Topic: Football
2023FBFDTRIN
Frederick Douglass vs. Trinity
Marshall Stadium
Trinity High School
Louisville, KY
August 26, 2023
© 2023 by Ron Harrison
Frederick Douglass went into this game without the services of QB Cole Carpenter but led 17-0 late in the game but had to withstand a furious rally by Trinity to earn a 17-14 victory. Trinity scored on a 34 yard pass to Luke Sasser from Zane Johnson and a conversion kick by Carson Hilbert with 4:59 left on the clock to pull within 10; 17-10. Trinity recovered an onside kick on the ensuing play and Jeremiah Lynn caught a 17 yard TD pass from Zane Johnson and a kick by Hilbert to pull the Shamrocks within 3; 17-14 with 2:57 left in the game but Frederick Douglass was able to hold on for a big road win. Frederick Douglass recorded eight first downs and 196 yards of total offense. The Broncos were penalized 11 times for 110 yards and had a pass intercepted. Trinity recorded 11 first downs and 188 yards of total offense. The Shamrocks were penalized five times for 54 yards and had a pass intercepted.
Pharo Watts led Frederick Douglass’ ground game with 59 yards on 14 carries. Tay Tay Allen added 32 yards on 10 carries. Jaxon Strautman completed seven of 17 passes for 114 yards and a touchdown with one interception. Darion Talbert caught three passes for 84 yards and a touchdown. Jeremiah Lowe returned three punts for 61 yards including a long return of 47 yards. Avieon Chenault returned two punts for 19 yards including a long punt of 13 yards. Darion Talbert returned one kickoff for 24 yards. Cooper Ranvier kicked two extra points and a 32 yard field goal. He also punted four times for a 50.2 average with a long punt of 62 yards and kicked off four times for a 59.8 yard average with three touchbacks. Darion Neal led the defense with dix solo tackles with three of his tackles resulting in losses totaling 17 yards. Kaden Clay added five solo and one assisted tackles with one of his tackles resulting in a four yard loss and scored on a 21 yard interception return. Terrion Hicks recorded four solo and one assisted tackles.
Clinton Sansbury led Trinity’s ground game with 30 yards on 10 carries. Zane Johnson carried the ball six times for 22 yards. Jackson Hepner added 20 yards on one carry. Zane Johnson completed 16 of 26 passes for 122 yards and two touchdowns. Jackson Hepner completed two of three passes for -6 yards with one interception. Jeremiah Lynn caught seven passes for 56 yard and a touchdown. Lucas Sasser added three receptions for 44 yards and a touchdown. Caleb Ricks returned one kickoff for 29 yards. Andrew Davis led the defense with four solo and three assisted tackles with 1.5 of his tackles resulting in losses totaling three yards. B. McEnaney added four solo and two assisted tackles with 2.5 of his tackles resulting in losses totaling five yards. L. Mitchell recorded three solo and three assisted tackles. Jayden Lockhart chipped in with two solo and four assisted tackles. Robert Morrow recorded three solo and one assisted tackles with one of his tackles resulting in a one yard loss and intercepted a pass he returned 20 yards.
Scoring Summary
School | Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final |
Frederick Douglass | 10 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 17 |
Trinity | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 14 |
FD | - | Cooper Ranvier kicks a 32 yard field goal |
FD | - | Kaden Clay 21 yard interception return (Cooper Ranvier kick) |
FD | - | Darion Talbert 69 yard pass from Jaxon Strautman (Cooper Ranvier kick) |
TRINITY | - | Lucas Sasser 34 yard pass from Zane Johnson (Carson Hilbert kick) |
TRINITY | - | Jeremiah Lynn 17 yard pass from Zane Johnson (Carson Hilbert kick) |
Selected Statistics
Frederick Douglass | ||||
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Rushing | No. | Yds. | Avg. | Long |
Pharo Watts | 14 | 59 | 4.2 | 29 |
Tay Tay Allen | 10 | 32 | 3.2 | 16 |
Cam Edelen | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 |
Darion Neal | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 |
Team | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 |
JaQuan Rufus | 1 | -2 | -2.0 | 0 |
Jaxon Strautman | 5 | -7 | -1.4 | 2 |
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Passing | A-C-I | Yds. | TD | Long |
Jaxon Strautman | 17-7-1 | 114 | 1 | 69 |
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Receiving | No. | Yds. | TD | Long |
Darion Talbert | 3 | 84 | 1 | 69 |
Graham Dunn | 2 | 8 | 0 | 9 |
Cooper Ranvier | 1 | 12 | 0 | 12 |
Avieon Chenault | 1 | 10 | 0 | 10 |
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Trinity | ||||
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Rushing | No. | Yds. | Avg. | Long |
Clinton Sansbury | 10 | 30 | 3.0 | 15 |
Zane Johnson | 6 | 22 | 3.7 | 9 |
Jackson Hepner | 1 | 20 | 20.0 | 20 |
Lucas Sasser | 3 | 9 | 3.0 | 8. |
Zach Floyd | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 1 |
Team | 1 | -10 | -10.0 | 0 |
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Passing | A-C-I | Yds. | TD | Long |
Zane Johnson | 26-16-0 | 122 | 2 | 34 |
Jackson Hepner | 3-2-1 | -6 | 0 | 0 |
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Receiving | No. | Yds. | TD | Long |
Jeremiah Lynn | 7 | 56 | 1 | 17 |
Clinton Sansbury | 5 | 7 | 0 | 9 |
Lucas Sasser | 3 | 44 | 1 | 34 |
Andrew Davis | 2 | 9 | 0 | 7 |
Zach Floyd | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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.