Topic: Football
Murray vs. Union County
Union County High School
Morganfield, KY
September 13, 2019
© 2019 by Ron Harrison
Murray defeated Union County tonight by a score of 21-7. Murray controlled the offensive stats but suffered two turnovers and was penalized 20 times for 200 yards. Murray recorded 20 first downs and 363 yards of total offense. The Tigers were penalized 20 times for 200 yards, lost a fumble, and had a pass intercepted. Union County recorded 12 first downs and 164 yards of total offense. The Braves were penalized five times for 70 yards.
Charvelle MccCallister led Murray’s ground game with 59 yards on 16 carries. Jaiden Jackson carried the ball six times for 17 yards and two touchdowns. Hunter Utley completed 28 of 41 passes for 314 yards and one touchdown with one interception. Tommy Waldrop caught 11 passes for 138 yards. Kayden Rogers added three receptions for 46 yards. Jaiden Jackson caught five passes for 43 yards. Dijon Miles added three receptions for 33 yards and a touchdown. Jaiden Jackson returned two punts for 41 yards. Tommy Waldrop returned three punts for 34 yards. Brendan Dahncke and Jorden Duffy each returned one kickoff for 29 and 24 yards respectively. Devin Lee led the defense with seven solo and two assisted tackles with three of his tackles resulting in lost yardage. Damon Boyd added three solo and five assisted tackles with three of his tackles resulting in lost yardage.. Tommy Waldrop and Sebastian Lawrence each recorded three solo and one assisted tackles..
Matthias Ervin led Union County’s ground game with 64 yards on 15 carries. Ben Shreve completed 10 of 31 passes for 126 yards and a touchdown. Solomon Teehan caught four passes for 92 yards and one touchdown. Gideon Adams added four receptions for 17 yards and Elijah Calloway caught two passes for 17 yards. Kristopher Hughes returned two kickoffs for 34 yards. Gideon Adams led the defense with five solo tackles. Kanye Pollard and Matthias Ervin each recorded four solo tackles. Solomon Teehan intercepted a pass.
Scoring Summary
School | Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final |
Murray | 0 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 21 |
Union County | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 7 |
MURRAY | - | Jaiden Jackson 1 yard run (Noah Merris kick) |
MURRAY | - | Jaiden Jackson 1 yard run (Noah Merris kick) |
UNION | - | Solomon Teehan 35 yard pass from Ben Shreve (Chris Cuahua Sabino kick) |
MURRAY | - | Dijon Miles 14 yard pass from Hunter Utley (Noah Merris kick) |
Selected Statistics
Murray | ||||
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Rushing | No. | Yds. | Avg. | Long |
Charvelle McCallister | 16 | 59 | 3.7 | **** |
Jaiden Jackson | 6 | 17 | 2.8 | **** |
Jorden Duffy | 1 | -3 | -3.0 | **** |
Hunter Utley | 5 | -24 | -4.8 | **** |
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Passing | A-C-I | Yds. | TD | Long |
Hunter Utley | 41-28-1 | 314 | 1 | **** |
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Receiving | No. | Yds. | TD | Long |
Tommy Waldrop | 11 | 138 | 0 | **** |
Kayden Rogers | 3 | 46 | 0 | **** |
Jaiden Jackson | 5 | 43 | 0 | **** |
Charvelle McCallister | 3 | 36 | 0 | **** |
Dijon Miles | 3 | 33 | 1 | **** |
Jorden Duffy | 3 | 18 | 0 | **** |
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Union County | ||||
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Rushing | No. | Yds. | Avg. | Long |
Matthias Ervin | 15 | 64 | 4.3 | **** |
Elijah Calloway | 6 | 0 | 0.0 | **** |
Ben Shreve | 11 | -26 | -2.4 | **** |
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Passing | A-C-I | Yds. | TD | Long |
Ben Shreve | 31-10-0 | 126 | 1 | **** |
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Receiving | No. | Yds. | TD | Long |
Solomon Teehan | 4 | 92 | 1 | **** |
Elijah Calloway | 2 | 17 | 0 | **** |
Gideon Adams | 4 | 17 | 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.