In the first round of the 2009 Kentucky High School Football Playoffs, the Ryle Raiders comfortably defeated the Pleasant Ridge Park Panthers 52-22. The Raiders got off to a bit of a slow start offensively but would eventually get into a rythm and lead 24-0 at halftime. Although the Panthers scored some points later in the ballgame, it was too little too late.
Eventhough their first-round opponents didn't threaten their playoff run, the Raiders will have quite a challenge on their hands when they face No. 1 Louisville St. Xavier in the second round. The Tigers defeated the Boone County Rebels 49-0.
