Topic: Football
2025FBTCPLD
Tates Creek vs. Paul Laurence Dunbar
Jon R. Akers Stadium
Paul Laurence Dunbar High School
Lexington, KY
October 10, 2025
© 2025 by Ron Harrison
Triston Taylor caught a three yard touchdown pass from Darnell Burnside with 29 seconds left in the game to give Tates Creek a 34-30 victory over Paul Laurence Dunbar. Tates Creek recorded 19 first downs and 376 yards of total offense. The Commodores were penalized 12 times for 165 yards and lost a fumble. Paul Laurence Dunbar recorded 17 first downs and 345 yards of total offense. The Bulldogs were penalized 11 times for 90 yards, lost a fumble, and had a pass intercepted.
Darnell Burnside led Tates Creek’s ground game with 30 yards and a touchdown on three carries. BJ Evans carried the ball 10 times for 19 yards. Darnell Burnside completed 23 of 28 passes for 322 yards and three touchdowns. JT Cooper caught 11 passes for 125 yards. Triston Taylor added six receptions for 120 yards and two touchdowns. Luke Cooper added three catches for 21 yards. Marquis Hale caught two passes for 43 yards and a touchdown. Luke Cooper returned one kickoff for 42 yards. Triston Taylor returned one kickoff for 26 yards. Blake Hitchcock was four of four on conversion kicks kicked field goals of 32 and 26 yards and kicked off five times for a 53.2 average. Rekus Greer led the defense with six solo and four assisted tackles with one of his tackles resulting in an 11 yard loss. Shawn Taylor added five solo and six assisted tackles and recovered a fumble. DVaughn Flowers recorded four solo and six assisted tackles with 1.5 of his tackles resulting in losses totaling six yards. Andrew Holloman chipped in with one solo and three assisted tackles with 1.5 of his tackles resulting in losses totaling five yards. Lazarey Warren intercepted a pass he returned 15 yards.
Jayshawn Crosby led Dunbar’s ground game with 160 yards and a touchdown on 26 carries. Dominic Faulkner carried the ball 21 times for 67 yards and two touchdowns. Dominic Faulkner completed seven of 12 passes for 120 yards and one touchdown with one interception. Ryan Barrett caught three passes for 48 yards and a touchdown. Noah Barrett added one reception for 33 yards. Azarious Rawlings returned two kickoffs for 30 yards with a long return of 19 yards. Dominic Faulkner returned on kickoff for 27 yards. Luke Ayoob led the defense with five solo and two assisted tackles. Ryan Barrett added three solo and one assisted tackles. Grayson Rodgers recorded two solo and three assisted tackles with one of his tackles resulting in a four yard loss. Kaleb Monroe added two solo and one assisted tackles with two of his tackles resulting in losses totaling five yards. Matthew Box intercepted a pass he returned 21 yards.
Scoring Summary
School | Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final |
Tates Creek | 0 | 6 | 8 | 16 | 30 |
Paul Laurence Dunbar | 3 | 7 | 7 | 17 | 34 |
TCREEK | - | Blake Hitchcock kicks a 32 yard field goal |
TCREEK | - | Marquis Hale 25 yard pass from Darnell Burnside (Blake Hitchcock kick) |
DUNBAR | - | Dominic Faulkner 4 yard run (Jayshawn Crosby run fails) |
TCREEK | - | Triston Taylor 14 yard pass from Darnell Burnside (Blake Hitchcock kick) |
DUNBAR | - | Dominic Faulkner 6 yard run (Dominic Faulkner run) |
TCREEK | - | Darnell Burnside 23 yard run (Blake Hitchcock kick) |
DUNBAR | - | Jayshawn Crosby 4 yard run (Jayshawn Crosby run) |
TCREEK | - | Blake Hitchcock kicks a 26 yard field goal) |
DUNBAR | - | Ryan Barrett 39 yard pass from Dominic Faulkner (Jayshawn Crosby run) |
TCREEK | - | Triston Taylor 3 yard pass from Darnell Burnside (Blake Hitchcock kick) |
Selected Statistics
Tates Creek | ||||
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Rushing | No. | Yds. | Avg. | Long |
Darnell Burnside | 3 | 30 | 10.0 | 23 |
BJ Evans | 10 | 19 | 1.9 | 12 |
Kaleb Murphy | 3 | 9 | 3.0 | 7 |
Triston Taylor | 1 | -4 | -4.0 | 0 |
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Passing | A-C-I | Yds. | TD | Long |
Darnell Burnside | 28-23-0 | 322 | 3 | 38 |
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Receiving | No. | Yds. | TD | Long |
JT Cooper | 11 | 125 | 0 | 18 |
Triston Taylor | 6 | 120 | 2 | 38 |
Luke Cooper | 3 | 21 | 0 | 8 |
Marquis Hale | 2 | 43 | 1 | 25 |
BJ Evans | 1 | 13 | 0 | 13 |
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Paul Laurence Dunbar | ||||
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Rushing | No. | Yds. | Avg. | Long |
Jayshawn Crosby | 26 | 160 | 6.2 | 54 |
Dominic Faulkner | 21 | 67 | 3.2 | 23 |
Conner Norsworthy | 1 | -2 | -2.0 | 0 |
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Passing | A-C-I | Yds. | TD | Long |
Dominic Faulkner | 12-7-1 | 120 | 1 | 39 |
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Receiving | No. | Yds. | TD | Long |
Ryan Barrett | 3 | 48 | 1 | 39 |
Noah Barrett | 1 | 33 | 0 | 33 |
Locke Loftus | 1 | 17 | 0 | 17 |
Conner Norsworthy | 1 | 14 | 0 | 14 |
Jayshawn Crosby | 1 | 8 | 0 | 8 |
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.
Updated: Sunday, 19 October 2025 3:33 PM EDT
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