FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: DEC. 5, 2025

The Boyle County Rebels have captured the 2025 UK HealthCare Sports Medicine Class 4A State Title, defeating Franklin County 34-0. The Rebels led 7-0 late in the second quarter and, on the last play of the half, Boyle County faked a field goal and back-up quarterback Baylor Murphy lofted a 22-yard TD pass to Seneca Driver to give the Rebs a 14-0 lead.

Boyle County (14-1) added to its advantage in the third quarter with Driver, again, scoring his third TD of the game on a 6-yard run.

Franklin County (14-1) lost its best chance in the third quarter. The Flyers were stopped four times inside the two-yard line as the Rebels’ defense held.

Rebels’ running back JiDyn Smith-Hisle did his work on the ground with 29 carries for 183 yards and two fourth-quarter scores.

Justin Haddix wins his fifth state title with Boyle County (2020-2023, 2025) as the Rebels claim their 13th state championship since 1999.

Boyle County’s Seneca Driver was the recipient of the Class 4A MVP Award presented by Morgan & Morgan.

Final stats: https://khsaa.org/football/2025/4afinal.pdf

In this article: Boyle County, Class 4A, Football, Franklin County, KHSAA, Seneca Driver, State Championship

WRITTEN BY

Will Jones

Will is the founder of 10thRegion.com and its chief writer and photographer. From Bracken County, he attended Northern Kentucky University and graduated with his B.A. in Social Studies Education in 2020 and M.A. in Education in 2023. Will is currently attending Morehead State for his M.A. in Counseling and M.A. in Educational Technology.