Madison Central (1-0) vs. Paul L. Dunbar (1-0) August 29, 2003

This game is the second annual Norman Passmore Classic, played in honor of the late coach who coached old Dunbar High to a 92-16-6 record in 16 years.

Coach Kenny Turner debuted as head coach of the Madison Central Indians last week with a victory over Bryan Station.  Sophomore QB Andrew Mathis led Madison Central with three rushing touchdowns and a 75 yard kickoff return for another score.  Mathis also threw a 15 yard TD pass.

Coach Fred Barnott made his debut as head coach of Paul L. Dunbar last week with a victory over Garrard County.  The Bulldogs have a lot of experience up front and should be led by Zach Brewer and Blake Slates.  RB should be capably manned by Bobby Vyverberg and Markell Webb.  Davis Stanley threw for a TD and ran for another last week.

Madison Central took advantage of Dunbar miscues to take a 12-0 lead in the first half but had to fight in the final half to escape with a 12-7 victory tonight.  Madison Central got their first break late in the first quarter as they got good field position at the Dunbar 19 yard line following a shanked punt.  The Indians capitalized as Andrew Mathis hit So. Paul Warford with a 30 yard scoring strike.  Matt Bell intercepted a Dunbar pass late in the half and later scored on a one yard run to give Madison Central a 12-0 lead at the half. 

Dunbar was credited with only one first down and 17 total yards in the first half and the offense didn't get on track until midway through the final period.  The Bulldogs scored on a Davis Stanley one yard run and extra point by Brian Vasiloff with 2:15 left to cut the deficit to 12-7.  Dunbar's defense held and after the Madison Central punt, Dunbar went back on offense with 1:40 remaining on the clock.  The Bulldogs drove to the Madison Central one yard line but was stopped on a second-and-goal play as the clock expired. 

Dunbar outgained Madison Central 263-193 on total offense but came up on the short end of the scoreboard.  Madison Central QB Andrew Mathis completed six of eight passes for 112 yards and a TD pass.  Paul Warford caught three passes for 83 yards and a TD.  Evan King was credited with eight solo and four assisted tackles.  Dunbar was led by Bobby Vyverberg, who carried the ball 17 times for 103 yards.  Davis Stanley completed 10 if 16 passes for 122 yards.  Vyverberg caught five passes for 46 yards while Thurman Clay had four receptions for 61 yards.  Drew Roberts led the Dunbar defense with seven solo and seven assisted tackles. 

Scoring Summary

Madison Central

12

Paul L. Dunbar

7

School	Q1	Q2	Q3	Q4	Final
Madison Central	6	6	0	0	12
Paul L. Dunbar	0	0	0	7	7

MC	- Paul Warford 30 yard pass from Andrew Mathis (kick fails)
MC	- Matt Bell 1 yard run (run fails)
PD	- Davis Stanley 1 yard run (Brian Vasiloff kick)

 

Selected Statistics
 

Madison Central						Paul L. Dunbar
Rushing	No.	Yds.	Avg.	Long		Rushing	No.	Yds.	Avg.	Long
Matt Bell	11	28	2.5	11		Bobby Vyverberg	17	103	6.1	26
Paul Warford	8	27	4.5	16		Davis Stanley	14	31	2.2	18
Thomas Estill	6	26	3.2	9		Wayne Thurman	2	4	2.0	6
Jay Sharp	3	3	1.0	2		Chris. Coleman	1	3	3.0	3
Steven Stunson	4	2	0.5	4		Joe Cook	1	0	0.0	0
C. Kavanaugh	1	0	0.0	0
Andrew Mathis	12	-5	-0.4	8
Passing	A-C-I	Yds.	TD	Long		Passing	A-C-I	Yds.	TD	Long
Andrew Mathis	8-6-0	112	1	33		Davis Stanley	16-10-1	122	0	29
Receiving	No.	Yds.	TD	Long		Receiving	No.	Yds.	TD	Long
Paul Warford	3	83	1	33		Bobby Vyverberg	5	46	0	18
Thomas Estill	2	27	0	15		Thurman Clay	4	61	0	29
Steven Ballew	1	2	0	2		Chris. Coleman	1	15	0	15

Acknowledgements

A special thanks to WL Stats for providing the comprehensive statistics for tonight's game. 

Other Games of Interest

Lafayette

41

West Jessamine

28

Lafayette rolled up 421 yards on total offense to claim the victory.  West Jessamine's Eric Coker rushed for 160 yards and two scores and passed for 79 yards with a TD pass.  For a complete write-up of this game, click [here]. 
 

Scott County

48

Seneca

40

C. T. Trumbo rushed for 122 yards and three touchdowns and returned a kickoff for 93 yards and a score to lead Scott County to victory. 
 

Tates Creek

21

North Hardin

0

Quincy Taylor led the Tate Creek offense with 164 yards and a 66 yard TD run on 19 carries. 
 

Clark County

41

Bryan Station

20

The Cardinals gained the victory despite a big night for Bryan Station's Chris Seals, who rushed for 195 yards and TD runs of 66 and 81 yards on 15 carries.
 

Boyle County

46

Henry Clay

7

Boyle County QB Brandon Smith passed for 180 yards and four touchdowns and an opportunistic Boyle County intercepted four passes in their victory. 
 

East Jessamine	39	Woodford County	7
Mason County	67	Montgomery County	0
Shelby County	56	Anderson County	8
Lawrence County	31	Sheldon Clark	0
Rockcastle County	28	South Laurel	7
Breathitt County	42	Perry County Central	14
Newport Central Catholic	33	Newport	12
Bardstown	36	Washington County	3
Bell County	34	Middlesboro	0
Bullitt East	28	Bullitt Central	20
Corbin	51	North Laurel	0
Danville	50	Lincoln County	0
Eastern	29	Manual	28
Meade County	34	Apollo	14
Mercer County	41	Wayne County	27
Russell	21	Greenup County	6
Mayfield	46	Marshall County	0
St. Xavier	30	Cincinnati Moeller	17
Western Hills	17	Louisville Christian Academy	7
Shelby Valley	34	South Floyd	28
Pleasure Ridge Park	35	Doss	6
Franklin County	26	Grant County	14

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