Topic: Football
2025FBLAFTC
Lafayette vs. Tates Creek
Tates Creek High School
Lexington, KY
October 17, 2025
© 2025 by Ron Harrison
Tates Creek defeated Lafayette by the score of 21-14. Tates Creek recorded 15 first downs and 268 yards of total offense. The Commodores were penalized 14 times for 114 yards and had a pass intercepted. Lafayette recorded 15 first downs and 244 yards of total offense. The Generals were penalized seven times for 65 yards, lost a fumble, and had a pass intercepted.
BJ Evans led Tates Creek’s ground game with 73 yards and a touchdown on 21 carries. Darnell Burnside carried the ball six times for 21 yards. Kaleb Murphy added 15 yards on three carries. Darnell Burnside completed 16 of 24 passes for 160 yards and two touchdowns with one interception. JT Cooper caught eight passes for 119 yards and two touchdowns. Luke Cooper added four receptions for 27 yards. Triston Taylor chipped in with four catches for 14 yards. Triston Taylor returned three kickoffs for 109 yards with a long return of 61 yards. Triston Taylor returned one punt for six yards. Shawn Taylor led the defense with five solo and three assisted tackles. Miles Hayward added three solo and five assisted tackles with two of his tackles resulting in losses totaling 10 yards. Daymond Griffin recorded two solo and three assisted tackles and recovered a fumble. Nazir Sanford chipped in with three solo and one assisted tackles. Lazarey Warren recorded four assisted tackles and intercepted a pass he returned 12 yards.
Harrison Stephens led Lafayette’s ground game with 43 yards on 11 carries. Tyree Richardson carried the ball seven times for 23 yards. Jehovanis Kondo carried the ball seven times for seven yards and a touchdown. Jehovanis Kondo completed 16 of 37 passes for 171 yards and one touchdown with one interception. Colton Coleman caught seven passes for 105 yards. Harrison Stephens added four receptions for 35 yards. Cale Locklar caught four passes for 17 yards and a touchdown. Jackson Grantz chipped in with one reception for 14 yards. Jackson Grantz returned one punt for seven yards. Cale Locklar returned one kickoff for 19 yards. Gavin Huff returned one kickoff for 10 yards. YaYa Chenault led the defense with five solo and two assisted tackles. Dannel Amankwah added four solo and two assisted tackles. Jackson Grantz and Chase Fogle each recorded three solo and three assisted tackles. Colton Coleman and Harrison Stephens each had four solo and one assisted tackles. Mekhi Taylor chipped in with four solo tackles with one of his tackles resulting in a six yard loss. Michael Miles added three solo tackles with one of his tackles resulting in a nine yard loss.
Scoring Summary
School | Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final |
Lafayette | 7 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 14 |
Tates Creek | 7 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 21 |
TCREEK | - | BJ Evans 2 yard run (Blake Hitchcock kick) |
LAFAYETT | - | Cale Locklar 5 yard pass from Jehovanis Kondo (Jackson Grantz kick) |
TCREEK | - | JT Cooper 10 yard pass from Darnell Burnside (Blake Hitchcock kick) |
TCREEK | - | JT Cooper 39 yard pass from Darnell Burnside (Blake Hitchcock kick) |
LAFAYETT | - | Jehovanis Kondo 1 yard run (Jackson Grantz kick) |
Selected Statistics
Lafayette | ||||
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Rushing | No. | Yds. | Avg. | Long |
Harrison Stephens | 11 | 43 | 3.9 | 16 |
Tyree Richardson | 7 | 23 | 3.3 | 13 |
Jehovanis Kondo | 7 | 7 | 1.0 | 8 |
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Passing | A-C-I | Yds. | TD | Long |
Jehovanis Kondo | 37-16-1 | 171 | 1 | 39 |
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Receiving | No. | Yds. | TD | Long |
Colton Coleman | 7 | 105 | 0 | 39 |
Harrison Stephens | 4 | 35 | 0 | 19 |
Cale Locklar | 4 | 17 | 1 | 7 |
Jackson Grantz | 1 | 14 | 0 | 14 |
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Tates Creek | ||||
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Rushing | No. | Yds. | Avg. | Long |
BJ Evans | 21 | 73 | 3.5 | 8 |
Darnell Burnside | 6 | 21 | 3.5 | 20 |
Kaleb Murphy | 3 | 15 | 5.0 | 10 |
Triston Taylor | 2 | 9 | 4.5 | 7 |
Team | 1 | -10 | -10.0 | 0 |
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Passing | A-C-I | Yds. | TD | Long |
Darnell Burnside | 24-16-1 | 160 | 2 | 39 |
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Receiving | No. | Yds. | TD | Long |
JT Cooper | 8 | 119 | 2 | 39 |
Luke Cooper | 4 | 27 | 0 | 13 |
Triston Taylor | 4 | 14 | 0 | 13 |
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, 21 October 2025 10:19 PM EDT
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