Topic: Football
DeSales vs. Fern Creek
Fern Creek High School
Louisville, KY
September 14, 2018
© 2018 by Ron Harrison
DeSales defense scored two touchdowns and recorded a safety in a 40-14 victory over Fern Creek. DeSales improves their record to 4-0 and will play Lexington Catholic next week at home. DeSales recorded 13 first downs and 294 yards of total offense. The Colts were penalized nine times for 77 yards. Fern Creek recorded eight first downs and 261 yards of total offense. The Tigers were penalized 11 times for 81 yards, lost three fumbles, and had one pass intercepted.
Antione Johnson led DeSales ground game with 42 yards and a touchdown on nine carries. Dar. Hollenkamp carried the ball five times for 34 yards. James Johnson added 31 yards and a touchdown on six carries. Aaron Pfaadt completed five of 15 passes for 96 yards and one touchdown. Savion Stivers caught two passes for 55 yards. Dar. Hollenkamp added two receptions for 25 yards and a touchdown. Der. Hollenkamp led the defense with six solo and two assisted tackles with one of his tackles resulting in a two yard loss. DeJuan Watkins added four solo tackles with one of his tackles resulting in a four yard loss and scored a touchdown on a 37 yard fumble recovery. Dar. Hollenkamp added three solo tackles. Cameron Perry recorded three solo tackles and recovered a fumble he returned 49 yards. Amos Griffith also recorded three solo tackles and scored on a 30 yard interception return. Lance Weiter also recovered a fumble.
Terrance Mitchell led Fern Creek’s ground game with 159 yards and a touchdown on 16 carries. Isaiah Hester completed four of 13 passes for 119 yards and a touchdown with one interception. William Neal caught three passes for 113 yards and a touchdown. Terrance Mitchell returned five kickoffs for 63 yards with a long return of 26 yards. Osman Sall led the defense with four solo and one assisted tackles. Robert Holt and Brandon Green each recorded four solo tackles.
Scoring Summary
School | Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final |
DeSales | 14 | 9 | 7 | 10 | 40 |
Fern Creek | 0 | 0 | 6 | 8 | 14 |
DESALES | - | Amos Griffith 30 yard interception return (Blake Givens kick) |
DESALES | - | Dar. Hollenkamp 17 yard pass from Aaron Pfaadt (Blake Givens kick) |
DESALES | - | James Johnson 8 yard run (Blake Givens kick) |
DESALES | - | Team safety |
DESALES | - | Antione Johnson 14 yard run (Blake Givens kick) |
FCREEK | - | Terrance Mitchell 59 yard run (LeSean Gray kick fails) |
DESALES | - | Blake Givens kicks a 25 yard field goal |
DESALES | - | DeJuan Watkins 37 yard fumble recovery (Blake Givens kick) |
FCREEK | - | William Neal 32 yard pass from Isaiah Hester (Terrance Mitchell run) |
Selected Statistics
DeSales | ||||
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Rushing | No. | Yds. | Avg. | Long |
Antione Johnson | 9 | 42 | 4.7 | 14 |
Dar. Hollenkamp | 5 | 34 | 6.8 | 20 |
James Johnson | 6 | 31 | 5.2 | 13 |
Carlos Ordway | 7 | 27 | 3.9 | 8 |
Savion Stivers | 2 | 25 | 12.5 | 23 |
Aaron Pfaadt | 4 | 24 | 6.0 | 13 |
Chase O’Neil | 2 | 11 | 5.5 | 7 |
Anthony Usher | 2 | 4 | 2.9 | 4 |
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Passing | A-C-I | Yds. | TD | Long |
Aaron Pfaadt | 15-5-0 | 96 | 1 | 56 |
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Receiving | No. | Yds. | TD | Long |
Savion Stivers | 2 | 55 | 0 | 56 |
Dar. Hollenkamp | 2 | 25 | 1 | 17 |
Antione Johnson | 1 | 16 | 0 | 16 |
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Fern Creek | ||||
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Rushing | No. | Yds. | Avg. | Long |
Terrance Mitchell | 16 | 159 | 9.9 | 59 |
LeSean Gray | 3 | 16 | 5.3 | 11 |
Brandon Green | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 |
Herve Blode | 1 | -4 | -4.0 | 0 |
Josh Robinson | 1 | -10 | -10.0 | 0 |
Isaiah Hester | 7 | -19 | -2.7 | 6 |
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Passing | A-C-I | Yds. | TD | Long |
Isaiah Hester | 13-4-1 | 119 | 1 | 66 |
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Receiving | No. | Yds. | TD | Long |
William Neal | 3 | 113 | 1 | 66 |
Dmauri Owens | 1 | 6 | 0 | 6 |
Acknowledgements
A special thanks to the DeSales 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.