Topic: Football
St. Xavier vs. Central
Central High School
Louisville, KY
September 11, 2015
© 2015 by Ron Harrison
Central scored a monumental upset with a 20-17 victory over St. Xavier to notch their first victory in thirty-six meetings with the Tigers. Central recorded 14 first downs and 285 yards of total offense. The Yellowjackets were penalized 13 times for 113 yards, lost a fumble, and had a pass intercepted. St. Xavier recorded 14 first downs and 320 yards of total offense. The Tigers were penalized nine times for 85 yards, lost a fumble and had two passes intercepted.
Corey Johnson led Central’s ground game with 34 yards and a touchdown on 12 carries. Stephen Jones carried the ball nine times for 31 yards. Myron Norfleet completed 15 of 23 passes for 155 yards and two touchdowns with one interception. Clavon Armstrong completed three of three passes for 39 yards. Kambrin Brown caught five passes for 95 yards and a touchdown. Zachary White added four receptions for 52 yards and a touchdown. Aaron Duncan and Luke Bowman led the defense with three solo tackles each. Aric Hamblin added two solo and one assisted tackles.
D. Ridder led St. Xavier’s ground game with 200 yards and two touchdowns on 18 carries. S. Taylor carried the ball 10 times for 44 yards. D. Ridder completed four of 11 passes for 34 yards with two interceptions. M. Blincoe caught two passes for 13 yards. M. Masterson caught one pass for 13 yards. L. Butler led the defense with 10 solo and one assisted tackles. P. Ritter added eight solo tackles.
Scoring Summary
| School | Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final |
| St. Xavier | 3 | 0 | 14 | 0 | 17 |
| Central | 12 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 20 |
| CENTRAL | - | Corey Johnson 6 yard run (Kick fails) |
| CENTRAL | - | Zachary White 19 yard pass from Myron Norfleet (Kick fails) |
| ST. XAVIER | - | Sam McDonogh kicks a 31 yard field goal |
| ST. XAVIER | - | Desmond Ridder 73 yard run (Sam McDonogh kick) |
| ST. XAVIER | - | Desmond Ridder 22 yard run (Sam McDonogh kick) |
| CENTRAL | - | Kambrin Brown 27 yard pass from Myron Norfleet (Clavon Armstrong run) |
Selected Statistics
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| Rushing | No. | Yds. | Avg. | Long |
| D. Ridder | 18 | 200 | 10.1 | 73 |
| S. Taylor | 10 | 44 | 4.4 | 10 |
| C. Rowan | 6 | 14 | 2.3 | 8 |
| J. Martinez | 3 | 5 | 1.7 | 4 |
| C. Oliver | 1 | -4 | -4.0 | 0 |
| Rest of team | 3 | 2 | 0.7 | 1 |
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| Passing | A-C-I | Yds. | TD | Long |
| D. Ridder | 11-4-2 | 34 | 0 | 13 |
| C. Chitwood | 3-0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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| Receiving | No. | Yds. | TD | Long |
| M. Blincoe | 2 | 13 | 0 | 8 |
| M. Masterson | 1 | 13 | 0 | 13 |
| D. Palmer | 1 | 8 | 0 | 8 |
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| Rushing | No. | Yds. | Avg. | Long |
| Corey Johnson | 12 | 34 | 2.8 | 9 |
| Stephen Jones | 9 | 31 | 3.4 | 16 |
| Myron Norfleet | 4 | 8 | 2.0 | 9 |
| Rest of team | 3 | -3 | -1.0 | 0 |
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| Passing | A-C-I | Yds. | TD | Long |
| Myron Norfleet | 23-15-1 | 155 | 2 | 39 |
| Clavon Armstrong | 3-3-0 | 39 | 0 | 17 |
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| Receiving | No. | Yds. | TD | Long |
| Kambrin Brown | 5 | 95 | 1 | 39 |
| Zachary White | 4 | 52 | 1 | 18 |
| Corey Johnson | 4 | 13 | 0 | 7 |
| Damon Smith | 1 | 10 | 0 | 10 |
| Stephen Jones | 2 | 10 | 0 | 10 |
| TeWonn Ligon | 1 | 8 | 0 | 8 |
| Kenneth Reeder | 1 | 6 | 0 | 6 |
Acknowledgements
A special thanks to the St. Xavier Stats Crew 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.