Topic: Football
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Lafayette vs. West Jessamine
West Jessamine High School
Nicholasville, KY
September 19, 2025
© 2025 by Ron Harrison
West Jessamine defeated Lafayette by the score of 26-13. West Jessamine recorded 19 first downs and 351 yards of total offense. The Colts were penalized 12 times for 91 yards. Lafayette recorded 12 first downs and 190 yards of total offense. The Generals were penalized five times for 33 yards and had a pass intercepted.
Bragdon Welch led West Jessamine’s ground game with 109 yards and a touchdown on 25 carries. Caleb Jones carried the ball 12 times for 74 yards and two touchdowns. Cooper Swaim completed 15 of 21 passes for 174 yards and a touchdown. Bragdon Welch caught six passes for 57 yards. Caleb Jones added three receptions for 50 yards. Cooper Wiley recorded three receptions for 20 yards. Drew Hardin caught two passes for eight yards. Nash Bird caught a 39 yard touchdown pass. Cooper Swaim punted twice for a 42.5 average with a long punt of 51 yards with both punts inside the 20 yard line. Cooper Wiley returned one punt for 26 yards and Caleb Jones added one punt return for 17 yards. Bragdon Welch returned one kickoff for 19 yards. Bragdon Welch led the defense with one solo and five assisted tackles with 1.5 of his tackles resulting in losses totaling two yards. Lincoln Coffman added two solo and three assisted tackles. Kash Thompson recorded one solo and four assisted tackles. Caleb Jones and Aiden Blanton each recorded two solo and two assisted tackles. Luke Allen intercepted a pass.
JJ Richardson led Lafayette’s ground game with 32 yards on two carries. Tyree Richardson carried the ball three times for 13 yards and a touchdown. Harrison Stephens recorded 15 yards on six carries. Jehovanis Kondo completed 15 of 26 passes for 167 yards and one touchdowns with one interception. Jackson Grantz caught four passes for 34 yards. Colton Coleman added three receptions for 70 yards. JJ Richardson caught two passes for 29 yards and one touchdown. Jackson Grantz punted twice for a 43.0 average with a long punt of 45 yards with one punt inside the 20 yard line. Gavin Huff and Nick Logan each returned one kickoff for 10 and eight yards respectively. Jackson Grantz led the defense with eight solo and seven assisted tackles. Zhian Harmon added three solo and four assisted tackles. JJ Richardson recorded five solo and one assisted tackles. Nate Logan added two solo and two assisted tackles with 2.5 of his tackles resulting in losses totaling seven yards.
Scoring Summary
School | Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final |
Lafayette | 0 | 7 | 0 | 6 | 13 |
West Jessamine | 12 | 7 | 0 | 7 | 26 |
WJESS | - | Nash Bird 39 yard pass from Cooper Swaim (Easton Erhardt kick fails) |
WJESS | - | Bragdon Welch 5 yard run (Cooper Swaim pass fails) |
LAFAYETT | - | Tyree Richardson 10 yard run (Jackson Grantz kick) |
WJESS | - | Caleb Jones 9 yard run (Easton Erhardt kick) |
WJESS | - | Caleb Jones 7 yard run (Easton Erhardt kick) |
LAFAYETT | - | JJ Richardson 23 yard pass from Jehovanis Kondo (Jehovanis Kondo pass fails) |
Selected Statistics
Lafayette | ||||
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Rushing | No. | Yds. | Avg. | Long |
JJ Richardson | 2 | 32 | 16.0 | 25 |
Harrison Stephens | 6 | 15 | 2.5 | 5 |
Tyree Richardson | 3 | 13 | 4.3 | 10 |
Jehovanis Kondo | 8 | -15 | -1.9 | 3 |
Team | 2 | -22 | -11.0 | 0 |
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Passing | A-C-I | Yds. | TD | Long |
Jehovanis Kondo | 26-15-1 | 167 | 1 | 48 |
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Receiving | No. | Yds. | TD | Long |
Jackson Grantz | 4 | 34 | 0 | 22 |
Colton Coleman | 3 | 70 | 0 | 48 |
Cale Locklar | 3 | 10 | 0 | 7 |
JJ Richardson | 2 | 29 | 1 | 23 |
Brody Ault | 2 | 17 | 0 | 9 |
Harrison Stephens | 1 | 7 | 0 | 7 |
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West Jessamine | ||||
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Rushing | No. | Yds. | Avg. | Long |
Bragdon Welch | 25 | 109 | 4.4 | 11 |
Caleb Jones | 12 | 74 | 6.2 | 12 |
Team | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 |
Cooper Swaim | 1 | -6 | -6.0 | 0 |
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Passing | A-C-I | Yds. | TD | Long |
Cooper Swaim | 21-15-0 | 174 | 1 | 39 |
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Receiving | No. | Yds. | TD | Long |
Bragdon Welch | 6 | 57 | 0 | 17 |
Caleb Jones | 3 | 50 | 0 | 26 |
Cooper Wiley | 3 | 20 | 0 | 9 |
Drew Hardin | 2 | 8 | 0 | 8 |
Nash Bird | 1 | 39 | 1 | 39 |
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 10:39 PM EDT
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