Topic: Football
2024FBTCLAF
Tates Creek vs. Lafayette
Ishmael Stadium
Lafayette High School
Lexington, KY
October 18, 2024
© 2024 by Ron Harrison
Tates Creek defeated Lafayette by the score of 46-30. Tates Creek recorded 21 first downs and 501 yards of total offense. The Commodores were penalized 16 times for 147 yards. Lafayette recorded 13 firsy downs and 210 yards of total offense. The Generals were penalized five times for 35 yards and had two passes intercepted.
BJ Evans led Tates Creek’s ground game with 256 yards and two touchdowns on 30 carries. Stephen Jones carried the ball six times for 58 yards. Darnell Burnside completed nine of 16 passes for 198 yards and five touchdowns. Luke Cooper caught six passes for 132 yards and three touchdowns. JT Cooper added three receptions for 66 yards and two touchdowns. K. Bell-Pointer returned one kickoff for 17 yards. Daivion Dudley returned one kickoff for 13 yards. Luke Cooper punted three times for a 44.3 average with a long punt of 56 yards and one punt inside the 20 yard line. Detrell Johnson led the defense with five solo and four assisted tackles. Tony Tavarez added four solo and one assisted tackles with one of his tackles resulting in a one yard loss. D. Flowers recorded two solo and one assisted tackles. Luke Cooper and Daivion Dudley chipped in with two solo tackles and Dudley intercepted a pass he returned 38 yards. Stephen Jones added one solo and one assisted tackles with 1.5 of hos tackles resulting in losses totaling eight yards. J. Slaughter also intercepted a pass.
JJ Richardson led Lafayette’s ground game with eight yards on three carries. H. Stephens added seven yards on two carries. Ransom Payton completed 10 of 25 passes for 174 yards and three touchdowns with one interception. Triston Taylor caught two passes for 47 yards and a touchdown. Jackson Grantz caught two passes for 18 yards. J. Stephens and Terrazae Taylor added touchdown receptions of 35 and 25 yards respectively. J, Stephens returned one punt for 19 yards. Triston Taylor returned five kickoffs for 134 yards including an 85 yard return for a touchdown. C. Giannone returned three kickoffs for 66 yards with a long return of 30 yards. Matthew Hardin led the defense with seven solo and four assisted tackles with 3.5 of his tackles ressulting I losses totaling 16 yards. Jackson Grantz added six solo and five assisted tackles. Keiwan Franklin recorded five solo and two assisted tackles. J. Stephens chipped in with five solo and one assisted tackles.
Scoring Summary
School | Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final |
Tates Creek | 7 | 12 | 8 | 19 | 46 |
Lafayette | 10 | 0 | 7 | 13 | 30 |
LAFAYETT | - | Jackson Grantz kicks a 25 yard field goal |
TCREEK | - | Luke Cooper 34 yard pass from Darnell Burnside (Walt Robinson kick) |
LAFAYETT | - | J. Stephens 35 yard pass from Ransom Payton (Jackson Grantz kick) |
TCREEK | - | JT Cooper 7 yard pass from Darnell Burnside (Walt Robinson kick blocked) |
TCREEK | - | JT Cooper 52 yard pass from Darnell Burnside (Walt Robinson kick fails) |
TCREEK | - | BJ Evans 7 yard run (BJ Evans run) |
LAFAYETT | - | Triston Taylor 36 yard pass from Ransom Payton (Jackson Grantz kick) |
TCREEK | - | Luke Cooper 21 yard pass from Darnell Burnside (BJ Evans run fails) |
LAFAYETT | - | Triston Taylor 85 yard kickoff return (Ransom Payton pass fails) |
LAFAYETT | - | Terrazae Taylor 25 yard pass from Ransom Payton (Jackson Grantz kick) |
TCREEK | - | BJ Evans 43 yard run (Walt Robinson kick blocked) |
TCREEK | - | Luke Cooper 27 yard pass fro Darnell Burnside (Walt Robinson kick) |
Selected Statistics
Tates Creek | ||||
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Rushing | No. | Yds. | Avg. | Long |
BJ Evans | 30 | 256 | 8.5 | 43 |
Stephen Jones | 6 | 58 | 9.7 | 16 |
Luke Cooper | 1 | 16 | 16.0 | 16 |
Team | 2 | -10 | 05.0 | 0 |
Darnell Burnside | 5 | -17 | -3.4 | 11 |
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Passing | A-C-I | Yds. | TD | Long |
Darnell Burnside | 16-9-0 | 198 | 5 | 52 |
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Receiving | No. | Yds. | TD | Long |
Luke Cooper | 6 | 132 | 3 | 42 |
JT Cooper | 3 | 66 | 2 | 52 |
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Lafayette | ||||
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Rushing | No. | Yds. | Avg. | Long |
JJ Richardson | 3 | 8 | 2.7 | 5 |
H. Stephens | 2 | 7 | 3.5 | 6 |
Triston Taylor | 1 | 4 | 4.0 | 4 |
J. Stephens | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 2 |
Ransom Payton | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 5 |
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Passing | A-C-I | Yds. | TD | Long |
Ransom Payton | 25-10-1 | 174 | 3 | 36 |
J. Kondo | 3-0-1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Triston Taylor | 1-1-0 | 17 | 0 | 17 |
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Receiving | No. | Yds. | TD | Long |
Triston Taylor | 2 | 47 | 1 | 36 |
Jackson Grantz | 2 | 18 | 0 | 10 |
J. Stephens | 1 | 35 | 1 | 35 |
Yerrazae Taylor | 1 | 25 | 1 | 25 |
H. Stephens | 1 | 18 | 0 | 18 |
Calw Locklar | 1 | 17 | 0 | 17 |
Colton Coleman | 1 | 15 | 0 | 15 |
Mekhi Taylor | 1 | 12 | 0 | 12 |
C. Giannone | 1 | 4 | 0 | 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.