© 2008 by Ron Harrison
Coach Brett Newton's North Bullitt Eagles finished 8-5 last season and despite graduating some key players are very optimistic about this season. The Eagles return seven starters on both sides of the ball and will be led by 5-10 190 pound Sr. RB Dalton Cissell, who ran for 1869 yards and 21 touchdowns last season. The offensive line will be anchored by 6-5 295 pound Zach Perkins. 5-10 175 pound Sr. QB Jordan Mayberry will run the offense this season.
Lafayette finished 8-3 last season and Rob Sayre takes over as head coach this season. The Generals have a lot of speed returning in multi-talented 5-10 175 pound Jr. Eric Shaw Jr., who can line up at several positions. 5-9 165 pound Jr. Gary Demus and 5-10 155 pound Sr. James Mayes are key contributors at both wide receiver and defensive back. The Generals have a bruising RB in 5-10 235 pound Sr. RB Darnell Burnside, who recorded 620 yards and 12 touchdowns last season. Jr. Brett Durbin and So. Matt Britt will battle for the starting QB job.
North Bullitt led 28-14 after three quarters and controlled the ball for 10:21 in the fourth quarter to outlast Lafayette 28-21. Dalton Cissell came up big tonight as he scored on a 69 yard pass reception, a 91 yard kickoff return, and a 15 yard run. Lafayette's Eric Shaw Jr. also had three touchdowns tonight including TD runs of 2 and 20 yards and a 67 yard scoring reception.
North Bullitt recorded 10 first downs and 184 yards of total offense. The Eagles were penalized eight times for 31 yards and lost two fumbles. Lafayette recorded 16 first downs and 256 yards of total offense. The Generals were penalized five times for 40 yards and lost two fumbles.
Dalton Cissell led the North Bullitt ground attack with 73 yards and a TD on 23 carries. Shae Ellis carried the ball six times for 31 yards. Jordan Mayberry completed two of six passes for 76 yards and a touchdown. Cissell caught one pass for 69 yards and a touchdown. Cissell also punted twice for an average of 43.0 yards. Jordan Mayberry led the defense with seven solo and two assisted tackles. Devid Elmore added six solo and one assisted tackles.
Eric Shaw Jr. led the Lafayette ground game with 101 yards and two touchdowns on 17 carries. Darnell Burnside carried the ball nine times for 51 yards. Brett Durbin completed six of 14 passes for 79 yards. Matt Britt completed three of eight passes for 92 yards and a TD. Shaw caught four passes for 90 yards and one touchdown. Erick Quesada led the defense with three solo and seven assisted tackles. Shaw recorded four solo and four assisted tackles.
| North Bullitt | 28 | Lafayette | 21 |
| School | Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final |
| North Bullitt | 14 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 28 |
| Lafayette | 8 | 6 | 0 | 7 | 21 |
| NB | - | Dalton Cissell 69 yard pass from Jordan Mayberry (Ryan Tarter pass from Mayberry) |
| L | - | team safety |
| L | - | Eric Shaw Jr. 2 yard run (Matt S. Green kick fails) |
| NB | - | Cissell 91 yard kickoff return (C. J. Parker kick blocked) |
| L | - | Shaw Jr. 20 yard run (team run fails) |
| NB | - | Brandon Campbell recovers fumble in end zone (C. J. Parker kick) |
| NB | - | Cissell 15 yard run (Parker kick) |
| L | - | Shaw Jr. 67 yard pass from Matt Britt (Green kick) |
| North Bullitt | Lafayette | |||||||||
| Rushing | No. | Yds. | Avg. | Long | Rushing | No. | Yds. | Avg. | Long | |
| Dalton Cissell | 23 | 73 | 3.2 | 15 | Eric Shaw Jr. | 17 | 101 | 5.9 | 20 | |
| Shae Ellis | 6 | 31 | 5.2 | 6 | Darnell Burnside | 9 | 51 | 5.7 | 14 | |
| David Elmore | 4 | 14 | 3.5 | 6 | Matt Britt | 1 | 4 | 4.0 | 4 | |
| Team | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | Jamel Sleet | 1 | 3 | 3.0 | 3 | |
| Jordan Mayberry | 6 | -10 | -1.7 | 7 | Brett Durbin | 5 | -35 | -7.0 | 0 | |
| Team | 3 | -39 | -13.0 | 0 | ||||||
| Passing | A-C-I | Yds. | TD | Long | Passing | A-C-I | Yds. | TD | Long | |
| Jordan Mayberry | 6-2-0 | 76 | 1 | 69 | Brett Durbin | 14-6-0 | 79 | 0 | 23 | |
| Matt Britt | 8-3-0 | 92 | 1 | 67 | ||||||
| Receiving | No. | Yds. | TD | Long | Receiving | No. | Yds. | TD | Long | |
| Dalton Cissell | 1 | 69 | 1 | 69 | Eric Shaw Jr. | 4 | 90 | 1 | 67 | |
| Travis Ridley | 1 | 7 | 1 | 7 | Gary Demus | 2 | 29 | 0 | 20 | |
| Keenan Green | 1 | 23 | 0 | 23 | ||||||
| Toby Denton | 1 | 15 | 0 | 15 | ||||||
| James Mayes | 1 | 14 | 0 | 14 | ||||||
A special thanks to WLStats for the comprehensive stats provided for tonight's games.
Please refer to Week 1 in Review .
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.
