Topic: Football
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Metcalfe County vs. Lexington Christian Academy
Class 2A 2025 UK HealthCare Sports Medicine State Football Finals
Lexington Christian Academy
Lexington, KY
November 6, 2025
© 2025 by Ron Harrison
Lexington Christian utilized their big play capability (four touchdowns over 40 yards) to defeat Metcalfe County by the score of 35-13. Lexington Christian Academy recorded 10 first downs and 306 yards of total offense. The Eagles were penalized once for 13 yards and lost a fumble. Metcalfe County recorded 15 first downs and 301 yards of total offense. They were penalized three times for 13 yards and lost a fumble.
Bennett Gudalis led Lexington Christian Academy’s ground game with 56 yards and a touchdown on two carries. Daven Hood carried the ball once for 52 yards and a touchdown. Nash Whalen completed four of four passes for 143 yards and three touchdowns. Jeremiah Burbage caught two passes for 76 yards and a touchdown. Sam Pearson added two receptions for 67 yards and two touchdowns. Daven Hood returned one punt for 11 yards and Harrison Samford returned one kickoff for 13 yards. Allen Cox led the defense with five solo and two assisted tackles. Harrison Samford added three solo and four assisted tackles. Easton Justice recorded four solo and one assisted tackles. Aiden Lyons chipped in with three solo and one assisted tackles. Logan Mays recorded one solo and one assisted tackles with 1.5 of his tackles resulting in losses totaling 11 yards and recovered a fumble.
Andrew Hills led Metcalfe County’s ground game with 156 yards and two touchdowns on 18 carries. Jackson Smith carried the ball four times for 44 yards. Jesse Craig recorded 39 yards on six carries. Emery Bridgewater chipped in with 21 yards on five carries. Zach Perdue completed four of 11 passes for 33 yards. Blaine Walker caught four passes for 38 yards. Ayden Harrison returned three kickoffs for 23 yards with a long return of 10 yards. River Coleman led the defense with three solo and one assisted tackles. Ethan Rakes added three solo tackles. Blaine Walker recorded two solo tackles. Fenton Coccagna. recovered a fumble.
Scoring Summary
School | Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final |
Metcalfe County | 0 | 7 | 6 | 0 | 13 |
Lexington Christian Academy | 21 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 35 |
LCA | - | Sam Pearson 51 yard pass from Nash Whalen (Dean Hester kick) |
LCA | - | Daven Hood 52 yard run (Dean Hester kick) |
LCA | - | Sam Pearson 16 yard pass from Nash Whalen (Dean Hester kick) |
LCA | - | Jeremiah Burbage 41 yard pass from Nash Whalen (Dean Hester kick) |
LCA | - | Bennett Gudalis 62 yard run (Dean Hester kick) |
METCALF | - | Andrew Hills 1 yard run (Colton Devore kick) |
MWTCALF | - | Andrew Hills 64 yard run (Colton Devore kick fails) |
Selected Statistics
Metcalfe County | ||||
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Rushing | No. | Yds. | Avg. | Long |
Andrew Hills | 18 | 156 | 8.7 | 64 |
Jackson Smith | 4 | 44 | 11.0 | 51 |
Jessie Craig | 6 | 39 | 6.5 | 24 |
Emery Bridgewater | 5 | 21 | 4.2 | 10 |
Ethan Rakes | 3 | 7 | 2.3 | 5 |
Zach Perdue | 3 | -3 | -1.0 | 4 |
Colton Devore | 1 | -4 | -4.0 | 0 |
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Passing | A-C-I | Yds. | TD | Long |
Zach Perdue | 11-4-0 | 33 | 0 | 19 |
Jackson Smith | 1-1-0 | 8 | 0 | 8 |
Ayden Harrison | 1-0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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Receiving | No. | Yds. | TD | Long |
Blaine Walker | 4 | 38 | 0 | 19 |
Ayden Harrison | 1 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
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Lexington Christian Academy | ||||
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Rushing | No. | Yds. | Avg. | Long |
Bennett Gudalis | 2 | 56 | 28.0 | 62 |
Daven Hood | 1 | 52 | 52.0 | 52 |
Josh Quigley | 2 | 19 | 9.5 | 10 |
Parker Penix | 3 | 15 | 5.0 | 12 |
Harrison Samford | 2 | 4 | 2.0 | 3 |
JJ Calico | 1 | 4 | 4.0 | 4 |
Allen Cox | 1 | -3 | -3.0 | 0 |
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Passing | A-C-I | Yds. | TD | Long |
Nash Whalen | 4-4-0 | 143 | 3 | 51 |
Parker Penix | 3-1-0 | 16 | 0 | 16 |
Bryce Blackerby | 1-0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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Receiving | No. | Yds. | TD | Long |
Jeremiah Burbage | 2 | 76 | 1 | 41 |
Sam Pearson | 2 | 67 | 2 | 51 |
Allen Cox | 1 | 16 | 0 | 16 |
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 9:06 PM EST
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