Topic: Football
Tates Creek vs. Bryan Station
Bryan Station High School
Lexington, KY
September 21, 2012
© 2012 by Ron Harrison
Bryan Station’s Elijah Burdette lived a defensive player’s dream tonight as he scored three touchdowns on interception returns to lead his team to a 56-8 victory over Tates Creek. Tates Creek chances were further hampered by the loss of Dennis Oxendine with an injury in the first half. Bryan Station recorded 17 first downs and 284 yards of total offense. The Defenders were penalized 10 times for 71 yards. Tates Creek recorded 16 first downs and 218 yards of total offense. The Commodores were penalized seven times for 53 yards and had four passes intercepted. Tates Creek was held scoreless until the last two plays of the game.
Ora Johnson led Bryan Station’s ground game with 63 yards and a touchdown on nine carries. S. Harrington carried the ball six times for 59 yards and Curtis Sellers added 44 yards on seven carries. Ora Johnson completed nine of 26 passes for 94 yards and two touchdowns. Dallas Bruton completed three of four passes for 31 yards and a touchdown. Marcus Floyd caught five passes for 80 yards and two touchdowns. Elijah Burdette led the defense with five solo and two assisted tackles and intercepted three passes which he returned for touchdowns. Austin Hendron added four solo and four assisted tackles with three of his tackles resulting in losses totaling 12 yards.
Casey Grimes led Tates Creek’s ground game with 55 yards on 15 carries. Graham Gordon completed 14 of 31 passes for 113 yards with one interception. Jake Ryan completed three of nine passes for 27 yards and one touchdown with one interception. R.J. Taylor caught seven passes for 48 yards. Casey Grimes added four receptions for 16 yards and a touchdown. Austin Yates led the defense with three solo and one assisted tackles. Ryan Betlach added three solo tackles.
Scoring Summary
| School | Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final |
| Tates Creek | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 8 |
| Bryan Station | 6 | 22 | 21 | 7 | 56 |
| BS | - | Ora Johnson 9 yard run (Curtis Sellers run fails) |
| BS | - | Kenyon Hipps 6 yard pass from Ora Johnson (Anthony Lopez kick) |
| BS | - | Elijah Burdette 43 yard interception return (Curtis Sellers run) |
| BS | - | Patrick Puckett 2 yard blocked punt return (Anthony Lopez kick) |
| BS | - | Elijah Burdette 49 yard interception return (Anthony Lopez kick) |
| BS | - | Elijah Burdette 43 yard interception return (Anthony Lopez kick) |
| BS | - | Marcus Floyd 18 yard pass from Ora Johnson (Bailey Shier kick) |
| BS | - | Marcus Floyd 24 yard pass from Dallas Bruton (Anthony Lopez kick) |
| TC | - | Casey Grimes 15 yard pass from Jake Ryan (Casey Grimes run) |
Selected Statistics
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| Rushing | No. | Yds. | Avg. | Long |
| Casey Grimes | 15 | 55 | 3.7 | 12 |
| R.J. Taylor | 2 | 23 | 11.5 | 14 |
| Dennis Oxendine | 4 | 17 | 4.2 | 7 |
| Graham Gordon | 7 | -17 | -2.4 | 6 |
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| Passing | A-C-I | Yds. | TD | Long |
| Graham Gordon | 31-14-3 | 113 | 0 | 24 |
| Jake Ryan | 9-3-1 | 27 | 1 | 15 |
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| Receiving | No. | Yds. | TD | Long |
| R.J. Taylor | 7 | 48 | 0 | 15 |
| Casey Grimes | 4 | 16 | 1 | 15 |
| Tavon Dunn | 3 | 25 | 0 | 13 |
| Dennis Oxendine | 2 | 27 | 0 | 20 |
| Mar. Wilkerson | 1 | 24 | 0 | 24 |
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| Rushing | No. | Yds. | Avg. | Long |
| Ora Johnson | 9 | 63 | 7.0 | 16 |
| S. Harrington | 6 | 59 | 9.8 | 44 |
| Curtis Sellers | 7 | 44 | 6.3 | 19 |
| Dallas Bruton | 2 | -3 | -1.5 | 5 |
| Team | 1 | -4 | -4.0 | 0 |
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| Passing | A-C-I | Yds. | TD | Long |
| Ora Johnson | 26-9-0 | 94 | 2 | 22 |
| Dallas Bruton | 4-3-0 | 31 | 1 | 24 |
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| Receiving | No. | Yds. | TD | Long |
| Marcus Floyd | 5 | 80 | 2 | 24 |
| Lavelle Cloyd | 3 | 22 | 0 | 15 |
| Kenyon Hipps | 2 | 16 | 1 | 10 |
| Devin Key | 2 | 7 | 0 | 5 |
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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.