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A RESOLUTION honoring the Frederick Douglass High School Broncos football 1
team, 2022 Kentucky High School Athletic Association Class 5A Champions. 2
WHEREAS, on December 3, 2022, in front of a crowd of 6,461 fans at Kroger 3
Field on the campus of the University of Kentucky, the Frederick Douglass Broncos 4
defeated the Purples of Bowling Green High School by a score of 28 to 7 to capture the 5
2022 Kentucky High School Athletic Association (KHSAA) Class 5A Football 6
Championship; and 7
WHEREAS, the championship game was a low-scoring contest until the Broncos 8
seized control on Ty Bryant's one yard touchdown run to grab a 14 to 7 lead with just 9
over four minutes left in the third quarter. The Broncos then tacked on two fourth quarter 10
touchdown passes by quarterback Cole Carpenter to secure the championship; and 11
WHEREAS, for his stellar play on both offense and defense, which included 42 12
rushing yards and a touchdown, as well as a key goal line interception of a Bowling 13
Green pass on the Purples' first offensive series, the Broncos' Ty Bryant was named the 14
Most Valuable Player of the championship game; and 15
WHEREAS, other Broncos offensive standouts in the championship game included 16
running backs TJ Horton and Devaun Hart, who ran for 108 and 52 yards, respectively; 17
receivers Tylon Webb, Cameron Dunn, and Thomas Howard, who each caught a 18
touchdown pass; and quarterback Cole Carpenter, who threw for 149 yards and three 19
touchdowns; and 20
WHEREAS, key players for the Broncos' defense included linebacker Tresean 21
Benford, who had 5.5 tackles, including a sack and 1.5 tackles for loss; linebacker Darion 22
Neal, who had 4.5 tackles; and defensive back Isaiah Kenney, who had 2.5 tackles and an 23
interception; and 24
WHEREAS, the victory in the championship game capped off what was not only a 25
perfect season for the Broncos, with a record of 15 wins against no losses, but a 26
dominating one that saw the Broncos outscore their opponents on the season by an 27 UNOFFICIAL COPY 23 RS BR 1776
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average of 44 to 5 and win every game by at least 12 points; and 1
WHEREAS, throughout the season, the Broncos featured a balanced, high-scoring 2
offense which averaged 163 yards a game through the air and 156 yards per game on the 3
ground; and 4
WHEREAS, this Broncos team featured an historically great defense, especially in 5
the current high-scoring era of high school football, yielding only 70 points the entire 6
season, posting four shutouts, and allowing only one opponent to score more than 10 7
points; and 8
WHEREAS, this is the Broncos' first state championship in football in the school's 9
six-year history, having been Class 5A state runners-up in in 2019 and 2021. It also 10
marked the first time a Fayette County public school won a state football championship 11
since 1981; and 12
WHEREAS, several Broncos were honored for their stellar play throughout the 13
season by being named in a poll of coaches across the state to the Louisville Courier-14
Journal's 2022 All-State Team, including first team defensive back Ty Bryant, second 15
team defensive lineman Jamarrion Harkless, third team offensive lineman Demeco 16
Kennedy, and honorable mention selections running back TJ Horton, defensive lineman 17
Jalen Hand, linebacker Darion Neal, defensive back Isaiah Kenney, and punter Cooper 18
Ranvier; and 19
WHEREAS, the Broncos were led to the championship by head coach Nathan 20
McPeek, who, in his three seasons as a head coach, has compiled a record of 35 wins 21
against only 4 losses; and 22
WHEREAS, assisting Coach McPeek were defensive coordinator Jeffrey Poe, 23
assistant coaches William Catron, Jr., Devon Daniel, John Gilliam, Evander Harris, 24
Jatyuan Landing, Taylor Peoples, James Skinner, III, and strength coach Ed Towle, Jr.; 25
and 26
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Douglass Broncos on their state championship journey sets a worthy example for young 1
athletes across the Commonwealth, and it is wholly appropriate that they be publicly 2
recognized for their hard work and achievements; 3
NOW, THEREFORE, 4
Be it resolved by the Senate of the General Assembly of the Commonwealth of 5
Kentucky: 6
Section 1. The members of the Senate join Senator Jared Carpenter in 7
congratulating the Frederick Douglass Broncos and coach Nathan McPeek upon winning 8
the 2022 KHSAA Class 5A Football championship, heralding their teams many 9
accomplishments, and wishing all team members, coaches, and staff good fortune in all 10
future endeavors. 11
Section 2. The Clerk of the Senate shall transmit a copy of this Resolution to 12
Senator Jared Carpenter for presentation to the team. 13