Louisa, Ky., — Lawrence County ( 9-1 ) closed out the regular season with a 42-14 victory over Boyd County ( 6-4 ) at Luke Varney Jr. Memorial Stadium on Friday night.
2026 Bulldog Seniors
Standing L to R Ethan Preece, Carlo Chicko, Ty Brooks, Maddox Dancer, Kaden Johnson, Cameron Castle
Kneeling L to R Jordan Baker, Isaac Febish, Colbie Prince, Alex LaFlesh, Andrew Ratcliffe
Not Pictured Caden Slone
Lawrence County jumped out to a 20-0 lead behind two Kaden Johnson touchdown runs one from 25 yards out and one from a yard out and a Caven Williams 5-yard touchdown run. Senior placekicker Isaac Febish went 2 of 3 on PATs.
Boyd County made it 20-8 right before on a Jace Manning to Charles Smith passing touchdown and then added the two-point conversion as well.
In the third quarter Johnson scored his third TD of the night this time from 32 yards out and Carlo Chicko added the two-point conversion for a 28-8 Bulldog lead.
Number 4 for Boyd County Joe Opell, and number 28 Kicker for Lawrence County Isaac Febish.
Williams scored his second TD of the game this time from 9 yards out and Febish booted the PAT for a 35-8 Bulldog lead.
The Lions made it 35-14 in the fourth quarter on a 15-yard touchdown pass from Joseph Opell to Cameron May.
The Dawgs set the final score of 42-14 on a 64-yard touchdown run by Andrew Ratcliffe and Febish added the extra point.
My Cars Now Players of the Game
Offense
#4 Caven Williams -17 rushes for 173 yards and 2 touchdowns
#5 Kaden Johnson – 11 rushes for 97 yards and 3 touchdowns
#3 Andrew Ratcliffe – 1 rush for 64 yards and 1 TD
2026 Bulldog Senior Cheerleader
The Dawgs will open up the Class 3A playoffs at home versus McCreary County Central ( 4-6 ) next Friday night.
Boyd County will open the Class 4A playoffs on the road at Fort Thomas Highlands ( 8-2 ) the same night.
Bulldog Head Coach Alan Short
COACH’S COMMENTS
“… So proud of our team for the focus and leadership that they have had this week. For them to come out and be as dominant as they were tonight, shows what they are all about.”
“… What a great crowd here tonight. Truly thankful for the people of this county to show up for these guys on senior night. Each of our seniors have left a positive mark on our football program and elevated our team. Our staff is grateful to each and every one of them. We are thankful that they aren’t finished.”
“… We feel like we have played our best six quarters of football this week against great competition. Going into November, we feel like we are right where we should be. We will enjoy this one tomorrow and get back to work on Sunday prepping for McCreary Central.”
