tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1697242053625998558.post8318120207132859824..comments2024-03-29T00:38:31.950-04:00Comments on The Heath Post: This Week's GamesGoHeathhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11122010542579322600noreply@blogger.comBlogger23125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1697242053625998558.post-64346801841204753672014-10-25T00:03:10.394-04:002014-10-25T00:03:10.394-04:00The Simon Kenton Pioneers wore the helmets and oth...<a href="http://www.wave3.com/story/26886297/bullitt-central-opponents-to-wear-helmets-from-9-different-schools" rel="nofollow">The Simon Kenton Pioneers wore the helmets and other equipment of nine different teams tonight because their equipment house burned Wednesday.</a>Erichttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11218278987255792995noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1697242053625998558.post-34275677753914376952014-10-24T23:54:08.834-04:002014-10-24T23:54:08.834-04:00I didn't make it all the way to Henderson Coun...I didn't make it all the way to Henderson County, but the <b>Mustangs of McCracken County</b> showed and rocked, 42-19. In fact, all of the 6A competitors I had bolded earlier won, except Bryan Station, which lost, 70-63, at Henry Clay. <b>Clay</b> beats <b>Station</b>, which beat <b>Scott County</b>, which beat <b>Clay</b>. So who knows who comes out of Region 4?Erichttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11218278987255792995noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1697242053625998558.post-1154150566429707832014-10-24T23:49:15.898-04:002014-10-24T23:49:15.898-04:00Keenan Singleton @KJMSingleton
Southwestern from ...<i>Keenan Singleton @KJMSingleton<br />Southwestern from 1-9 last season to 8-2 and district champs. Beat Pulaski 14-0. Quite a 1-year turnaround.<br />8:27 PM - 24 Oct 2014</i><br /><br />That one's big in Class 5A--and even bigger still <a href="https://maps.google.com/maps?saddr=Pulaski+County+High+School,+East+University+Drive,+Somerset,+KY&daddr=37.0794501,-84.6088248+to:Southwestern+High+School,+WTLO+Road,+Somerset,+KY&hl=en&sll=37.084647,-84.633145&sspn=0.073401,0.096302&geocode=FakyNgIdEg71-iHDqTiQ39YVHCnZfvbA9TVdiDHDqTiQ39YVHA%3BFZrJNQIdyPj0-ikLVIHf_EldiDGy929bVRZgQw%3BFSGCNQIdj0L0-iFXEjgqXWs_tikD9ybECUldiDFXEjgqXWs_tg&oq=southwestern+high+school&t=h&dirflg=h&mra=dpe&mrsp=1&sz=13&via=1&z=13" rel="nofollow">in Somerset</a>. Pulaski County is the defending 5A runnerup, but now I've got to learn more about the Southwestern Warriors. <br /><br />Simon Kenton stomped <b>Bullitt Central</b> of Region 2 in Independence, 43-7, but Kenton's a good 6A team. <br /><br />Scott beat Conner, 16-15, in Region 3, so I guess I'm going to undismiss the <b>Eagles of Taylor Mill</b> from Region 3 contention.<br /><br />And <b>No. 1 Bowling Green</b> beat Greenwood, 21-3.Erichttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11218278987255792995noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1697242053625998558.post-48234816440771255232014-10-24T23:38:18.933-04:002014-10-24T23:38:18.933-04:00OK, now I think Collins is done. The defending 4A ...OK, now I think Collins is done. The defending 4A champs sustained what was reportedly the second-worst loss in Titan football history, 43-0, at <b>North Oldham</b>. The Mustangs of Goshen have now won their last three games by 53-0, 49-0 and 43-0. Of course, the game before that, North Oldham lost, 21-13, to another Region 2 team, Spencer County, which then turned around and lost at Collins the following week, 20-7. Well, now I've gotten to the end of the paragraph, and I'm not so sure again about Region 2. OK, upon further review, I'm not giving up on <b>Collins</b>--or <b>Spencer County</b>. <br /><br />In Region 4, <b>No. 1 Highlands</b> lost, but it was to Cincinnati Elder, 49-35. The best win among the other contenders was also in Region 4: <b>No. 3 Paintsville Johnson Central</b>, 42-7, over No. 10 Ashland Blazer. <br /><br />The opponent is Class 2A, but, still, <b>No. 4 Madisonville-North Hopkins</b> impressed me by beating visiting Murray, 27-15.Erichttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11218278987255792995noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1697242053625998558.post-34961144344054492542014-10-24T23:27:57.690-04:002014-10-24T23:27:57.690-04:00Class 3A contenders almost all won and won big, bu...Class 3A contenders almost all won and won big, but, in Region 3, we had an upset: <b>No. 6 Garrard County</b> falling, 26-22, at <b>Estill County</b>. Estill's only 3A loss this year was at <b>Bourbon County</b>, 38-28, and Bourbon's only 3A loss this year was at Garrard, 32-12. So now I don't see any reason to believe that any of these three teams, or <b>No. 9 Russell</b> couldn't emerge out of Region 3.Erichttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11218278987255792995noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1697242053625998558.post-45578365945834799132014-10-24T23:19:49.050-04:002014-10-24T23:19:49.050-04:00"Beating them once is one thing; beating them..."Beating them once is one thing; beating them twice is another. But beating them once when it counts is what we want to do."Erichttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11218278987255792995noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1697242053625998558.post-53590738509279309262014-10-24T23:19:16.692-04:002014-10-24T23:19:16.692-04:00"How close are we?" Russellville's c..."How close are we?" Russellville's coach says on WRUS. "We're knocking on that door."Erichttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11218278987255792995noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1697242053625998558.post-32473027347384335062014-10-24T23:18:26.934-04:002014-10-24T23:18:26.934-04:00The Region 4 scrum in Class 2A got a lot more inte...The Region 4 scrum in Class 2A got a lot more interesting tonight. <b>No. 6 Danville</b> won at home, 58-57, over <b>Lexington Christian</b>, and <b>Leslie County</b> won at home in overtime, 41-34, over <b>No. 8 Prestonsburg</b>. And now I'm starting to wonder, too, about <b>Shelby Valley</b>, a 46-8 winner over Betsy Layne. <br /><br />Other Class 2A contenders:<br /><br />-- Region 1, <b>No. 2 Caldwell County</b> over Crittenden County, 63-6, (as Elijah Sindelar breaks the state record for career touchdown passes) and <b>No. 4 Owensboro Catholic</b> over McLean County, 60-7<br /><br />-- Region 2, <b>No. 1 CAL</b> was idle, but No. 3 DeSales whipped Bardstown Thomas Nelson, 49-13<br /><br />-- Region 3, <b>No. 9 Newport Central Catholic</b> over Covington Holy Cross, 50-21Erichttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11218278987255792995noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1697242053625998558.post-43327359803821729832014-10-24T23:06:03.555-04:002014-10-24T23:06:03.555-04:00Final in Class A, Region 1: No. 1 Mayfield 16 at N...Final in Class A, Region 1: <b>No. 1 Mayfield</b> 16 at <b>No. 8 Russellville</b> 8.Erichttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11218278987255792995noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1697242053625998558.post-19876908532846724972014-10-24T23:03:44.475-04:002014-10-24T23:03:44.475-04:00Panther quarterback Coco Darden (sp?) scrambles al...Panther quarterback Coco Darden (sp?) scrambles all the way back to the 30 ... to the 40! ... WRUS reports the ball hits a receiver in the end zone in the hands but falls incomplete ... Mayfield will survive ...Erichttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11218278987255792995noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1697242053625998558.post-77790326310201664922014-10-24T23:00:12.307-04:002014-10-24T23:00:12.307-04:001:18 to go ... third down ... WRUS reports Russell...1:18 to go ... third down ... WRUS reports Russellville drops pass in end zone ... fourth down coming ...Erichttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11218278987255792995noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1697242053625998558.post-15036266467663571882014-10-24T22:59:25.708-04:002014-10-24T22:59:25.708-04:00None of the Class A contenders have backed off ton...None of the Class A contenders have backed off tonight:<br /><br />-- Region 2, <b>No. 2 Fort Mitchell Beechwood</b> beats Ludlow, 41-7, and <b>No. 5 Frankfort</b> beats Eminence, 73-0<br /><br />-- Region 3, <b>No. 4 Williamsburg</b> beats Lynn Camp, 49-0, and <b>No. 7 Hazard</b> wins at Pineville, 42-6<br /><br />-- Region 4, <b>No. 4 Pikeville</b> wins at Allen Central, 41-0, and <b>No. 6 Raceland</b> beats No. 10 Paintsville, 32-0Erichttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11218278987255792995noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1697242053625998558.post-26502008148837807932014-10-24T22:58:36.949-04:002014-10-24T22:58:36.949-04:002:24 to go in Russellville ... Panthers complete a...2:24 to go in Russellville ... Panthers complete a pass of 33 yards to the Mayfield 15 ... Russellville trails by eight points ...Erichttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11218278987255792995noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1697242053625998558.post-23298062558032091732014-10-24T22:49:13.042-04:002014-10-24T22:49:13.042-04:00Russellville is unable to get out of its own end, ...Russellville is unable to get out of its own end, though, punts back to Mayfield--and then the Cardinals run for a touchdown on the ensuing first down. With exactly five minutes to play, Mayfield adds the kick and is up 16-8.<br /><br />"Scoring early wasn't the worst thing that could've happened," WRUS points out, correctly.Erichttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11218278987255792995noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1697242053625998558.post-22838695014432147662014-10-24T22:40:45.632-04:002014-10-24T22:40:45.632-04:00Russellville's WRUS is calling it "the ba...<a href="https://www.network1sports.com/station/wrus" rel="nofollow">Russellville's WRUS is calling it "the ballgame to end all ballgames."</a> The hometown Panthers trail Mayfield, 9-8, at Rhea Stadium and taking over at their own 20 with about seven minutes to play.Erichttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11218278987255792995noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1697242053625998558.post-5119279014218307232014-10-24T17:01:33.348-04:002014-10-24T17:01:33.348-04:00"Are you ready for some football, Henderson C..."Are you ready for some football, Henderson County?" it closes.Erichttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11218278987255792995noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1697242053625998558.post-5131567023687067762014-10-24T17:00:52.043-04:002014-10-24T17:00:52.043-04:00"Now everyone listens to this prime-time show..."Now everyone listens to this prime-time show, <br />from the county line to the O-hi-o"<br /><br />WSON is now broadcasting a local sendup to the horrible Hank Williams Jr. "Are You Ready For Some Football?" song that they used to play on <i>Monday Night Football</i>.Erichttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11218278987255792995noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1697242053625998558.post-45631521261768976412014-10-24T10:11:45.532-04:002014-10-24T10:11:45.532-04:00I join Go Heath in his displaced nervousness about...I join Go Heath in his displaced nervousness about <b>No. 8 McCracken County's</b> <a rel="nofollow">trip up U.S. 60 to Henderson County</a> in Class 6A. But I joined the other <i>100 percent (!)</i> of my fellow WKDZ Wildcat Chevrolet Friday Football Frenzy competitors in picking the Mustangs to prevail against the home-standing Colonels. McCracken County has lost one game this season, and it was at home to a team in a lower class, 5A Graves County. But that was the game after the Mustangs' head coach, Jack Haskins, collapsed on the sidelines, and things were going so haywire that Coach Haskins reportedly rushed out of the press box at halftime and joined his team on the sidelines against doctor's recommendations in an attempt to stir things up. So I'm still considering the Mustangs to be a Region 1 contender, along with <b>No. 7 Elizabethtown Central Hardin</b>, which plays at Muhlenberg County tonight.<br /><br />Other regions, other opponents tonight:<br /><br />-- Region 2, <b>No. 9 Edgewood Dixie Heights</b> at Union Larry A. Ryle<br /><br />-- Region 3, <b>No. 1 Louisville Male</b> vs. No. 6 Louisville Manual, in the 6A game of the night<br /><br />-- Region 4, <b>Lexington Bryan Station</b> at Lexington Henry Clay and <b>No. 4 Scott County</b> at Lexington Paul Laurence DunbarErichttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11218278987255792995noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1697242053625998558.post-29551632240841054072014-10-24T10:00:23.956-04:002014-10-24T10:00:23.956-04:00I slipped to T36 last week in WKDZ's Wildcat C...I slipped to T36 last week in <a href="http://www.heathpost.com/2014/10/this-weeks-games_16.html?showComment=1413557468245#c5671154045679261613" rel="nofollow">WKDZ's Wildcat Chevrolet Friday Football Frenzy</a>, but tonight I'm throwing the Hail Mary, going against the 56-percent majority of the 63 competitors and choosing Hopkinsville to beat visiting Graves County at the Stadium of Champions.<br /><br />I don't think Hoptown is really a Class 5A contender. The Tigers lost by 38 to Warren Central early this season, and then No. 3 Warren Central last week lost at home, 34-13, to Bowling Green in its giant, circle-on-the-calendar rivalry game. The <b>No. 1 Purples</b> are obviously the favorite to repeat as Region 1 and state champions, and tonight they play another cross-towner, hosting Greenwood.<br /><br />My other 5A regional faves and their foes:<br /><br />-- Region 2, <b>Shepherdsville Bullitt Central</b> at Independence Simon Kenton<br /><br />-- Region 3, <b>No. 10 Union Randall K. Cooper</b> vs. Grant County and <b>Hebron Conner</b> at Taylor Mill Scott (<b>No. 8 Crestwood South Oldham</b> is idle)<br /><br />-- Region 4, <b>No. 2 Pulaski County</b> at <b>No. 6 Somerset Southwestern</b> in the Class 5A game of the nightErichttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11218278987255792995noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1697242053625998558.post-52034727260445933532014-10-24T09:45:06.478-04:002014-10-24T09:45:06.478-04:00A few weeks ago, I was at the IKEA north of Cincin...A few weeks ago, I was at the IKEA north of Cincinnati on a Friday afternoon, and I ran into a very old woman wearing a blue baseball cap with a giant block "H" on the front that she confirmed was, indeed, for <a href="http://www.highlands-bluebirds.com/ssp/home" rel="nofollow">Fort Thomas Highlands</a>. She was thrilled to learn both that I had grown up in Paducah and that I did <i>not</i> attend Tilghman, which she pointed out had just lost at Highlands, 49-17, earlier that season. Ever since that encounter, I've found myself rooting a little more for Highlands. <br /><br />The No. 1 Bluebirds certainly appear to be on track to reclaim the Class 4A state title they lost to <b>Shelbyville Martha Layne Collins</b> last season, but we'll see. Collins is back to 4-4 after its 0-3 start on its 2013 championship defense, and all four of the losses were to Class 5A and 6A teams with winning records. The Titans tonight play at <b>Goshen North Oldham</b> (5-2 and tied for 10th in the AP poll), and this is the game of the night in 4A for my money. Whoever wins here looks to me to be the Region 2 favorite, and it will also say to me whether the 2013 state champion is a legitimate contender to repeat.<br /><br />Other regional faves and their foes tonight:<br /><br />-- Region 1, <b>No. 2 Owensboro</b> vs. Mortons Gap Hopkins County Central, <b>No. 4 Madisonville-North Hopkins</b> (yes, I know the Maroons lost at home to Owensboro, but I don't care--I still choose to consider Madisonville a regional contender) vs. Murray and <b>No. 8 Franklin-Simpson</b> at Allen County-Scottsville<br /><br />-- Region 3, <b>No. 5 Lexington Catholic</b> vs. Marion County and <b>No. 7 Barbourville Knox Central</b> vs. Russell County<br /><br />-- Region 4, <b>No. 1 Highlands</b> vs. Cincinnati Elder and <b>No. 3 Paintsville Johnson Central</b> vs. <b>No. 10 Ashland Blazer</b>Erichttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11218278987255792995noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1697242053625998558.post-57695829714383267192014-10-24T08:44:39.845-04:002014-10-24T08:44:39.845-04:00After a lively last Friday in Class 3A, I'm ke...<a href="http://www.heathpost.com/2014/10/this-weeks-games_16.html?showComment=1413636955122#c9111107327505817249" rel="nofollow">After a lively last Friday in Class 3A</a>, I'm keeping an eye out for only the odd upset this week:<br /><br />-- Region 1, <b>No. 7 Paducah Tilghman</b> at Webster County (<b>No. 1 Bowling Green South Warren</b> is idle)<br /><br />-- Region 2, <b>No. 3 Louisville Central</b> vs. LaRue County, <b>No. 4 Corbin</b> at Casey County and <b>No. 5 Bell County</b> vs. McCreary County<br /><br />-- Region 3, <b>No. 6 Garrard County</b> vs. Estill County and <b>No. 9 Russell</b> at Grayson East Carter<br /><br />-- Region 4, <b>No. 2 Belfry</b> vs. Pike County CentralErichttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11218278987255792995noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1697242053625998558.post-32710091976619451782014-10-24T08:40:15.131-04:002014-10-24T08:40:15.131-04:00Last Friday was a shakeout in Class 2A, with Chris...Last Friday was a shakeout in Class 2A, with Christian Academy of Louisville thumping the defending state champ, Louisville DeSales and Caldwell County winning at Murray. The best games this week are probably <b>No. 8 Prestonsburg</b> at Leslie County (both teams are 7-1, with Leslie's lone loss coming last week as Pikeville Shelby Valley came out to Hyden and won, 38-35) and <b>No. 6 Danville</b> at home against <b>Lexington Christian</b> (Danville is 6-2, and Lexington Christian's 5-3--and all five of the losses were to strong teams in other classes). Prestonsburg, Leslie, Danville and Lexington Christian are all in Region 4.<br /><br />My other regional favorites and their opponents tonight:<br /><br />-- Region 1, <b>No. 2 Caldwell County</b> vs. Crittenden County and <b>No. 4 Owensboro Catholic</b> vs. McLean County<br /><br />-- Region 2, <b>No. 1 CAL</b> is idle<br /><br />-- Region 3, <b>No. 9 Newport Central Catholic</b> at Covington Holy Cross Erichttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11218278987255792995noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1697242053625998558.post-62071504267173755602014-10-24T08:27:19.390-04:002014-10-24T08:27:19.390-04:00Best game in Class A is definitely No. 1 Mayfield ...Best game in Class A is definitely No. 1 Mayfield at No. 8 Russellville (I'm using <a href="http://bluegrasspreps.com/ky-football-high/kentucky-class-2a-288815.html" rel="nofollow">the BluegrassPreps.com ratings</a> these days because they list each ranked team's upcoming opponent, but I also look at <a href="http://www.wpsdlocal6.com/story/26833575/1020-khsaa-football-polls" rel="nofollow">the AP because they include the records</a>). These two teams are the Region 1 heavyweights.<br /><br />Here's who the other (bolded) teams I like per region play tonight:<br /><br />-- Region 2, <b>No. 2 Fort Mitchell Beechwood</b> at Ludlow and <b>No. 5 Frankfort</b> vs. Eminence<br /><br />-- Region 3, <b>No. 4 Williamsburg</b> vs. Lynn Camp and <b>No. 7 Hazard</b> at good Pineville<br /><br />-- Region 4, <b>No. 4 Pikeville</b> at Allen Central and <b>No. 6 Raceland</b> vs. No. 10 PaintsvilleErichttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11218278987255792995noreply@blogger.com