[16BBall Fan]

The Tates Creek Commodores (3-0) will travel across town to take on the Frederick Douglass Broncos (1-1) at "The Farm". The kickoff for this city game is at 6:30pm the game also should be on the NFHS Network as well. The Commodores under head coach Jonthan Hawks Sr. are off to a 3-0 start for the first time in 10 years and only the 3rd time in the last 13 years when they began that season at 4-0. A little fact about those other two 3-0 and 4-0 starts is that Frederick Douglass assistant principal Mike Harmon was the Tates Creek head coach for those two.

Tates Creek is led on offense by senior QB Anderew Witherington who has threw for almost 500 yards and 5 touchdowns in Tates Creek's first 3 games. He has also rushed for 173 yards and 3 touchdowns. Also, RB Marquavion Smith has rushed for 183 yards and 3 touchdowns. On defense the Commodores are led by Logan Julian, Cardale Wright, and defensive backs Broedy Dunham and Senator Clay who between them have 4 interceptions so far this season.


The Broncos come in at 1-1 with a loss to Ohio power Archbishop Hoban 45-6 and then went on the road last Saturday to defeat Trinity 17-14. The Broncos have been led in their first two games by backup QB sophomore Jaxon Strautman and RB Tay Tay Allen. The Broncos defense looks early on to be the strong part of the Douglass team. They are led on defense by LB Darion Neal and Kayden Clay who had a pick 6 in the win at Trinty. In the defensive backfield the Broncos are led by two D1 power 5 commits Jeremiah Lowe (Michigan) and Terrion Hicks (Northwestern).


This is the first season that the FCPS did not require all public schools to play each other. The Commodores should be credited to still schedule the Broncos. Frederick Douglass will be going for the 20th straight win over all public and private schools in Lexington they are currently 29-0 in their 6+ season as a program. Tates Creek is making strides in their program and Coach Hawks is doing a great job, but I look for the Broncos to be fired up for their first home game of the season and win going away.