Topic: Football
2024FBBECEN
Bullitt East vs. Central
Central Stadium
Central High School
Louisville, KY
September 20, 2024
© 2024 by Ron Harrison
Central defeated Bullitt East by the score of 28-14. Tonight was the Cortez Stone show as he ran for three touchdowns, scored on a two point conversion run and threw a 13 yard touchdown pass to Avaion Johnson-McNeal. Bullitt East actually led 14-13 after three quarters but Central scored 15 unanswered points in the final quarter. Central recorded 311 yards while Bullitt East was limited to 173 yards of total offense.
Cortez Stone led Central’s ground game with 165 yards and three touchdowns on 19 carries. Jermaine Walker carried the ball 10 times for 85 yards. Justin Brents recorded 45 yards on five carries. Cortez Stone completed his only pass for a 13 yard touchdown. Avairon Johnson-McNeal caught one pass for 13 yards and a touchdown. Dustin Basemore, Avairon Johnson-McNeal, and Jaylon Benning Wyatt each recorded seven solo tackles to lead the defense. Micah Williams added six solo tackles. Amontez Woolfolk intercepted a pass.
Alec Britt led the Bullitt East ground game with 37 yards on 14 carries. Cayden Cowan carried the ball twice for seven yards. Cole Cornell completed 11 of 26 passes for 137 yards and two touchdowns with one interception. Cayden Cowan caught five passes for 53 yards and a touchdown. Evan Butler added two receptions for 53 yards. Caden Bostock recorded three receptions for 29 yards and a touchdown. Baron Hardesty led the defense with six solo and five assisted tackles with 2.5 of his tackles resulting in negative yardage. Ryan Rayhill added seven solo and two assisted tackles. Tyler O’Bryan chipped in with four solo and four assisted tackles. Brady Cornell recorded three solo and two assisted tackles and had a QB sack.
Scoring Summary
School | Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final |
Bullitt East | 0 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 14 |
Central | 7 | 6 | 0 | 15 | 28 |
CENTRAL | - | Cortez Stone 69 yard run (Jermaine Walker kick) |
CENTRAL | - | Cortez Stone 5 yard run (Jermaine Walker kick fails) |
BULLITTE | - | Cayden Cowan 8 yard pass from Cole Cornell (Easton Hughes kick) |
BULLITTE | - | Caden Bostock 4 yard pass from Cole Cornell (Easton Hughes kick) |
CENTRAL | - | Avaion Johnson-McNeal 13 yard pass from Cortez Stone (Cortez Stone run) |
CENTRAL | - | Cortez Stone 47 yard run (Jermaine Walker kick) |
Selected Statistics
Bullitt East | ||||
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Rushing | No. | Yds. | Avg. | Long |
Alec Britt | 14 | 37 | 2.6 | **** |
Cayden Cowan | 2 | 7 | 3.5 | **** |
Cole Cornell | 10 | -8 | -0.8 | **** |
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Passing | A-C-I | Yds. | TD | Long |
Cole Cornell | 26-11-1 | 137 | 2 | **** |
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Receiving | No. | Yds. | TD | Long |
Cayden Cowan | 5 | 53 | 1 | **** |
Evan Butler | 2 | 53 | 0 | **** |
Caden Bostock | 3 | 29 | 1 | **** |
Christian Martinez | 1 | 2 | 0 | **** |
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Central | ||||
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Rushing | No. | Yds. | Avg. | Long |
Cortez Stone | 19 | 165 | 8.7 | **** |
Jermaine Walker | 10 | 85 | 8.5 | **** |
Justin Brents | 5 | 45 | 9.0 | **** |
Avairon Johnson-McNeal | 3 | 3 | 1.0 | **** |
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Passing | A-C-I | Yds. | TD | Long |
Cortez Stone | 1-1-0 | 13 | 1 | **** |
Jermaine Walker | 3-0-0 | 0 | 0 | **** |
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Receiving | No. | Yds. | TD | Long |
Avairon Johnson-McNeal | 1 | 13 | 1 | **** |
Acknowledgements
A special thanks to the respective teams 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.