©2005 by Ron Harrison
Jeffersontown (1-0) vs. Lafayette (0-1) August 26, 2005
Coach Scott Carmony's Jeffersontown Chargers opened their season with a 14-13 overtime victory over Montgomery County. The Jeffersontown offense was led by 5-6 140 pound Sr. RB Rayshawn Walker with 91 yards on 21 carries. The Chargers will be without the services of talented RB/DB 6-1 185 pound Sr. Ceedrick Ware due to an injury. Although Jeffersontown has athleticism in some positions, less than 40 players were in camp during preseason and several underclassmen will have to play.
Coach Mike Harmon's Lafayette Generals opened up the season with a 21-14 loss to highly regarded Madison Central. Lafayette was led on offense in the season opener by 5-10 236 pound Sr. RB DeMario Richardson with 104 yards on 26 carries. The Lafayette defense was paced by 6-3 180 pound Sr. RB/DB Enrique Shaw and 5-11 195 pound Jr. LB Fred Pennington.
Lafayette raced out to a 14-0 first quarter lead and cruised to a 36-7 victory over Jeffersontown. Lafayette held a 372-161 advantage in total offense including a 225-14 margin in passing yards. Lafayette recovered one fumble and scored on the recovery and held the Chargers to 3.4 yards per carry. The Generals were penalized 10 times for 84 yards while Jeffersontown was flagged five times for 44 yards.
5-8 166 pound Sr. RB Jordan Lynem led the Lafayette ground game with 51 yards on five carries. DeMario Richardson added 34 yards and a two yard TD run on seven carries. 6-3 189 pound Jr. QB Chris Tune completed nine of 12 passes for 225 yards with two touchdowns and one interception. 5-5 133 pound Jr. Demetrius Mitchell caught two passes for 62 yards including a 48 yard scoring reception. 6-2 171 pound Sr. WR Jonny Meyer had two receptions for 57 yards with a six yard scoring reception. 5-10 155 pound Sr. DB Scott Bodkin led the General defense with four solo and two assisted tackles. 6-2 203 pound Jr. LB Trey Shaftner added three solo and three assisted tackles.
Rayshawn Walker led the Jeffersontown ground game with 93 yards on 22 carries. 5-10 165 pound Jr. QB Dexter Collier added 44 yards with an 11 yard TD run on 14 carries. Collier also completed two passes of six attempts for 14 yards. 5-8 150 pound Fr. DL Justin King led the Charger defense with five solo and two assisted tackles. 5-10 160 pound So. LB Takorey McIntosh added five solo and one assisted tackles while 6-1 220 pound Sr. LB Johnathon Goodwin chipped in with four solo and three assisted tackles.
Scoring Summary
| Lafayette | 36 | Jeffersontown | 7 |
| School | Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final |
| Jeffersontown | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 7 |
| Lafayette | 14 | 13 | 6 | 3 | 36 |
| L | - Enrique Shaw 16 yard fumble recovery (Jake Stephens kick) |
| L | - DeMario Richardson 2 yard run (Stephens kick) |
| L | - Shaw 6 yard run (Stephens kick) |
| L | - Jonny Meyer 6 yard pass from Chris Tune (Stephens kick fails) |
| L | - Demetrius Mitchell 48 yard pass from Tune (Trey Stilz run fails) |
| L | - Stephens kicks 30 yard field goal |
| J | - Dexter Collier 11 yard run (Layne Imel kick) |
Selected Statistics
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| Rushing | No. | Yds. | Avg. | Long | Rushing | No. | Yds. | Avg. | Long | |
| Rayshawn Walker | 22 | 93 | 4.2 | 11 | Jordan Lynem | 5 | 51 | 10.2 | 39 | |
| Dexter Collier | 14 | 44 | 3.1 | 22 | DeMario Richardson | 7 | 34 | 4.9 | 8 | |
| John. Goodwin | 3 | 8 | 2.7 | 5 | Tim Franklin | 3 | 22 | 7.3 | 15 | |
| Carl Hall | 1 | 3 | 3.0 | 3 | Brent Parsley | 3 | 14 | 4.7 | 8 | |
| Gavon. Sanders | 2 | 1 | 0.5 | 1 | Enrique Shaw | 2 | 14 | 7.0 | 8 | |
| Jordan Tucker | 1 | -2 | -2.0 | 0 | Delray Downs | 3 | 9 | 3.0 | 6 | |
| Logan Bunch | 3 | 8 | 2.7 | 3 | ||||||
| Demet. Gordon | 1 | 3 | 3.0 | 3 | ||||||
| Chris Tune | 2 | -4 | -2.0 | 0 | ||||||
| James Alexander | 1 | -4 | -4.0 | 0 | ||||||
| Passing | A-C-I | Yds. | TD | Long | Passing | A-C-I | Yds. | TD | Long | |
| Dexter Collier | 6-2-0 | 14 | 0 | 13 | Chris Tune | 12-9-1 | 225 | 2 | 51 | |
| Receiving | No. | Yds. | TD | Long | Receiving | No. | Yds. | TD | Long | |
| Josh Potts | 1 | 13 | 0 | 13 | Demetrius Mitchell | 2 | 62 | 1 | 48 | |
| Brandon Cason | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | Jonny Meyer | 2 | 57 | 1 | 51 | |
| Enrique Shaw | 2 | 35 | 0 | 22 | ||||||
| Delray Downs | 1 | 26 | 0 | 26 | ||||||
| Jared Leedy | 1 | 24 | 0 | 24 | ||||||
| Trey Stilz | 1 | 21 | 0 | 21 | ||||||
Acknowledgements
A special thanks to WL Stats for the comprehensive stats provided for tonight's game.
Other Games of Interest
Please refer to Week Two in Review.
Please send your comments and questions to Ron Harrison at prepgridiron@yahoo.com.
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