Topic: Football
Ashland Blazer vs. Tates Creek
Tates Creek High School
Lexington, KY
August 29, 2025
© 2025 by Ron Harrison
Ashland scored 22 unanswered points in the second quarter to take control on their way to a 44-23 victory over Tates Creek. Ashland recorded 21 first downs and 421 yards of total offense. The Tomcats were penalized four times for 73 yards and lost a fumble. Tates Creek recorded seven first downs and 102 yards of total offense. The Commodores were penalized twice for 20 yards and lost a fumble.
Cameron Davis led Ashland’s ground game with 127 yards and three touchdowns on 20 carries. Trevonte Taylor added 82 yards and a touchdown on 10 carries. Brody Simpkins recorded 78 yards on 13 carries. Justin Hughes carried the ball six times for 32 yards and a touchdown. Luke McCoy added 24 yards on five carries. Daylen Farrow chipped in with 19 yards on two carries. Justin Hughes completed seven of 10 passes for 59 yards and one touchdown. Cameron Davis caught five passes for 42 yards. Dylan Duckwyler added two receptions for 17 yards and a touchdown. Cameron Davis returned three kickoffs for 99 yards with a long return of 83 yards. Keyshawn Newman led the defense with three solo and five assisted tackles with 2.5 of his tackles resulting in losses totaling 14 yards. Brody Simpkins added one solo and seven assisted tackles with one of his tackles resulting in a one yard loss and recovered a fumble. Sam Lyons recorded three solo tackles with one of his tackles resulting in a three yard loss. Ben Prichard chipped in with one solo and three assisted tackles with 1.5 of his tackles resulting in losses totaling 10 yards.
BJ Evans led Tates Creek’s ground game with 52 yards on 14 carries. Darnell Burnside completed 10 of 15 passes for 60 yards and a touchdown. Triston Taylor caught five passes for 17 yards. JT Cooper added three receptions for 46 yards and a touchdown. Triston Taylor returned one kickoff for 92 yards and a touchdown and returned one punt for 33 yards. Lazarey Warren returned two kickoffs for 13 yards with a long return of 11 yards. Adrian Smith and JT Cooper each returned one kickoff for 13 and 10 points respectively. Rekus Greer led the defense with eight solo and three assisted tackles. Lazarey Warren added six solo and three assisted tackles. Miles Hayward recorded five solo and three assisted tackles with one of his tackles resulting in a one yard loss. DVaughn Flowers chipped in with five solo and two assisted tackles. Daymond Griffin scored on a 25 yard fumble recovery return.
Scoring Summary
School | Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final |
Ashland Blazer | 7 | 22 | 8 | 7 | 44 |
Tates Creek | 9 | 0 | 14 | 0 | 23 |
ASHLAND | - | Justin Hughes 4 yard run (Troy Barnett kick) |
TCREEK | - | Blake Hitchcock kicks a 39 yard field goal |
TCREEK | - | Daymond Griffin 25 yard fumble recovery (Team run fails) |
ASHLAND | - | Cameron Davis 4 yard run (Troy Barnett kick fails) |
ASHLAND | - | Trevonte Taylor 2 yard run (Cameron Davis run) |
ASHLAND | - | Dylan Duckwyler 7 yard pass from Justin Hughes (Brody Simpkins run) |
TCREEK | - | Triston Taylor 92 yard kickoff return (Blake Hitchcock kick) |
ASHLAND | - | Cameron Davis 24 yard run (Luke McCoy run) |
TCREEK | - | JT Cooper 24 yard pass from Darnell Burnside (Blake Hitchcock kick) |
ASHLAND | - | Cameron Davis 12 yard run (Troy Barnett kick) |
Selected Statistics
Ashland Blazer | ||||
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Rushing | No. | Yds. | Avg. | Long |
Cameron Davis | 20 | 127 | 6.3 | 35 |
Trevonte Taylor | 10 | 82 | 8.2 | 37 |
Brody Simpkins | 13 | 78 | 6.0 | 18 |
Justin Hughes | 6 | 32 | 5.3 | 17 |
Luke McCoy | 5 | 25 | 4.8 | 7 |
Daylen Farrow | 2 | 19 | 9.5 | 15 |
Team | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 |
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Passing | A-C-I | Yds. | TD | Long |
Justin Hughes | 10-7-0 | 59 | 1 | 23 |
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Receiving | No. | Yds. | TD | Long |
Cameron Davis | 5 | 42 | 0 | 23 |
Dylan Duckwyler | 2 | 17 | 1 | 10 |
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Tates Creek | ||||
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Rushing | No. | Yds. | Avg. | Long |
BJ Evans | 14 | 52 | 3.7 | 21 |
TayTay Allen | 1 | 18 | 18.0 | 18 |
Darnell Burnside | 4 | -28 | -7.0 | 0 |
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Passing | A-C-I | Yds. | TD | Long |
Darnell Burnside | 15-10-0 | 60 | 1 | 24 |
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Receiving | No. | Yds. | TD | Long |
Triston Taylor | 5 | 17 | 0 | 6 |
JT Cooper | 3 | 46 | 1 | 24 |
Marquis Hale | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Luke Cooper | 1 | -3 | 0 | 0 |
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.