Topic: Football
2023FBTCFD
Tates Creek vs. Frederick Douglass
“The Farm”
Frederick Douglass High School
Lexington, KY
September 8, 2023
© 2023 by Ron Harrison
Frederick Douglass hit the running clock mark early in the third quarter on their way to a 43-0 victory over Tates Creek dealing Tates Creek their first defeat of the season. Frederick Douglass recorded 13 first downs and 288 yards of total offense. The Broncos were penalized four times for 45 yards. Tates Creek recorded 11 first downs and 157 yards of total offense. The Commodores were penalized five times for 29 yards, lost a fumble, and had a pass intercepted.
Jaxon Strautman led the Frederick Douglass ground game with 54 yards and a touchdown on seven carries. Pharo Watts added 42 yards and two touchdowns on six carries. Darion Talbert added 38 yards and a touchdown on two carries. Jaxon Strautman completed nine of 14 passes for 143 yards and one touchdown. Aveion Chenault caught three passes for 45 yards and a touchdown. Darion Talbert added two receptions for 23 yards. Cooper Ranvier recorded two receptions for 18 yards. Graham Dunn and Ismail Naji each caught one pass for 39 and 18 yards respectively. Jeremiah Lowe returned one punt for 68 yards and a touchdown and returned a kickoff for 14 yards. Aveion Chenault returned one punt for 16 yards. Cooper Ranvier punted twice for a 44.5 average with a long kick of 46 yards and kicked off six times for a 57.7 average and three kickoffs. Jaquan Rufus led the defense with three solo and twoassisted tackles. Landon Menifee recorded three solo and one assisted tackles. Darion Neal recorded two solo and two assisted tackles with 1.5 of his tackles resulting in losses totaling six yards. Logan Busson added two solo and one assisted tackles with 2.5 of his tackles resulting in losses totaling nine yards. Jimmy Hooks recovered a fumble and Jeremiah Lowe intercepted a pass.
Mar’Quevion Smith led Tates Creek’s ground game with 39 yards on 16 carries. Andrew Witherington added 29 yards on nine carries. Andrew Witherington completed six of 15 passes for 83 yards with one interception. Luke Cooper caught three passes for 49 yards. Senator Clay added two receptions for 14 yards. Mason Jackson recorded one catch for 20 yards. Logan Julian led the defense with two solo and three assisted tackles. De’Trell Johnson and Cardale Wright each recorded two solo and two assisted tackles. Stephen Jones chipped in with three solo tackles. Kaden Anderson added two solo tackles with one of the tackles resulting in an eight yard loss.
Scoring Summary
School | Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final |
Tates Creek | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Frederick Douglass | 7 | 21 | 8 | 7 | 43 |
FD | - | Jeremiah Lowe 68 yard punt return (Cooper Ranvier kick) |
FD | - | Pharo Watts 10 yard run (Cooper Ranvier kick fails) |
FD | - | Darion Talbert 27 yard run (Darion Talbert pass from Jaxon Strautman) |
FD | - | Jaxon Strautman 1 yard run (Cooper Ranvier kick) |
FD | - | Pharo Watts 4 yard run (Darion Talbert pass from Jaxon Strautman) |
FD | - | Aveion Chenault 18 yard pass from Jaxon Strautman (Cooper Ranvier kick) |
Selected Statistics
Tates Creek | ||||
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Rushing | No. | Yds. | Avg. | Long |
Mar’Quevion Smith | 16 | 39 | 2.4 | 16 |
Andrew Witherington | 9 | 29 | 3.2 | 14 |
Kalin. Mapataho | 2 | 11 | 5.5 | 12 |
Logan Julian | 1 | 3 | 3.0 | 3 |
Tony Bell | 1 | -4 | -4.0 | 0 |
Ace Davis | 1 | -4 | -4.0 | 0 |
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Passing | A-C-I | Yds. | TD | Long |
Andrew Witherington | 15-6-1 | 83 | 0 | 37 |
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Receiving | No. | Yds. | TD | Long |
Luke Cooper | 3 | 49 | 0 | 37 |
Senator Clay | 2 | 14 | 0 | 8 |
Mason Jackson | 1 | 20 | 0 | 20 |
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Frederick Douglass | ||||
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Rushing | No. | Yds. | Avg. | Long |
Jaxon Strautman | 7 | 54 | 7.7 | 39 |
Pharo Watts | 6 | 42 | 7.0 | 18 |
Darion Talbert | 2 | 38 | 19.0 | 27 |
Kenoxie Allen | 3 | 11 | 3.7 | 6 |
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Passing | A-C-I | Yds. | TD | Long |
Jaxon Strautman | 14-9-0 | 143 | 1 | 39 |
Darnell Burnside | 1-0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Team | 1-0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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Receiving | No. | Yds. | TD | Long |
Aveion Chenault | 3 | 45 | 1 | 23 |
Darion Talbert | 2 | 23 | 0 | 12 |
Cooper Ranvier | 2 | 18 | 0 | 12 |
Graham Dunn | 1 | 39 | 0 | 39 |
Ismail Naji | 1 | 18 | 0 | 18 |
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.