Topic: Football
2023FBTCEASTERN
Tates Creek vs. Eastern
Eastern High School
Louisville, KY
August 18, 2023
© 2023 by Ron Harrison
Tates Creek buoyed by three interceptions defeated Eastern on the road by a score of 21-14. Tates Creek recorded seven first downs and 217 yards of total offense. The Commodores were penalized nine times for 85 yards and did not turn the ball over tonight. Eastern recorded 12 first downs and 268 yards of total offense. The Eagles were penalized twice for 10 yards and had three passes intercepted.
Mar’Quevion Smith led Tates Creek’s ground game with 59 yards and a touchdown on 13 carries. Andrew Witherington carried the ball six times for 33 yards. Andrew Witherington completed eight of 18 passes for 131 yards and a touchdown. Senator Clay caught two passes for 64 yards. Luke Cooper added two receptions for 42 yards and a touchdown. Mason Jackson also caught two passes for 22 yards. Brody Dunham returned one kick off for 17 yards. Mason Jackson also returned a kickoff for 14 yards. Logan Julian led the defense with 10 solo tackles with two of his tackles resulting in losses totaling seven yards. Cardale Wright added eight solo tackles and Stephan Jones chipped in with six solo tackles. Detrell Jackson recorded three solo and one assisted tackles with two of his tackles resulting in losses totaling seven yards. Brody Dunham added two solo tackles and intercepted two passes for 95 yards of return yardage including a 95 yard touchdown return. Senator Clay intercepted a pass he returned 18 yards. Emmanuel Castro punted six times for a 32.5 averaged and kicked off four times for a 58 yard average.
Cameron Russ led Eastern’s ground game with 74 yards and a touchdown on eight carries. Tristen Martin added 25 yards on eight carries. Zane Wagner completed 13 of 25 passes for 182 yards and a touchdown with one interception. Joshua Shipley completed two of four passes for four yards with two interceptions. Cameron Russ caught seven passes for 48 yards and a touchdown. Tristen Martin added three receptions for 39 yards. Joshua Shipley caught two passes for 70 yards. Joshua Shipley returned three punts for 17 yards and one kickoff for 42 yards. Nathan Wagner returned two kickoffs for 84 yards with a long return of 55 yards. William Bird led the defense with six solo tackles. Lcory Points added five solo and two assisted tackles with one of his tackles resulting in a one yard loss. Grayson Napier recorded four solo and one assisted tackles with one of his tackles resulting in a four yard loss. Tyler Tribble added four solo tackles with one of his tackles resulting in a seven yard loss.
Scoring Summary
School | Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final |
Tates Creek | 7 | 7 | 0 | 7 | 21 |
Eastern | 0 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 14 |
TCREEK | - | Brody Dunham 95 yard interception return (Emmanuel Castro kick) |
TCREEK | - | Mar’Quevion Smith 5 yard run (Emmanuel Castro kick) |
EASTERN | - | Cameron Russ 11 yard pass from Zane Wagner (William Bird kick) |
TCREEK | - | Luke Cooper 47 yard pass from Andrew Witherington (Emmanuel Castro kick) |
EASTERN | - | Cameron Russ 4 yard run (William Bird kick) |
Selected Statistics
Tates Creek | ||||
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Rushing | No. | Yds. | Avg. | Long |
Mar’Quevion Smith | 13 | 59 | 4.5 | 14 |
Andrew Witherington | 6 | 33 | 5.5 | 30 |
Zyrice Douglas | 7 | 9 | 1.3 | 10 |
Team | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 |
Emmanuel Castro | 1 | -15 | -15.0 | 0 |
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Passing | A-C-I | Yds. | TD | Long |
Andrew Witherington | 18-8-0 | 131 | 1 | 60 |
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Receiving | No. | Yds. | TD | Long |
Senator Clay | 2 | 64 | 0 | 60 |
Luke Cooper | 2 | 42 | 1 | 47 |
Mason Jackson | 2 | 22 | 0 | 12 |
Mar’Quevion Smith | 2 | 3 | 0 | 4 |
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Eastern | ||||
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Rushing | No. | Yds. | Avg. | Long |
Cameron Russ | 8 | 74 | 9.2 | 38 |
Tristen Martin | 8 | 25 | 3.1 | 10 |
Nathan Wagner | 2 | -2 | -1.0 | 1 |
Joshua Shipley | 4 | -3 | -0.8 | 5 |
Zane Wagner | 7 | -5 | -0.7 | 11 |
Lcory Points | 4 | -7 | -1.8 | 0 |
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Passing | A-C-I | Yds. | TD | Long |
Zane Wagner | 25-13-1 | 182 | 1 | 64 |
Joshua Shipley | 4-2-2 | 4 | 0 | 2 |
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Receiving | No. | Yds. | TD | Long |
Cameron Russ | 7 | 48 | 1 | 14 |
Tristen Martin | 3 | 39 | 0 | 25 |
Joshua Shipley | 2 | 70 | 0 | 64 |
Mykel Bradshaw | 2 | 12 | 0 | 8 |
Grayson Napier | 1 | 17 | 0 | 17 |
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.