Topic: Football
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Lafayette vs. Shelby County
Robert Doyle Stadium
Shelby County High School
Shelbyville, KY
September 12, 2025
© 2025 by Ron Harrison
Lafayette dominated play on both sides of the ball tonight in a 32-6 victory over Shelby County. The Lafayette defense held Shelby County to 31 yards of total offense and a -14 yards on the ground and recorded one fumble recovery and one interception. Lafayette recorded 13 first downs and 321 yards of total offense. The Generals were penalized 17 times for 192 yards, lost a fumble, and had three passes intercepted. Shelby County recorded five first downs and 31 yards of total offense. The Rockets were penalized four times for 26 yards, lost a fumble, and had a pass intercepted.
Jehovanis Kondo led Lafayette’s ground game with 36 yards and a touchdown on five carries. Tristin Simpson carried the ball twice for 32 yards. JJ Richardson recorded 28 yards on five carries. Jackson Grantz carried the ball once for 17 yards. Jehovanis Kondo completed 12 of 25 passes for 210 yards and four touchdowns with three interceptions. Brayden Damron completed one of three passes for one yard. Cale Locklar caught four passes for 89 yards and a touchdown. Colton Coleman added three receptions for 72 yards and a touchdown. Jackson Grantz recorded three catches for 40 yards and a touchdown. Mason Willet caught two passes for five yards and JJ Richardson added a five yard scoring reception. JJ Richardson returned two kickoffs for 40 yards with a long return of 26 yards. Jackson Grantz kicked off five times for a 56.0 average with three touch backs. Tristin Simpson led the defense with five solo and one assisted tackles with two of his tackles resulting in losses totaling 15 yards. Jackson Grantz added four solo and three assisted tackles. Landon Baker recorded two solo and two assisted tackles with 1.5 of his tackles resulting in losses totaling seven yards and recovered a fumble. Mekhi Taylor and YaYa Chenault each recorded two solo and two assisted tackles. Michael Miles recorded two solo and one assisted tackles with two of his tackles resulting in losses totaling 24 yards. Nick Logan recorded one tackles for a 15 yard loss. Bryson Winchester intercepted a pass he returned five yards.
Erik Taylor led Shelby County’s ground game with 29 yards on 10 carries. Xavier Owens carried the ball twice for 10 yards. Tristan Barrow ran for a touchdown. Briley Staples completed eight of 23 passes for 45 yards with one interception. Clay Seaton caught five passes for 25 yards. Xavier Owens added one reception for 15 yards. Clay Seaton returned two kickoffs for 39 yards with a long return of 22 yards. Robbie Moore returned one kickoff for 13 yards. Robbie Moore led the defense with three solo and five assisted tackles with 2.5 of his tackles resulting in losses totaling 15 yards and intercepted a pass he returned three yards. L. Rugamba added four solo and two assisted tackles and intercepted a pass he returned 29 yards. Clay Seaton recorded three solo and four assisted tackles and broke up three passes. Erik Taylor intercepted a pass he returned 22 yards. Karter Myers recovered a fumble.
Scoring Summary
School | Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final |
Lafayette | 6 | 20 | 6 | 0 | 32 |
Shelby County | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 |
LAFAYETT | - | Colton Coleman 25 yard pass from Jehovanis Kondo (Jackson Grantz kick fails) |
SHELBY | - | Tristan Barrow 7 yard run (Noah Hardesty kick is blocked) |
LAFAYETT | - | JJ Richardson 5 yard pass from Jehovanis Kondo (Jackson Grantz kick) |
LAFAYETT | - | Cale Locklar 14 yard pass from Jehovanis Kondo (Jackson Grantz kick fails) |
LAFAYETT | - | Jackson Grantz 14 yard pass from Jehovanis Kondo (Jackson Grantz kick) |
LAFAYETT | - | Jehovanis Kondo 13 yard run (Jackson Grantz run fails) |
Selected Statistics
Lafayette | ||||
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Rushing | No. | Yds. | Avg. | Long |
Jehovanis Kondo | 5 | 36 | 7.2 | 41 |
Tristin Simpson | 2 | 32 | 16.0 | 20 |
JJ Richardson | 5 | 28 | 5.6 | 26 |
Jackson Grantz | 1 | 17 | 17.0 | 17 |
Tyree Richardson | 3 | 7 | 2.3 | 15 |
Harrison Stephens | 4 | 5 | 1.2 | 9 |
Team | 2 | -15 | -7.5 | 0 |
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Passing | A-C-I | Yds. | TD | Long |
Jehovanis Kondo | 25-12-3 | 210 | 4 | 60 |
Brayden Damron | 3-1-0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
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Receiving | No. | Yds. | TD | Long |
Cale Locklar | 4 | 89 | 1 | 60 |
Colton Coleman | 3 | 72 | 1 | 37 |
Jackson Grantz | 3 | 40 | 1 | 16 |
Mason Willet | 2 | 5 | 0 | 4 |
JJ Richardson | 1 | 5 | 1 | 5 |
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Shelby County | ||||
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Rushing | No. | Yds. | Avg. | Long |
Erik Taylor | 10 | 29 | 2.9 | 9 |
Xavier Owens | 2 | 10 | 5.0 | 6 |
Tristan Barrow | 7 | 1 | 0.1 | 7 |
Team | 2 | -11 | -5.5 | 0 |
Adon Taylor | 2 | -15 | -7.5 | 5 |
Briley Staples | 5 | -28 | -5,6 | 4 |
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Passing | A-C-I | Yds. | TD | Long |
Briley Staples | 23-8-1 | 45 | 0 | 15 |
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Receiving | No. | Yds. | TD | Long |
Clay Seaton | 5 | 25 | 0 | 11 |
Xavier Owens | 1 | 15 | 0 | 15 |
Ian Aloo | 1 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
Erik Taylor | 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.
Updated: Tuesday, 23 September 2025 3:26 PM EDT
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