Topic: Football
Henry Clay vs. Tates Creek
Class 6A 2021 UK Orthopaedics State Football Finals Round 1
Tates Creek High School
Lexington, KY
November 5, 2021
© 2021 by Ron Harrison
Tates Creek defeated Henry Clay by the score of 33-15. Tates Creek recorded 22 first downs and 458 yards of total offense. The Commodores were penalized 14 times for 130 yards, lost a fumble, and had a pass intercepted. Henry Clay recorded 12 first downs and 157 yards of total offense. The Blue Devils were penalized seven times for 54 yards, lost two fumbles, and had one pass intercepted.
Marquevion Smith led Tates Creek’s ground game with 116 yards and a touchdown on 11 carries. Aliyon Blevins carried the ball nine times for 45 yards and a touchdown. Matthew Underwood recorded 39 yards and a touchdown on seven carries. Andrew Witherington completed 16 of 26 passes for 253 yards and two touchdowns with one interception. Ke’shon Douthitt caught seven passes for 110 yards and a touchdown. Marquevion Smith added four receptions for 91 yards. Kobe Middleton recorded three receptions for 40 yards and a touchdown. Kobe Middleton returned one punt for eight yards and one kickoff for 29 yards. DeMarcus Curtis punted six times for a 42.0 average. Logan Julian led the defense with six solo and two assisted tackles with two of his tackles resulting in losses totaling 16 yards. Thomas Seigler added five solo and two assisted tackles and intercepted a pass. LaQuan Newby chipped in with five solo tackles. Anthony Ravizee recorded five solo tackles with three of his tackles resulting in losses totaling 21 yards and recovered a fumble. Cardell Wright added four solo and one assisted tackles with 2.5 of his tackles resulting in losses totaling 18 yards. Andrew Witherington also recovered a fumble.
Jacob Childress led Henry Clay’s ground game with 29 yards on 10 carries. Blake Van Horn completed 17 of 28 passes for 172 yards and two touchdowns with one interception. Hayden Van Horn caught six passes for 47 yards. Walden Cole added four receptions for 50 yards and two touchdowns. Scyler Hersey added three receptions for 25 yards. Jacob Childress chipped in with two receptions for 25 yards. Hayden Van Horn returned one kickoff for 58 yards. Scyler Hersey returned two kickoffs for 40 yards with a long return of 31 yards. Jackson Worley returned two kickoffs for 21 yards with a long return of 15 yards. Cole Kemper led the defense with eight solo tackles. Marcus Williams added five solo and three assisted tackles and intercepted a pass. Z. Dabney recorded two solo and two assisted tackles with one of his tackles resulting in a six yard loss and recovered a fumble.
Scoring Summary
| School | Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final |
| Henry Clay | 0 | 0 | 2 | 13 | 15 |
| Tates Creek | 7 | 7 | 13 | 6 | 33 |
| TATESCREEK | - | Kobe Middleton 16 yard pass from Andrew Witherington (DeMarcus Curtis kick) |
| TATESCREEK | - | Marquevion Smith 12 yard run (DeMarcus Curtis kick) |
| TATESCREEK | - | Ke’shon Douthitt 38 yard pass from Andrew Witherington (DeMarcus Curtis kick is blocked) |
| TATESCREEK | - | Matthew Underwood 4 yard rum (DeMarcus Curtis kick) |
| HENRYCLAY | - | Team safety |
| HENRYCLAY | - | Walden Cole 7 yard pass from Blake Van Horn (Sergei Buchheit kick) |
| TATESCREEK | - | Aliyon Blevins 2 yard run (Andrew Witherington pass fails) |
| HENRYCLAY | - | Walden Cole 31 yard pass from Blake Van Horn (Blake Van Horn pass fails) |
Selected Statistics
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| Rushing | No. | Yds. | Avg. | Long |
| Jacob Childress | 10 | 29 | 2.9 | 18 |
| Malcolm Paul | 1 | 4 | 4.0 | 4 |
| Scyler Hersey | 1 | -1 | -1.0 | 0 |
| Blake Van Horn | 8 | -47 | -5.9 | 6 |
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| Passing | A-C-I | Yds. | TD | Long |
| Blake Van Horn | 28-17-1 | 172 | 2 | 34 |
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| Receiving | No. | Yds. | TD | Long |
| Hayden Van Horn | 6 | 47 | 0 | 34 |
| Walden Cole | 4 | 50 | 2 | 31 |
| Scyler Hersey | 3 | 25 | 0 | 14 |
| Jacob Childress | 2 | 25 | 0 | 21 |
| Marcus Williams | 1 | 14 | 0 | 14 |
| Malcolm Paul | 1 | 11 | 0 | 11 |
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| Tates Creek | ||||
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| Rushing | No. | Yds. | Avg. | Long |
| Marquevion Smith | 11 | 116 | 10.5 | 41 |
| Aliyon Blevins | 9 | 45 | 5.0 | 13 |
| Matthew Underwood | 7 | 39 | 5.6 | 13 |
| Andrew Witherington | 3 | 12 | 4.0 | 6 |
| Kobe Middleton | 1 | 7 | 7.0 | 7 |
| Team | 2 | -5 | -2.5 | 0 |
| DeMarcus Curtis | 1 | -9 | -9.0 | 0 |
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| Passing | A-C-I | Yds. | TD | Long |
| Andrew Witherington | 26-16-1 | 253 | 2 | 47 |
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| Receiving | No. | Yds. | TD | Long |
| Ke’shon Douthitt | 7 | 110 | 1 | 38 |
| Marquevion Smith | 4 | 91 | 0 | 47 |
| Kobe Middleton | 3 | 40 | 1 | 16 |
| Theo Jones | 2 | 12 | 0 | 14 |
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.