Topic: Football
2023FBDL
DeSales vs. Lafayette
Ishmael Stadium
Lafayette High School
Lexington, KY
September 8, 2023
© 2023 by Ron Harrison
DeSales took an early 19-0 lead and was never threatened in a 45-6 victory over Lafayette on the road. DeSales recorded 18 first downs and 353 yards of total offense. The Colts were penalized seven times for 60 yards and had one pass intercepted. Lafayette recorded 12 first downs and 203 yards of total offense. The Generals were penalized eight times for 59 yards and had three passes intercepted.
Marshall Miller led the DeSales ground game with 42 yards and a touchdown on eight carries. DaVon Martin carried the ball twice for 12 yards and two touchdowns. Peyton Molter completed 17 of 24 passes for 289 yards and three touchdowns with one interception. Briderick Price caught six passes for 137 yards and a touchdown. B. Williams added five receptions for 41 yards. DaVon Martin recorded three receptions for 48 yards and a touchdown. Colm Spalding caught a 44 yard touchdown pass. Briderick Price and DaVon Martin each returned a kickoff for 23 yards and 19 yards respectively. Cole Mays led the defense with four solo and five assisted tackles with one of his tackles resulting in a four yard loss. Michael Ellis added four solo and four assisted tackles and recorded two interceptions with 19 yards of return yardage. Briderick Price intercepted a pass he returned for 20 yards for a touchdown.
Dez Hanley led Lafayette’s ground game with 48 yards on nine carries. KJ Jones carried the ball nine times for 39 yards. CJ Carpenter completed 11 of 25 passes for 124 yards and one touchdown with three interceptions. Kevin Amuri caught three passes for 69 yards and a touchdown. Nemo Jarber added two receptions for 22 yards. Terraze Taylor returned four kickoffs for 102 yards with a long return of 33 yards. Dez Hanley led the defense with six solo and one assisted tackles. AJ Nichols added four solo and one assisted tackles with one of his tackles resulting in a six yard loss. Tussey Fisher added four solo tackles with one of his tackles resulting in a two yard loss. Nemo Jarber intercepted a pass he returned three yards,
Scoring Summary
School | Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final |
DeSales | 19 | 19 | 0 | 7 | 45 |
Lafayette | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 6 |
DESALES | - | Briderick Price 53 yard pass from Peyton Molter (Evan Hoard pass fails) |
DESALES | - | DaVon Martin 7 yard run (Peyton Molter pass fails) |
DESALES | - | DaVon Martin 17 yard pass from Peyton Molter (Evan Burkhardt kick) |
DESALES | - | Marshall Miller 11 yard run (Peyton Molter pass fails) |
DESALES | - | Briderick Price 20 yard interception return (Evan Burkhardt kick) |
LAFAYETT | - | Kevin Amuri 46 yard pass from CJ Carpenter (Aiden Stark kick fails) |
DESALES | - | Colm Spalding 44 yard pass from Peyton Molter (Evan Burkhardt kick blkd.) |
DESALES | - | DaVon Martin 5 yard run (Evan Burkhardt kick) |
Selected Statistics
DeSales | ||||
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Rushing | No. | Yds. | Avg. | Long |
Marshall Miller | 8 | 42 | 5.2 | 11 |
DaVon Martin | 2 | 12 | 6.0 | 7 |
B. Williams | 6 | 11 | 1.8 | 8 |
Aiden Lanham | 1 | 7 | 7.0 | 7 |
Peyton Molter | 4 | 1 | 0.2 | 6 |
Daniel Vasquez | 1 | -7 | -7.0 | 0 |
K. Merritt | 1 | -8 | -8.0 | 0 |
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Passing | A-C-I | Yds. | TD | Long |
Peyton Molter | 24-17-1 | 289 | 3 | 53 |
C. Bischoff | 2-0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Owen Nutter | 1-1-0 | 6 | 0 | 6 |
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Receiving | No. | Yds. | TD | Long |
Briderick Price | 6 | 137 | 1 | 53 |
B. Williams | 5 | 41 | 0 | 16 |
DaVon Martin | 3 | 48 | 1 | 21 |
Colm Spalding | 1 | 44 | 1 | 44 |
Marshall Miller | 1 | 14 | 0 | 14 |
K. Merritt | 1 | 6 | 0 | 6 |
Luke Thompson | 1 | 5 | 0 | 5 |
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Lafayette | ||||
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Rushing | No. | Yds. | Avg. | Long |
Dez Hanley | 9 | 48 | 5.3 | 25 |
KJ Jones | 9 | 39 | 4.3 | 16 |
AJ Nichols | 3 | 4 | 1.3 | 2 |
CJ Carpenter | 6 | -12 | -2.0 | 2 |
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Passing | A-C-I | Yds. | TD | Long |
CJ Carpenter | 25-11-3 | 124 | 1 | 46 |
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Receiving | No. | Yds. | TD | Long |
Kevin Amuri | 3 | 69 | 1 | 46 |
Nemo Jarber | 2 | 22 | 0 | 18 |
Mekhi Taylor | 2 | 15 | 0 | 17 |
DJ Walker | 1 | 8 | 0 | 8 |
KJ Jones | 1 | 5 | 0 | 5 |
Nasir Andrews | 1 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
Tussey Fisher | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
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.