Topic: Football
Paul Laurence Dunbar vs. Boone County
Boone County High School
Florence, KY
August 30, 2019
© 2019 by Ron Harrison
Boone County utilized their ground-and-pound offense to neutralize Dunbar’s big play offense in a 34-28 victory. The game was not as close as the score indicates as Boone County held a 34-13 lead with two minutes left in the game. However, Dunbar scored 15 points in the last 1:44 to narrow the margin. Boone County held a 32:00 to 16:00 advantage in time of possession. Boone County recorded 22 first downs and 423 yards of total offense. The Rebels were penalized eight times for 45 yards and lost a fumble. Paul Laurence Dunbar recorded 12 first downs and 270 yards of total offense. The Bulldogs were penalized eight times for 81 yards, lost a fumble, and had two passes intercepted.
Evan Curee led the Boone County ground game with 177 yards and three touchdowns on 34 carries. Eli Ross carried the ball 13 times for 146 yards and two touchdowns. Kaden Craft completed three of three passes for 48 yards. Seth Grigson caught three passes for 42 yards. Evan Curee led the defense with four solo and four assisted tackles with 1.5 of his tackles resulting in losses totaling 11 yards. Dave Bodenbender added five solo and one assisted tackles with three of his tackles resulting in losses totaling 11 yards. Adam Hicks recorded four solo and one assisted tackles and intercepted a pass. Seth Grigson added three solo tackles and intercepted a pass. Caleb Yaegel recovered a fumble.
Jacob Greene led Dunbar’s ground attack with 11 yards on eight carries. Jake Smith completed 19 of 32 passes for 300 yards and three touchdowns with two interceptions. Jamarcus Robinson caught nine passes for 194 yards and two touchdowns. Tyler Johnson added four receptions for 29 yards. Frank Illunga caught two passes for 22 yards and a touchdown. Jamarcus Robinson returned two kickoffs for 110 yards including an 81 yard touchdown return. Howard Jackson punted twice for a 48.5 average with a long return of 53 yards. Connor Smith led the defense with 10 solo and three assisted tackles. Josiah Brown added seven solo and two assisted tackles. Shyhiem Drew recorded six solo and two assisted tackles. Sy Turner recovered a fumble.
Scoring Summary
| School | Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final |
| Paul Laurence Dunbar | 13 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 28 |
| Boone County | 14 | 7 | 0 | 13 | 34 |
| BOONE | - | Evan Curee 3 yard run (Chris Cropper kick) |
| PLD | - | Jamarcus Robinson 66 yard pass from Jake Smith (Jason O’Hara kick) |
| BOONE | - | Evan Curee 5 yard run (Chris Cropper kick) |
| PLD | - | Jamarcus Robinson 81 yard kickoff return (Jason O’Hara kick fails) |
| BOONE | - | Eli Ross 47 yard run (Chris Cropper kick) |
| BOONE | - | Eli Ross 44 yard run (Chris Cropper kick fails) |
| BOONE | - | Evan Curee 1 yard run (Chris Cropper kick) |
| PLD | - | Frank Illunga 9 yard pass from Jake Smith (Jamarcus Robbinson pass from Jake Smith) |
| PLD | - | Jamarcus Robinson 29 yard pass from Jake Smith (Jason O’Hara kick) |
Selected Statistics
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| Rushing | No. | Yds. | Avg. | Long |
| Jacob Greene | 8 | 11 | 1.4 | 6 |
| Jake Smith | 10 | -41 | -4.1 | 3 |
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| Passing | A-C-I | Yds. | TD | Long |
| Jake Smith | 32-19-2 | 300 | 3 | 66 |
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| Receiving | No. | Yds. | TD | Long |
| Jamarcus Robinson | 9 | 194 | 2 | 66 |
| Tyler Johnson | 4 | 29 | 0 | 14 |
| Frank Illunga | 2 | 22 | 1 | 13 |
| Mario Paul | 2 | 20 | 0 | 17 |
| Max Hayden | 1 | 23 | 0 | 23 |
| Jacob Greene | 1 | 12 | 0 | 12 |
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| Boone County | ||||
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| Rushing | No. | Yds. | Avg. | Long |
| Evan Curee | 34 | 177 | 5.2 | 19 |
| Eli Ross | 13 | 146 | 11.2 | 47 |
| Samuel Brown | 6 | 35 | 5.8 | 12 |
| Bryce Chenot | 2 | 12 | 6.0 | 11 |
| Kaden Craft | 3 | 3 | 1.0 | 2 |
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| Passing | A-C-I | Yds. | TD | Long |
| Kaden Craft | 3-3-0 | 48 | 0 | 33 |
| Samuel Brown | 1-1-0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
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| Receiving | No. | Yds. | TD | Long |
| Seth Grigson | 3 | 42 | 0 | 33 |
| Blake Hessling | 1 | 8 | 0 | 8 |
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.