# Paul Laurence Dunbar edges Tates Creek 28-27 in Lexington football thriller **Published:** 2026-10-10T11:31:11.281Z **Source:** [KHSAA Scoreboard](https://khsaascoreboard.org/) **AI-generated:** yes (claude-haiku-5-5) **Canonical:** https://feeds.lexingtonky.news/article/lex-hs-sports-roundup-2026-10-09 Paul Laurence Dunbar edged Tates Creek 28-27 in a tight road game at Tates Creek High School last night. Tates Creek fell to 1-6 and dropped its fourth straight game, while Dunbar moved to 3-4 after winning three of its last four. [MaxPreps recap of the Dunbar-Tates Creek game](https://www.maxpreps.com/news/yBnYo3_d10Gp6cgGV-9qcw/football-recap-tates-creek-comes-up-just-short-against-paul-laurence-dunbar.htm) Lafayette routed Henry Clay 35-0 at Lafayette High School, handing the Blue Devils their first shutout of the season. Henry Clay fell to 0-7 and has now lost 12 straight games dating back to last season, while Lafayette was described as having won six of its first seven games. [MaxPreps recap of the Henry Clay-Lafayette game](https://www.maxpreps.com/news/FK26qCk6RUe0EtQRZKrRNA/football-recap-tough-loss-for-henry-clay.htm) Lexington Catholic beat Mercer County 45-0, its fourth win this season by 21 or more points. The Knights improved to 5-2 and have won 12 of their last 15 games, while Mercer County (1-6) has lost five in a row. [MaxPreps recap of the Lexington Catholic-Mercer County game](https://www.maxpreps.com/news/K3kvuN004UWc_ZrE3-iZRg/football-recap-lexington-catholic-piles-up-the-points-against-mercer-county.htm) Bryan Station won 24-20 at George Rogers Clark High School. Lexington Christian beat The Academy @ Shawnee 49-14 at Shawnee High School. Frederick Douglass defeated Madison Central 21-14 at Madison Central High School. In girls' volleyball, Lafayette lost 1-2 to Marion County at home. Lexington Christian swept Boyle County 2-0 at home. ## Sources - [KHSAA Scoreboard](https://khsaascoreboard.org/) - [MaxPreps recap: Paul Laurence Dunbar 28, Tates Creek 27](https://www.maxpreps.com/news/yBnYo3_d10Gp6cgGV-9qcw/football-recap-tates-creek-comes-up-just-short-against-paul-laurence-dunbar.htm) - [MaxPreps recap: Lafayette 35, Henry Clay 0](https://www.maxpreps.com/news/FK26qCk6RUe0EtQRZKrRNA/football-recap-tough-loss-for-henry-clay.htm) - [MaxPreps recap: Lexington Catholic 45, Mercer County 0](https://www.maxpreps.com/news/K3kvuN004UWc_ZrE3-iZRg/football-recap-lexington-catholic-piles-up-the-points-against-mercer-county.htm) --- This roundup was generated by AI (claude-haiku-5-5). Final scores are from the official KHSAA scoreboard; surrounding context was added via web search and cited. Covers Lexington/Fayette County high schools only.