Topic: Football
2023FBLAFHC
Lafayette vs. Henry Clay
Robert J. Bell Stadium
Henry Clay High School
Lexington, KY
October 6, 2023
© 2023 by Ron Harrison
Lafayette dominated play in a 30-0 shutout of Henry Clay. The Generals came up big on both sides of the ball 325 yards of total offense, three field goals, an interception return for a touchdown, a fumble recovery return for a touchdown and recorded a safety. Lafayette recorded 16 first downs and 325 yards of total offense. The Generals were penalized 10 times for 100 yards and had three passes intercepted. Henry Clay recorded eight first downs and 39 yards of total offense. The Blue Devils were penalized seven times for 163 yards, lost two fumbles, and had three passes intercepted.
KJ Jones led Lafayette’s ground game with 121 yards on 12 carries. DJ Walker completed 16 of 34 passes for 196 yards and one touchdown with three interceptions. Kevin Amuri caught five passes for 102 yards. Christian Giannone added two receptions for 29 yards and a touchdown. Jackson Grantz kicked field goals of 25, 26, and 39 yards. AJ Nichols led the defense with six solo and five assisted tackles with 1.5 of his tackles resulting in losses totaling two yards. Bobby Lefevers added four solo and one assisted tackles with two of his tackles resulting in losses totaling three yards. Felix Brady recorded four solo and one assisted tackles with three of his tackles resulting in losses totaling 16 yards and recovered a fumble. Nasir Andrews chipped in with two solo and two assisted tackles with 2.5 of his tackles resulting in losses totaling 13 yards. Jackson Stephens recorded two solo tackles and intercepted two passes and returned one for 42 yards and a touchdown. DJ Jones tallied one solo and three assisted tackles with two of his tackles resulting in losses totaling 14 yards. Nemo Jarber scored on an 80 yard fumble recovery return. Kevin Amuri also intercepted a pass.
Henry Mackey led Henry Clay’s ground game with 33 yards and five carries. Rohan Taylor completed six of eight passes for 33 yards with one interception. Liam Marrs completed one of eight passes for 14 yards with two interceptions. Luke DiNardo caught two passes for 29 yards. Walden Cole caught two passes for 16 yards. Luke Bailey returned two kickoffs for 40 yards with a long return of 21 yards. Isaiah McQueen, Scyler Hersey, and Walden Cole each returned one kickoff for 34, 21, and 13 yards respectively. Walden Cole led the defense with seven solo and four assisted tackles and intercepted two passes with 10 yards on the returns. Jeannoe Mangwele added two solo and five assisted tackles with 1.5 of his tackles resulting in losses totaling five yards. Luke Bailey and Nick Jones each recorded four solo tackles. Aly Gueye added three solo and one assisted tackles with 3.5 of his tackles resulting in losses totaling 13 yards. Hudson Cole recorded three solo tackles and intercepted a pass he returned 24 yards.
Scoring Summary
School | Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final |
Lafayette | 16 | 6 | 2 | 6 | 30 |
Henry Clay | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
LAFAYET | - | Christian Giannone 30 yard pass from DJ Walker (Jackson Grantz kick) |
LAFAYET | - | Nemo Jarber 80 yard fumble recovery (Jackson Grantz kick blkd.) |
LAFAYET | - | Jackson Grantz kicks a 25 yard field goal |
LAFAYET | - | Jackson Grantz kicks a 26 yard field goal |
LAFAYET | - | Jackson Grantz kicka a 30 yard field goal |
LAFAYET | - | Team Safety |
LAFAYET | - | Jackson Stephens 42 yard interception return (Isaiah Hammonds run fails) |
Selected Statistics
Lafayette | ||||
| ||||
Rushing | No. | Yds. | Avg. | Long |
KJ Jones | 12 | 121 | 10.1 | 41 |
DJ Walker | 11 | 13 | 1.2 | 8 |
Team | 2 | -2 | -1.0 | 0 |
Dez Hanley | 2 | -3 | -1.5 | 5 |
| ||||
Passing | A-C-I | Yds. | TD | Long |
DJ Walker | 34-16-3 | 196 | 1 | 52 |
Team | 1-0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| ||||
Receiving | No. | Yds. | TD | Long |
Kevin Amuri | 5 | 102 | 0 | 52 |
Christian Giannone | 2 | 29 | 1 | 30 |
Nemo Jarber | 2 | 25 | 0 | 19 |
Isaac Barrow | 2 | 23 | 0 | 20 |
Dez Hanley | 2 | 9 | 0 | 6 |
Mekhi Taylor | 1 | 5 | 0 | 5 |
KJ Jones | 1 | 4 | 0 | 4 |
Nasir Andrews | 1 | -1 | 0 | 0 |
| ||||
Henry Clay | ||||
| ||||
Rushing | No. | Yds. | Avg. | Long |
Henry Mackey | 5 | 33 | 6.6 | 10 |
Walden Cole | 1 | 13 | 13.0 | 13 |
Rohan Taylor | 6 | 3 | 0.5 | 11 |
Antoine Webb | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 |
Patrick Beya | 5 | -1 | -0.2 | 6 |
Scyler Hersey | 1 | -2 | -2.0 | 0 |
Nick Jones | 4 | -2 | -0.5 | 1 |
Liam Marrs | 8 | -22 | -2.8 | 9 |
Team | 3 | -29 | -9.7 | 0 |
Luke DiNardo | 0 | -1 | 0/0 | 0 |
| ||||
Passing | A-C-I | Yds. | TD | Long |
Rohan Taylor | 8-6-1 | 33 | 0 | 15 |
Liam Marrs | 8-1-2 | 14 | 0 | 14 |
| ||||
Receiving | No. | Yds. | TD | Long |
Luke DiNardo | 2 | 29 | 0 | 15 |
Walden Cole | 2 | 16 | 0 | 12 |
Luke Bailey | 1 | 4 | 0 | 4 |
Scyler Hersey | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Henry Mackey | 1 | -2 | 0 | 0 |
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.