East Jessamine (0-1) vs. Lafayette (1-0) August 24, 2001

Coach Paul Roher's East Jessamine Jaguars got off to a rocky start last week dropping a 42-6 decision to Bell County.  The Jags lost seven fumbles in the game.  The East Jessamine offense should be led by running backs Aaron Creech and Josh Burton.  First year Lafayette head coach Make Harmon got off to a great start with a 33-14 win at Pikeville.  The Generals were led by RB Elrazor Sharp who rambled for 277 yards and four touchdowns in the opening victory.

Lafayette's Elrazor Sharp went to the bench after the first quarter with an ankle injury after gaining only 33 yards on nine carries.  However, Lafayette had plenty of weapons available to defeat East Jessamine by a score of 28-12.  East Jessamine opened the scoring with an Aaron Creech 15 yard TD run.  Lafayette answered with a 63 yard scoring strike from Justin Albrecht to Spencer Fain to start a 28-0 scoring run.  5-6 150 pound So. Spencer Fain rushed for 68 yards on 14 carries and one touchdown.  He also caught four passes for 91 yards and one score.  5-7 215 So. FB Cecil Jones ran for 59 yards on 14 carries and scored twice.  JR. QB Justin Albrecht passed for 142 yards and one TD on 7 of 12 through the air.  East Jessamine was led by running backs Aaron Creech and Josh Burton  Creech rushed for 82 yards on 11 carries and Burton added 64 yards on 16 carries with each scoring a touchdown. 

Lafayette also had some highlights on defense with LB Roger Lewis making some big hits and Jake Loveland intercepting two passes.  Bilal El-Amin had a big fumble recovery on the East Jessamine 8 yard line that led to Spencer Fain's 6 yard TD run. 

Two wins does not a season make but Coach Mike Harmon who was an assistant coach at Tates Creek has brought a winning attitude to Lafayette and the Generals are playing sound fundamental football.  The Generals will probably encounter problems with large, physical teams this year but with (by my count) only eight seniors on the squad the future looks bright for the Generals and their young head coach.

Scoring Summary

East Jessamine

28

Lafayette

12

School	Q1	Q2	Q3	Q4	Final
East Jessamine	6	0	0	6	12
Lafayette	7	7	14	0	28

EJ Aaron Creech 15 yard run (kick fails)
L   Justin Albrecht 63 yards pass to Spencer Fain (Chris Hunt kick)
L   Fain 6 yard run (Hunt kick)
L   Cecil Jones 3 yard run (Hunt kick)
L   Jones 11 yard run (Hunt kick)
EJ Josh Burton 15 yard run (rush fails)
 

Selected Statistics
 

East Jessamine						Lafayette
Rushing	No.	Yds.	Avg.	Long		Rushing	No.	Yds.	Avg.	Long
Aaron Creech	11	82	7.5	44		Spencer Fain	14	68	4.9	14
Josh Burton	16	64	4.0	15		Cecil Jones	14	59	4.2	15
Patrick Hunt	07	34	4.9	26		Elrazor Sharp	09	33	3.7	11
Brad Richardson	03	6	2.0	6		Brian Dinger	02	20	10.0	15
Passing	A-C-I	Yds.	TD	Long		Passing	A-C-I	Yds.	TD	Long
Patrick Hunt	11-3-2	25	0	11		Justin Albrecht	12-7-1	142	1	63
Receiving	No.	Yds.	TD	Long		Receiving	No.	Yds.	TD	Long
Josh Burton	2	14	0	10		Spencer Fain	4	91	1	63
Brad Richardson	1	11	0	11		Jeff Coats	3	51	0	32

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

Other Area Games of Interest
 

Tates Creek

20

Clark County

17

Tates Creek erased a 17-6 deficit in the fourth quarter to gain a hard-earned win.
 

Lexington Christian

20

Powell County

16

Lexington Christian earns their first varsity football win.
 

Paul Dunbar

41

Nelson County

14

Corey Dunn rushed for 267 yards and a touchdown on 27 rushing attempts.
 

West Jessamine	41	Garrard County	10
Louisville Christian Academy	28	Western Hills	6
Harrodsburg	41	Lincoln County	28
Campbell County	17	Holmes	7
Russell	24	Greenup County	6
Rockcastle County	54	South Laurel	0
Somerset	21	Pulaski County	6
Lawrence County	52	Cabell-Midland WV	34
Mason County	20	Montgomery County	7
Newport Central Catholic	44	Newport	12
St. Xavier	24	Butler	0
Bullitt East	30	Shelby County	23
Woodford County	34	Franklin County	8
Trinity	43	North Hardin	0