Topic: Football
McCreary vs. Paul Laurence Dunbar
Paul Laurence Dunbar High School
Lexington, KY
September 14, 2018
© 2018 by Ron Harrison
Paul Laurence Dunbar broke their 16 game losing streak and avenged a road loss to McCreary last season by a score of 57-7. Dunbar recorded 13 first downs and 294 yards of total offense. The Bulldogs were penalized seven times for 75 yards and lost a fumble. McCreary recorded four first downs and 61 yards of total offense. The Raiders were penalized seven times for 48 yards, lost two fumbles, and had three passes intercepted.
Alex Bard led Dunbar’s ground game with 81 yards and a touchdown on 10 carries. J. Robinson carried the ball once for a 63 yard touchdown run. Mitchell Joseph added 33 yards and two touchdowns on six carries. Tanner Cox completed three of three passes for 48 yards and a touchdown. Jake Smith completed his only pass for 11 yards and a touchdown. J. Robinson and Howard Jackson each caught one pass each for touchdowns of 34 and 11 yards respectively. J. Robinson returned a kickoff 87 yards for a touchdown. Mason Haggard led the defense with five solo tackles. Isaac Armstrong added three solo and three assisted tackles. Guettler-James recorded two solo and one assisted tackles with two of his tackles resulting in losses totaling 24 yards. Landon Jackson scored on an 82 yard fumble recovery and intercepted a pass. Dre Thurston intercepted a pass he returned 38 yards and Nate Thomas intercepted a pass he returned nine yards. Frank Ilunga also recovered a fumble.
I. Washington led McCreary’s ground game with 17 yards on four carries. Chad Nolan completed three of 13 passes for eight yards with three interceptions. Ben Trammell completed three of five passes for 54 yards and a touchdown. Andrew Renfro caught a 51 yard touchdown pass. Caleb Cox returned two kickoffs for 65 yards with a long return of 53 yards. Kaden Cummins led the defense with three solo and three assisted tackles with one of his tackles resulting in a four yard loss. Christian Rose added two solo and three assisted tackles with 1.5 of his tackles resulting in losses totaling six yards. Andrew Renfro recovered a fumble.
Scoring Summary
| School | Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final |
| McCreary | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 7 |
| Paul Laurence Dunbar | 36 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 57 |
| DUNBAR | - | Mitchell Joseph 13 yard run (Jason O’Hara kick) |
| DUNBAR | - | J. Robinson 63 yard run (E. VanDaniker kick) |
| DUNBAR | - | Mitchell Joseph 12 yard run (J. Robinson pass from Jake Smith) |
| DUNBAR | - | J. Robinson 34 yard pass from Tanner Cox (E. VanDaniker kick) |
| DUNBAR | - | Howard Jackson 11 yard pass from Jake Smith (E. VanDaniker kick) |
| DUNBAR | - | Landon Jackson 82 yard fumble recovery (Jason O’Hara kick) |
| DUNBAR | - | J. Robinson 87 yard kickoff return (Jason O’Hara kick) |
| MCCREARY | - | Andrew Renfro 51 yard pass from Ben Trammell (Brenden Eden kick) |
| DUNBAR | - | Alex Bard 8 yard run (E. VanDaniker kick) |
Selected Statistics
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| Rushing | No. | Yds. | Avg. | Long |
| I. Washington | 4 | 17 | 4.2 | 11 |
| Andrew Renfro | 3 | 5 | 1.7 | 4 |
| Caleb Cox | 2 | 2 | 1.0 | 5 |
| Kaden Cummins | 3 | 2 | 0.7 | 3 |
| Jarred Kidd | 4 | 1 | 0.2 | 4 |
| Chad Nolan | 4 | -12 | -3.0 | 7 |
| Team | 1 | -16 | -16.0 | 0 |
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| Passing | A-C-I | Yds. | TD | Long |
| Chad Nolan | 13-3-3 | 8 | 0 | 7 |
| Ben Trammell | 5-3-0 | 54 | 1 | 51 |
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| Receiving | No. | Yds. | TD | Long |
| Andrew Renfro | 1 | 51 | 1 | 51 |
| Caleb Cox | 1 | 9 | 0 | 9 |
| Kade Cotton | 1 | 7 | 0 | 7 |
| Alex Heath | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Nick Longmire | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Tyler Owens | 1 | -6 | 0 | 0 |
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| Paul Laurence Dunbar | ||||
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| Rushing | No. | Yds. | Avg. | Long |
| Alex Bard | 10 | 81 | 8.1 | 16 |
| J. Robinson | 1 | 63 | 63.0 | 63 |
| Mitchell Joseph | 6 | 33 | 5.5 | 13 |
| Tyler Johnson | 1 | 31 | 31.0 | 31 |
| Nate Thomas | 3 | 20 | 6.7 | 10 |
| Dre Thurston | 1 | 6 | 6.0 | 6 |
| Tanner Cox | 1 | 4 | 4.0 | 4 |
| Jake Smith | 2 | 2 | 1.0 | 6 |
| Josiah Brown | 3 | -5 | -1.7 | 0 |
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| Passing | A-C-I | Yds. | TD | Long |
| Tanner Cox | 3-3-0 | 48 | 1 | 34 |
| Jake Smith | 1-1-0 | 11 | 1 | 11 |
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| Receiving | No. | Yds. | TD | Long |
| J. Robinson | 1 | 34 | 1 | 34 |
| Howard Jackson | 1 | 11 | 1 | 11 |
| Dre Thurston | 1 | 9 | 0 | 9 |
| Josiah Brown | 1 | 5 | 0 | 5 |
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.