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LCA wins championship and places six (6) players on the Small School All-State FB Team

There is a very scary proposition tied to LCA’s 2A football championship this past season. What is the proposition? How about the fact the team is a young squad with a ton of talent returning for next season. Next year, LCA will be the hunted and not the hunters. There will be an adjustment required to fill the new role. Regardless, eCampus.com would like to congratulate and revisit the six (6) players who were deemed to have rendered all-state performances for the Eagles in 2025, here on the eve of 2026.

HB Lyon, Scouting Director, “KPGFootball”

eCampus.com was built on a simple idea: make textbooks affordable, convenient, and accessible for every student. Founded in 1999 in Lexington, KY and backed by visionary investors like Wendy’s founder Dave Thomas, the company has grown into a premier online textbook retailer for high school and college students nationwide.

Their mission has always been supporting student success both on and off the field through affordable access to the course materials they need. eCampus.com is excited to invest in our student-athletes through Kentucky Prep Gridiron (KPGFootball) which was founded to promote and assist young high school football players get promoted to “next level,” college football opportunities.

That is why eCampus.com sponsors the KPGFootball, Big Man on the eCampus series. This week’s Big Men on the eCampus are the six (6), Small School All-Staters as recognized and selected by Big Ass Fans and the KPGFootball selection committee.

Lexington Christian Academy (LCA) perennially competes for KHSAA championships at its level of play. Players developing into stars, like these six (6) players, have a ton to do with the program’s success.

Small School All-State Reveal Show

Lexington, KY: The following six (6) players made the Small School, All-State Football team from Lexington Christian Academy:

Matthew Montgomery, G, ’28, 6’1,”250, Lexington Christian Academy. Who would have thought the Eagles performance up front would get better in ’25 than it was in ’24 with five D-1 guys cross the graduation stage last spring? Who would have thought the Eagles would graduate an entire starting front and change coaches and win its second title ever? Guys like Matthew Montgomery upfront will do that for a program. With Montgomery leading the way, the Eagles passed for 2,299-yards, completing 156 of 239-passing attempts (66% completion rate approximately), and 26-TDs against only 6-picks. The Eagles also rushed for 2,254-yards, on 350-carries (6.44-yards per), with 39-TDs by land. When you play who the Eagles play, those numbers are unbelievable. Fending off the opponent’s pass rush leads to such offensive efficiency. 

Nick Greer, Center, ’28, 6’2,” 255, Lexington Christian Academy. Who would have thought the Eagles performance up front would get better in ’25 than it was in ’24 with five D-1 guys upfront graduating last spring? Who would have thought the Eagles would graduate an entire starting front, and change coaches, and win the school’s second title ever? Guys like Nick Greer at center will do that for a program. With Greer, Montgomery, and cohorts leading the way, the Eagles passed for 2,299-yards, completing 156 of 239-passing attempts (66% completion rate approximately), and 26-TDs against only 6-picks. The Eagles also rushed for 2,254-yards, on 350-carries (6.44-yards per), with 39-TDs by land. When you play who the Eagles play, those numbers are unbelievable. Fending off the opponent’s pass rush leads to this type offensive efficiency. 

Nash Whelan, QB, Lexington Christian Academy (LCA), ’28. Whelan is a member of one of the KHSAA’s best ’28 classes at LCA. One might say the state champion Eagles developed along the same arch as its prized ’28 QB. One thing is certain, we haven’t seen either the last or the best out of this guy. Still, what we have seen has been impressive. Whelan threw for close to 2,300-yards and 26-TDs against only six (6) INTs. Whelan completed 156 of his 239 passing attempts (66%). Unlike a lot of QBs detailed here, Whelan was not just a QB but a RB too. Whelan led the team in rushing this season with 1,000-yards on 135-carries (7.41-yards per) while scoring 14-rushing TDs. The most important statistic is Whelan leading the Eagles to the 2A title, its second all-time. In the end, that is the statistic people will remember about any QB.

Tyler King, ’26 WR/ATH, Lexington Christian Academy. Tyler King was the district player of the year for the Eagles in ’25. With the year he turned in, King could have been the entire classification’s Player of the Year too. King logged 68-receptions for 958-yards and 12-TDs. King averaged 14.1 yards per reception and helped his team to the title at the 2A level of competition. King also logged a pair of INTs on defense.

Logan Mays, ’26, DE, Lexington Christian Academy (LCA). Logan Mays is a framed out, 6’5,” 230-pounder, headed to play FBS, Division I football for the Midshipmen of the United States Naval Academy in Annapolis, Maryland. Mays had 54-tackles, 10.5-TFLs, and 5.5-sacks this year and LCA’s opponents pretty much just ran away from him all season. Moves well, is very quick in space, “twitchy,” explosive, with plus height and length.

Aiden Lyons, ’27, LB, Lexington Christian Academy. Coach Lyons (our very own “HB”) tells me Aiden and he are not consanguine, at least he doesn’t think so. Coach also says he would be proud to claim him. Lyons, as a junior, had a terrific year on a team which developed and improved steadily throughout the campaign. Lyons registered 89-tackles, 4.5-TFLs, forced a pair of fumbles, recovered a pair of fumbles, and picked off a pass he returned some 45-yards.

Join us next week as we honor another eCampus.com, Big Man on the eCampus, furthering off our offseason coverage. Until then, from any classroom to every field, eCampus.com delivers an easy, fast, and affordable way to order textbooks for students everywhere.

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