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Ashley Merritt Academy

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The Merritt Academy (New Haven, MI) varsity football team lost Thursday's home conference game against Ashley (MI) by a score of 26-6.

	Q1	Q2	Q3	Q4	Final
Ashley	6	6	6	8	26
Merritt Academy	6	0	0	0	6

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Merritt Academy (22-23)

Ashley

Passing

#	Athlete Name	C	Att	Yds	C%	Avg	TD	Int	Lng	QB Rate
	Team Totals	4	7	82	.571	20.5	1	0	37	138.1
8	Robert Kral (Fr)	4	7	82	.571	20.5	1	0	37	138.1

Merritt Academy

Passing

#	Athlete Name	C	Att	Yds	C%	Avg	TD	Int	Lng	QB Rate
	Team Totals	5	13	66	.385	13.2			33	55.3
16	Ethan Shwary (Sr)	5	13	66	.385	13.2			33	55.3

Ashley

Rushing

#	Athlete Name	Car	Yds	Avg	Lng	100+	TD
	Team Totals	46	234	5.1	27	1	3
8	Robert Kral (Fr)	3	3	1.0	5	0
10	Logan Drummond (Sr)	6	66	11.0	27	0	1
20	Gibby Jason (Fr)	4	6	1.5	4	0
21	Bailey Long (Sr)	33	159	4.8	16	1	2

Merritt Academy

Rushing

#	Athlete Name	Car	Yds	Avg	Lng	TD
	Team Totals	28	212	7.6	70	1
2	Gianni Brisson (Jr)	10	91	9.1	70	1
3	Aiden Dupuis (Sr)	1	7	7.0	7
11	Michael Pugh (Jr)	2	14	7.0	8
16	Ethan Shwary (Sr)	12	91	7.6	20
21	Ethan Wolfe (Fr)	2	12	6.0	7
28	E. Isbister (Sr)	1	-3	-3.0

Ashley

Receiving

#	Athlete Name	Rec	Yds	Avg	Lng	TD
	Team Totals	4	82	20.5	37	1
10	Logan Drummond (Sr)	3	60	20.0	37	1
21	Bailey Long (Sr)	1	22	22.0	22

Merritt Academy

Receiving

#	Athlete Name	Rec	Yds	Avg	Lng
	Team Totals	5	66	13.2	33
3	Aiden Dupuis (Sr)	1	14	14.0	14
24	Jaeden Lee (Sr)	3	43	14.3	33
28	E. Isbister (Sr)	1	9	9.0	9

Ashley

Offensive Fumbles and Pancake Blocks

#	Athlete Name	Fum	Lost
	Team Totals	4	2
20	Gibby Jason (Fr)	2	1
21	Bailey Long (Sr)	2	1

Merritt Academy

Offensive Fumbles and Pancake Blocks

#	Athlete Name	Fum	Lost
	Team Totals	2	1
2	Gianni Brisson (Jr)	1	1
28	E. Isbister (Sr)	1

Ashley

All Purpose Yards

#	Athlete Name	Rush	Rec	KR	Total
	Team Totals	234	82	0	316
8	Robert Kral (Fr)	3		0	3
10	Logan Drummond (Sr)	66	60		126
20	Gibby Jason (Fr)	6			6
21	Bailey Long (Sr)	159	22	0	181

Merritt Academy

All Purpose Yards

#	Athlete Name	Rush	Rec	KR	Total
	Team Totals	212	66	48	326
2	Gianni Brisson (Jr)	91			91
3	Aiden Dupuis (Sr)	7	14	34	55
11	Michael Pugh (Jr)	14			14
16	Ethan Shwary (Sr)	91			91
21	Ethan Wolfe (Fr)	12		14	26
24	Jaeden Lee (Sr)		43		43
28	E. Isbister (Sr)	-3	9		6

Ashley

Total Yards

#	Athlete Name	Rush	Pass	Rec	Total
	Team Totals	234	82	82	316
8	Robert Kral (Fr)	3	82		85
10	Logan Drummond (Sr)	66		60	126
20	Gibby Jason (Fr)	6			6
21	Bailey Long (Sr)	159		22	181

Merritt Academy

Total Yards

#	Athlete Name	Rush	Pass	Rec	Total
	Team Totals	212	66	66	278
2	Gianni Brisson (Jr)	91			91
3	Aiden Dupuis (Sr)	7		14	21
11	Michael Pugh (Jr)	14			14
16	Ethan Shwary (Sr)	91	66		157
21	Ethan Wolfe (Fr)	12			12
24	Jaeden Lee (Sr)			43	43
28	E. Isbister (Sr)	-3		9	6

Ashley

Tackles

#	Athlete Name	Solo	Asst	Tot Tckls	TFL
	Team Totals	36	30	66	4.0
3	William Long (Fr)	3	5	8
8	Robert Kral (Fr)	1	1	2
10	Logan Drummond (Sr)	11	3	14
20	Gibby Jason (Fr)	5	5	10	3.0
21	Bailey Long (Sr)	8	5	13	1.0
23	Caden Passmore (Sr)	0	1	1
54	Gavin Malek (So)	5	5	10
56	Heath Powelson (Sr)	2	3	5
60	Chase Kral (Jr)	1	2	3

Merritt Academy

Tackles

#	Athlete Name	Solo	Asst	Tot Tckls	TFL
	Team Totals	22	41	63	1.0
2	Gianni Brisson (Jr)	1	7	8
3	Aiden Dupuis (Sr)	3	6	9
4	Anthony Casper (So)		1	1
9	C. Brisson (Jr)	1	1	2
11	Michael Pugh (Jr)		1	1
16	Ethan Shwary (Sr)		1	1
24	Jaeden Lee (Sr)	4	6	10
28	E. Isbister (Sr)	5	11	16
32	Kale Strauch (So)		3	3
44	Zion Campbell (Jr)	3	2	5	1.0
52	William Downing (Jr)	3		3
55	Jackson Dupuis (So)	2	2	4

Ashley

Sacks

#	Athlete Name	Sacks	Ydl
	Team Totals	5.0	6
54	Gavin Malek (So)	3.0	4
56	Heath Powelson (Sr)	2.0	2

Merritt Academy

Sacks

#	Athlete Name	Sacks	Ydl	Hurs
	Team Totals	1.0
44	Zion Campbell (Jr)	1.0

Ashley

Defensive Statistics

#	Athlete Name	PD	Fmb Rec	FR Yds	Caus
	Team Totals	3	1	1	1
10	Logan Drummond (Sr)	1
21	Bailey Long (Sr)		1	1	0
23	Caden Passmore (Sr)	1
54	Gavin Malek (So)				1
56	Heath Powelson (Sr)	1

Merritt Academy

Defensive Statistics

#	Athlete Name	PD	Fmb Rec	Caus
	Team Totals	2	3	3
2	Gianni Brisson (Jr)	1
11	Michael Pugh (Jr)		1
24	Jaeden Lee (Sr)		1
28	E. Isbister (Sr)	1		3
32	Kale Strauch (So)		1

Ashley

Kickoffs

#	Athlete Name	KO	Yds	Avg	Lng	TB
	Team Totals	5	147	29.4	40	1
54	Gavin Malek (So)	5	147	29.4	40	1

Merritt Academy

Kickoffs

#	Athlete Name	KO	Yds	Avg	Lng	TB
	Team Totals	2	0	0.0
3	Aiden Dupuis (Sr)	2	0	0.0

Punts

Ashley has not entered any punts stats.

Merritt Academy

Punts

#	Athlete Name	P	Yds	Avg	Lng	In 20
	Team Totals	1	41	41.0	41
24	Jaeden Lee (Sr)	1	41	41.0	41

Ashley

Kickoff and Punt Returns

#	Athlete Name	KO Rets
	Team Totals	2
8	Robert Kral (Fr)	1
21	Bailey Long (Sr)	1

Merritt Academy

Kickoff and Punt Returns

#	Athlete Name	KO Rets	Yds	Avg	Lng	KR Yds
	Team Totals	3	48	16.0	17	48
3	Aiden Dupuis (Sr)	2	34	17.0	17	34
21	Ethan Wolfe (Fr)	1	14	14.0		14

Ashley

Points

#	Athlete Name	TDs	TD Pts	Conv	Tot Pts
	Team Totals	4	24	2	26
10	Logan Drummond (Sr)	2	12	2	14
21	Bailey Long (Sr)	2	12		12

Merritt Academy

Points

#	Athlete Name	TDs	TD Pts	Conv	S	Kick Pts	Tot Pts
	Team Totals	1	6				6
2	Gianni Brisson (Jr)	1	6				6

Ashley

Touchdowns

#	Athlete Name	TD Rush	TD Rec	Total
	Team Totals	3	1	4
10	Logan Drummond (Sr)	1	1	2
21	Bailey Long (Sr)	2		2

Merritt Academy

Touchdowns

#	Athlete Name	TD Rush	TD Rec	TD FR	TD IR	TD PR	TD KOR	Total
	Team Totals	1						1
2	Gianni Brisson (Jr)	1						1

Ashley

Conversions

#	Athlete Name	C Rush	C Rec	Total
	Team Totals	1		1
10	Logan Drummond (Sr)	1		1

Conversions

Merritt Academy has not entered any conversions stats.

Game Story

Michigan High School Football - Merritt Academy topped by Ashley

September 1, 2022: New Haven, MI 48048

The Merritt Academy Mustangs football team (New Haven, MI), was beaten 26-6 in Thursday's league challenge with the visiting Ashley Bears (Ashley, MI)

The Bears (1-1) will now prepare for their challenge against Carsonville-Port Sanilac (Carsonville, MI). The Tigers come into the North Central Thumb - Stripes (8 Man) challenge with a 1-1 record. In their last challenge, Carsonville-Port Sanilac was beaten by Akron-Fairgrove (Fairgrove, MI), 26-14, in a league challenge.

The Mustangs now sport a 0-2 record. They take the field next when they travel to All Saints Central for a North Central Thumb - Stripes (8 Man) challenge on Friday, September 9. Merritt Academy will meet a Cougars team coming off a 28-16 league win over North Huron (Kinde, MI). The Cougars record now stands at 1-1.

Players of the Game

Ashley (22-23)

Congratulations to #21 Bailey Long (overall and offensive) and #54 Gavin Malek (defensive and special teams) for being selected the Ashley Football Players of the Game.

Merritt Academy (22-23)

Merritt Academy has not selected any Players of the Game.

Rankings & Records

Ashley (22-23)

National	MI	Class
1,807	90	44

Overall	League	Home	Away	Win %	League %	PF	PA
3-6	3-4	1-4	2-2	.333	.429	254	320

Merritt Academy (22-23)

National	MI	Class
1,721	82	37

Overall	League	Home	Away	Win %	League %	PF	PA
4-5	4-3	2-2	2-3	.444	.571	246	256

Team Scoring Averages

	Q1	Q2	Q3	Q4	Final
Ashley	6.0	6.0	3.0	4.0	28.2
Merritt Academy	6.0	4.0	3.2	3.6	27.3

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Team Stat Comparison

Ashley		Merritt Academy
177.0	Rushing Yards Per Game	148.9
106.7	Passing Yards Per Game	204.8
283.7	Total Yards Per Game	353.7
86.4	Tackles Per Game	64.6
1.9	Sacks Per Game	0.8
28.2	Points Per Game	27.3

Team Leaders

Ashley		Merritt Academy	National Avg.
#10 Logan Drummond74.6	Rushing Yards Per Game	#16 Ethan Shwary81.4	21.0
#8 Robert Kral90.1	Passing Yards Per Game	#16 Ethan Shwary204.8	51.8
#10 Logan Drummond120.4	Total Yards Per Game	#16 Ethan Shwary286.2	37.0
#10 Logan Drummond16.9	Tackles Per Game	#24 Jaeden Lee13.6	2.8
#54 Gavin Malek0.8	Sacks Per Game	#16 Ethan Shwary0.3	0.2
#10 Logan Drummond14.0	Points Per Game	#3 Aiden Dupuis8.0	2.2

Common Opponents

School	Common Opp. Rec.		School	Common Opp. Rec.
Ashley	2-4		Merritt Academy	4-2

Date	Away	Home	Result	Date	Away	Home	Result
9/9/22	Ashley	Carsonville-Port Sanilac	(L) 32-22	9/23/22	Merritt Academy	Carsonville-Port Sanilac	(W) 58-14
9/16/22	Peck	Ashley	(L) 42-26	10/8/22	Merritt Academy	Peck	(L) 46-6
9/22/22	Ashley	North Huron	(L) 38-22	10/14/22	Merritt Academy	North Huron	(L) 40-28
10/1/22	Akron-Fairgrove	Ashley	(W) 52-46	9/16/22	Akron-Fairgrove	Merritt Academy	(W) 38-22
10/7/22	All Saints Central	Ashley	(L) 28-22	9/9/22	Merritt Academy	All Saints Central	(W) 38-30
10/14/22	Ashley	Caseville	(W) 58-18	9/30/22	Caseville	Merritt Academy	(W) 50-6

Record Breakdown

Ashley (22-23)		Merritt Academy (22-23)
3-6	Overall	4-5
3-4	League	4-3
0-2	Non-League	0-2
1-0	Head to Head	0-1
2-4	Common Opponent	4-2
1-4	Home	2-2
2-2	Away	2-3
0-0	Neutral	0-0
0-0	Playoff	0-0
3-6	In-State	4-5
0-0	Out-of-State	0-0