Henry Clay (0-0) vs. Tates Creek (0-0) August 18, 2000

Tonight marks the debut of Mark Willoughby as head coach of  the Tates Creek Commodores. He will have the luxury of a backfield led by speedy Greg Baltimore who rushed for 1400 yards last year and also plays in the defensive secondary.  FB Devin Neal, a 240 pound bruiser, excels at carrying the ball as well as wreaking havoc from his linebacker position. John Clay also doubles on offense rushing for 640 yards last season and excelling as a linebacker on defense.  Graduation wiped out their experience up front, so the youngsters must grow up in a hurry.

Henry Clay head coach Sam Simpson lost a ton of talent on both sides of the ball but he also returns a lot of talent.  RB Raymon Smith and WR Kenny Dismeaux should lead the offense.  Smith rushed for 1071 yards and 20 TDs last year while Dismeaux had 32 receptions for 768 yards and had 9 scoring receptions.  302 pound Ryan Fisher and 380 pound David Parker will anchor the offensive line.

Henry Clay erased a 19-7 deficit late in the fourth quarter to grab a 20-19 win on a David Buchanan 16 yard pass to Kelly Rixie with 1:04 remaining on the clock.  Tates Creek held a 19-7 lead going into the final quarter on the strength of the running of Devin Neal and Greg Baltimore as well as a 43 yard scoring toss from David Hamilton to John Clay.

Henry Clay's Raymon Smith scored on a 6 yard run with 4:19 to go and the Aaron Ballard conversion cut the deficit to 19-14.  Henry Clay held on defense and  Kenny Dismeaux returned the ensuing punt 29 yards to the Tates Creek 28 setting the stage for the final Buchanan to Rixie heroics.   Henry Clay was led on offense by Raymon Smith with 77 yards on 14 carries and 2 touchdowns.  Tates Creek's Devin Neal rushed for 100 yards on 19 carries and one score.

Scoring Summary

 Henry Clay  20         Tates Creek  19
 

School	Q1	Q2	Q3	Q4	Final
Henry Clay	7	0	0	13	20
Tates Creek	0	12	7	0	19

HC Raymon Smith 3 yard run (Aaron Ballard kick)
TC Devin Neal 7 yard run (kick failed)
TC David Hamilton 43 yard pass to John Clay (rush fails)
TC Greg Baltimore 15 run (Joe Ales kick)
HC Raymon Smith 6 yard run (Aaron Ballard kick)
HC David Buchanan 16 yard pass to Kelly Rixie (run fails)
 

Selected Statistics
 
 

Henry Clay						Tates Creek
Rushing	No.	Yds	Avg	Long		Rushing	No.	Yds	Avg	Long
Raymon Smith	14	77	5.5	12		Devin Neal	19	100	5.3	20
Terry Hicks	2	17	8.5	12		Greg Baltimore	16	60	3.8	15
Mar. Commodore	8	12	1.5	6		Michael Murray	6	29	4.8	13
D. Blackburn	2	8	4.0	9		David Hamilton	5	15	3.0	13
Passing	A-C-I	Yds	TD	Long		Passing	A-C-I	Yds	TD	Long
David Buchanan	14-6-0	81	1	28		David Hamilton	8-5-0	70	1	43
Josh Butcher	2-1-1	13	0	13
Receiving	No.	Yds	TD	Long		Receiving	No.	Yds	TD	Long
Kenny Dismeaux	3	55	0	28		Greg Baltimore	2	17	0	9
Kelly Rixie	1	16	1	16		John Clay	1	43	1	43
Raymon Smith	1	15	0	15		Devin Neal	1	9	0	9
Marcus Floyd	1	9	0	9		Joe Dicks	1	1	0	1

 

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Leslie County

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Death Valley Bowl

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Lincoln County

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Harrodsburg	41	Shelby Valley	6
Frankfort	28	Powell County	20	(OT)
Simon Kenton	33	Woodford County	14
Berea	67	Caverna	20
Paris	28	Ludlow	6