Topic: Football
Simon Kenton vs. Lafayette
Class 6A Playoffs Russell Athletic/KHSAA Commonwealth Gridiron Bowl
Lafayette High School
Lexington, KY
November 18, 2016
© 2016 by Ron Harrison
Lafayette improves to 12-1 with a 63-41 victory over Simon Kenton who finishes the season at 11-2. Lafayette utilized a balanced offense (371 yards and five touchdowns on the ground) and (216 yards and three touchdowns threw the air) and also scored on a63 yard kickoff return and did not have any turnovers tonight. Lafayette controlled the time of possession 34:58-13:02 and ran 82 plays compared to 45 for Simon Kenton. Lafayette recorded 28 first downs and 587 yards of total offense. The Generals were penalized 12 times for 126 yards. Simon Kenton recorded 15 first downs and 417 yards of total offense. The Pioneers were penalized twice for 30 yards and had four passes intercepted.
Cameron Morgan led Lafayette’s ground game with 250 yards and two touchdowns on 32 carries. Walker Wood carried the ball 24 times for 112 yards and three touchdowns. Walker Wood completed 12 of 22 passes for 216 yards and three touchdowns. Quinten Brown caught eight passes for 137 yards and two touchdowns. Dekwan Edwards added one reception for 45 yards and a touchdown. Ean Shaw returned one kickoff 63 yards for a touchdown. Ean Shaw led the defense with eight solo and one assisted tackles with one of his tackles resulting in a nine yard loss. Jordan Thomas added four solo and one assisted tackles and intercepted a pass. Austin Blake recorded three solo and two assisted tackles with two of his tackles resulting in losses totaling 10 yards. DaMarco Fishback, Kuantaze Cooper, and Bryan Jackson intercepted one pass each with return yards of 46, 0, and 24 yards respectively.
Dylan Hampton led Simon Kenton’s ground game with 18 yards on seven carries. Cam Racke completed 11 of 19 passes for 258 yards and five touchdowns with two interceptions. Matt Shearer completed three of six passes for 108 yards and one touchdown with two interceptions. Luke Vance caught five passes for 127 yards and two touchdowns. Fisher Hayden recorded four receptions for 208 and three touchdowns. Timmy Cottrell caught a six yard touchdown pass. Luke Vance returned two kickoffs for 74 yards with a long return of 60 yards. JJ Courtney led the defense with seven solo and three assisted tackles. Brian Carter added six solo and five assisted tackles. Trent Kincaid recorded seven solo tackles.
Scoring Summary
| School | Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final |
| Simon Kenton | 12 | 0 | 8 | 21 | 41 |
| Lafayette | 14 | 14 | 21 | 14 | 63 |
| LAFAYETTE | - | Walker Wood 6 yard run (Sutton Averitt kick) |
| SKENTON | - | Fisher Hayden 46 yard pass from Cam Racke (Cam Racke pass fails) |
| LAFAYETTE | - | Dekwan Edwards 45 yard pass from Walker Wood (Sutton Averitt kick) |
| SKENTON | - | Fisher Hayden 59 yard pass from Cam Racke (Cam Racke pass fails) |
| LAFAYETTE | - | Quinten Brown 15 yard pass from Walker Wood (Sutton Averitt kick) |
| LAFAYETTE | - | Walker Wood 1 yard run (Sutton Averitt kick) |
| SKENTON | - | Luke Vance 61 yard pass from Cam Racke (Cam Racke run) |
| LAFAYETTE | - | Ean Shaw 63 yard kickoff return (Sutton Averitt kick) |
| LAFAYETTE | - | Cameron Morgan 31 yard run (Sutton Averitt kick) |
| LAFAYETTE | - | Walker Wood 5 yard run (Sutton Averitt kick) |
| SKENTON | - | Luke Vance 7 yard pass from Cam Racke (Christian Seger kick) |
| SKENTON | - | Timmy Cottrell 6 yard pass from Cam Racke (Christian Seger kick) |
| LAFAYETTE | - | Cameron Morgan 12 yard run (Sutton Averitt kick) |
| SKENTON | - | Fisher Hayden 64 yard pass from Matt Shearer (Christian Seger kick) |
| LAFAYETTE | - | Quinten Brown 40 yard pass from Walker Wood (Sutton Averitt kick) |
Selected Statistics
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| Rushing | No. | Yds. | Avg. | Long |
| Dylan Hampton | 7 | 18 | 2.6 | 10 |
| Matt Shearer | 2 | 11 | 5.5 | 15 |
| Luke Vance | 1 | 9 | 9.0 | 9 |
| Jon Sergent | 2 | 8 | 4.0 | 11 |
| Cam Racke | 7 | 3 | 0.4 | 17 |
| Sam Murray | 1 | 2 | 2.0 | 2 |
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| Passing | A-C-I | Yds. | TD | Long |
| Cam Racke | 19-11-2 | 258 | 5 | 61 |
| Matt Shearer | 6-3-2 | 108 | 1 | 64 |
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| Receiving | No. | Yds. | TD | Long |
| Luke Vance | 5 | 127 | 2 | 61 |
| Fisher Hayden | 4 | 208 | 3 | 64 |
| Sam Murray | 2 | 10 | 0 | 5 |
| Noah Darpel | 1 | 12 | 0 | 12 |
| Timmy Cottrell | 1 | 6 | 1 | 6 |
| Dylan Hampton | 1 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
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| Lafayette | ||||
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| Rushing | No. | Yds. | Avg. | Long |
| Cameron Morgan | 32 | 250 | 7.8 | 56 |
| Walker Wood | 24 | 112 | 4.7 | 18 |
| Javarius Robinson | 3 | 9 | 3.0 | 7 |
| Team | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 |
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| Passing | A-C-I | Yds. | TD | Long |
| Walker Wood | 22-12-0 | 216 | 3 | 45 |
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| Receiving | No. | Yds. | TD | Long |
| Quinten Brown | 8 | 137 | 2 | 40 |
| Dekwan Edwards | 1 | 45 | 1 | 45 |
| Matthew Guilfoil | 1 | 16 | 0 | 16 |
| Zak Sherman | 1 | 10 | 0 | 10 |
| Cameron Morgan | 1 | 8 | 0 | 8 |
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.