Topic: Football
Frederick Douglass vs.Highlands
Highlands High School
Fort Thomas, KY
August 22, 2025
© 2025 by Ron Harrison
Highlands overcame mistakes and lost opportunities to defeat Frederick Douglass 21-20 in two overtimes. Highlands lost two fumbles, had a pass intercepted and missed four field goal attempts with two of them being blocked. The score was tied 7-7 at the end of regulation. Highlands took the ball first in overtime and scored on a Tayden Lorenzen 1 yard run but the two point conversion attempt failed leaving the door open for Frederick Douglass. Terry Cayson scored on a 10 yard pass from Brady Ross but the conversion kick was blocked leaving the score at 13-13 and moving to a second overtime. Frederick Douglass got the ball first and scored on a 3 yard run by Dakari Talbert and Ron’Rekus Barber added the conversion kick to give the Broncos a 14-7 lead. However the Bluebirds were not done as Tayden Lorenzen scored on a 4 yard run and then added a conversion run to give Highlands a 21-20 victory.
Highlands recorded 19 first downs and 306 yards of total offense. The Bluebirds were penalized six times for 55 yards, lost two fumbles, and had a pass intercepted. Frederick Douglass recorded six first downs and 128 yards of total offense. The Broncos were penalized 10 times for 65 yards.
Gabe Williams led Highlands’ ground game with 84 yards on 18 carries. Tayden Lorenzen carried the ball 14 times for 47 yards and two touchdowns. Rio Litmer completed 13 of 18 passes for 129 yards and one touchdown with one interception. Cale Harris caught eight passes for 88 yards and a touchdown. Gabe Williams added two receptions for 18 yards. Tayden Lorenzen caught two passes for 12 yards. Gabe Williams returned one kickoff for 23 yards. Andrew Lucas returned one kickoff for 19 yards. Gabe Williams led the defense with two solo and five assisted tackles. Connor Carnohan added eight assisted tackles. Max Merz recorded two solo and three assisted tackles.
Dakari Talbert led Frederick Douglass’ ground game with 69 yards and a touchdown on 21 carries. Carter Ross carried the ball three times for 38 yards and a touchdown. Brady Ross completed five of 11 passes for 48 yards and a touchdown. DeAndre Clay caught three passes for 39 yards. Terry Cayson added a 10 yard touchdown pass. Kane Pointer returned two kickoffs for 79 yards with a long return of 67 yards. Tacori Fields led the defense with four solo and 20 assisted tackles and recovered a fumble. Thurman Wade added eight solo and three assisted tackles with one of his tackles resulting in a four yard loss. Nelson Irakiza recorded three solo and seven assisted tackles. Jimmy Hooks chipped in with four solo and two assisted tackles with one of his tackles resulting in a two yard loss. Cionne Conn recorded three solo and three assisted tackles and intercepted a pass he returned four yards. Stoney Mack added one solo and two assisted tackles and recovered a fumble.
Scoring Summary
School | Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final |
Frederick Douglass | 0 | 0 | 7 | 13 | 20 |
Highlands | 0 | 7 | 0 | 14 | 21 |
HIGHLAN | - | Cale Harris 22 yard pass from Rio Litmer (Kai Anderson kick) |
FD | - | Carter Ross 30 yard run (Ron’Rekus Barber kick) |
HIGHLAN | - | Tayden Lorenzen 1 yard run (Isaac Niemann run fails) |
FD | - | Terry Cayson 10 yard pass from Brady Ross (Ron’Rekus Barber kick is blocked) |
FD | - | Dakari Talbert 2 yard run (Ron’Rekus Barber kick) |
HIGHLAN | - | Tayden Lorenzen 4 yard run (Tayden Lorenzen run) |
Selected Statistics
Frederick Douglass | ||||
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Rushing | No. | Yds. | Avg. | Long |
Dakari Talbert | 21 | 69 | 3.3 | 8 |
Carter Ross | 3 | 38 | 12.7 | 30 |
Jeremiah Turner | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 |
Team | 2 | -27 | -13.5 | 0 |
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Passing | A-C-I | Yds. | TD | Long |
Brady Ross | 11-5-0 | 48 | 1 | 14 |
Jeremiah Turner | 1-0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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Receiving | No. | Yds. | TD | Long |
DeAndre Clay | 3 | 39 | 0 | 14 |
Terry Cayson | 1 | 10 | 1 | 10 |
Dakari Talbert | 1 | -1 | 0 | 0 |
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Highlands | ||||
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Rushing | No. | Yds. | Avg. | Long |
Gabe Williams | 18 | 84 | 4.7 | 17 |
Tayden Lorenzen | 14 | 47 | 3.4 | 7 |
Aidan Duncan | 10 | 23 | 2.5 | 6 |
Rio Litmer | 4 | 14 | 3.5 | 7 |
Colt Kremer | 3 | 7 | 2.3 | 3 |
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Passing | A-C-I | Yds. | TD | Long |
Rio Litmer | 18-13-1 | 129 | 1 | 22 |
Tayden Lorenzen | 1-0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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Receiving | No. | Yds. | TD | Long |
Cale Harris | 8 | 88 | 1 | 22 |
Gabe Williams | 2 | 18 | 0 | 10 |
Tayden Lorenzen | 2 | 12 | 0 | 7 |
John Feldbrugg. | 1 | 11 | 0 | 11 |
Acknowledgements
A special thanks to WL Stats for the comprehensive stats provided for tonight's games.
Please feel free to send your comments and questions concerning the event, teams, or players to me at prepgridiron@yahoo.com.
Ron Harrison’s reports on this and other football events appear on https://www.angelfire.com/ky2/prepgridiron.