Topic: Football
2023FBNOTC
North Oldham vs. Tates Creek
Roy G. Walton Stadium
Tates Creek High School
Lexington, KY
September 1, 2023
© 2023 by Ron Harrison
Tates Creek shut out North Oldham by the score of 42-0. Tates Creek recorded 11 first downs and 322 yards of total offense. The Commodores were penalized 14 times for 138 yards. North Oldham recorded 10 first downs and 117 yards of total offense. They were penalized twice for seven yards and had two passes intercepted.
Andrew Witherington led Tates Creek’s ground game with 114 yards and three touchdowns on seven carries. Marquevion Smith carried the ball 12 times for 60 yards. Logan Julian scored on a two yard run. Andrew Witherington completed eight of 14 passes for 148 yards and two touchdowns. Senator Clay caught two passes for 75 yards and a touchdown. Luke Cooper added two receptions for 44 yards and a touchdown. JT Cooper added two catches for 20 yards. Brody Dunham returned two punts for 66 yards with a long return of 34 yards. Marquevion Smith returned one punt for 11 yards. Emmanuel Castro kicked six extra points, punted twice for a 47 yard average with a long punt of 50 yards and both punts within the 20 yard line, and kicked off seven times for a 59.6 yard average with five touchbacks. Cardale Wright led the defense with three solo and three assisted tackles with one of his tackles resulting in a seven yard loss. Logan Julian added two solo and five assisted tackles with two of his tackles resulting in losses totaling seven yards. Michael Winn recorded two solo and five assisted tackles with one of his tackles resulting in a loss of five yards. Brody Dunham and Antonio Bell each intercepted one pass with return yardage of 21 and 28 yards respectively.
Noah Leber led North Oldham’s ground game with 70 yards on nine carries. Jace Bullock completed five of 20 passes for 39 yards with one interception. Gabriel Kuerzi was zero of three with one interception through the air. Noah Leber caught two passes for 19 yards. Christopher Richardsn caught one pass for 10 yards. Zach Murphy returned one kickoff for 13 yards. Christopher Richardson also returned one kickoff for 16 yards. Mack Pyle led the defense with two solo and four assisted tackles with one of his tackles resulting in a loss of four yards. Jackson Graham added three solo and one assisted tackles. Z. Mortenson recorded two solo and three assisted tackles with 1.5 of his tackles resulting in losses totaling four yards.
Scoring Summary
School | Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final |
North Oldham | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Tates Creek | 0 | 21 | 7 | 14 | 42 |
TCREEK | - | Senator Clay 73 yard pass from Andrew Witherington (Emmanuel Castro kick) |
TCREEK | - | Logan Julian 2 yard run (Emmanuel Castro kick) |
TCREEK | - | Andrew Witherington 41 yard run (Emmanuel Castro kick) |
TCREEK | - | Andrew Witherington 1 yard run (Emmanuel Castro kick) |
TCREEK | - | Andrew Witherington 26 yard run (Emmanuel Castro kick) |
TCREEK | - | Luke Cooper 36 yard pass from Andrew Witherington (Emmanuel Castro kick) |
Selected Statistics
North Oldham | ||||
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Rushing | No. | Yds. | Avg. | Long |
Noah Leber | 9 | 70 | 7.8 | 43 |
Ronin Renton | 2 | 12 | 6.0 | 6 |
Z. Mortenson | 4 | 6 | 1.5 | 3 |
Christopher Richardson | 8 | 3 | 0,4 | 4 |
Gabriel Kuerzi | 1 | 3 | 3.0 | 3 |
Team | 1 | -3 | -3.0 | 0 |
Jace Bullock | 2 | -6 | -3.0 | 1 |
Mack Pyle | 1 | -7 | -7.0 | 0 |
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Passing | A-C-I | Yds. | TD | Long |
Jace Bullock | 20-5-1 | 39 | 0 | 12 |
Gabriel Kuerzi | 3-0-1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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Receiving | No. | Yds. | TD | Long |
Noah Leber | 2 | 19 | 0 | 12 |
Christopher Richardson | 1 | 10 | 0 | 10 |
Mack Pyle | 1 | 7 | 0 | 7 |
Jack Sims | 1 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
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Tates Creek | ||||
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Rushing | No. | Yds. | Avg. | Long |
Andrew Witherington | 7 | 114 | 16.3 | 41 |
Marquevion Smith | 12 | 60 | 5.0 | 22 |
Logan Julian | 3 | 1 | 0.3 | 2 |
Antonio Bell | 1 | -1 | -1.0 | 0 |
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Passing | A-C-I | Yds. | TD | Long |
Andrew Witherington | 14-8-0 | 148 | 2 | 73 |
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Receiving | No. | Yds. | TD | Long |
Senator Clay | 2 | 75 | 1 | 73 |
Luke Cooper | 2 | 44 | 1 | 36 |
JT Cooper | 2 | 20 | 0 | 14 |
Marquevion Smith | 1 | 5 | 0 | 5 |
Mason Jackson | 1 | 4 | 0 | 4 |
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.