Topic: Football
2024FBRSC
Raceland vs. Sayre
Class 1A 2024 UK HealthCare Sports Medicine/KHSAA State Finals (Championship)
Kroger Field
Lexington, KY
December 6, 2024
© 2024 by Ron Harrison
Sayre completed a perfwect 15-0 season by defeating Raceland by the score of 27-22 to earn the Class 1A state championship. Brock Coffman had an excellent game on both sides of the ball to lead the Spartans. Sayre recorded 16 first downs and 254 yards of total offense. The Spartans were penalized six times for 33 yards and had one pass intercepted. Raceland recorded 18 first downs and 288 yards of total offense. The Rams were penalized eight times for 64 yards.
Charlie Slabaugh led Sayre’s ground game with 21 yards and a touchdown on 10 carries. Kemonte Braxton carried the ball once for 14 yards. Luke Pennington completed 21 of 27 passes for 219 yards and three touchdowns with one interception. Brock Coffman caught 12 passes for 143 yards and three touchdowns. Charlie Slabaugh added four receptions for 41 yards. Connor Evans recorded three receptions for 25 yards. Caden Jones returned two kickoffs for 23 yards with a long return of 13 yards. Kemonte Braxton returned one kickoff for 16 yards. Charlie Slabaugh and Har. Phillips led the defense with seven solo and eight assisted tackles each. Caden Jones added eight solo and four assisted tackles with one of his tackles resulting in a one yard loss. Brock Coffman recorded four solo and seven assisted tackles.
Shannon Marushi led Raceland’s ground game with 95 yards and a touchdown on 23 carries. Landen Stiltner added 64 yards on nine carries. Ayden Cooper recorded 19 yards on five carries. Jacob Waller chipped in with 11 yards and a touchdown on five carries. Jacob Waller completed 10 of 12 passes for 81 yards. Jonah Arnett completed three of four passes for 10 yards and a touchdown. Jaxon Rister caught four passes for 25 yards and a touchdown. Parker Ison caught one pass for 32 yards. Jaxon Rister returned two kickoffs for 36 yards with a long return of 22 yards. Jonah Arnett led the defense with six solo and three assisted tackles and intercepted a pass. Linden Sammons added four solo tackles with one of his tackles resulting in a two yard loss. Max Burton recorded three solo and two assisted tackles.
Scoring Summary
School | Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final |
Raceland | 0 | 9 | 6 | 7 | 22 |
Sayre | 7 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 27 |
SAYRE | - | Brock Coffman 1 yard pass from Luke Pennington (Gannon Rice kick) |
RACE | - | Jaxon Rister 2 yard pass from Jonah Arnett (Jacob Waller kick fails) |
RACE | - | Jacob Waller kicks a 28 yard field goal |
SAYRE | - | Brock Coffman 2 yard pass from Luke Pennington (Gannon Rice kick) |
SAYRE | - | Brock Coffman 36 yard pass from Luke Pennington (Gannon Rice kick fails) |
RACE | - | Shannon Marushi 1 yard run (Jacob Waller pass fails) |
SAYRE | - | Charlie Slabaugh 4 yard run (Gannon Rice kick) |
RACE | - | Jacob Waller 1 yard run (Jacob Waller kick) |
Selected Statistics
Raceland | ||||
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Rushing | No. | Yds. | Avg. | Long |
Shannon Marushi | 23 | 95 | 4.1 | 27 |
Landen Stiltner | 9 | 64 | 7.1 | 28 |
Ayden Cooper | 5 | 19 | 3.8 | 7 |
Jonah Arnett | 11 | 15 | 1.4 | 6 |
Landon Bloss | 5 | 11 | 2.2 | 12 |
Team | 2 | -8 | -4.0 | 0 |
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Passing | A-C-I | Yds. | TD | Long |
Jacob Waller | 12-10-0 | 81 | 0 | 32 |
Jonah Arnett | 4-3-0 | 10 | 1 | 6 |
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Receiving | No. | Yds. | TD | Long |
Jaxon Rister | 4 | 25 | 1 | 8 |
Bryson Rowsey | 4 | 8 | 0 | 10 |
Ayden Cooper | 2 | 15 | 0 | 9 |
Jonah Arnett | 2 | 7 | 0 | 4 |
Parker Ison | 1 | 32 | 0 | 32 |
Shannon Marushi | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
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Sayre | ||||
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Rushing | No. | Yds. | Avg. | Long |
Charlie Slabaugh | 10 | 21 | 2.1 | 6 |
Kemonte Braxton | 1 | 14 | 14.0 | 14 |
Luke Pennington | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 1 |
Team | 2 | -1 | -0.5 | 0 |
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Passing | A-C-I | Yds. | TD | Long |
Luke Pennington | 27-21-1 | 219 | 3 | 36 |
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Receiving | No. | Yds. | TD | Long |
Brock Coffman | 12 | 143 | 3 | 36 |
Charlie Slabaugh | 4 | 41 | 0 | 18 |
Connor Evans | 3 | 25 | 0 | 13 |
Kemonte Braxton | 1 | 6 | 0 | 6 |
Chase Parker | 1 | 4 | 0 | 4 |
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.