Topic: Football
Boone County vs. Tates Creek
Tates Creek High School
Lexington, KY
October 29, 2021
© 2021 by Ron Harrison
Ryan Kollar kicked a 20 yard field goal in overtime to give Boone County a 23-20 victory over Tates Creek. Tates Creek raced out to a 12-0 lead but Boone County rallied for the victory. Boone County recorded nine first downs and 232 yards of total offense. They were penalized five times for 55 yards and had a pass intercepted. Tates Creek recorded eight first downs and 154 yards of total offense. The Commodores were penalized 12 times for 134 yards, lost a fumble, and had three passes intercepted.
Richard West led Boone County’s ground game with 61 yards and a touchdown on 18 carries. Braden McCarty carried the ball 10 times for 40 yards and a touchdown. J.Williams recorded 40 yards on 14 carries. Richard West completed nine of 21 passes for 108 yards and a touchdown with one interception. Tyler Whipple caught two passes for 56 yards and a touchdown. Skyler Sears and Braden McCarty each caught a pass for 26 and 21 yards respectively. Divion Davis returned one kickoff for 24 yards. C. Byndon led the defense with six solo and one assisted tackles with one of his tackles resulting in a three yard loss. D. Ambrocio added three solo and five assisted tackles. Dezmen Hopkins recorded three solo and two assisted tackles. Skyler Sears intercepted two passes with total return yardage of 47 yards. Richard West intercepted a pass he returned 20 yards and Steven Cox recovered a fumble.
M. Smith led Tates Creek’s ground game with 47 yards on 11 carries. A. Witherington completed 13 of 24 passes for 180 yards and two touchdowns with three interceptions. M. Smith caught five passes for 78 yards and a touchdown. Kobe Middleton added five receptions for 67 yards and a touchdown. Ke’shon Douthitt caught one pass for 31 yards. Laquan Newby returned a blocked punt for 90 yards and a touchdown. Logan Julian led the defense with five solo and seven assisted tackles. Tay Williams added six solo and two assisted tackles with one of his tackles resulting in a five yard loss. Kobe Middleton recorded five solo and one assisted tackles with two of his tackles resulting in losses totaling four yards. Cardell Wright added four solo and three assisted tackles with one of his tackles resulting in a seven yard loss. Laquan Newby recorded two solo and five assisted tackles with two of his tackles resulting in losses totaling 36 yards. Thomas Seigler added two solo and five assisted tackles with 1.5 of his tackles resulting in losses totaling 11 yards and intercepted a pass.
Scoring Summary
| School | Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final |
| Boone County | 6 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 23 |
| Tates Creek | 12 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 20 |
| CREEK | - | Laquan Newby 90 yard blocked punt return (Demarcus Curtis rush fumbled) |
| CREEK | - | M. Smith 53 yard pass from Andrew Witherington (Andrew Witherington pass fails) |
| BOONE | - | Tyler Whipple 33 yard pass from Richard West (Ryan Kollar kick blocked) |
| BOONE | - | Braden McCarty 13 yard run (Ryan Kollar kick) |
| BOONE | - | Richard West 3 yard run (Ryan Kollar kick) |
| CREEK | - | Kobe Middleton 5 yard pass from Andrew Witherington (Michael Webb pass from Andrew Witherington) |
| BOONE | - | Ryan Kollar kicks a 20 yard field goal |
Selected Statistics
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| Rushing | No. | Yds. | Avg. | Long |
| Richard West | 18 | 61 | 3.4 | 51 |
| Braden McCarty | 10 | 40 | 4.0 | 13 |
| J.Williams | 14 | 40 | 2.9 | 12 |
| Dvion Davis | 1 | 6 | 6.0 | 6 |
| Josh Wick | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 |
| Steven Cox | 1 | -23 | -23.0 | 0 |
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| Passing | A-C-I | Yds. | TD | Long |
| Richard West | 21-9-1 | 108 | 1 | 33 |
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| Receiving | No. | Yds. | TD | Long |
| Tyler Whipple | 2 | 56 | 1 | 33 |
| Skyler Sears | 2 | 26 | 0 | 29 |
| Braden McCarty | 2 | 21 | 0 | 12 |
| Dvion Davis | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| James Graves | 1 | 4 | 0 | 4 |
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| Tates Creek | ||||
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| Rushing | No. | Yds. | Avg. | Long |
| M.Smith | 11 | 47 | 4.3 | 14 |
| Aliyon Blevins | 7 | 6 | 0.9 | 5 |
| Kobe Middleton | 1 | -6 | -6.0 | 0 |
| Ke’shon Douthitt | 1 | -12 | -12.0 | 0 |
| A. Witherington | 7 | -61 | -8.7 | 4 |
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| Passing | A-C-I | Yds. | TD | Long |
| A. Witherington | 24-13-3 | 180 | 2 | 53 |
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| Receiving | No. | Yds. | TD | Long |
| M. Smith | 5 | 78 | 1 | 53 |
| Kobe Middleton | 5 | 67 | 1 | 25 |
| Ke’shon Douthitt | 1 | 31 | 0 | 31 |
| Theo Jones | 1 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| Michael Webb | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
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.