Topic: Football
Lafayette vs. Archbishop Moeller Cincinnati (OH)
Archbishop Moeller High School
Lockland, OH
September 15, 2017
© 2017 by Ron Harrison
Moeller dominated tonight in a 55-6 victory over Lafayette. QB Miles McBride riddled the Lafayette defense as he threw five touchdown passes. Moeller recorded 16 first downs and 376 yards of total offense. They were penalized twice for 10 yards and had one interception. Lafayette recorded five first downs and 134 yards of total offense. The Generals were penalized four times for 49 yards and had three interceptions.
Colin Thurman led Moeller’s ground game with 120 yards and a touchdown on 14 carries. Miles McBride completed nine of 11 passes for 194 yards and five touchdowns. Mitch McKenzie completed three of nine passes for 34 yards with one interception. Jack McCracken caught four passes for 102 yards and three touchdowns. RJ Khayo added three receptions for 32 yards. Eric Wills recorded one catch for 56 yards and a touchdown. Pete Baker, Alex Deyhle, and Luke Szabados all recorded three solo and two assisted tackles and Baker added an interception he returned for 26 yards. BJ Hendrix intercepted a pass he returned 19 yards for a touchdown. Robert Jones also intercepted a pass.
DeShawn Taylor led Lafayette’s ground game with 28 yards on five carries. Dekwan Edwards completed seven of 16 passes for 94 yards and one touchdown with three interceptions. Matt Guilfoil caught four passes for 76 yards and a touchdown. Kuantaze Cooper returned four kickoffs for 61 yards with a long return of 36 yards. Jaylen Lawson led the defense with nine solo and three assisted tackles with two of his tackles resulting in losses totaling four yards. Austin Blake added seven solo and one assisted tackles. Ean Shaw recorded five solo and two assisted tackles. Darrell Ugboaja intercepted a pass he returned for 22 yards.
| School | Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final |
| Lafayette | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 6 |
| Archbishop Moeller Cincinnati (OH) | 14 | 35 | 0 | 6 | 55 |
| MOELLER | - | Colin Thurman 55 yard run (Kevi Thibodeaux kick) |
| MOELLER | - | Brendan Bates 4 yard pass from Miles McBride (Kevi Thibodeaux kick) |
| MOELLER | - | Eric Wills 56 yard pass from Miles McBride (Kevi Thibodeaux) |
| MOELLER | - | Jack McCracken 47 yard pass from Miles McBride (Kevi Thibodeaux) |
| MOELLER | - | Jack McCracken 5 yard pass from Miles McBride (Kevi Thibodeaux) |
| MOELLER | - | Jack McCracken 21 yard pass from Miles McBride (Kevi Thibodeaux kick) |
| MOELLER | - | BJ Hendrix 19 yard interception return (Kevi Thibodeaux) |
| LAFAYETTE | - | Matt Guilfoil 50 yard pass from Dekwan Edwards (Sutton Averitt run fails) |
| MOELLER | - | Mitch McKenzie 3 yard run (Jared Stewart pass fails) |
Selected Statistics
| Lafayette | ||||
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| Rushing | No. | Yds. | Avg. | Long |
| DeShawn Taylor | 5 | 28 | 5.6 | 9 |
| Cameron Morgan | 9 | 22 | 2.4 | 8 |
| Dekwan Edwards | 4 | 13 | 3.2 | 7 |
| Jalen Cooper | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 1 |
| Ean Shaw | 2 | -3 | -1.5 | 1 |
| Team | 1 | -21 | -21.0 | 0 |
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| Passing | A-C-I | Yds. | TD | Long |
| Dekwan Edwards | 16-7-3 | 94 | 1 | 50 |
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| Receiving | No. | Yds. | TD | Long |
| Matt Guilfoil | 4 | 76 | 1 | 50 |
| Caylon Williams | 2 | 15 | 0 | 11 |
| Cameron Morgan | 1 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
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| Archbishop Moeller Cincinnati (OH) | ||||
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| Rushing | No. | Yds. | Avg. | Long |
| Colin Thurman | 14 | 120 | 8.6 | 55 |
| Justin Ross | 2 | 13 | 6.5 | 7 |
| Joe Craft | 5 | 8 | 1.6 | 5 |
| Chryst Watkins | 3 | 7 | 2.3 | 4 |
| Mitch Mckenzie | 1 | 3 | 3.0 | 3 |
| Team | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 |
| Miles McBride | 2 | -1 | -0.5 | 0 |
| Julian Berry | 3 | -2 | -0.7 | 1 |
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| Passing | A-C-I | Yds. | TD | Long |
| Miles McBride | 11-9-0 | 194 | 5 | 56 |
| Mitch McKenzie | 9-3-1 | 34 | 0 | 23 |
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| Receiving | No. | Yds. | TD | Long |
| Jack McCracken | 4 | 102 | 3 | 47 |
| RJ Khayo | 3 | 32 | 0 | 21 |
| Eric Wills | 1 | 56 | 1 | 56 |
| Caden Clark | 1 | 23 | 0 | 23 |
| A. Riesenberger | 1 | 6 | 0 | 6 |
| Carri Valentine | 1 | 5 | 0 | 5 |
| Brendan Bates | 1 | 4 | 1 | 4 |
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.