 | 11 |
| Austin Bledsoe | 2 | 6 | 0 | 6 |
| Bray Berezowitz | 1 | 7 | 0 | 7 |
| Davonte Robinson | 1 | 4 | 0 | 4 |
| Sanquin Walker | 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.