Topic: Football
Scott County vs. Tates Creek
Tates Creek High School
Lexington, KY
September 14, 2012
© 2012 by Ron Harrison
Scott County scored early and often as they rolled to a 57-7 halftime lead on their way to a 71-13 victory over Tates Creek. The combination of 555 yards of offense for Scott County and five Tates Creek turnovers proved to be too much to overcome tonight for the Commodores. Scott County recorded 20 first downs and 555 yards of total offense. The Cardinals were penalized four times for 40 yards. Tates Creek recorded 14 first downs and 338 yards of total offense. The Commodores were penalized three times for 22 yards, lost two fumbles, and had three passes intercepted.
Kevo Edwards led Scott County’s ground attack with 145 yards and two touchdowns on 10 carries. Dier. Dumphord carried the ball seven times for 82 yards and a touchdown. Clay McKee completed three of four passes for 177 yards and two touchdowns. Scott Daniel caught three passes for 177 yards and two touchdowns. Damon Gray led the defense with five solo and two assisted tackles with 1.5 of his tackles resulting in losses totaling 13 yards. Grayson Miller added five solo and one assisted tackles. Scott Daniel recorded three solo tackles, one fumble recovery, and two interceptions.
Dennis Oxendine led Tates Creek’s ground game with 74 yards and a touchdown on 10 carries. Graham Gordon completed 12 of 23 passes for 243 yards and a touchdown with two interceptions. Marcus Wilkerson caught five passes for 100 yards. Tavon Dunn added three receptions for 114 yards and a touchdown. R.J. Taylor caught three passes for 63 yards. Dennis Oxendine led the defense with five solo tackles. Jacob Czarnecki added three solo tackles.
Scoring Summary
| School | Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final |
| Scott County | 27 | 30 | 7 | 7 | 71 |
| Tates Creek | 0 | 7 | 6 | 0 | 13 |
| SC | - | Kevo Edwards 80 yard run (Palmer Ward kick) |
| SC | - | Dier. Dumphord 4 yard run (Palmer Ward kick) |
| SC | - | Clay McKee 2 yard run (Palmer Ward kick) |
| SC | - | Kevo Edwards 1 yard run (Clay McKee pass fails) |
| SC | - | Kevin Clausen 7 yard run (Palmer Ward kick) |
| TC | - | Tavon Dunn 80 yard pass from Graham Gordon (Jake Ryan kick) |
| SC | - | Jervon Christopher 91 yard kickoff return (Palmer Ward kick) |
| SC | - | Scott Daniel 61 yard pass from Clay McKee (Palmer Ward kick) |
| SC | - | Scott Daniel 97 yard pass from Clay McKee (Palmer Ward kick) |
| SC | - | Team safety |
| TC | - | Dennis Oxendine 6 yard run (Graham Gordon pass fails) |
| SC | - | Theo Price 7 yard run (Daniel Berry kick) |
| SC | - | Theo Price 2 yard run (Daniel Berry kick) |
Selected Statistics
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| Rushing | No. | Yds. | Avg. | Long |
| Kevo Edwards | 10 | 145 | 14.5 | 80 |
| Dier. Dumphord | 7 | 82 | 11.7 | 40 |
| Hunter Nelson | 3 | 46 | 15.3 | 28 |
| Theo Price | 6 | 38 | 6.3 | 18 |
| Kevin Clausen | 2 | 25 | 12.5 | 18 |
| Oliver Sullivan | 2 | 16 | 8.0 | 9 |
| Avery Ford | 4 | 16 | 4.0 | 7 |
| Travis Waters | 2 | 12 | 6.0 | 7 |
| Clay McKee | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 2 |
| Team | 3 | -2 | -0.7 | 2 |
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| Passing | A-C-I | Yds. | TD | Long |
| Clay McKee | 4-3-0 | 177 | 2 | 97 |
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| Receiving | No. | Yds. | TD | Long |
| Scott Daniel | 3 | 177 | 2 | 97 |
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| Tates Creek | ||||
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| Rushing | No. | Yds. | Avg. | Long |
| Dennis Oxendine | 10 | 74 | 7.4 | 23 |
| R.J. Taylor | 1 | -2 | -2.0 | 0 |
| Casey Grimes | 2 | -3 | -1.5 | 0 |
| Graham Gordon | 12 | -11 | -0.9 | 9 |
| Jake Ryan | 1 | -32 | -32.0 | 0 |
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| Passing | A-C-I | Yds. | TD | Long |
| Graham Gordon | 23-12-2 | 243 | 1 | 80 |
| Jake Ryan | 6-4-1 | 69 | 0 | 33 |
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| Receiving | No. | Yds. | TD | Long |
| Marcus Wilkerson | 5 | 100 | 0 | 33 |
| Tavon Dunn | 3 | 114 | 1 | 80 |
| R.J. Taylor | 3 | 63 | 0 | 33 |
| Casey Grimes | 2 | 3 | 0 | 4 |
| Jay Rayford | 1 | 23 | 0 | 23 |
| Marshall Gant | 1 | 6 | 0 | 6 |
| Tim York | 1 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
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.