Topic: Football
Owensboro vs. Lafayette
Lafayette High School
Lexington, KY
September 9, 2011
© 2011 by Ron Harrison
Lafayette rolled up 542 yards on offense and evened their record at 2-2 with a 35-23 victory over Owensboro who falls to 2-2 for the season. The storyline tonight was Lafayette running back William “Bubba” Johnson who ran for 255 yards and three touchdowns and caught two passes for 106 yards including an 85 yard TD reception. Lafayette recorded 20 first downs and 542 yards of total offense. The Generals were penalized nine times for 67 yards and lost two fumbles. Owensboro recorded seven first downs and 190 yards of total offense. The Red Devils were penalized three times for 15 yards, lost three fumbles, and had a pass intercepted.
William Johnson led Lafayette’s ground game with 255 yards and three touchdowns on 27 carries. Jeremy Smith completed eight of 17 passes for 176 yards and a touchdown. Garrett Peavler completed three of three passes for 80 yards. Tranard Chester caught three passes for 121 yards. William Johnson caught two passes for 106 yards and a touchdown. Justin Carr led the defense with five solo and four assisted tackles with two of his tackles resulting in losses totalling six yards and recovered a fumble. Andy Hampton added three solo and four assisted tackles. Colin Wilkins and Sam Hack each recovered a fumble and Kylan Nelson intercepted a pass.
Darius Ball led Owensboro’s ground game with 52 yards and a touchdown on 12 carries. Jacob Roberts completed six of 11 passes for 87 yards and a touchdown. Joey Ealum caught four passes for 81 yards. Kendall Tinsley caught a four yard touchdown pass. Cody Blue led the defense with three solo and 10 assisted tackles. Domin. Williams added six solo and three assisted tackles with 2.5 of his tackles resulting in losses totalling 11 yards. Michael Dudgeon recorded five solo and three assisted tackles with three of his tackles resulting in losses totalling eight yards and recovered a fumble. Christian Woods also recovered a fumble.
Scoring Summary
| School | Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final |
| Owensboro | 3 | 0 | 7 | 13 | 23 |
| Lafayette | 14 | 0 | 7 | 14 | 35 |
| LAF | - | William Johnson 4 yard run (Nath. Gillespie kick) |
| OBORO | - | Graham Gilliam kicks 29 yard field goal |
| LAF | - | William Johnson 85 yard touchdown pass from Jeremy Smith (Nath. Gillespie kick) |
| LAF | - | William Johnson 11 yard run (Nath. Gillespie kick) |
| OBORO | - | Kendall Tinsley 4 yard pass from Jacob Roberts (Graham Gilliam kick) |
| OBORO | - | Darius Ball 1 yard run (Jacob Roberts pass fails) |
| LAF | - | William Johnson 6 yard run (Nath. Gillespie kick) |
| OBORO | - | Myles Walker 85 yard kickoff return (Graham Gilliam kick) |
| LAF | - | Zane Ramey 3 yard run (Nath. Gillespie kick) |
Selected Statistics
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| Rushing | No. | Yds. | Avg. | Long |
| Darius Ball | 12 | 52 | 4.3 | 20 |
| Kendall Tinsley | 11 | 31 | 2.8 | 20 |
| Myles Walker | 6 | 11 | 1.8 | 5 |
| Jacob Roberts | 6 | 9 | 1.5 | 25 |
| Team | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 |
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| Passing | A-C-I | Yds. | TD | Long |
| Jacob Roberts | 11-6-0 | 87 | 1 | 34 |
| Graham Gilliam | 1-0-1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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| Receiving | No. | Yds. | TD | Long |
| Joey Ealum | 4 | 81 | 0 | 34 |
| Kendall Tinsley | 1 | 4 | 1 | 4 |
| Myles Walker | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
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| Lafayette | ||||
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| Rushing | No. | Yds. | Avg. | Long |
| William Johnson | 27 | 255 | 9.4 | 62 |
| Zane Ramey | 6 | 9 | 1.5 | 8 |
| Team | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 |
| Jeremy Smith | 5 | -5 | -1.0 | 9 |
| Kylan Nelson | 3 | -5 | -1.7 | 4 |
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| Passing | A-C-I | Yds. | TD | Long |
| Jeremy Smith | 17-8-0 | 176 | 1 | 85 |
| Garrett Peavler | 3-3-0 | 80 | 0 | 65 |
| Darius Hughes | 1-1-0 | 32 | 0 | 32 |
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| Receiving | No. | Yds. | TD | Long |
| Tranard Chester | 3 | 121 | 0 | 65 |
| William Johnson | 2 | 106 | 1 | 85 |
| Darius Hughes | 2 | 20 | 0 | 23 |
| Ch. Washington | 2 | 9 | 0 | 6 |
| Jalen Sleet | 1 | 32 | 0 | 32 |
| Kylan Nelson | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Curtis Yates | 1 | -1 | 0 | 0 |
Acknowledgements
A special thanks to WL Stats for the comprehensive stats provided for tonight's games.
Updated: Saturday, 10 September 2011 1:51 AM EDT
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