Topic: Football
East Jessamine vs. Paul Laurence Dunbar
Paul Laurence Dunbar High School
Lexington, KY
August 30, 2013
© 2013 by Ron Harrison
Paul Laurence Dunbar christened their sparkling newly surfaced field with a 27-12 victory over East Jessamine to give Coach Paul Rains his first victory as head coach at Dunbar. Dunbar recorded 10 first downs and 236 yards of total offense. The Bulldogs were penalized twice for 10 yards and lost two fumbles. East Jessamine recorded 11 first downs and 195 yards of total offense. The Jaguars were penalized once for four yards and had two passes intercepted.
Emory Thompson carried the ball 13 times for 97 yards and a touchdown. Jay Coleman added 71 yards and a touchdown on four carries. Emory Thompson completed one of four passes for 37 yards and a touchdown. Marcellis Means caught a 37 yard touchdown pass. Derante Sanders led the defense with seven solo and five assisted tackles with 1.5 of his tackles resulting in losses totaling three yards. Sanders returned a blocked punt 39 yards for a touchdown. Nick Martin added six solo and two assisted tackles with 3.5 of his tackles resulting in losses totaling three yards. Jmaurion Dunn recorded six solo and one assisted tackles.
Jared Caudill led East Jessamine’s ground attack with 61 yards on 21 carries. Skyler Rose completed seven of 13 passes for 70 yards with one interception. Coty Garrett completed seven of 12 passes for 53 yards and a touchdown with one interception. Billy Russell caught five passes for 42 yards and a touchdown, Kahnan Leslie added three receptions for 23 yards. Coty Garrett caught one pass for 25 yards. Kend. Reynolds led the defense with four solo and three assisted tackles with 2.5 of his tackles resulting in losses totaling six yards. Jerry Parvin added three solo and one assisted tackles with 1.5 of his tackles resulting in losses totaling five yards and recovered a fumble.
Scoring Summary
| School | Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final |
| East Jessamine | 0 | 6 | 0 | 6 | 12 |
| Paul Laurence Dunbar | 0 | 7 | 20 | 0 | 27 |
| PLD | - | Marcellis Means 37 yard pass from Emory Thompson (Levi Clark kick) |
| EJESS | - | Skyler Rose 2 yard run (Kahnan Leslie run fails) |
| PLD | - | Derante Sanders 39 yard blocked punt return (Levi Clark kick blkd.) |
| PLD | - | Jay Coleman 53 yard run (Levi Clark kick) |
| PLD | - | Emory Thompson 23 yard run (Levi Clark kick) |
| EJESS | - | Billy Russell 6 yard pass from Coty Garrett (Jared Caudill run fails) |
Selected Statistics
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| Rushing | No. | Yds. | Avg. | Long |
| Jared Caudill | 21 | 61 | 2.9 | 17 |
| Kahnan Leslie | 5 | 20 | 4.0 | 11 |
| Coty Garrett | 2 | -1 | -0.5 | 0 |
| Tony Islami | 2 | -2 | -1.0 | 1 |
| Team | 1 | -2 | -2.0 | 0 |
| Skyler Rose | 11 | -4 | -0.4 | 5 |
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| Passing | A-C-I | Yds. | TD | Long |
| Skyler Rose | 13-7-1 | 70 | 0 | 25 |
| Coty Garrett | 12-7-1 | 53 | 1 | 16 |
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| Receiving | No. | Yds. | TD | Long |
| Billy Russell | 5 | 42 | 1 | 16 |
| Kahnan Leslie | 3 | 23 | 0 | 16 |
| Jared Caudill | 2 | 17 | 0 | 13 |
| Coty Garrett | 1 | 25 | 0 | 25 |
| Tyler Blue | 1 | 6 | 0 | 6 |
| Glenn Ellis | 1 | 5 | 0 | 5 |
| Kend. Reynolds | 1 | 5 | 0 | 5 |
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| Rushing | No. | Yds. | Avg. | Long |
| Emory Thompson | 13 | 97 | 7.5 | 29 |
| Jay Coleman | 4 | 71 | 17.8 | 53 |
| Brandyn Duncan | 4 | 15 | 3.8 | 12 |
| Cam Pergram | 6 | 14 | 2.3 | 8 |
| AJ Williams | 1 | 2 | 2.0 | 2 |
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| Passing | A-C-I | Yds. | TD | Long |
| Emory Thompson | 4-1-0 | 37 | 1 | 37 |
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| Receiving | No. | Yds. | TD | Long |
| Marcellis Means | 1 | 37 | 1 | 37 |
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.