2019FBMCLAF

Madison Central vs. Lafayette

Lafayette High School
Lexington, KY
September 20, 2019

© 2019 by Ron Harrison

Madison Central captured their first victory of the season with a 24-18 victory over Lafayette but nothing came easy tonight.  Madison Central raced out to a 13-0 lead but after losing five fumbles and  QB Canon Scenters leaving the game for several minutes with an injury Lafayette rallied to take an 18-16 lead with 6:01 left in the game.  Lafayette had the ball and was attempting to run out the clock but Taishon Chenault recovered a fumble at the Lafayette 10 yard line.  Canon Scenters threw a seven yard touchdown pass to Ashton Hulberg and threw the 2-point conversion pass to Hulberg to make the score 24-18 with 1:07 on the clock.  Lafayette fumbled the kickoff return and Madison Central recovered enabling them to run out the clock and ensure the victory.

Madison Central recorded 16 first downs and 302 yards of total offense.  The Indians were penalized nine times for 58 yards and lost five fumbles.  Lafayette recorded 11 first downs and 169 yards of total offense.  The Generals were penalized 10 times for 87 yards and lost two fumbles.

Adrien Parks led Madison Central with 76 yards on 21 carries.  Matt Jones carried the ball 11 times for 30 yards.  Canon Scenters completed 13 of 21 passes for 192 yards and three touchdowns.  Zach Holbrook caught seven passes for 82 yards.  John Landsaw added five receptions for 113 yards and a touchdown.  Ashton Hulberg recorded two receptions for 13 yards and two touchdowns.  Deashon Gowdey returned one kickoff for 48 yards.  Edgren Sweat led the defense with two solo and six assisted tackles with two of his tackles resulting in losses totaling 10 yards.  Kyran Jackson added five solo and two assisted tackles with five of his tackles resulting in losses totaling 30 yards.  Sawyer Cruse recorded four solo and two assisted tackles with 2.5 of his tackles resulting in losses totaling nine yards.  Caden Ellington chipped in withfour solo and two assisted tackles with one of his tackles resulting in a three yard loss.  Taishon Chenault recovered a fumble.

JaeWON Kendrick led Lafayette’s ground game with 21 points on 12 carries.  Tanner Pace completed nine of 12 passes for 118 yards and two touchdowns.  Drake Nelson completed one of 10 passes for 22 yards.  Austin Anderson caught four passes for 66 yards and a touchdown.  John Combs added two receptions for 31 yards.  JC Shegog caught two passes for 24 yards.  Noah Curtsinger caught a 12 yard touchdown reception.  JC Shegog returned four kickoffs for 141 yards including a 91 yard return for a touchdown.  Chase Bradford led the defense with four solo and five assisted tackles with one of his tackles resulting in a three yard loss.  Jay Brank added four solo and five assisted tackles with three of his tackles resulting in losses totaling five yards and recovered a fumble.  Malik Bryant recorded five solo and two assisted tackles and recovered a fumble.  Cole Lockhart and Justin Campbell also recovered a fumble each.  Jaylen Lawson recorded three solo and one assisted tackles with two of his tackles resulting in losses totaling four yards before entering the game early with an injury.

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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.