Kentucky High School Football News

Playing the 666th game in school history on Friday the 13th, the Trinity High School football team seemingly tempted fate by wearing black uniforms for its second-round Class 6-A playoff game.

CLASS 6-A BALLARD AT MALE When: 7:30 p.m. Records: Ballard 8-3, Male 9-2. Notes: Drew Hardin's 1-yard run in the second quarter was the only touchdown of the game as Ballard beat host Male 7-3 on Sept.25, and Friday's rematch is expected to be another tight one.

All game times 7:30 p.m. Fairview at Lexington Christian Records: Fairview 8-3 ; LCA 10-1 Radio: WJMM-FM 99.1 First time around: When they met three weeks ago, LCA won 42-0 behind Lucas Witt's 200 yards and 4 TDs passing, and Domonique Hayden's 165 yards and 2 TDs rushing.

The old adage that says "All good things must come to an end" held true for the McCreary Central football team Friday night as Lawrence County brought the best football season in school history to an end with a 41-19 thumping of the Raiders in the opening round of the playoffs.

For John Petett, it's simple. Neil Wilson, Dillion Vickery and J.W. Vickery just make plays.

Henderson County turned most of its weapons loose on Central Hardin in Friday's 35-21 first-round playoff win.

Western Hills quarterback Dylan Curry holds up the ball to the crowd after the Wolverines beat Shawnee 34-22 in the first round of the Class 3A playoffs Friday.

For the better part of two decades, the high school football playoffs were a lot like a college bowl game for Harlan County teams, who made a habit of playing one game and putting away the uniforms until next summer.

We're barely recovered from a action-packed Friday night of high school playoff football and we're ready for a Saturday dose.

A hit Ryle junior quarterback Conner Hempel took late in the first quarter while playing defense turned out to be exactly what the Raiders needed to snap them into focusing on Friday night's Class 6A playoff game against Pleasure Ridge Park and away from looking ahead to a second-round matchup with the state's top-ranked team, Louisville St.

JEFFERSONTOWN AT BULLITT CENTRAL * When: 7:30 p.m. * Records: Jeffersontown 6-4, Bullitt Central 8-2. * Notes: The Chargers enter the Class 5-A playoffs after a 29-7 loss at Eastern last week.

"Dribble-drive." The words have assumed almost mystical power in Lexington, where in anticipation of John Calipari's vaunted motion offense at the University of Kentucky, scattered reports surfaced of them being said over the sick for healing and taught to kindergarteners as the foundation of all learning.

Enter the football offices at Moore High School, and one of the first things you'll see is a small, closet-like area located far away from the main locker room.

The Panthers made it five in a row Saturday night at Rhea Stadium in the "Clash of the Cats." The Russellville High School football team used a strong running game and a stout defensive effort to control the annual rivalry with Logan County to come away with a 28-13 victory.

The Adair County School Board voted unanimously to hold a special election for the new nickel tax, putting the fate of the financial upkeep of the school district into the hands of the voters.

Shawnee High School's football team has been forced to forfeit two regular-season victories, a ruling that will cost the Golden Eagles a home game Friday in the first round of the Class3-A playoffs.

Kentucky coach John Calipari says he can't figure out if his team is really good on offense or just really bad on defense.

The KHSAA state football playoffs start next Friday, the first of four steps for 191 teams to fill 12 spots in the six Commonwealth Gridiron Bowl games to be played at Houchens Industries-L.T. Smith Stadium in Bowling Green the first weekend in December.

Bellevue senior running back Ricky Buckler finished with 356 yards and four touchdowns .

PLEASURE RIDGE PARK AT CENTRAL When: 7:30 p.m. Records: PRP 3-6, Central 4-5. Notes: After a big 28-13 victory over Butler two weeks ago, the Panthers were whipped 38-8 by St.