See below from the Week 2 that was.
Each week, we’ll provide the standouts from Friday night. The top passers, rushers, receivers, defensive and kicking standouts.
We’ll also look at 10 things to take away from the week.
Here goes…
10 takeaways from Week 2
— Dayton’s Malachi Kennedy reported final stat line in the 62-49 win over Pendleton County: 393 rushing yards, seven rushing touchdowns, 67 receiving yards, receiving touchdown. Unreal.
— Ryle’s Jacob Savage is now the program’s all-time leader in tackles. He has 409 for his high school career, passing 2011 grad Court Mace’s 408 tackles. With eight regular season games and an expected lengthy postseason run, Savage should clear 500 for his career.
— Beechwood’s Tyler Fryman was clocked at over 21 miles per hour on his 73-yard touchdown reception. Highly doubt you’ll find a faster player on the football field in Northern Kentucky. Fryman finished his 2025 debut with 116 receiving yards, 45 rushing yards and a punt return for a touchdown. He also had five tackles, one of them for loss on defense with a interception returned 43 yards.
— Bishop Brossart’s defense nearly went 96 minutes without allowing a touchdown. They had defending 1A champ Sayre on the ropes with a 5-0 lead, but the Spartans scored in the final minute to win the game. The Mustangs didn’t allow Walton-Verona to score an offensive touchdown the prior week, the Bearcats lone score coming on an interception return.
— Holmes may have lost 42-18 for their 24th straight loss, but the signs of improvement are already showing with the 18-point output. It was their most points scored in a game since Oct. 27, 2022, a span of 22 games. The past two seasons they scored 42 points total.
— Whatever Campbell County is doing with their kickoff return team is working wonders. They returned another kickoff for a touchdown in Saturday’s 21-19 victory over Southwestern, helping them get off to their first 2-0 start since 2007. They’ve now returned four kickoffs for touchdowns in the first two games.
— The early most improved team candidates are Boone County, Campbell County and Holy Cross. All three are off to 2-0 starts. The Rebels went 2-8 in 2024, the Camels were 2-9 and the Indians were 3-8.
— The 2024 state’s leading receiver is back! Simon Kenton’s Grayson Harris caught eight passes for 237 yards and three touchdowns in a win over Western Brown (Ohio). Last year he led the state with 124 receiving yards per game.
— Pretty rousing debut for Beechwood’s Emmett Queen. He completed all 10 of his passes for 261 yards and three touchdowns.
— The statewide media poll for each class will be back this week. Curious to see where some NKY teams land in their respective class.
200-yard passers
Grant Webb, Simon Kenton — 15/23, 287 yds, 3 TD
Miller Reed, Ludlow — 10/14, 268 yds, 3 TD
Emmett Queen, Beechwood — 10/10, 261 yds, 3 TD
Trey Cook, Scott — 13/21, 260 yds, 2 TD
Michael Chiasson, Boone County — 12/24, 250 yds, 3 TD
Nathan Verax, Ryle — 14/24, 209 yds, 2 TD
100-yard rushers
Nicholi Abbot, Ludlow — 16 rushes, 136 yds, TD
Steven Johnson, Boone County — 16 rushes, 134 yds, 2 TD
Keagan Maher, Cooper — 16 rushes, 133 yds, TD
Luke Tomlin, Scott — 18 rushes, 127 yds, 2 TD
100-yard receivers
Grayson Harris, Simon Kenton — 8 receptions, 237 yds, 3 TD
Jaylen Stone, Ludlow — 5 receptions, 150 yds, 2 TD
Nathan Pabst, Beechwood — 4 receptions, 127 yds, TD
Colten Barger, Lloyd Memorial — 5 receptions, 123 yds, 3 TD
Tyler Fryman, Beechwood — 3 receptions, 116 yds, 2 TD
Payton Crager, Boone County — 4 receptions, 107 yds, 2 TD
Justin Hardy, Scott — 6 receptions, 102 yds
Aaron Hampton, Scott — 4 receptions, 100 yds, 2 TD
Defensive standouts
Alex Riedinger, Campbell County — 17 tackles
Dax Bolen, Cooper — 15 tackles
Max Wethington, Cooper — 14 tackles
Deaken Reed, Ludlow — 13 tackles, 3 tackles for loss
Shepherd Dozier, Conner — 12 tackles, tackle for loss, sack
Joesiah Hernandez, Conner — 10 tackles, tackle for loss, sack
Aaron Hampton, Scott — 10 tackles, interception
Colton Graham, Cooper — 10 tackles, sack
Jaymauri Duncan, Cooper — 12 tackles
Dylan Gaiser, Covington Catholic — 11 tackles
Dustin Wilson, Holy Cross — 10 tackles, fumble recovery, interception
Elliott Eaton, Campbell County — 10 tackles, interception
Michael Metcalf, Boone County — 10 tackles
Ryker Campbell, Cooper — 10 tackles
Travis Hodges, Boone County — 9 tackles, 4 tackles for loss, sack
Matt Dahms, Campbell County — 9 tackles, tackle for loss, sack
Charles Oglesby, Holy Cross — 9 tackles, tackle for loss
Landon Ruth, Bishop Brossart — 8 tackles, 3 tackles for loss
Jeremiah Sanchez, Boone County — 8 tackles, tackle for loss
Mohamed Ngam, Boone County — 8 tackles, tackle for loss
Colton Turner, Scott — 8 tackles, .5 tackle for loss
Logan Sanning, Covington Catholic — 8 tackles
Brady Guard, Covington Catholic — 8 tackles
Braylon Thornberry, Holy Cross — 8 tackles
Justin Hardy, Scott — 8 tackles
Marveen Moise, Boone County — 7 tackles, 5 tackles for loss, 3 sacks
Sean Hurry, Newport — 7 tackles, 3 tackles for loss, 2.5 sacks
Kai Workman, Ryle — 7 tackles, 2 tackles for loss, fumble recovery, interception return for TD
Lincon Tomlinson, Lloyd Memorial — 7 tackles, 2 tackles for loss
Javier Diaz, Boone County — 6 tackles, 4 tackles for loss, 2 sacks
RaShawn Johnson, Holmes — 6 tackles, sack, fumble forced
Andre Englemon Jr., Ludlow — 6 tackles, interception
Jordan Pendleton, Simon Kenton — 6 tackles, sack
Jason Rabe, Simon Kenton — 6 tackles, 2 tackles for loss
Tyler Fryman, Beechwood — 5 tackles, tackle for loss, interception
Devon Dunaway, Holmes — 5 tackles, tackle for loss, fumble recovery
Jacob Rieselman, Holy Cross — 5 tackles, tackle for loss, fumble forced
Colten Barger, Lloyd Memorial — 4 tackles, 2 tackles for loss, fumble recovery
Thomas Maddox, Holy Cross — 4 tackles, fumble recovery
Julian Cole, Ludlow — 4 tackles, interception
Stone Eickhoff, Lloyd Memorial — 3 tackles for loss, .5 sack, fumble forced
Calvin Burkhardt, Beechwood — 3 tackles, fumble forced
Brady Boruske, Bishop Brossart — 3 tackles, interception
Peyton Zinser, Scott — 3 tackles, interception
Quentin Tischner, Bishop Brossart — 2 tackles, tackle for loss, fumble recovery
Landon Ketron, Bishop Brossart — 2 tackles, tackle for loss, safety
Billy Lewis, Lloyd Memorial — 2 tackles, fumble recovery
Drake Powell, Simon Kenton — 2 tackles, interception
Amari Isham, Newport — 2 sacks
Grayson Harris, Simon Kenton — 2 interceptions
Marjae Peterson, Lloyd Memorial — tackle, fumble forced
William Salvesen, Ludlow — tackle, fumble recovery
Gabe Williams, Highlands — fumble recovery
Dylan Lee, Ryle — tackle, interception
Brady Carnohan, Highlands — interception
Kendall Buck-Barber, Newport — interception
Maddux Hatton, Beechwood — tackle, fumble recovery
Kicking standouts (minimum 4 points scored)
Logan Zembrodt, Covington Catholic — 2/2 PAT, 2/2 FG
Gavin Moses, Ryle — 5/5 PAT, 1/2 FG
Colson Lair, Beechwood — 6/6 PAT, 1/1 FG
Finn McMillan, Ludlow — 6/6 PAT
Gabriel Romito, Holy Cross — 2/2 PAT, 1/1 FG
Javier Diaz, Boone County — 4/4 PAT
Kai Anderson, Highlands — 4/4 PAT
(Missing stats from: Dayton, Dixie Heights, Newport Central Catholic, St. Henry)