Topic: Football
2023FBLAFWJ
Lafayette vs. West Jessamine
Colts Stadium
West Jessamine High School
Nicholasville, KY
September 15, 2023
© 2023 by Ron Harrison
West Jessamine raced outo a 21-0 lead after three quarters and held on for a 21-14 victory over Lafayette who scored 14 points in the final quarter. West Jessamine recorded 16 first downs and 322 yards of total offense. The Colts were penalized eight times for 65 yards and lost a fumble. Lafayette recorded 13 first downs and 198 yards of total offense. The Generals were penalized five times for 40 yards and had two passes intercepted.
Gabriel Smith led West Jessamine’s ground game with 122 yards and a touchdown on 16 carries. Greer Horne carried the ball 13 times for 82 yards and a touchdown. Bragdon Welch recorded 63 yards on nine carries. Gabriel Smith completed six of 13 passes for 50 yards and one touchdown. Connor Mason caught three passes for 34 yards. Eli Nickell added two receptions for nine yards. Greer Horne caught a seven yard touchdown pass. C. Satterwhite and Eli Nickell each returned one kickoff for 20 and 14 yards respectively. Isaac Maynard led the defense with eight solo and three assisted tackleswith two of his tackles resulting in losses totaling three yards and intercepted a pass he returned 16 yards. C. Longhofer added six solo and three assisted tackles. C. Satterwhite intercepted a pass he returned 33 yards.
KJ Jones led Lafayette’s ground game with 57 yards on 12 carries. DJ Walker carried the ball 12 times for 33 yards. DJ Walker completed eight of 16 passes for 95 yards and two touchdowns. Mac King completed 0ne of eight passes for -1 yards with two interceptions. Kevin Amuri caught four passes for 48 yards and a touchdown. Nasir Andrews carried the ball twice for 23 yards and a touchdown. C. Giannone added one recption for 24 yards. Terraze Taylor returned three kickoffs for 49 yards with a long return of 30 yards. J. Stephens returned one kickoff for 17 yards. Cael Green led the defense with two solo and 10 assisted tackles. Terraze Taylor added two solo and four assisted tackles with one of his tackles resulting in a two yard loss. AJ Nichols recorded one solo and six assisted tackles.
Scoring Summary
School | Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final |
Lafayette | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 14 |
West Jessamine | 0 | 14 | 7 | 0 | 21 |
WJESS | - | Greer Horne 16 yard run (Isaac Maynard kick) |
WJESS | - | Greer Horne 7 yard pass from Gabriel Smith (Isaac Maynard kick) |
WJESS | - | Gabriel Smith 75 yard run (Isaac Maynard kick) |
LAFAYETT | - | Nasir Andrews 19 yard pass from DJ Walker (Aiden Stark kick fails) |
LAFAYETT | - | Kevin Amuri 10 yard pass from DJ Walker (DJ Walker run) |
Selected Statistics
Lafayette | ||||
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Rushing | No. | Yds. | Avg. | Long |
KJ Jones | 12 | 57 | 4.8 | 19 |
DJ Walker | 12 | 33 | 2.8 | 14 |
AJ Nichols | 3 | 8 | 2.7 | 6 |
J. Stephens | 3 | 6 | 2.0 | 4 |
Mac King | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 |
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Passing | A-C-I | Yds. | TD | Long |
DJ Walker | 16-8-0 | 95 | 2 | 29 |
Mac King | 8-1-2 | -1 | 0 | 0 |
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Receiving | No. | Yds. | TD | Long |
Kevin Amuri | 4 | 48 | 1 | 29 |
Nasir Andrews | 2 | 23 | 1 | 19 |
C. Giannone | 1 | 24 | 0 | 24 |
Tussey Fisher | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
AJ Nichols | 1 | -1 | 0 | 0 |
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West Jessamine | ||||
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Rushing | No. | Yds. | Avg. | Long |
Gabriel Smith | 16 | 122 | 7.6 | 75 |
Greer Horne | 13 | 82 | 6.3 | 30 |
Bragdon Welch | 9 | 63 | 7.0 | 14 |
C. Satterwhite | 3 | 5 | 1.7 | 6 |
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Passing | A-C-I | Yds. | TD | Long |
Gabriel Smith | 13-6-0 | 50 | 1 | 21 |
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Receiving | No. | Yds. | TD | Long |
Connor Mason | 3 | 34 | 0 | 21 |
Eli Nickell | 2 | 9 | 0 | 5 |
Greer Horne | 1 | 7 | 1 | 7 |
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.