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Taft Kenwood

Eagles

Broncos

The Kenwood (Chicago, IL) varsity football team won Saturday's home conference game against Taft (Chicago, IL) by a score of 40-21.

	Q1	Q2	Q3	Q4	Final
Taft	7	7	0	7	21
Kenwood	21	0	12	7	40

Final score provided by T. Davis.

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Game Stats

Taft (23-24)

Taft has not entered stats for this game.

Kenwood (23-24)

Kenwood

Passing

#	Athlete Name	C	Att	Yds	C%	Avg	TD	Int	Lng	QB Rate
	Team Totals	7	11	182	.636	26.0	2		79	146.8
10	N. McFarland (Sr)	7	11	182	.636	26.0	2		79	146.8

Kenwood

Rushing

#	Athlete Name	Car	Yds	Avg	Lng	TD
	Team Totals	20	153	7.7	29	3
2	Brain Searcy (Jr)	3	28	9.3	18	2
5	E. Middleton (Sr)	9	47	5.2	15
9	Mako Grant (Sr)	4	53	13.3	29	1
10	N. McFarland (Sr)	1	6	6.0
11	K. Thunderbird (Sr)	1	5	5.0
21	P. Clacks III (Sr)	1	7	7.0

Kenwood

Receiving

#	Athlete Name	Rec	Yds	Avg	Lng	TD
	Team Totals	7	182	26.0	79	2
2	Brain Searcy (Jr)	2	15	7.5
21	P. Clacks III (Sr)	3	28	9.3	20

Kenwood

Offensive Fumbles and Pancake Blocks

#	Athlete Name	Pnk Blk
	Team Totals	3
64	Jaylen Jeffries (Jr)	2
74	DeAnte Moore (Sr)	1

Kenwood

All Purpose Yards

#	Athlete Name	Rush	Rec	KR	IR	Total
	Team Totals	153	182	23	47	405
2	Brain Searcy (Jr)	28	15			43
3	Demaje Williams (Jr)				17	17
5	E. Middleton (Sr)	47		23		70
9	Mako Grant (Sr)	53				53
10	N. McFarland (Sr)	6				6
11	K. Thunderbird (Sr)	5				5
21	P. Clacks III (Sr)	7	28			35

Kenwood

Total Yards

#	Athlete Name	Rush	Pass	Rec	Total
	Team Totals	153	182	182	335
2	Brain Searcy (Jr)	28		15	43
5	E. Middleton (Sr)	47			47
9	Mako Grant (Sr)	53			53
10	N. McFarland (Sr)	6	182		188
11	K. Thunderbird (Sr)	5			5
21	P. Clacks III (Sr)	7		28	35

Kenwood

Tackles

#	Athlete Name	Solo	Asst	Tot Tckls	TFL
	Team Totals	23	56	79	4.0
3	Demaje Williams (Jr)	1	4	5
6	Ivan Moore Jr. (Sr)	3	6	9
9	Mako Grant (Sr)	3	5	8	1.0
12	Xaiver Johnson (Sr)	1	1	2
13	Zion Sims (Sr)	1	3	4
14	Terrence Lee jr (Jr)	2	3	5
15	C. Little Jr. (Jr)		2	2
19	Jayvon Anderson (So)	1	6	7
22	Aariz Taylor (Jr)	2	3	5	1.0
23	Kionte Davis (Sr)	1	2	3
31	D. Edwards maloy (Sr)		1	1
42	C. Morales (Sr)	1	3	4
43	Kaleb Lawrence (Sr)	1	4	5
50	Sean Mitchell (Sr)	1	1	2
54	Jamarion Capers (Jr)		1	1
69	Cordai Smith (Sr)	2	3	5
84	Noah Charles (So)	1		1

Kenwood

Sacks

#	Athlete Name	Sacks	Ydl	Hurs
	Team Totals			2
6	Ivan Moore Jr. (Sr)			1

Kenwood

Defensive Statistics

#	Athlete Name	Int	Int Yds	Avg	PD
	Team Totals	4	47	11.8	1
3	Demaje Williams (Jr)	2	17	8.5
22	Aariz Taylor (Jr)	1

Kenwood

Kickoffs

#	Athlete Name	KO	Yds	Avg	Lng	TB
	Team Totals	7	287	41.0	47
84	Noah Charles (So)	7	287	41.0	47

Kenwood

Punts

#	Athlete Name	P	Yds	Avg	Lng	In 20
	Team Totals	3	97	32.3	37	1
24	Parrish Hartley (Jr)	3	97	32.3	37	1

Kenwood

Kickoff and Punt Returns

#	Athlete Name	KO Rets	Yds	Avg	Lng	P Rets	Yds	Avg	Lng	FC	KR Yds
	Team Totals	2	23	11.5							23
5	E. Middleton (Sr)	2	23	11.5							23

Kenwood

Points

#	Athlete Name	TDs	TD Pts	Conv	Kick Pts	Tot Pts
	Team Totals	6	36	2	2	40
2	Brain Searcy (Jr)	2	12			12
9	Mako Grant (Sr)	1	6	2		8
84	Noah Charles (So)				2	2

Kenwood

PATs and Field Goals

#	Athlete Name	PAT	Att	%	FG	Att	%	Lng	Tot Pts
	Team Totals	2	4	.5					2
84	Noah Charles (So)	2	4	.5					2

Kenwood

Touchdowns

#	Athlete Name	TD Rush	TD Rec	TD IR	Total
	Team Totals	3	2	1	6
2	Brain Searcy (Jr)	2			2
9	Mako Grant (Sr)	1			1

Kenwood

Conversions

#	Athlete Name	C Rush	C Rec	Total
	Team Totals	1		1
9	Mako Grant (Sr)	1		1

Game Story

Illinois High School Football - Taft knocked off by Kenwood

September 30, 2023: Chicago, IL 60615

Kenwood Broncos (Chicago, IL) fans left the game content Saturday as they saw their football team gain a win over the visiting Taft Eagles (Chicago, IL), 40-21 in a league test.

With the triumph, Kenwood improves its record to 4-2 on the campaign. The Broncos travel to Morgan Park (Chicago, IL) to confront the Mustangs in a Chicago Public - Red test on Saturday, October 7. The Mustangs come into the test with a record of 5-1. Morgan Park won 28-0 in their recent league test against Amundsen (Chicago, IL)

With the loss, Taft drops to 3-3 on the campaign. The Eagles travel to Amundsen (Chicago, IL) to confront the Vikings in a Chicago Public - Red test on Friday, October 6. The Vikings come into the test with a record of 4-2. Amundsen lost 28-0 in their recent league test against Morgan Park (Chicago, IL)

Check In
0 - 0 The scorer has checked in. Taft 0, Kenwood 0

Posted @ 1:32p
Game Attendance
Attendance Hundreds

Posted @ 1:32p
Field Conditions
Field Conditions Dry

Posted @ 1:32p
Weather Conditions
Weather Conditions Hot

Posted @ 1:32p
0 - 0

Start of Game
Taft1st Quarter
Taft kicking off to Kenwood.

Posted @ 1:33p
0 - 6

Passing Touchdown
Kenwood1st Quarter ~11 minutes to go
Kenwood - Pass completed to #1 I'Marion Stewart for a TD. Taft 0, Kenwood 6

Posted @ 1:35p
0 - 7

Made Point After
Kenwood1st Quarter ~11 minutes to go
Kenwood - #84 Noah Charles PAT Good. Taft 0, Kenwood 7

Posted @ 1:36p
0 - 13

Rushing Touchdown
Kenwood1st Quarter ~7 minutes to go
Kenwood - #9 Mako Grant with a Rushing TD. Taft 0, Kenwood 13

Posted @ 1:49p
0 - 14

Made Point After
Kenwood1st Quarter ~7 minutes to go
Kenwood - #84 Noah Charles PAT Good. Taft 0, Kenwood 14

Posted @ 1:51p
0 - 13

Score Correction
Kenwood1st Quarter
Score correction for Kenwood in 1st Quarter. Taft 0, Kenwood 13

Posted @ 1:52p
6 - 13

Passing Touchdown
Taft1st Quarter ~1 minute to go
Taft - Pass completed to #11 Jayden Harris for a TD. Taft 6, Kenwood 13

Posted @ 2:02p
7 - 13

Made Point After
Taft1st Quarter ~1 minute to go
Taft - #30 Femi Aremu PAT Good. Taft 7, Kenwood 13

Posted @ 2:04p
7 - 13

End of 1st Quarter
2nd Quarter
Taft 7, Kenwood 13

Posted @ 2:09p
7 - 19

Passing Touchdown
Kenwood2nd Quarter ~7 minutes to go
Kenwood - Pass completed to #1 I'Marion Stewart for a TD. Taft 7, Kenwood 19

Posted @ 2:18p
7 - 21

Two Point Rush Completed
Kenwood2nd Quarter ~7 minutes to go
Kenwood - #9 Mako Grant rushed for a 2Pt Conversion. Taft 7, Kenwood 21

Posted @ 2:19p
7 - 21

Interception
Kenwood2nd Quarter ~7 minutes to go
Kenwood - #22 Aariz Taylor intercepts a Taft pass. Taft 7, Kenwood 21

Posted @ 2:24p
13 - 21

Rushing Touchdown
Taft2nd Quarter ~2 minutes to go
Taft - #6 Stephen Carrera with a Rushing TD. Taft 13, Kenwood 21

Posted @ 2:39p
14 - 21

Made Point After
Taft2nd Quarter ~2 minutes to go
Taft - #30 Femi Aremu PAT Good. Taft 14, Kenwood 21

Posted @ 2:40p
14 - 21

Halftime
Halftime
Taft 14, Kenwood 21

We noticed it's halftime, please enjoy this video while you wait for the action to resume.
Bishop McNamara girls varsity basketball highlights 14,173 views 1:25

Posted @ 2:49p
14 - 21

Start of 3rd Quarter
Kenwood3rd Quarter
Kenwood to kick off to Taft.

Posted @ 3:12p
14 - 21

Interception
Kenwood3rd Quarter ~4 minutes to go
Kenwood - #3 Demaje Williams intercepts a Taft pass. Taft 14, Kenwood 21

Posted @ 3:25p
14 - 27

Rushing Touchdown
Kenwood3rd Quarter Under a minute
Kenwood - #2 Brain Searcy with a Rushing TD. Taft 14, Kenwood 27

Posted @ 3:35p
14 - 27

Missed Point After
Kenwood3rd Quarter Under a minute
Kenwood - PAT Missed. Taft 14, Kenwood 27

Posted @ 3:36p
14 - 33

Pick-6
Kenwood3rd Quarter Under a minute
Kenwood - Pick 6! #8 Jacob Bickham with the return. Taft 14, Kenwood 33

Posted @ 3:43p
14 - 33

Missed Point After
Kenwood3rd Quarter Under a minute
Kenwood - PAT Missed. Taft 14, Kenwood 33

Posted @ 3:44p
14 - 33

End of 3rd Quarter
4th Quarter
Taft 14, Kenwood 33

Posted @ 3:45p
14 - 33

Interception
Kenwood4th Quarter ~11 minutes to go
Kenwood - #3 Demaje Williams intercepts a Taft pass. Taft 14, Kenwood 33

Posted @ 3:47p
14 - 39

Rushing Touchdown
Kenwood4th Quarter ~10 minutes to go
Kenwood - #2 Brain Searcy with a Rushing TD. Taft 14, Kenwood 39

Posted @ 3:49p
14 - 40

Made Point After
Kenwood4th Quarter ~10 minutes to go
Kenwood - #84 Noah Charles PAT Good. Taft 14, Kenwood 40

Posted @ 3:51p
20 - 40

Rushing Touchdown
Taft4th Quarter Under a minute
Taft - #2 Jaiden Padilla with a Rushing TD. Taft 20, Kenwood 40

Posted @ 4:06p
21 - 40

Made Point After
Taft4th Quarter Under a minute
Taft - #30 Femi Aremu PAT Good. Taft 21, Kenwood 40

Posted @ 4:07p
21 - 40

End of Game
Final
Taft 21, Kenwood 40

Posted @ 4:09p

Check In
1st Quarter
7 - 21 The scorer has checked in. Taft 7, Kenwood 21

Posted @ 2:17p
Game Attendance
1st Quarter
Attendance Hundreds

Posted @ 2:17p
Field Conditions
1st Quarter
Field Conditions Dry

Posted @ 2:17p
Weather Conditions
1st Quarter
Weather Conditions Hot

Posted @ 2:17p
7 - 21

Possession Update - Kickoff
Taft1st Quarter ~8 minutes to go
Kenwood kicked off to Taft. Taft has the ball on their own 22-yard line. Taft 7, Kenwood 21

Posted @ 2:19p
7 - 21

Interception
Kenwood1st Quarter ~8 minutes to go
Kenwood - #22 Aariz Taylor intercepts a Taft pass and has the ball on Taft's 21-yard line. Taft 7, Kenwood 21

Posted @ 2:20p
7 - 21

End of 1st Quarter
2nd Quarter
Taft 7, Kenwood 21

Posted @ 2:22p
7 - 21

Update
Kenwood2nd Quarter ~7 minutes to go
Kenwood - 3rd down, ~7 minutes to go, ball on Taft's 32-yard line. Taft 7, Kenwood 21

Posted @ 2:24p
7 - 21

Punt
Taft2nd Quarter ~7 minutes to go
Kenwood has punted to Taft. Taft has the ball on their own 3-yard line. Taft 7, Kenwood 21

Posted @ 2:26p
7 - 21

Update
Taft2nd Quarter ~3 minutes to go
Taft - 1st down, ~3 minutes to go, ball on Kenwood's 32-yard line. Taft 7, Kenwood 21

Posted @ 2:34p
13 - 21

Rushing Touchdown
Taft2nd Quarter ~2 minutes to go
Taft - #6 Stephen Carrera with a 6 Yd Rushing TD. Taft 13, Kenwood 21

Posted @ 2:37p
14 - 21

Made Point After
Taft2nd Quarter ~2 minutes to go
Taft - #30 Femi Aremu PAT Good. Taft 14, Kenwood 21

Posted @ 2:38p
14 - 21

Possession Update - Kickoff
Kenwood2nd Quarter ~2 minutes to go
Taft kicked off to Kenwood. Kenwood has the ball on their own 48-yard line. Taft 14, Kenwood 21

Posted @ 2:41p
14 - 21

Halftime
Halftime
Taft 14, Kenwood 21

We noticed it's halftime, please enjoy this video while you wait for the action to resume.
Bishop McNamara girls varsity basketball highlights 14,173 views 1:25

Posted @ 2:45p
14 - 21

Start of 3rd Quarter
Kenwood3rd Quarter
Kenwood to kick off to Taft.

Posted @ 3:10p
14 - 21

Possession Update - Kickoff
Taft3rd Quarter ~11 minutes to go
Kenwood kicked off to Taft. Taft has the ball on their own 49-yard line. Taft 14, Kenwood 21

Posted @ 3:10p
14 - 21

Update
Taft3rd Quarter ~9 minutes to go
Taft - 3rd down, ~9 minutes to go, ball on Kenwood's 29-yard line. Taft 14, Kenwood 21

Posted @ 3:15p
14 - 21

Update
Taft3rd Quarter ~6 minutes to go
Taft - 2nd down, ~6 minutes to go, ball on Kenwood's 9-yard line. Taft 14, Kenwood 21

Posted @ 3:20p
14 - 21

Interception
Kenwood3rd Quarter ~5 minutes to go
Kenwood intercepts a Taft pass and has the ball on their own 20-yard line. Taft 14, Kenwood 21

Posted @ 3:22p
14 - 27

Rushing Touchdown
Kenwood3rd Quarter Under a minute
Kenwood - #2 Brain Searcy with a Rushing TD. Taft 14, Kenwood 27

Posted @ 3:30p
14 - 27

Missed Point After
Kenwood3rd Quarter Under a minute
Kenwood - PAT Missed. Taft 14, Kenwood 27

Posted @ 3:31p
14 - 27

Possession Update - Kickoff
Taft3rd Quarter Under a minute
Kenwood kicked off to Taft. Taft has the ball on their own 30-yard line. Taft 14, Kenwood 27

Posted @ 3:33p
14 - 33

Pick-6
Kenwood3rd Quarter Under a minute
Kenwood - Pick 6! #8 Jacob Bickham with a 30-yard return. Taft 14, Kenwood 33

Posted @ 3:34p
14 - 33

Rushing Two Point Conversion Failed
Kenwood3rd Quarter Under a minute
Kenwood - 2Pt Conversion Failed. Taft 14, Kenwood 33

Posted @ 3:35p
14 - 33

End of 3rd Quarter
4th Quarter
Taft 14, Kenwood 33

Posted @ 3:44p
14 - 33

Update
Kenwood4th Quarter ~11 minutes to go
Kenwood - 2nd down, ~11 minutes to go, ball on Taft's 3-yard line. Taft 14, Kenwood 33

Posted @ 3:45p
14 - 39

Rushing Touchdown
Kenwood4th Quarter ~10 minutes to go
Kenwood - #2 Brain Searcy with a 3 Yd Rushing TD. Taft 14, Kenwood 39

Posted @ 3:45p
14 - 40

Made Point After
Kenwood4th Quarter ~10 minutes to go
Kenwood - #84 Noah Charles PAT Good. Taft 14, Kenwood 40

Posted @ 3:46p
14 - 40

Update
Kenwood4th Quarter ~5 minutes to go
Kenwood - 3rd down, ~5 minutes to go, ball on their own 20-yard line. Taft 14, Kenwood 40

Posted @ 3:58p
20 - 40

Rushing Touchdown
Taft4th Quarter Under a minute
Taft - #2 Jaiden Padilla with a 5 Yd Rushing TD. Taft 20, Kenwood 40

Posted @ 4:05p
21 - 40

Made Point After
Taft4th Quarter Under a minute
Taft - #30 Femi Aremu PAT Good. Taft 21, Kenwood 40

Posted @ 4:05p
21 - 40

Possession Update - Kickoff
Kenwood4th Quarter Under a minute
Taft kicked off to Kenwood. Kenwood has the ball on their own 39-yard line. Taft 21, Kenwood 40

Posted @ 4:08p
21 - 40

End of Game
Final
Taft 21, Kenwood 40

Posted @ 4:08p

Players of the Game

Taft (23-24)

Taft has not selected any Players of the Game.

Kenwood (23-24)

Congratulations to #1 I'Marion Stewart (overall), #10 NaCari McFarland (offensive), #3 Demaje Williams (defensive) and #24 Parrish Hartley (special teams) for being selected the Kenwood Football Players of the Game.

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Rankings & Records

Taft (23-24)

IL	Class
215	30

Overall	Conference	Home	Away	Win %	Conference %	PF	PA
4-7	4-3	2-2	2-5	.364	.571	203	312

Kenwood (23-24)

IL	Class
70	18

Overall	Conference	Home	Away	Neutral	Win %	Conference %	PF	PA
8-5	6-1	5-1	3-3	0-1	.615	.857	414	246

Team Scoring Averages

	Q1	Q2	Q3	Q4	Final
Taft	3.0	3.9	4.9	8.1	18.5
Kenwood	4.5	4.5	3.0	7.7	31.8

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Team Stat Comparison

Taft		Kenwood
37.5	Rushing Yards Per Game	141.4
69.5	Passing Yards Per Game	151.1
107.0	Total Yards Per Game	292.5
18.2	Tackles Per Game	54.5
0.5	Sacks Per Game	0.9
9.5	Points Per Game	30.8
-	Pancake Blocks	3

Team Leaders

Taft		Kenwood	National Avg.
#2 Jaiden Padilla81.0	Rushing Yards Per Game	#9 Mako Grant53.2	20.6
#3 Logan Roman152.8	Passing Yards Per Game	#10 NaCari McFarland146.1	50.5
#3 Logan Roman152.0	Total Yards Per Game	#10 NaCari McFarland149.2	36.9
#15 Wyatt Taylor5.8	Tackles Per Game	#7 Marquise Lightfoot8.3	2.7
#0 Diesel Mcfadden0.5	Sacks Per Game	#7 Marquise Lightfoot0.5	0.2
#2 Jaiden Padilla12.0	Points Per Game	#18 Nikea Harris6.0	2.1
-	Pancake Blocks	#64 Jaylen Jeffries2	6

Common Opponents

School	Common Opp. Rec.		School	Common Opp. Rec.
Taft	0-3		Kenwood	1-1

Date	Away	Home	Result	Date	Away	Home	Result
10/13/23	Whitney Young	Taft	(L) 30-6	11/18/23	Whitney Young	Kenwood	(W) 26-19
11/3/23	Taft	Whitney Young	(L) 35-13
10/27/23	Taft	Lincoln-Way East	(L) 55-0	8/26/23	Lincoln-Way East	Kenwood	(L) 52-12

Record Breakdown

Taft (23-24)		Kenwood (23-24)
4-7	Overall	8-5
4-3	League	6-1
0-2	Non-League	0-2
0-1	Head to Head	1-0
0-3	Common Opponent	1-1
2-2	Home	5-1
2-5	Away	3-3
0-0	Neutral	0-1
0-2	Playoff	2-2
4-6	In-State	8-5
0-1	Out-of-State	0-0