West Jessamine (0-1) vs. Lafayette (0-1) August 29, 2003

Coach Wes Johnson's West Jessamine Colts finished 7-4 last season including a stunning win over Boyle County.  West Jessamine took a big hit from graduation and lost a lot of stars on offense including Nate Johnson and Montez Graves.  They return some solid linemen in 6-0 250 pound Sr. Deric Allen and 6-0 210 pound Sr. Coleman Marcum.  They expect help on offense from newcomers 6-1 190 pound So. QB Eric Coker and 5-9 170 pound So. FB Eli Darby. 

West Jessamine lost to Ryle 45-14 in week one as experience showed on the offensive side as they lost three fumbles.  Eric Coker provided a spark as he ran for touchdowns of 60 and 40 yards. 

Coach Mike Harmon guided Lafayette to a 6-4 record last season and the Generals enter this season stronger and more experienced at most positions.  They should be led on defense by a gifted DE 6-4 235 pound Sr. Bilal El-Amin.  Spencer Fain should star at both WR and DB.  Brian Dinger will start at QB and should receive help on offense from two players from the basketball squad, 6-6 Sr. WR Nic Mullins and 6-1 190 pound Sr. RB Kevin Trahan. 

Lafayette outgained West Jessamine 421-299 yards and rolled to a 41-28 victory.  Lafayette gained 247 yards on the ground and 174 yards through the air.  Lafayette led 27-13 at the half and 41-13 after three quarters.  West Jessamine cut into the margin as they scored 15 unanswered points in the final period.  The play of the night came on Lafayette's second touchdown of the night as Kevin Trahan scored on an electrifying 83 yard run that consisted of speed, fakes, and a stop-and-go move that had to be seen to be believed. 

Lafayette was led on the ground tonight by Trahan who carried the ball for 109 yards and two touchdowns on nine carries.  Brian Dinger completed six of eight passes for 124 yards.  Spencer Fain caught five passes for 116 yards.  LB Chris Wiseman was credited with four solo and 10 assisted tackles, while LB Hunter Petit was credited with one solo and 15 assisted tackles.  Eric Coker had an excellent game for West Jessamine.  I don't know whether Coker is a QB who believes he is a running back or a running back who is playing QB but tonight he was a "stud" football player.  Coker carried the ball 23 times for 160 yards and two touchdowns.  He also completed four of nine passes for 79 yards and a 27 yard scoring strike to Brett Hampton.  Coker was also credited with two solo and three assisted tackles.  Brett Hampton led the Colt defense with five solo and three assisted tackles. 

This was a big win for Lafayette tonight.  The offense was well balanced and the defense was missing key players which bodes well for the future when the unit is healthy.  West Jessamine falls to 0-2 but this squad if very young and should be good down the line.

Scoring Summary

Lafayette

41

West Jessamine

28

School	Q1	Q2	Q3	Q4	Final
West Jessamine	7	6	0	15	28
Lafayette	20	7	14	0	41

L	- Kevin Trahan 5 yard run (Kevin Minke kick)
WJ	- Eric Coker 2 yard run (Simba Kagoro kick)
L	- Trahan 83 yard run (Minke kick)
L	- Cecil Jones 2 yards run (kick blocked)
WJ	- Eli Darby 2 yard run (kick blocked)
L	- Tony Rawlings 13 yard run (Minke kick)
L	- Brian Dinger 9 yard run (Minke kick)
L	- Rawlings 9 yard run (Minke kick)
WJ	- Brett Hampton 27 yard pass from Coker (Kagoro kick)
WJ	- Coker 1 yard run (Brian O'Connor run)

 

Selected Statistics
 

West Jessamine						Lafayette
Rushing	No.	Yds.	Avg.	Long		Rushing	No.	Yds.	Avg.	Long
Eric Coker	23	160	7.0	54		Kevin Trahan	9	109	12.1	83
Eli Darby	20	51	2.5	11		Dem. Richardson	2	37	18.5	25
Brian O'Connor	4	7	1.8	4		Jared Patrick	4	26	6.5	19
Chase Mullins	1	4	4.0	4		Tony Rawlings	5	22	4.4	13
Brett Hampton	1	-2	-2.0	0		Spencer Fain	2	20	10.0	16
						William Lee	3	18	6.0	11
						Brian Dinger	4	8	2.0	9
						Myron Russell	2	6	3.0	3
						Nic Mullins	1	3	3.0	3
						Cecil Jones	2	-2	-1.0	2
Passing	A-C-I	Yds.	TD	Long		Passing	A-C-I	Yds.	TD	Long
Eric Coker	9-4-0	79	1	27		Brian Dinger	8-6-0	124	0	36
						Jared Patrick	3-2-0	50	0	41
Receiving	No.	Yds.	TD	Long		Receiving	No.	Yds.	TD	Long
Brian Orme	2	27	0	20		Spencer Fain	5	116	0	41
Brett Hampton	1	27	1	27		Nic Mullins	1	25	0	25
Joseph Guthrie	1	25	0	25		Travis Stephens	1	18	0	19
						Kevin Trahan	1	15	0	15

Acknowledgements

A special thanks to WL Stats for providing the comprehensive stats for tonight's game. 

Other Games of Interest

Madison Central

12

Paul Dunbar

7

Madison Central's defense stopped Dunbar less than one yard short of the goal as time expired.  For a complete write-up of this game, click [here]. 
 

Scott County

48

Seneca

40

C. T. Trumbo rushed for 122 yards and three touchdowns and returned a kickoff for 93 yards and a score to lead Scott County to victory. 
 

Tates Creek

21

North Hardin

0

Quincy Taylor led the Tate Creek offense with 164 yards and a 66 yard TD run on 19 carries. 
 

Clark County

41

Bryan Station

20

The Cardinals gained the victory despite a big night for Bryan Station's Chris Seals, who rushed for 195 yards and TD runs of 66 and 81 yards on 15 carries.
 

Boyle County

46

Henry Clay

7

Boyle County QB Brandon Smith passed for 180 yards and four touchdowns and an opportunistic Boyle County intercepted four passes in their victory. 
 

East Jessamine	39	Woodford County	7
Mason County	67	Montgomery County	0
Shelby County	56	Anderson County	8
Lawrence County	31	Sheldon Clark	0
Rockcastle County	28	South Laurel	7
Breathitt County	42	Perry County Central	14
Newport Central Catholic	33	Newport	12
Bardstown	36	Washington County	3
Bell County	34	Middlesboro	0
Bullitt East	28	Bullitt Central	20
Corbin	51	North Laurel	0
Danville	50	Lincoln County	0
Eastern	29	Manual	28
Meade County	34	Apollo	14
Mercer County	41	Wayne County	27
Russell	21	Greenup County	6
Mayfield	46	Marshall County	0
St. Xavier	30	Cincinnati Moeller	17
Western Hills	17	Louisville Christian Academy	7
Shelby Valley	34	South Floyd	28
Pleasure Ridge Park	35	Doss	6
Franklin County	26	Grant County	14

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