Topic: Football
Paul Laurence Dunbar vs. Frederick Douglass
Frederick Douglass High School
Lexington, KY
September 21, 2018
© 2018 by Ron Harrison
Frederick Douglass raced out to a 29-0 first quarter lead on their way to a 49-15 victory over Paul Laurence Dunbar as the Broncos improve to 6-0 for the season. Frederick Douglass recorded eight first downs and 247 yards of total offense. The Broncos were penalized 11 times for 96 yards and lost a fumble. Paul Laurence Dunbar recorded five first downs and 103 yards of total offense. The Bulldogs were penalized eight times for 51 yards and lost a fumble.
D. Fishback led Frederick Douglass’ ground game with 95 yards and four touchdowns on five carries. Cameron Jones completed seven of nine passes for 141 yards and two touchdowns. Haiden Hunt caught three passes for 81 yards and a touchdown. Dekel Crowdus added two receptions for 44 yards and a touchdown. Haiden Hunt returned two kickoffs for 86 yards including a long return of 49 yards. Dekel Crowdus returned one kickoff 78 yards for a touchdown. Gabe Hillyard led the defense with four solo and five assisted tackles with one of his tackles resulting in a two yard loss. J. Coffman added three solo and three assisted tackles with two of his tackles resulting in losses totaling nine yards. F. Jewett recovered a fumble.
Dre Thruston led Paul Laurence Dunbar’s ground game with 71 yards and a touchdown on two carries. Tanner Cox completed six of 13 passes for 30 yards. J. Robinson caught two passes for 23 yards. Dre Thruston returned four kickoffs for 121 yards with a 93 yard return for a touchdown. Brayden Moore led the defense with three solo tackles. Isaac Armstrong added two solo tackles with one of his tackles resulting in a five yard loss. Josiah Brown recorded one solo tackles for a nine yard loss and recovered a fumble.
Scoring Summary
| School | Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final |
| Paul Laurence Dunbar | 0 | 3 | 6 | 6 | 15 |
| Frederick Douglass | 29 | 7 | 13 | 0 | 49 |
| FD | - | D. Fishback 28 yard run (Devin Neal run) |
| FD | - | Haiden Hunt 6 yard pass from Cameron Jones (Montaveon Bean pass fails) |
| FD | - | Team safety |
| FD | - | Dekel Crowdus 38 yard pass from Cameron Jones (Devin Neal run fails) |
| FD | - | D. Fishback 4 yard run (Ryan Leigeb kick) |
| FD | - | D. Fishback 9 yard run (Ryan Leigeb kick) |
| PLD | - | Brent Angel kicks a 33 yard field goal |
| FD | - | Dekel Crowdus 78 yard kickoff return (Ryan Leigeb kick) |
| FD | - | D. Fishback 46 yard run (Ryan Leigeb kick fails) |
| PLD | - | Dre Thruston 93 yard kickoff return (Jake Smith run fails) |
| PLD | - | Dre Thruston 78 yard run (Brent Angel kick fails) |
Selected Statistics
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| Rushing | No. | Yds. | Avg. | Long |
| Dre Thruston | 2 | 71 | 35.5 | 78 |
| Alex Bard | 6 | 10 | 1.7 | 6 |
| Nate Thomas | 2 | 7 | 3.5 | 5 |
| Jake Smith | 1 | 5 | 5.0 | 5 |
| Josiah Brown | 2 | 4 | 2.0 | 2 |
| Mitchell Joseph | 7 | -2 | -0.3 | 2 |
| Team | 1 | -4 | -4.0 | 0 |
| Tanner Cox | 4 | -18 | -4.5 | 0 |
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| Passing | A-C-I | Yds. | TD | Long |
| Tanner Cox | 13-6-0 | 30 | 0 | 14 |
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| Receiving | No. | Yds. | TD | Long |
| J. Robinson | 2 | 23 | 0 | 14 |
| Tyre Garrard | 2 | 4 | 0 | 3 |
| Josiah Brown | 1 | 6 | 0 | 6 |
| Mitchell Joseph | 1 | -3 | 0 | 0 |
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| Frederick Douglass | ||||
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| Rushing | No. | Yds. | Avg. | Long |
| D. Fishback | 5 | 95 | 19.0 | 46 |
| Brion Thomas | 1 | 11 | 11.0 | 11 |
| Cameron Jones | 3 | 6 | 2.0 | 13 |
| Connor Farley | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 1 |
| Caden Johnson | 4 | 1 | 0.2 | 6 |
| Dekel Crowdus | 2 | -8 | -4.0 | 0 |
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| Passing | A-C-I | Yds. | TD | Long |
| Cameron Jones | 9-7-0 | 141 | 2 | 70 |
| Brion Thomas | 1-0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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| Receiving | No. | Yds. | TD | Long |
| Haiden Hunt | 3 | 81 | 1 | 70 |
| Dekel Crowdus | 2 | 44 | 1 | 38 |
| Micah Lowe | 2 | 16 | 0 | 9 |
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.