Topic: Football
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Belfry vs. Lexington Christian Academy
Class 2A 2025 UK HealthCare Sports Medicine State Football Finals
Lexington Christian Academy
Lexington, KY
November 28, 2025
© 2025 by Ron Harrison
Lexington Christian Academy earned a hard fought 34-29 victory over Belfry. Lexington Christian Academy recorded 17 first downs and 360 yards of total offense. The Eagles were penalized eight times for 119 yards and had one pass intercepted. Belfry recorded 16 first downs and 355 yards of total offense. The Pirates were penalized eight times for 65 yards, lost a fumble, and had a pass intercepted.
Nash Whalen led LCA’s ground game with 83 yards and a touchdown on 16 carries. Daven Hood added 62 yards and two touchdowns on 14 carries. Nash Whalen completed 19 of 30 passes for 215 yards and two touchdowns with one interception. Tyler King caught 12 passes for 120 yards. Conrad Hart added two receptions for 28 yards and a touchdown. Dawson Farmer caught two passes for 23 yards. Sam Pearson added a 35 yard touchdown reception. Tyler King returned two kickoffs for 17 yards with a long return of 11 yards. Daven Hood led the defense with nine solo and four assisted tackles. Aiden Lyons added eight solo and one assisted tackles with one of his tackles resulting in a two yard loss. Mac Darland recorded six solo and two assisted tackles. Sam Pearson chipped in with five solo and one assisted tackles and intercepted one pass he returned four yards. Nash Whalen recorded three solo and one assisted tackles with one of his tackles resulting in a five yard loss and recovered a fumble.
JB Woolum led Belfry’s ground game with 166 yards and two touchdowns on 18 carries. Ace Caudill carried the ball nine times for 95 yards and a touchdown. Dante Davis recorded 94 yards on 25 carries. Chase Varney scored one touchdown on the ground. Chase Varney completed two of five passes for two yards with one interception. Ace Caudill caught one pass for two yards. JB Woolum returned four kickoffs for 54 yards with a long return of 21 yards. Tristan Chapman, Jameson Chaffin, and Jaydon Muncy each recorded six solo tackles. Cayden Varney added five solo tackles. Keaton Deskins recorded four solo and two assisted tackles. Eli Caudill chipped in with four solo and one assisted tackles. JB Woolum recorded three solo tackles and intercepted a pass.
Scoring Summary
School | Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final |
Belfry | 8 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 29 |
Lexington Christian Academy | 0 | 14 | 14 | 6 | 34 |
BELFRY | - | JB Woolum 20 yard run (Dante Davis run) |
LCA | - | Sam Pearson 33 yard pass from Nash Whalen (Dean Hester kick) |
BELFRY | - | Chase Varney 1 yard run (Nick Savage kick) |
LCA | - | Conrad Hart 1 yard pass from Nash Whalen (Dean Hester kick) |
LCA | - | Nash Whalen 31 yard run (Dean Hester kick) |
LCA | - | Daven Hood 12 yard run (Dean Hester kick) |
BELFRY | - | JB Woolum 59 yard run (Nick Savage kick) |
BELFRY | - | Ace Caudill 56 yard run (Nick Savage kick) |
LCA | - | Daven Hood 5 yard run (Nash Whalen pass fails) |
Selected Statistics
Belfry | ||||
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Rushing | No. | Yds. | Avg. | Long |
JB Woolum | 18 | 166 | 9.2 | 59 |
Ace Caudill | 9 | 95 | 10.6 | 56 |
Dante Davis | 25 | 94 | 3.8 | 9 |
Chase Varney | 3 | -1 | -0.3 | 3 |
Team | 1 | -1 | -1.0 | ) |
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Passing | A-C-I | Yds. | TD | Long |
Chase Varney | 5-2-1 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
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Receiving | No. | Yds. | TD | Long |
Ace Caudill | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
JB Woolum | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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Lexington Christian Academy | ||||
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Rushing | No. | Yds. | Avg. | Long |
Nash Whalen | 16 | 83 | 5.2 | 31 |
Daven Hood | 14 | 62 | 4.4 | 17 |
Sam Pearson | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 1 |
Team | 2 | -1 | -0.5 | 0 |
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Passing | A-C-I | Yds. | TD | Long |
Nash Whalen | 30-19-1 | 215 | 2 | 33 |
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Receiving | No. | Yds. | TD | Long |
Tyler King | 12 | 120 | 0 | 24 |
Conrad Hart | 2 | 28 | 1 | 27 |
Dawson Farmer | 2 | 23 | 0 | 25 |
Sam Pearson | 1 | 35 | 1 | 35 |
Jeremiah Burbage | 1 | 8 | 0 | 8 |
Daven Hood | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
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, 3 December 2025 9:35 PM EST
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