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Trigg County 47 Reidland 35

Trigg County got their first district win of the year and should be no worse than a three seed in the football playoffs following their 47-35 win over Reidland at Perdue Field.

Trigg jumped out to a 33-0 halftime lead before seeing the Greyhounds twice cut the lead to 12 points in the fourth quarter.

The Wildcats outgained Reidland 463-272.  However, Reidland returned a fumble and a blocked punt for touchdowns.

Hakeem Tyler returned a punt 75 yards for a touchdown to open the scoring.  It was Trigg's first punt return for a TD in two years.

Andrew Stewart was 14-of-31 passing for 233 yards and a career high four touchdowns.  Nick Watkins caught eight passes for 169 yards and two scores.  Akeem Wilson and Jaron Gilbert also caught TD passes. 

Wilson also ran for 180 yards on 14 carries and a score.

Reidland was held to 40 yards rushing on 29 carries.  Carlos Rayburn had six catches for 187 yards and two touchdowns.  He also returned a punt for a score.

Trigg County is 2-5 overall and 1-2 in the district.  Reidland drops to 4-3 overall and 1-2 in the district.

The Wildcats close out the district part of their schedule next Friday at Heath.

Other tidbits on the game...

• Akeem Wilson's 180 rushing yards was a career high and the most from a Wildcat since Dillion Cionko rushed for 259 against Owensboro Catholic last year.
• Andrew Stewart last week became the first Wildcat in four years to top 300 yards of total offense.  He had 276 against the Greyhounds -- 233 passing and 43 rushing.
• Stewart's four touchdown passes was a career high and the most for a Wildcat quarterback in two years.
• Stewart was 14-of-31 passing -- the first Wildcat to throw 30 passes in a game since Ian Stites in 2002.
• Nick Watkins hauled in a career high 169 yards on eight catches.  He is the first Wildcat to top 100 yards receiving in two years.
• Trigg had 463 yards of offense -- topping 400 yards for the second straight week.
• Trigg was 7-of-15 on third down conversions.  Reidland was 2-of-12.
• The Wildcats came into the game with three sacks on the season.  They had three against Reidland.
• Reidland's 35 points is the most scored on the Wildcats in 18 career meetings.
• Friday's game is likely the last against Reidland, with Trigg moving up to 3A next year and no indication that the Greyhounds will appear on next year's schedule before they consolidate into McCracken County High School in 2012.  Trigg County was 16-2 against Reidland.

Monday's Scoreboard

Results from Monday

BOYS SOCCER

Caldwell County 3 Paducah Tilghman 0

Reidland 5 Dawson Springs 0

GIRLS SOCCER

University Heights Academy tied Owensboro Catholic 3-3 Monday in Hopkinsville.  The Lady Aces (8-7-2) jumped out to an early lead with two goals, but Sally Morse scored off of an assist from Eden Mack to close the margin just before halftime. In the second half, after another goal by the Lady Aces, Meg Thalmann used a header to put one in the net and Alyson Parker scored on a penalty kick to tie the score in the last two minutes of the game. UHA is now 10-2-1 on the season.

In the JV game, UHA beat the Lady Aces 5-2. Sally Morse scored four goals and Connor East scored one goal for the Lady Blazers (13-1).

In other games, Caldwell County shut out Paducah Tilghman 3-0.  Fort Campbell edged Todd County Central 2-1, Greenwood nipped Hopkinsville 1-0, ending the Lady Tigers' 12-game unbeaten streak.

VOLLEYBALL

Caldwell County beat Hopkins County Central 25-5, 25-13.  Caldwell County is now 25-2 and a perfect 4-0 in district play.

The Christian County Middle School Volleyball team finished it's season last night with both 8th & 7th grade teams losing to Hopkinsville Middle School.

The 8th grade team lost to Hoptown 21-11, 19-21, 13-15. They finished the season with a record of 6-4.

The 7th grade team lost to Hoptown 21-15, 9-21, 13-15. They finished the season with a record of 1-8.

 

JV FOOTBALL

Trigg County beat Hopkins County Central 52-26.  Luke McKenzie threw four touchdowns -- two to Quinton Bird.  One of the TDs covered 89 yards.   McKenzie had over 300 yards passing and 150 more rushing, according to TCHS assistant coach Coby Lewis.  Devonte Nance had two touchdowns receiving and picked off two passes.

  

History of Caldwell County Football Book on sale

 
The history of Caldwell County football has been archived and made into a book that is on sale through the Princeton Times-Leader.

100 Years of Caldwell County Football traces the history of the sport from three different high schools -- Princeton High, Butler High, and Caldwell County High.

The book was written by Times-Leader sports editor Todd Griffin, who talked about the book on the Saturday Morning Sports Report.

CLICK HERE for ordering information.

Todd Griffin on the Saturday Morning Sports Report

 

Bluegrasspreps Football Rankings for Sept. 27

This week's high school football rankings from Bluegrasspreps.com

Class 1A

1. Mayfield at Fulton City
2. Louisville Holy Cross vs. 2A #10 Covington Holy Cross
3. Hazard vs. 3A #9 Breathitt County
4. Beechwood vs. Walton-Verona
5. Frankfort at Bracken County
6. Raceland vs. Paris
7. Lexington Christian vs. Nicholas County
8. Crittenden County vs. Ballard Memorial
9. Fairview - OPEN
10. Bethlehem at 2A Washington County

Class 2A

1. Newport Central Catholic at Newport
2. Monroe County at 4A Franklin-Simpson
3. DeSales at 6A Fern Creek
4. Owensboro Catholic - OPEN
5. Murray at Reidland
6. Prestonsburg vs. Matewan, WV
7. Danville - OPEN
8. Christian Academy-Louisville - OPEN
9. Glasgow at 3A Elizabethtown
10. Covington Holy Cross at 1A #2 Louisville Holy Cross

Class 3A

1. Somerset at Taylor County
2. Central - OPEN
3. Paducah Tilghman at Webster County
4. Mason County vs. Lewis County (9/30)
5. Union County at 2A Heath
6. Belfry at 1A Pikeville
7. Sheldon Clark - OPEN
8. Pike County Central vs. Tolsia, WV (9/30)
9. Breathitt County at 1A #3 Hazard
10. Edmonson County at Russellville

Class 4A

1. Bell County at #7 Knox Central
2. Boyle County at 6A Lafayette
3. Western vs. Fairdale (9/30)
4. Holmes at Franklin County
5. Allen County-Scottsville vs. Warren East
6. Lone Oak at 2A Green County
7. Knox Central vs. #1 Bell County
8. Collins at North Bullitt
9. Lexington Catholic - OPEN
10. West Jessamine at 3A Western Hills

Class 5A

1. Highlands at #9 Dixie Heights
2. Bowling Green at Grayson County
3. John Hardin vs. 6A Paul Dunbar
4. Christian County at #5 Owensboro
5. Owensboro vs. #4 Christian County
6. Johnson Central -OPEN
7. Pulaski County vs. Lincoln County
8. Warren Central at Barren County
9. Dixie Heights vs. #1 Highlands
10. Covington Catholic - OPEN

Class 6A

1. Trinity vs. #2 Saint Xavier (Papa Johns Cardinal Stadium)
2. Saint Xavier vs. #1 Trinity (Papa Johns Cardinal Stadium)
3. Male vs. Dayton Dunbar, OH
4. Ballard - OPEN
5. Ryle vs. Campbell County
6. Manual - OPEN
7. Simon Kenton vs. Cooper
8. Eastern vs. 4A Shelby County (9/30)
9. Seneca vs. Butler (9/30)
10. Henry Clay at Bryan Station

 

Fort Campbell football featured in CNN.SI article

As we told you last month, CNNSI college sports writer Andy Staples was at Fort Campbell last month to do a feature article on Fort Campbell football.

CLICK HERE to read the story that appeared on CNNSI.com today.

Kyle Allen's interview with Andy Staples when he was at Fort Campbell

 

Kentucky Associated Press Football Polls for September 14

Here is the Kentucky Associated Press Football Poll for September 14

Class 1A
Rank-School FPV Rcd TP Pvs
1. Mayfield (20) 4-0 218 1
2. Hazard (2) 4-0 192 2
3. Lou. Holy Cross - 4-0 179 3
4. Lex. Christian - 2-1 130 4
5. Beechwood - 1-2 123 5
6. Crittenden Co. - 3-0 102 6
7. Fairview - 4-0 92 7
8. Lou. Ky. Country Day - 4-0 55 9
9. Frankfort - 2-1 47 10
10. Raceland - 2-2 25 8
Others receiving votes: 11, Pineville 22. 12, Bishop Brossart 11. 13, Bethlehem 9. 14, Pikeville 4.


Class 2A
Rank-School FPV Rcd TP Pvs
1. Newport Central Catholic (12) 3-1 194 1
2. Monroe Co. (5) 4-0 182 3
3. Murray (3) 4-0 175 4
4. Danville (2) 3-1 162 2
5. Prestonsburg - 3-1 134 7
6. Lou. DeSales - 2-2 82 5
7. Owensboro Catholic - 3-1 80 9
8. Corbin - 2-1 67 10
9. Fort Campbell - 1-3 49 8
10. Glasgow - 2-1 36 6
Others receiving votes: 11, Washington Co. 23. 12, Middlesboro 8. 13, Lou. Christian Academy 7. 14, Carroll Co. 3. 15, Caldwell Co. 2. 15, Green Co. 2.


Class 3A
Rank-School FPV Rcd TP Pvs
1. Somerset (22) 4-0 220 1
2. Mason Co. - 2-1 167 4
3. Lou. Central - 1-3 142 2
4. Pike Co. Central - 3-0 136 6
5. Paducah Tilghman - 2-2 132 5
6. Breathitt Co. - 3-1 125 3
7. Belfry - 2-2 94 7
8. Union Co. - 3-1 73 8
9. Sheldon Clark - 1-3 31 9
10. Powell Co. - 3-0 28
Others receiving votes: 11, Edmonson Co. 22. 12, Magoffin Co. 9. 12, Casey Co. 9. 12, West Carter 9. 15, Henry Co. 8. 16, Garrard Co. 2. 16, Hart Co. 2.


Class 4A
Rank-School FPV Rcd TP Pvs
1. Boyle Co. (16) 3-0 211 1
2. Bell Co. (6) 3-0 203 2
3. Lone Oak - 4-0 158 4
4. Holmes - 3-0 151 3
5. Lou. Western - 2-1 122 5
6. Allen Co.-Scottsville - 3-0 99 6
7. Lawrence Co. - 3-0 66 8
8. Knox Central - 3-1 48 10
9. Marion Co. - 2-1 42 9
10. Lex. Catholic - 1-3 36 7
Others receiving votes: 11, Rowan Co. 25. 12, Martha Layne Collins 15. 13, West Jessamine 10. 14, Franklin-Simpson 7. 14, Greenup Co. 7. 16, Franklin Co. 6. 17, LaRue Co. 4.


Class 5A
Rank-School FPV Rcd TP Pvs
1. Highlands (21) 4-0 210 1
2. Bowling Green - 4-0 195 2
3. Christian Co. - 4-0 156 4
4. John Hardin - 4-0 152 3
5. Owensboro - 2-1 104 5
6. Ashland Blazer - 4-0 102 7
7. Johnson Central - 3-1 99 6
8. Pulaski Co. - 2-1 52 8
9. Grayson Co. - 4-0 39 10
10. Lou. Jeffersontown - 4-0 17
Others receiving votes: 11, Warren Central 14. 11, Harlan Co. 14. 11, Clay Co. 14. 14, Perry Co. Central 13. 15, Cov. Catholic 10. 16, Lou. Doss 9. 17, Hopkinsville 3. 17, Whitley Co. 3. 19, Dixie Heights 2. 19, Bullitt Central 2.


Class 6A
Rank-School FPV Rcd TP Pvs
1. Lou. Trinity (21) 3-0 215 1
2. Lou. St. Xavier - 2-1 173 2
3. Lou. Ballard - 3-1 161 3
4. Lou. Male - 4-0 159 4
5. Ryle - 2-1 125 5
6. George Rogers Clark - 3-0 91 8
7. Lou. Seneca - 3-1 64 6
8. Lex. Tates Creek - 3-0 50 10
9. Boone Co. - 2-1 44 7
10. Lou. DuPont Manual - 1-3 31 9
Others receiving votes: 11, Greenwood 29. 12, Lou. Eastern 16. 12, Nelson Co. 16. 14, Simon Kenton 15. 14, Central Hardin 15. 16, Lex. Henry Clay 6.

Bluegrasspreps Football Rankings for September 14

BGP Rankings for Sept. 14

Class 1A

1. Mayfield at 6A Graves County
2. Louisville Holy Cross at 2A #9 Christian Academy-Louisville
3. Hazard at Williamsburg
4. Beechwood vs. Covington Catholic
5. Lexington Christian at 3A #8 Breathitt County
6. Frankfort at 4A Franklin County
7. Crittenden County at 3A Webster County
8. Raceland at 4A East Carter
9. Fairview at 3A Lewis County
10. Kentucky Country Day at 2A Fort Knox (9/16)

Class 2A

1. Newport Central Catholic at 6A Campbell County
2. Monroe County at 4A Logan County
3. Danville at 5A Southwestern
4. Owensboro Catholic at 6A Apollo
5. DeSales vs.6A #9 Seneca
6. Murray vs. 1A Ballard Memorial
7. Prestonsburg vs. 1A Pikeville
8. Glasgow at Bardstown
9. Christian Academy-Louisville vs. 1A #2 Louisville Holy Cross
10. Fort Campbell at 3A #2 Paducah Tilghman


Class 3A

1. Somerset vs. Estill County
2. Paducah Tilghman vs. 2A #10 Fort Campbell
3. Central vs. 6A #6 Manual
4. Mason County at 4A Rowan County
5. Belfry vs. 5A Whitley County
6. Union County at 5A Ohio County
7. Sheldon Clark vs. 4A #10 Lawrence County
8. Breathitt County vs. 1A #5 Lexington Christian
9. Pike County Central at 2A Knott County Central
10. Edmonson County at Butler County

Class 4A

1. Boyle County vs. 5A Mercer County
2. Bell County vs. 5A #4 Johnson Central
3. Western at 5A Jeffersontown
4. Holmes vs. Bourbon County
5. Lone Oak at 2A Caldwell County
6. Allen County-Scottsville at 6A Greenwood
7. Knox Central vs. 2A Middlesboro
8. Marion County vs. Taylor County
9. Collins at LaRue County
10. Lawrence County at 3A #7 Sheldon Clark


Class 5A

1. Highlands at 6A Boone County
2. Bowling Green at #5 Owensboro
3. John Hardin vs. 6A Nelson County
4. Johnson Central at 4A #2 Bell County
5. Owensboro vs. #2 Bowling Green
6. Christian County at Hopkinsville
7. Pulaski County vs. 4A Rockcastle County
8. Covington Catholic at 1A #4 Beechwood
9. Ashland at Ironton, OH
10. Warren Central vs. 4A Warren East


Class 6A

1. Trinity vs. Cincinnati Saint Xavier
2. Saint Xavier at #5 Male
3. Ballard vs. Meade County
4. Ryle vs. 5A Dixie Heights
5. Male vs. #2 Saint Xavier
6. Manual at 3A #3 Central
7. Eastern at Fern Creek
8. Simon Kenton at Henry Clay
9. Seneca at 2A #5 DeSales
10. Tates Creek at Paul Laurence Dunbar

Bluegrasspreps.com Football Rankings for Sept. 6

Here are this week's Kentucky High School Football Rankings from Bluegrasspreps.com

 

 

Class A

1. Mayfield at 4A Calloway County
2. Hazard vs. Paris
3. Louisville Holy Cross vs. 2A #4 DeSales
4. Beechwood at 2A Covington Holy Cross
5. Lexington Christian Academy vs. 2A #10 Christian Academy-Louisville
6. Raceland at 4A Greenup County
7. Frankfort vs. 3A Western Hills
8. Crittenden County vs. 3A McLean County
9. Fairview at 4A Boyd County
10. Bellevue vs. 5A Scott (9/9)


Class 2A

1. Newport Central Catholic at 6A #4 Ryle
2. Danville vs. 3A #4 Somerset
3. Monroe County at 5A Barren County
4. DeSales at 1A #3 Louisville Holy Cross
5. Murray vs. 1A Fulton County
6. Owensboro Catholic at South Spencer, IN
7. Prestonsburg at Bath County
8. Fort Campbell at Fort Knox
9. Glasgow at 4A #7 Allen County-Scottsville
10. Christian Academy-Louisville at 1A #5 Lexington Christian Academy


Class 3A

1. Central vs. 6A #5 Male
2. Mason County vs. 4A Bourbon County
3. Paducah Tilghman vs. 6A Graves County
4. Somerset at 2A #2 Danville
5. Breathitt County at 5A Perry County Central
6. Union County vs. 2A Caldwell County
7. Belfry vs. 5A Letcher County Central
8. Sheldon Clark vs. 5A #4 Johnson Central
9. Edmonson County at 6A Muhlenberg County
10. Pike County Central at 2A Shelby Valley


Class 4A

1. Boyle County vs. 5A Mercer County
2. Bell County vs. 5A #10 Whitley County
3. Western vs. 6A Bryan Station
4. Holmes at 6A Cooper
5. Franklin-Simpson vs. 6A Greenwood
6. Allen County-Scottsville vs. 2A #9 Glasgow
7. Lone Oak at #10 Lexington Catholic
8. Knox Central at 1A Williamsburg
9. Marion County at Shelby County
10. Lexington Catholic vs. #7 Lone Oak


Class 5A

1. Highlands vs. Withrow, OH
2. Bowling Green at 4A Warren East
3. John Hardin vs 6A North Hardin
4. Johnson Central at 3A #8 Sheldon Clark
5. Christian County at 6A Pleasure Ridge Park
6. Owensboro vs 6A Daviess County
7. Pulaski County at 4A Russell County
8. Warren Central at 6A Nelson County
9. Covington Catholic vs 6A Campbell County (9/11)
10. Whitley County at 4A #2 Bell County


Class 6A

1. Trinity vs. Cincinnati Elder, OH
2. Saint Xavier at Cincinnati Saint Xavier, OH
3. Ballard at Madison Central
4. Ryle vs. 2A #1 Newport Central Catholic
5. Male at 3A #1 Central
6. Manual vs. Colerain, OH
7. Eastern vs. 5A Oldham County
8. Simon Kenton vs. New Richmond, OH
9. Seneca at Wayne (Huber Heights), OH
10. Boone County vs. Anderson, OH

You haven't seen bad football plays until you've seen these.

As you sit and watch football on Friday nights or Saturday afternoons, just think -- it could be worse.

Those darn Presbyterians are a tricky bunch

Check out the trick play Presbyterian used in their game with Wake Forest Thursday.  Because the ball is thrown behind the line of scrimmage, it is not an incomplete pass.

Football season is here. And so are the big hits

Football season is here, and so are the big hits.  Keep an eye on the blue uniform on the far left of the screen.  A de-cleater.

Trigg County, Fort Campbell likely moving up to Class 3A in football

Both Trigg County and Fort Campbell are likely moving up to Class 3A when the new football alignment cycle is announced later this year.

The Kentucky High School Athletic Association normally sets the football alignment on a four-year cycle.  The current cycle ends after the 2010 season.  Football coaches usually have their next season's schedules close to finished by this time, but the delay in the alignment announcement has made them hold off on scheduling until they see which class they are in and who their district opponents will be.

If the KHSAA takes the average male enrollment of each school from the past two years, as is expected, both Trigg County and Fort Campbell would jump to Class 3A.  Also moving up would be Heath, but that would be for just one year as they are consolidating with Reidland and Lone Oak into the new McCracken County High School for the start of the 2011-12 school year.

Schools in the 3A region will likely be Trigg County, Fort Campbell, Heath, Webster County, Monroe County, Paducah Tilghman, and the new South Warren High School, which begins playing football next year.  Don't be surprised to see a district that consists of Trigg, Fort Campbell, Heath, Tilghman, and Webster County next year.  It would be the first time Trigg County has ever played above Class 2A in size. 

Other strong programs statewide in Class 3A would likely be Belfry, Monroe County, Central, Breathitt County, and Corbin.  Also moving down to Class 3A would be Bell County, the 2008 Class 4A state champion.

In breaking down the Class 2A numbers, Crittenden County and Ballard Memorial would jump from 1A to 2A.  Union County would drop from 3A to 2A.  You would likely see a Class 2A district of Crittenden County, Ballard Memorial, Union County, Reidland, Caldwell County, and Murray.  Reidland would leave the district in 2011 (consolidation).

Class 1A would likely remain unchanged for the most part according to the enrollment averages.  Mayfield, Fulton City, Fulton County, and Russellville would be the western most schools.  Russellville has been playing in Class 3A the past four years, citing travel issues for playing up in class.  That request may not be honored for the next four years, unless the KHSAA drops Ballard Memorial back to 1A.

In Class 4A, enrollment figures show the western most schools would be Franklin-Simpson, Warren East, Allen County-Scottsville, Lone Oak, Calloway County, and Hopkins County Central.  Madisonville and Owensboro would both drop from 5A to 4A according to the averages.  That would likely mean a district of Calloway, Hopkins Central, Lone Oak (one year), Madisonville, and Owensboro.  Also dropping to Class 4A would be current 5A power Highlands, who has been playing up a class for the past several years.

In Class 5A, the western most schools according to the enrollment averages would be Hopkinsville, Warren Central, Ohio County, Bowling Green, Greenwood, Grayson County, and Christian County.  Dropping from Class 6A into 5A would be Graves County and Apollo.  Look for District One to consist of Hopkinsville, Christian County, Graves County, Apollo, and perhaps Ohio County.

There aren't many western Kentucky schools in Class 6A, according to the enrollments averages for the past two years.  Muhlenberg County, Marshall County, Daviess County, and Henderson County would likely comprise District One.

The KHSAA is expected to announce the official realignment in the coming months, which will allow football coaches to begin scheduling for 2011.

Wildcat Chevrolet Bowl tonight at Perdue Field

Perdue Field will host the Wildcat Chevrolet tonight at Perdue Field in Cadiz.

In the first game, Calloway County (0-2) will play Greenwood (2-0) at 5pm.

The 8pm nightcap has Trigg County (0-2) hosting Hopkinsville (1-1).  Hoptown leads the all-time series, which dates back to 1953, 16-1-1.  Trigg's lone win in the series came in 2007.  In their last meeting in 2008, Hoptown won 49-21.

Airtime tonight for Trigg County and Hoptown is 6pm on WKDZ 106.5 FM with the Friday Night Blitz.

 

Coming Home: Al Baker

Al Baker, Trigg County's all-time leading rusher, came home to speak at the Trigg County Century Club annual dinner Thursday night.

Baker ran for 5,396 yards from 1981-85, which was the fourth highest total in Kentucky history at the time of his graduation.

Baker still holds the Class 1A state record in the 100-meter dash at 10.7 seconds.  The overall state record is 10.46 seconds by Tyson Gay of Lafayette High in 2001.  Gay recently beat Olympic Gold Medal star Usain Bolt in the 100 meters.

Baker's 40 time his senior year was 4.5 seconds.  Not bad for a guy who could also bench press 360 pounds, squat 600 pounds, and deadlift 585 pounds.

Baker went on to play football at the University of Kentucky, telling the crowd he came close to quitting the team his junior year but decided to stick it out on the advice of family and friends.

It paid off.  His senior season, Baker ran for a team-high 780 yards and 10 touchdowns.  He also caught 35 passes for 317 yards and two touchdowns and was named Second Team All-SEC.

Baker was taken by the New York Jets in the 10th round of the 1991 draft, although injuries caused him to leave camp before playing a game in the NFL.

Al currently lives in Ashland, Ky. with his wife and three kids.

Al talks about what he is up to these days

Back when Baker played, only the district champion advanced to the playoffs.  Despite a 27-14 record in his four seasons of high school football, Trigg was 0-4 against Mayfield which kept them out of the playoffs.

Baker said the 1984 team, which went 7-4 with losses to Glasgow, Christian County and Mayfield (10-0), would have had the best shot to beat the Cardinals had they met again in the playoffs.  He also talked about which team put a bounty on his head.

Al Baker talks about Mayfield and the rivlary

Baker chose UK over several high profile schools, including Ohio State, USC, and Tennessee.  He talks about the differences between Jerry Claiborne and Bill Curry and of the recruiting battle to get him.

Al talks about the differences in UK coaches Jerry Claiborne and Bill Curry

 

Al talks about the recruiting battles he went through and why he chose UK

Al also talked about what lessons he learned in sports that he passes down to his children.

How Al uses sports to pass down lessons to his children

Baker plans to attend tonight's Trigg County/Hopkinsville game at Perdue Field, which is the second game of the Wildcat Chevrolet Bowl.

 

Al Baker (center) poses with his high school track and field coaches Jim Wallace (right) and George Radford.

 

Baker poses with several members of this year's Wildcat football team. 

Sports Illustrated to feature Fort Campbell football in a story

Sports Illustrated college football writer Andy Staples is at Fort Campbell to do a story on the Falcon football program that will appear in either the magazine or online at SI.com.

Falcon head coach Shawn Berner talked about the visit with Bill Booth on Thursday's LIve Afternoon Drive on WKDZ-FM.

Fort Campbell coach Shawn Berner talks about a visit from SI

 

Bluegrasspreps Football Rankings

Here are this week's Kentucky High School Football Rankings from Bluegrasspreps.com.

Class 1A

1. Mayfield vs. 2A Trigg County (8/28)
2. Hazard vs. 2A Leslie County
3. Beechwood vs. 5A Dixie Heights
4. Lexington Christian vs. Christ Presbyterian Academy, TN
5. Louisville Holy Cross at 4A Bullitt East
6. Raceland at 5A Ashland
7. Campbellsville at 4A Russell County
8. Crittenden County at Massac County, IL
9. Fairview vs. Bracken County
10. Frankfort at Paris

Class 2A

1. Monroe County vs. 3A Edmonson County
2. Fort Campbell vs. Kenwood, TN
3. Danville vs. 4A Rockcastle County (8/28)
4. Newport Central Catholic vs. Aiken, OH
5. Murray vs. 4A Calloway County (at Murray State Univ.)
6. Prestonsburg at 1A Paintsville
7. Owensboro Catholic vs. 4A Warren East
8. DeSales vs. 3A Elizabethtown (at Central Hardin)
9. Glasgow - OPEN
10. Corbin vs. 1A Harlan

Class 3A

1. Central vs. 6A Lafayette (8/28)
2. Mason County at 5A Montgomery County
3. Paducah Tilghman vs. St. Louis Gateway Tech, MO
4. Belfry vs. 2A Covington Holy Cross (at Pike County Bowl)
5. Estill County at 4A Bourbon County
6. Somerset vs. 5A Southwestern
7. Russellville vs. 2A Metcalfe County (8/28 at Franklin-Simpson)
8. Union County at 1A Ballard Memorial
9. Sheldon Clark at Breathitt County
10. Pike Central vs. 1A Phelps (8/28 at Pikeville)

Class 4A

1. Boyle County vs. Franklin County (8/28 at Danville)
2. Bell County vs. 6A Madison Central (8/28 at Marion County)
4. Holmes at 2A Lloyd Memorial
3. Lexington Catholic vs. 5A Covington Catholic (8/28)
5. Lone Oak vs. 2A Reidland
6. Western -- OPEN
7. Franklin-Simpson vs. 5A #10 Warren Central (8/28)
8. Collins vs. 6A North Hardin (8/28)
9. Allen County-Scottsville -- OPEN
10. Marion County vs. 5A #3 John Hardin (8/28)

Class 5A

1. Highlands vs. 6A #4 Ryle
2. Bowling Green vs. 6A Daviess County (at Rash Stadium)
3. John Hardin at 4A Marion County
4. Johnson Central vs. 6A Cooper
5. Pulaski County vs. Harlan County (at Somerset)
6. Owensboro vs. Evansville Reitz, IN (at Rash Stadium)
7. Christian County vs. 6A Henderson County
8. Letcher County Central at 2A Middlesboro
9. Whitley County vs. 1A Lynn Camp
10. Warren Central at 4A #7 Franklin-Simpson

Class 6A

1. Trinity at Lawrence North, IN
2. Saint Xavier vs. #3 Ballard
3. Ballard at #2 Saint Xavier
4. Ryle at 5A #1 Highlands
5. Scott County vs. 5A Clay County
6. Male vs. Eastern
7. Fern Creek at #9 Manual
8. Simon Kenton vs. Middletown, OH (8/28 at Nippert Stadium)
9. Manual vs. #7 Fern Creek
10. Henry Clay vs. Boone County

Mr. Football Antionio Andrews enrolls at Western Kentucky University

Former Fort Campbell quarterback and 2009 Mr. Football Antonio Andrews has enrolled at Western Kentucky University.

Andrews was in attendance at last night's Fort Campbell game at Christ Presbyterian Academy in Nashville.  He told the WHVO game crew that he had enrolled at WKU.  The former Falcon standout had considered the Hilltoppers among other schools before committing to the Air Force Academy in the spring.  It's not known if Andrews enrolled for classes at Air Force. 

Andrews said he expected to start practice today.  It is likely Andrews will red shirt the 2010 season.

Fort Campbell statistician and WHVO analyst Donny Caver confirmed Andrews' comments on the Saturday Morning Sports Report this morning.

Andrews accounted for 51 touchdowns last year in leading Fort Campbell to their third straight Class 2A state title.  He threw for 1,667 yards and ran for 1,597 more. 

Fort Campbell was 29-0 with Andrews as a starter.  In his career, he threw for 3,365 yards and 50 touchdowns, while running for 3,368 yards and 56 scores.

UPDATE: Nick Baumgardner of the Bowling Green Daily News has more on the story on HIS BLOG, including a comment from somone one close to the situation on Andrews' status.

Union City 42 Trigg County 28

Union City scored 28 fourth quarter points to hand Trigg County a 42-28 loss in the season opener for both teams Friday night at Perdue Field.

Trigg County couldn't stop Union City fullback Keylon Hyde, who ran the football 41 times for 298 yards and four touchdowns -- three in the fourth quarter.

In all, Union City ran for 402 yards on 57 carries.  In the fourth quarter alone, the Golden Tornado ran 21 times for 207 yards, many of that by Hyde, a 215-pound sophomore.

Trigg County scored first on a 5-yard pass from Andrew Stewart to Nick Watkins with 5:59 left in the first half for a 7-0 lead.  Stewart was injured Trigg's next series and did not return to the game after getting hit on the knee.  An MRI is scheduled for the first part of the week.  Stewart was 6-of-9 passing for 68 yards prior to the injury.

Tied at seven at halftime, Trigg County scored the first two touchdowns of the second half in a span of 90 seconds.  Deondre Wilson scored on a 41-yard run, and Hakeem Tyler later added a 24-yard run to give the Wildcats a 20-7 lead.

Hyde scored his first touchdown of the game on a 14-yard run with 7:46 left in the third quarter to cut the deficit to 20-14.

Trigg took a 28-14 lead with 2:06 left in the third quarter on a 5-yard run by Akeem Wilson.

However, Hyde took over and scored on a 7-yard run less than a minute into the fourth quarter.  Quarterback Chase Bowling added a 5-yard run two minutes later to tie the game at 28.

Hyde scored what proved to be the game winner with 46 seconds left on a 22-yard run, capping off a 10-play drive that twice saw the Tornado convert on third down.

Trigg fumbled the ensuing kickoff at their own 25 with 30 seconds left.  Union City opted to give Hyde another carry, and he responded with a TD run on the first play to provide a punctuation point to the win.

Hyde carried 22 times for 210 yard in the second half alone.

Trigg managed 141 rushing yards on 31 carries, led by the WKDZ Player of the Game Deondre Wilson who had 88 yards on seven carries.  Hakeem Tyler had four catches for 49 yards.  David Wease had three catches for 39 yards and punted four times for a 36.7 yard average.

Trigg County plays at Mayfield next Saturday in the second game of the Jackson Purchase Alliance Bowl at War Memorial Stadium in Mayfield.

Trigg County opens up with Union City tonight

Trigg County opens the 2010 football season tonight against Union City at Perdue Field.

The Wildcats were 7-5 last year and lost to Union City 45-6 in the opener.  Union City was 12-2 and won the Tennessee Class 1A state title.

Trigg County is 16-8 all-time against Tennessee schools.

Wildcat head coach Shannon Burcham outlines the keys to the game

Airtime tonight on WKDZ 106.5 FM and www.wkdzradio.com is 6pm with the Friday Night Blitz.  Kickoff is 7:30pm.

Elsewhere, Fort Campbell opens defense of their Class 2A state title on the road at Christ Presbyterian Academy in a 7pm kickoff.  The Falcons beat the Lions 55-26 in last year's season opener.

Falcon head coach Shawn Berner discusses the keys to the game

Airtime tonight on WHVO 96.5 FM and www.oldies1480.com is 6pm with the Friday Night Blitz.  Kickoff is 7pm.

Hopkinsville plays host to defending Class 3A state champion Paducah Tilghman tonight at the Stadium of Champions.  Hoptown was 3-8 last year but knocked off the Tornado 17-14 in last year's season opener.

Kentucky New Era Sports Editor Joe Wilson breaks down the Tigers

Caldwell County travels to Calloway County to face the Lakers.  The Tigers beat Calloway 34-7 in last year's season opener.

Tiger coach David Barnes talks about his team

In other games,

• Muhlenberg County visits Apollo
• Ballard Memorial hosts Lone Oak
• Union County is at Evansville Mater Dei
• Webster County visits Heath
• Crittenden County travels to Hopkins County Central
• Murray goes to Madisonville
• Mayfield entertains Marshall County
• Franklin-Simpson plays at Russellville
• Todd County hosts Hart County

Christian County plays Warren Central in the Rafferty's Bowl at Western Kentucky University Saturday at 5pm.

 

Friday night football scrimmage results

Trigg County and Marshall County squared off in a preseason scrimmage, playing two varsity halves.

Marshall County beat Trigg 12-0 in the first half.  Trigg beat Marshall 17-7 in the second half.

Trigg's offense sputtered in the first half, due mainly to penalties and dropped passes.  Trigg ran 26 plays and only had 60 yards.

In the second half, Trigg mainly ran a no-huddle offense and ran 24 plays and had 156 yards of offense.

Trigg scored on a 17-yard run by Andrew Stewart and on a 6-yard fumble recovery by Toddrick Wilson.  Ethan Sweno also nailed a 25-yard field goal.

Marshall County scored all three of their touchdowns on big plays.  Blake Clark scored on two 80-yard pass plays and a 70-yard run in the contest.  Take out those three plays, and Trigg's defense allowed just 52 yards on 35 plays.

Trigg ran the ball 23 times for 97 yards.  Stewart had 57 yards on seven carries, and Deondre Wilson added 37 yards on five carries.

Stewart was 11-of-27 passing for 125 yards, but was 9-of-13 for 117 yards in the second half.

Trigg County opens their season Friday at home against Union City, Tenn., the defending Class 1A state champs in the Volunteer State.

In the Border Wars Jamboree on post, Christian County beat both Fort Campbell and West Creek in a scrimmage.

The Colonels beat Fort Campbell 16-0 in one half of action.  Marcoryeon Tandy caught two TD passes and Christian County added a field goal.

Christian County also beat West Creek, Tenn. 13-7 behind another Tandy TD catch.  Tandy also added an interception that led to another score.

Fort Campbell beat  West Creek 8-6 in one half of action.

Fort Campbell, the three-time defending Class 2A champs, will open at Christ Presbyterian Academy Friday in Nashville.

Christian County will open next Saturday in the Rafferty's Bowl against Warren Central at L.T. Smith Stadium.

Trigg County Youth Football Camp begins Monday

The Trigg County Youth Football Camp will be held Monday through Thursday July 12-15 at Perdue Field.

The camp is open to youth who will be entering the first through sixth grades and will run from 8-10am each day.

The cost is $30 per player.

All participants will receive instruction from the Trigg County High School coaching staff and members of the 2010 varsity football team.  Each camper will receive a football and a t-shirt.

All campers should report to the TCHS field house at 8:00 a.m. on Monday the 12th . Pre-registration can be completed by calling Coach Shannon Burcham at (270) 522-0107.

Flag football coming to Trigg County

Flag football will be coming to Trigg County this fall.

I talked with Andy Allen of the Trigg County Little league earlier in the week, and he said they are planning to have a flag football league for first and second graders.  More details will be announced in the coming months.

Trigg County High School Football Banquet

Pictured are (back row) Josh Adams, Andre Wright, Javin Grubbs, Toddrick Wilson, Tavares Poindexter, Mitch Rogers, Jay Moore (front row) Andrew Stewart, Jaron Gilbert, Dillon Cionko, James Whittington, and Jamus McAtee.

Headhunter Awards - Dillon Cionko (4); Jaron Gilbert (1), Jamus McAtee (2); Tavares Poindexter (1); Andrew Stewart (3); Josh Adams (2).

Headhunter of the Year - Dillon Cionko

Boss Hog Awards - Javin Grubbs (5); Andre Wright (2); Akeem Wilson (2); Chris McKenzie (2); Mitch Rogers (2); Tavares Poindexter (3); Jay Moore (2).

Boss Hog of the Year - Javin Grubbs

Josh Adams signs with Campbellsville University

Josh Adams signs his letter of intent to play football at Campbellsville flanked by fanily members and TCHS football coach Shannon Burcham and TCHS basketball coach Mike Wright.

Josh Adams signed a letter of intent to play football at Campbellsville University today.

Adams said he will likely play defensive back for head coach Perry Thomas' Tigers.  Adams said he also considered Bethel University in McKenzie, Tennessee.

Adams' older brother Jeff is a starting offensive lineman at Louisville.

My interview with Josh Adams

 

Trigg football banquet postponed to Wednesday

Trigg County High School's football banquet has been postponed to Wednesday at 5pm at the school cafeteria.

All other details remain the same, according to head coach Shannon Burcham.

Antonio Andrews named Kentucky Mr. Football

Fort Campbell quarterback Antonio Andrews has been named Kentucky Mr. Football.

The award is given by the Associated Press based on voting by a statewide panel of AP media members.  Other finalists for the award were Boyle County's Rees MacShara, Mayfield's Xavier Shelton, and Simon Kenton's Miles Simpson.

Andrews threw for 1,667 yards and 28 touchdowns and ran for 1,597 yards and 28 TDs in leading Fort Campbell to their third straight Class 2A state title.  Andrews was 29-0 as a starting quarterback the past two seasons.

Andrews is the second Mr. Football winner from Fort Campbell, joining Micah Johnson who won the award in 2005.

Antonio Andrews to appear on tonight's Jeff Fisher TV Show

Fort Campbell quarterback Antonio Andrews will appear on tonight's Jeff Fisher Television Show, according to his coach Shawn Berner.

The show airs on WKRN Channel 2 at 7pm tonight.

Andrews helped Fort Campbell to their third straight title over the weekend in Bowling Green.

Falcons remember fallen friend, teammate

Fort Campbell lineman Tim Williams died before the 2009 football season began.  He collapsed following a routine practice and died July 29 from hyperthermia.

But his Falcon teammates never forgot, dedicating the season to their fallen friend and teammate.  On Friday, the season was capped off with a 29-9 win over DeSales in the Class 2A state championship game at Bowling Green.

People who weren't from Fort Campbell looked around and didn't see Tim.  But everyone from Fort Campbell did.

Falcon coach Shawn Berner carried a framed picture of Tim to midfield for the pregame coin toss.  The picture stayed on the bench during the game, just a few feet from the 12th Man flag in Tim's honor.  The Falcons also wore special symbols on their helmets, as they have all season.

And Tim's parents, Bill and Kim Williams, were there on the sidelines, just as if Tim were out on the field taking part in Fort Campbell's third straight state title.  Bill congratulates players for good plays.  He talks to the coaches during dead ball situations.  And Kim takes pictures.  Hundreds of them to share with other families.  And if the day was bittersweet for them, you would never know it by talking to them.

Late in the game, the Falcon fans began chants of "T-Dub" and "7-3" in honor of Tim, as if he had just made the key block that sprung Troy Turner for the game's final touchdown run.

When the final horn sounded, there were tears of joy.  And there were tears of rememberence.  Players realized that their season of dedication had reached its apex.  Everything they had done for Tim was now rewarded with a state championship.  A championship for Tim.

Tim was named the WHVO Player of the Game, a fitting honor and tribute for the senior-to-be and a nice touch by the radio crew that broadcast the games that Bill listened to on an internet stream in the Middle East last year.

Because I don't cover Fort Campbell football on a regular basis, I never got the opportunity to meet Tim before his death.  But you could feel his presence at L.T. Smith Stadium Friday.  And there is no doubt he was holding three fingers in the air when his friends and teammates gathered at midfield to accept the championship trophy.

Kyle Allen's interview with Bill Williams on the WHVO Postgame Show

 

Kyle Allen talks with Bill Williams following Fort Campbell's win

Bill and Kim Williams never missed a football during the 2009 season

Fort Campbell players wore a special helmet logo for their fallen friend and teammate 
 

Falcon head coach Shawn Berner had a framed picture of Tim at midfield for the coin toss

The 12th Man flag in Tim's honor 
 

Tim's teammates made sure he was a part of the postgame celebration, marking Fort Campbell's third straight state football title.

Fort Campbell 29 DeSales 9

Fort Campbell beat DeSales 29-9 to win their third straight Class 2A state title Friday in Bowling Green.

Antonio Andrews was named Player of the Game after rushing for 155 yards and a touchdown and throwing for 78 more and another score.

The win caps Fort Campbell's first-ever unbeaten season and is the school's sixth state football championship.  Only seven schools (Highlands, Trinity, St. Xavier, Danville, Beechwood, and Mayfield) have won more.

CLICK HERE for game stats from the KHSAA

CLICK HERE FOR A PHOTO GALLERY OF THE GAME

WHVO Radio call of Antonio Andrews' 20-yard touchdown run

Audio of Breeon Moreno's touchdown catch

Audio of Tre Powell's 59-yard punt return for score

Audio of Troy Turner's 50-yard touchdown run

Interview with Antonio Andrews

Interview with Shawn Berner

 

Internet stream of today's Fort Campbell/DeSales game

You can hear live coverage of today's Class 2A Kentucky State Football Championship between Fort Campbell and DeSales on WHVO/WKDZ (96.5FM/100.9 FM) as well as on the internet at www.oldies1480.com.

Coverage begins at 1pm.

Fort Campbell vs. DeSales pregame

Fort Campbell guns for their third straight Class 2A football title Friday at L.T. Smith Stadium in Bowling Green when they play DeSales High of Louisville.

Coverage on the Boomer Network (WHVO 96.5 FM and WKDZ 100.9 FM) will begin at 1pm with a special two-hour pregame show.

Here is one of the special audio highlights that will be included in the pregame show.  It's a highlight recap of last year's state title win over Newport Central Catholic.

2008 2A title game recap

HERE is a DeSales roster

HERE is the DeSales stat sheet

HERE is the Fort Campbell roster

HERE is the Fort Campbell stat sheet

All WKC Team announced

Nine Trigg County football players have been named to the Class 2A All Western Kentucky Conference Football team.

They are quarterback Andrew Stewart, defensive back Jaron Gilbert, fullback Akeem Wilson, linemen Tavaras Poindexter and Javin Grubbs, running back Dillon Cionko, defensive back Mitch Rogers, linebacker Jamus McAtee, and safety Josh Adams.

However, Trigg County did not have any players named to the overall All-WKC team or the Small School WKC team that is made up of players in classes 1-3.

First Team All WKC

Offense

QB - Antonio Andrews (Fort Campbell), Sr.

RB - Tyrese Murrell (Mayfield), Sr.

RB - VaShaun Banks (Christian County), Sr.

RB - Brandon Wicks (Murray), Sr.

WR - Xavier Shelton (Mayfield), Sr.

WR - Chris Allen (Fort Campbell), Sr.

OL - Anthony Topps (Fort Campbell), Sr.

OL - Lonnie Martin (Murray), Sr.

OL - Grant Williams (Calloway County), Sr.

OL - Jantzen Jones (Mayfield), Sr.

OL - Jacob Porter (Lone Oak), Sr.

K - Jordan Benton (Murray), Sr.

Defense

DL - Malcolm McDuffen (Christian County), Sr.

DL - Aaron Berry (Crittenden County), Sr.

DL - Hunter Kingston (Mayfield), Jr.

DL - Chandler Thacker (Lone Oak), Sr.

LB - Derrion Crank (Fort Campbell), Sr.

LB - Clayton Thacker (Lone Oak), Sr.

LB - Devin Smith (Murray), Sr.

LB - Joe Weigold (Hopkinsville), Sr.

DB - Breeon Moreno (Fort Campbell), Sr.

DB - Tre Powell (Fort Campbell), Jr.

DB - Matt Starks (Lone Oak), Sr.

P - Tra Tharp (Heath), Sr.

All-WKC players will be honored at the annual WKC Banquet on Sunday, Dec. 13. The event will be held at the Curris Center at 1 p.m. at Murray State University.

Kentucky Football Coaches Association District players and coaches of the year

Christian County football coach Steve Lovelace has been named the Class 5A, District 1 coach of the year based on voting by the Kentucky Football Coaches Association.

Owensboro quarterback Kal Prince was named the District 1 player of the year.

Fort Campbell quarterback Antonio Andrews was named the Class 2A, District 2 player of the year, while Falcon head coach Shawn Berner was named coach of the year.

Murray's Brandon Wicks was named the Class 2A, District 1 player of the year, while Tiger head coach Steve Duncan was named coach of the year.

In Class 1A, Mayfield's Xavier Shelton was named the District 1 player of the year, while Cardinal head coach Joe Morris was named coach of the year.

In Class 3A, McLean County running back Spencer Phillips was named District 1 player of the year, while Union County's Steve Carter was named coach of the year.

In Class 4A, Lone Oak quarter back Cameron Looper was named District 1 player of the year, while his coach Jack Haskins was named coach of the year.

In Class 6A, Henderson County's Dean Wathen was named District 1 player of the year, while Graves County's Lance Gregory was named coach of the year.

All of the statewide winners will be recognized at the state football finals next week in Bowling Green.

Fort Campbell 28 Murray 21

Fort Campbell scored with 14 seconds left to beat Murray 28-21 to win their third straight Region I football title.

The Falcons improved to 13-0 with the win, while Murray's season ends at 12-1.

Fort Campbell will play Monroe County (10-3) Friday at Austin Peay State University.

Postgame comments from Fort Campbell head coach Shawn Berner

 

Postgame comments from Murray head coach Steve Duncan

 

Fort Campbell's Tre Powell and Murray's Jarvae Langford go up for the ball in the end zone

Tre Powell comes down with the game-winning touchdown

Murray's Brandon Wicks looks for running room late

 

Tre Powell hauls down another jump ball pass, this time at the end of the first half

 

The Falcons hoist another Region I championship trophy

Fort Campbell head coach Shawn Berner addresses the team following the win

C.J. Croft part of a new NCAA record

Two Kentucky players were part of an NCAA record over the weekend.

Daniel Passafiume, a sophomore from Louisville (St. Xavier), set a NCAA all-divisions single-game record with 25 receptions for 153 yards and two touchdowns in Hanover's Saturday game against Franklin College. The effort surpasses the mark of 24 catches set by NFL hall-of-fame receiver Jerry Rice and Chas Gessner.

Rice had 24 catches for Mississippi Valley State University in a 1983 game against Southern University. Gessner collected 24 balls for Brown University in a 2002 game against the University of Rhode Island.

Passafiume's performance was featured on ESPN, ESPN News and television stations nationally, as well as being highlighted in newspapers such as USA today, Chicago Tribune, Los Angeles Times and Orlando Sentinel.

Former Fort Campbell quarterback C.J. Croft (right) also put up huge numbers in the losing effort.  Croft completed 42-of-57 passes for 304 yards and three touchdowns and added 181 rushing yards on 25 carries and another score.  However, it wasn't enough as Hanover lost to Franklin College 42-28 Saturday in their season finale. 

For the season, Croft, a sophomore, completed 56-percent of his passes for 2,163 yards and 27 touchdowns against 15 interceptions.  He also led the Panthers in rushing with 577 yards and two scores. 

Hanover finished their season at 3-7.

Regional Football Championship Pairings

Here are the regional championship pairings for this week:

Class 1A

REGION 1

Crittenden County (10-2) at Mayfield (11-1)

REGION 2

Bellevue (9-3) at Beechwood (8-4)

REGION 3

Raceland (8-4) at Lexington Christian (11-1)

REGION 4

Harlan (7-5) at Hazard (8-4)

Class 2A

REGION 1

Fort Campbell (12-0) at Murray (12-0)

REGION 2

Monroe County (9-3) at Green County (9-3)

REGION 3

Newport Central Catholic (7-5) at DeSales (9-3)

REGION 4

Corbin (10-2) at Prestonsburg (12-0)

Class 3A

REGION 1

Paducah Tilghman (6-6) at Russellville (8-4)

REGION 2

Henry County (10-2) at Central (7-5)

REGION 3

Breathitt County (7-5) at Somerset (12-0)

REGION 4

Sheldon Clark (8-4) at Pike County Central (7-5)

Class 4A

REGION 1

Allen County-Scottsville (11-0) at Lone Oak (12-0)

REGION 2

Marion County (10-2) at Western (6-5)

REGION 3

Lexington Catholic (8-4) at Boyle County (12-0)

REGION 4

Lawrence County (12-0) at Bell County (11-1)

Class 5A

REGION 1

Bowling Green (10-2) at Christian County (8-4)

REGION 2

Oldham County (8-4) at John Hardin (12-0)

REGION 3

Johnson Central (8-4) at Highlands (12-0)

REGION 4

Letcher County Central (10-2) at Pulaski County (9-3)

Class 6A

REGION 1

Greenwood (9-3) at Henderson County (9-3)

REGION 2

Simon Kenton (11-1) at St. Xavier (11-1)

REGION 3

Male (10-2) at Trinity (8-4)

REGION 4

Henry Clay (10-2) at Scott County (9-3)

Friday's Second Round Football Playoff matchups

Friday's Second Round Region I Football Playoff Pairings

Class 1A

Ballard Memorial (4-7) at Mayfield (10-1)

Crittenden County (9-2) at Louisville Holy Cross (6-5)

Class 2A

Hancock County (7-4) at Murray (11-0)

Trigg County (7-4) at Fort Campbell (11-0)

Class 3A

Paducah Tilghman (5-6) at Union County (8-3)

Butler County (4-7) at Russellville (7-4)

Class 4A

Franklin-Simpson (9-2) at Lone Oak (11-0)

Logan County (5-6) at Allen County-Scottsville (10-0)

Class 5A

Warren Central (8-3) at Christian County (7-4)

Owensboro (9-2) at Bowling Green (9-2)

Class 6A

Meade County (6-5) at Henderson County (8-3)

Nelson County (6-5) at Greenwood (8-3)

Trigg County 41 Owensboro Catholic 14

Trigg County used a strong rushing attack to beat Owensboro Catholic 41-14 Friday in the first round of the Class 2A Playoffs at Perdue Field.  The win snaps a five-game losing streak to the Aces -- all in the playoffs.

Dillion Cionko rushed for a career-high 259 yards on 20 carries and scored twice as the Wildcats rolled up 448 yards on 54 carries.  Akeem Wilson added 89 yards on 13 carries, and Josh Adams had 74 yards on nine carries.  He also threw a 32-yard touchdown pass to Nick Watkins in the fourth quarter.

Dillion Cionko's 52-yard touchdown run

Wilson had a pair of touchdown runs, and quarterback Andrew Stewart had a 10-yard scoring run in the third quarter.

Akeem Wilson's 6-yard touchdown run

Andrew Stewart's 10-yard touchdown run

Owensboro Catholic (3-8) had 212 total yards.  Quarterback Evan Harvey was 15-of-31 passing for 174 yards.  He threw two touchdown passes to Cole Sturgeon and threw two interceptions.

The Aces were held to 38 rushing yards on 21 carries.

Wildcat head coach Shannon Burcham talks about the win on the WKDZ Postgame Show

Trigg County (7-4) has won six straight games and will play at top-ranked Fort Campbell Friday.

Burcham talks about Fort Campbell

Fort Campbell rolled up over 400 yards in the first half and coasted to a 56-7 win over Caldwell County Friday at Fryar Stadium.

The win was Fort Campbell's 11th straight playoff win and 40th win in their last 41 games dating back to the 2007 season.

Tre Powell had five catches, four of which went for touchdowns.

WHVO Audio of Tre Powell's fourth touchdown catch

Falcon head coach Shawn Berner talks about the win on the WHVO Postgame Show

The last Class 2A team to beat Fort Campbell was Trigg County in the first round of the 2006 playoffs.

Berner talks about the Wildcats

Friday night's coverage of Trigg County and Fort Campbell begins at 6pm with the Friday Night Blitz on WKDZ 106.5 FM and WHVO 96.5 FM.

 

KHSAA Football Playoffs - First Round Games

Here are the first round matchups for Region I in the Kentucky High School Football playoffs that get underway Friday.  The games are listed in bracket order.  Later in the week, I'll break them down further.

Class 1A

# 4 Caverna (1-9) at # 1Mayfield (9-1)

#3 Ballard Memorial (3-7) at #2 Bethlehem (5-5)

#4 Fulton City (2-8) at #1 Louisville Holy Cross (5-5)

#3 Kentucky Country Day (5-5) at #2 Crittenden County (8-2)

Class 2A

#4 Todd County Central (0-10) at #1 Murray (10-0)

#3 Heath (4-6) at #2 Hancock County (6-4)

#4 Caldwell County (4-6) at #1 Fort Campbell (10-0)

#3 Owensboro Catholic (3-7) at #2 Trigg County (6-4)

Class 3A

#4 Adair County (3-7) at #1 Union County (7-3)

#3 Paducah Tilghman (4-6) at #2 Edmonson County (6-4)

#4 Webster County (0-10) at #1 Russellville (6-4)

#3 Butler County (3-7) at #2 McLean County (5-5)

Class 4A

#4 Russell County (5-5) at #1 Lone Oak (10-0)

#3 Calloway County (3-7) at #2 Franklin Simpson (8-2)

#1 Allen County-Scottsville - BYE

#3 Logan County (4-6) at #2 Hopkins County Central (4-6)

Class 5A

#4 Barren County (3-7) at #1 Christian County (6-4)

#3 Madisonville (5-5) at #2 Warren Central (7-3)

#4 Hopkinsville (3-7) at #1 Bowling Green (8-2)

#3 Grayson County (9-1) at #2 Owensboro (8-2)

Class 6A

#4 Centrall Hardin (6-4) at #1 Henderson County (7-3)

#3 Apollo (6-4) at #2 Meade County (5-5)

#4 Muhlenberg County (3-7) at #1 Greenwood (7-3)

#3 Nelson County (5-5) at #2 Graves County (7-3)

Trigg County 32 Warren East 12

Trigg County closed out the regular season with a 32-12 win at Warren East Friday night.  The win gives the Wildcats a 6-4 record heading into the postseason.

A sloppy field and ran thoughout the contest made the conditions next to impossible to get solid footing.  However, the Wildcats still rushed for 204 yards and held Warren East to negative total yards until their last play from scrimmage.

Quarterback Andrew Stewart rushed for 77 of his team-high 75 yards in the second half (he had -2 at halftime).  Akeem Wilson picked up 68 yards on 18 carries.

Derringer Grayson had a 70-yard touchdown with :19 left in the game to bring the Raiders (1-9) out of the hole offensively.  Warren East had 60 total yards, including 25 carries for 36 yards.

Five different Wildcats scored touchdowns for Trigg County -- Akeem Wilson (1 yd run), Josh Adams (2 yd. run), and Andrew Stewart (1 yd. run) on offense and Sean Beebe and Dillion Cionko on fumble returns in the fourth quarter.

Warren East's first score came on a 38-yard fumble receovery for a score by Immanuel Robinson in the second quarter.

Trigg County will host Owensboro Catholic in the first round of the playoffs next week at Perdue Field.

CLICK HERE for the game recap and pictures from the Bowling Green Daily News

Shannon Burcham on the WKDZ postgame show

OTHER STUFF FROM THE GAME

• This is the first Trigg County team to put together a winning season after an 0-3 start.
• Warren East had 36 rushing yards, the fifth straight opponent the Wildcat defense has held to under 50 yards rushing.
• Several players switched jersey numbers at halftime because of the amount of mud caked on them in the first half.
• Warren East quarterback Prince Bennett departed the team earlier in the week, taking with him nearly a third of the Raider offense in total yards.
• Warren East fumbled the football 10 times.  Trigg County recovered seven, with Dillion Cionko recovering two. 
• Trigg fumbled five times and lost three.
• The last time Trigg County had two defensive touchdowns in a game was the 2007 playoff win over Murray.  Devin Stewart and Josh Adams each had a pick-six. 
• The last time Trigg returned two fumbles for a touchdown was 2005 vs. Lone Oak when Dhayna Cavanaugh, Dylan Sonnek, and Donald Bush each returned one for a score.
• The last time Trigg County lost a regular season finale was 1999 vs. Madisonville (48-28).
• Trigg County had five penalties for 25 yards in the first half.  They had none in the second half.
• Warren East's lone first down of the second half came on the 70-yard touchdown with 19 seconds left.
• Trigg had two scoring drives of 10 plays or more.  The Wildcats have scored on their last seven drives of 10 plays or more.

 

Driving Directions to Warren East

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It seems pretty basic if you stay on U.S. 68 and drive through Bowling Green or take I-65 and get off at exit 28.

 

Bluegrasspreps.com High School Football Rankings

 

 

Class 1A

 

1. Lexington Christian vs. 2A #4 Corbin
2. Mayfield at 2A Caldwell County
3. Beechwood vs. 2A #5 Newport Central Catholic
4. Hazard vs. 5A Clay County
5. Frankfort vs. 2A Danville
6. Crittenden County at 2A #8 Murray
7. Raceland -- OPEN
8. Bellevue vs. 2A Lloyd Memorial
9. Louisville Holy Cross -- OPEN
10. Pikeville vs. 3A #7 Sheldon Clark

 

Class 2A

 

1. Fort Campbell vs. 5A Hopkinsville
2. DeSales at 6A Southern
3. Prestonsburg at 3A Pike County Central
4. Corbin at 1A #1 Lexington Christian Academy
5. Newport Central Catholic at 1A #3 Beechwood
6. Green County at 4A #7 Marion County
7. Monroe County at 4A #5 Allen County-Scottsville
8. Murray vs. 1A #6 Crittenden County
9. Covington Holy Cross at Shadyside (OH), (10/31)
10. Christian Academy-Louisville at 1A Kentucky Country Day

 

 

Class 3A

 

1. Central vs. 6A Pleasure Ridge Park
2. Belfry vs. 5A Johnson Central
3. Somerset -- OPEN
4. Mason County at Greenup County
5. Breathitt County -- OPEN
6. Union County at 4A Hopkins County Central
7. Sheldon Clark at 1A #10 Pikeville
8. Henry County vs. 1A Gallatin County
9. Russell -- OPEN
10. Western Hills vs. 4A Franklin County

 

 

Class 4A

 

1. Boyle County at 5A #4 Christian County
2. Bell County vs. 5A Harlan County
3. Lexington Catholic vs. 6A #2 Louisville Trinity
4. Lone Oak at 2A Heath
5. Allen County-Scottsville vs. 2A #7 Monroe County
6. Western at 6A #5 Ballard
7. Marion County vs. 2A #6 Green County
8. Franklin-Simpson vs. 2A Glasgow
9. Valley vs. 5A Waggener
10. Holmes vs. Harrison County

 

 

Class 5A

 

1. Highlands vs. 6A Ryle
2. John Hardin vs. 6A Central Hardin
3. Bowling Green at Barren County
4. Christian County vs. 4A #1 Boyle County
5. Owensboro vs. 6A Henderson County
6. Oldham County vs. 6A #10 Shelby County
7. Anderson County vs. 3A Spencer County
8. Covington Catholic at 6A #1 St. Xavier
9. Ashland at 4A Boyd County
10. Johnson Central at 3A #2 Belfry

 

 

Class 6A

 

1. Saint Xavier vs. 5A #8 Covington Catholic
2. Trinity at 4A #3 Lexington Catholic
3. Simon Kenton at 5A Scott
4. Henry Clay vs. Paul Laurence Dunbar
5. Ballard vs. 4A #6 Western
6. Male at #9 Manual
7. Scott County vs. Fern Creek
8. Bryan Station at North Hardin
9. Manual vs. #6 Male
10. Shelby County at 5A #6 Oldham County

Bluegrasspreps.com High School Football Rankings

Here are the latest Kentucky High School football rankings from Bluegrasspreps.com.

Class 1A

1. Lexington Christian at Fairview
2. Mayfield at #4 Crittenden County
3. Beechwood at #9 Bellevue
4. Crittenden County vs. #2 Mayfield
5. Hazard vs. Pineville
6. Frankfort vs. Trimble County
7. Louisville Holy Cross at 3A Paducah Tilghman (10/24)
8. Pikeville vs. Paintsville
9. Bellevue vs. #2 Beechwood
10. Raceland vs. 3A #7 Russell


Class 2A

1. Fort Campbell at Owensboro Catholic
2. DeSales at Carroll County
3. Prestonsburg vs. Shelby Valley
4. Corbin vs. Middlesboro
5. Monroe County vs. #9 Green County
6. Newport Central Catholic at Lloyd Memorial
7. Murray at Heath
8. Covington Holy Cross at Newport
9. Green County at #5 Monroe County
10. Christian Academy-Louisville vs. Owen County


Class 3A

1. Central at Shawnee
2. Belfry at East Ridge
3. Mason County vs. Fleming County
4. Somerset at Jackson County
5. Sheldon Clark vs. Pike County Central
6. Breathitt County at Magoffin County
7. Russell at 1A #10 Raceland
8. Union County vs. McLean County
9. Henry County at Spencer County
10. North Oldham at Western Hills

Class 4A

1. Boyle County at East Jessamine
2. Bell County at McCreary Central
3. Lexington Catholic vs. West Jessamine
4. Lone Oak -- OPEN
5. Allen County-Scottsville vs. Russell County
6. Marion County vs. North Bullitt
7. Western at #10 Valley
8. Franklin-Simpson at Logan County
9. Holmes at Cincinnati Withrow, OH
10. Valley vs. #7 Western

Class 5A

1. Highlands vs. Scott
2. Bowling Green vs. Warren Central
3. John Hardin at Bullitt Central
4. Christian County at Oakland, TN
5. Owensboro at Madisonville-North Hopkins
6. Anderson County at #7 Oldham County
7. Oldham County vs. #6 Anderson County
8. Covington Catholic at #10 Dixie Heights
9. Ashland at Woodford County 10/24
10. Dixie Heights vs #8 Covington Catholic

Class 6A

1. Saint Xavier vs. Pleasure Ridge Park
2. Trinity at #6 Ballard
3. Simon Kenton at Campbell County
4. Henry Clay at Tates Creek
5. Scott County at Lafayette
6. Ballard vs. #2 Trinity
7. Male at Fern Creek
8. Bryan Station at Paul Laurence Dunbar
9. Manual vs. Butler
10. Shelby County vs. Southern

Associated Press High School Football Polls

The top teams in the Kentucky Associated Press high school football polls, with first-place votes, records, total points and previous rankings:
 
Class 1A
Rank-School FPV Rcd TP Pvs
1. Mayfield (11) 8-0 198 1
2. Lex. Christian (9) 7-1 193 2
3. Crittenden Co. - 8-0 159 3
4. Beechwood (1) 5-3 151 4
5. Frankfort - 6-2 113 5
6. Hazard - 5-3 94 6
7. Allen Central - 7-1 71 7
8. Bellevue - 6-2 60 8
9. Fairview - 6-2 33 10
10. Lou. Holy Cross - 5-4 32 10
Others receiving votes: 11, Raceland 16. 12, Pikeville 12. 13, Harlan 7. 13, Campbellsville 7. 15, Williamsburg 4. 16, Bethlehem 3. 17, Eminence 2.
 
Class 2A
Rank-School FPV Rcd TP Pvs
1. Fort Campbell (20) 8-0 209 1
2. Prestonsburg (1) 8-0 178 2
3. Corbin - 7-1 160 3
4. Murray - 8-0 144 4
5. Monroe Co. - 7-1 111 5
6. Lou. DeSales - 5-3 99 7
7. Green Co. - 6-2 91 6
8. Newport Central Catholic - 3-5 54 9
9. Shelby Valley - 6-2 49 10
10. Lou. Christian Academy - 6-2 37 8
Others receiving votes: 11, Cov. Holy Cross 10. 12, Trigg Co. 5. 13, Hancock Co. 2. 13, Bardstown 2.
 
Class 3A
Rank-School FPV Rcd TP Pvs
1. Mason Co. (12) 8-0 195 1
2. Somerset (5) 9-0 189 2
3. Belfry - 6-2 162 3
4. Lou. Central (4) 3-5 136 4
5. Russell - 6-3 126 6
6. Henry Co. - 6-2 78 9
7. Sheldon Clark - 5-3 70 5
8. Union Co. - 5-3 69 8
9. Breathitt Co. - 4-5 39
10. Western Hills - 5-3 37 7
Others receiving votes: 11, Edmonson Co. 13. 12, North Oldham 12. 13, Lou. Shawnee 6. 13, Fleming Co. 6. 15, West Carter 5. 16, Paducah Tilghman 4. 16, McLean Co. 4. 18, Russellville 3.
 
Class 4A
Rank-School FPV Rcd TP Pvs
1. Boyle Co. (18) 8-0 207 1
2. Bell Co. (3) 7-1 181 2
3. Lone Oak - 9-0 164 3
4. Allen Co.-Scottsville - 8-0 143 4
5. Lex. Catholic - 5-3 108 5
6. Lawrence Co. - 8-0 99 6
7. Marion Co. - 6-2 89 7
8. Franklin-Simpson - 6-2 56 9
9. Holmes - 7-1 41
10. West Jessamine - 7-1 22 8
(tie) Lou. Western - 4-4 22
Others receiving votes: 12, Lou. Valley 14. 13, Rowan Co. 3. 14, Hopkins Co. Central 2. 14, Knox Central 2.
 
Class 5A
Rank-School FPV Rcd TP Pvs
1. Highlands (21) 8-0 210 1
2. Bowling Green - 7-1 181 2
3. John Hardin - 8-0 171 3
4. Christian Co. - 6-2 129 4
5. Anderson Co. - 8-0 118 5
6. Owensboro - 6-2 92 6
7. Ashland Blazer - 7-1 80 7
8. Grayson Co. - 8-1 40 9
9. Harlan Co. - 6-2 33 10
10. Cov. Catholic - 4-4 20 10
(tie) Johnson Central - 4-4 20 10
Others receiving votes: 12, Bullitt Central 18. 13, Dixie Heights 12. 14, Perry Co. Central 10. 15, Oldham Co. 8. 16, Letcher County Central 6. 17, Southwestern 3. 18, Whitley Co. 2.
 
Class 6A
Rank-School FPV Rcd TP Pvs
1. Lou. St. Xavier (21) 7-1 210 1
2. Lou. Trinity - 4-4 177 2
3. Simon Kenton - 7-1 165 3
4. Scott Co. - 7-1 145 4
5. Lou. Ballard - 6-2 101 6
6. Lex. Henry Clay - 6-2 96 7
7. Lou. Male - 6-2 70 8
8. Lou. Fern Creek - 6-2 36 5
9. Lex. Bryan Station - 6-2 33
10. Greenwood - 7-2 25
(tie) Lou. DuPont Manual - 3-5 25
 
Others receiving votes: 12, Ryle 23. 13, Shelby Co. 20. 14, Conner 12. 15, Henderson Co. 8. 16, Lou. Butler 4. 17, Central Hardin 3.
 
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All Associated Press members in Kentucky are eligible to participate in the high school football poll. Those who voted for this week's poll are: The Daily Independent, Ashland Daily News, Bowling Green Times-Tribune, Corbin The News-Enterprise, Elizabethtown Daily Enterprise, Harlan The Gleaner, Henderson Kentucky New Era, Hopkinsville Lexington Herald-Leader The Courier-Journal, Louisville The Ledger-Independent The Mayfield Messenger The Middlesboro Daily News The Murray Ledger & Times Owensboro Messenger-Inquirer The Paducah Sun Appalachian News Express, Pikeville Kentucky Enquirer, Fort Mitchell WKYX WLKY WSON WTVQ.

Three crazy high school football finishes

Here are three crazy finishes to high school football games on the web.

The first comes from Michigan where John Glenn High is trailing 28-27 and lines up for the winning field goal in the final seconds of an Oct. 2 game against Plymouth.  The kick is blocked and all craziness ensues.  

My question is this.  When the kick was blocked, the holder's knee appeared on the ground when he picked up the football, which would have killed the play there.

Here's another recent game with the different scenario.  The field goal doesn't make it to the goalposts and is caught.  This one comes to us from Massachusetts and features WCAX anchor Seth Leavett, who worked at TV-43 in Hopkinsville a couple of years ago when you could still get that station on your TV.

That one was shades of the 1994 Kentucky Class A championship where Beechwood was trying to run out the clock and threw the football in the air in their own end zone.  The Murray player caught the ball before it hit the ground, but the officials had already blown the call dead.

Now, we go into the archives for perhaps the craziest finish to a high school football game I've seen in a while.  Plano East of Texas trailed 41-17 with just over three minutes to go.  You know there is a comeback brewing but the finish is a classic.

Trigg County at Reidland Friday

Trigg County looks to move to 2-1 in district play when they travel to Reidland Friday night for a 7:30pm contest with the Greyhounds.

The Wildcats are coming off a 30-29 win over Caldwell County, coming from 21 points down to shiock the Tigers.  The 21-point deficit is believed to be the biggest come-from-behind win in school history.

After running the football 64 times against Caldwell County, expect the Wildcats to run it again against the Greyhounds, who enter the game with a 3-3 record.

Trigg County leads the all-time series with Reidland 14-2.  They have won the last seven games over Reidland by a total score of 373-20, an average of 53-3.

Last year, Trigg County hammered Reidland 61-0 at Perdue Field.  Trigg held Reidland to minus-58 rushing yards, which broke the old mark of minus-54 for a Wildcat opponent, held by Lone Oak in a 1971 game.

The 61-point win was the fourth-largest in school history and the highest since a 62-0 shutout of Reidland in 2003.  Five of Trigg County's largest margins of wins have come against Reidland.

Coverage of Trigg County and Reidland begins at 6pm with the Friday Night Blitz, with the Tailgate Show at 6:30pm on WKDZ 106.5 FM and online at www.wkdzradio.com.

Fulton County/Calloway County brawl results in 19 suspensions

A total of 19 players have been suspended for a total of 32 games, with one player suspended indefinitely as a result of an on-field brawl between players from Calloway County and Fulton County last week.  The game was stopped with just over four minutes left with Calloway leading 24-8.

The KHSAA suspended 16 players from Fulton County for a total of 29 games.  One Fulton player was suspended indefinitely.  Three players from Calloway County was suspended for three games.

The press release from the KHSAA, released Thursday afternoon, did not name the players suspended.

Fulton County was fined $1,000 and placed in probation through the 2011 season.

Fulton County announced Wednesday that they were forfeiting Friday's district game at Crittenden County in the wake of the expected suspensions.  The school suspended head coach James Bridges for the remainder of the season, according to today's Paducah Sun.  The Union City Messenger said that defensive coordinator Deatrick Kenney will take over as head coach for the remainder of the season.

I talked with Tommy Dillard, sports writer for the Murray Ledger and Times, today, and he said that Caleb Young suffered a concussion as a result of the fight and will likely miss a couple of weeks.  Dillard said he wasn't sure if Young was struck by a helmet being swung, getting kicked, or hitting the ground.

You can hear some of what Dillard had to say on the Friday Night Blitz at 6pm on WKDZ 106.5 FM.

Calloway County will play district Rival Lone Oak Friday night without the three suspended players and the injured Young.

Below is some video of what happened last Friday.

WPSD Podcast link

I had the good fortune to appear on the WPSD-TV Web Podcast with sports guy Edward Egros.  We talked football, which of course included Trigg County as well as Fort Campbell, Christian County, Caldwell County, and Mayfield.

You can expect to hear Edward on the Friday Night Blitz in the near future.

You can listen to the WPSD Podcast by clicking HERE.

Murray at Trigg County tonight

The district season gets underway for both Trigg County and Murray Friday night when the two rivals square off at Perdue Field.  Kickoff is 7:30pm.

The game has been billed as a "Black Out" by the Trigg student body, who ask that all Wildcat fans wear black to the game tonight.

Murray is 5-0 and ranked seventh in this week's Bluegrasspreps.com Class 2A Poll. 

Trigg County had last week off after beating Hopkins County Central 6-0 two weeks ago.  The Wildcats are 1-3.

According to this story in the Murray Ledger and Times, the Tigers have had tonight's game circled on their calendars for a while.

Tonight is the 54th meeting between the two schools in a series that dates back 70 years.  Murray leads the all-time series 34-18-1, but Trigg County has won three games in a row since Murray was realigned to Class 2A in 2007.

Murray is 17-9 in games played in Cadiz, while Trigg County is 8-10 against Murray at the "new" Perdue Field.

Coverage begins tonight at 6pm on WKDZ-FM and online at www.wkdzradio.com at 6pm with the Friday Night Blitz.  The Tailgate Show begins at 6:30pm, and High School Football GameNight gets underway at 6:45pm.

In other games tonight:

• Reidland travels to Heath in district action.  The loser could quite possibly be the only Class 2A team to miss the playoffs.
• Caldwell County travels to Crittenden County to play the third-ranked Rockets.
• Fort Campbell plays at Warren Central.  You can hear this game online at www.oldies1480.com and on the radio at 96.5 FM WHVO starting at 6pm with the Friday Night Blitz.
• Fulton City is at Ballard Memorial.
• Russellville is at Hopkinsville.  Joe Wilson of the Kentucky New Era tells me its the first time since 1965 these two schools have played.
• Christian County is at Madisonville.
• Lone Oak visits Graves County
• Apollo is at Marshall County
• Mayfield names their score at Fulton City.
• Calloway County plays at Paducah Tilghman
• Todd County goes south of the border to play Jo Byrns, Tennessee.

Associated Press Football Polls for Sept. 22

The top teams in the Kentucky Associated Press high school football polls, with first-place votes, records, total points and previous rankings:
 
Class 1A
Rank-School FPV Rcd TP Pvs
1. Lex. Christian (16) 4-0 194 1
2. Mayfield (3) 5-0 182 2
3. Crittenden Co. - 4-0 148 3
4. Hazard - 3-1 127 5
5. Beechwood (1) 1-3 101 4
6. Allen Central - 4-0 95 6
7. Frankfort - 2-2 71 7
8. Fairview - 4-1 66 9
9. Lou. Holy Cross - 2-3 22 8
(tie) Bishop Brossart - 3-1 22 10
Others receiving votes: 11, Berea 17. 12, Lou. Ky. Country Day 15. 13, Bellevue 13. 14, Raceland 10. 15, Pikeville 5. 15, Lynn Camp 5. 17, Campbellsville 4. 18, Harlan 2.
 
Class 2A
Rank-School FPV Rcd TP Pvs
1. Fort Campbell (18) 5-0 197 1
2. Corbin - 4-0 165 2
3. Prestonsburg (2) 5-0 162 3
4. Murray - 5-0 130 4
5. Monroe Co. - 5-0 104 6
6. Green Co. - 4-1 91 7
7. Lou. DeSales - 3-2 85 5
8. Carroll Co. - 5-0 53 8
9. Newport Central Catholic - 1-4 30 9
10. Shelby Valley - 3-1 22 10
Others receiving votes: 11, Cov. Holy Cross 17. 12, Lou. Christian Academy 13. 13, Danville 9. 13, Reidland 9. 15, Owensboro Catholic 7. 16, Caldwell Co. 3. 17, Newport 2.
 
Class 3A
Rank-School FPV Rcd TP Pvs
1. Mason Co. (11) 4-0 190 1
2. Somerset (5) 5-0 177 2
3. Sheldon Clark - 3-1 148 4
4. Belfry - 3-2 122 6
5. Lou. Central (4) 1-4 113 3
6. Russell - 3-2 84 7
7. West Carter - 3-1 62 8
8. Western Hills - 3-1 54
9. Henry Co. - 4-1 52 5
10. Elizabethtown - 2-2 24
Others receiving votes: 11, Magoffin Co. 22. 12, Breathitt Co. 16. 13, Union Co. 7. 13, North Oldham 7. 15, Paducah Tilghman 5. 15, Hart Co. 5. 17, Pike Co. Central 4. 18, Russellville 3. 18, Edmonson Co. 3. 20, Spencer Co. 2.
 
Class 4A
Rank-School FPV Rcd TP Pvs
1. Boyle Co. (16) 4-0 196 1
2. Bell Co. (3) 3-1 164 2
3. Lone Oak (1) 5-0 161 3
4. Allen Co.-Scottsville - 4-0 124 4
5. Lex. Catholic - 3-2 104 5
6. West Jessamine - 5-0 69 6
7. Lawrence Co. - 4-0 64 7
8. Marion Co. - 2-2 53 8
9. Holmes - 4-0 50 9
10. Lou. Fairdale - 3-1 18
10. McCreary Central - 4-0 18
Others receiving votes: 12, Lou. Western 15. 12, Franklin-Simpson 15. 14, Lou. Valley 14. 15, Rockcastle Co. 12. 16, Bullitt East 9. 17, LaRue Co. 7. 18, Rowan Co. 5. 19, Calloway Co. 2.
 
Class 5A
Rank-School FPV Rcd TP Pvs
1. Highlands (19) 5-0 199 1
2. Bowling Green (1) 5-0 179 2
3. John Hardin - 4-0 143 4
4. Owensboro - 3-1 129 3
5. Ashland Blazer - 5-0 123 5
6. Anderson Co. - 4-0 94 6
7. Christian Co. - 3-2 70 7
8. Grayson Co. - 5-0 42 9
9. Perry Co. Central - 4-0 38 10
10. Letcher County Central - 3-1 34 8
Others receiving votes: 11, Bullitt Central 14. 12, Dixie Heights 10. 13, Harlan Co. 6. 14, Cov. Catholic 5. 15, Whitley Co. 4. 16, Oldham Co. 3. 16, Warren Central 3. 18, Southwestern 2.
 
Class 6A
Rank-School FPV Rcd TP Pvs
1. Lou. St. Xavier (18) 3-1 198 2
2. Lex. Henry Clay (1) 4-0 168 3
3. Lou. Trinity - 1-3 121 4
4. Lex. Bryan Station - 4-0 116 6
5. Lou. Male (1) 4-1 113 1
6. Lou. Fern Creek - 4-0 102 7
7. Simon Kenton - 3-1 67 5
8. Conner - 5-0 55 9
8. Scott Co. - 3-1 55 10
10. Central Hardin - 4-0 50 8
Others receiving votes: 11, Ryle 21. 12, Lou. Butler 18. 13, Lou. DuPont Manual 6. 13, Shelby Co. 6. 15, Boone Co. 3.
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All Associated Press members in Kentucky are eligible to participate in the high school football poll. Those who voted for this week's poll are: The Daily Independent, Ashland Daily News, Bowling Green The Advocate-Messenger, Danville The News-Enterprise, Elizabethtown The State Journal, Frankfort Daily Enterprise, Harlan The Gleaner, Henderson Kentucky New Era, Hopkinsville Lexington Herald-Leader The Courier-Journal, Louisville The Mayfield Messenger The Middlesboro Daily News The Murray Ledger & Times Owensboro Messenger-Inquirer The Paducah Sun Appalachian News Express, Pikeville Kentucky Enquirer, Fort Mitchell WKYX WLKY WTVQ