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Poplar Bluff Central

Mules

Tigers

The Central (Cape Girardeau, MO) varsity football team lost Friday's home conference game against Poplar Bluff (MO) in overtime by a score of 42-35.

	Q1	Q2	Q3	Q4	OT1	Final
Poplar Bluff	7	21	0	7	7	42
Central	7	7	7	14	0	35

Final score provided by M. Johnston.

Recap
Box Score
Matchup Info

Box Score Stats

Poplar Bluff (23-24)		Central (23-24)
23	First Downs	22
8	Penalties	10
69	Penalty Yards	95
25:23	Possession Time	22:37

Game Stats

Central (23-24)

Poplar Bluff

Passing

#	Athlete Name	C	Att	Yds	C%	Avg	TD	QB Rate
	Team Totals	19	36	253	.528	13.3	1	84.6
7	Jay Edmundson (Jr)	17	31	225	.548	13.2	1	88.8
9	Mason West (Sr)	2	5	28	.400	14.0		58.8

Central

Passing

#	Athlete Name	C	Att	Yds	C%	Avg	TD	Int	Lng	QB Rate
	Team Totals	8	20	139	.400	17.4	1	1	69	60.2
3	Zai'aire Thomas (Jr)	1	1	35	1.000	35.0	1	0	35	177.1
14	Jathan Spain (So)	7	19	104	.368	14.9	0	1	34	33.7

Poplar Bluff

Rushing

#	Athlete Name	Car	Yds	Avg	Lng	TD
	Team Totals	37	145	3.9	21	5
1	Logan Hite (Sr)	5	21	4.2	14	2
2	Darius Graham (Sr)	2	5	2.5	6
7	Jay Edmundson (Jr)	17	97	5.7	21	2
21	Jais Soto (Sr)	5	18	3.6	9	1
25	Kolyn Mcbride (Sr)	8	4	0.5	8

Central

Rushing

#	Athlete Name	Car	Yds	Avg	Lng	100+	TD
	Team Totals	48	313	6.5	96		4
3	Zai'aire Thomas (Jr)	15	110	7.3	59	1	1
8	Keyshawn Boyd (So)	29	196	6.8	29	1	3
14	Jathan Spain (So)	4	7	1.8	8	0	0

Poplar Bluff

Receiving

#	Athlete Name	Rec	Yds	Avg	Lng	TD
	Team Totals	19	253	13.3	53	1
1	Dylan Hall (Jr)	2	17	8.5	11
2	Darius Graham (Sr)	10	153	15.3	53	1
3	Romeoh Wontor (Sr)	4	62	15.5	28
10	Hunter Clifford (Jr)	3	21	7.0	8

Central

Receiving

#	Athlete Name	Rec	Yds	Avg	Lng	TD
	Team Totals	8	139	17.4	58	1
3	Zai'aire Thomas (Jr)	2	23	11.5	14	0
8	Keyshawn Boyd (So)	1	9	9.0	9	0
10	Paul Tran (Jr)	5	107	21.4	35	1

Poplar Bluff

Offensive Fumbles and Pancake Blocks

#	Athlete Name	Fum	Lost	Pnk Blk
	Team Totals	1	1
25	Kolyn Mcbride (Sr)	1	1

Central

Offensive Fumbles and Pancake Blocks

#	Athlete Name	Fum	Lost	Pnk Blk
	Team Totals	1	1
14	Jathan Spain (So)	1	1

Poplar Bluff

All Purpose Yards

#	Athlete Name	Rush	Rec	KR	PR	Total
	Team Totals	145	253	116	14	528
1	Dylan Hall (Jr)		17			17
1	Logan Hite (Sr)	21				21
2	Darius Graham (Sr)	5	153		14	172
3	Romeoh Wontor (Sr)		62			62
7	Jay Edmundson (Jr)	97				97
10	Hunter Clifford (Jr)		21			21
21	Jais Soto (Sr)	18		116		134
25	Kolyn Mcbride (Sr)	4				4

Central

All Purpose Yards

#	Athlete Name	Rush	Rec	Total
	Team Totals	313	139	452
3	Zai'aire Thomas (Jr)	110	23	133
8	Keyshawn Boyd (So)	196	9	205
10	Paul Tran (Jr)		107	107
14	Jathan Spain (So)	7		7

Poplar Bluff

Total Yards

#	Athlete Name	Rush	Pass	Rec	Total
	Team Totals	145	253	253	398
1	Dylan Hall (Jr)			17	17
1	Logan Hite (Sr)	21			21
2	Darius Graham (Sr)	5		153	158
3	Romeoh Wontor (Sr)			62	62
7	Jay Edmundson (Jr)	97	225		322
9	Mason West (Sr)		28		28
10	Hunter Clifford (Jr)			21	21
21	Jais Soto (Sr)	18			18
25	Kolyn Mcbride (Sr)	4			4

Central

Total Yards

#	Athlete Name	Rush	Pass	Rec	Total
	Team Totals	313	139	139	452
3	Zai'aire Thomas (Jr)	110	35	23	168
8	Keyshawn Boyd (So)	196		9	205
10	Paul Tran (Jr)			107	107
14	Jathan Spain (So)	7	104		111

Poplar Bluff

Tackles

#	Athlete Name	Solo	Asst	Tot Tckls	TFL
	Team Totals	46	32	78	9.0
0	Neco Gaddy (Jr)	1	2	3	2.0
1	Dylan Hall (Jr)	4	1	5
1	Logan Hite (Sr)	6	9	15	3.0
2	Darius Graham (Sr)	1	2	3
8	Connor Stevens (Jr)	5	4	9	1.0
10	Hunter Clifford (Jr)	2	2	4
21	Jais Soto (Sr)	5	2	7	2.0
25	Kolyn Mcbride (Sr)	1		1
25	Avery Persons (Jr)	6	2	8
35	Aiden Pratt (Sr)	2		2
52	Ian Pierce (Sr)	2	3	5
58	Chase O'neal (Jr)	1		1
69	Josh Alcorn (Sr)	5	3	8
75	DJ Hubrins (Sr)		1	1
76	Clayton Stark (Sr)	1		1
87	Lincoln Warren (Jr)	4	1	5	1.0

Tackles

Central has not entered any tackles stats.

Poplar Bluff

Sacks

#	Athlete Name	Sacks
	Team Totals	2.0
0	Neco Gaddy (Jr)	1.5
8	Connor Stevens (Jr)	.5

Sacks

Central has not entered any sacks stats.

Poplar Bluff

Defensive Statistics

#	Athlete Name	Int	Fmb Rec	Caus
	Team Totals	1	2	1
0	Neco Gaddy (Jr)			1
1	Dylan Hall (Jr)		1
8	Connor Stevens (Jr)	1
69	Josh Alcorn (Sr)		1

Defensive Statistics

Central has not entered any defensive statistics stats.

Poplar Bluff

Kickoffs

#	Athlete Name	KO	Yds	Avg	Lng	TB
	Team Totals	6	246	41.0
10	Hunter Clifford (Jr)	6	246	41.0

Kickoffs

Central has not entered any kickoffs stats.

Poplar Bluff

Punts

#	Athlete Name	P	Yds	Avg	Lng	In 20
	Team Totals	4	169	42.3	50
40	Colton Palma (Sr)	4	169	42.3	50

Punts

Central has not entered any punts stats.

Poplar Bluff

Kickoff and Punt Returns

#	Athlete Name	KO Rets	Yds	Avg	Lng	P Rets	Yds	Avg	Lng	KR Yds
	Team Totals	5	116	23.2	36	1	14	14.0	14	130
2	Darius Graham (Sr)					1	14	14.0	14	14
21	Jais Soto (Sr)	5	116	23.2	36					116

Kickoff and Punt Returns

Central has not entered any kickoff and punt returns stats.

Poplar Bluff

Points

#	Athlete Name	TDs	TD Pts	Kick Pts	Tot Pts
	Team Totals	6	36	6	42
1	Logan Hite (Sr)	2	12		12
2	Darius Graham (Sr)	1	6		6
7	Jay Edmundson (Jr)	2	12		12
21	Jais Soto (Sr)	1	6		6
40	Colton Palma (Sr)			6	6

Central

Points

#	Athlete Name	TDs	TD Pts	Conv	Kick Pts	Tot Pts
	Team Totals	5	30	0	5	35
3	Zai'aire Thomas (Jr)	1	6	0		6
8	Keyshawn Boyd (So)	3	18	0		18
10	Paul Tran (Jr)	1	6	0		6
44	Joey Charlton (Fr)				5	5

Poplar Bluff

PATs and Field Goals

#	Athlete Name	PAT	Att	%	FG	Att	%	Lng	Tot Pts
	Team Totals	6	6	1.0					6
40	Colton Palma (Sr)	6	6	1.0					6

Central

PATs and Field Goals

#	Athlete Name	PAT	Att	%	FG	Att	%	Lng	Tot Pts
	Team Totals	5	5	1.0	0	0		0	5
44	Joey Charlton (Fr)	5	5	1.0	0	0		0	5

Poplar Bluff

Touchdowns

#	Athlete Name	TD Rush	TD Rec	Total
	Team Totals	5	1	6
1	Logan Hite (Sr)	2		2
2	Darius Graham (Sr)		1	1
7	Jay Edmundson (Jr)	2		2
21	Jais Soto (Sr)	1		1

Central

Touchdowns

#	Athlete Name	TD Rush	TD Rec	Total
	Team Totals	4	1	5
3	Zai'aire Thomas (Jr)	1	0	1
8	Keyshawn Boyd (So)	3	0	3
10	Paul Tran (Jr)		1	1

Game Story

Missouri High School Football - Central can't get by Poplar Bluff

September 8, 2023: Cape Girardeau, MO 63703

Poplar Bluff Mules (Poplar Bluff, MO) fans left the game content Friday as they saw their football team nip the host Central Tigers (Cape Girardeau, MO), 42-35 in a league test.

With the triumph, Poplar Bluff improves its record to 1-2 on the campaign. The Mules host Jackson (Jackson, MO) to confront the Fighting Indians in a SE Missouri - North test on Friday, September 15. The Fighting Indians come into the test with a record of 2-1. Jackson won 63-38 in their recent league test against Farmington (Farmington, MO)

With the loss, Central drops to 1-2 on the campaign. The Tigers travel to Central (Park Hills, MO) to confront the Rebels in a non-league test on Friday, September 15. The Rebels come into the test with a record of 3-0. Central won 43-8 in their recent league test against Potosi (Potosi, MO)

Poplar Bluff @ Central Football Game Info

Fri., Sep. 8, 2023 @ 7p

The Central (Cape Girardeau, MO) varsity football team lost Friday's home conference game against Poplar Bluff (MO) in overtime by a score of 42-35.

Rankings & Records

Poplar Bluff (23-24)

MO	Class
89	22

Overall	District	Home	Away	Win %	District %	PF	PA
5-5	3-1	2-4	3-1	.500	.750	270	268

Central (23-24)

MO	Class
47	9

Overall	District	Home	Away	Neutral	Win %	District %	PF	PA
10-4	2-2	4-2	4-2	2-0	.714	.500	494	339

Team Scoring Averages

	Q1	Q2	Q3	Q4	OT1	Final
Poplar Bluff	7.7	11.0	3.3	4.3	7.0	27.0
Central	8.6	9.2	6.8	7.0	0	35.3

Team Stat Comparison

Poplar Bluff		Central
137.1	Rushing Yards Per Game	278.7
210.1	Passing Yards Per Game	80.8
210.1	Receiving Yards Per Game	81.5
347.2	Total Yards Per Game	359.5
70.6	Tackles Per Game	0.3
0.6	Sacks Per Game	0.0
26.8	Points Per Game	32.8

Team Leaders

Poplar Bluff		Central	National Avg.
#7 Jay Edmundson67.6	Rushing Yards Per Game	#8 Keyshawn Boyd158.7	20.6
#7 Jay Edmundson195.0	Passing Yards Per Game	#14 Jathan Spain77.9	50.5
#3 Romeoh Wontor85.6	Receiving Yards Per Game	#3 Zai'aire Thomas38.3	17.5
#7 Jay Edmundson262.6	Total Yards Per Game	#8 Keyshawn Boyd165.4	36.9
#1 Logan Hite11.3	Tackles Per Game	#5 Nate Meadors1.0	2.7
#0 Neco Gaddy0.2	Sacks Per Game	#34 Jonathan Williams0	0.2
#2 Darius Graham4.8	Points Per Game	#8 Keyshawn Boyd15.4	2.1

Common Opponents

School	Common Opp. Rec.		School	Common Opp. Rec.
Poplar Bluff	2-4		Central	4-2

Date	Away	Home	Result	Date	Away	Home	Result
8/25/23	Central	Poplar Bluff	(L) 34-13	9/15/23	Central	Central	(W) 48-41
9/15/23	Jackson	Poplar Bluff	(L) 49-21	9/22/23	Central	Jackson	(L) 50-0
9/22/23	Sikeston	Poplar Bluff	(W) 38-0	10/6/23	Central	Sikeston	(W) 48-8
10/6/23	Poplar Bluff	Farmington	(W) 28-14	9/29/23	Farmington	Central	(W) 35-0
11/3/23	Farmington	Poplar Bluff	(L) 28-21	11/10/23	Central	Farmington	(W) 37-13
10/20/23	Hillsboro	Poplar Bluff	(L) 56-27	9/1/23	Hillsboro	Central	(L) 35-28

Record Breakdown

Poplar Bluff (23-24)		Central (23-24)
5-5	Overall	10-4
3-2	League	2-2
2-3	Non-League	4-1
1-0	Head to Head	0-1
2-4	Common Opponent	4-2
2-4	Home	4-2
3-1	Away	4-2
0-0	Neutral	2-0
0-0	Playoff	4-1
5-4	In-State	10-4
0-1	Out-of-State	0-0