Scott County (9-0) vs. Lafayette (6-3) November 1, 2002

Scott County has claimed the district title and is assured of reaching the playoffs.  They will finish 10-0 if they defeat Lafayette tonight and complete a sweep of Lexington 4A schools.  However, four teams are battling for the remaining three district playoff berths.  Lafayette (3-2), Woodford County (3-2), Paul Dunbar (3-2), and Henry Clay (3-3) are all in contention.  Lafayette needs to either defeat Scott County tonight or they need Tates Creek to upend Woodford County to secure a playoff berth. 

Both teams feature a powerful ground attack.  Scott County's will be led by 5-9 159 pound So. Ted Sberna, 5-11 177 pound Jr. Phillip Ray, 5-9 220 pound So. Percy Hargrove, and 6-2 226 pound Jr. Courtney White.  When QB Chris Cronin needs to go airborne, his favorite target is 5-11 151 pound Sr. WR Ryan Rennecker.  The Lafayette attack features 5-9 223 pound Sr. RB Elrazor Sharp, 5-8 219 pound Sr. RB Michael Murray, and 5-8 250 pound Jr. FB Cecil Jones.  Speedy 5-6 156 pound Jr. WR/DB Spencer Fain is a threat to go the distance anytime he touches the ball. 

Scott County survived a determined Lafayette squad to gain a 26-21 victory and finish the regular season at 10-0.  Scott County took a 6-0 lead on a four yard run by Ted Sberna.  Lafayette took an 8-6 lead on a 25 yard run by Michael Murray and a two point conversion pass from Justin Albrecht to Myron Russell.  Lafayette got a big play from DB Spencer Fain as he intercepted a deflected pass from Ryan Rennecker at the Scott County 41 and ran it back to the Scott County 17.  Lafayette could not capitalize and Scott County recovered a fumble on the six yard line.  Scott County could not move the ball and Lafayette took over on a punt at the Scott County 29.  Elrazor Sharp gave Lafayette a 15-6 lead on a 29 yard TD run.  A Lafayette pass interception was nullified by a pass interference penalty and Scott County had a 1st and 10 from the Lafayette 7.  Ted Sberna scored on a seven yard run and Scott County trailed 15-12 at the half. 

Scott County took the kickoff to start the second half and marched down the field to take a 19-15 lead on a one yard run by Chris Cronin.  Scott County extended the lead to 26-15 on a 33 yard run on a fumble recovery by Josh Moore.  Lafayette cut the deficit to 26-21 with 3:14 remaining in the game on a 56 yard run on a fumble recovery by Spencer Fain.  Fain recovered an onside kick on the ensuing kickoff and Lafayette took over on the Scott County 42.  Lafayette had a 4th and 8 play from the Scott County 28 when Scott County's Ted Sberna made a game saving tackle.  Michael Murray took the handoff and appeared to have a path to the end zone when Sberna flashed across to make the open field tackle. 

Scott County held a 359-214 edge in total offense.  The Cardinal offense was led by Ted Sberna with 101 yards and two scores on 9 carries.  Phillip Ray added 80 yards on 12 carries and Percy Hargrove chipped in with 64 yards on 14 rushing attempts.  Chris Cronin completed four of eight passes for 98 yards.  Ryan Rennecker had all of the receptions.  Scott County lost three fumbles and had one pass intercepted.  Lafayette was led tonight by Elrazor Sharp who carried the ball 22 times for 162 yards and a score.  The Generals also lost three fumbles and had a pass intercepted. 

Scoring Summary

Scott County

26

Lafayette

21

School	Q1	Q2	Q3	Q4	Final
Scott County	6	6	14	0	26
Lafayette	15	0	0	6	21

SC	- Ted Sberna 4 yard run (kick failed)
L	- Michael Murray 25 yard run (Myron Russell pass from Justin Albrecht)
L	- Elrazor Sharp 29 yard run (Kevin Minke kick)
SC	- Ted Sberna 7 yard run (pass failed)
SC	- Chris Cronin 1 yard run (Dag Selden kick)
SC	- Josh Moore 33 yard fumble recovery (Selden kick)
L	- Spencer Fain 56 yard fumble recovery (pass failed)

 

Selected Statistics
 

Scott County						Lafayette
Rushing	No.	Yds.	Avg.	Long		Rushing	No.	Yds.	Avg.	Long
Ted Sberna	9	101	11.2	50		Elrazor Sharp	22	162	7.4	29
Phillip Ray	12	80	6.7	20		Michael Murray	8	35	4.4	25
Percy Hargrove	4	64	4.6	14		Cecil Jones	2	4	2.0	2
Courtney White	6	15	2.5	7		Spencer Fain	2	3	1.5	4
Chris Cronin	6	1	0.2	2		Justin Albrecht	1	0	0.0	0
						Chris Jones	1	-2	-2.0	0
						Myron Russell	1	-3	-3.0	0
						Brian Dinger	1	-5	-5.0	0
Passing	A-C-I	Yds.	TD	Long		Passing	A-C-I	Yds.	TD	Long
Chris Cronin	8-4-0	98	0	78		Brian Dinger	11-4-0	28	0	10
Ryan Rennecker	1-0-1	0	0	0		Justin Albrecht	6-1-1	8	0	8
						Michael Murray	1-0-0	0	0	0
Receiving	No.	Yds.	TD	Long		Receiving	No.	Yds.	TD	Long
Ryan Rennecker	4	98	0	18		Spencer Fain	2	18	0	10
						Chris Jones	2	14	0	8
						Michael Murray	1	4	0	4

Acknowledgements

A special thanks to WL Stats for the comprehensive statistics provided for tonight's game. 

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Woodford County

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Bryan Station

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Lexington Catholic

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Bell County

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Montgomery County

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Fairview	53	Lexington Christian	0
Louisville Holy Cross	28	Frankfort	21
Raceland	42	Berea	14
West Jessamine	59	Marion County	28
Harrison County	31	East Jessamine	28
Madison Southern	54	Morgan County	0
Southwestern	54	Whitley County	6
Ashland	36	Greenup County	0
Bullitt East	48	North Bullitt	0
Highlands	35	Scott	8
Mason County	42	West Carter	0
Russell County	20	Casey County	0
Beechwood	20	Newport Central Catholic	0
Boyle County	42	Pulaski County	6
Danville	58	Somerset	14
Lincoln County	35	McCreary Central	12
Male	26	Manual	0
Mayfield	24	Ballard Memorial	6
Meade County	52	Bullitt Central	0
St. Xavier	76	Atherton	0
Warren Central	57	Franklin-Simpson	33
Tilghman	33	Hopkinsville	28
Perry Central	54	Knott County Central	8