Topic: Football
Lexington Christian Academy vs. Boyle County
Rebel Bowl
Boyle County High School
Danville, KY
August 30, 2025
© 2025 by Ron Harrison
Boyle County defeated Lexington Christian Academy 28-21 in a thriller that went down to the wire. LCA trailed 21-0 at the half but mounted a furios rall to tie the score at 21-21 in the final quarter. Boyle County responded with a one yard touchdown run by Darryl Yancey and a conversion kick by Grant Klosterman to take a 28-21 lead with 1:48 left in the game. LCA drove the ball to the Boyle County 4 yard line coming up short on fourth down with less than 20 seconds left on the clock ensuring a Boyle County victory. Boyle County recorded 24 first downs and 4-8 yards of total offense. The Rebels were penalized six times for 62 yards, lost a fumble, and had a pass intercepted. LCA recorded 17 first downs and 286 yards of total offense. The Eagles were penalized four times for 50 yards and had one pass intercepted.
Jidyn Smith-Hisel led Boyle County’s ground game with 119 yards on 19 carries. Bubby McPherson carried the ball six times for 76 yards. Darryl Yancey recorded 38 yards and two touchdowns on 10 carries. Kain Logan carried the ball twice for 33 yards. Baylor Murphy recorded 30 yards and a touchdown on nine carries. Baylor Murphy completed 12 of 17 passes for 140 yards and a touchdown with one interception. Seneca Driver caught four passes for 24 yards. Kain Logan added two receptions for 52 yards. Jidyn Smith-Hisel recorded two receptions for 18 yards. Lucas Akers caught a 15 yard touchdown pass. Nathaniel Schepman returned two kickoffs for 41 yards with a long return of 22 yards. Jakeem Ray returned one kickoff for 23 yards. Bubby McPherson returned one kickoff for 19 yards. Lucas Young led the defense with five solo and two assisted tackles. Darryl Yancey added five solo and two assisted tackles with one of his tackles resulting in a one yard loss. Bray Borders-Coffman recorded four solo and two assisted tackles. Seneca Driver added three solo and two assisted tackles and intercepted a pass he returned 41 yards. Bubby McPherson recorded one solo and one assisted tackles with one of his tackles resulting in a 55 yard loss.
Nash Whalen led Lexington Christian Academy’s ground game with 116 yards on 21 carries. Daven Hood carried the ball eight times for 51 yards and three touchdowns (This is a bit misleading because he had one carry for a -57 yards but a touchdown run of 90 yards, therefore his total yardage netted out to 51 yards).Nash Whalen completed 10 of 21 passes for 110 yards with one interception. Tyler King caught three passes for 54 yards. Sam Pearson added three receptions for 29 yards. Dean Hester punted four times for a 38.8 average and a long punt of 52 yards with three punts inside the 20 yard line. Tyler King and Sam Pearson each returned one kickoff for 25 and 24 yards respectively. Aiden Lyons led the defense with six solo and five assisted tackles. Thomas Sizemore added five solo and six assisted tackles with one of his tackles resulting in a one yard loss. Bennett Gudalis recorded four solo and two assisted tackles. Bode Darland added three solo and three assisted tackles with two of his tackles resulting in losses totaling 11 yards. Daven Hood also recorded three solo and three assisted tackles. Jeremiah Burbage recovered a fumble and Tyler King intercepted a pass.
Scoring Summary
School | Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final |
Lexington Christian Academy | 0 | 0 | 14 | 7 | 21 |
Boyle County | 7 | 14 | 0 | 7 | 28 |
BOYLECO | - | Darryl Yancey 1 yard run (Grant Klosterman kick) |
BOYLECO | - | Baylor Murphy 7 yard run (Grant Klosterman kick) |
BOYLECO | - | Lucas Akers 15 yard pass from Baylor Murphy (Grant Klosterman kick) |
LCA | - | Daven Hood 90 yard run (Dean Hester kick) |
LCA | - | Daven Hood 2 yard run (Dean Hester kick) |
LCA | - | Daven Hood 1 yard run (Dean Hester kick) |
BOYLECO | - | Darryl Yancey 1 yard run (Grant Klosterman kick) |
Selected Statistics
Lexington Christian Academy | ||||
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Rushing | No. | Yds. | Avg. | Long |
Nash Whalen | 21 | 116 | 5.5 | 26 |
Daven Hood | 8 | 51 | 6.4 | 90 |
Bennett Gudalis | 3 | 7 | 2.3 | 6 |
Sam Pearson | 2 | 2 | 1.0 | 1 |
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Passing | A-C-I | Yds. | TD | Long |
Nash Whalen | 21-10-1 | 110 | 0 | 22 |
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Receiving | No. | Yds. | TD | Long |
Tyler King | 3 | 54 | 0 | 22 |
Sam Pearson | 3 | 29 | 0 | 12 |
Conrad Hart | 1 | 9 | 0 | 9 |
Brady Couch | 1 | 8 | 0 | 8 |
Jeremiah Burbage | 1 | 5 | 0 | 5 |
Dawson Farmer | 1 | 5 | 0 | 5 |
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Boyle County | ||||
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Rushing | No. | Yds. | Avg. | Long |
Jidyn Smith-Hisel | 19 | 119 | 6.3 | 18 |
Bubby McPherson | 6 | 76 | 12.7 | 55 |
Darryl Yancey | 10 | 38 | 3.8 | 12 |
Kain Logan | 2 | 33 | 16.5 | 29 |
Baylor Murphy | 9 | 30 | 3.3 | 10 |
Nathaniel Schepman | 1 | -7 | -7.0 | 0 |
Team | 2 | -21 | -10.5 | 0 |
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Passing | A-C-I | Yds. | TD | Long |
Baylor Murphy | 17-12-1 | 140 | 1 | 46 |
Team | 1-0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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Receiving | No. | Yds. | TD | Long |
Seneca Driver | 4 | 24 | 0 | 13 |
Kain Logan | 2 | 52 | 0 | 46 |
Jidyn Smith-Hisel | 2 | 18 | 0 | 14 |
Lucas Akers | 1 | 15 | 1 | 15 |
Jakeem Ray | 1 | 12 | 0 | 12 |
Nathaniel Schepman | 1 | 10 | 0 | 10 |
Bubby McPherson | 1 | 9 | 0 | 9 |
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.