Topic: Football
2023FBTCPLD
Tates Creek vs. Paul Laurence Dunbar
Jon R. Akers Stadium
Paul Laurence Dunbar High School
Lexington, KY
September 29, 2023
© 2023 by Ron Harrison
Tates Creek defeated Paul Laurence Dunbar by the score of 42-21. Tates Creek recorded 19 first downs and 417 yards of total offense. The Commodores were penalized 10 times for 95 yards, lost a fumble, and had a pass intercepted. Paul Laurence Dunbar recorded 21 first downs and 382 yards of total offense.
Mar’Quevion Smith led Tates Creek’s ground game with 96 yards and a touchdown on 11 carries. Andrew Witherington added 75 yards and two touchdowns on 11 carries. Andrew Witherington carried the ball 18 of 27 passes for 216 yards and two touchdowns with one interception. JT Cooper caught seven passes for 84 yards. Luke Cooper added six receptions for 83 yards and a touchdown. Mason Jackson recorded two catches for 14 yards and a touchdown. Senator Clay returned one punt for 18 yards and returned one kickoff for 15 yards. Mason Jackson returned one kickoff for 15 yards. Stephen Jones returned two kickoffs for 23 yards with a long return of 19 yards. Emmanuel Castro punted once for 45 yards and kicked off six times for a 55.8 average with two touchbacks. Logan Julian led the defense with seven solo and nine assisted tackles with three of his tackles resulting in losses totaling four yards. De’Trell Johmson added six solo and six assisted tackles with 1.5 of his tackles resulting in losses totaling four yards. Stephen Jones recorded four solo and five assisted tackles with 1.5 of his tackles resulting in losses totaling two yards.
Noe Kayembe led Paul Laurence Dunbar’s ground game with 123 yards and one touchdown on 26 carries. Ethan Teall completed 25 of 40 passes for 264 yards and two touchdowns. Harrison Simpson caught 11 passes for 119 yards and a touchdowns. Conner Norsworthy added five receptions for 48 yards. Kotaro Nagano recorded four receptions for 40 yards. Mason VanDyke added three receptions for 25 yards and a touchdowns. Noe Kayembe caught two passes for 32 yards. Harrison Simpson returned four kickoffs for 56 yards with a long return of 20 yards. Kyan Hall led the defense with six solo tackles. Lake Hacker added four solo and one assisted tackles. Colton Turlington recorded three solo and two assisted tackles with one of his tackles resulting in a two yard loss and recovered a fumble. Amontae Flynn chipped in with three solo and two assisted tackles. Hassan Konote intercepted a pass he returned for 10 yards.
Scoring Summary
School | Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final |
Tates Creek | 7 | 14 | 7 | 14 | 42 |
Paul Laurence Dunbar | 7 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 21 |
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DUNBAR | - | Harrison Simpson 63 yard pass from Ethan Teall (Ryan O’Hara kick) |
TCREEK | - | Tony Bell 3 yard run (Emmanuel Castro kick) |
TCREEK | - | Mar’Quevion Smith 9 yard run (Emmanuel Castro kick) |
TCREEK | - | Luke Cooper 33 yard pass from Andrew Witherington (Emmanuel Castro kick) |
DUNBAR | - | Mason VanDyke 6 yard pass from Ethan Teall (Ryan O’Hara kick) |
TCREEK | - | Andrew Witherington 1 yard run (Emmanuel Castro kick) |
DUNBAR | - | Noe Kayembe 26 yard run (Ryan O’Hara kick) |
TCREEK | - | Andrew Witherington 7 yard run (Emmanuel Castro kick) |
TCREEK | - | Mason Jackson 11 yard pass from Andrew Witherington (Emmanuel Castro kick) |
Selected Statistics
Tates Creek | ||||
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Rushing | No. | Yds. | Avg. | Long |
Mar’Quevion Smith | 11 | 96 | 8.7 | 18 |
Andrew Witherington | 11 | 75 | 6.8 | 14 |
Logan Julian | 2 | 17 | 8.5 | 14 |
Tony Bell | 4 | 13 | 3.2 | 9 |
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Passing | A-C-I | Yds. | TD | Long |
Andrew Witherington | 27-18-1 | 216 | 2 | 33 |
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Receiving | No. | Yds. | TD | Long |
JT Cooper | 7 | 84 | 0 | 28 |
Luke Cooper | 6 | 83 | 1 | 33 |
Senator Clay | 2 | 14 | 0 | 13 |
Mason Jackson | 2 | 14 | 1 | 11 |
Thomas Siegler | 1 | 21 | 9 | 21 |
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Paul Laurence Dunbar | ||||
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Rushing | No. | Yds. | Avg. | Long |
Noe Kayembe | 26 | 123 | 4.7 | 31 |
Pacifique Nduwayo | 4 | 7 | 1.8 | 4 |
Team | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 |
Ethan Teall | 2 | -12 | -6.0 | 0 |
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Passing | A-C-I | Yds. | TD | Long |
Ethan Teall | 40-25-0 | 264 | 2 | 63 |
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Receiving | No. | Yds. | TD | Long |
Harrison Simpson | 11 | 119 | 1 | 63 |
Conner Norsworthy | 5 | 48 | 0 | 18 |
Kotaro Nagano | 4 | 40 | 0 | 13 |
Mason VanDyke | 3 | 25 | 1 | 14 |
Noe Kayembe | 2 | 32 | 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.