Topic: Football
Johnson County vs. Bowling Green
KYMSFA State Championships 8th Grade D1 Championship
Bryan Station High School
Lexington, KY
November 1, 2015
© 2015 by Ron Harrison
Johnson County overcame an electrifying performance by Bowling Green’s Vito Tisdale both on offense and defense to earn a 38-36 victory. Johnson County scored on a 27 yard touchdown pass from Ryley Preece to Weston May with 39 seconds left on the clock to earn the come-from-behind victory. Johnson County recorded 14 first downs and 346 yards of total offense. They were penalized five times for 38 yards. Bowling Green recorded 16 first downs and 326 yards of total offense. They were penalized five times for 30 yards, lost a fumble, and had two passes intercepted.
Bryce Tackett led Johnson County’s ground game with 147 yards and two touchdowns on 10 carries. Cody Rice carried the ball 14 times for 94 yards and two touchdowns. Ryley Preece added 68 yards and a touchdown on five carries. Ryley Preece completed one of five passes for 27 yards and a touchdown. Weston May caught a 27 yard touchdown pass. Cody Rice led the defense with four solo and three assisted tackles with one of his tackles resulting in a three yard loss. Hunter McCloud added four solo and two assisted tackles. Andrew Clifton recovered a fumble and Seth Dalton and Ryley Preece each intercepted a pass.
Vito Tisdale led Bowling Green’s ground game with 248 yards and three touchdowns on 23 carries. Evan Spader carried the ball eight times for 48 yards. Keaton Oldham added 29 yards and two touchdowns on four carries. Max Payne was zero of nine in the passing department with two interceptions. Vito Tisdale was zero of one in passing attempts. Vito Tisdale led the defense with six solo and three assisted tackles with two of his tackles resulting in losses totaling six yards. Jessie Wright added four solo and four assisted tackles. Evan Spader recorded three solo and three assisted tackles.
Scoring Summary
| School | Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final |
| Johnson County | 12 | 6 | 14 | 6 | 38 |
| Bowling Green | 12 | 8 | 0 | 16 | 36 |
| BGREEN | - | Vito Tisdale 76 yard run (Max Payne pass fails) |
| JOHNSON | - | Bryce Tackett 32 yard run (Ryley Preece run fails) |
| BGREEN | - | Vito Tisdale 28 yard run (Ja’vyen Collins run fails) |
| JOHNSON | - | Bryce Tackett 2 yard run (Weston May run fails) |
| BGREEN | - | Vito Tisdale 8 yard run (Keaton Oldham run) |
| JOHNSON | - | Cody Rice 6 yard run (Cody Rice run fails) |
| JOHNSON | - | Cody Rice 0 yard fumble recovery (Ryley Preece pass fails) |
| JOHNSON | - | Ryley Preece 25 yard run (Cody Rice run) |
| BGREEN | - | Keaton Oldham 16 yard run (Vito Tisdale run) |
| BGREEN | - | Keaton Oldham 5 yard run (Evan Spader run) |
| JOHNSON | - | Weston May 27 yard pass from Ryley Preece (Ryley Preece run fails) |
Selected Statistics
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| Rushing | No. | Yds. | Avg. | Long |
| Bryce Tackett | 10 | 147 | 14.7 | 58 |
| Cody Rice | 14 | 94 | 6.7 | 30 |
| Ryley Preece | 5 | 68 | 13.6 | 25 |
| Braddon Kennard | 1 | 5 | 5.0 | 5 |
| Weston May | 1 | 5 | 5.0 | 5 |
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| Passing | A-C-I | Yds. | TD | Long |
| Ryley Preece | 5-1-0 | 27 | 1 | 27 |
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| Receiving | No. | Yds. | TD | Long |
| Weston May | 1 | 27 | 1 | 27 |
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| Rushing | No. | Yds. | Avg. | Long |
| Vito Tisdale | 23 | 248 | 10.8 | 76 |
| Evan Spader | 8 | 48 | 6.0 | 14 |
| Keaton Oldham | 4 | 29 | 7.2 | 16 |
| Team | 2 | 3 | 1.5 | 0 |
| Ja’vyen Collins | 1 | 2 | 2.0 | 2 |
| Max Payne | 1 | -5 | -5.0 | 0 |
| E’Michael Jones | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
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| Passing | A-C-I | Yds. | TD | Long |
| Max Payne | 9-0-2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Vito Tisdale | 1-0-0 | 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.