Topic: Football
Simon Kenton vs. Tates Creek
Class 6A 2019 UK Orthopaedics/KHSAA Commonwealth Gridiron Bowl Round 3
Tates Creek High School
Lexington, KY
November 22, 2019
© 2019 by Ron Harrison
Tates Creek defeated Simon Kenton by a score of 47-8. Simon Kenton was hampered by the injury to their starting quarterback who was not able to play tonight and was torched by Tates Creek QB Luke Duby who threw for five touchdowns. The opportunistic Tates Creek defense intercepted six passes and recorded three quarterback sacks. Tates Creek recorded 19 first downs and 410 yards of total offense. The Commodores were penalized six times for 38 yards, lost a fumble, and had one pass intercepted. Simon Kenton recorded 16 first downs and 268 yards of total offense. The Pioneers were penalized three times for 19 yards and had six passes intercepted.
Luke Duby led Tates Creek’s ground game with 48 yards and a touchdown on 12 carries. Luke Duby completed 21 of 37 passes for 333 yards and five touchdowns with one interception. Elliot Bryant caught six passes for 150 yards and three touchdowns. Miles Thomas added four receptions for 83 yards and a touchdown. Matthew Underwood recorded three receptions for 26 yards and a touchdown. Cion Townsend chipped in with three receptions for 23 yards. Marcus Bosley led the defense with seven solo and one assisted tackles with three of his tackles resulting in losses totaling 18 yards. JT Acosta added six solo and three assisted tackles with three of his tackles resulting in losses totaling nine yards and intercepted two passes with a total return yardage of 31 yards. Isaiah McFarland recorded six solo and two assisted tackles. Elliot Bryant chipped in with six solo and one assisted tackles.and intercepted a pass he returned nine yards. Delarisco Jones added five solo and one assisted tackles with two of his tackles resulting in losses totaling 12 yards. Cion Townsend added two solo tackles with one of his tackles resulting in a 13 yard loss and intercepted a pass he returned 35 yards. Ke’Shon Douthitt inetercepted a pass he returned 32 yards and Kobe Middleton also intercepted a pass.
Marcus Courtney led Simon Kenton’s ground game with 75 yards on 20 carries. Marcus Courtney completed 14 of 44 passes for 182 yards and a touchdown with five interceptions. Caleb Livers caught four passes for 85 yards and a touchdown. Trey Little added four receptions for 42 yards. Evan Mulberry caught three passes for 40 yards. Zeb Sand punted twice for a 49 yard average with a long punt of 59 yards and one punt inside the 20 yard line. Isaac Bleier returned four kickoffs for 114 yards with a long return of 40 yards. Zack Koenes led the defense with three solo and three assisted tackles. Tyler Musick, Aric Hoffman, Elijah Weaver, and Isaac Bleier each recorded three solo and one assisted tackles.
Scoring Summary
| School | Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final |
| Simon Kenton | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 8 |
| Tates Creek | 21 | 13 | 6 | 7 | 47 |
| TCREEK | - | Elliot Bryant 62 yard pass from Luke Duby (Osvaldo Vasquez kick) |
| TCREEK | - | Nick Hepworth 0 yard fumble recovery (Osvaldo Vasquez kick) |
| TCREEK | - | Matthew Underwood 1 yard pass from Luke Duby (Osvaldo Vasquez kick) |
| TCREEK | - | Luke Duby 1 yard run (Osvaldo Vasquez kick) |
| TCREEK | - | Miles Thomas 58 yard pass from Luke Duby (Luke Duby pass fails) |
| SKENTON | - | Caleb Livers 50 yard pass from Marcus Courtney (Erik Brown run) |
| TCREEK | - | Elliot Bryant 13 yard pass from Luke Duby (Osvaldo Vasquez kick fails) |
| TCREEK | - | Elliot Bryant 18 yard pass from Luke Duby (Osvalso Vasquez kick) |
Selected Statistics
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| Rushing | No. | Yds. | Avg. | Long |
| Marcus Courtney | 20 | 75 | 3.8 | 20 |
| Quincy North | 2 | 26 | 13.0 | 23 |
| Austin Hammack | 19 | 14 | 0.7 | 20 |
| Nick Seger | 1 | -13 | -13.0 | 0 |
| Team | 1 | -16 | -16.0 | 0 |
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| Passing | A-C-I | Yds. | TD | Long |
| Marcus Courtney | 44-14-5 | 182 | 1 | 50 |
| Erik Brown | 1-0-1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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| Receiving | No. | Yds. | TD | Long |
| Caleb Livers | 4 | 85 | 1 | 50 |
| Trey Little | 4 | 42 | 0 | 24 |
| Evan Mulberry | 3 | 40 | 0 | 17 |
| Erik Brown | 2 | 13 | 0 | 7 |
| Kody Sims | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
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| Rushing | No. | Yds. | Avg. | Long |
| Luke Duby | 12 | 48 | 4.0 | 13 |
| Cion Townsend | 3 | 16 | 5.3 | 12 |
| Matthew Underwood | 6 | 9 | 1.5 | 8 |
| Marcus Bosley | 1 | 4 | 4.0 | 4 |
| Team | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 |
| Nick Hepworth | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 |
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| Passing | A-C-I | Yds. | TD | Long |
| Luke Duby | 37-21-1 | 333 | 5 | 62 |
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| Receiving | No. | Yds. | TD | Long |
| Elliot Bryant | 6 | 150 | 3 | 62 |
| Miles Thomas | 4 | 83 | 1 | 58 |
| Matthew Underwood | 3 | 26 | 1 | 14 |
| Cion Townsend | 3 | 23 | 0 | 13 |
| A. Mitchell | 2 | 21 | 0 | 18 |
| Kobe Middleton | 2 | 19 | 0 | 10 |
| Marcus Bosley | 1 | 11 | 0 | 11 |
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.