Topic: Football
2024FBPLDWC
Paul Laurence Dunbar vs. Woodford County
Community Stadium
Falling Springs Park
Versailles, KY
August 30, 2024
© 2024 by Ron Harrison
Woodford County’s defense held Paul Laurence Dunbar to 33 yards of total offense and an anemic 0.8 yards per offensive play in a 42-0 victory over the Bulldogs tonight. Woodford County recorded 12 first downs and 298 yards of total offense. The Yellow Jackets were penalized six times for 66 yards, lost a fumble, and had a pass intercepted. Paul Laurence Dunbar recorded six first downs and 33 yards of total offense. The Bulldogs were penalized twice for 17 yards and lost four fumbles.
Darrian Tomlin led Woodford County’s ground game with 40 yards on four carries. Jaiden Shegog carried the ball once for 36 yards and a touchdown. Justus Wertzler completed six of eight passes for 90 yards and two touchdowns with one interception. Lemmie Coons completed three of five passes for 116 yards and two touchdowns. Wyatt Crowe caught three passes for 103 yards and a touchdown. Makhi Smith added three receptions for 46 yards and two touchdowns. Omari Jointer added a nine yard touchdown reception. Laland Taylor returned two punts for 63 yards including a long return of 39 yards. Josh Campagn returned one punt for 23 yards. Bode Darland returned one kickoff for 19 yards. Dayvion Sturgis led the defense with four solo and three assisted tackles with 3.5 of his tackles resulting in losses totaling 22 yards. Ivan Turner added two solo and one assisted tackles. Jaden McKinney added two solo tackles and recovered a fumble. Wyatt Peters scored on a 57 yard fumble recovery return. Samuel Senters and Sam Hash each recovered a fumble.
Anthony Boykin led Dunbar’s ground game with 33 yards on six carries. Ryan Barrett carried the ball once for 32 yards. Steven Estepp completed five of 11 passes for 39 yards. Conner Norsworthy caught four passes for 37 yards. Conner Norsworthy returned three kickoffs for 52 yards with a long return of 23 yards. Laz Bowman led the defense with four solo tackles with one of his tackles resulting in a six yard loss. Elijah Lewis added two solo tackles which resulted in losses totaling four yards. Tolley Carter recovered a fumble and Jacob Konate intercepted a pass he returned four yards.
Scoring Summary
School | Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final |
Paul Laurence Dunbar | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Woodford County | 21 | 14 | 7 | | 42 |
WOODCO | - | Omari Jointer 9 yard pass from Justus Wertzler (Logan Ford kick) |
WOODCO | - | Jaiden Shegog 36 yard run (Logan Ford kick) |
WOODCO | - | Makhi Smith 16 yard pass from Justus Wertzler (Logan Ford kick) |
WOODCO | - | Wyatt Peters 57 yard fumble recovery return (Logan Ford kick) |
WOODCO | - | Makhi Smith 30 yard pass from Lemmie Coons (Logan Ford kick) |
WOODCO | - | Wyatt Crowe 76 yard pass from Lemmie Coons (Logan Ford kick) |
Selected Statistics
Paul Laurence Dunbar | ||||
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Rushing | No. | Yds. | Avg. | Long |
Anthony Boykin | 6 | 33 | 5.5 | 16 |
Ryan Barrett | 1 | 32 | 32.0 | 32 |
Tristin Simpson | 2 | 6 | 3.0 | 7 |
Pacifique Nduwayo | 10 | 5 | 0.5 | 8 |
Jerzee Mays | 3 | 1 | 0.3 | 2 |
Team | 1 | -12 | -12.0 | 0 |
Jett Derringer | 1 | -15 | -15.0 | 0 |
Steven Estepp | 8 | -56 | -7.0 | 0 |
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Passing | A-C-I | Yds. | TD | Long |
Steven Estepp | 11-5-0 | 39 | 0 | 15 |
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Receiving | No. | Yds. | TD | Long |
Conner Norsworthy | 4 | 37 | 0 | 15 |
Elijah Lewis | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
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Woodford County | ||||
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Rushing | No. | Yds. | Avg. | Long |
Darrian Tomlin | 4 | 40 | 10.0 | 21 |
Jaiden Shegog | 1 | 36 | 36.0 | 36 |
Joedan Diallo | 2 | 5 | 2.5 | 6 |
Aidyn Powell | 3 | 3 | 1.0 | 2 |
Team | 3 | 3 | 1.0 | 0 |
Laland Taylor | 1 | -1 | -1.0 | 0 |
Wyatt Crowe | 1 | -6 | -6.0 | 0 |
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Passing | A-C-I | Yds. | TD | Long |
Justus Wertzler | 8-6-1 | 90 | 2 | 38 |
Lemmie Coons | 5-3-0 | 116 | 2 | 76 |
Jace Carroll | 4-2-0 | 12 | 0 | 7 |
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Receiving | No. | Yds. | TD | Long |
Wyatt Crowe | 3 | 103 | 1 | 76 |
Makhi Smith | 3 | 46 | 2 | 30 |
Grayson Hodge | 2 | 15 | 0 | 10 |
Jalen Johnson | 1 | 38 | 0 | 38 |
Omari Jointer | 1 | 9 | 1 | 9 |
Kael Rihtar | 1 | 7 | 0 | 7 |
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.