Topic: Football
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Ashland Blazer vs. Highlands
Class 4A 2025 UK HealthCare Sports Medicine State Football Finals
Highlands High School
Ft. Thomas, KY
November 14, 2025
© 2025 by Ron Harrison
Highlands defeated Ashland Blazer by the score of 45-7. The highlight of the night once again involved Tayden Lorenzen in the second quarter as he intercepted a pass in the end zone, raced to the 25 and lateraled the ball to Michael Tincher who raced down field for the touchdown. Highland recorded 378 yards of total offense while holding Ashland to 205 yards.
Colt Kremer led Highland’s ground game with 72 yards and a touchdown on 15 carries. Rio Litmer carried the ball six times for 57 yards and two touchdowns. Kendell Fennell recorded 33 yards on six carries. Rio Litmer completed six of 12 passes for 130 yards and a touchdown. Bryce Armstrong completed his only pass for a 64 yard touchdown pass. Peyton Klosterman caught one pass for 64 yards. Tayden Lorenzen added two receptions for 53 yards and two touchdowns. John Feldbrugge added two receptions for 39 yards. Cale Harris recorded one catch for 28 yards. Chase Jacobs led the defense with five solo tackles. Jaxon Roderick added three solo and one assisted tackles. Isaac Niemann recorded two solo and two assisted tackles. Max Merz chipped in with three solo tackles. Jayden Lorenzen intercepted a pass he returned 25 yards.
Cameron Davis led Ashland’s ground game with 22 yards on seven carries. Brody Simpkins carried the ball six times for 21 yards. Daylen Farrow recorded 18 yards on four carries. Tanner Stutler chipped in with 17 yards on two carries. Tanner Stutler completed seven of 16 passes for 124 yards and one touchdown with one interception. Justin Hughes caught one pass for 80 yards an da touchdown. Dylan Duckwyler added two receptions for 21 yards. Mason Wolfe recorded two catches for 15 yards.
Scoring Summary
School | Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final |
Ashland Blazer | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 7 |
Highlands | 14 | 21 | 3 | 7 | 45 |
HIGHLAN | - | Rio Litmer 14 yard run (Kai Anderson kick) |
HIGHLAN | - | Colt Kremer 4 yard run (Kai Anderson kick) |
HIGHLAN | - | Rio Litmer 1 yard run (Kai Anderson kick) |
HIGHLAN | - | Tayden Lorenzen 18 yard pass from Rio Litmer (Kai Anderson kick) |
HIGHLAN | - | Michael Tincher 75 yard run on lateral from Tayden Lorenzen after an interception (Kai Anderson kick) |
ASHLAND | - | Justin Hughes 80 yard pass from Tanner Stutler (Troy Barnett kick) |
HIGHLAN | - | Kai Anderson kicks a 43 yard field goal |
HIGHLAN | - | Peyton Klosterman 64 yard pass from Bryce Armstrong (Kai Anderson kick) |
Selected Statistics
Ashland Blazer | ||||
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Rushing | No. | Yds. | Avg. | Long |
Cameron Davis | 7 | 22 | 3.1 | **** |
Brody Simpkins | 6 | 21 | 3.5 | **** |
Daylen Farrow | 4 | 18 | 4.5 | **** |
Tanner Stutler | 2 | 17 | 8.5 | **** |
Nathan Shavers | 1 | 3 | 3.0 | **** |
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Passing | A-C-I | Yds. | TD | Long |
Tanner Stutler | 16-7-1 | 124 | 1 | **** |
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Receiving | No. | Yds. | TD | Long |
Justin Hughes | 1 | 80 | 1 | **** |
Dylan Duckwyler | 2 | 21 | 0 | **** |
Mason Wolfe | 2 | 15 | 0 | **** |
Brody Simpkins | 1 | 8 | 0 | **** |
Cameron Davis | 1 | 0 | 0 | **** |
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Highlands | ||||
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Rushing | No. | Yds. | Avg. | Long |
Colt Kremer | 15 | 72 | 4.8 | **** |
Rio Litmer | 6 | 57 | 9.5 | **** |
Kendell Fennell | 6 | 33 | 5.5 | **** |
Tayden Lorenzen | 4 | 14 | 3.5 | **** |
Aidan Duncan | 3 | 10 | 3.3 | **** |
Bryce Armstrong | 3 | 8 | 2.7 | **** |
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Passing | A-C-I | Yds. | TD | Long |
Rio Litmer | 12-6-0 | 130 | 1 | **** |
Bryce Armstrong | 1-1-0 | 64 | 1 | **** |
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Receiving | No. | Yds. | TD | Long |
Peyton Klosterman | 1 | 64 | 1 | **** |
Tayden Lorenzen | 2 | 53 | 1 | **** |
John Feldbrugge | 2 | 39 | 0 | **** |
Cale Harris | 1 | 28 | 0 | **** |
Ian Garrahan | 1 | 10 | 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.
Updated: Thursday, 27 November 2025 4:33 PM EST
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