Topic: Football
Lexington Christian Academy vs. Franklin County
Benny Watkins Field
Franklin County High School
Frankfort, KY
September 12, 2025
© 2025 by Ron Harrison
Franklin County defeated Lexington Christian Academy 28-27 in a home thriller. The score was tied at 21-21 late in the third quarter but Franklin County’s Delano Collins returned a kickoff 96 yards for a touchdown and Brayan Lopez kicked the extra point to give the Flyers a 28-21 lead. LCA’s Tyler King scored on a 12 yard pass from Nash Whalen with 3:36 left in the game to make the score 28-27 but the kick for the extra point was blocked by Jacob Olds to allow Franklin County to hang on for the victory. Franklin County recorded 18 first downs and 309 yards of total offense. The Flyers were penalized nine times for 90 yards. LCA recorded 16 first downs and 284 yards of total offense. The Eagles were penalized seven times for 50 yards.
Jack Oldham led Franklin County’s ground game with 83 yards and a touchdown on 21 carries. LeDarrius Simmons carried the ball once for 33 yards. Jaeden Samuels scored on a three yard run. Knox Barrett completed 16 of 26 passes for 164 yards and a touchdown. Jacob Taylor caught nine passes for 77 yards. LeDarrius Simmons added three receptions for 28 yards and a touchdown. Delano Collins added two receptions for 39 yards. Delano Collins returned three kickoffs for 139 yards with a 96 yard return for a touchdown. Jacob Olds led the defense with five solo and three assisted tackles. Jacob Taylor added five solo and one assisted tackles with one of his tackles resulting in a one yard loss. JeVauri Jones recorded four solo and one assisted tackles. Jaeden Samuels added three solo and two assisted tackles with 3.5 of his tackles resulting in losses totaling 12 yards.
Nash Whalen led LCA’s ground game with 74 yards and two touchdowns on nine carries. Tyler King carried the ball once for 13 yards. Daven Hood scored on a two yard run. Nash Whalen completed 21 of 29 passes for 212 yards and one touchdown. Daven Hood caught six passes for 80 yards. Tyler King added five receptions for 35 yards and a touchdown. Dawson Farmer recorded five catches for 34 yards. Jeremiah Burbage caught three passes for 49 yards. Tyler King returned three kickoffs for 81 yards with a long return of 67 yards. Daven Hood returned two kickoffs for 36 yards with a long return of 25 yards. Thomas Sizemore led the defense with 10 solo and five assisted tackles with one of his tackles resulting in a one yard loss. Nash Whalen added four solo and one assisted tackles. Conrad Hart recorded three solo and three assisted tackles. Logan Mays added two solo and four assisted tackles with one of his tackles resulting in a seven yard loss. Aiden Lyons also recorded two solo and four assisted tackles.
Scoring Summary
School | Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final |
Lexington Christian Academy | 7 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 27 |
Franklin County | 14 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 28 |
FRANKLIN | - | Jaeden Samuels 3 yard run (Brayan Lopez kick) |
FRANKLIN | - | LeDarrius Simmons 27 yard pass from Knox Barrett (Brayan Lopez kick) |
LCA | - | Nash Whalen 54 yard run (Dean Hester kick) |
FRANKLIN | - | Jack Oldham 3 yard run (Brayan Lopez kick) |
LCA | - | Daven Hood 2 yard run (Dean Hester kick) |
LCA | - | Nash Whalen 3 yard run (Dean Hester kick) |
FRANKLIN | - | Delano Collins 96 yard kickoff return (Brayan Lopez kick) |
LCA | - | Tyler King 12 yard pass from Nash Whalen (Dean Hester kick is blkd.) |
Selected Statistics
Lexington Christian Academy | ||||
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Rushing | No. | Yds. | Avg. | Long |
Nash Whalen | 9 | 74 | 8.2 | 54 |
Tyler King | 1 | 13 | 13.0 | 13 |
Bennett Gudalis | 3 | 7 | 2.3 | 9 |
Daven Hood | 5 | -3 | -0.6 | 2 |
Team | 1 | -19 | -19.0 | 0 |
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Passing | A-C-I | Yds. | TD | Long |
Nash Whalen | 29-21-0 | 212 | 1 | 37 |
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Receiving | No. | Yds. | TD | Long |
Daven Hood | 6 | 80 | 0 | 35 |
Tyler King | 5 | 35 | 1 | 16 |
Dawson Farmer | 5 | 34 | 0 | 9 |
Jeremiah Burbage | 3 | 49 | 0 | 37 |
Conrad Hart | 2 | 14 | 9 | 8 |
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Franklin County | ||||
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Rushing | No. | Yds. | Avg. | Long |
Jack Oldham | 21 | 83 | 4.0 | 10 |
LeDarrius Simmons | 1 | 33 | 33.0 | 33 |
Delano Collins | 3 | 14 | 4.7 | 11 |
Knox Barrett | 4 | 13 | 3.2 | 9 |
Team | 3 | -1 | -0.3 | 0 |
Jaeden Samuels | 0 | 3 | 0.0 | 0 |
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Passing | A-C-I | Yds. | TD | Long |
Knox Barrett | 26-16-0 | 164 | 1 | 32 |
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Receiving | No. | Yds. | TD | Long |
Jacob Taylor | 9 | 77 | 0 | 12 |
LeDarrius Simmons | 3 | 28 | 1 | 27 |
Delano Collins | 2 | 39 | 0 | 32 |
Jaeden Samuels | 1 | 13 | 0 | 13 |
Jack Oldham | 1 | 7 | 0 | 7 |
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.