Topic: Football
Pulaski County vs. Henry Clay
Henry Clay High School
Lexington, KY
September 30, 2016
© 2016 by Ron Harrison
Henry Clay led 21-14 at halftime but Pulaski County outscored the Blue Devils 26-0 in the second half to earn a 40-21 victory. Pulaski County was very efficient on offense tonight as they scored six touchdowns on six red-zone opportunities. Pulaski County recorded 17 first downs and 326 yards of total offense. The Maroons were penalized five times for 30 yards and lost a fumble. Henry Clay recorded 11 first downs and 241 yards of total offense. The Blue Devils were penalized nine times for 99 yards, fumbled the ball four times but only lost one of them, and had one pass intercepted.
Jaylon Conwell continues to round into shape recovering from an injury and led the Pulaski County ground game with 102 yards and a touchdown on 14 carries. Cole Gates carried the ball 11 times for 50 yards. Jake Johnson added 23 yards on two carries. Matt Hendricks completed 12 of 16 passes for 121 yards and four touchdowns. Jake Johnson caught eight passes for 100 yards and two touchdowns. Jaylon Conwell added two receptions for nine yards and a touchdown. Jake Sloan added a 12 yard touchdown reception. Jake Johnson returned five punts for 64 yards including a long return of 26 yards and returned on kickoff for 29 yards. Jaxon Morgan led the defense with two solo and eight assisted tackles. Kolton Adams added five solo tackles. Jacob New recorded four solo and one assisted tackles with one of his tackles resulting in a four yard loss. Jackson Mobley recorded two solo and four assisted tackles with 2.5 of his tackles resulting in losses totaling six yards and recovered a fumble. Jake Johnson intercepted a pass.
Tyree Clarke led Henry Clay’s ground game with 36 yards on nine carries. Montaveon Bean completed 13 of 22 passes for 205 yards and two touchdowns with one interception. Zac Berezowitz caught seven passes for 87 yards and a touchdown. DeMarcus Tyler added four receptions for 114 yards and a touchdown. Will Preston led the defense with four solo and five assisted tackles. Tyree Clarke added six solo tackles with two of his tackles resulting in losses totaling seven yards. Avery Benton recorded three solo and four assisted tackles and recovered a fumble. DeMonta Johnson added two solo and two assisted tackles with one of his tackles resulting in a 17 yard loss.
Scoring Summary
| School | Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final |
| Pulaski County | 7 | 7 | 19 | 7 | 40 |
| Henry Clay | 7 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 21 |
| PULASKI | - | Jaylon Conwell 19 yard run (Jaxson McAlpin kick) |
| HCLAY | - | Zac Berezowitz 25 yard pass from Montaveon Bean (Evan Works kick) |
| PULASKI | - | Jake Johnson 28 yard pass from Matt Hendricks (Jaxson McAlpin kick) |
| HCLAY | - | Zac Berezowitz 3 yard run (Evan Works kick) |
| HCLAY | - | DeMarcus Tyler 58 yard pass from Montaveon Bean (Evan Works kick) |
| PULASKI | - | Rickey Maxey 2 yard run (Jaxson McAlpin kick) |
| PULASKI | - | Jake Johnson 3 yard pass from Matt Hendricks (Jacob New run fails) |
| PULASKI | - | Jaylon Conwell 4 yard pass from Matt Hendricks (Rickey Maxey run fails) |
| PULASKI | - | Jake Sloan 12 yard pass from Matt Hendricks (Jaxson McAlpin kick) |
Selected Statistics
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| Rushing | No. | Yds. | Avg. | Long |
| Jaylon Conwell | 14 | 102 | 7.3 | 42 |
| Cole Gates | 11 | 50 | 4.5 | 10 |
| Jake Johnson | 2 | 23 | 11.5 | 21 |
| Jacob New | 5 | 15 | 3.0 | 10 |
| Matt Hendricks | 5 | 12 | 2.4 | 14 |
| Chase Parmelee | 1 | 3 | 3.0 | 3 |
| Rickey Maxey | 1 | 2 | 2.0 | 2 |
| Gage Simpson | 1 | -2 | -2.0 | 0 |
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| Passing | A-C-I | Yds. | TD | Long |
| Matt Hendricks | 16-12-0 | 121 | 4 | 30 |
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| Receiving | No. | Yds. | TD | Long |
| Jake Johnson | 8 | 100 | 1 | 30 |
| Jaylon Conwell | 2 | 9 | 1 | 5 |
| Jake Sloan | 1 | 12 | 1 | 12 |
| Trae Griffith | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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| Rushing | No. | Yds. | Avg. | Long |
| Tyree Clarke | 9 | 36 | 4.0 | 21 |
| DeMonta Johnson | 5 | 15 | 3.0 | 11 |
| Zac Berezowitz | 10 | 12 | 1.2 | 4 |
| Michael McMullen | 2 | 1 | 0.5 | 2 |
| Montaveon Bean | 6 | -1 | -0.2 | 3 |
| Team | 1 | -27 | -27.0 | 0 |
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| Passing | A-C-I | Yds. | TD | Long |
| Montaveon Bean | 22-13-1 | 205 | 2 | 58 |
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| Receiving | No. | Yds. | TD | Long |
| Zac Berezowitz | 7 | 87 | 1 | 25 |
| DeMarcus Tyler | 4 | 114 | 1 | 58 |
| DeMonta Johnson | 2 | 4 | 0 | 11 |
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.