Madison Central (4-6) vs. Henry Clay (8-2) November 2, 2001

Coach Paul Rains' Madison Central Indians come into the game tonight's reeling from an assortment of injuries that has decimated their roster.  Several key players including QB Lamaur Hocker, RB Tamian Dean, and Dustin Bullock, a dependable runner and defensive standout will miss tonight's game.  Fr. QB Ryan Barnes will also miss the game.  Henry Clay is rested and ready to roll.  Isaiah Stewart, Marcus Commodore, and Demetric Blackburn have combined for over 1800 yards on the ground.  QB David Buchanan is closing on on 1000 yards passing for the year.  Henry Clay and Madison Central have played once this year with Henry Clay claiming a 43-13 victory. 

Coach Sam Simpson's Henry Clay Blue Devils rolled over Madison Central by a score of 35-0.  Henry Clay got on the board in the first quarter 6-0 as David Buchanan hit Marcus Commodore with an 18 yard scoring toss.  The Blue Devils scored 22 unanswered points in the second quarter to take a 28-0 lead at intermission.  They tallied a safety, a 35 yard TD run by Marcus Commodore, a 20 yard scoring strike from David Buchanan to Isaiah Stewart, and a 5 yard run by Marcus Commodore.  Demetric Blackburn closed out the scoring with a 32 yard run in the third quarter. 

Henry Clay was led on the ground tonight by Marcus Commodore with 72 yards and two touchdowns on nine carries.  Mychal Dabney added 68 yards on three carries while Demetric Blackburn gained 68 yards and one score on eight carries.  QB David Buchanan completed 7 of 13 passes for 107 yards and two scores.  Casey Wheeler had three receptions 41 yards.  The Henry Clay defense was tough tonight as they held Madison Central to 84 total yards offense while the Blue Devils offense rolled up 428 total yards.  Madison Central was led tonight by RB Steven Stunson who carried the ball 12 times for 64 yards and returned two kickoffs for 71 yards.  Josh Stewart caught three passes for 62 yards. 

Scoring Summary

  Henry Clay  35          Madison Central  0
 

School	Q1	Q2	Q3	Q4	OT1	Final
Madison Central	0	0	0	0	0
Henry Clay	6	22	7	0	35

HC David Buchanan 18 yard pass to Marcus Commodore (run fails)
HC team safety
HC Commodore 35 yard run (Aaron Ballard kick)
HC Buchanan 20 yard pass to Isaiah Stewart (kick fails)
HC Commodore 5 yard run (Ballard kick)
HC Demetric Blackburn 32 yard run (Ballard kick)
 

Selected Statistics
 

Madison Central						Henry Clay
Rushing	No.	Yds.	Avg.	Long		Rushing	No.	Yds.	Avg.	Long
Steven Stunson	12	64	5.3	44		Mar. Commodore	09	72	8.0	35
Aaron Fair	08	13	1.6	8		Mychal Dabney	03	68	22.7	39
Marcus Boyd	01	7	7.0	7		Dem. Blackburn	08	68	8.5	32
Evan King	01	-10	-10.0	--		Isaiah Stewart	08	50	6.3	34
Passing	A-C-I	Yds.	TD	Long		Passing	A-C-I	Yds.	TD	Long
Ben Herbst	12-4-0	65	0	40		David Buchanan	13-7-0	107	2	20
Steven Stunson	1-0-0	0	0	0
Receiving	No.	Yds.	TD	Long		Receiving	No.	Yds.	TD	Long
Josh Stewart	3	62	0	40		Casey Wheeler	3	41	0	19
Matt Bell	1	3	0	3		Bennett Hoefer	2	28	0	20
						Isaiah Stewart	1	20	1	20
						Mar. Commodore	1	18	1	18

A special thanks to WL Stats for providing the statistics for tonight's game.

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