Football Recap: Ragsdale Falls Short of Olympic in the Playoffs + How To Watch

By Team Reports Nov 15, 2025, 8:05am

Football Recap: Ragsdale Tigers vs. Olympic Trojans

HOW TO WATCH: This game can be replayed on the NFHS Network, the official streaming partner of the NC High School Athletic Assn. (NCHSAA) & Olympic High School. Watch Full Replay

Ragsdale and Olympic squared off in some playoff action on Friday, but Ragsdale had to settle for second. They took a blow against the Trojans, falling 35-0. Considering the last time the Tigers couldn't score was back in September, the team can't take the result too hard.

Sion Stevenson threw for 64 yards on ten of 22 attempts. Hertsel Smith was his top target, picking up 31 receiving yards.

Bryce Nixon had another great game (as he tends to do), rushing for 153 yards and two touchdowns while picking up 8.5 yards per carry for Olympic. With that strong performance, Nixon is now averaging an impressive 102.6 rushing yards per game. Olympic also got a significant boost from Chance Cato, who ran away from the competition to the tune of 81 yards.

Tigers

Previous 5 Games

11/07/25 @ Olympic0-35
10/30/25 vs Southwest Guilford44-13
10/24/25 @ Western Guilford40-3
10/17/25 vs Ben L. Smith20-6
10/10/25 @ Grimsley8-43

With the loss, Ragsdale broke their three-game winning streak and moved their record to 3-8. As for Olympic, the win (which was their ninth in a row) raised their record to 9-2.

Ragsdale does not have any more games scheduled as of now. As for Olympic, they wasted no time getting back out on the field and have already played their next matchup, a 42-6 defeat against Sun Valley on the 14th.

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