Topic: Football
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Mayfield vs. Lexington Christian Academy
Class 2A 2025 UK HealthCare Sports Medicine State Football Finals
Lexington Christian Academy
Lexington, KY
November 21, 2025
© 2025 by Ron Harrison
Lexington Christian Academy pulled away in the second half to defeat Mayfield by the score of 35-14. LCA pulled away despite turning the ball over three times with one fumble resulting in a touchdown and being penalized 14 times for 147 yards. The Eagles’ run game came up big tonight with 282 yards and four touchdowns on the ground. Lexington Christian Academy recorded 21 first downs and 396 yards of total offense. The Eagles were penalized 14 times for 147 yards, lost two fumbles, and had a pass intercepted. Mayfield recorded 12 first downs and 178 yards of total offense. The Cardinals were penalized eight times for 110 yards, lost a fumble, and had a pass intercepted.
Nash Whalen led the LCA ground game with 181 yards and a touchdown on 21 carries. Daven Hood carried the ball 17 times for 118 yards and three touchdowns. Nash Whalen completed seven of 13 passes for 114 yards and one touchdown with one interception. Tyler King caught five passes for 93 yards and a touchdown. Sam Pearson caught one pass for 18 yards. Dean Hester was five of five on extra point attempts, punted twice for a 45.0 average with a long punt of 56 yards with both his kicks inside the 20 yard line and kicked off six times for a 55.7 average and four touch backs. Tyler King returned five punts for 57 yards with a long return of 17 yards. Daven Hood returned two kickoffs for 12 yards with a long return of seven yards. Thomas Sizemore led the defense with three solo and four assisted tackles with one of his tackles resulting in a four yard loss. Sam Pearson added four solo and one assisted tackles and intercepted a pass. Nash Whalen recorded three solo tackles. Aiden Lyons chipped in with two solo and two assisted tackles. Jaxon Ramsey recovered a fumble he returned nine yards.
Josiah England led Mayfield’s ground game with 85 yards and a touchdown on seven carries. J. Sherrill carried the ball five times for 29 yards. Malik Kirby recorded 15 yards on five carries. Gray Robbins completed 10 of 26 passes for 65 yards with one interception. Mak Hoover caught four passes for 16 yards. Malik Kirby added two receptions for 23 yards. Will Morris recorded two catches for 15 yards. Mak Hoover returned one punt for eight yards and returned one kickoff for 13 yards. Jalal Islam returned one kickoff for 19 yards. Mak Hoover led the defense with five solo and four assisted tackles. Kyler Simpson added three solo and six assisted tackles with 1.5 of his tackles resulting in losses totaling 10 yards. Will Morris recorded four solo and three assisted tackles with one of his tackles resulting in a two yard loss. Garin Wilson chipped in with two solo and three assisted tackles with 1.5 of his tackles resulting in losses totaling three yards. Ashton Flint recorded three solo tackles, recovered a fumble, and intercepted a pass he returned 20 yards. J. Sherrill recovered a fumble he returned four yards for a touchdown.
Scoring Summary
l | Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final |
Mayfield | 0 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 14 |
Lexington Christian Academy | 7 | 7 | 14 | 7 | 35 |
LCA | - | Nash Whalen 5 yard run (Dean Hester kick) |
MAYFIELD | - | J. Sherrill 4 yard fumble recovery (Owen Byrd kick) |
LCA | - | Daven Hood 12 yard run (Dean Hester kick) |
LCA | - | Tyler King 72 yard pass from Nash Whalen (Dean Hester kick) |
LCA | - | Daven Hood 2 yard run (Dean Hester kick) |
MAYFIELD | - | Josiah England 44 yard run (Owen Byrd kick) |
LCA | - | Daven Hood 14 yard run (Dean Hester kick) |
Selected Statistics
Mayfield | ||||
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Rushing | No. | Yds. | Avg. | Long |
Josiah England | 7 | 85 | 12.1 | 44 |
J. Sherrill | 5 | 29 | 5.8 | 14 |
Malik Kirby | 5 | 15 | 3.0 | 4 |
Reggie Dowell | 3 | 3 | 1.0 | 2 |
Mak Hoover | 1 | -4 | -4.0 | 0 |
Team | 1 | -15 | -15.0 | 0 |
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Passing | A-C-I | Yds. | TD | Long |
Gray Robbins | 26-10-1 | 65 | 0 | 21 |
Sawyer Stinson | 1-0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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Receiving | No. | Yds. | TD | Long |
Mak Hoover | 4 | 16 | 0 | 6 |
Malik Kirby | 2 | 23 | 0 | 21 |
Will Morris | 2 | 15 | 0 | 14 |
Reggie Dowell | 1 | 10 | 0 | 10 |
Jalal Islam | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
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Lexington Christian Academy | ||||
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Rushing | No. | Yds. | Avg. | Long |
Nash Whalen | 21 | 181 | 8.6 | 45 |
Daven Hood | 17 | 118 | 6.9 | 33 |
Bennett Gudalis | 6 | 11 | 1.8 | 7 |
Team | 2 | -28 | -14.0 | 0 |
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Passing | A-C-I | Yds. | TD | Long |
Nash Whalen | 13-7-1 | 114 | 1 | 72 |
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Receiving | No. | Yds. | TD | Long |
Tyler King | 5 | 93 | 1 | 72 |
Sam Pearson | 1 | 18 | 0 | 18 |
Jeremiah Burbage | 1 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
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: Thursday, 27 November 2025 5:03 PM EST
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