LCA's talented '25 QB Cutter Boley passes first test in new system

Cutter Boley was thrown straight into the fire (or drank straight from the fire hose, if you ask his head coach) for his first game playing with Lexington Christian Academy.

Easily the hottest quarterback prospect from the state of Kentucky — regardless of class — the 6-foot-6, 200-pound Boley has gained plenty of notoriety as of late. He went from averaging 15 pass attempts per game as a freshman in 2021 with LaRue County to exploding onto the scene during camp opportunities across the country over the summer. Boley has hauled in scholarships from the likes of Alabama, Tennessee, Missouri, Michigan, and plenty of others in just the last few months.

There’s been significant buzz surrounding the high school sophomore and his potential as the next big thing out of the Bluegrass State. Boley proved he’s worthy of the early hype in his debut for LCA on Friday night. He threw for 367 yards on 17-25 passing, including two touchdowns and one interception. Boley also ran the ball six times for 26 more yards and another score.

Unfortunately, his No. 6 ranked LCA squad dropped a barnburner in the closing seconds to No. 12 Madison Central, falling 38-34 in Richmond, KY. But Boley made a significant statement despite the loss: there is plenty of talent already there, even if he was more upset with his mistakes than happy with his successes.

“I thought I played good. I had a stupid pick,” Boley told the media postgame. “I had a few mental mistakes but it’s the first game, you’ve got to learn from it.”

Boley uncorked three impressive deep balls throughout the course of the night, two of which directly resulted in touchdowns. His first score was a 59-yard downfield bomb in the opening quarter, followed up by a 63-yard toss for a touchdown in the second frame. Boley’s third highlight throw came late in the third period off a trick play that got his receiver within the opposing 10-yard line.

He looked incredibly comfortable playing within an offensive scheme that is still brand new to him.

“Cutter, you gotta remember he’s never played in a spread offense before. He’s been like drinking water through a fire hose. He has really grasped it,” LCA head coach Doug Charles said postgame. “You saw tonight, Cutter is a special talent and he played very, very well. Really, really pleased with him and just the way he carries himself, I think he’s got a really bright future here and he’s gonna do some great things.”

“That young man (Boley) is a dandy and he’s gonna be something, too,” Madison Central head coach Mike Holcomb said after the win, the 300th of his high school coaching career. “I see why everybody in the country likes him and he’s in a great mix there with the offense they’re running. They’re gonna be hard to handle.”

The only person potentially more pleased with Boley’s performance than his own head coach might be Kentucky offensive coordinator Rich Scangarello, who has been building a relationship with the quarterback since the spring. The Wildcats were Boley’s second Divison I scholarship, which came just two days after Ole Miss got the ball rolling back in December 2021.

Liam Coen was the offensive coordinator for Kentucky at the time of the initial offer, but the staff has done a tremendous job of transitioning the relationship with Boley over to Scangarello since the latter assumed OC duties.

“I love his personality, I love who he is as a person,” Boley said of Scangarello. “I’m a (class of) ’25 so (the coaches) can’t text me or anything yet. I’ve been talking to them on the phone, I call them and stuff like that. Everything is great. I love the feedback I get from the fans, I love the feedback I get from the coaches, everybody, (Mark) Stoops, all the way around the board.”