Topic: Football
2024FBP1GRCLAF
George Rogers Clark vs. Lafayette
Class 6A 2024 UK HealthCare Sports Medicine State Football Finals
Lafayette High School
Lexington, KY
November 8, 2024
© 2024 by Ron Harrison
George Rogers Clark defeated Lafayette by the score of 14-6. George Rogers Clark recorded 17 first downs and 304 yards of total yardage. The Cardinals were penalized 15 times for 147 yards and lost a fumble. Lafayette recorded 13 first downs and 227 yards of total offense. The Generals were penalized nine times for 45 yards, lost a fumble, and had two passes intercepted.
Sam Clements led GRC’s ground game with 92 yards on 16 carries. Trey Davis added 86 yards on six carries. JD Mastin recorded 31 yards on four carries. Y. Israel chipped in with 28 yards and a touchdown on seven carries. Sam Clements completed five of eight passes for 78 yards and a touchdown. JD Mastin completed one of six passes for eight yards. Gunnar Martin caught two passes for 36 yards. Camahni John added two receptions for 16 yards. Kanden McAlpin added a 26 yard touchdown reception. Braylon Nester returned one kickoff for 12 yards. Howard Jones led the defense with six solo and two assisted tackles with one of his tackles resulting in a four yard loss. S. Davidson added three solo and three assisted tackles with three of his tackles resulting in losses totaling 30 yards. Santi Guerrant recorded three solo and one assisted tackles. TJH Hooten chipped in with two solo and two assisted tackles with 1.5 of his tackles resulting in losses totaling two yards. Najee Harris recorded one solo and three assisted tackles and recovered a fumble. Scotty Mitchell intercepted a pass and Camahni John intercepted a pass he returned 22 yards.
Triston Taylor led Lafayette’s ground game with 17 yards on three carries. Ransom Payton completed 19 of 34 passes for 224 yards with two interceptions. J. Stephens caught six passes for 66 yards. Triston Taylor added four receptions for 18 yards. Terrazae Taylor chipped in with three receptions for 26 yards. C. Giannone recorded two receptions for 86 yards. Terrazae Taylor returned one punt for 15 yards. Triston Taylor and J. Stephens each returned one kickoff for 16 and 10 yards respectively. Matthew Hardin led the defense with five solo and three assisted tackles with one of his tackles resulting in a four yard loss. Landon Baker added three solo and seven assisted tackles with 1.5 of his tackles resulting in losses totaling four yards. Michael Miles recorded five solo and one assisted tackles with with one of his tackles resulting in a two yard loss. J. Stephens chipped in with four solo and one assisted tackles with one of his tackles resulting in an eight yard loss.YaYa Chenault recovered a fumble.
Scoring Summary
School | Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final |
George Rogers Clark | 0 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 14 |
Lafayette | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 6 |
LAF | - | Ransom Payton 1 yard run (Matthew Hardin pass fails) |
GRC | - | Kanden McAlpin 26 yard pass from Sam Clements (Hayden Cockrell kick) |
GRC | - | Y. Israel 5 yard run (Hayden Cockrell kick) |
Selected Statistics
George Rogers Clark | ||||
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Rushing | No. | Yds. | Avg. | Long |
Sam Clements | 16 | 92 | 5.8 | 15 |
Trey Davis | 6 | 86 | 14.3 | 54 |
JD Mastin | 4 | 31 | 7.8 | 12 |
Y. Israel | 7 | 28 | 4.0 | 7 |
Zaydin Turner | 4 | 5 | 1.2 | 12 |
Braylon Nester | 1 | -4 | -4.0 | 0 |
Team | 4 | -20 | -5.0 | 0 |
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Passing | A-C-I | Yds. | TD | Long |
Sam Clements | 8-5-0 | 78 | 1 | 26 |
JD Mastin | 6-1-0 | 8 | 0 | 8 |
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Receiving | No. | Yds. | TD | Long |
Gunnar Martin | 2 | 36 | 0 | 19 |
Camahni John | 2 | 16 | 0 | 8 |
Kanden MCAlpin | 1 | 26 | 1 | 26 |
Athias Morris | 1 | 8 | 0 | 8 |
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Lafayette | ||||
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Rushing | No. | Yds. | Avg. | Long |
Triston Taylor | 3 | 17 | 5.7 | 23 |
J. Stephens | 8 | 9 | 1.1 | 7 |
JJ Richardson | 1 | 3 | 3.0 | 3 |
H. Stephens | 1 | -1 | -1.0 | 0 |
Team | 1 | -4 | -4.0 | 0 |
Ransom Payton | 4 | -21 | -5.2 | 1 |
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Passing | A-C-I | Yds. | TD | Long |
Ransom Payton | 34-19-2 | 224 | 0 | 61 |
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Receiving | No. | Yds. | TD | Long |
J. Stephens | 6 | 66 | 0 | 26 |
Triston Taylor | 4 | 18 | 0 | 10 |
Terrazae Taylor | 3 | 26 | 0 | 18 |
C. Giannone | 2 | 86 | 0 | 61 |
Cale Locklar | 2 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
Colton Coleman | 1 | 23 | 0 | 23 |
H. Stephens | 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.