Topic: Football
2023FBTCBAL
Tates Creek vs. Ballard
Pat Crawford Stadium
Ballard High School
Louisville, KY
September 22, 2023
© 2023 by Ron Harrison
Ballard defeated Tates Creek by the score of 42-6 tonight. Ballard recorded 16 first downs and 467 yards of total offense. The Bruins were penalized six for 50 yards and had a pass intercepted. Tates Creek recorded 13 first downs and 162 yards of total offense. The Commodores were penalized once for 18 yards.
Journey Wyche led Ballard’s ground game with 190 yards and two touchdowns on 15 carries. Damari Edelen carried the ball five times for 111 yards and two touchdowns. Larry Irvin added four yards and a touchdown on five carries. Larry Irvin completed 12 of 19 passes for 161 yards and one touchdown with one interception. Maurice Stephens caught five passes for 61 yards and a touchdown. Daelen Thompson added three receptions for 38 yards. Damari Edelen recorded two receptions for 16 yards. George Givens and Journey Wyche caught one pass each for 30 and 16 yards respectively. Daelen Thompson returned two punts for 56 yards with a long return of 36 yards. Maurice Stephens returned one kickoff for 59 yards. Mike Clack led the defense with five solo tackles with four of his tackles resulting in losses totaling 45 yards. Davon Rudolph also recorded five solo tackles with one of his tackles resulting in a three yard loss. Montel Campbell added four solo and one assisted tackles with one of his tackles resulting in a 10 yard loss. Jaden Potter chipped in with four solo and one assisted tackles with one of his tackles resulting in a one yard loss.
Logan Julian led Tates Creek’s ground game with eight yards on two carries. Tony Bell carried the ball eight times for seven yards. Andrew Witherington completed 19 of 28 passes for 192 yards and one touchdowns. Thomas Seigler caught six passes for 62 yards and a touchdown. Luke Cooper added five receptions for 57 yards. JT Cooper recorded four receptions for 58 yards. Emmanuel Castro punted six times for a 40.5 average with a long kick of 52 yards. Stephan Jones returned three kickoffs for 44 yards with a long return of 23 yards. Michael Winn led the defense with seven solo tackles with two of their tackles resulting in losses totaling 13 yards. Stephan Jones added six solo tackles. Jaysean Layne recorded five solo and one assisted tackles. Logan Julian chipped in with four solo and one assisted tackles. Kaden Anderson intercepted a pass.
Scoring Summary
School | Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final |
Tates Creek | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 6 |
Ballard | 7 | 14 | 7 | 14 | 42 |
BALLARD | - | Maurice Stephens 32 yard pass from Larry Irvin (Colton Abbott kick) |
BALLARD | - | Journey Wyche 68 yard run (Colton Abbott kick) |
BALLARD | - | Damari Edelen 30 yard run (Colton Abbott kick) |
BALLARD | - | Damari Edelen 66 yard run (Colton Abbott kick) |
BALLARD | - | Journey Wyche 1 yard run (Colton Abbott kick) |
BALLARD | - | Larry Irvin 10 yard run (Colton Abbott kick) |
TCREEK | - | Thomas Seigler 19 yard pass from Andrew Witherington (Logan Julian run fails) |
Selected Statistics
Tates Creek | ||||
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Rushing | No. | Yds. | Avg. | Long |
Logan Julian | 2 | 8 | 4.0 | 5 |
Tony Bell | 8 | 7 | 0.9 | 4 |
Andrew Witherington | 8 | -45 | -5.6 | 5 |
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Passing | A-C-I | Yds. | TD | Long |
Andrew Witherington | 28-19-0 | 192 | 1 | 40 |
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Receiving | No. | Yds. | TD | Long |
Thomas Seigler | 6 | 62 | 1 | 24 |
Luke Cooper | 5 | 57 | 0 | 21 |
JT Cooper | 4 | 58 | 0 | 40 |
Mason Jackson | 2 | 6 | 0 | 6 |
Senator Clay | 1 | 14 | 0 | 14 |
Tony Bell | 1 | -5 | 0 | 0 |
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Ballard | ||||
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Rushing | No. | Yds. | Avg. | Long |
Journey Wyche | 15 | 190 | 12.7 | 68 |
Damari Edelen | 5 | 111 | 22.2 | 66 |
Larry Irvin | 5 | 4 | 0.8 | 10 |
Leondre Martin | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 1 |
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Passing | A-C-I | Yds. | TD | Long |
Larry Irvin | 19-12-1 | 161 | 1 | 32 |
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Receiving | No. | Yds. | TD | Long |
Maurice Stephens | 5 | 61 | 1 | 32 |
Daelen Thompson | 3 | 38 | 0 | 30 |
Damari Edelen | 2 | 16 | 0 | 16 |
George Givens | 1 | 30 | 0 | 30 |
Journey Wyche | 1 | 16 | 0 | 16 |
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.