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Scotty Mayes to play at Mt. Saint Josephs College

Scotty Mayes will play college football at Mt. Saint Joseph's College in Cincinnati.

Mayes rushed for 991 yards and a team-high 13 touchdowns last year for the Wildcats and led the team in receptions (20) and touchdowns (5).

As a junior, Mayes rushed for 834 yards and 12 touchdowns.

MSJ College is a Catholic college with an enrollment of 2,200 students.  The Lions are an NCAA Division III school that competes in the Heartland Collegiate Athletic Conference, which includes Hanover (Ind.), Rose Hulman (Ind.), and Transylvania, which doesn't play football.

The Lions were 9-2 last year and have won three of the last four Heartland Conference titles.

Devin Stewart to walk on at Murray State

Devin Stewart will continue playing football in college after deciding to walk on to the Murray State football team.

Stewart (6-0, 180) was second on the team in catches (18) and touchdowns (3) and led the Wildcats in receiving yards (288). 

While the Racers return four of their top five receivers from last year's 2-9 team, they are thin in the lower ranks with Stewart one of 10 freshmen receivers on the roster.

Ironically, the Murray State roster lists Stewart with jersey number 84, which was the same number his father Ross wore in high school at Trigg County.

GridIron Club selling food Friday

The Trigg County Wildcat Football GridIron Club will be selling pork chop sandwiches and burgers along with a drink, chips, and dessert for $5 and $4 respectively at the Food Giant throughout the day this Friday. 

They will also have the latest version of hats and visors for Wildcat Football Fans for sale as well.

WKC/So. Ill All-Star game video and pictures

The folks at 618football.com were at the WKC/Southern Illinois All-Star Football Game Friday and had some video, which you can see below.  They also have some pics at their wesbite.

They also have information on their site about how you can get a game DVD. 

Thanks to Don Laur of 618 football.com.

You can also view some pictures and video from the Princeton Times Leader site.

Southern Illinois All Stars 21 Western Kentucky Conference All Stars 7

Despite a roster filled with athletes and game-breakers, the Western Kentucky Conference All Stars couldn't get much going on offense and fell to the Southern Illinois All Stars 21-7 Friday night at Roy Stewart Stadium at Murray State University.

The win is Southern Illinois' third in the four career meetings in the series.

The WKC didn't manage much offense, gaining just 180 yards on 39 offensive plays -- 74 of that came on a touchdown run by DaeRon Williams in the third quarter.

Southern Illinois led 13-0 at halftime before Williams cut the lead to 13-7 in the third quarter.

The WKC All-Stars, coached by Lone Oak's Jack Haskins, thought they had the game tied in the third quarter, but a 79-yard screen pass for a score by Williams was called back on a penalty at midfield.

So. Illinois also had a touchdown called back in the fourth quarter.  So. Illinois also missed two field goals.

Fort Campbell's C.J. Croft was 6-of-13 for 48 yards, while Hopkinsville's Kyle Graham was 3-of-3 for 13 yards.

Southern Illinois quarterback Matt Brown, who is headed to Illinois State, was 9-of-15 for 84 yards and a touchdown.

So. Ill. All Stars     7  6  0  8  --  21

WKC All Stars        0  0  7  0  --  13

SCORING PLAYS

So. Ill. - Micah Markley 22-yard pass from Matt Brown (Alex Carter kick), 2:33, 1Q

So. Ill. - Nick Logan 26-yard pass from Lucas Reever (Kick failed), 7:45, 2Q

WKC - DaeRon Williams 74-yard run (Tommy McNutt kick), 5:25, 3Q

So. Ill. - Dontrelle Black 26-yard run (Brown conversion pass to Joel Rush), 2:21, 4Q

RUSHING

SO. ILL - Tommie Taylor (Herrin) 9-70; Dontrelle Black (Mount Vernon) 9-53; Matt Brown (Marion) 8-26; Kevin Uhis 3-20; Dylan Ballard (Herrin) 3-10; Joel Rush (Mount Vernon) 2-6; Nick Logan (Pinckneyville) 1-2; Jake Pecord (Anna-Jonesboro) 1-1; Lucas Reever (Fairfield) 2-(-11)  TOTAL 38-177

WKC - DaeRon Williams (Fulton City) 3-70; Dwayne Jones (Paducah Tilghman) 4-23; Malik Curtley (Paducah Tilghman) 6-20; Corey Hobbs (Lone Oak) 1-4; Ramone White (Christian County) 1-0; C.J. Croft (Fort Campbell 4-(-7) TOTAL 19-110

PASSING

SO. ILL - Matt Brown (Marion) 9-15-0, 84 yards; Lucas Reever (Fairfield) 3-3-0, 55 yards  TOTAL 12-18-0, 139 yards

WKC - C.J. Croft (Fort Campbell) 6-13-0, 48 yards; Kyle Graham (Hopkinsville) 3-3-0, 13 yards; Dwayne Jones (Paducah Tilghman) 1-3-1, 9 yards; DaeRon Williams (Fulton City) 0-1-0, 0 yards  TOTAL 10-20-1, 70 yards

RECEIVING

SO. ILL - Nick Logan (Pinckneyville) 2-29; Michael Moeller (Nashville) 2-26; Jake Pecord (Anna-Jonesboro) 2-24; Micah Markley (Marion) 1-22; Darrick Borun (Marion) 1-21; Brandon Moake (West Frankfort) 1-12; Jordan Echols (Mount Vernon) 1-4; Chris Kern (Chester) 1-3

WKC - DaeRon Williams (Fulton City) 3-27; Matt Tittle (Caldwell County) 2-11; Tony Udley (Fulton County) 1-10; Ryan Williams (Graves County) 1-9; Ramone White (Christian County) 1-7; Jake Pepper (Caldwell County) 1-6

TOTAL OFFENSE

SO. ILL - 56 plays, 316 yards

WKC - 39 plays, 180 yards

Fort Campbell's C.J. Croft was 6-of-13 passing for 48 yards in the game.

Hopkinsville's Cardell McGregor wraps up Tommie Taylor of Southern Illinois on a first quarter tackle.

Caldwell County's Jake Pepper (8) gets blocking help from teammate Matt Tittle (45) on this pass play.

Kevin Uhls of Frankfort is wrapped up high by Fort Campbell's Josh McWherter and low by Mayfield's Logan Armstrong.

Fulton City's DaeRon Williams scored the only touchdown of the game for the WKC on a 74-yard touchdown run.

Southern Illinois quarterback Matt Brown (Marion) was 9-of-15 passing for 84 yards and a touchdown.

Kentucky All Star: Zach Rinestine

Fort Campbell center Zach Rinestine is your typical blue collar lineman.  He grabs his pail and helmet and goes to work each game for 48 minutes.

That hard work has paid off into a scholarship to Western Kentucky.

CLICK HERE to listen to an interview with Zach Rinestine

Kentucky All-Star: Josh McWherter

Always one to have an opinion and someone who likely talks trash at a family picnic, Fort Campbell's Josh McWherter soaked up the Kentucky All-Star football experience last week, culminating with an interception in the West squad's 41-10 win over the East squad at Papa Johns Cardinal Stadium.

McWherter is heading to Murray State University in the fall along with teammate Dexter Durrante.

CLICK HERE to listen to McWherter talk about his All-Star experience and what he is doing to prepare for college

West 41 East 10

Despite steady showers throughout the game, the West All-Stars beat the East All-Stars 41-10 in the first Best of the Bluegrass East vs. West All-Star Game at Papa Johns Cardinal Stadium in Louisville Friday.

John Hardin's Matt Denham (Kentucky State) rushed for 148 yards on 23 carries and scored two touchdowns to lead the West to the inaugural win.

Lone Oak quarterback Corey Robinson (Troy) completed 10-of-20 passes for 138 yards and three touchdowns to three different receivers.  Bowling Green's D.L. Moore (South Carolina) had three catches for 46 yards.

For the East, Trinity's Will Stein (Louisville) completed 8-of-20 passes for 112 yards and rushed for 36 yards.  He threw four interceptions and was sacked six times.

The West outgained the East 441-130.

Three Fort Campbell Falcons played in the game.  Josh McWheter (Murray State) had four tackles and had one of the four West interceptions.  Dexter Durrante (Murray State) had two tackles, including one for loss.

Zach Rhinestine (Western Kentucky) and Christian County's P.J. Hernandez (Kentucky) both played offensive line and helped open enough holes that saw the West rush for 315 yards and only allow two sacks.

Christian County head coach Steve Lovelace served as an assistant coach for the West All-Stars

Christian County's P.J. Hernandez (left) and Fort Campbell's Zach Rhinestine (right) opened huge holes for the West All-Stars all night.

Christian County head coach Steve Lovelace gives instructions to Fort Campbell's Dexter Durrante (19) and Bowling Green's Corbin Smith during a timeout.

Fort Campbell's Josh McWherter recorded four tackles and had an interception for the West All-Stars.

Christian County's P.J. Hernandez takes a break

Lone Oak quarterback Corey Robinson (1) completed 10-of-20 passes for 138 yards and three touchdowns.

John Hardin's Matt Denham was named the game's MVP after rushing for 148 yards and a touchdown.  He also caught a touchdown pass.

Kentucky East/West All-Star Football Game tonight

The first Kentucky East/West All-Star Football Game will be played tonight at 7pm at Louisville's Papa Johns Cardinal Stadium.

The game, which features the best senior Kentucky football players in the state, replaces the annual game between Kentucky and Tennessee.

Local players expected to play in tonight's game include Josh McWherter, Dexter Durrante, and Zach Rhinestine from Fort Campbell; Christian County lineman P.J. Hernandez, Marshall County's Alan Williams, and Mr. Football, Corey Robinson, from Lone Oak.

I'll be in Louisville with audio and pictures from the game, which you can find on here soon.

CLICK HERE FOR GAME ROSTERS

Ben Koenig to skip East/West All-Star Game

Trigg County's Ben Koenig will skip this week's Kentucky East/West All-Star football game in Louisville because he has enrolled in classes at Southern Illinois University.

Wildcat head coach Shannon Burcham said Koenig begins summer classes today and will get a head start on his course work and get acclimated to college.

Koenig is expected to compete on the offensive line for the Saluki football team this fall.

His decision to enroll in summer courses is one of the reasons why Tennessee opted out of their annual all-star game series with Kentucky this year.  In recent years, many of the Volunteer State standouts have opted to miss the all-star game and head off to college early.  For some players, it was mandatory they report early.

As a result, this year's all-star game will feature Kentucky's West All-Stars vs. the East All-Stars.

Players expected to play for the West All-Stars include Fort Campbell's Dexter Durrante, Josh McWherter, and Zack Rhinestine and Christian County's P.J. Hernandez and Ramone White.

I'll have more about the all-star game as the week goes on.