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  • LCA Eagles In A Class By Themselves - Post Your Comments!
    I got a text message for a good friend of mine Friday night, following Lexington Christian Academy's 50-point blowout of Raceland. He also happens to be an assistant coach at Raceland. His message was simple: "If LCA gets beat...it will be by themselves". (Read Blog)
  • Randy Wood Working Miracles....Again. - Post Your Comments!
    It was two short years ago that West Jessamine failed to win a football game. Not only that...the Colts went scoreless in six of the team's 11 games and failed to play within three touchdowns of any opponent. Oh, how times have changed. (Read Blog)
  • Youth Movement at Morgan - Post Your Comments!
    Cougar fans should be very exited about what the future holds. Off the 33 players eligible for the season opener, 18 were either freshmen or sophomores. And these are players accustomed to winning with several having played on last year's powerhouse middle school team that advanced to the state final four. (Read Blog)
  • 27 Teams in 27 Days - Post Your Comments!
    After well over a month of driving, writing, shooting and editing...27 Teams in 27 Days is officially in the books. (Read Blog)
  • Morgan Look to Snap Long Losing Streak - 2 Comments Posted
    The date was September 14, 2007. Morgan County beat Magoffin County, 28-14. It's the last time the Cougars won a football game. (Read Blog)
  • Freshmen Phenoms In Lexington - Post Your Comments!
    ESPN's Dick Vitale refers to talented college freshmen as "Diaper Dandys". But the true definition of the term could be found at Memorial Coliseum this weekend. (Read Blog)
  • Double Wing Levels Playing Field - 1 Comments Posted
    It's been called the most powerful offense in the history of football. The "Double-Wing" offense has quite a track record. Fifteen years ago, coach Don Markham transformed a Bloomington High School team (that finished 1 - 9 in 1993) into a state champion with a perfect 14 - 0 record---scoring 880 points in 14 games. The 62-point per game average set a national high school scoring record. (Read Blog)
  • Turner: Take 2 at Morgan County - Post Your Comments!
    It's been a tough past two seasons for Morgan County football. Fact is, the last time the Cougars won a game was September 14, 2007. That's one year, eight months and 20 days for those of you scoring at home. (Read Blog)
  • Defenders Should Hold Their Heads High - Post Your Comments!
    Nobody expected Bryan Station to play for a regional championship. After all, getting by #1 ranked Lexington Christian would be a near-impossible task. And the chances of a post-season win over defending regional champ Lexington Catholic would be slim to none. (Read Blog)
  • Elliott's Ferguson Will Not Play College Basketball - Post Your Comments!
    Former Elliott County guard and first-team all-state selection Jonathan Ferguson has decided not to play college basketball. He will attend Morehead State University, but only as a student, with plans of pursuing a career in pharmacy. (Read Blog)
  • Elliott's Run One of the History Books - Post Your Comments!
    While the Elliott County Lions came up short in their attempt to win a basketball state championship, it certainly does not diminish the program's sensational three-year run. (Read Blog)
  • Elliott, Lex Cath on Collision Course - 7 Comments Posted
    Prior to the start of the post-season, a Scott County-Elliott County matchup in the second round of the boys' Sweet 16 appeared almost certain. It was to be the marquee game of the state tournament. (Read Blog)
  • Vee Sanford Dominates District - Post Your Comments!
    Vee Sanford showed yet again why he's one of the state's premier high school players. The Lexington Catholic guard scored 31 points and handed out six assists to lead the Knights past Tates Creek, 77-69. (Read Blog)
  • Best Performance of the Season - Post Your Comments!
    It had all the makings of a great late season matchup. Lexington Christian Academy versus Rowan County. The newly crowned girls' All-A State Champ against the state's only remaining undefeated (16 - 0) team. (Read Blog)
  • Eastern Kentucky Players Reach Milestones - 6 Comments Posted
    It's been a week of milestones for a pair of eastern Kentucky's best high school players. Elliott County's Jonathan Ferguson scored the 3,000th point of his career, while Morgan County's Leslie Eagle tallied her 2,000th point. (Read Blog)
  • A-11 Offense Coming to Bourbon? - 4 Comments Posted
    It's been a tough stretch for Bourbon County football. The program that won a state championship in 1997 has won just five games in the last five years. But could a new coach transform how the Colonels play football. Johnny Poynter, who enjoyed fantastic success at both Trimble County and Pike County Central, is the new head coach at Bourbon. Poynter's name is synonymous with the A-11 offense. For those not familiar with the scheme, here's a quick breakdown: (Read Blog)
  • Elliott County Still Rolling - 8 Comments Posted
    If you're a statistics junkie, the Elliott County Lions are the team for you. With four players capable of scoring 20-plus on any given night, Elliott's numbers of nothing short of staggering. (Read Blog)
  • Eastern Kentucky's Best Team - 4 Comments Posted
    They're the best thing to come out of eastern Kentucky since the 1961 Ashland Tomcats. Larry Conley, Harold Sargeant and company rolled to a state championship that season. Elliott could be on its way to duplicating the feat. (Read Blog)
  • Is Scott Co. Untouchable? - 5 Comments Posted
    Make no mistake, Scott County is loaded. The Cardinals feature seven players that will likely play Division-1 basketball, including four in the starting lineup. (Read Blog)
  • Is Scott Co. Untouchable? - 1 Comments Posted
    On paper, Scott County is the best team in the state. The Cards have SEVEN projected Division-1 players on their roster, including FOUR in the starting lineup. (Read Blog)
  • Rebels, Knights Should Be A Classic - 1 Comments Posted
    Trinity and Saint X may be the game of the year for Kentucky high school football, but Friday night's Lexington Catholic - Boyle County matchup could make for a close second. (Read Blog)
  • Blowouts Will Highlight Opening Night of Playoffs - Post Your Comments!
    The road to Louisville will include an early exit for many teams as the high school football playoffs begin Friday. Things are sure to get ugly for the following teams facing the impossible task of upsetting their first round opponents. (Read Blog)
  • Madison Central Miracle - Post Your Comments!
    Madison Central's chances of beating Boone County appeared slim to none. The Indians, who'd scored only one touchdown in their previous seven quarters, trailed by nine points with less than five minutes remaining. But then the impossible happened. (Read Blog)
  • LCA vs. Hazard Becoming Quite a Rivalry - Post Your Comments!
    It was less than one year ago that Lexington Christian Academy picked the biggest win in school history with a 24-point blowout of Hazard in the 1A State Football Semi-finals. The victory earned LCA a spot in the state championship at Papa Johns Stadium---not to mention sweet revenge for a 20-point loss to the Bulldogs just 28 days earlier. (Read Blog)
  • Wood Brings New Mindset to West Jessamine - 2 Comments Posted
    Sometimes records can be very deceiving. West Jessamine has lost six of its first seven games. And while that could spell disaster for most programs, that's not the case in Nicholasville. You see, the Colts didn't win a single game last season and were outscored by over 40 points per game. West Jessamine scored more than 10 points in a game only twice--and was hammered by Lexington Catholic (77-0) in the first round of the playoffs. But enter first-year coach Randy Wood--who had once served as an assistant at the school. Wood has transformed both the playbook and the mindset at West Jessamine. (Read Blog)
  • High School Sports in Northeastern Kentucky - 1 Comments Posted
    Northeastern Kentucky can sometimes be the forgotten land when it comes to television coverage of high school sports. There's certainly no shortage of talent in that part of the state--but due to manpower and miles, the Lexington media is limited in the attention it can give. (Read Blog)
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