By Terry Boehmker

NKyTribune sports reporter

His senior season didn’t end the way he wanted, but Jacob Savage of Ryle was named winner of the Paul Horning Award that’s given to Kentucky’s top high school football player each year by the Louisville Quarterback Club.

Savage was Ryle’s team leader in rushing yards (1,222) and touchdowns (29) and made a team-high 112 tackles at linebacker this season. But the 6-foot-1, 220-pound two-way starter injured his knee during the Raiders’ third-round victory in the Class 6A playoffs and did not play Friday in a 36-20 loss to South Warren in the state semifinals.

Last year, Ryle made it to the state championship finals for the first time since 2006 in Savage’s first season as a starter on both offense and defense.

He finished with team-high totals

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