Under Beatty, Trinity is 15-0 against Lexington teams

September 2, 2016 FieldsColumn

Bob Beatty

BY MIKE FIELDS (Sept. 2, 2016)

When Lafayette plays host to Trinity in high school football tonight, the Generals will try to end Lexington’s 16-year streak of futility against Bob Beatty’s Shamrocks.

The last time a Lexington team beat Trinity was in 1999 when Eric Shelton ran roughshod through the Rocks’ defense in leading Bryan Station to a 31-21 playoff victory in Louisville.

That was Kevin Wright’s last year as Trinity’s coach. Beatty took over in 2000, and since then the Rocks have gone 15-0 against Lexington competition. Most of the games have been lopsided, including Trinity’s 70-14 rout of Lafayette last season.

Here’s how the Rocks have dominated Lexington since 2000 (* denotes playoff game):

2000

45-10 over Henry Clay*
52-21 over Tates Creek*

2001

50-0 over Tates Creek*

2002

49-7 over Dunbar*

2003

25-13 over Dunbar*

2005

41-20 over Henry Clay*

2006

56-35 over Henry Clay*

2007

41-7 over Dunbar
56-6 over Lafayette
50-14 over Henry Clay*

2008

56-0 over Dunbar
65-0 over Lafayette

2009

14-13 over Lexington Catholic

2010

56-7 over Lexington Catholic

2015

70-14 over Lafayette

Lafayette did beat Trinity once upon a time.

On Oct. 7, 1978, Danny Bishop booted a 41-yard field goal with :02 left to give the Generals a 24-21 victory over the two-time defending state champions on Trinity’s homecoming night. The upset ended Trinity’s 12-game winning streak, and it was the first loss for first-year coach Dennis Lampley.

Lampley didn’t forget it, either. Seven years later, when Trinity beat Lafayette 28-7 in the Class 4A finals, Lampley said he considered it long overdue payback for the loss in ’78.

Under Beatty, Trinity is 15-0 against Lexington teams

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