Lexington Kentucky
October 3, 2003
©2003 by Ron Harrison
Tates Creek (3-2) vs. Lafayette (5-1) October 3, 2003
Coach Mark Willoughby's Tates Creek Commodores have been led this season by TB Quincy Taylor, who has gained 686 yards on the ground. Tates Creek lost their district opener to Paul Dunbar and needs to win tonight to get back in the district race as four teams will advance to the post-season.
Coach Mike Harmon has guided the Lafayette Generals to a 2-0 start in district competition. TB Kevin Trahan has run for 437 yards and QB Brian Dinger has passed for 548 yards and five touchdowns. 6-6 WR Nic Mullins has 10 receptions for 215 yards and four touchdowns. Spencer Fain has added to his reputation for versatility by running up 705 all-purpose yards this season. The defense has been led by Chris Wiseman, Hunter Petit, and Jared Leedy.
Lafayette rallied from a 14-0 deficit to defeat Tates Creek 21-14 in an important district game tonight. Lafayette's Spencer Fain once again demonstrated his versatility by making key plays on both sides of the ball. Fain pulled the Generals within seven, 14-7, on a 13 yard scoring reception from Brian Dinger. Fain scored Lafayette's second TD on a 29 yard run. He also kept the eventual winning drive alive by running 18 yards on a fake punt for a key first down. Fain made a key defensive play late in the game to preserve a Lafayette victory. Tates Creek was fourth-and-goal from the Lafayette five-yard line with approximately one minute left when Fain jarred the ball loose from a Tates Creek receiver in the end zone. The Tates Creek faithful protested pass intereference but no flag was thrown.
Lafayette held a 318-256 edge in total offense and the defense did an excellent job shutting down Tates Creek in the second half. Commodore TB Quincy Taylor ripped the Generals for 138 yards and a touchdown on 20 carries in the first half but was effectively slowed over the last two quarters. Lafayette's winning drive covered 92 yards and the finishing touch was supplied by Myron Russell with a nine yard TD run.
Lafayette was led on the ground by Kevin Trahan with 143 yards on 23 carries. Spencer Fain added 78 yards and a TD on four carries. Brian Dinger completed seven of 11 passes for 54 yards and a TD. Spencer Fain had three receptions for 27 yards including a 13 yard scoring reception. The Lafayette defense was led by Hunter Petit with 10 solo and four assisted tackles, while Jared Leedy added eight solo and four assisted tackles. Quincy Taylor led the Tates Creek offense with 173 yards and a score on 34 carries. The Commodore defense was led by Brian Williamson with six solo and four assisted tackles. Eric Choat added six solo and two assisted tackles.
Scoring Summary
| Lafayette | 21 | Tates Creek | 14 |
| School | Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final |
| Tates Creek | 6 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 14 |
| Lafayette | 0 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 21 |
| TC | - Brad Willoughby 4 yard run (kick fails) |
| TC | - Quincy Taylor 4 yard run (Taylor run) |
| L | - Spencer Fain 13 yard pass from Brian Dinger (Kevin Minke kick) |
| L | - Fain 29 yard run (Minke kick) |
| L | - Myron Russell 9 yard run (Minke kick) |
Selected Statistics
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| Rushing | No. | Yds. | Avg. | Long | Rushing | No. | Yds. | Avg. | Long | |
| Quincy Taylor | 34 | 173 | 5.1 | 27 | Kevin Trahan | 23 | 143 | 6.2 | 15 | |
| Jamon Hess | 9 | 29 | 3.2 | 9 | Spencer Fain | 4 | 78 | 19.5 | 29 | |
| Brad Willoughby | 8 | 21 | 2.6 | 5 | Tony Rawlings | 5 | 27 | 5.4 | 11 | |
| DaJon Chenault | 6 | 18 | 3.0 | 4 | Myron Russell | 1 | 9 | 9.0 | 9 | |
| Team | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | Brian Dinger | 2 | 6 | 3.0 | 3 | |
| Chris Kirchner | 1 | -3 | -3.0 | 0 | Cecil Jones | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 1 | |
| Team | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | ||||||
| Passing | A-C-I | Yds. | TD | Long | Passing | A-C-I | Yds. | TD | Long | |
| DaJon Chenault | 5-3-0 | 18 | 0 | 14 | Brian Dinger | 11-7-0 | 54 | 1 | 13 | |
| Receiving | No. | Yds. | TD | Long | Receiving | No. | Yds. | TD | Long | |
| Dan. Covington | 1 | 14 | 0 | 14 | Spencer Fain | 3 | 27 | 1 | 13 | |
| Zach Jones | 1 | 6 | 0 | 6 | Nic Mullins | 2 | 16 | 0 | 11 | |
| Quincy Taylor | 1 | -2 | 0 | 0 | Joe Doren | 1 | 10 | 0 | 10 | |
| Tony Rawlings | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | ||||||
Acknowledgements
A special thanks to WL Stats for the comprehensive stats provided for tonight's game.
Other Games of Interest
Please refer to Week Seven in Review.
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