Topic: Football
2025FBTCRYLE
Tates Creek vs. Ryle
Borland Stadium
Ryle High School
Union, KY
September 26, 2025
© 2025 by Ron Harrison
Ryle defeated Tates Creek by the score of 37-0. This was a game of two teams trending in opposite directions. Ryle has been plagued with injuries but are finally starting to get players back while Tates Creek resembles a M.A.S.H. unit with two of their top running backs out and without the services of one of their top receivers. Ryle recorded 21 first downs and 379 yards of total offense. The Raiders were penalized seven times for 71 yards. Tates Creek recorded two first downs and 29 yards of total offense (-10 yards on the ground). The Commodores were penalized 13 times for 89 yards, lost a fumble, and had a pass intercepted.
Jacob Savage led Ryle’s ground game with 93 yards and a touchdown on 10 carries. Dameyn Anness carried the ball 12 times for 85 yards and a touchdown. Xavier Collins recorded 45 yards on three carries. Nathan Verax carried the ball four times for 26 yards. Gavin Lyons chipped in with 12 yards on two carries. Nathan Verax completed 10 of 19 passes for 85 yards and one touchdown. Charlie Park completed two of four passes for 19 yards and a touchdown. Brody Smith completed two of two passes for nine yards. Jacob Savage caught four passes for 33 yards and a touchdown. Dylan Lee added three receptions for 11 yards and a touchdown. Cruze Sauley recorded two receptions for 34 yards. Shouncey Wynn caught one pass for 14 yards. Evan Kincaid returned one punt for 19 yards. Dameyn Anness returned one kickoff for 18 yards. Bo Gay led the defense with three solo and one assisted tackles with one of his tackles resulting in a three yard loss. Jesse Nunn added two solo and two assisted tackles. Andrew Smith also recorded two solo and two assisted tackles. Dylan Lee recorded three solo tackles and scored on a 40 yard fumble recovery return. Jacob Savage recorded one solo tackles for a fifteen yard loss. Evan Kincaid intercepted a pass.
Kaleb Murphy led Tates Creek’s ground game with five yards on eight carries. Darnell Burnside completed nine of 19 passes for 39 yards with one interception. Triston Taylor caught seven passes for 24 yards. JT Cooper added two receptions for 15 yards. Triston Taylor returned four kickoffs for 80 yards with a long return of 29 yards. Dvaughn Flowers led the defense with four solo and seven assisted tackles. Adrian Smith added two solo and six assisted tackles. Rekus Greer, Jabari Young, and Shawn Taylor each recorded three solo and three assisted tackles with one of Shawn Taylor’s tackles resulting in a three yard loss.
Scoring Summary
School | Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final |
Tates Creek | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Ryle | 20 | 3 | 14 | 0 | 37 |
RYLE | - | Jacob Savage 1 yard pass from Nathan Verax (Gavin Moses kick) |
RYLE | - | Dameyn Anness 7 yard run (Team kick fails) |
RYLE | - | Jacob Savage 10 yard run (Gavin Moses kick) |
RYLE | - | Gavin Moses kicks a 28 yard field goal |
RYLE | - | Dylan Lee 40 yard fumble recovery return (Gavin Moses kick) |
RYLE | - | Dylan Lee 6 yard pass from Charlie Park (Gavin Moses kick) |
Selected Statistics
Tates Creek | ||||
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Rushing | No. | Yds. | Avg. | Long |
Kaleb Murphy | 8 | 5 | 0.4 | 4 |
Darnell Burnside | 3 | -15 | -5.0 | 0 |
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Passing | A-C-I | Yds. | TD | Long |
Darnell Burnside | 19-9-1 | 39 | 0 | 12 |
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Receiving | No. | Yds. | TD | Long |
Triston Taylor | 7 | 24 | 0 | 12 |
JT Cooper | 2 | 15 | 0 | 8 |
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Ryle | ||||
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Rushing | No. | Yds. | Avg. | Long |
Jacob Savage | 10 | 93 | 9.3 | 21 |
Dameyn Anness | 12 | 85 | 7.1 | 14 |
Xavier Collins | 3 | 45 | 15.0 | 30 |
Nathan Verax | 4 | 26 | 6.5 | 12 |
Gavin Lyons | 2 | 12 | 6.0 | 11 |
Camden Readnour | 1 | 6 | 6.0 | 6 |
Brody Smith | 1 | 5 | 5.0 | 5 |
Jacb VanCleve | 1 | -1 | -1.0 | 0 |
Dylan Lee | 1 | -5 | -5.0 | 0 |
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Passing | A-C-I | Yds. | TD | Long |
Nathan Verax | 19-10-0 | 85 | 1 | 29 |
Charlie Park | 4-2-0 | 19 | 1 | 13 |
Brody Smith | 2-2-0 | 9 | 0 | 5 |
Team | 1-0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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Receiving | No. | Yds. | TD | Long |
Jacob Savage | 4 | 33 | 1 | 13 |
Dylan Lee | 3 | 11 | 1 | 6 |
Cruze Sauley | 2 | 34 | 0 | 29 |
Shouncey Wynn | 1 | 14 | 0 | 14 |
Max Karwath | 1 | 7 | 0 | 7 |
Gavin Lyons | 1 | 6 | 0 | 6 |
Dameyn Anness | 1 | 4 | 0 | 4 |
Cam Rahschulte | 1 | 4 | 0 | 4 |
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.
Updated: Wednesday, 1 October 2025 7:02 PM EDT
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