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Clayton Wake Forest

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Cougars

The Wake Forest (NC) varsity football team lost Friday's home non-conference game against Clayton (NC) by a score of 36-21.

	Q1	Q2	Q3	Q4	Final
Clayton	-	-	-	-	36
Wake Forest	-	-	-	-	21

Final score provided by B. Kilpatrick.

Recap
Box Score
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Matchup Info

Game Stats

Clayton (24-25)

Clayton has not entered stats for this game.

Wake Forest (24-25)

Wake Forest

Passing

#	Athlete Name	C	Att	Yds	C%	Avg	TD	Int	Lng	QB Rate
	Team Totals	14	36	218	.389	15.6	1			69.0
7	Kavon Simmons (Sr)	14	36	218	.389	15.6	1			69.0

Wake Forest

Rushing

#	Athlete Name	Car	Yds	Avg	TD
	Team Totals	25	169	6.8	1
2	Joshua Basnight (Sr)	1	5	5.0
6	Josh Norris (Sr)	1	4	4.0
7	Kavon Simmons (Sr)	13	64	4.9	1
8	Micah Olu (So)	10	96	9.6

Wake Forest

Receiving

#	Athlete Name	Rec	Yds	Avg	TD
	Team Totals	15	230	15.3	1
1	Amare’ Cooke (Jr)	3	31	10.3
2	Joshua Basnight (Sr)	4	82	20.5
5	Herbert Pringle (Sr)	3	27	9.0	1
6	Josh Norris (Sr)	1	9	9.0
8	Micah Olu (So)	2	36	18.0
18	Isaiah Goodwin (Jr)	2	45	22.5

Wake Forest

Offensive Fumbles and Pancake Blocks

#	Athlete Name	Fum	Lost	Pnk Blk
	Team Totals	1	1
7	Kavon Simmons (Sr)	1	1

Wake Forest

All Purpose Yards

#	Athlete Name	Rush	Rec	KR	Total
	Team Totals	169	230	97	496
1	Amare’ Cooke (Jr)		31		31
2	Joshua Basnight (Sr)	5	82		87
5	Herbert Pringle (Sr)		27		27
6	Josh Norris (Sr)	4	9		13
7	Kavon Simmons (Sr)	64			64
8	Micah Olu (So)	96	36	97	229
18	Isaiah Goodwin (Jr)		45		45

Wake Forest

Total Yards

#	Athlete Name	Rush	Pass	Rec	Total
	Team Totals	169	218	230	387
1	Amare’ Cooke (Jr)			31	31
2	Joshua Basnight (Sr)	5		82	87
5	Herbert Pringle (Sr)			27	27
6	Josh Norris (Sr)	4		9	13
7	Kavon Simmons (Sr)	64	218		282
8	Micah Olu (So)	96		36	132
18	Isaiah Goodwin (Jr)			45	45

Wake Forest

Tackles

#	Athlete Name	Solo	Asst	Tot Tckls	TFL
	Team Totals	25	32	57	2.0
1	Amare’ Cooke (Jr)	1	2	3
2	Joshua Basnight (Sr)	1		1
3	Sanjaya Carroll (Jr)	5	3	8	1.0
4	Jayden Debnam (So)	3	3	6
5	Herbert Pringle (Sr)	1	2	3
6	Josh Norris (Sr)		1	1
9	Holden Sweeney (Sr)	2	4	6
10	R. Dejesus jr (Sr)		2	2
13	Landon Misnick (Sr)	1	3	4
15	Jacob Moore (Sr)		1	1
32	Matthew Nolte (Jr)	2	4	6
49	Dillon Balkus (So)	3	2	5	1.0
58	Jalil Perry (Sr)	6	5	11

Wake Forest

Sacks

#	Athlete Name	Sacks	Hurs
	Team Totals	1.0	4
9	Holden Sweeney (Sr)		1
49	Dillon Balkus (So)		1
58	Jalil Perry (Sr)	1.0	2

Wake Forest

Defensive Statistics

#	Athlete Name	PD
	Team Totals	9
1	Amare’ Cooke (Jr)	2
2	Joshua Basnight (Sr)	1
3	Sanjaya Carroll (Jr)	1
4	Jayden Debnam (So)	1
6	Josh Norris (Sr)	2
13	Landon Misnick (Sr)	1
26	Devin Njau (Jr)	1

Wake Forest

Kickoff and Punt Returns

#	Athlete Name	KO Rets	Yds	Avg	Lng	P Rets	Yds	Avg	Lng	FC	KR Yds
	Team Totals	1	97	97.0							97
8	Micah Olu (So)	1	97	97.0							97

Wake Forest

Points

#	Athlete Name	TDs	TD Pts	Kick Pts	Tot Pts
	Team Totals	3	18	3	21
5	Herbert Pringle (Sr)	1	6		6
7	Kavon Simmons (Sr)	1	6		6
8	Micah Olu (So)	1	6		6
19	Evan Helfrich (Sr)			3	3

Wake Forest

PATs and Field Goals

#	Athlete Name	PAT	Att	%	FG	Att	%	Lng	Tot Pts
	Team Totals	3	3	1.0	0	2	.0		3
19	Evan Helfrich (Sr)	3	3	1.0	0	2	.0		3

Wake Forest

Touchdowns

#	Athlete Name	TD Rush	TD Rec	TD KOR	Total
	Team Totals	1	1	1	3
5	Herbert Pringle (Sr)		1		1
7	Kavon Simmons (Sr)	1			1
8	Micah Olu (So)			1	1

Wake Forest's stats are presented by HudlHudl

Game Story

North Carolina High School Football - Wake Forest toppled by Clayton

August 23, 2024: Wake Forest, NC 27587

The Wake Forest Cougars football team (Wake Forest, NC), dropped 36-21 in Friday's non-league bout with the visiting Clayton Comets (Clayton, NC)

With the win, Clayton advances its record to 1-0 on the season. The Comets host Holly Springs (Holly Springs, NC) to encounter the Golden Hawks in a non-league bout on Friday, August 30. The Golden Hawks go into the bout with a record of 0-1. Holly Springs lost 48-31 in their recent non-league bout against Garner (Garner, NC)

The Cougars now own a 0-1 record. They play next when they travel to South Garner for a non-league bout on Friday, August 30. Wake Forest will encounter a Titans team coming off a 27-7 non-league win over Smithfield-Selma (Smithfield, NC). The Titans record now stands at 1-0.

Check In
2nd Quarter
16 - 7 The scorer has checked in. Clayton 16, WFHS 7

Posted @ 7:33p
Game Attendance
2nd Quarter
Attendance Hundreds

Posted @ 7:33p
Field Conditions
2nd Quarter
Field Conditions Dry

Posted @ 7:33p
Weather Conditions
2nd Quarter
Weather Conditions Fair

Posted @ 7:33p
16 - 7

Red Zone Alert
Wake Forest2nd Quarter ~11 minutes to go
Wake Forest is inside Clayton's 20. Clayton 16, WFHS 7

Posted @ 7:35p
16 - 13

Passing Touchdown
Wake Forest2nd Quarter ~10 minutes to go
Wake Forest - Pass completed for a TD. Clayton 16, WFHS 13

Posted @ 7:39p
16 - 14

Made Point After
Wake Forest2nd Quarter ~10 minutes to go
Wake Forest - PAT Good. Clayton 16, WFHS 14

Posted @ 7:39p
16 - 14

Possession Update - Kickoff
Clayton2nd Quarter ~10 minutes to go
Wake Forest kicked off to Clayton. Clayton has the ball. Clayton 16, WFHS 14

Posted @ 7:41p
16 - 14

Punt
Wake Forest2nd Quarter ~8 minutes to go
Clayton has punted to Wake Forest. Wake Forest has the ball. Clayton 16, WFHS 14

Posted @ 7:46p
16 - 14

Red Zone Alert
Wake Forest2nd Quarter ~7 minutes to go
Wake Forest is inside Clayton's 20. Clayton 16, WFHS 14

Posted @ 7:50p
16 - 20

Rushing Touchdown
Wake Forest2nd Quarter ~7 minutes to go
Wake Forest - Rushing TD. Clayton 16, WFHS 20

Posted @ 7:53p
16 - 21

Made Point After
Wake Forest2nd Quarter ~7 minutes to go
Wake Forest - PAT Good. Clayton 16, WFHS 21

Posted @ 7:53p
16 - 21

Fumble Recovery
Wake Forest2nd Quarter ~7 minutes to go
Wake Forest recovered a fumble by Clayton. Clayton 16, WFHS 21

Posted @ 7:55p
16 - 21

Red Zone Alert
Wake Forest2nd Quarter ~6 minutes to go
Wake Forest is inside Clayton's 20. Clayton 16, WFHS 21

Posted @ 7:58p
22 - 21

Fumble Recovery Returned for Touchdown
Clayton2nd Quarter ~5 minutes to go
Clayton - Fumble return touchdown. Clayton 22, WFHS 21

Posted @ 8:02p
23 - 21

Made Point After
Clayton2nd Quarter ~5 minutes to go
Clayton - PAT Good. Clayton 23, WFHS 21

Posted @ 8:02p
23 - 21

Possession Update - Kickoff
Wake Forest2nd Quarter ~5 minutes to go
Clayton kicked off to Wake Forest. Wake Forest has the ball. Clayton 23, WFHS 21

Posted @ 8:05p
23 - 21

Missed FG
Clayton2nd Quarter ~1 minute to go
Wake Forest turned over possession on a missed field goal. Clayton has the ball. Clayton 23, WFHS 21

Posted @ 8:12p
23 - 21

Fumble Recovery
Wake Forest2nd Quarter Under a minute
Wake Forest recovered a fumble by Clayton. Clayton 23, WFHS 21

Posted @ 8:15p
23 - 21

Halftime
Halftime
Clayton 23, WFHS 21

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Posted @ 8:20p
23 - 21

Start of 3rd Quarter
Wake Forest3rd Quarter
Wake Forest to kick off to Clayton.

Posted @ 8:38p
29 - 21

Rushing Touchdown
Clayton3rd Quarter ~8 minutes to go
Clayton - Rushing TD. Clayton 29, WFHS 21

Posted @ 8:44p
30 - 21

Made Point After
Clayton3rd Quarter ~8 minutes to go
Clayton - PAT Good. Clayton 30, WFHS 21

Posted @ 8:44p
30 - 21

Possession Update - Kickoff
Wake Forest3rd Quarter ~7 minutes to go
Clayton kicked off to Wake Forest. Wake Forest has the ball. Clayton 30, WFHS 21

Posted @ 8:46p
30 - 21

Red Zone Alert
Wake Forest3rd Quarter ~7 minutes to go
Wake Forest is inside Clayton's 20. Clayton 30, WFHS 21

Posted @ 8:46p
30 - 21

Turnover on Downs
Clayton3rd Quarter ~6 minutes to go
Wake Forest has turned possession over on downs. Clayton has the ball . Clayton 30, WFHS 21

Posted @ 8:54p
30 - 21

Punt
Wake Forest3rd Quarter ~5 minutes to go
Clayton has punted to Wake Forest. Wake Forest has the ball. Clayton 30, WFHS 21

Posted @ 8:57p
30 - 21

Turnover on Downs
Clayton3rd Quarter ~2 minutes to go
Wake Forest has turned possession over on downs. Clayton has the ball . Clayton 30, WFHS 21

Posted @ 9:04p
30 - 21

End of 3rd Quarter
4th Quarter
Clayton 30, WFHS 21

Posted @ 9:08p
30 - 21

Red Zone Alert
Clayton4th Quarter ~11 minutes to go
Clayton is inside Wake Forest's 20. Clayton 30, WFHS 21

Posted @ 9:12p
30 - 21

Missed FG
Wake Forest4th Quarter ~10 minutes to go
Clayton turned over possession on a missed field goal. Wake Forest has the ball. Clayton 30, WFHS 21

Posted @ 9:16p
30 - 21

Punt
Clayton4th Quarter ~7 minutes to go
Wake Forest has punted to Clayton. Clayton has the ball. Clayton 30, WFHS 21

Posted @ 9:22p
30 - 21

Fumble Recovery
Wake Forest4th Quarter ~4 minutes to go
Wake Forest recovered a fumble by Clayton. Clayton 30, WFHS 21

Posted @ 9:27p
30 - 21

Turnover on Downs
Clayton4th Quarter ~4 minutes to go
Wake Forest has turned possession over on downs. Clayton has the ball . Clayton 30, WFHS 21

Posted @ 9:31p
30 - 21

Two-Minute Warning
Clayton4th Quarter ~2 minutes to go
Clayton has the ball on Wake Forest's 32-yard line. Clayton 30, WFHS 21

Posted @ 9:34p
36 - 21

Passing Touchdown
Clayton4th Quarter ~2 minutes to go
Clayton - Pass completed for a TD. Clayton 36, WFHS 21

Posted @ 9:37p
36 - 21

Missed Point After
Clayton4th Quarter ~2 minutes to go
Clayton - PAT Missed. Clayton 36, WFHS 21

Posted @ 9:38p
36 - 21

Turnover on Downs
Clayton4th Quarter Under a minute
Wake Forest has turned possession over on downs. Clayton has the ball . Clayton 36, WFHS 21

Posted @ 9:46p
36 - 21

End of Game
Final
Clayton 36, WFHS 21

Posted @ 9:47p

Clayton @ Wake Forest Football Game Info

Fri., Aug. 23, 2024 @ 7p

The Wake Forest (NC) varsity football team lost Friday's home non-conference game against Clayton (NC) by a score of 36-21.

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Rankings & Records

Clayton (24-25)

NC	Class
29	7

Overall	Conference	Home	Away	Win %	Conference %	PF	PA
10-2	6-1	6-0	4-2	.833	.857	432	161

Wake Forest (24-25)

NC	Class
131	24

Overall	Conference	Home	Away	Win %	Conference %	PF	PA
5-7	3-2	1-4	4-3	.417	.600	174	306

Team Scoring Averages

	Q1	Q2	Q3	Q4	Final
Clayton	8.7	10.4	12.0	6.7	36.0
Wake Forest	2.8	.9	1.8	4.3	14.5

Team Stat Comparison

Clayton		Wake Forest
200.1	Rushing Yards Per Game	126.0
171.4	Passing Yards Per Game	112.0
171.4	Receiving Yards Per Game	114.6
371.5	Total Yards Per Game	238.0
69.1	Tackles Per Game	66.6
3.6	Sacks Per Game	2.5
35.6	Points Per Game	10.1

Team Leaders

Clayton		Wake Forest	National Avg.
#2 Aiden Smalls83.8	Rushing Yards Per Game	#8 Micah Olu70.7	20.4
#2 Aiden Smalls162.3	Passing Yards Per Game	#7 Kavon Simmons117.5	51.0
#19 Tayvon Evans50.0	Receiving Yards Per Game	#5 Herbert Pringle36.6	17.4
#2 Aiden Smalls246.9	Total Yards Per Game	#7 Kavon Simmons174.5	36.6
#4 Codie Witmer9.9	Tackles Per Game	#58 Jalil Perry8.8	2.7
#8 Keyshawn Stancil0.8	Sacks Per Game	#58 Jalil Perry0.7	0.2
#2 Aiden Smalls6.0	Points Per Game	#19 Evan Helfrich3.9	2.2

Common Opponents

School	Common Opp. Rec.		School	Common Opp. Rec.
Clayton	3-0		Wake Forest	2-1

Date	Away	Home	Result	Date	Away	Home	Result
9/6/24	Clayton	Wakefield	(W) 51-6	10/11/24	Wake Forest	Wakefield	(W) 31-28
10/4/24	Southeast Raleigh	Clayton	(W) 36-13	9/6/24	Wake Forest	Southeast Raleigh	(L) 28-0
10/11/24	Clayton	South Garner	(W) 40-6	9/2/24	Wake Forest	South Garner	(W) 16-3

Record Breakdown

Clayton (24-25)		Wake Forest (24-25)
10-2	Overall	5-7
6-1	League	3-2
3-0	Non-League	1-4
1-0	Head to Head	0-1
3-0	Common Opponent	2-1
6-0	Home	1-4
4-2	Away	4-3
0-0	Neutral	0-0
1-1	Playoff	1-1
10-2	In-State	5-7
0-0	Out-of-State	0-0