Topic: Football
Butler vs. Lafayette
Class 6A Playoffs Russell Athletic/KHSAA Commonwealth Gridiron Bowl
Lafayette High School
Lexington, KY
November 4-5, 2016
© 2016 by Ron Harrison
This game started on Friday and Lafayette held a 7-6 lead but Butler had just scored and was waiting to attempt thier conversion with 1:35 left in the first quarter when the field lighting malfunctioned and the finish was postponed until Saturday. Lafayette took a 14-8 lead at halftime and pulled away in the second half for a 39-16 victory. Lafayette recorded 25 first downs and 510 yards of total offense. The Generals were penalized 16 times for 210 yards and lost a fumble. Butler recorded 16 first downs and 268 yards of total offense. The Bears were penalized nine times for 90 yards and had two passes intercepted.
Cameron Morgan led Lafayette’s ground game with 207 yards and a touchdown on 23 carries. Walker Wood carried the ball 22 times for 99 yards and two touchdowns. Javarius Robinson carried the ball six times for 43 yards and a touchdown. Walker Wood completed 10 of 18 passes for 139 yards and one touchdown. Quinten Brown caught four passes for 58 yards. M. Guilfoil added two receptions for 54 yards and a touchdown. Ean Shaw led the defense with six solo tackles with three of his tackles resulting in losses totaling 16 yards. Kuantaze Cooper added five solo and two assisted tackles and intercepted a pass he returned 10 yards. Tejrin McCoy recorded four solo and two assisted tackles with 2.5 of his tackles resulting in losses totaling 10 yards. Jordan Thomas scored on a 98 yard interception return.
Eric Jackson led Butler’s ground game with 16 yards on 10 carries. Blake Showalter completed 15 of 28 passes for 247 yards and two touchdowns with two interceptions. Frank Bentley caught five passes for 101 yards and a touchdown. D. Crumes added four receptions for 83 yards and a touchdown. Eric Jackson caught two passes for 38 yards. Kyron Anderson led the defense with nine solo and one assisted tackles. K. Stokes added seven solo tackles with one of his tackles resulting in a four yard loss and recovered a fumble. Cortez Thomas recorded six solo and two assisted tackles.
Scoring Summary
| School | Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final |
| Butler | 8 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 16 |
| Lafayette | 7 | 7 | 7 | 18 | 39 |
| LAFAYETTE | - | Cameron Morgan 2 yard run (Sutton Averitt kick) |
| BUTLER | - | D. Crumes 87 yard pass from Blake Showalter (Eric Jackson run) |
| LAFAYETTE | - | Walker Wood 36 yard run (Sutton Averitt kick) |
| LAFAYETTE | - | Walker Wood 1 yard run (Sutton Averitt kick) |
| LAFAYETTE | - | M. Guilfoil 31 pass from Walker Wood (Walker Wood pass fails) |
| LAFAYETTE | - | Javarius Robinson 5 yard run (Cameron Morgan run fails) |
| BUTLER | - | Frank Bently 29 yard pass from Blake Showalter (D. Crumes pass from Blake Showalter) |
| LAFAYETTE | - | Jordan Thomas 98 yard interception return (J. Robinson run fails) |
Selected Statistics
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| Rushing | No. | Yds. | Avg. | Long |
| Eric Jackson | 10 | 16 | 1.6 | 14 |
| Nolan Ziegler | 1 | 2 | 2.0 | 2 |
| D. Crumes | 2 | 1 | 0.5 | 4 |
| Desmond Miller | 1 | -1 | -1.0 | 0 |
| Blake Showalter | 9 | -32 | -3.6 | 10 |
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| Passing | A-C-I | Yds. | TD | Long |
| Blake Showalter | 28-15-2 | 247 | 2 | 87 |
| D. Crumes | 3-1-0 | 35 | 0 | 35 |
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| Receiving | No. | Yds. | TD | Long |
| Frank Bently | 5 | 101 | 1 | 35 |
| D. Crumes | 4 | 83 | 1 | 87 |
| Eric Jackson | 2 | 38 | 0 | 19 |
| Frank Caldwell | 2 | 17 | 0 | 10 |
| Morgan Green | 1 | 23 | 0 | 23 |
| Nolan Ziegler | 1 | 11 | 0 | 11 |
| Jalan Ward | 1 | 9 | 0 | 9 |
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| Lafayette | ||||
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| Rushing | No. | Yds. | Avg. | Long |
| Cameron Morgan | 23 | 207 | 9.0 | 37 |
| Walker Wood | 22 | 99 | 4.5 | 36 |
| Javarius Robinson | 6 | 43 | 7.2 | 20 |
| Teandre Newcome | 1 | 20 | 20.0 | 20 |
| Jordan Thomas | 1 | 7 | 7.0 | 7 |
| Zak Sherman | 2 | -1 | -0.5 | 0 |
| Dekwan Edwards | 1 | -4 | -4.0 | 0 |
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| Passing | A-C-I | Yds. | TD | Long |
| Walker Wood | 18-10-0 | 139 | 1 | 31 |
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| Receiving | No. | Yds. | TD | Long |
| Quinten Brown | 4 | 58 | 0 | 18 |
| M. Guilfoil | 2 | 54 | 1 | 31 |
| Cameron Morgan | 2 | 9 | 0 | 9 |
| Dekwan Edwards | 1 | 12 | 0 | 12 |
| Zak Sherman | 1 | 6 | 0 | 6 |
Acknowledgements
A special thanks to WL Stats for the comprehensive stats provided for tonight's games.
Please feel free to send your comments and questions concerning the event, teams, or players to me at prepgridiron@yahoo.com.
Ron Harrison’s reports on this and other football events appear on https://www.angelfire.com/ky2/prepgridiron.
Updated: Monday, 7 November 2016 8:09 PM EST
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