’28 ATH has many facets to his game
Silas Sandusky is a reality in KHSAA circles. Sandusky was his team’s most lethal offensive threat. Sandusky was among the team’s more reliable defenders. Sandusky was a featured special teams player to boot. Not too many players make the type three-phase contribution the Raiders enjoyed from its sophomore weapon. Sandusky is a basketball, first-string player on top of what he contributes on the gridiron. Now the Raiders struggled in ’25 (2-9) and particularly struggled on offense (160-points in 11-games). What the team needs is some more Sandusky. Lots of teams could certainly use that!
HB Lyon, Scouting Director, “KPGFootball”
Bedford, KY: Let me teach you a lesson I have learned over 11-years of covering a single, KHSAA sport; 24/7, 365. There are good players on every single roster, at any level of classification, throughout the commonwealth of Kentucky.
Trimble County was 2-9 a year ago. The Raiders scored 160-points all season (11-games) while surrendering 360-points.
All of that aside, the Raiders still had Silas Sandusky. Sandusky was a handful for any opponent on last year’s schedule. Ask them.
What did Sandusky do in 2025? Sandusky led the team in rushing yards with 487-yards and seven (7)-TDs on 90-carries. That comes out to 5.4 yards a carry.
So what you ask? Well the entire ball club gained 1,215-yards and scored 14-TDs. Sandusky was 41% of its yards rushing and exactly half of its rushing TDs. The ball club averaged 3.9-yards a carry while Sandusky averaged 5.4.
Sandusky was 41% of his team’s yards rushing and exactly half of its rushing TDs
KHSAA statistical website
Sandusky scored on 60% of his receptions (three for five), gained 61-yards swinging out of the backfield, and scored 74-points. Sandusky scored these 74-points, 47% of the team’s entire outlay, in all three phases of the attack (7-rushing, 3-receiving, 1-kickoff return, 4-two point conversions).
Sandusky also contributed mightily on defense. Sandusky registered 54-tackles, 9-TFLs, and a sack and a half. Classmate, Jacoby Clark (’28), registered six (6) sacks, meaning the sophomore starters, Sandusky and Clark, were close to half (7.5) of the club’s entire sack total of 16.
Sandusky contributed both a forced fumble and a fumble recovery. Basically, the kid was all over the field. That is probably how Sandusky was selected by The Madison Courier to its All-Courierarea Team.
Sandusky is far from a statuesque figure on a football field. The sophomore, who also contributes to the varsity basketball team (4.2-points, 1.8-boards a game) is only 5’8″ tall.
That doesn’t account for his heart. That doesn’t account for his courage.
There isn’t a team in 1A’s fourth district who wouldn’t jump at the chance of adding Silas Sandusky to its play roster next year. If you don’t believe us, ask them.
In the end, aren’t the fourth district coaches in a much better position to make such an assessment than any of us. Yeah, we thought so too.
This is Friday Night Fletch, reporting for KPGFootball, reminding you to PLAY THROUGH THE WHISTLE!
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