Topic: Football
Cooper vs. Ryle
Ryle High School
Union, KY
September 5, 2025
© 2025 by Ron Harrison
Keagan Maher scored on a four yard run and Eyler Tibbs entered the conversion kick in the closing seconds to give Cooper a 20-13 upset victory over Ryle in the battle of Union Kentucky. Cooper entered the game at 0-2 and was facing an uphill battle playing at Ryle against a large physical team before a standing only crowd. Cooper recorded 227 yards of total offense and had one pass intercepted. Ryle recorded 235 yards, lost two fumbles, and had a pass intercepted.
Keagan Maher led Cooper’s ground game with 78 yards and a touchdown on 22 carries. Cam O’Hara completed 16 of 25 passes for 134 yards with one interception. Ryker Campbell caught three passes for 43 yards. Corey Freihofer added three receptions for 22 yards. Talon Calhoun recorded three catches for 21 yards. Colton Graham chipped in with three receptions for 16 yards. Max Wethington led the defense with 10 solo and two assisted tackles. Colton Graham added nine solo and three assisted tackles. Dax Bolen recorded five solo and four assisted tackles. Jaymauri Duncan added six solo and two assisted tackles and recovered a fumble. Talon Calhoun also recovered a fumble. Ryker Campbell came up big with a 73 yard interception return for a touchdown. Eyler Tibbs added field goals of 24 and 24 yards and added two extra points.
Jacob Savage led the Ryle ground game with 113 yards and a touchdown on 17 carries. Nathan Verax carried the ball 12 times for 55 yards and a touchdown. Dameyn Anness recorded 27 yards on seven carries. Nathan Verax completed five of 17 passes for 40 yards with one interception. Bredyn Elder caught two passes for 15 yards. Evan Kincaid added one reception for six yards. Jacob Savage led the defense with seven solo and seven assisted tackles. Gavin Lyons added six solo and five assisted tackles. Jesse Nunn recorded three solo and six assisted tackles. Kai Workman chipped in with two solo and six assisted tackles. Evan Kincaid interecpted a pass he returned eight yards.
Scoring Summary
School | Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final |
Cooper | 3 | 7 | 3 | 7 | 20 |
Ryle | 0 | 6 | 7 | 0 | 13 |
COOPER | - | Eyler Tibbs kicks a 24 yard field goal |
RYLE | - | Nathan Verax 7 yard run (No kick) |
COOPER | - | Ryker Campbell 73 yard interception return (Etler Tibbs Kick) |
RYLE | - | Jacob Savage 7 yard run (Gavin Moses kick) |
COOPER | - | Eyler Tibbs kicks a 24 yard field goal |
COOPER | - | Keagan Maher 4 yard run (Eyler Tobbs kick) |
Selected Statistics
Cooper | ||||
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Rushing | No. | Yds. | Avg. | Long |
Keagan Maher | 22 | 78 | 3.5 | **** |
Cam O’Hara | 6 | 12 | 2.0 | **** |
Max Wethington | 1 | 3 | 3.0 | **** |
Ryker Campbell | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | **** |
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Passing | A-C-I | Yds. | TD | Long |
Cam O’Hara | 25-16-1 | 134 | 0 | **** |
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Receiving | No. | Yds. | TD | Long |
Ryker Campbell | 3 | 43 | 0 | **** |
Corey Freihofer | 2 | 22 | 0 | **** |
Talon Calhoun | 3 | 21 | 0 | **** |
Colton Graham | 3 | 16 | 0 | **** |
Keagn Maher | 2 | 12 | 0 | **** |
Nick Strunk | 1 | 9 | 0 | **** |
Max Wethington | 1 | 6 | 0 | **** |
Drew Hartman | 1 | 3 | 0 | **** |
Ryle | ||||
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Rushing | No. | Yds. | Avg. | Long |
Jacob Savage | 17 | 113 | 6.6 | **** |
Nathan Verax | 12 | 55 | 4.6 | **** |
Dameyn Anness | 7 | 27 | 3.9 | **** |
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Passing | A-C-I | Yds. | TD | Long |
Nathan Verax | 17-5-1 | 40 | 0 | **** |
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Receiving | No. | Yds. | TD | Long |
Bredyn Elder | 2 | 15 | 0 | **** |
Evan Kincaid | 1 | 12 | 0 | **** |
Andrew Smith | 1 | 7 | 0 | **** |
Gavin Lyons | 1 | 6 | 0 | **** |
Acknowledgements
A special thanks to the respective teams 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.