© 2008 by Ron Harrison
Coach Oliver Lucas' Bryan Station Defenders improved to 4-7 last season and appear poised to continue the trend this season. The Defenders have a huge offensive line anchored by 6-5 320 pound Chase Blackburn, 6-1 280 pound Tae Green, 6-2 305 pound Jesseray Childrey, and 6-5 265 pound Darrian Miller. They also have a strong defensive line including 6-3 270 pound Roy Philon, 6-2 270 pound Isaiah Davis, Jesseray Childrey, and 6-3 320 pound Nick Cooper. The running game should be led by 5-7 175 pound RB Patrick Cornett. They expect quality play from WRs Muhammad Saifullah and Chaz Mitchell. The Defenders have two sophs vying for the QB job in Michael Winkler and Brady Boling.
Paul Dunbar finished 4-8 last season and Jason Howell takes over as head coach this season. Coach Howell expects to open up the offense more this season and will move Marquis Clay from QB to WR to take advantage of his speed. WR Martaveous Mays is also expected to have a big season. Steven Willis is a very dependable FB. The offensive line should be anchored by 6-5 250 pound Jared Yonts and 6-6 283 pound Eric Ayers. The Bulldogs should be solid on defense as they return seven veterans.
Bryan Station broke a 21 game losing streek against Lexington schools with a convincing 45-14 victory over Paul Dunbar. This was quite a difference from last year's season opener when the Defenders dropped a 45-3 decision to Dunbar. Bryan Station held a 414-224 advantage on total offense. The referees were extremely busy tonight as both teams combined for 19 penalties and 391 yards.
Bryan Station recorded 18 first downs and 414 yards of total offense. The Defenders were penalized 11 times for 259 yards and lost two fumbles. Paul Dunbar recorded 15 first downs and 224 yards of total offense. The Bulldogs were penalized eight times for 132 yards.
Patrick Cornett led the Bryan Station ground game with 133 yards and two touchdowns on 10 carries. Tevin McCaden carried the ball nine times for 61 yards and a touchdown. Brady Boling completed six of nine passes for 126 yards. Chaz Mitchell caught two passes for 61 yards. Muhammad Saifullah added two receptions for 39 yards. Roy Philon led the defense with five solo tackles. Isaiah Davis added four solo and one assisted tackles.
Marquis Clay led the Dunbar ground game with 74 yards and a TD on 17 carries. Trent Martin completed eight of 26 passes for 100 yards and a touchdown. Martaveous Mays caught five passes for 62 yards and a touchdown. John Rose and Nick Bainer led the defense with four solo tackles each.
| Bryan Station | 45 | Paul Dunbar | 14 |
| School | Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final |
| Bryan Station | 12 | 6 | 20 | 7 | 45 |
| Paul Dunbar | 0 | 7 | 0 | 7 | 14 |
| BS | - | Roy Philon 1 yard run (Jose Marin kick fails) |
| BS | - | Patrick Cornett 44 yard run (Bradley Pearce pass fails) |
| BS | - | Cornett 37 yard run (Brandon Pollard run fails) |
| PD | - | Martaveous Mays 8 yard pass from Trent Martin (Matt Puracchio kick) |
| BS | - | Tevin McCaden 81 yard kickoff return (Marin kick) |
| BS | - | Philon 5 yard run (Marin kick) |
| BS | - | Chaz Mitchell 10 yard run (team run fails) |
| BS | - | McCaden 1 yard run (Marin kick) |
| PD | - | Marquis Clay 39 yard run (Puracchio kick) |
| Bryan Station | Paul Dunbar | |||||||||
| Rushing | No. | Yds. | Avg. | Long | Rushing | No. | Yds. | Avg. | Long | |
| Patrick Cornett | 10 | 133 | 13.3 | 44 | Marquis Clay | 17 | 74 | 4.4 | 39 | |
| Tevin McCaden | 9 | 60 | 6.7 | 20 | Thayer Burgess | 3 | 26 | 8.7 | 13 | |
| Roy Philon | 4 | 33 | 8.3 | 23 | John Rose | 3 | 13 | 4.3 | 6 | |
| Kalib Ball | 2 | 12 | 6.0 | 11 | Steven Willis | 7 | 11 | 1.6 | 5 | |
| Chaz Mitchell | 2 | 9 | 4.5 | 10 | Luke Coleman | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | |
| Brady Boling | 4 | -1 | -0.3 | 8 | team | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | |
| Trent Martin | 7 | 0 | 0.0 | 13 | ||||||
| Passing | A-C-I | Yds. | TD | Long | Passing | A-C-I | Yds. | TD | Long | |
| Brady Boling | 9-6-0 | 126 | 0 | 38 | Trent Martin | 26-8-0 | 100 | 1 | 27 | |
| Michael Winkler | 1-1-0 | 36 | 0 | 36 | Thayer Burgess | 1-0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Receiving | No. | Yds. | TD | Long | Receiving | No. | Yds. | TD | Long | |
| Chaz Mitchell | 2 | 61 | 0 | 36 | Martaveous Mays | 5 | 62 | 0 | 27 | |
| Muh. Saifullah | 2 | 39 | 0 | 31 | Spencer McGuire | 2 | 27 | 0 | 15 | |
| Patrick Cornett | 1 | 38 | 0 | 38 | Steven Willis | 1 | 11 | 1 | 11 | |
| Josh Arnett | 1 | 16 | 0 | 16 | ||||||
| Kalib Ball | 1 | 8 | 0 | 8 | ||||||
A special thanks to WLStats for the comprehensive stats provided for tonight's games.
Please refer to Week 1 in Review .
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.
