Topic: Football
2022FBPLDRUS
Paul Laurence Dunbar vs. Russell
Russell High School
Russell, KY
September 23, 2022
© 2022 by Ron Harrison
Paul Laurence Dunbar scored on an 85 yard pass from Cole Colony to Trae Berry with 7:30 left in the game to earn a 21-14 victory over Russell. The Red Devils had a late chance but deep in Dunbar’s territory with less than two minutes on the clock they faced a fourth and six from the Dunbar 10. Carson Patrick caught a short pass from Ethan Pack but was stopped less than a yard short by a tackles by Grant Angel. Dunbar had a goal line stand earlier that ended at their two yard line. It was a courageous effort by the injury-riddled Russell squad who was missing ive of their top six running backs. Dunbar recorded 16 first downs and 369 yards of total offense. The Bulldogs were penalized eight times for 47 yards. Russell recorded 20 first downs and 384 yards of total offense. The Red Devils were penalized five times for 29 yards.
Noah Chapman led Dunbar’s ground game with 69 yards on 11 carries. Cole Colony carried the ball 10 times for 45 yards. Cole Colony completed 15 of 24 passes for 267 yards and three touchdowns. Trae Berry caught four passes for 100 yards and a touchdown. Jakobe Biggerstaff added four receptions for 84 yards and a touchdown. Jaden Commodore recorded three receptions for 36 yards and a touchdown. Mason Hayslett led the defense with eight solo and six assisted tackles. Jose Kazadi added four solo and eight assisted tackles. Emmanuel Illunga recorded six solo and two assisted tackles.
Colby Rock led Russell’s ground game with 259 yards and two touchdowns on 38 carries. Ethan Pack completed 10 of 16 passes for 112 yards. Carson Patrick caught six passes for 79 yards. Dmarques Kershner added three receptions for 31 yards.
Scoring Summary
School | Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final |
Paul Laurence Dunbar | 0 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 21 |
Russell | 0 | 7 | 0 | 7 | 14 |
RUS | - | Colby Rock 22 yard run (Nathan Totten kick) |
PLD | - | Jaden Commodore 8 yard pass from Cole Colony (Skylar Vaught kick) |
PLD | - | Jakobe Biggerstaff 35 yard pass from Cole Colony (Skylar Vaught kick) |
RUS | - | Colby Rock 7 yard run (Nathan Totten kick) |
PLD | - | Trae Berry 85 yard pass from Cole Colony (Skylar Vaught kick) |
Selected Statistics
Paul Laurence Dunbar | ||||
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Rushing | No. | Yds. | Avg. | Long |
Noah Chapman | 11 | 69 | 6.3 | **** |
Cole Colony | 10 | 45 | 4.5 | **** |
Jose Kazadi | 1 | -3 | -3.0 | **** |
Ethan Teall | 1 |
| -8.0 | 0 |
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Passing | A-C-I | Yds. | TD | Long |
Cole Colony | 24-15-0 | 267 | 3 | **** |
Ethan Teall | 2-1-0 | -1 | 0 | **** |
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Receiving | No. | Yds. | TD | Long |
Trae Berry | 4 | 100 | 1 | **** |
Jakobe Biggerstaff | 4 | 84 | 1 | **** |
Jaden Commodore | 3 | 36 | 1 | **** |
Harrison Simpson | 2 | 24 | 0 | **** |
Noah Chapman | 1 | 22 | 0 | **** |
Jose Kazadi | 1 | 0 | 0 | **** |
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Russell | ||||
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Rushing | No. | Yds. | Avg. | Long |
Colby Rock | 38 | 259 | 6.8 | **** |
Ethan Pack | 6 | 11 | 1.8 | **** |
Noah McDaniels | 1 | 2 | 2.0 | **** |
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Passing | A-C-I | Yds. | TD | Long |
Ethan Pack | 16-10-0 | 112 | 0 | **** |
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Receiving | No. | Yds. | TD | Long |
Carson Patrick | 6 | 79 | 0 | **** |
Dmarques Kershner | 3 | 31 | 0 | **** |
Noah McDaniels | 1 | 2 | 0 | **** |
Acknowledgements
A special thanks to the Dunbar and Russell Stat Crews for the stats provided for tonight’s game.
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.
Updated: Tuesday, 27 September 2022 12:26 AM EDT
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