See who made the 2025 Lexington All-City High School Football Team
The Lexington Herald-Leader/Kentucky.com is proud to present the 2025 All-City High School Football Team as voted by the nine coaches of Lexington’s varsity KHSAA programs.
Coaches nominated up to 10 players per team for consideration. All coaches then ranked their top five players at each position on the ballot. The Herald-Leader compiled those rankings to create the first and second teams. Players who received votes at multiple positions are recognized for their most prominent one. All other players nominated earned Honorable Mention.
2025 Herald-Leader All-City Football Team
First Team Offense
Quarterbacks: Nash Whelan, Lexington Christian; Brady Wasik, Lexington Catholic.
Running backs: Dakari Talbert, Frederick Douglass; Daven Hood, Lexington Christian
Wide receivers/tight ends: JT Cooper, Tates Creek; Tyler King, Lexington Christian; Kamani Barbour, Bryan Station.
Offensive line: Jeremiah Moore, Bryan Station; Xavier Carter, Frederick Douglass; Nick Greer, Lexington Christian; Rahzeon Gillispie, Frederick Douglass.
Athlete: Jordan Haskins, Bryan Station.
First Team Defense
Defensive backs: Cionne Conn, Frederick Douglass; Demond Green, Frederick Douglass; Jackson Grantz, Lafayette; Baird Woodall, Lexington Catholic.
Linebackers: Tacori Fields, Frederick Douglass; Thomas Sizemore, Lexington Christian; Thurman Wade, Frederick Douglass.
Defensive line: Jack White, Lexington Catholic; Bode Darland, Lexington Christian; Mark Hosinski, Lexington Catholic; Miles Hayward, Tates Creek
Kicker: John Hannan, Bryan Station.
Second Team Offense
QB: Darnell Burnside, Tates Creek; Gage Pennington, Sayre.
RB: BJ Evans, Tates Creek; Caden Jones, Sayre.
WR/TE: Luke Cooper, Tates Creek; Terry Cayson, Frederick Douglass; Henry Morgan, Henry Clay.
OL: Quincy Hancock, Paul Laurence Dunbar; Wyatt Moore, Sayre; Holden Klaiber, Lexington Christian; Jacob Dudek, Lexington Catholic.
ATH: Jayshawn Crosby, Paul Laurence Dunbar.
Second Team Defense
DB: Lazarey Warren, Tates Creek; Sam Pearson, Lexington Christian; Isaiah Mashni, Lexington Catholic; Alaji Bojang, Bryan Station.
LB: Ben Schlarman, Lexington Catholic; Joel Ndayisaba, Bryan Station; Jack Wedding, Lexington Catholic.
DL: John Luke Minner, Sayre; Tolley Carter, Paul Laurence Dunbar; Michael Miles, Lafayette; Ethan Thomas, Bryan Station.
K: Gannon Rice, Sayre
Honorable mention
Bryan Station: Avery Johnson, RB; Sedrick Armstrong, DL; Raymond Young, LB.
Frederick Douglass: Jayden Guzman, QB; Jermiah Turner, RB.
Henry Clay: Chaii Paris, WR; Safal Gurung, RB; Charley Pennell, DB; Isaiah King, RB; Julian Lopez, DL; Marcus Owens, DB; Max Leonel, OL; Odeh Rafidi, OL; Patrick Beya, LB.
Lafayette: Jehovanis Kondo, QB; Jordan Richardson, RB/DB/ATH; Yahshurz Chenault, DL; Colton Coleman, WR; Harrison Stephens, RB/LB; Cale Locklar, WR; Landon Baker, LB; Mekhi Taylor, WR.
Lexington Catholic: Duncan Gaunce, WR; JJ White, K/P.
Lexington Christian: Matthew Montgomery, OL; Aiden Lyons, LB
Paul Laurence Dunbar: Dominic Faulkner, QB; Grayson Rogers, LB; Josiah Hernandez, OL; Kaleb Monroe, LB; Conner Norsworthy, WR; Locke Loftus, LB; Ryan Barrett, K.
Sayre: Beau Perry, LB; Hudson Ward, DL; Jud Masters, OL; Jackson Stuart, LB; Harrison Phillips, LB.
Tates Creek: Triston Taylor, ATH, Shawn Taylor, LB; D’Vaughn Flowers, LB; Blake Hitchcock, K.
Note: The Herald-Leader’s all-city teams have two quarterbacks, two running backs, three wide receivers, four offensive linemen and an athlete who could be any position player on offense. On defense, there are four defensive backs, three linebackers, four defensive linemen and a kicker.
The Herald-Leader has recognized two quarterbacks on both its first and second team offenses for a decade because high school quarterbacks tend to be dual-threat athletes who run as much or more than they throw and because tight ends are rarely nominated for all-city. Tight ends who are nominated are grouped with the receivers.
This story was originally published December 9, 2025 at 7:00 AM.
