Eastern Kentucky University vs. Butler (Women) November 17, 2019
Topic: Eastern Kentucky Basketball Wome

2019EKUBUTLERW

 

 

Eastern Kentucky University vs. Butler (Women)

Hinkle Fieldhouse

Butler University

Indianapolis, IN

November 17, 2019

 

Eastern Kentucky University coach Samantha Williams started the following lineup: 6-0 Sr. Catie Kaifes, 5-8 Sr. Shay Solomon, 6-2 Jr. I’Liyah Green, 5-6 Jr. Qay Stanton, and 5-7 Jr. De’Ayra Davis.  Butler coach Kurt Godlevske countered with 6-0 Sr. Shae Brey, 5-11 Sr. Katherine Strong, 6-1 Jr. Naira Caceres, 5-8 Jr. Genesis Parker, and 5-10 Sr. Kristen Spolyar.

 

Butler raced out to a 14-2 first quarter lead and was never threatened on their way to a 73-41 victory over Eastern Kentucky.  Butler shot 45.5% from the field including seven of 13 from the three point line.  They connected on 16 of 25 free throws, pulled down 39 rebounds, and scored 22 points off 27 Eastern Kentucky turnovers.  Eastern Kentucky shot 29.1% from the field including four of 21 from beyond the arc.  The Colonels connected on five of 11 free throws, pulled down 36 rebounds, and scored 10 points off 23 Butler turnovers.

 

Kristen Spolyar led Butler with 19 points, six rebounds, and three steals.  Naira Caceres added 14 points including three three point baskets, eight rebounds, and two steals.  Genesis Parker also reached double figures with 10 points.  5-11 Fr. Oumou Toure recorded nine points, nine rebounds, and four blocked shots.  Shae Brey chipped in with seven points, three rebounds, and six assists.

 

6-1 Jr. Samari Mowbray led Eastern Kentucky with 15 points including three three point baskets and four rebounds.  De’Ayra Davis added 12 points and three steals.  5-11 Jr. Bria Bass recorded five points and five rebounds.

 

Eastern Kentucky,2,7,19,13,41

Butler,14,19,24,16,73

 

Eastern Kentucky (41) – Kaifes 0, Solomon 2, Green 0, Stanton 5, Davis 12, Goodlett 2, Mowbray 15, Bass 5.

 

Butler (73) – Brey 7, Strong 6, Caceres 14, Parker 10, Spolyar 19, Humphrey 2, Toure 9, Sexton 6.

 

A special thanks to the Butler Stats Crew for providing the statistics for tonight’s game.

Western Kentucky University vs. Eastern Kentucky University (Men) November 15, 2019
Topic: Eastern Kentucky Basketball Men

2019WKUEKUM

 

 

Western Kentucky University vs. Eastern Kentucky University (Men)

Paul S. McBrayer Arena

Eastern Kentucky University

Richmond, KY

November 15, 2019

 

Western Kentucky University coach Rick Stansbury started the following lineup: 6-5 Jr. Carson Williams, 6-5 Sr. Jared Savage, 6-11 So. Charles Bassey, 6-2 Jr. Taveion Hollingsworth, and 6-3 Sr. Camron Justice.  Eastern Kentucky University coach AW Hamilton countered with 6-8 So. Tre King, 6-3 Sr. Ty Taylor, 6-8 Jr. Darius Hicks, 6-0 Jr. Russhard Cruicshank, and 6-2 So. Jomaru Brown.

 

Western Kentucky utilized their inside game to race out to an 18 point lead with 7:49 left in the game on their way to a 79-71 victory over Eastern Kentucky.  The Hilltoppers held a 44-26 advantage in the paint to overcome a 41 point scoring effort by the Colonel’s Jomaru Brown.  There were four ties and four lead changes in this game.  Western Kentucky shot 50.9% from the field including five of 18 from the three point line.  The Hilltoppers connected on 18 of 24 free throws, pulled down 38 rebounds, and scored 23 points off 19 Eastern Kentucky turnovers.  Eastern Kentucky shot 44.3% from the field including seven of 27 from beyond the arc.  The Colonels connected on 10 of 14 free throws, puled down 29 rebounds, and scored 24 points off 23 Western Kentucky turnovers.

 

Charles Bassey led Western Kentucky with 18 points and 12 rebounds.  Carson Williams added 15 points and five assists.  6-1 Fr. Jordan Rawls recorded 14 points including two three point baskets.  6-6 Jr. Josh Anderson chipped in with 11 points including nine of 12 free throws and five steals.  Taveion Hollingsworth turned in a complete performance with seven points, five rebounds, five assists, and five steals. 

 

Jomaru Brown led Eastern Kentucky with 41 points including four three point baskets, two assists, and three steals.  Brown was 16 of 28 from the field including four of 11 from beyond the arc, and five of six free throws.  Ty Taylor added nine points and four rebounds.  6-9 Sr. Lachlan Anderson recorded nine points including two three point baskets and four rebounds.  Darius Hicks chipped in with six points and seven rebounds.

 

Western Kentucky,45,34,79

Eastern Kentucky,34,37,71

 

Western Kentucky (79) – Williams 15, Savage 8, Bassey 18, Hollingsworth 7, Justice 3, Rawls 14, Anderson 11, Gambrell 3.

 

Eastern Kentucky (71) – T. King 2, Taylor 9, Hicks 6, Cruickshank 2, Brown 41, Anderson 9, Moreno 2.

 

A special thanks to the EKU Stats Crew for providing the comprehensive statistics for tonight’s game.

Ohio-Chillicothe vs. Eastern Kentucky University (Men) November 12, 2019
Topic: Eastern Kentucky Basketball Men

2019OCEKUM

 

 

Ohio-Chillicothe vs. Eastern Kentucky University (Men)

Paul S. McBrayer Arena

Eastern Kentucky University

Richmond, KY

November 12, 2019

 

Ohio-Chillicothe coach AJ McCray started the following lineup: 6-6 Fr, Gabe Odell, 6-2 Jr. Erique Thurman, 6-6 Fr. Devin Carter, 5-11 So. Hayden Mink, and 6-0 Fr. Kjay McKinney.  Eastern Kentucky University coach AW Hamilton countered with 6-8 So. Tre King, 6-2 So. Jomaru Brown, 6-8 Jr. Darius Hicks, 6-0 Jr. Russhard Cruickshank, and 6-3 Sr. Ty Taylor.

 

Eastern Kentucky raced out to a 66-26 halftime lead on their way to a 129-43 victory over Ohio-Chillicothe.  EKU recorded 27 steals and scored 57 points off 37 Ohio-Chillicothe turnovers.  Eastern Kentucky shot 54.7% from the field including 18 of 45 from the three point line.  The Colonels connected on 17 of 20 free throws, pulled down 48 rebounds, and held a 52-14 advantage in bench scoring.  Ohio-Chillicothe shot 33.3% from the field including five of 19 from beyond the arc.  The Hilltoppers connected on eight of 11 free throws, pulled down 25 rebounds, and scored eight points off 10 EKU turnovers.

 

Jomaru Brown led eight Colonels in double figures with 22 points including four three point baskets, four assists, and three steals.  Ty Taylor added 20 points including six three point baskets, five assists, and five steals.  Russhard Cruickshank recorded 15 points on five three point baskets, six assists, and six steals.  Tre King added 14 points and eight rebounds.  6-9 Sr. Lachlan Anderson added 13 points and five rebounds.  6-10 Fr. Tarik Balogun also recorded 13 points and five rebounds.  6-7 Fr. Michael Moreno added 10 points, 13 rebounds, four assists, and four steals.  5-10 Jr. Cameron Carmical chipped in with 10 points including two three point baskets, three assists, and four steals.

 

Hayden Mink led Ohio-Chillicothe with 12 points including two three point baskets and three assists.  Erique Thurman added eight points, five rebounds, two assists, and two steals.  6-4 Fr. Rex Hartman recorded eight points including two three point baskets.  Gabe Odell added five points, six rebounds, and three assists.

 

Ohio-Chillicothe,26,17,43

Eastern Kentucky,66,63,129

 

Ohio-Chillicothe (43) – Odell 5, Thurman 8, Carter 2, Mink 12, McKinney 2, Maynard 2, Barnes 2, Spencer 2, Hartman 8.

 

Eastern Kentucky (129) – T. King 14, Brown 22, Hicks 6, Cruickshank 15, Taylor 20, Balogun 13, Anderson 13, Moreno 10, Carmical 10, Cooper 6.

 

A special thanks to the EKU Stats Crew for providing the comprehensive stats for tonight’s game.

Tennessee Tech vs. Eastern Kentucky University November 16, 2019
Topic: Eastern Kentucky University Foot

2019FBTTUEKU

Tennessee Tech University vs. Eastern Kentucky University
Roy Kidd Stadium

Eastern Kentucky University
Richmond, KY
November 16, 2019

© 2019 by Ron Harrison

Eastern Kentucky University utilized a rock solid defense to defeat Tennessee Tech University by a score of 22-10.  The Colonels limited Tennessee Tech to 150 yards of total offense and two yards net rushing on 25 carries.  QB Barry Fisher was limited to 148 yards passing and was sacked seven times led by Taquan Evans who was consistently in the Tennessee Tech backfield and sacked the QB three times for losses totaling 14 yards.  EKU got rushing touchdowns from Daryl McCleskey and Alonzo Booth and Sam Hayworth added field goals of 22, 36, and 29 yards.  Eastern Kentucky University recorded 24 first downs and 442 yards of total offense.  The Colonels were penalized twice for 29 yards, lost a fumble, and had one pass intercepted.  Tennessee Tech University recorded 11 first downs and 150 yards of total offense.  They were penalized five times for 40 yards.

Daryl McCleskey led Eastern Kentucky’s ground game with 106 yards and a touchdown on 26 carries.  Parker McKinney carried the ball 10 times for 68 yards.  Alonzo Booth added 52 yards and a touchdown on 13 carries.  Parker McKinney completed 13 of 26 passes for 188 yards.  Conor Blount completed three of five passes for 20 yards.  Matt Wilcox Jr. caught five passes for 58 yards.  BK Smith added three receptions for 33 yards.  Keyion Dixon recorded two catches for 59 yards.  Jaelin Carter caught one pass for 37 yards.  Corey Glass led the defense with four solo and three assisted tackles with one of his tackles resulting in a four yard loss.  Kabbash Richards added three solo and two assisted tackles with one of his tackles resulting in a four yard loss.  Ben Bascom and Daulson Fitzpaatrick each recorded four solo tackles with three of Fitzpatrick’s tackles resulting in losses totaling eight yards.  Taquan Evans recorded three solo tackles with his tackles resulting in losses totaling 14 yards.  Aaron Patrick added two solo and one assisted tackles with one of his tackles resulting in a 13 yard loss.

Andrew Goldsmith led Tennessee Tech’s ground game with six yards on two carries.  Adam Browner carried the ball twice for four yards.  Barry Fisher completed 20 of 35 passes for 148 yards.  Darius Stafford caught nine passes for 35 yards.  Seth Huner added three receptions for 20 yards.  David Gist caught two passes for 55 yards.  Metrius Fleming returned two kickoffs for 41 yards with a long return of 23 yards.  Haidar Zaidan kicked off three times for a 62.7 average and two touchbacks and kicked a 52 yard field goal.  Seth Carlisle led the defense with four solo and nine assisted tackles.  Aderick Moore added two solo and nine assisted tackles.  Chris Tucker recorded two solo and five assisted tackles with 3.5 of his tackles resulting in losses totaling seven yards and recovered a fumble he returned 12 yards.  Shannon Fayne also recorded two solo and five assisted tackles.  Cameron Hudson chipped in with six solo tackles.  Adam Swayze added four solo tackles and intercepted a pass.

Scoring Summary

School	Q1	Q2	Q3	Q4	Final
Tennessee Tech University	7	0	3	0	10
Eastern Kentucky University	7	9	0	6	22

 

TTU	-	Bailey Fisher 6 yard run (Haidar Zaidan kick)
EKU	-	Daryl McCleskey 1 yard run (Sam Hayworth kick)
EKU	-	Sam Hayworth kicks a 22 yard field goal
EKU	-	Sam Hayworth kicks a 36 yard field goal
EKU	-	Sam Hayworth kicks a 29 yard field goal
TTU	-	Haidar Zaidan kicks a 52 yard field goal
EKU	-	Alonzo Booth 1 yard run (Conor Blount pass fails)

 

Selected Statistics

Tennessee Tech University
Rushing	No.	Yds.	Avg.	Long
Andrew Goldsmith	2	6	3.0	4
Adam Browner	2	4	2.0	3
Metrius Fleming	1	3	3.0	3
Willie Miller	1	2	2.0	2
John Jones	1	2	2.0	2
David Gist	5	-2	-0.4	1
Bailey Fisher	13	-13	-1.0	11

 

Passing	A-C-I	Yds.	TD	Long
Bailey Fisher	35-20-0	148	0	15
Metrius Fleming	1-0-0	0	0	0

 

Receiving	No.	Yds.	TD	Long
Darrius Stafford	9	35	0	8
Seth Huner	3	20	0	14
David Gist	2	55	0	15
Brad Clark	2	20	0	10
Metrius Fleming	2	14	0	12
John Jones	1	5	0	5
Willie Miller	1	-1	0	0

 

Eastern Kentucky University
Rushing	No.	Yds.	Avg.	Long
Daryl McCleskey	26	106	4.1	15
Parker McKinney	10	68	6.8	47
Alonzo Booth	13	52	4.0	15
Conor Blount	1	4	4.0	4

 

Passing	A-C-I	Yds.	TD	Long
Parker McKinney	26-13-0	188	0	37
Conor Blount	5-3-0	20	0	16
Dakota Allen	2-0-1	0	0	0
Keyion Dixon	2-1-0	4	0	4

 

Receiving	No.	Yds.	TD	Long
Matt Wilcox Jr.	5	58	0	26
BK Smith	3	33	0	23
Keyion Dixon	2	59	0	34
Malik Owens	2	8	0	9
Jaelin Carter	1	37	0	37
Jerome Gross	1	11	0	11
Ethan Bradds	1	5	0	5
Daryl McCleskey	1	1	0	1
Alonzo Booth	1	0	0	0

 

Acknowledgements

A special thanks to the EKU Stats Crew 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.

Playoffs Round 2 November 15-16, 2019
Topic: Football

2019FBPLAYOFF2

 

 

2019 UK Orthopaedics/KHSAA Commonwealth Gridiron Bowl November 15-16 Round 2

 

Friday November 15^th

 

Class A

 

Crittenden County 41  Russellville 0 – Xander Tabor carried the ball 27 times for 139 yards and three touchdowns.

 

Louisville Holy Cross 34  Bethlehem 13 – Chaz Geraghty completed six of 11 passes for 134 yards and one touchdown and carried the ball 15 times for 119 yards and a touchdown.

 

Kentucky Country Day 34  Eminence 26 – Dorian Heard carried the ball 29 times for 161 yards and one touchdown.

 

Newport Central Catholic 40  Ludlow 20 – Paul Kremer completed six of nine passes for 122 yards and two touchdowns.

 

Paintsville 32  Raceland 18 – John Walker Phelps scored four touchdowns to lead the Tigers.

 

Williamsburg 61  Lynn Camp 0 – Dalton Ponder completed seven of 12 passes for 201 yards and five touchdowns.

 

Nicholas County 18  Bishop Brossart 13

Pikeville 45  Hazard 12

 

Class 2A

 

Beechwood 38  Newport 19 – Cameron Hergott completed 10 of 15 passes for 80 yards and one touchdown and carried the ball 16 times for 91 yards and two touchdowns.

 

Mayfield 56  Murray 24 – Jayden Stinson completed 16 of 24 passes for 314 yards and six touchdowns.

 

Somerset 28  Lexington Christian Academy 26 – Kaiya Sheron completed 13 of 17 passes for 159 yards and a touchdown and carried the ball 16 times for 80 yards and three touchdowns.

 

West Carter 50  Shelby Valley 12 – Orry Perry completed eight of 14 passes for 234 yards and five touchdowns.

 

Breathitt County 50  Middlesboro 15

Edmonson County 17  Clinton County 13

McLean County 37  Owensboro Catholic 36

Walton-Verona 48  Owen County 20

 

Class 3A

 

DeSales 30  Christian Academy of Louisville 7 – Jayden Scroggin completed nine of 19 passes for 173 yards and four touchdowns.

 

Fleming County 35  Mason County 7 – Jonathan Maher completed 11 of 19 passes for 162 yards and a touchdown and carried the ball 20 times for 182 yards and three touchdowns.

 

Taylor County 20  Glasgow 14 – Wes Oliver carried the ball 19 times for 97 yards and a touchdown.

 

Ashland Blazer 33  Russell 14

Bardstown 51  Elizabethtown 27

Belfry 60  Pike County Central 0

Paducah Tilghman 36  Union County 7

Bell County 39  Rockcastle County 0

 

Class 4A

 

Boyle County 54  Lexington Catholic 7 – Reed Lanter completed 11 of 13 passes for 238 yards and three touchdowns.

 

Central 18  Franklin County 7 – Dayshawn Mucker carried the ball 44 times for 200 yards and two touchdowns.

 

Johnson Central 50  Harlan County 6 – Devin Johnson carried the ball four times for 131 yards and three touchdowns.

 

Scott 40  Holmes 29 – Quincy Perrin carried the ball 35 times for 199 yards and two touchdowns.

 

Wayne County 63  Corbin 49 – Braedon Sloan carried the ball 37 times for 408 yards and seven touchdowns.

 

Franklin-Simpson 56  Allen County-Scottsville 20

Moore 32  John Hardin 30  (OT)

 

Class 5A

 

Covington Catholic 38  Conner 8 – Caleb Jacob completed 15 of 19 passes for 201 yards and three touchdowns.

 

Fairdale 33  Bullitt Central 27 – Trey McCoy completed 18 of 29 passes for 293 yards and three touchdowns.

 

Frederick Douglass 24  Scott County 14 – Josh McClurg completed five of six passes for 84 yards and a touchdown and carried the ball 17 times for 102 yards and a touchdown.

 

Madison Southern 24  East Jessamine 21 – Tobias Storm completed eight of 10 passes for 125 yards and a touchdown and carried the ball 12 times for 44 yards.

 

Owensboro 43 Graves County 0 – Gavin Wimsatt passes for three touchdowns and scored on a 70 yard fake punt return.

 

South Oldham 50  North Bullitt 21 – Keaton Martin carried the ball 11 times for 101 yards and three touchdowns.

 

Southwestern 21  Whitley County 15

Bowling Green 20  South Warren 13

 

Class 6A

 

Oldham County 35  George Rogers Clark 21 – Sam Young completed 11 of 15 passes for 322 yards and five touchdowns and carried the ball eight times for 55 yards.

 

Simon Kenton 41  Dixie Heights 17 – Austin Hammack carried the ball 32 times for 251 yards and three touchdowns.

 

St. Xavier 28  DuPont Manual 9 – Douglas Bodhaine completed eight of 17 passes for 162 yards and a touchdown and carried the ball 16 times for 45 yards and three touchdowns.

 

Tates Creek 37  Paul Laurence Dunbar 29 – Luke Duby completed 24 of 41 passes for 369 yards and two touchdowns.

 

Louisville Trinity 42  Ballard 12 – Nathan McElroy completed 11 of 18 passes for 191 yards and three touchdowns.

 

Male 27  Fern Creek 8

McCracken County 17  Henderson County 6

North Hardin 31  Central Hardin 7

 

Saturday November 16^th

 

Class 4A

 

Madisonville-North Hopkins 28  Hopkinsville 21 – Jeriah Hightower carried the ball 21 times for 174 yards and two touchdowns.

 

 

 

 

Dixie Heights vs. Simon Kenton November 15, 2019 Round 2
Topic: Football

2019FBDHSKP2

Dixie Heights vs. Simon Kenton
Class 6A 2019 UK Orthopaedics/KHSAA Commonwealth Gridiron Bowl Round 2

Simon Kenton High School
Independence, KY
November 15, 2019

© 2019 by Ron Harrison

Simon Kenton defeated Dixie Heights by a score of 41-17.  The Pioneers led 24-14 at halftime and pulled away in the second half for the victory.  Simon Kenton recorded 27 first downs and 492 yards of total offense.  The Pioneers were penalized seven times for 75 yards, lost two fumbles, and had one pass intercepted.  Dixie Heights recorded 17 first downs and 294 yards of total offense.  The Colonels were penalized eight times for 55 yards and had three passes intercepted.

Austin Hammack led Simon Kenton’s ground game with 251 yards and three touchdowns on 32 carries.  Chase Crone carried the ball 14 times for 93 yards and a touchdown.  Marcus Courtney recorded 45 yards and a touchdown on five carries.  Chase Crone completed eight of 16 passes for 72 yards with one interception.  Evan Mulberry caught four passes for 46 yards.  Caleb Livers added two receptions for 15 yards.  Caleb Livers returned two punts for 40 yards.  Vuk Sajlovic led the defense with six solo and six assisted tackles.  Zach Koenes added seven solo and three assisted tackles and intercepted a pass.  Isaac Bleier recorded four solo and six assisted tackles, intercepted a pass, and recovered a fumble.  Tyler Musick also intercepted a pass.

Leon Marshall led Dixie Heights’ ground game with 72 yards and a touchdown on 18 carries.  Logan Landers carried the ball four times for 31 yards.  Jeremy Adams chipped in with 26 yards on three carries.  Logan Landers completed 21 of 34 passes for 133 yards with three interceptions.  Kel Hawkins caught five passes for 49 yards.  Jacob James added seven receptions for 28 yards.  Pierce Rohlman led the defense with 10 solo and one assisted tackles.  Ashton Barker added seven solo and one assisted tackles.  Rhys Brown recorded five solo and three assisted tackles.  Cayden Anderson scored on an interception return.

Scoring Summary

School	Q1	Q2	Q3	Q4	Final
Dixie Heights	7	7	3	0	17
Simon Kenton	14	10	7	10	41

 

DH	-	Leon Marshall 7 yard run (Logan Sansone kick)
SK	-	Austin Hammack 10 yard run (Nick Seger kick)
SK	-	Chase Crone 8 yard run (Nick Seger kick)
DH	-	Cayden Anderson scores on 20 yard interception return (Logan Sansone kick)
SK	-	Austin Hammack 26 yard run (Nick Seger kick)
SK	-	Nick Seger kicks a 30 yard field goal
DH	-	Logan Sansone kicks a 20 yard field goal
SK	-	Austin Hammack 10 yard run (Nick Seger kick)
SK	-	Nick Seger kicks a 22 yard field goal
SK	-	Marcus Courtney 2 yard run (Nick Seger kick)

 

Selected Statistics

Dixie Heights
Rushing	No.	Yds.	Avg.	Long
Leon Marshall	18	72	4.0	****
Logan Landers	4	31	7.8	****
Jeremy Adams	3	26	8.7	****
Dylan Sears	2	16	8.0	****
Silas McDaniel	3	15	5.0	****
Nick DeZarn	1	2	2.0	****
Simon Sharp	5	-1	-0.2	****

 

Passing	A-C-I	Yds.	TD	Long
Logan Landers	34-21-3	133	0	****

 

Receiving	No.	Yds.	TD	Long
Kel Hawkins	5	49	0	****
Jacob James	7	28	0	****
Dylan Sears	2	18	0	****
Simon Sharp	3	16	0	****
JeremyAdams	2	14	0	****
CJ Naddler	2	8	0	****

 

Simon Kenton
Rushing	No.	Yds.	Avg.	Long
Austin Hammack	32	251	7.8	****
Chase Crone	14	93	6.6	****
Marcus Courtney	5	45	9.0	****
Quincy North	4	26	6.5	****
Erik Brown	3	5	1.7	****

 

Passing	A-C-I	Yds.	TD	Long
Chase Crone	16-8-1	72	0	****

 

Receiving	No.	Yds.	TD	Long
Evan Mulberry	4	46	0	****
Caleb Livers	2	15	0	****
Trey Little	1	6	0	****
Austin Hammack	1	5	0	****

 

Acknowledgements

A special thanks to the Simon Kenton and Dixie Heights Stats Crews 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.

Christian Academy of Louisville vs. DeSales High School November 15, 2019 Round 2
Topic: Football

2019FBCALDHSP2

Christian Academy of Louisville vs. DeSales High School
Class 3A 2019 UK Orthopaedics/KHSAA Commonwealth Gridiron Bowl Round 2

DeSales High School
Louisville, KY
November 15, 2019

© 2019 by Ron Harrison

DeSales went to their passing game and threw for four touchdowns in a 30-7 victory over Christian Academy of Louisville.  DeSales scored two touchdowns in the last two minutes of the first half to take a 20-7 halftime lead.  Turnovers (4) and penalties (12-125 yards) proved to be costly for CAL tonight   DeSales recorded 17 first downs and 308 yards of total offense.  The Colts were penalized four times for 53 yards and had two passes intercepted.  Christian Academy of Louisville recorded 12 first downs and 260 yards of total offense.  The Centurions were penalized 12 times for 125 yards, lost three fumbles, and had one pass intercepted.

Antione Johnson led DeSales’ ground game with 64 yards on one carry.  Darren Hollenkamp carried the ball nine times for 51 yards.  James Johnson recorded 24 yards on seven carries.  Jayden Scroggin completed nine of 19 passes for 173 yards and four touchdowns with one interception.  Demetri Scott caught three passes for 63 yards and three touchdowns.   James Johnson added three receptions for 47 yards and a touchdown.  Antione Johnson caught two passes for 62 yards.  Lance Weiter returned two kickoffs for 50 yards.  Demetri Scott recovered two fumbles and Demarcus Avery also recovered a fumble.  Jayden Scroggin intercepted a pass he returned for 60 yards.

Anthony Sabatino led CAL’s ground game with 24 yards and a touchdown on nine carries.  Brandt Babin carried the ball nine times for 19 yards.  Anthony Sabatino completed 13 of 25 passes for 199 yards with one interception.  Luke Leeper caught four passes for 68 yards.  Gage Green added three receptions for 21 yards.  Kevin King caught two passes for 56 yards.  Gage Green returned five kickoffs for 87 yards with a long return of 30 yards.  Gage Green intercepted two passes.

Scoring Summary

School	Q1	Q2	Q3	Q4	Final
Christian Academy of Louisville	0	7	0	0	7
DeSales High School	0	20	3	7	30

 

DHS	-	Demetri Scott 28 yard pass from Jayden Scroggin (Blake Givens kick)
CAL	-	Anthony Sabatino 1 yard run (Justin McDonnel kick)
DHS	-	Demetri Scott 17 yard pass from Jayden Scroggin (Blake Givens kick)
DHS	-	James Johnson 26 yard pass from Jayden Scroggin (Blake Givens kick fails)
DHS	-	Blake Givens kicks a 35 yard field goal
DHS	-	Demetri Scott 16 yard pass from Jayden Scroggin (Blake Givens kick)

 

Selected Statistics

Christian Academy of Louisville
Rushing	No.	Yds.	Avg.	Long
Anthony Sabatino	9	24	2.7	11
Brandt Babin	9	19	2.1	12
Harrison Zimmerer	8	14	1.8	3
Gage Green	1	-1	-1.0	0
Luke Leeper	1	-4	-4.0	0

 

Passing	A-C-I	Yds.	TD	Long
Anthony Sabatino	25-13-1	199	0	45
Connor Masters	1-1-0	9	0	9

 

Receiving	No.	Yds.	TD	Long
Luke Leeper	4	68	0	29
Gage Green	3	21	0	11
Kevin King	2	56	0	45
Will Parr	2	12	0	10
Harrison Zimmerer	1	34	0	34
Jacob Sutherlan	1	22	0	22
Brandt Babin	1	-5	0	0

 

DeSales High School
Rushing	No.	Yds.	Avg.	Long
Antione Johnson	1	64	64.0	64
Darren Hollenkamp	9	51	5.7	26
James Johnson	7	24	3.4	16
Jayden Scroggin	8	-4	-0.5	5

 

Passing	A-C-I	Yds.	TD	Long
Jayden Scroggin	19-9-2	173	4	34

 

Receiving	No.	Yds.	TD	Long
Demetri Scott	3	61	3	28
James Johnson	3	47	1	26
Antione Johnson	2	62	0	34
Demarcus Avery	1	3	0	3

 

Acknowledgements

A special thanks to the DeSales Stats Crew 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.

Western Hills High School vs. DeSales High School November 8, 2019 Round 1
Topic: Football

2019FBWHHSDHSP1

Western Hills High School vs. DeSales High School
Class 3A 2019 UK Orthopaedics/KHSAA Commonwealth Gridiron Bowl Round 1

DeSales High School
Louisville, KY
November 8, 2019

© 2019 by Ron Harrison

Both teams entered this game with several starters out with injuries but DeSales led by five touchdowns by James Johnson dominated play in a 49-7 victory over the Wolverines.  DeSales recorded 11 first downs and 293 yards of total offense.  The Colts were penalized four times for 35 yards.  Western Hills recorded seven first downs and 43 yards of total offense.  The Wolverines were penalized three times for 89 yards and had three passes intercepted.

James Johnson led DeSales’ ground game with 92 yards and four touchdowns on four carries.  Demarcus Avery carried the ball twice for 25 yards and a touchdown.  David Griffith recorded 25 yards on three carries.  Luke Pfaadt completed two of four passes for 64 yards.  Demarcus Avery completed two of two passes for 89 yards and one touchdown.  Brett Walters caught two passes for 64 yards.  Mekhi Lewis added one reception for 47 yards.  James Johnson recorded one reception for 42 yards and a touchdown.  Antione Johnson returned one punt for 32 yards.  Demetri Scott led the defense with four solo and one assisted tackles with 3.5 of his tackles resulting in losses totaling 21 yards and recorded a safety.  Mekhi Lewis intercepted a pass at the Western Hills 22 and ran to the five yard line and then lateraled the ball to Demetri Scott who scored the touchdown.  Ebenezer Griffith added three solo tackles.  Kaleb Adkins and Lance Weiter also intercepted one pass each with return yardage of 26 and 17 yards respectively.

Jason Rogers led Western Hills’ ground game with 32 yards and a touchdown on five carries.  Gilead Galloway carried the ball six times for 22 yards.  Dylan Engler completed four of 14 passes for 37 yards with three interceptions.  Jason Rogers caught two passes for seven yards.  DJ Outlaw added one reception for 21 yards and Gilead Galloway added one reception for nine yards.  Jason Rogers returned one punt for 36 yards and one kickoff for 16 yards.  Jeffrey Parker returned two kickoffs for 35 yards with a long return of 21 yards.  Jeffrey Parker led the defense with five solo and four assisted tackles.  Clay Woodson added six solo tackles with one of his losses resulting in an 11 yard loss.

Scoring Summary

School	Q1	Q2	Q3	Q4	Final
Western Hills High School	0	0	0	7	7
DeSales High School	40	9	0	0	49

 

DESALES	-	James Johnson 47 yard run (Blake Givens kick fails)
DESALES	-	James Johnson 33 yard run (Blake Givens kick)
DESALES	-	James Johnson 2 yard run (Blake Givens kick)
DESALES	-	James Johnson 42 yard pass from Demarcus Avery (Demarcus Avery pass fails)
DESALES	-	Demetri Scott 22 yard interception return (Blake Givens kick)
DESALES	-	James Johnson 10 yard run (Logan Givens kick)
DESALES	-	Demetri Scott safety
DESALES	-	Demarcus Avery 9 yard run (Travis Moss kick)
WESTHILLS	-	Jason Rogers 15 yard run (Garrett Clark kick)

 

Selected Statistics

Western Hills High School
Rushing	No.	Yds.	Avg.	Long
Jason Rogers	5	32	6.4	15
Gilead Galloway	6	22	3.7	8
Jacob Purvis	3	18	6.0	15
Jeffrey Parker	1	0	0.0	0
Dylan Engler	7	-66	-9.4	0

 

Passing	A-C-I	Yds.	TD	Long
Dylan Engler	14-4-3	37	0	21

 

Receiving	No.	Yds.	TD	Long
Jason Rogers	2	7	0	12
DJ Outlaw	1	21	0	21
Gilead Galloway	1	9	0	9

 

DeSales High School
Rushing	No.	Yds.	Avg.	Long
James Johnson	4	92	23.0	47
Demarcus Avery	2	25	12.5	16
David Griffith	3	25	8.3	16
Antione Johnson	1	8	8.0	8
Kaleb Adkins	1	4	4.0	4
Josh Weikert	1	2	2.0	2
Devon Armstrong	4	-1	-0.2	1
Luke Pfaadt	2	-15	-7.5	0

 

Passing	A-C-I	Yds.	TD	Long
Luke Pfaadt	4-2-0	64	0	37
Demarcus Avery	2-2-0	89	1	47

 

Receiving	No.	Yds.	TD	Long
Brett Walters	2	64	0	37
Mekhi Lewis	1	47	0	47
James Johnson	1	42	1	42

 

Acknowledgements

A special thanks to the DeSales Stats Crew 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.

Murray vs. Mayfield November 15, 2019 Round 2
Topic: Football

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Murray vs. Mayfield
Class 2A 2019 UK Orthopaedics/KHSAA Commonwealth Gridiron Bowl Round 2

Mayfield High School
Mayfield, KY
November 15, 2019

© 2019 by Ron Harrison

Mayfield defeated Murray by a score of 56-24.  Mayfield recorded 19 first downs and 372 yards of total offense.  The Cardinals were penalized five times for 55 yards, lost two fumbles, and had a pass intercepted.  Murray recorded 15 first downs and 214 yards of total offense.  The Tigers were penalized three times for 30 yards, lost two fumbles, and had two passes intercepted.

Kylan Galbreath led Mayfield’s ground game with 47 yards on eight carries.  Travon Halliburton carried the ball three times for 13 yards.  Markeechio Jackson scored on a one yard touchdown run.  Jayden Stinson completed 16 of 24 passes for 314 yards and six touchdowns with one interception.  Alonzo Daniel caught five passes for 118 yards and three touchdowns.  Diaz Perry added three receptions for 81 yards and two touchdowns.  Tate Puckett caught three passes for 64 yards.  Kade Neely added two catches for 41 yards and a touchdown.  Kade Neely returned one punt for 42 yards.  Alonzo Daniel returned two kickoffs for 45 yards.  Derek Stewart led the defense with five solo tackles.  Kade Neely intercepted a pass he returned 90 yards for a touchdown.  Derrick Smith also intercepted a pass.

Charvelle McCallister led Murray’s ground game with 86 yards and a touchdown on 11 carries.  Rowdy Sokolowski added 47 yards on eight carries.  Sebastian Lawrence carried the ball 13 times for 41 yards and a touchdown.  Rowdy Sokolowski completed eight of 22 passes for 27 yards with two interceptions.  Jorden Duffy caught three passes for 17 yards.  Brendan Dahncke returned eight kickoffs for 171 yards.  Damon Boyd led the defense with three solo and one assisted tackles.  Tommy Waldrop intercepted a pass and Alex Shultz scored on a fumble recovery return.

Scoring Summary

School	Q1	Q2	Q3	Q4	Final
Murray	7	3	0	14	24
Mayfield	14	21	14	7	56

 

MAYFIELD	-	Alonzo Daniel 12 yard pass from Jayden Stinson (Micah Haley kick)
MAYFIELD	-	Kade Neely 26 yard pass from Jayden Stinson (Micah Haley kick)
MURRAY	-	Sebastian Lawrence 2 yard run (Noah Merris kick)
MAYFIELD	-	Diaz Perry 27 yard pass from Jayden Stinson (Micah Haley kick)
MAYFIELD	-	Alonzo Daniel 42 yard pass from Jayden Stinson (Micah Haley kick)
MAYFIELD	-	Diaz Perry 38 yard pass from Jayden Stinson (Micah Haley kick)
MURRAY	-	Noah Merris kicks a 24 yard field goal
MAYFIELD	-	Alonzo Daniel 37 yard pass from Jayden Stinson (Micah Haley kick)
MAYFIELD	-	Markeechio Jackson 1 yard run (Micah Haley kick)
MAYFIELD	-	Kade Neely 90 yard interception return (Micah Haley kick)
MURRAY	-	Charvelle McCallister 15 yard run (Noah Merris kick)
MURRAY	-	Alex Shultz fumble recovery return (Noah Merris kick)

 

Selected Statistics

Murray
Rushing	No.	Yds.	Avg.	Long
Charvelle McCallister	11	86	7.8	****
Rowdy Sokolowski	8	47	5.9	****
Sebastian Lawrence	13	41	3.2	****
Brendan Dahncke	2	13	6.5	****

 

Passing	A-C-I	Yds.	TD	Long
Rowdy Sokolowski	22-8-2	27	0	****

 

Receiving	No.	Yds.	TD	Long
Jorden Duffy	3	17	0	****
Tommy Waldrop	2	5	0	****
#35	1	3	0	****
Brendan Dahncke	2	2	0	****

 

Mayfield
Rushing	No.	Yds.	Avg.	Long
Kylan Galbreath	8	47	5.9	****
Travon Halliburton	3	13	4.3	****
Markeechio Jackson	2	3	1.5	****
Jayden Stinson	2	-2	-1.0	****
Jutarous Starks	2	-3	-1.5	****

 

Passing	A-C-I	Yds.	TD	Long
Jayden Stinson	24-16-1	314	6	****

 

Receiving	No.	Yds.	TD	Long
Alonzo Daniel	5	118	3	****
Diaz Perry	3	81	2	****
Tate Puckett	3	64	0	****
Kade Neely	2	41	1	****
Isaac Stevenson	1	8	0	****
Kylan Galbreath	1	5	0	****
Travon Halliburton	1	-3	0	****

 

Acknowledgements

A special thanks to the Murray Stats Crew 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.

Somerset vs. Lexington Christian Academy November 15, 2019 Round 2
Topic: Football

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Somerset vs. Lexington Christian Academy
Class 2A 2019 UK Orthopaedics/KHSAA Commonwealth Gridiron Bowl Round 2

Lexington Christian Academy
Lexington, KY
November 15, 2019

© 2019 by Ron Harrison

Somerset avenged an earlier loss by defeating Lexington Christian Academy 28-26 in another classic between these two powerhouses.  Somerset took a 28-20 lead with 3:43 left in the game on a 24 yard touchdown pass from Kaiya Sheron to Kade Grundy but the conversion failed.  LCA stormed back to pull within 2; 28-26 on a Jayden Barnhardt one yard touchdown run with 1:31 left but Somerset stopped the two point conversion run by Xavier Brown.  LCA held Somerset on downs  but a last gasp effort by LCA failed when a Jayden Barnhardt pass was intercepted by Tate Madden.  The game was punctuated by great touchdown receptions by Somerset’s Kade Grundy and LCA’s Dearious Smith.  Somerset recorded 18 first downs and 363 yards of total offense.  The Briar Jumpers were penalized six times for 50 yards, lost a fumble, and had a pass intercepted.  LCA recorded 19 first downs and 284 yards of total offense.  The Eagles were penalized twice for 15 yards, lost three fumbles, and had one pass intercepted.

Kaiya Sheron led Somerset’s ground game with 80 yards and three touchdowns on 16 carries.  Kade Grundy carried the ball twice for 53 yards.  Kaiya Sheron completed 13 of 17 passes for 159 yards and a touchdown with one interception.  Kade Grundy caught four passes for 69 yards and a touchdown.  Jase Bruner added two receptions for 37 yards.  Jayden Gilmore recorded three receptions for 31 yards.  Cam Austin returned a kickoff for 18 yards.  Jase Bruner led the defense with seven solo and seven assisted tackles with two of his tackles resulting in lost yardage.  Cale Todd added four solo and two assisted tackles.  Chaz Gilmore recorded two solo and five assisted tackles.  Jerrod Smith added four solo tackles.  Tate Madden chipped in with two solo and two assisted tackles and intercepted a pass. 

Xavier Smith led LCA’s ground game with 41 yards on 15 carries.  Jayden Barnhardt carried the ball 11 times for 38 yards and two touchdowns.  Dearious Smith carried the ball four times for 31 yards.  Jayden Barnhardt completed 13 of 21 passes for 161 yards and two touchdowns with one interception.  Dearious Smith caught five passes for 103 yards and two touchdowns.  Xavier Brown added three receptions for 24 yards.  Will Vernon caught two passes for 21 yards.  Dearious Smith returned three kickoffs for 92 yards.  Jeffrey Selby led the defense with seven solo and four assisted tackles.  Mattie Lebryk added four solo and 10 assisted tackles.  Neal Dickey recorded five solo and three assisted tackles with three of his tackles resulting in lost yardage.  Mason Moore intercepted a pass.

Scoring Summary

School	Q1	Q2	Q3	Q4	Final
Somerset	7	6	9	6	28
Lexington Christian Academy	7	7	0	12	26

 

SOMERSET	-	Kaiya Sheron 5 yard run (Tommy Wombles kick)
LCA	-	Jayden Barnhardt 1 yard run (Andrew Dobbs kick)
SOMERSET	-	Kaiya Sheron 1 yard run (Tommy Wombles kick fails)
LCA	-	Dearious Smith 41 yard pass from Jayden Barnhardt (Andrew Dobbs kick)
SOMERSET	-	Safety
SOMERSET	-	Kaiya Sheron 12 yard run (Tommy Wombles kick)
LCA	-	Dearious Smith 18 yard pass from Jayden Barnhardt (Jayden Barnhardt pass fails)
SOMERSET	-	Kade Grundy 24 yard pass from Kaiya Sheron (Tommy Wombles kick fails)
LCA	-	Jayden Barnhardt 1 yard run (Xavier Brown run fails)

 

Selected Statistics

Somerset
Rushing	No.	Yds.	Avg.	Long
Kaiya Sheron	16	80	5.0	****
Kade Grundy	2	53	26.5	****
Cam Austin	6	25	4.2	****
Mikey Garland	6	19	3.2	****
Jerrod Smith	8	18	2.3	****
Jase Bruner	3	9	3.0	****

 

Passing	A-C-I	Yds.	TD	Long
Kaiya Sheron	17-13-1	159	1	****

 

Receiving	No.	Yds.	TD	Long
Kade Grundy	4	69	1	****
Jase Bruner	2	37	0	****
Jayden Gilmore	3	31	0	****
Carson Guthrie	2	14	0	****
Cam Austin	1	5	0	****
Ricky Gilmore	1	3	0	****

 

Lexington Christian Academy
Rushing	No.	Yds.	Avg.	Long
Xavier Brown	15	41	2.7	****
Jayden Barnhardt	11	38	3.5	****
Dearious Smith	4	31	7.8	****
Will Vernon	2	7	3.5	****
Jeffrey Selby	2	6	3.0	****

 

Passing	A-C-I	Yds.	TD	Long
Jayden Barnhardt	21-13-1	161	2	****

 

Receiving	No.	Yds.	TD	Long
Dearious Smith	5	103	2	****
Xavier Brown	3	24	0	****
Will Vernon	2	21	0	****
Elijah Hammond	2	13	0	****
Mattie Lebryk	1	0	0	****

 

Acknowledgements

A special thanks to the LCA Stats Crew 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.