Topic: Football
Bowling Green vs. Union
KYMSFA State Championships 8th Grade D1 Semifinals
Bryan Station High School
Lexington, KY
October 31, 2015
© 2015 by Ron Harrison
Bowling Green rolled up 351 yards of total offense in a 38-8 victory. Bowling Green recorded 14 first downs and 351 yards of total offense. The Purples were penalized seven times for 72 yards. Union recorded nine first downs and 139 yards of total offense. They were penalized four times for 35 yards and lost a fumble.
Vito Tisdale led Bowling Green’s ground game with 122 yards and two touchdowns on 11 carries. Evan Spader carried the ball eight times for 80 yards and a touchdown. Joseph Boyd added 42 yards on one carry. Max Payne completed two of five passes for 43 yards and a touchdown. Vito Tisdale completed his only pass for 49 yards and a touchdown. Scott Brown caught a 49 yard touchdown pass and D’Andre Boyd added a 32 yard scoring reception. Vito Tisdale led the defense with nine solo and three assisted tackles with 1.5 of his tackles resulting in losses totaling eight yards. Evan Spader added seven solo and two assisted tackles with two of his tackles resulting in losses totaling three yards. Tucker Prieskorn recorded five solo tackles.
Kyle England led Union’s ground game with 108 yards and a touchdown on 18 carries. Keegan Stanken completed seven of 12 passes for 49 yards. Seth Grigson caught two passes for 14 yards. Tyson Keller added two receptions for 12 yards. Gage Reid led the defense with four solo and one assisted tackles. Luke Bradshaw added three solo and one assisted tackles.
Scoring Summary
| School | Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final |
| Bowling Green | 16 | 14 | 8 | 0 | 38 |
| Union | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 |
| BGREEN | - | Vito Tisdale 2 yard run (Ja’vyen Collins run) |
| BGREEN | - | Scott Brown 49 yard pass from Vito Tisdale (Ja’vyen Collins run) |
| UNION | - | Kyle England 28 yard run (Kyle England run) |
| BGREEN | - | Vito Tisdale 38 yard run (Ja’vyen Collins run) |
| BGREEN | - | D’Andre Boyd 32 yard pass from Max Payne (Ja’vyen Collins run fails) |
| BGREEN | - | Evan Spader 31 yard run (Ja’vyen Collins run) |
Selected Statistics
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| Rushing | No. | Yds. | Avg. | Long |
| Vito Tisdale | 11 | 122 | 11.1 | 38 |
| Evan Spader | 8 | 80 | 10.0 | 31 |
| Joseph Boyd | 1 | 42 | 42.0 | 42 |
| Jeremy Pinkard | 1 | 9 | 9.0 | 9 |
| Kendall Pearson | 1 | 3 | 3.0 | 3 |
| Ja’vyen Collins | 3 | 3 | 1.0 | 3 |
| Junius Carpenter | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 5 |
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| Passing | A-C-I | Yds. | TD | Long |
| Max Payne | 5-2-0 | 43 | 1 | 32 |
| Vito Tisdale | 1-1-0 | 49 | 1 | 49 |
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| Receiving | No. | Yds. | TD | Long |
| Scott Brown | 1 | 49 | 1 | 49 |
| D’Andre Boyd | 1 | 32 | 1 | 32 |
| Baylee Robers | 1 | 11 | 0 | 11 |
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| Union | ||||
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| Rushing | No. | Yds. | Avg. | Long |
| Kyle England | 18 | 108 | 6.0 | 28 |
| Tyson Keller | 7 | 10 | 1.4 | 10 |
| Richie Jones | 2 | 9 | 4.5 | 8 |
| Team | 1 | -9 | -9.0 | 0 |
| Keegan Stanken | 4 | -28 | -7.0 | 0 |
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| Passing | A-C-I | Yds. | TD | Long |
| Keegan Stanken | 12-7-0 | 49 | 0 | 13 |
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| Receiving | No. | Yds. | TD | Long |
| Seth Grigson | 2 | 14 | 0 | 12 |
| Tyson Keller | 2 | 12 | 0 | 12 |
| Kyle England | 1 | 13 | 0 | 13 |
| Reece Oney | 1 | 8 | 0 | 8 |
| Noah Brophy | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
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.