Lafayette knocked Henry Clay out of the list of unbeaten teams on a wet and rainy night with a 12-9 victory.  This is the fourth victory in the last five meetings over Henry Clay.  The wet weather made it hard to hold on to the ball as Henry Clay fumbled the ball nine times losing possession twice and having two passes intercepted.  Lafayette fumbled five times losing one possession and had one pass intercepted.

Lafayette recorded seven first downs and 125 yards of total offense.  The Generals were penalized five times for 39 yards.  Henry Clay recorded seven first downs and 164 yards of total offense.  The Blue Devils were penalized five times for 35 yards.

William Johnson led the Lafayette ground attack with 94 yards and a TD on 11 carries.  Brett Durbin completed two of five passes for 13 yards with one interception.  Jos. Stephenson caught two passes for 13 yards.  Marlon Johnson added a touchdown on a 78 yard kickoff return.  Andy Hampton led the defense with six solo and one assisted tackle.  William Jiohnson added five solo tackles.

Shannon Coofer led Henry Clay's ground game with 49 yards on nine carries.  Jerry Williams carried the ball 13 times for 43 yards.  Williams completed four of 13 passes for 27 yards with two interceptions.  Blake Green caught two passes for 18 yards.  Branden Johnson added two receptions for nine yards.  Justin Rivers led the defense with four solo and four assisted tackles with two of his tackles resulting in losses totalling four yards.  Ryan Duzyk added four solo and one assisted tackle.

Scoring Summary

School              Q1    Q2    Q3    Q4    Final

Lafayette           6        0      6      0       12

Henry Clay        0        0      7      2         9

L - William Johnson 17 yard run (Matt Green kick fails)

HC - Blake Green 73 yard punt return (AJ Yewell kick)

L - Marlon Johnson 78 yard kickoff return (Eric Shaw Jr. run fails)

HC - Team safety

Selected Statistics

Lafayette

Rushing                     No.     Yds.      Avg.      Long

William Johnson           11       94        8.5         30

Eric Shaw Jr.               16       19        1.2           8

Marlon Johnson             4       10        2.5           9

David Kenner                2         8        4.0          7

Shamon Brown              2         1        0.5          1

Brett Durbin                  3        -5       -1.7          2

Matt Green                    1      -14      -14.0         0

Passing             A-C-I        Yds.      TD       Long

Brett Durbin       5-2-1       13         0           8

Eric Shaw Jr.      1-0-0        0          0           0

Receiving                     No.       Yds.       TD        Long

Jos. Stephenson           2          13         0            8

Henry Clay

Rushing                         No.      Yds.        Avg.       Long

Shannon Coofer              9       49            5.4          18

Jerry Williams                13       43            3.3          15

Bo Brooks                       9       24            2.7            6

Branden Johnson             3       22            7.3          13

Blake Green                    1         1            1.0            1

Team                              0       -2            0.0            0

Passing                A-C-I        Yds.        TD      Long

Jerry Williams       13-4-2       27           0         9

Receiving                     No.       Yds.      TD      Long

Blake Green                  2          18         0         9

Branden Johnson           2            9         0         8

Acknowledgements

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