Topic: Football
2023FBMCFD
Madison Central vs. Frederick Douglass
“The Farm”
Frederick Douglass High School
Lexington, KY
October 6, 2023
© 2023 by Ron Harrison
Jeremiah Lowe took the opening kickoff 92 yards for a touchdown and Frederick Douglass did not take the foot off the peddle until halftime as they took a 44-7 halftime lead and coasted in the second half to a 44-7 victory over Madison Central. Frederick Douglass recorded nine first downs and 334 yards of total offense. The Broncos were penalized five times for 50 yards. Madison Central recorded nine first downs and 176 yards of total offense. The Indians lost a fumble and had one pass intercepted.
Darion Talbert led Frederick Douglass’ ground game with 52 yards and a touchdown on one carry. Jaxon Strautman carried the ball three times for 33 yards. Darion Neal scored a touchdown on a one yard run. Jaxon Strautman completed six of nine passes for 183 yards and three touchdowns. Darnell Burnside completed five of seven passes for 36 yards. Darion Talbert caught four passes for 154 yards and two touchdowns. Aveion Chenault caught a 15 yard touchdown pass. Jeremiah Lowe returned onepunt for 11 yards and returned one kickoff for 92 yards and a touchdown. Cooper Ranvier connected on two of two extral point kicks, punted twice for a 40.5 average and kicked off seven times for a 59.3 average with six touchbacks. Seandree Maxberry led the defense with five solo and three assisted tackles with one of the tackles resulting in a one yard loss. Darion Neal added one solo and three assisted tackles with two of his tackles resulting in losses totaling seven yards and recovered a fumble. Keenan Banther recorded one solo and three assisted tackles and intercepted a pass.
Bryant Mathis led Madison Central’s ground game with 112 yard on 28 carries. KJ Wells completed three of 11 passes for 62 yards and one touchdown with one interception. Cody Morrison caught one pass for 40 yards. Bryant Mathis added a 17 yard touchdown reception. Jackson Pritchard returned one punt for 10 yards and returned one kickoff for 21 yards. Zakaree Turner led the defense with three solo tackles with one of his tackles resulting in a four yard loss. Derek McElwee also tallied three solo tackles. Hayden Kiser and Queintsee Compton each recorded two solo tackles.
Scoring Summary
School | Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final |
Madison Central | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 7 |
Frederick Douglass | 22 | 22 | 0 | 0 | 44 |
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FD | - | Jeremiah Lowe 92 yard kickoff return (Demeco Kennedy run fails) |
FD | - | Darion Neal 1 yard run (Pharo Watts pass from Jaxon Strautman) |
FD | - | Darion Talbert 69 yard pass from Jaxon Strautman (Darion Talbert pass from Jaxon Strautman) |
FD | - | Darion Talbert 75 yard pass from Jaxon Strautman (Kenoxie Allen run) |
FD | - | Aveion Chenault 15 yard pass from Jaxon Strautman (Cooper Ranvier kick) |
FD | - | Darion Talbert 52 yard run (Cooper Ranvier kick) |
MADCENT | - | Bryant Mathis 17 yard pass from KJ Wells (Peyton Guilbault kick) |
Selected Statistics
Madison Central | ||||
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Rushing | No. | Yds. | Avg. | Long |
Bryant Mathis | 28 | 112 | 4.0 | 39 |
Derek McElwee | 3 | 6 | 2.0 | 3 |
Shawn Reese | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 |
Jonah Haskins | 1 | -1 | -1.0 | 0 |
Garrett Lingenfelt | 1 | -3 | -3.0 | 0 |
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Passing | A-C-I | Yds. | TD | Long |
KJ Wells | 11-3-1 | 62 | 1 | 40 |
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Receiving | No. | Yds. | TD | Long |
Cody Morrison | 1 | 40 | 0 | 40 |
Bryant Mathis | 1 | 17 | 1 | 17 |
Nathan Ogle | 1 | 5 | 0 | 5 |
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Frederick Douglass | ||||
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Rushing | No. | Yds. | Avg. | Long |
Darion Talbert | 1 | 52 | 32.0 | 52 |
Jaxon Strautman | 3 | 33 | 11.0 | 17 |
Dakari Talbert | 2 | 17 | 8.5 | 9 |
Kenoxie Allen | 4 | 10 | 2.5 | 5 |
Logan Busson | 1 | 2 | 2.0 | 2 |
Darion Neal | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 1 |
Pharo Watts | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 4 |
Darnell Burnside | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 |
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Passing | A-C-I | Yds. | TD | Long |
Jaxon Strautman | 9-6-0 | 183 | 3 | 75 |
Darnell Burnside | 7-5-0 | 36 | 0 | 17 |
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Receiving | No. | Yds. | TD | Long |
Darion Talbert | 4 | 154 | 2 | 75 |
Dakari Talbert | 2 | 22 | 0 | 17 |
Josiah Lemond | 2 | 12 | 0 | 7 |
Aveion Chenault | 1 | 15 | 1 | 15 |
Cooper Ranvier | 1 | 14 | 0 | 14 |
Terry Cayson | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
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.