Trigg County's 2007 high school football schedule has been released, and it features some familiar faces the school hasn't played in a while.
Realignment meant Trigg County's district size has been dwindled to five teams -- the only five-team district in the new Class 2A setup.
The Wildcats will open the district portion of their schedule Sept. 14 at home against Murray before traveling to Reidland Sept. 21. Trigg's bye week will be Sept. 28.
Trigg will host Heath Oct. 5 and play at Caldwell County Oct. 19 -- the first-ever October meeting between the two schools.
Trigg County's six non-district games feature a mix of the old and new.
The Wildcats will open the season Saturday, Aug. 25 against Hopkinsville in a bowl game at the Stadium of Champions. Christian County and Paducah Tilghman will meet in the other game.
Trigg County and Hopkinsville last met in the 1979 season opener, won by Hoptown 42-14. Trigg has never beaten Hopkinsville in 16 career meetings. The closest they came was a 6-6 tie in 1960.
The Wildcats will play Calloway County in the Wildcat Chevrolet Bowl on Friday, Aug. 31 at Perdue Field. It will be Calloway's second appearance in Trigg's bowl game. Hopkinsville and Marshall County will play in the other half of the doubleheader, which will be the seventh annual event hosted by TCHS.
Trigg travels to Hopkins County Central on Sept. 7 before playing three straight district games.
The Wildcats will host Christian County Oct. 12 (Ham Festival weekend) at Perdue Field. Christian County leads the all-time series with Trigg 13-8-1. The last time they played was the 1998 season opener, won by the Colonels 62-0 in Cadiz. Trigg last beat Christian County in 1983.
Trigg's final two games will be against Fort Campbell Oct. 26 at Perdue Field and at Fulton County Nov. 2.
Fort Campbell will switch to District Two next year and joined the Wildcat schedule when a Clarksville school dropped the Falcons from their schedule.
Trigg last played Fulton County in 1998, losing 47-19. Trigg is 4-7 lifetime against the Pilots.
Who the TCHS head coach will be in 2007 remains to be seen. Curtis Higgins has not said publicly that he will return next year, saying at the end of this season that it is "to be determined."
The fact that Higgins' Cadiz home has a 'For Sale' sign in the front yard coupled with the naming of Doug Gloyd as interim athletic director for TCHS doesn't bode well for a return. Higgins has served as assistant athletic director for the past six years but wasn't named as a replacement for Taylor Sparks, who announced his retirement as AD after 12 years earlier in the month.
TRIGG COUNTY 2007 FOOTBALL SCHEDULE
Aug. 25 vs. Hopkinsville (Hopkinsville Bowl Game)
Aug. 31 vs. Calloway County (Wildcat Chevrolet Bowl)
Sept. 7 at Hopkins County Central
Sept. 14 vs. Murray
Sept. 21 at Reidland
Sept. 28 OPEN
Oct. 5 vs. Heath
Oct. 12 vs. Christian County
Oct. 19 at Caldwell County
Oct. 26 vs. Fort Campbell
Nov. 2 at Fulton County
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