PREP FOOTBALL: Lafayette faces Zarephath Academy on an emotional high

  • Lafayette running back Kiami McKnight is tackled by a host of Hamilton County defenders on Sept. 16. (JACK HOWDESHELL/Special to the Reporter)
    Lafayette running back Kiami McKnight is tackled by a host of Hamilton County defenders on Sept. 16. (JACK HOWDESHELL/Special to the Reporter)

    MAYO — After building a two-touchdown cushion midway in the third quarter, Lafayette didn’t exactly cruise to the finish line against Hilliard last Friday.

    With a 21-7 lead, “we felt we were in a …