Topic: Football
2025FBSHAWLCA
Shawnee vs. Lexington Christian Academy
White, Greer, Maggard Stadium
Lexington Christian Academy
Lexington, KY
October 10, 2025
© 2025 by Ron Harrison
Lexington Christian Academy raced out to a 39-0 halftime lead on their way to a 53-14 victory over Shawnee. Lexington Christian Academy recorded 18 first downs and 394 yards of total offense. The Eagles were penalized six times for 55 yards. Lost a fumble, and had two passes intercepted. Shawnee recorded four first downs and 79 yards of total offense. They were penalized six times for 40 yards, lost a fumble, and had two passes intercepted.
Bennett Gudalis led LCA’s ground game with 40 yards and a touchdown on four carries. Harrison Samford carried the ball twice for 24 yards. Nash Whalen added 21 yards on three carries. Dawson Farmer chipped in with 20 yards on one carry. Tyler King carried the ball once for 17 yards. Nash Whalen completed 10 of 13 passes for 178 yards and four touchdowns. Bryce Blackerby completed two of four passes for 31 yards with two interceptions. Parker Penix completed two of three passes for 48 yards and a touchdown. Tyler King caught four passes for 64 yards and two touchdowns. John Simon Bertram added three receptions for 67 yards. Dawson Farmer recorded two receptions for 18 yards and a touchdown. Logan Mays caught one pass for 57 yards. Jeremiah Burbage and Allen Cox caught touchdown passes of 17 and 12 yards respectively. Harrison Samford and John Simon Bertram each returned one kickoff for 12 and 11 yards respectively. Harrison Samford returned two punts for five yards with a long return of four yards. Josh Quigley led the defense with two solo and three assisted tackles with one of his tack;les resulting in a seven yard loss. Jamey Lee Patterson added two solo tackles. John Simon Bertram recorded one solo and one assisted tackles and intercepted a pass he returned 61 yards for a touchdown. Mac Darland scored on a fumble recovery and Harrison Samford intercepted a pass.
Michael Melvin led Shawnee’s ground game with 33 yards on nine carries. Bryant Gray carried the ball four times for 21 yards. Kyreese McAtee recorded 14 yards on five carries. Melvin Mitchell completed three of 13 passes for 13 yards with two interceptions. Ty Ron Randolph caught two passes for three yards. Bryant Gray added one reception for 10 yards. Bryant Gray returned two kickoffs for 36 yards with a long return of 20 yards. Kiran Edwards returned one kickoff for 14 yards. Melvin Mitchell led the defense with five solo tackles. Kyreese McAtee added four solo and two assisted tackles, intercepted two passes and scored on a 30 yard interception return. Damarion Dobbins recorded three solo and one assisted tackles. Najar Litt chipped in with two solo and one assisted tackles with 1.5 of his tackles resulting in losses totaling five yards. Antwan cGaughy also recorded two solo and one assisted tackles. Kenneth Elliott scored on a 32 yard fumble recovery return.
Scoring Summary
School | Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final |
Shawnee | 0 | 0 | 14 | 0 | 14 |
Lexington Christian Academy | 25 | 14 | 0 | 14 | 53 |
LCA | - | Tyler King 13 yard pass from Nash Whalen (Dean Hester kick fails) |
LCA | - | Jeremiah Burbage 17 yard pass from Nash Whalen (Bennett Gudalis run fails) |
LCA | - | Bode Darlan 0 yard fumble recovery (Dean Hester kick) |
LCA | - | Bennett Gudalis 1 yard run (Nash Whalen pass fails) |
LCA | - | Tyler King 26 yard pass from Nash Whalen (Dean Hester kick) |
LCA | - | Dawson Farmer 11 yard pass from Nash Whalen (Dean Hester kick) |
SHAWNEE | - | Kenneth Elliott 32 yard fumble recovery (Melvin Mitchell pass fails) |
SHAWNEE | - | Kyreese McAtee 30 yard interception return (Melvin Mitchell run) |
LCA | - | Allen Cox 12 yard pass from Parker Penix (Brandon Shackelton kick) |
LCA | - | John Simon Bertram 61 yard interception return (Brandon Shackleton kick) |
Selected Statistics
Shawnee | ||||
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Rushing | No. | Yds. | Avg. | Long |
Melvin Mitchell | 9 | 33 | 3.7 | 26 |
Bryant Gray | 4 | 21 | 5.2 | 15 |
Kyreese McAtee | 5 | 14 | 2.8 | 12 |
Ty Ron Randolph | 1 | 2 | 2.0 | 2 |
Cameron Sloss | 2 | -4 | -2.0 | 4 |
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Passing | A-C-I | Yds. | TD | Long |
Melvin Mitchell | 13-3-2 | 13 | 0 | 10 |
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Receiving | No. | Yds. | TD | Long |
Ty Ron Randolph | 2 | 3 | 0 | 7 |
Bryant Gray | 1 | 10 | 0 | 10 |
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Lexington Christian Academy | ||||
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Rushing | No. | Yds. | Avg. | Long |
Bennett Gudalis | 4 | 40 | 10.0 | 22 |
Harrison Samford | 2 | 24 | 12.0 | 15 |
Nash Whalen | 3 | 21 | 7.0 | 24 |
Dawson Farmer | 1 | 20 | 20.0 | 20 |
Tyler King | 1 | 17 | 17.0 | 17 |
Parker Penix | 2 | 11 | 5.5 | 12 |
Josh Quigley | 2 | 6 | 3.0 | 3 |
JJ Calico | 1 | 5 | 5.0 | 5 |
Allen Cox | 1 | 2 | 2.0 | 2 |
Bryce Blackerby | 3 | -9 | -3.0 | 8 |
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Passing | A-C-I | Yds. | TD | Long |
Nash Whalen | 13-10-0 | 178 | 4 | 57 |
Bryce Blackerby | 4-2-2 | 31 | 0 | 17 |
Carter Penix | 3-2-0 | 48 | 1 | 36 |
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Receiving | No. | Yds. | TD | Long |
Tyler King | 4 | 64 | 2 | 26 |
John Simon Bertram | 3 | 67 | 0 | 36 |
Dawson Farmer | 2 | 18 | 1 | 11 |
Logan Mays | 1 | 57 | 0 | 57 |
Collin Hensley | 1 | 22 | 0 | 22 |
Jeremiah Burbage | 1 | 17 | 1 | 17 |
Allen Cox | 1 | 12 | 1 | 12 |
Conrad Hart | 1 | 0 | 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.
Updated: Monday, 13 October 2025 8:33 PM EDT
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