Dr. Jekyl Mr. Hyde, the difference between day and night, a tale of two halves -- all the cliches would apply tonight as Tates Creek defeated Paul Dunbar 42-28.  Tates Creek played near flawless ball in the first half and took a 42-0 lead into the locker room at halftime.  The second half was another story as Dunbar capitalized on two fumble recoveries and three onside kick recoveries to score 28 unanswered points and make a game out of what appeared to be a rout.

Tates Creek recorded 17 first downs and 265 yards of total offense.  The Commodores were penalized 10 times for 80 yards and lost two fumbles.  Paul Dunbar recorded 26 first downs and 309 yards of total offense.  The Bulldogs were penalized four times for 19 yards, lost two fumbles and had two passes intercepted.

Brandon Shrout led the Tates Creek ground attack with 69 yards and a TD on two carries.  Dee Christopher added 59 yards on four carries.  Christopher completed four of six passes for 33 yards.  LaRobert Bett caught two passes for 24 yards.  Jon. Maeadors led the defense with five solo and four assisted tackles.  Aaron Mullins added six solo and one assisted tackles with 2.5 of his tackles resulting in losses totalling five yards.  Jamison Hardin recorded five solo and three assisted tackles.  Hardin also intercepted a pass.

Brad Harp led Dunbar's ground game with 47 yards on 11 carries.  Trent Martin completed 17 of 44 passes for 240 yards and three touchdowns with two interceptions.  Kendall Davis caught six passes for 99 yards and a TD.  Jordan Gatewood added five receptions for 59 yards and a TD.  Sam Doss led Dunbar's defense with three solo tackles.  Jordan Perkins added two solo and two assisted tackles with 1.5 of his tackles resulting in losses totalling five yards.  Perkins also recovered a fumble.

Scoring Summary

School              Q1     Q2     Q3    Q4    Final

Paul Dunbar       0       0       14     14     28

Tates Creek     14      28        0       0     42

TC - Brandon Shrout 61 yard run (Myles Atkins)

TC - Jon. Meadors 1 yard run (Atkins kick)

TC - Tyler Love 3 yard run (Atkins kick)

TC - Love 1 yard run (Atkins kick)

TC - William Hardin 1 yard run (Atkins kick)

TC - Jontez Jones 2 yard run (Atkins kick)

PD - Kendall Davis 15 yard pass from Trent Martin (Matt Pracchio kick)

PD - Martin 2 yard run (Puracchio kick)

PD - Jordan Gatewood 21 yard pass from Martin (Puracchio kick)

PD - Spencer McGuire 4 yard pass from Martin (Puracchio kick)

Selected Statistics

Paul L. Dunbar

Rushing                       No.     Yds.      Avg.       Long

Brad Harp                    11       47        4.3         13

John Rose                      9       22        2.4         10

Trent Martin                 11        10        0.9          9

Paul Jones                     4          7        1.8          6

Thayer Burgess             2         -1       -0.5          1

Jordan Gatewood           1         -7       -7.0          0

Team                            0         -9        0.0          0

Passing              A-C-I         Yds.     TD       Long

Trent Martin      44-17-2      240        3         36

Receiving                   No.      Yds.      TD      Long

Kendall Davis              6         99         1         36

Jordan Gatewood         5         59          1        21

Paul Jones                  3          56         0        27

Spencer McGuire         2         21          1        17

Blake Martin                1          5          0          5

Tates Creek

Rushing                      No.    Yds.     Avg.       Long

Brandon Shrout           2       69      34.5          61

Dee Christopher          4       59      14.8          22

Jontez Jones               6       35        5.8          13

Tyler Love                 10       20       2.0            8

Jon. Meadors               4       16       4.0            8

Darnell Dennis             2         4       2.0            5

William Hardin              1         1       1.0            1

Team                          0         0       0.0            0

Passing                    A-C-I       Yds.      TD      Long

Dee Christopher       6-4-0       33         0        18

Martrell Berry           3-2-0       28         0        24

Receiving                 No.       Yds.     TD      Long

LaRobert Bett            2          24        0         24

Jon. DiLiberto            1          18        0         18

Jontez Jones              1            9        0          9

Deontae Brank          1            6        0          6

Damon Boggs           1             4        0          4

Acknowledgements

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