Topic: Football
2024FBFDTC
Frederick Douglass vs. Tates Creek
Roy Walton Stadium
Tates Creek High School
Lexington, KY
September 13, 2024
© 2024 by Ron Harrison
Frederick Douglass’ quick strike big play capabilities proved to much for Tates Creek tonight as the Broncos earned a 50-14 victory on the road. Frederick Douglass recorded 17 first downs and 446 yards of total offense. The Broncos were penalized 10 times for 127 yards. Tates Creek recorded 13 first downs and 233 yards of total offense. The Commodores were penalized four times for 29 yards and had a pass intercepted.
Dakari Talbert led the Frederick Douglass ground game with 73 yards and a touchdown on one carry. Jaxon Strautman added 64 yards on four carries. Jeremiah Turner recorded 46 yards and a touchdown on 11 carries. Pharo Watts chipped in with 37 yards and a touchdown on six carries. Peyton Smith carried the ball five times for 33 yards and a touchdown. Jaxon Strautman completed five of 10 passes for 141 yards and two touchdowns. Dakari Talbert caught one pass for 86 yards and a touchdown. Pharo Watts added one reception for 27 yards and a touchdown. Aveion Chenault returned four punts for 106 yards with a long return of 47 yards and returned one kickoff for 88 yards and a touchdown. Jeremiah Turner returned two kickoffs for 24 yards with a long return of 22 yards. Logan Busson led the defense with two solo and three assisted tackles with 1,5 of his tackles resulting in losses totaling 10 yards and intercepted a pass. Jaxon Strautman recorded three solo tackles. Maddox Jones also recorded three solo tackles. Marcus Newcomb added two solo and one assisted tackles with 2.5 of his tackles resulting in losses totaling 12 yards.
BJ Evans led the Tates Creek ground game with 53 yards and a touchdown on 15 carries. Darnell Burnside completed 14 of 22 passes for 163 yards and one touchdown with one interception. Luke Cooper caught seven passes for 72 yards. JT Cooper added five receptions for 69 yards and a touchdown. Marquis Hale recorded one reception for 29 yards. Marquis Hale returned three kickoffs for 48 yards with a long return of 18 yards. Skylar Clay returned one kickoff for 12 yards. Lazarey Warren led the defense with five solo and one assisted tackles with two of his tackles resulting in losses totaling three yards. Daymond Griffin also recorded five solo and one assisted tackles. D’Vaughn Flowers added four solo and one assisted tackles.
Scoring Summary
School | Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final |
Frederick Douglass | 20 | 8 | 15 | 7 | 50 |
Tates Creek | 0 | 7 | 0 | 7 | 14 |
FD | - | Peyton Smith 8 yard run (Steven Aranda kick) |
FD | - | Pharo Watts 2 yard run (Steven Aranda kick) |
FD | - | Pharo Watts 27 yard pass from Jaxon Strautman (Logan Busson pass fails) |
TC | - | JT Cooper 20 yard pass from Darnell Burnside (Durk Mapatano kick) |
FD | - | Aveion Chenault 88 yard kickoff return (Terry Cayson pass from Aveion Chenault) |
FD | - | Dakari Talbert 86 yard pass from Jaxon Strautman (Steven Aranda kick) |
FD | - | Dakari Talbert 73 yard run (Pharo Watts pass from Jaxon Strautman) |
TC | - | BJ Evans 9 yard run (Durk Mapatano kick) |
FD | - | Jeremiah Turner 10 yard run (#49 kick) |
Selected Statistics
Frederick Douglass | ||||
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Rushing | No. | Yds. | Avg. | Long |
Dakari Talbert | 1 | 73 | 73.0 | 73 |
Jaxon Strautman | 4 | 64 | 16.0 | 36 |
Jeremiah Turner | 11 | 46 | 4.2 | 10 |
Pharo Watts | 6 | 37 | 6.2 | 14 |
Peyton Smith | 5 | 33 | 6.6 | 11 |
TayTay Allen | 3 | 21 | 7.0 | 15 |
Keenan Banther | 1 | 13 | 13.0 | 13 |
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Passing | A-C-I | Yds. | TD | Long |
Jaxon Strautman | 10-5-0 | 141 | 2 | 86 |
Jimmy Dick | 1-1-0 | 18 | 0 | 18 |
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Receiving | No. | Yds. | TD | Long |
Dakari Talbert | 1 | 86 | 1 | 86 |
Pharo Watts | 1 | 27 | 1 | 27 |
Thomas Stewart | 1 | 18 | 0 | 18 |
Peyton Smith | 1 | 17 | 0 | 17 |
Braylon Moss | 1 | 13 | 0 | 13 |
Aveion Chenault | 1 | -2 | 0 | 0 |
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Tates Creek | ||||
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Rushing | No. | Yds. | Avg. | Long |
BJ Evans | 15 | 53 | 3.5 | 22 |
Skylar Clay | 2 | 9 | 4.5 | 7 |
Darnell Burnside | 6 | 8 | 1.3 | 20 |
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Passing | A-C-I | Yds. | TD | Long |
Darnell Burnside | 22-14-1 | 163 | 1 | 31 |
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Receiving | No. | Yds. | TD | Long |
Luke Cooper | 7 | 72 | 0 | 20 |
JT Cooper | 5 | 69 | 1 | 31 |
Marquis Hale | 1 | 29 | 0 | 29 |
Kane Bell=Pointer | 1 | -7 | 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.