Lafayette (3-1) vs. Bryan Station (1-3) September 20, 2002

Lafayette coach Mike Harmon has successfully alternated Sr. Justin Albrecht and Jr. Brian Dinger at quarterback on their way to a 3-1 start this season.  5-9 223 pound Sr. RB Elrazor Sharp has rushed for 727 yards and eight touchdowns this season.  The Generals are ranked tenth in the state in rushing, averaging 313.3 yards per game.  Lafayette's Jr. defensive end 6-4 192 pound Bilal El-Amin had an excellent game last week in a loss to Mason County. 

Coach Norm Powell's Bryan Station Defenders have talent but they have suffered from 16 turnovers in their first four games.  Bryan Station defeated Louisville Christian last week and was fumble-free.  They also got an excellent defensive effort from 5-11 215 pound Sr. LB Darrell Brooks.  6-1 232 pound Sr. RB/DL Markeith Gillis missed last week's game with a bruised foot and could be a big boost to Bryan Station on both sides of the ball if he is able to perform tonight. 

Lafayette pulled away from a 7-7 halftime tie to defeat Bryan Station 21-7 in a game which started 15 minutes late due to lightning and heavy rain.  The first quarter was scoreless but Lafayette QB Brian Dinger got his team on the board in the second quarter with a 28 yard TD run.  Bryan Station tied the game on an eight yard TD pass from Chris Evans to Darrell Brooks and a successful conversion.  It was all Lafayette in the second half as they scored on a Michael Murray 23 yard TD run in the third quarter and a two yard run by Elrazor Sharp in the final period. 

Lafayette held a 247-131 yard edge in total offense.  Unfortunately for Bryan Station the turnover "bug" returned as they lost two fumbles and had one pass intercepted for the evening.  Lafayette was led tonight by Elrazor Sharp who carried the ball 22 times for 92 yards and one score.  Spencer Fain caught three passes for 51 yards.  Markeith Gillis led Bryan Station with 87 yards on 11 carries, with 77 of the yards coming on eight carries in the first half. 

Scoring Summary

Lafayette

21

Bryan Station

7

School	Q1	Q2	Q3	Q4	Final
Lafayette	0	7	7	7	21
Bryan Station	0	7	0	0	7

L	- Brian Dinger 28 yard run (Kevin Minke kick)
BS	- Darrell Brooks 8 yard pass from Chris Evans (Brooks kick)
L	- Michael Murray 23 yard run (Minke kick)
L	- Elrazor Sharp 2 yard run (Minke kick)

 

Selected Statistics
 

Lafayette						Bryan Station
Rushing	No.	Yds.	Avg.	Long		Rushing	No.	Yds.	Avg.	Long
Elrazor Sharp	22	92	4.2	18		Markeith Gillis	11	87	7.9	35
Michael Murray	7	35	5.0	23		Darrell Brooks	4	7	1.8	3
Brian Dinger	3	33	11.0	28		Chris Evans	2	7	3.5	3
Cecil Jones	6	12	2.0	6		Drew Moran	3	6	2.0	5
Myron Russell	3	9	3.0	18		Chris Seals	10	2	0.2	7
Spencer Fain	3	-7	-2.3	3
Passing	A-C-I	Yds.	TD	Long		Passing	A-C-I	Yds.	TD	Long
Brian Dinger	10-5-1	73	0	24		Chris Evans	9-4-1	18	1	18
Justin Albrecht	1-0-0	0	0	0		Drew Moran	1-0-0	0	0	0
Receiving	No.	Yds.	TD	Long		Receiving	No.	Yds.	TD	Long
Spencer Fain	3	51	0	24		Phillip Stokes	2	7	0	4
Jake Loveland	1	15	0	15		Darrell Brooks	1	8	1	8
Joe Doren	1	7	0	7		Jaumaun Andrews	1	3	0	3

Acknowledgements

I would like to thank the athletic directors and coaching staffs of Lafayette and Bryan Station for the information provided me about their teams.  Also a special thanks to the WL Stats crew for the statistics provided for the game.

Other Area Games of Interest

Scott County

41

Henry Clay

26

Scott County rolled up 353 yards on the ground and also connected on a six yard TD pass from Chris Cronin to Ryan Rennecker to give Scott County a 20-12 lead and momentum going into halftime intermission. For a complete write-up of this game, click [here]. 
 

West Jessamine

13

Boyle County

9

The Colt defense came up big to stun Boyle County and hand the Rebels their second loss of the year.
 

Lexington Catholic

24

Southwestern

14

Catholic scored 17 unanswered points in the second half to defeat upset-minded Southwestern. 
 

Woodford County

24

Paul Dunbar

17

Ross Cassity caught an eight yard touchdown pass from Eric Sobolewski with 22 seconds remaining in the game to give the Yellowjackets a big win at home.
 

Rockcastle County

55

Estill County

16

Tailback Marty Reagan carried the ball 12 times for 179 yards and two scores in the first half to lead the Rockets to victory.  Reagan sat out the second half as Rockcastle County held a 43-8 lead at halftime.
 

East Jessamine	64	McCreary Central	0
Russell	12	Mason County	7
Boone County	49	Holmes	12
Madison Central	49	South Laurel	0
Harrodsburg	6	Paris	0
Harrison County	35	Montgomery County	0
Frankfort	22	Grant County	6
Louisville Trinity	26	Ballard	7
St. Xavier	10	Manual	6
Danville	39	Bellevue	8
Clark County	35	Clay County	12
Henderson County	54	Christian County	28
Lloyd Memorial	28	Mercer County	14
Madison Southern	26	Wayne County	20
Perry Central	38	Hazard	6
Pleasure Ridge Park	19	Central Hardin	6
South Oldham	20	Shelby County	13
Russell County	15	Somerset	14
Anderson County	29	Western Hills	24
Bell County	50	Corbin	15
Bourbon County	36	Franklin County	0
Dixie Heights	54	Scott	14
Male	62	Atherton	0
Meade County	7	North Hardin	6
Simon Kenton	31	Dayton	12