Topic: Football
2024FBGCRYLE
Great Crossing vs. Ryle
Ryle High School
Union, KY
October 18, 2024
© 2024 by Ron Harrison
Ryle was clicking on all cylinders tonight with a balanced running and passing offense and a stingy defense that limited the high octane Great Crossing offense in a 36-8 victory. Ryle recorded 391 yards of total offense and was penalized eight times for 85 yards. Great Crossing recorded 123 yards of toyal offense, was penalized seven times for 96 yards and lost a fumble.
Jacob Savage led Ryle’s ground game with 78 yards and a touchdown on nine carries. Nathan Verax carried the ball nine times for 70 yards and two touchdowns. Beau Faul recorded 21 yards on two carries. Nathan Verax completed eight of 17 passes for 150 yards and two touchdowns. Landon Lorms caught four passes for 73 yards and a touchdown. Dylan Lee added two receptions for 58 yards and a touchdown. Jacob Savage recorded two receptions for 29 yards. Jacob Savage led the defense with seven solo and five assisted tackles. Kai Workman added five solo and four assisted tackles. Bo Gay recorded two solo and two assisted tackles. Hudson Stephens recovered a fumble.
Luke Ballard led Great Crossing’s ground game with 16 yards on seven carries. Taron Lewis carried the ball twice for 16 yards. Trey Campbell recorded 15 yards on one carry. Jeremiah Clark completed six of eight passes for 69 yards. Taron Lewis caught two passes for 37 yards. Hunter Moody added two receptions for 21 yards. Trey Campbell scored on a 95 yard kickoff return.
Scoring Summary
School | Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final |
Great Crossing | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 8 |
Ryle | 7 | 22 | 7 | 0 | 36 |
RYLE | - | Jacob Savage 6 yard run (Gavin Moses kick) |
RYLE | - | Nathan Verax 1 yard run (Jacob Savage run) |
RYLE | - | Dylan Lee 32 yard pass from Nathan Verax (Gavin Moses kick) |
RYLE | - | Landon Lorms 9 yard pass from Nathan Verax (Gavin Moses kick) |
RYLE | - | Nathan Verax 26 yard run (Gavin Moses kick) |
GCROSS | - | Trey Campbell 95 yard kickoff return (Luke Ballard run) |
Selected Statistics
Great Crossing | ||||
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Rushing | No. | Yds. | Avg. | Long |
Luke Ballard | 7 | 16 | 2.3 | **** |
Taron Lewis | 2 | 16 | 8.0 | **** |
Trey Campbell | 1 | 15 | 15.0 | **** |
Clayton Shaddix | 5 | 6 | 1.2 | **** |
Jeremiah Clark | 12 | 1 | 0.8 | **** |
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Passing | A-C-I | Yds. | TD | Long |
Jeremiah Clark | 8-6-0 | 69 | 0 | **** |
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Receiving | No. | Yds. | TD | Long |
Taron Lewis | 2 | 37 | 0 | **** |
Hunter Moody | 2 | 21 | 0 | **** |
Julez Hill | 1 | 7 | 0 | **** |
Clayton Shaddix | 1 | 4 | 0 | **** |
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Ryle | ||||
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Rushing | No. | Yds. | Avg. | Long |
Jacob Savage | 9 | 78 | 8.7 | **** |
Nathan Verax | 9 | 70 | 7.8 | **** |
Beau Faul | 2 | 21 | 10.5 | **** |
Dylan Lee | 1 | 12 | 12.0 | **** |
Carson Jenkins | 1 | 8 | 8.0 | **** |
Jaden Galicia | 3 | 6 | 2.0 | **** |
Cole Welter | 3 | -2 | -0.7 | **** |
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Passing | A-C-I | Yds. | TD | Long |
Nathan Verax | 17-8-0 | 150 | 2 | **** |
LJ Warner | 1-1-0 | 36 | 0 | **** |
Cole Welter | 2-1-0 | 12 | 0 | **** |
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Receiving | No. | Yds. | TD | Long |
Landon Lorms | 4 | 73 | 1 | **** |
Dylan Lee | 2 | 58 | 1 | **** |
Jacob Savage | 2 | 29 | 0 | **** |
Max Karwath | 1 | 26 | 0 | **** |
Landon Reed | 1 | 12 | 0 | **** |
Acknowledgements
A special thanks to the Ryle Stats Crew 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.