Topic: Football
2025FBTCWJ
Tates Creek vs. West Jessamine
Colts Stadium
West Jessmine High School
Nicholasville, KY
October 31, 2025
© 2025 by Ron Harrison
West Jessamine utilized a balanced offense and a strong defense against the run to defeat Tates Creek by the score of 28-16. West Jessamine recorded 24 first downs and 470 yards of total offense. The Colts were penalized eight times for 67 yards. Tates Creek recorded 13 first downs and 299 yards of total offense including -4 yards on the ground. The Commodores were penalized three times for 28 yards, lost a fumble, and had two passes intercepted.
Bragdon Welch led West Jessamine’s ground game with 274 yards and three touchdowns on 50 carries. Cooper Swaim completed 17 of 21 passes for 201 yards and a touchdown. Drew Hardin caught five passes for 110 yards and a touchdown. Nash Bird caught five passes for 18 yards. Cooper Wiley recorded four receptions for 58 yards. Bragdon Welch caught three passes for 15 yards. Bragdon Welch returned four kickoffs for 39 yards with a long return of 16 yards. Aiden Blanton led the defense with five solo and three assisted tackles with 3.5 of his tackles resulting in losses totaling 11 yards. Luke Allen added four solo and one assisted tackles. Bragdon Welch recorded two solo and two assisted tackles and intercepted a pass he returned 27 yards. Caleb Spann intercepted a pass he returned for 31 yards.
Darnell Burnside led Tates Creek’s air attack with 21 of 27 for 303 yards and two touchdowns with two interceptions. Luke Cooper caught seven passes for 142 yards and two touchdowns. JT Cooper added seven receptions for 111 yards. Triston Taylor recorded seven catches for 50 yards. Luke Cooper returned two kickoffs for 32 yards with a long return of 27 yards. Triston Taylor and JT Cooper each returned one kickoff for 24 and 17 yards respectively. Dvaughn Flowers led the defense with nine solo and five assisted tackles. Shawn Taylor added eight solo and seven assisted tackles. Rekus Greer recorded five solo and eight assisted tackles. Aberian Dean chipped in with five solo and four assisted tackles. Jabari Young added five solo and three assisted tackles.
Scoring Summary
School | Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final |
Tates Creek | 0 | 3 | 13 | 0 | 16 |
West Jessamine | 0 | 7 | 14 | 7 | 28 |
TCREEK | - | Blake Hitchcock kicks a 25 yard field goal |
WJESS | - | Bragdon Welch 6 yard run (Easton Erhardt kick) |
WJESS | - | Bragdon Welch 1 yard run (Easton Erhardt kick) |
TCREEK | - | Luke Cooper 6 yard pass from Darnell Burnside (Blake Hitchcock kick) |
WJESS | - | Drew Hardin 64 yard pass from Cooper Swaim (Easton Erhardt kick) |
TCREEK | - | Luke Cooper 75 yard pass from Darnell Burnside (Blake Hitchcock kick fails) |
WJESS | - | Bragdon Welch 2 yard run (Easton Erhardt kick) |
Selected Statistics
Tates Creek | ||||
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Rushing | No. | Yds. | Avg. | Long |
Darnell Burnside | 5 | -2 | -0.4 | 7 |
Kaleb Murphy | 4 | -2 | -0.5 | 2 |
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Passing | A-C-I | Yds. | TD | Long |
Darnell Burnside | 27-21-2 | 303 | 2 | 75 |
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Receiving | No. | Yds. | TD | Long |
Luke Cooper | 7 | 142 | 2 | 75 |
JT Cooper | 7 | 111 | 0 | 42 |
Triston Taylor | 7 | 50 | 0 | 14 |
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West Jessamine | ||||
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Rushing | No. | Yds. | Avg. | Long |
Bragdon Welch | 50 | 274 | 5.5 | 28 |
Team | 1 | -5 | -5.0 | 0 |
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Passing | A-C-I | Yds. | TD | Long |
Cooper Swaim | 21-17-0 | 201 | 1 | 64 |
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Receiving | No. | Yds. | TD | Long |
Drew Hardin | 5 | 110 | 1 | 64 |
Nash Bird | 5 | 18 | 0 | 12 |
Cooper Wiley | 4 | 58 | 0 | 34 |
Bragdon Welch | 3 | 15 | 0 | 11 |
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: Tuesday, 11 November 2025 8:17 PM EST
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