Topic: Football
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George Rogers Clark vs. Tates Creek
Class 6A 2025 UK HealthCare Sports Medicine State Football Finals
Tates Creek High School
Lexington, KY
November 7, 2025
© 2025 by Ron Harrison
George Rogers Clark defeated Tates Creek by the score of 33-6. Tates Creek trailed 7-6 late in the second quarter but in a matter of seconds the proverbial “wheels came off the wagon for Tates Creek”. Tates Creek was on offense and had advanced to the GRC 31 yard line but Haddon Cecil intercepted a Tates Creek pass and returned it to the GRC 45 yard line. Three plays later Braylon Nester scored on a 45 yard run and Levi Ross added the kickto make the score 14-6 with 56 second left to halftime. On the ensuing kickoff Tates Creek fumbled the ball and GRC recovered on the Tates Creek 37 yard line. Brylon Nester immediately threw a 37 yard touchdown pass to Haddon Cecil to make the score 20-6 with 42 seconds remaining until halftime. Once again Tates Creek fumbled the kickoff and GRC recovered at the GRC 42. Tates Creek intercepted a GRC pass late to get to halftime without any further damage but could not get back in the game after halftime and GRC rolled to the victory.
George Rogers Clark recorded 17 first downs and 338 yards of total offense. The Cardinals were penalized four times for 33 yards and had one pass intercepted. Tates Creek recorded eight first downs and 200 yards of total offense. The Commodores were penalized 12 times for 106 yards, lost two fumbles, and had a pass intercepted.
Stryker Davidson led George Rogers Clark’s ground game with 145 yards and a touchdown on 18 carries. Braylon Nester carried the ball 14 times for 100 yards and three touchdowns. Landon Belcher recorded 66 yards on 15 carries. Braylon Nester completed one of two passes for 37 yards and a touchdown with one interception. Haddon Cecil caught a 37 yard touchdown reception. Braylon Nester returned one kickoff for 36 yards. Scotty Mitchell led the defense with four solo and three assisted tackles. Braylon Nester added three solo and one assisted tackles. Jake Thompson recorded one solo and two assisted tackles with one of his tackles resulting in a one yard loss. Evan Davenport also recorded one solo and two assisted tackles with 1.5 of his tackles resulting in losses totaling three yards. Haddon Cecil recorded one solo and two assisted tackles and intercepted a pass he returned 36 yards. Wyatt Jackson recovered a fumble.
BJ Evans led Tates Creek’s ground game with 19 yards on eight carries. Darnell Burnside carried the ball three times for 16 yards. Darnell Burnside completed 11 of 20 passes for 123 yards and one touchdown with one interception. Ace Davis completed two of two passes for 42 yards. Triston Taylor caught five passes for 89 yards. JT Cooper added five receptions for 30 yards and a touchdown. Luke Cooper recorded three receptions for 46 yards. Triston Taylor returned two kickoffs for 49 yards with a long return of 32 yards. Lazarey Warren returned one kickoff for 10 yards. JT Cooper returned one kickoff for nine yards. Dvaughn Flowers led the defense with five solo and five assisted tackles with 1.5 of his tackles resulting in losses totaling three yards. Shawn Taylor added six solo and two assisted tackles. Rekus Greer recorded five solo and four assisted tackles. Aberian Dean chipped in with four solo and three assisted tackles. Max Stump added three solo and three assisted tackles. Daymond Griffin added three solo and one assisted tackles with 1.5 of his tackles resulting in losses totaling three yards. Nazir Sanford intercepted a pass he returned for 20 yards.
Scoring Summary
School | Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final |
George Rogers Clark | 7 | 13 | 6 | 7 | 33 |
Tates Creek | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 6 |
GRC | - | Braylon Nester 1 yard run (Levi Ross kick) |
TCREEK | - | JT Cooper 18 yard pass from Darnell Burnside (Blake Hitchcock run fails) |
GRC | - | Braylon Nester 45 yard run (Levi Ross kick) |
GRC | - | Haddon Cecil 37 yard pass from Braylon Nester (Levi Ross run fails) |
GRC | - | Braylon Nester 3 yard run (Levi Ross kick fails) |
GRC | - | Stryker Davidson 13 yard run (Levi Ross kick) |
Selected Statistics
George Rogers Clark | ||||
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Rushing | No. | Yds. | Avg. | Long |
Stryker Davidson | 18 | 145 | 8.1 | 47 |
Braylon Nester | 14 | 100 | 7.1 | 45 |
Landon Belcher | 15 | 66 | 4.4 | 9 |
Team | 3 | -10 | -3.3 | 0 |
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Passing | A-C-I | Yds. | TD | Long |
Braylon Nester | 2-1-1 | 37 | 1 | 37 |
Stryker Davidson | 1-0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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Receiving | No. | Yds. | TD | Long |
Haddon Cecil | 1 | 37 | 1 | 37 |
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Tates Creek | ||||
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Rushing | No. | Yds. | Avg. | Long |
BJ Evans | 8 | 19 | 2.4 | 10 |
Darnell Burnside | 3 | 16 | 5.3 | 12 |
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Passing | A-C-I | Yds. | TD | Long |
Darnell Burnside | 20-11-1 | 123 | 1 | 32 |
Ace Davis | 2-2-0 | 42 | 0 | 28 |
Luke Cooper | 1-0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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Receiving | No. | Yds. | TD | Long |
Triston Taylor | 5 | 89 | 0 | 32 |
JT Cooper | 5 | 30 | 1 | 18 |
Luke Cooper | 3 | 46 | 0 | 28 |
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 9:19 PM EST
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