The @bigassfans Kentucky Comfort Creator is Dishawn Donaldson from Doss @CountyMustangs, @minguabeefjerky, @khsaafootball, @KyHighFootball, @Dishawn_2, @CoachMville, @DossdragonsFB

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Donaldson has an interesting motto, and one we whole heartedly support. His motto is “Roam the Field, Never Yield.” Heck yeah, young stud! That is what you want from a guy who is playing DB/some Nickel, and SS. That is what you want from a two-year starter heading into his third year. That is what you, as a coach, definitely want from a senior leader. Things have been looking up for the Doss Dragons. They were 7-4 a year ago and dropped a four-pointer to Spencer County in the opening round of the playoffs. Lots of weapons return. We like Doss heading into the race for the District 3 crown. Enjoy the feature and let’s keep it comfortable out there, Kentucky!

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Storm Warning: Remembering Central great, ‘McNairy on the Carry!’ @HopkinsCentral, @CountyMustangs, @bigassfans, @minguabeefjerky, @_CoachManning

April 17, 2025 Fletcher Long 0

The offseason is a great time to look back on special times and special players. A wise man once said that people who failed to learn from their own histories were forever doomed to repeat them. I can’t speak for any of you but I would enjoy four more years of Calil McNary. Enjoy this look back at a player who showed he was special in middle school and never showed us anything different in HS.

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Christopher Dezern, ’28 ATH from Pulaski County, is the @minguabeefjerk Protein-packed Performer of the Week @cdezern21, @coachtaburns, @CoachYoung41, @PCHSFB, @bigassfans, @khsaafootball, @KyHighFootball

April 16, 2025 Fletcher Long 0

You know we usually give this award to a player who counts among his team’s, district’s, region’s or even the Bluegrass’ very best at his position. Everyone has to start somewhere and sometimes a kid who gets five (5) games of varsity run on one of 5A’s more stacked rosters is deserving of some recognition and some world famous, all-beef jerky products. Christopher Dezern got quite a bit of play for a frosh a year ago and looks to get a ton of PT this coming season. Enjoy this feature on a kid very deserving of some of the world’s finest beef jerky products and don’t forget to #SavorTheFlavor out there in Pulaski County, KY.

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’28 Tripp Setliff at Huntington High, could we see him in the KHSAA before all is said and done? @setlifftripp, @Mikesetliff3, @khsaafootball @KyHighFootball, @minguabeefjerky, @bigassfans

April 15, 2025 Fletcher Long 0

Tripp Setliff is a guy we saw quite a bit from on the Future Stars circuit. He played on the KY Future Stars team in seventh and eighth grade. He is a hulking interior guy who has done quite a bit of work on his feet, speed, spacial quicks, and explosion. He is rounding into a top-flight interior OL in the KY/WV area and is at Huntington High presently. Could we see this kid migrate down south to play for a Kentucky High School? Well, you know anything is possible and very similar like moves have been before tried and successfully. Enjoy this feature.

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Slow Motion Replay: Remembering Doug Thompson from Greenville High @CountyMustangs, @UKFootball, @KHSAA, @minguabeefjerky, @bigassfans, @khsaafootball, @KyHighFootball

April 14, 2025 Fletcher Long 0

Doug Thompson was one of Greenville High’s better all-time players. He died tragically of cancer, leaving this world and a bevy of good friends way sooner than anyone would have liked. Thompson was a very versatile athlete for Coach Ron Wigglesworth’s Blackhawks and was all-district in four (4) separate sports simultaneously. Thompson and his teammates were a testament to what good a group of benefactors can do when they recognize the benefits of a football program and what it provides both a community and its youth. Thank God for all of those guys.

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Shannon Lofton is ready for the blow-up and is coming out! @shannondupree21, @ScottParkey, @WBH7272, @TCCardinalsFB, @minguabeefjerky, @bigassfans, @khsaafootball, @KyHighFootball

April 12, 2025 Fletcher Long 0

Shannon Lofton came out of MS and led his Region I, Battle of the Region, team to the tournament championship. Region I has been gaining in both stature and prestige in that tournament as Region I high schools have been benefitting from the boost in talent being added to the roster each Fall. Shannon Lofton is a guy who should break out onto the high school scene for the Cardinals this year and in a big, big way. You will hear of him plenty this coming season. Enjoy the feature.

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Cody Gibson is the @bigassfans Kentucky Comfort Creator of the Week @CountyMustangs, @minguabeefjerky, @khsaafootball, @KyHighFootball,@CodyGibson7443, @GRCHS_Football, @GRC_Strength

April 11, 2025 Fletcher Long 0

Cody Gibson is a good looking OL prospect from George Rogers Clark High in Winchester, KY. Gibson is 6’3,” weighs 255, with good length, good feet, and with a 295-pound bench and a 225-pound power clean, the kid has good strength and explosion which only figure to improve. This is a ’26 kid we expect to see some college programs get after. Gibson list DL among his positions, though he has mostly been a one-platoon guy along the offensive front. Enjoy this feature about a kid whose performance made the unbearable heat a tad more bearable and who hopes his performance brings comfort to the home fans around Winchester, KY this upcoming Fall. Let’s keep it comfortable out there, Kentucky, and allow us to help you out in that regard.

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Storm Warning: Former Maroon and Murray State Racer matriculates to Morton’s Gap to join up with the Storm @HCCHS_Football, @jordanv89292975, @CountyMustangs, @khsaafootball, @KyHighFootball, @minguabeefjerky, @bigassfans

April 10, 2025 Fletcher Long 0

Jordan Vaughn was a player we covered regularly when the ’20 OL was owning defenders around Madisonville North-Hopkins. Now the OL coach, who played for Murray State in college, is moving from the OL coach at South Hopkins (Coach Logan) up to the varsity program at Central. The lines of scrimmage are where championships are both won and lost. Central is bringing in a “big gun” in the hopes he provides the edge the program needs to take its next step. Enjoy the feature.

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Zachary Philpot from North Laurel is the @minguabeefjerky Protein-packed Performer of the Week @bigassfans,@CountyMustangs, @CoachNelsonNL, @BrianOliverNL, @NLJAGSFOOTBALL

April 9, 2025 Fletcher Long 0

Zachary Philpot from North Laurel has all the characteristics and measurements any college coach would want in an offensive lineman coming out of high school. Philpot is 6’4,” 300-pounds, can bench press 335, squat 485, and deadlift 525. Philpot pops off 40-yard dashes in 5.5-seconds and blows through a “flying 10″ in 1.68. Philpot has 11” hands, a 4.2 GPA, and a registered 26 on his ACT. Translation, Philpot is a very low risk offer if you are a college program looking to add some bulk, strength, power, and explosiveness which will wow your admissions office. Enjoy this feature and don’t forget to pick up some world famous jerky products from Mingua Beef Jerky and “SavorTheFlavor.”

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Slow Motion Replay: Coach Smith went to Boyle County, skipping his trip to Washington @coachclsmit, @ChiefSmoke10, @BCRebelFootball, @minguabeefjerky, @bigassfans, @khsaafootball, @KyHighFootball, @CoachJeffHester

April 7, 2025 Fletcher Long 0

Chuck Smith co-hosts a popular podcast on Spotify with his long time friend, David Buchanan. The show is called, “The Coaches Office” and boasts a dais of of KHSAA coaching icons, one a second generation high school coach (Buchanan) and the other a six (6) time KHSAA state titleholder (Smith). Chuck Smith is one of the greatest to ever walk a sideline in the KHSAA and the first coach to ever win 5-consecutive titles. Far cry from an All-State linebacker from Jeffersontown, KY. Enjoy this feature as we drop another installment of our “Slow Motion Replay” series.

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Slow Motion Replay: The Fabulous Morris Men. Jack and Joe Morris led ‘Mighty Mayfield’ for nearly 50-years @MHSCards1, @MayfieldSchools, @Coach_Croft12, @mhscoachjoe, @BlakeSandlin, @khsaafootball, @CountyMustang, @bigassfans, @minguabeefjerky

April 6, 2025 Fletcher Long 0

There was a Ron-com musical called “The Fabulous Baker Boys” which was released to much fanfare in the 80s. While these guys were playing and singing there way across Hollywood, and chasing Michelle Pfeiffer all over hither, tither, and yon, the Fabulous Morris Men were winning games and championships in tiny, little Mayfield, Kentucky. Whatever Mayfield is or isn’t, it is the product of the labors of its two long-time coaches, Jack and Joe Morris, father and son. Enjoy this look at a Kentucky legend built by them for us. Enjoy the feature.

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Slow Motion Replay: David Buchanan (@ChiefSmoke10) just when he thought he was out, he got pulled back in; and we’re all thrilled @minguabeefjerky, @bigassfans, @CountyMustangs, @KyHighFootball, @khsaafootball

April 5, 2025 Fletcher Long 0

David Buchanan announced his retiring from football on January 26, 2022. Then he got pulled back in by the Anderson County job and his very popular podcast. Yep, just when Buchanan thought he was out; he got pulled back in…and we couldn’t be any happier about it. Enjoy this look at a guy who is in the midst of what we believe to be a Hall of Fame career. With 234-wins and counting, a title or two to cap it off would cinch a deal which may not need cinching. Also, be sure to catch his podcast, we have linked to it several places in this feature. Enjoy it!

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Slow Motion Replay: Kenneth Ray “Ken” Barrett, Russellville High @khsaafootball, @KyHighFootball, @minguabeefjerky, @bigassfans, @CountyMustangs, @RVKPanthers

April 4, 2025 Fletcher Long 0

I remember when Russellville High owned western, small enrollment, Kentucky, high school football. Of course, they always had to contend with “Mighty Mayfield;” but, the two of them seemed to yearly contend for supremacy both on the western end of Kentucky and, generally, in the commonwealth. Ken Barrett was the coach of most of those fine, fine Russellville teams. We decided to feature him today. No legitimate discussion of the greatest all-time high school football coaches in Kentucky would be complete without featuring the man known simply as “Coach.” Enjoy the feature.

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Jaquise Smith from South Warren is the @bigassfans Kentucky Comfort Creator of the Week @270QUISOO, @SouthWarrenFB, @DemetricDWarren, @GregSmithRivals, @KyHighFootball, @khsaafootball, @minguabeefjerky

April 4, 2025 Fletcher Long 0

They call him “Quise.” At 6’3,” 330-pounds, with a school record back squat of 605-pounds and a near 300-pound bench press, we will call him whatever he likes. Quise Smith is just another first rate, division I, “power four” type to come out of one of Bowling Green, Kentucky’s and Class 5A’s premier programs. This kid is a monster and had quite the sophomore season. Yessir, you are reading that correctly, he is a ’27. We can’t help but be reminded of ’18’s Jacob Lacey who signed with Notre Dame a few years ago. Let’s keep it comfortable out there, Kentucky, and allow Big Ass Fans to assist you in that regard.

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Storm Warning: Albert Jackson giving back to his alma mater @HopkinsCentral, @CountyMustangs, @bigassfans, @minguabeefjerky, @_CoachManning

April 3, 2025 Fletcher Long 1

There may never have been a finer athlete play any sport in the pantheon of Hopkins County Central history. Albert Jackson signed with the Georgia Bulldogs and had a productive and noteworthy college career playing hoops in the SEC. Jackson played overseas for quite a while before coming back to his home and teaching and coaching kids and serving as the Mayor of Earlington. Ladies and gentlemen, we are proud to feature today the Honorable Albert Jackson, Mayor of Earlington, KY and assistant coach for the Storm’s FB program. Enjoy the feature.

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Dalton Maynard from Madison Southern is the @minguabeefjerky Protein-packed Performer of the Week @bigassfans, @khsaafootball, @Daltonmayn6, @mshseagles1, @KyHighFootball, @CountyMustangs

April 2, 2025 Fletcher Long 0

Dalton Maynard plays for one of the better programs in 5A in Kentucky. That is how a program attracts an over 250-game winner and a former TN COY recipient to its head coaching position. Maynard ain’t no slouch either. This guy played in 12-games at the 5A level as a sophomore and looks to be a multi-phase contributor, going forward into 2025. Enjoy this feature on a kid very deserving of some of the world’s finest beef jerky products and don’t forget to #SavorTheFlavor out there in Berea, KY.

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Slow Motion Replay: Dudley Hilton, the unadulterated King of Log Mountain @BellCountyFB, @SportsOT, @n8_johnson_, @KyHighFootball, @khsaafootball, @minguabeefjerky, @bigassfans, @BCHSNewsGossip

April 1, 2025 Fletcher Long 0

Dudley Hilton was reared by a woman who imparted to his sibling and him the “right stuff.” He has spent 51 or so years imparting that same stuff to the young men he has coached, the young men whose lives he has changed. Enjoy this slow motion replay about a man who may well be in the top two-three coaches the KHSAA has ever known. He makes for a mighty fine friend too. Take a bow, Coach Dudley Hilton! It is your time to be featured.

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Slow Motion Replay: Ivan McGlone, from the Wing-T to wings, Russell head man an all-timer @reddevilsfball, @khsaafootball, @KyHighFootball, @minguabeefjerky, @CountyMustangs, @bigassfans

March 31, 2025 Fletcher Long 0

Ivan McGlone brought the Wing-T offense and stout defense to Russell High in 1976 and translated into 316-wins against 151-losses in 38 years with two KHSAA titles spaced 27-years apart. McGlone would win 344-games total, between his native West Virginia and our beloved Kentucky. A Dawahares KHSAA HOF inductee, McGlone his now wearing a different set of Wings than the wings which define the Wing-T offense. McGlone left behind a legacy of character, success, humor, guidance, and fidelity to his ideals, his family, his team, and his school. Enjoy this look back on an extraordinary life and career.

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Slow motion replay: Old Coach Holc, revolutionized mountain football @bigassfans, @minguabeefjerky, @BreathittFB, @khsaafootball, @KyHighFootball, @MCentral_FB, @ChiefSmoke10, @HalMumme, @coachtf

March 29, 2025 Fletcher Long 0

Sometimes the featured photo with our articles is a bit fuzzy. We will never sacrifice the image which best captures our story for “a clear picture.” We are a magazine which focuses on “the written word.” We’re story-tellers, not photographers. We just use any old photograph. There isn’t a darn thing fuzzy about Mike Holcomb and his ability to coach a high school football team. This guy is a coaching genius who was running Mumme-like offense in the Appalachias, where power run schemes go to die, before Hal Mumme ever got to UK. This guy’s inside zone play, out of the spread, hits the line as fast as a fullback belly dive. Enjoy this feature.

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Slow Motion Replay: Hillard Howard from Pikeville High @PikevilleHSFB, @PikevilleSports, @PHS_CoachMac, @khsaafootball, @KyHighFootball, @CountyMustangs, @minguabeefjerky, @bigassfans

March 28, 2025 Fletcher Long 0

Hillard Howard is a mountain coaching legend. He was a Kentucky “Golden Gloves” title holder, a two-time title holder in West Virginia, and the national “Golden Gloves” title holder in 1970. He retired from coaching with a 244-69-1 overall record and a 3-2 mark in state title games. Before retiring to Florida, he started the program at Letcher County Central and posted 10-1, 10-2, and 11-3 his last three seasons. The guy was just a winner as assuredly as I live in the “Pennyroyal” region of the commonwealth of Kentucky. Enoy the feature.

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Graham Denton from Bowling Green, Kentucky is the Kentucky Comfort Creator of the Week from @bigassfans, @GrahamDenton14, @SOKYElite, @CountyMustangs, @minguabeefjerky, @khsaafootball, @KyHighFootball, @BGJHSFootball

March 28, 2025 Fletcher Long 0

It seems we feature kids earlier and earlier these days. This kid is a ’32 prospect who is really putting in the work. We believe you will be hearing much from and about Mr. Graham Denton going forward. When you do, remember from where you heard it first. Enjoy this feature about a kid whose performance made the unbearable heat a tad more bearable and who hopes his performance brings comfort to the home fans around Bowling Green, KY over the next several years. Let’s keep it comfortable out there, Kentucky, and allow us to help you out in that regard.

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Storm Warning: Colleges finding the way to Morton’s Gap to scout talent. @evans02_mike, @Meloishim3, @minguabeefjerky, @bigassfans, @ChiefSmoke10, @_CoachManning, @SylasGunn, @carlos_mason52, @HopkinsCentral, @CountyMustangs

March 27, 2025 Fletcher Long 0

Manning has been doing a fine job developing talent colleges want to recruit and sign. Centre College, who has been red, smoking hot on the trail this offseason, stopped by Morton’s Gap to see a certain player on whom the Colonels have set its sights. We think we know who, but could be wrong. In any event, things are going swimmingly as the recruiting interest would certainly indicate. Enjoy the article and be careful out there; looks like a Storm is brewing!

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Mason Trimble from St. Xavier High in Louisville is the Protein-packed Performer of the Week @StXTigersFB, @khsaafootball, @KyHighFootball, @CoachKWallace, @bilalpowell29, @noahhouk5, @trimble_mason, @bigassfans, @minguabeefjerky

March 26, 2025 Fletcher Long 0

St. Xavier’s Tigers have been playing championship level football for many years around the commonwealth’s largest classifications. The Tigers have won 15 KHSAA state football championships across different classifications, with titles in 1962, 1969, 1974, 1975, 1978, 1986, 1992, 1995, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2009, 2016, 2021, and 2023. What this means is the Tigers are contenders each and every year. We don’t believe ’25 will be materially different and we believe Mason Trimble will be among the many reasons why. Enjoy the world’s very finest in meat jerky products and enjoy reading about this week’s Protein-packed Performer. Don’t forget to #SavorTheFlavor!

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Logan Smith is a Dude! @Coach_CobyLewis, @LSmith2026, @WickerMike, @milesplit, @CClakerfootball, @CallowaySchools

March 25, 2025 Fletcher Long 0

Logan Smith is a dude. If you haven’t read the book “Football 101: Boo-Boo’s a Quarterback” that may be an empty reference for you. However, the link to buy the book will be at the bottom of the page of this very article, so no reason to stay in the dark. Smith has made the All-WKC three straight years and was Calloway’s Defensive POY a year ago. Smith will be laboring under a new staff in ’25 (Coby Lewis) and we believe that may be a match made in heaven. Enjoy the feature.

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Slow Motion Replay: Tom Larkey, ruled ‘The Rock’ for 23-years and experienced unparalleled success @Dack11Larkey, @coachlarkey11, @minguabeefjerky, @bigassfans, @khsaafootball, @KyHighFootball, @RockHardFB

March 23, 2025 Fletcher Long 0

Tom Larkey was Mountain tough, a type of tough you almost have to experience to fully appreciate. Tom Larkey played center/guard and linebacker for London High School and went 31-11 from 1963-1966 as a player. He was SEKC 2nd team offense at center and Honorably Mentioned on defense at linebacker. He would become the winningest all time coach at two separate schools (Rockcastle & Harlan County) and would win over 300-games and appear in the title game twice over a fabulous, hall of fame-caliber career. Enjoy this look at Tom Larkey, the warden at Kentucky’s version of “The Rock,” Rockcastle County High.

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Slow Motion Replay: Hoover Niece, walked 14 miles out of Cane Holler straight into the KHSAA, Dawahares Hall of Fame @EstillAthletics, @LCC_Football, @mjholcomb24, @minguabeefjerky, @bigassfans, @khsaafootball, @KyHighFootball

March 22, 2025 Fletcher Long 0

There were counties in Tennessee where winning a criminal defense case as an attorney was next to impossible. There were counties where the defendant enjoyed a perceived advantage over the government as the constitution intended. The difference between a sway back mule and a thoroughbred was “geography” in most instances. The same may be said about football. There are places where you get good talent and you routinely contend. Then there are places where exceeding .500 is near miraculous. Homer Niece coached at such a place and his efforts there, over a 27-year span, put him in the Hall of Fame and rightfully. Enjoy the feature.

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Carson Powers, from Ohio County, is the @bigassfans Kentucky Comfort Creator this Week @minguabeefjerky, @KyHighFootball, @khsaafootball, @ohiocofootball, @OCEagleFootball

March 21, 2025 Fletcher Long 0

Ohio County struggled through an 0-11 campaign in 2024. That doesn’t mean the Eagles won’t be significantly improved in 2025. Matter of fact, we believe the prospects for the Ohio County Eagles are considerably rosier than this time a year ago. One bright spot was the play of Carson Powers and he returns. Enjoy this feature about a kid whose performance made the unbearable heat a tad more bearable and who hopes his performance brings comfort to the home fans around Hartford, KY over his senior year. Let’s keep it comfortable out there, Kentucky, and allow us to help you out in that regard.

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Storm Warning, JaCoveion Bussell from Browning Springs Middle looks poised to compete for early PT @evans02_mike, @Meloishim3, @minguabeefjerky, @bigassfans, @ChiefSmoke10, @_CoachManning, @SylasGunn, @carlos_mason52, @HopkinsCentral, @CBussell84610

March 20, 2025 Fletcher Long 0

JaCoveion Bussell is a kid of many skills and talents. He is a 20-point a game scorer on the MS basketball team. He is the reigning 8th-grade, D-2, KYMSFA Regional POY in football. Did we mention he is a 3.6-GPA guy? Don’t want to omit that. Bussell is zoned to attend Central and we are hoping that holds. Either way, he appears poised to challenge for early PT in high school on Friday Nights. Let’s pray there are a few Storm clouds in his future.

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JoaQuinn Drake from Butler Traditional is the @minguabeefjerky Protein-packed Performer of the Week @JoaQuinn15Drake, @_ButlerFootball, @bigassfans,

March 19, 2025 Fletcher Long 0

JoaQuinn Drake from Butler Traditional is our Mingua Beef Jerky Protein-packed Performer. He had 32-tackles, broke up 15-passing attempts, had a pair of tackles for loss, and didn’t allow a single TD in 178 pass coverage snaps. That is quite remarkable on a team which finished 2-9 and toward the bottom of the Kentucky RPI for 5A programs. Sometimes it is the guys who perform in spite of the performances around them who really astonish us. This guy here is a player colleges in the area should really study. You know, good corners are hard to find. Enjoy this feature and don’t forget to pick up some world famous jerky products from Mingua Beef Jerky and “SavorTheFlavor.”

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Mustang Stampede: Muhlenberg County is a program on the rise! @CountyMustangs, @minguabeefjerky, @bigassfans, @KyHighFootball, @khsaafootball

March 18, 2025 Fletcher Long 0

We are pleased to announce we are getting in the “Mustang business” this season, the Muhlenberg County variety. This is a program which is developing talent at an impressive clip and has a core group of young talent coming up from middle school ready to compete for “Friday Night PT” as 9th graders. Some of them have the frame, power, strength, and explosion to “plug in” and they will certainly have the guidance. Brighter days are dead ahead Greenville. We will be very pleased to bring it to you right here on our forum.

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Jay’Quan Crawford can ‘Fly’ @Official_Quann, @NIU_Football, @OhioFootball, @KyHighFootball, @khsaafootball, @minguabeefjerky, @bigassfans, @FCFlyerFootball, @CountyMustangs

March 18, 2025 Fletcher Long 0

This guy is rated as high as the number one RB in Kentucky’s ’26 class. Jay’Quan Crawford benches 230, squats 495, and power cleans 270 making him a real load to have to get to the ground. Crawford has four D-1 offers presently (EKU, Eastern Michigan, Kent State, and Toledo) with UK circling just outside the camp fire waiting to see what materializes over the course or his combine season before the senior year commences. Enjoy this feature on a superstar player and young man who has a superstar GPA to boot.

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Slow Motion Replay: Danko, ‘Big Mo,’ and George Rogers Clark’s historic victory over St. Xavier High in 1991

March 17, 2025 Fletcher Long 0

Their names, “Danko” and “Big Mo” Marty Joyce were once as recognizable around Winchester, Kentucky as the Beer Cheese festival and Ale 8. These guys led the Cardinals to a state championship victory in 1991 over Louisville royalty, St. Xavier High School. The stories about them are as famous as the stories about Hector, Paris, Achilles, and Agamemnon. There were over 11,000 fans at the game the night the Tigers from St. X fell to the Cardinals. No telling how many burglaries occurred that night in Clark County. Go back in time with us now and remember the night the Cardinals from Winchester literally shocked the Kentucky high school football world.

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Slow Motion Replay: Ty Scroggins believed, and it made a Hell of a difference @FtbllHSC, @CoachDantzler, @khsaafootball, @KyHighFootball, @minguabeefjerky, @bigassfans

March 16, 2025 Fletcher Long 0

Ty Scroggins had an incredible decade long run as the head football coach at Central High. In 10-years he won 10-districts, appeared in 8-semis, 7-title games, and won 5-titles. Scroggins left Central to be an assistant at St. Francis DeSales to spend more time with family and particularly his son. Scroggins made believers out of his teams, his players, his cohorts, even men serving in the administration of the KHSAA. Along the way, he made us all believers. Enjoy this look back at one of Kentucky’s all-timers, taken from us way too soon.

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Slow Motion Replay: Remembering ‘Coach P’ from Fort Campbell @KyHighFootball, @khsaafootball, @minguabeefjerky, @bigassfans, @FC_FALCONS_FB, @NWvikingsFB

March 15, 2025 Fletcher Long 0

I grew up very familiar with Marshall Patterson. I was reared around the haunts of western Kentucky. Everyone around these parts knew who Marshall Patterson was. Patterson built the Fort Campbell High football program into a dynasty. His players were known for discipline, grit, determination, and toughness. If you were playing a Patterson coached ball club, you had better come ready for a physical, up-hill battle. This guy was the embodiment of coaches of his time, the championship winning ones anyway. Enjoy this look back at one of the true Kentucky greats.

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Big Ass Fans salutes long time coach and educator, Dixie Jones, from Trigg County High as its Kentucky Comfort Creator of the Week @bigassfans, @minguabeefjerky, @KyHighFootball, @TriggFootball, @TriggCoAD

March 13, 2025 Fletcher Long 0

Today we wish to recognize and true fixture in the world of KHSAA football. This guy has 27-years experience at the helm of programs at Trigg County, Hopkinsville, and Madisonville North-Hopkins and infinitely more experience as an assistant coach throughout the commonwealth. Also noteworthy is his being the greatest of all time in the world of Kentucky high school powerlifting, which is one heck of a fun cover, by the way. Enjoy this feature about a true Kentucky icon and remember, with Big Ass Fans, let’s keep it comfortable out there Kentucky!

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Storm Chasers: The baseball diamond is a great place to find football talent @evans02_mike, @Meloishim3, @minguabeefjerky, @bigassfans, @ChiefSmoke10, @_CoachManning, @SylasGunn, @carlos_mason52, @HopkinsCentral

March 13, 2025 Fletcher Long 0

There have been plenty of football stars who also played baseball. We think, on the advent of the opening of baseball around Kentucky, Coach Manning would do well to scour the diamond looking for talent which might serve the football team well this coming season. This has been before tried and successfully. Enjoy the article.

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Arion Roach, from Waggener High, is the Protein-packed Performer of the Week @minguabeefjerky, @bigassfans, @WHS_Wildcats_FB, @KyHighFootball, @khsaafootball

March 12, 2025 Fletcher Long 0

’27 QB,SS had an all-state performance in spite of his team’s struggles in ’24 Arion Roach had an uncharacteristic performance in ’24 for a team which finished the year 0-10. The 6’1,” 195 pound sophomore with the 4.65-second, 40-yard speed, 475-pound squat, and quarter-ton deadlift, found a way to markedly […]

Slow Motion Replay: Dan Goble from Christian County High @minguabeefjerky @PrepSpin @KyHighFootball @Christian_Co270 @CountyColonels @BentzelChris @KHSAA @MaxPreps @kyhighs

March 11, 2025 Fletcher Long 2

Dan Goble deserved to be inducted into the KHSAA Hall of Fame for what his teams did on the football field. We helped spearhead this push for his induction and successfully. It is one of the noblest callings for which we have ever been summoned. We were honored to be invested in the search for justice and propriety.

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Slow Motion Replay: Roy Walton, part psychologist, part magician, all football coach @minguabeefjerky, @bigassfans, @khsaafootball, @KyHighFootball, @TC_CommodoresFB, @YetteFootball

March 10, 2025 Fletcher Long 0

Roy Walton led a group of young football players who would be known throughout the commonwealth as “Roy’s Boys.” He coached five years at Lafayette and 25 years at Tates Creek. It was at Tates Creek where he would win his two (2) football Kentucky titles, one in 1972 and the other in 1978. Roy Walton was part psychologist, part magician, and all football coach. Enjoy this feature.

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Slow Motion Replay: Jon Collins, the “Johnny Appleseed” of the KHSAA @KyHighFootball, @khsaafootball, @minguabeefjerky, @bigassfans, @FDouglassFB, @TC_CommodoresFB

March 9, 2025 Fletcher Long 0

We call Coach Jon Collins “Jonny Football” around our offices. Partly it is because we can’t come up with a more perfect description than that and we are aware Johnny Manziel was similarly christened. Jon Collins has come to symbolize all which is fantastic about the KHSAA and its member institutions and coaches, be they head coaches or assistants. Once might say that he is an institution. We would say that. Enjoy a rare Sunday article we published just because…

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Trever Hardesty from Muhlenberg County is the Big Ass Fans Kentucky Comfort Creator of the Week! @tjoinerfb3, @1027TheGame, @CountyMustangs, @bigassfans, @minguabeefjerky, @khsaafootball, @KyHighFootball

March 7, 2025 Fletcher Long 1

Greeneville, Kentucky has been described by one of our generation’s finest folk artists and song writers (John Prine) as “paradise.” We don’t know about that, but don’t dispute it, but we do know the Mustangs have some enviable, young talent to mix in with some big-time returners for the ’25 Fall season. One of those returners is Trever Hardesty who, we have been assured, will NOT come off the field next season. Today we celebrate Trever Hardesty as he earns the week’s coveted Kentucky Comfort Creator Award from Big Ass Fans. Enjoy this feature and let’s keep it comfortable out there Kentucky!

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Storm Warning: Isaac McKnight showed glimpses which should make Storm Chasers pretty excited @evans02_mike, @Meloishim3, @minguabeefjerky, @bigassfans, @ChiefSmoke10, @_CoachManning, @SylasGunn, @carlos_mason52, @HopkinsCentral

March 6, 2025 Fletcher Long 0

We have been highlighting versatility and utility pretty hard for over a year now. These are prized attributes, ask any football coach. We are telling you about players, coaches, and events which are such a rich part of the fabric of the KHSAA that these stories deserve to be told, these fanciful yarns deserve preservation. This is another of those today. Today, we are highlighting a guy who really played well as a sophomore finding the lineup for eight (8) of the team’s 11-games. What will he do as a junior? Quite a bit we wager.

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Slow Motion Replay: The Great Danny Sundberg, the pride of Waggener High @WHS_Wildcats_FB, @minguabeefjerky, @bigassfans, @KyHighFootball, @HopHighTigers, @SenecaHSFB

March 5, 2025 Fletcher Long 2

His matriculation to UK was ill-timed. When the great Danny Sundberg, the pride of Waggener High arrived on the Wildcat campus, reporting for football camp, the Big Blue had just hired a Bear Bryant assistant named, Charlie Bradshaw. Needless to say, it didn’t go well. Thereafter, Sundberg and several of his Wildcat mates transferred to WKU where Sundberg would earn three varsity letters (1963-65) as a fullback. When you look into the soulful eyes of the man, you see the pain from some hard living welled up inside. You see something else too. You see contentment, you see pride, and you see a guy who has been a hero to so many through the years, this author included. Take a bow, Danny Sundberg. You have earned it.

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Kris Hughes from Somerset High is the @minguabeefjerky Protein-packed Performer of the Week @krishughes2026, @BJNFBALL, @bigassfans, @KyHighFootball

March 5, 2025 Fletcher Long 0

Kris Hughes is a “Dude.” If you are unfamiliar with that term and its meaning, you need to read our book. There is a link at the bottom of his article. Hughes scored 29-TDs in multiple phases of the game in ’24 as a junior. He picked a pair of passes, housing one for a “pick-six.” He is also the 5th leading rusher and scorer in Somerset history and we are talking about one of the more accomplished histories in the KHSAA. What will he do for an encore? He just may win ’25’s Mr. Football, that’s what. Enjoy the world’s very finest in meat jerky products and enjoy reading about this week’s Protein-packed Performer. #SavorTheFlavor

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Slow Motion Replay: Dale Mueller from Highlands engineered his way to a spectacular record and 11-titles @KyHighFootball, @NKyTribune, @bigassfans, @minguabeefjerky, @khsaafootball

March 4, 2025 Fletcher Long 0

Dale Mueller is an interesting guy. Not all high school football coaches and teachers are mechanical engineering students from the ivy-league. Of course, not all high school football coaches win 12.5 games a season over 20-years, win titles in 55% of the time they coach at a particular school, or play for titles 70% of the time. There is nothing average or normal about Dale Mueller, which is why he is among the greatest high school coaches this commonwealth has ever known. Enjoy this feature, especially you northern Kentuckians who complain we never cover you.

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Slow Motion Replay: Mike Lewis, from a long line of toughness @minguabeefjerky, @KyHighFootball, @bigassfans, @khsaafootball

March 2, 2025 Fletcher Long 4

The group, Alabama, one of my favorite country acts from the 80s, wrote a song about the working man entitled “40-hour week.” As the lyrics said, the song glorified 🎶…everyone who work[ed] behind the scenes/ With a spirit you can’t replace with no machine…🎶. Those lyrics and the very definition of a “lunch pail” guy fit Mike Lewis so well. He was from a pedigree of football stars from Hopkinsville, Kentucky and he would follow in his father’s footsteps of a Lewis mightily contributing to Tiger football success. Enjoy this look at a real tough guy.

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Logan Lockwood, from Raceland High, is a freaking Dude! @racelandramsfb, @llockwood19_, @bigassfans, @minguabeefjerky, @khsaafootball, @KyHighfootball

March 1, 2025 Fletcher Long 0

If you are familiar with my book I co-authored with Sam Harp, “Football 101: Boo-Boo’s a Quarterback” you know there are “Dudes” in football and there are “Busters.” Well, this guy here is a “Dude,” through and through. Raceland High is among the very best programs, KY-wide, at its level of play and have made numerous title game appearances. They haven’t broken through yet, but that day is coming. Enjoy the article.

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Klay Wilken, ready to seize the Stallion’s role in the Muhlenberg County Herd @CountyMustangs, @bigassfans, @minguabeefjerky, @khsaafootball, @KyHighFootball

February 28, 2025 Fletcher Long 1

We have learned about “Mustangs” and the herd mentality and society than we ever thought we would know. If we are going to cover Muhlenberg County this coming Fall, this knowledge will be right handy. This particular Mustang looks to be “The Stallion” of this particular herd. Wilken would be a solid choice for that assignment. He has all the physical tools necessary to fulfill the job description. Enjoy this look at a kid who should be bucking for All-State recognition at the end of next season.

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Larry Irvin from Ballard High redefining ‘PeeWee’ ball by becoming the @bigassfans Kentucky Comfort Creator of the Week @minguabeefjerky, @KyHighFootball, @BHSBRUINS, @Ballard_Bruins

February 28, 2025 Fletcher Long 0

Larry Irvin is called “PeeWee.” That isn’t a name which opponents of the Bruins call Irvin. His performance at times in ’24, as a junior, was down right major league. Irvin turned it on when the playoffs began and led his team past Male High in round two in overtime. Today we celebrate PeeWee Irvin as he earns the week’s coveted Kentucky Comfort Creator award from Big Ass Fans. Enjoy this feature and let’s keep it comfortable out there!

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Blast from the Past: Out of State Spotlight: Corbin Cannon, from Greeneville, Tennessee, is in play for many Kentucky college football programs-@CentreFootball @johnkclement23 @GreeneDevilsFB @HopkinsCentral @evans02_mike @_CoachManning @minguabeefjerky @bigassfans @corbincannongm1 @JDVaughn91

February 27, 2025 Fletcher Long 0

From time to time we feature an out-of-Kentucky prospect who follows us on Twitter or who is a target of one of the 17 or so Kentucky College programs. Today we have a dual-threat QB who runs the offense for one of Tennessee’s most storied prep traditions. Today we are featuring Corbin Cannon from Greeneville, Tennessee. Enjoy the feature. FL.

Blast from the Past/Storm Warning: Beware of Cyrus Kington from Hopkins County Central @minguabeefjerky, @bigassfans, @ChiefSmoke10, @_CoachManning, @SylasGunn, @carlos_mason52, @HopkinsCentral

February 27, 2025 Fletcher Long 0

They were referred to in tandem most of the time. The Kingtons were among the most powerful and explosive players to ever play the game of football on Morton’s Gap. Today, principally, we take a look at the career of Cyrus Kington both on the gridiron and in the weight room. Enjoy this “Blast from the Past” and “Storm Warning” all rolled up into one.

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Cade Scott from Brandenburg, KY (2026) is the @minguabeefjerky Protein-packed Performer of the Week. @MeadeFB, @StrengthMCHS, @VisionQB, @QBHitList, @bigassfans, @KyHighFootball

February 26, 2025 Fletcher Long 0

Cade Scott has everything big-time programs covet among QBs. He is tall (6’5″), well put together (200-pounds), with plenty of bounce (varsity basketball star) and a versatile skill set athletically and intellectually (4.14 GPA). Scott, like so many other Kentuckians, is a football/basketball combo guy who several D-1s are noticing, including the three (3) who have already offered. Enjoy this feature and remember to #SavorTheFlavor.

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Slow Motion Replay: Remembering the late Poppa Joe (Jaggers) @bigassfans, @minguabeefjerky, @KyHighFootball, @khsaafootball, @KHSAA

February 25, 2025 Fletcher Long 2

He was lovingly referred to, throughout Kentucky, as “Poppa Joe.” He was also called the “Bear Bryant” of Kentucky High School football. Joe Jaggers, the patiarch of the first family of Kentucky High School football, died at the age of 81 in 2022. Jaggers was a 1958 graduate of Caldwell County High and a 1963 graduate of WKU where he played both football and golf. Jaggers was inducted into the Dawahare, KHSAA Hall of Fame in 1993. Enjoy this look back into the past at one of Kentucky’s all-time greats.

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Slow Motion Replay: Remembering Fleming Debenion Thornton, Jr. @bigassfans, @minguabeefjerky, @KyHighFootball, @HopkAthletics, @TrestonKay, @Christian_Co270

February 24, 2025 Fletcher Long 1

Fleming Thornton was among the more respected head football coaches to ever stride a sideline in Kentucky. He won more titles in South Carolina (3) than the two he won in the Bluegrass (1965 & 1966). Thornton had been a first-string tackle at Furman before launching a coaching career in 1949 which would end with his retiring in 1976. We are unsure how many games he won in total. We do know his 108-wins at Hoptown were good enough for the Dawahares folks to enshrine him in 1993.

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William Long exits like he entered; a winner @CentreFootball, @williammlong

February 23, 2025 Fletcher Long 0

William Long has been featured many times on this forum which was partly created to publicize and support his efforts in the game of football from his middle school days forward. He never asked to be covered and, truthfully, William would have much preferred we not write about him. It has been a somewhat constant source of discord between us, truthfully. The problem has always been that William just kept accomplishing incredible things worthy of the “ink.” Yesterday, on his last official day as a football player, he did it a final time. Enjoy this feature about an athlete who made it a common, everyday, experience to bedazzle and bewilder us with the many accomplishments attributed to him through his many years as a football player.

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BJ Flowers appears (to us) to be blooming @itsbjflowers, @malehighschool, @MaleBulldogs, @CoachMarcAClark, @minguabeefjerky, @bigassfans

February 22, 2025 Fletcher Long 0

BJ Flowers is like many young, talented athletes attending big-time, 6A schools with powerhouse football programs. Some of these guys struggle to see the field until their junior years. Flowers is a ’27 whose work on the JV was noteworthy. We believe Flowers is poised to make a splash in the Male defense this coming Fall. He has the skills. He has the tools. Does he have the “want to?” Only time will tell for sure. Enjoy this feature about a kid who is ready to make his move in ’25.

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JaCaryous Perryman from @FC_FALCONS_FB is the @bigassfans Kentucky Comfort Creator of the Week @minguabeefjerky, @KyHighFootball

February 21, 2025 Fletcher Long 0

One doesn’t get much more versatile than Fort Campbell’s JaCaryous “JP” Perryman. Last season, as a junior (’26), Perryman rushed for 603-yards, housed seven (7)-TDs rushing, completed 62-passes for 912-yards and 13-TDs, caught four (4) passes for 62-yards and a TD, housed eight two-pointers, registered 20-tackles, forced two fumbles, recovered one, and picked a pair of passes for 5-IRNYs. Say all of that three times really fast. The guy is a fantastic athlete who competes in multiple sports for his high school which competed at a high level a year ago in winning half its games. Enjoy this feature and let’s keep it cool out there Kentucky!

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Storm Warning: Mike Evans Former QB and Former Assistant Coach at Central among the best to ever play on Morton’s Gap @evans02_mike, @Meloishim3, @minguabeefjerky, @bigassfans, @ChiefSmoke10, @_CoachManning, @SylasGunn, @carlos_mason52, @HopkinsCentral

February 20, 2025 Fletcher Long 0

We have been hitting the history of the game we love better than any other this offseason pretty hard. Thing is, if we don’t do this then who will? We are telling you about players, coaches, and events which are such a rich part of the fabric of the KHSAA that they deserve to be told, they deserve preservation. This is another of those today. Today, we highlight a guy who is among the best QBs to ever grace the playing service on Morton’s Gap. Ladies and gentlemen…the great Mike Evans.

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Ross Powers from Hancock County is the @minguabeefjerky Protein-packed Performer of the Week @bigassfans, @KyHighFootball, @WeAreHCFootball, @DylanMorris2025, @1027TheGame

February 19, 2025 Fletcher Long 0

Ross Powers is a 5’7,” 190 pound football playing stud entering his senior year for the Hancock County Hornets. What did he do as a junior? Well he registered 162-tackles, 14-TFs, 3-sacks, 3-FFs, 3-FRs. That is quite a mouthful. Enjoy this look at the star MLB for Coach Bob Eubanks’ Hornet’s nest from Lewisport, Kentucky. Don’t forget to #SavorTheFlavor.

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Timmy Williams from Trigg County High ready to rebound from injury @TriggFootball, @CoachEzell45, @minguabeefjerky, @bigassfans, @eCampusdotcom, @KyHighFootball

February 18, 2025 Fletcher Long 0

Timmy Williams, a ’28 athlete and quarterback, came out of the middle school ranks among the more ballyhooed prospects the western Kentucky MS ranks could muster. Williams was off to a fast start when he got derailed by injury in the second week. If this guy can stay healthy, he could have a really solid sophomore campaign. So could the Trigg County Wildcats who have stepped down to 2A and will now face Mighty Mayfield on a yearly basis.

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Slow Motion Replay: Remembering Trigg County’s George Radford @TriggFootball, @CoachEzell45, @minguabeefjerky, @bigassfans, @eCampusdotcom, @KyHighFootball

February 17, 2025 Fletcher Long 0

George Radford was among the greatest the Trigg County Wildcats ever put on a gridiron, a baseball diamond, or even a hardwood court. He was also a college letterman in football, an accomplished student, who became a wonderful coach, teacher, administrator, and now a businessman and entrepreneur. This guy could do it all. Join us now as we go over the fine career of George Radford and its impact on the KHSAA.

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Blast from the Past: Breaking News…@HerdFB has added the biggest bull @DarionDearinger, @HerdFB, @bigassfans, @minguabeefjerky, @KyHighFootball

February 17, 2025 Henry Lyon 0

We were very pleased to get to break this news. Darion Dearinger, who was our top rated DE in Kentucky, decided to sign with Marshall’s Thundering Herd. Dearinger was derailed by injuries outside of his control but he was poised to threaten to start as a freshman at Marshall and was almost sure to start sometime his sophomore season. We believe this guy was headed for the league. He is a wonderful young man, from a wonderful family, and his star shines mighty brightly regardless. Enjoy this blast from the past.

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Blast from the Past: Mike Holcomb, from @MCentral_FB, Wins No. 300! @KyHighFootball @kyhighs @HLpreps @1776Bank @minguabeefjerky @PrepSpin @MaxPreps

February 16, 2025 Henry Lyon 2

Coach Holcomb is a quirky, unique guy who deflects praise and criticism like its the Covid or the “Monkey Pocks.” However, “Old Holc” as we call him around the magazine has gone and accomplished something we aren’t willing to ignore. Congratulations Coach, from your friends at KPGFootball.

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Blast from the past: @JohnCarterMyer1 from @scottie_glasgow is a ‘Football Player,’ from a football background. He has the ‘Scotties’ looking strong heading into the playoffs. @GlasgowDogPound @minguabeefjerky @PrepSpin @KyHighFootball @MaxPreps @1776Bank @Gtown_Football

February 15, 2025 Henry Lyon 0

We wrote this article about John Carter Myers a few years ago. It was an HB Lyon piece about the son of a famous, high school football coach. John Carter was on a visit to Centre College when this was first penned. He ended up signing with Georgetown College where he is now a 6’2,” 210-pound linebacker. He gets plenty of play and makes plenty of plays. Looks like we hit the nail on the head here.

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Henry Morgan from Henry Clay showing tremendous promise for a program ready for improvement @HCHSDevilsFB, @coachhawkins1, @HCBluedevilsMBB, @bigassfans, @minguabeefjerky, @KyHighFootball

February 14, 2025 Fletcher Long 0

Henry Morgan plays for a program which has seen better days. Henry Clay High won a 4A title in 1981 and played for a second one in 1995. That was when there weren’t but four (4)-classifications. The Blue Devils are ready to get this ship righted and have brought in a proven “program builder” in Phil Hawkins. With talent like Henry Morgan entering his junior season, it won’t be too hard for the Blue Devils to keep it comfortable out there around district 7. Enjoy this feature and let’s keep it cool out there Kentucky!

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“Daddy Ball,” it’s killing youth league sports…

February 13, 2025 Fletcher Long 2

It is the scourge of athletics today. Parents ignoring all sense or propriety to play their kids in the first string of an athletic contest regardless of merit. We see it causing fights and discord all over the place. Here is an analysis of the problem and how it may be fixed. FL.

Storm Warning: Isac Earl maybe the best athlete attending Hopkins County Central @minguabeefjerky, @bigassfans, @ChiefSmoke10, @_CoachManning, @SylasGunn, @carlos_mason52, @HopkinsCentral

February 13, 2025 Fletcher Long 0

If you were to look at all the ways Isac Earl contributed to Central’s bottom line over his junior season, you may draw the conclusion we did. He led the team in passing, led the team in receiving, led the team in scoring, was among the leaders in rushing, tackles, TFLs, and FFs. That is a ton of leadership out of one position. The 5’8,” 165-pound dynamo may be the Storm’s best all-around athlete on the roster not named “Gunn.” Enjoy this feature about a young man who brings on the stormy weather for Central foes.

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Pabst deserves his own blue ribbon for his sophomore season @Liamtoml, @minguabeefjerky, @bigassfans, @KyHighFootball, @BeechwoodFB, @beechwood_tiger

February 12, 2025 Fletcher Long 0

One of our favorite songs used to proclaim loving “red necks, white sox, and blue ribbon beer.” The blue ribbon beer was a reference to Pabst Blue Ribbon, a famous brand of alcoholic beverage. We don’t know if the Pabst family who son is a stud ’27 football player in Fort Mitchell, Kentucky bears any type relation to the Pabst family from Milwaukee, Wisconsin. Then again, we don’t know that they don’t. What we do know is Nathan Pabst is dad-burn good at football and he makes his team all the better when he contributes his considerable efforts. Enjoy this feature and remember to #SavorTheFlavor.

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Slow Motion Replay: Remembering how Ed proved a Miracle for the Golden Bulldogs of Lynch East Main High @minguabeefjerky, @bigassfans, @KyHighFootball

February 10, 2025 Fletcher Long 1

Some of you may not remember Lynch East Main High. If you don’t, you may not remember its legendary, Hall of Fame football coach Ed Miracle. At KPGFootball, we remember everything and take our responsibility as the recorders of KHSAA football history very seriously. Join us now as we remember a guy who retired from coaching in 1992 with a pedigree of success and championships. Yessir, Ed’s career was a Miracle.

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BJ Evans, 2026 RB, from Tates Creek (Lexington) is this week’s @bigassfans Kentucky Comfort Creator @BJ_Evans5, @minguabeefjerky, @TC_CommodoresFB, @kyhighfootball

February 7, 2025 Fletcher Long 3

We selected BJ Evans to our Large School All-State Football Offense this past season as only a junior. Rushing for 1,799-yards on 194-carries, scoring 20-TDs and averaging 9.3-yards per carry against Lexington 6A competition will garner one some notice. What will Evans do for an encore? Challenge for the Mr. Football Award and a repeat appearance on our all-state team would be solid guesses. Enjoy this feature and let’s keep it cool out there Kentucky!

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Storm Warning: Central has employed Derek Stone to call on good old fashioned, blunt force trauma to build hurting bombs! @Meloishim3, @minguabeefjerky, @bigassfans, @ChiefSmoke10, @_CoachManning, @SylasGunn, @carlos_mason52, @HopkinsCentral

February 6, 2025 Fletcher Long 0

Central has employed a strength and conditioning coach who knows about being and building strong, powerful, and explosive athletes. Derek Stone has been put in charge of building hurting bombs. We want to be the hunters and not the hunted. Derek will be key to this mission going forward. Enjoy this look at the new strength and conditioning coach at Hopkins County Central.

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Will Hester from Lexington Christian is the @minguabeefjerky Protein-packed Performer of the Week @bigassfans, @CoachDCharles, @Oakley_Watkins, @CamGarnerLCA, @LCAEAGLESFB

February 5, 2025 Fletcher Long 0

Elite football programs execute in all three phases of football. We feature plenty of offensive and defensive players. We tend to feature kickers and punters. We sometimes forget about the snappers and the holders. Today, we feature a long-snapper from LCA who is a man’s man. Shake his hand and make this discovery. He is instrumental to the Eagles’ on-field success. Enjoy this feature and remember to #SavorTheFlavor.

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Jaylen Bradley from Glasgow High set to explode onto the scene his junior year @JaylenBradley22, @jax_arnett, @minguabeefjerky, @bigassfans, @GHSScottieSport

February 4, 2025 Fletcher Long 0

Jaylen Bradley just finished his sophomore season playing for one of the more prestigious programs in Kentucky. Bradley caught 12-balls for 273-yards and three (3) TDs on offense and registered 16-tackles, two (2) INTs in his 11-games of run. Jackson Arnett is the new sheriff in a town which has won 690-all time football games. What is our prediction for both Bradley and his “Scotties?” Success…

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Slow Motion Replay: Remembering Garnis Martin of the Bardstown High School Tigers @minguabeefjerky, @bigassfans, @KyHighFootball, @BardstownFootb1

February 2, 2025 Fletcher Long 0

Phillip Haywood rewrote the Kentucky wins standard for High School coaching. Bardstown’s Garnis Martin was the first coach to 250-wins, then Walter Brugh surpassed the “Martin standard” at Paintsville in 1993. Joe Jaggers surpassed Brugh in 1997 then Schneider took over in 2005 and Dudley Hilton tied Schneider in 2010. The next year Phillip Haywood took over the top post and so on and so forth. Enjoy this ride on the “Way Back” machine.

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Thomas Sizemore is this week’s @bigassfans Kentucky Comfort Creator @Thomas_sizemor, @LauerFBU, @CoachDCharles, @Oakley_Watkins, @CamGarnerLCA, @LCAEAGLESFB, @minguabeefjerky, @kyhighfootball, @FBUAllAmerican

January 30, 2025 Fletcher Long 0

Thomas Sizemore is one of the more recognizable names playing football across Kentucky, especially in the ’28 graduating class. He had a tremendous freshman season and was selected an FBU, Freshman All-American for his efforts. Look for this guy to see more offensive deployment heading into the ’25 season. This guy has the goods. Enjoy this feature and let’s keep it cool out there Kentucky!

Matthew Montgomery making his way, finding his path @matthewmont57, @bigassfans, @minguabeefjerky, @Thomas_sizemor, @LauerFBU, @CoachDCharles, @Oakley_Watkins, @CamGarnerLCA, @LCAEAGLESFB

January 30, 2025 Fletcher Long 0

There are some really outstanding freshmen football players who got a ton of reps during the ’24 season. There was even a ’28 kid who got 13-games of run behind the best OL unit in Kentucky at any classification. LCA’s Matthew Montgomery is a 6’0,” 230-pound guy with a 275-pound bench, a 405-pound squat, and a penchant for flattening defenders unfortunate enough to get in his pulling trajectory on traps and pulls. Is this guy the next Anthony Johns? Could be! Enjoy the article.

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Aden Bolden, Small School All-State Athlete, is our Protein-packed Performer of the Week. @minguabeefjerky, @bigassfans, @MCHSCoach, @AdenBolden, @JDaugherty1992

January 29, 2025 Fletcher Long 0

The great thing about high school football stars is often they are the guy who grew up down the street, went to church with us, and even look like us. The college guys are often inhuman, but the high school guys are “Regular Joes.” They are the boy next door. They are what is best about us if you really think about it. Aden Bolden is among the very best football players in Kentucky. He had a tremendous junior season, make the Big Ass Fan’s All-State, Small School, Football Team, and is now our Protein-packed Performer of the Week. Enjoy this feature and remember to #SavorTheFlavor.

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Aaron Johnson looks to put the pieces together for his senior year @DoresFootball, @PCCHSFootball, @KyHighFootball, @minguabeefjerky, @bigassfans

January 28, 2025 Fletcher Long 0

There is a characteristic in life called being a winner. It is a hard characteristic to define but one we spot pretty well when we are seeing it. AD Johnson is a winner. All in all, if I am going into battle, having a “winner” at the helm of my attack; well, I will take that every time. Enjoy the feature.

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Brady Couch already showing signs! @Thomas_sizemor, @LauerFBU, @CoachDCharles, @Oakley_Watkins, @CamGarnerLCA, @LCAEAGLESFB, @minguabeefjerky, @bigassfans

January 26, 2025 Fletcher Long 0

LCA routinely produces the finest college talent in the commonwealth in spite of playing at the 2A classification. As we have said umpteen time, where you compete (classification-wise) is pretty meaningless in Kentucky. In the KHSAA, we have good teams and not so good teams. Both types span all six (6) classes. Enjoy this look at a kid who has the name to go as far as he would like in the sport of football. He has the measurements and the skills too. Enjoy the feature.

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Jeremiah Austin, from Belfry High, is the @bigassfans Kentucky Comfort Creator @BelfryFootball1, @wolford_bo, @_MLFootball, @minguabeefjerky, @KyHighFootball

January 24, 2025 Fletcher Long 0

JJ Austin is a workhorse for one of Kentucky’s premier programs. He leads the team in rushing, and rushing the football is what the Pirates do best. JJ is also more than a token defender. What will he do in ’25, as a senior? One might say he is “in the lead” to represent the “Big Ass Fans” Small School All-State Football Offense at FB/LB in 2025. It is still early. Enjoy this feature and let’s keep it cool out there Kentucky!

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Storm Warning: Dariyon Walker from Browning Springs looking to contribute immediately at Central @minguabeefjerky, @bigassfans, @ChiefSmoke10, @_CoachManning, @SylasGunn, @carlos_mason52, @HopkinsCentral

January 23, 2025 Fletcher Long 2

Every year, rosters are charged with replacing outgoing talent with upgrades (if they are lucky). Eighth graders leave middle school, and enter ninth grade, more and more prepared to contribute on Friday nights than at any previous time. Dariyon Walker looks to crack the Storm’s lineup early in his high school career. Will he? We like his chances!

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Aiden Jesse is the @minguabeefjerky Protein-packed Performer of the Week @CoachAtchley @ColonelFootball @minguabeefjerky @1776Bank @840WHAS @KyHighFootball

January 22, 2025 Fletcher Long 0

Aiden Jesse is putting up prodigious numbers, particularly for a team which has struggled as mightily as have the Colonels. Jesse is also impressing the right people as recruiting interest in him is heightening. This is a prospect who we could see signing with any team at virtually any level of competition. If this kid can’t catch on with a college program, then the NIL and transfer portal has rendered that prospect unattainable. Enjoy this feature and remember to #SavorTheFlavor.

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Malik Coburn from Bowling Green Senior leading the pack in ’26 off the edge @MalikCoburn24, @minguabeefjerky, @bigassfans, @KyHighFootball, @PurplesFootball, @CoachSpader

January 21, 2025 Fletcher Long 0

Malik Coburn is among the very best DEs in Kentucky in the ’26 class. Matter of fact, he is among ’26’s very best prospects at any position. What makes him so great? Wouldn’t you like to know? We will strike a deal with you. Read this article and we will tell you. Enjoy the feature.

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Kadin Hanshaw from Grayson County High is the @bigassfans Kentucky Comfort Creator of the Week @minguabeefjerky, @KyHighFootball, @ChiefSmoke10

January 17, 2025 Fletcher Long 0

Kadin Hanshaw is among the more versatile performers in the entire commonwealth of Kentucky. One might say he is “in the lead” to represent the “Big Ass Fans” Large School All-State Football Offense at RB/LB in 2025. It is still early. However, what this guy did as a sophomore was pretty dad-burn impressive and made him a serious candidate for the ’24 team even though he ended up getting edged out. Enjoy this feature and let’s keep it cool out there Kentucky!

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Storm Warning: Track & Field Tryouts Upcoming! @minguabeefjerky, @bigassfans, @ChiefSmoke10, @_CoachManning, @SylasGunn, @carlos_mason52, @HopkinsCentral

January 16, 2025 Fletcher Long 0

How many people realize the connection between Field events (shot put and discus) and playing along a line of scrimmage in football. The connection is undeniable and one we will examine today using ’25 lineman, Hayden Crick. Enjoy this feature and for goodness sakes try to learn something!

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Mario Litmer from Highlands is the @minguabeefjerky Protein-packed Performer of the Week @CoachIzzy1 @CoachAlbin @CoachClay_CLT @CoachSeanReagan @CoachStutzmann @CoachFlemWR @CoachObly @coachklynch @CoachHuff @CoachDoege @aarondobson17 @coachsmitttty @bigassfans

January 15, 2025 Fletcher Long 0

Some call him “Mario.” Some just call him “Rio.” All call him special. Litmer is the QB for one of the most high profile programs in Kentucky 5A or at any classification if we are being honest. Litmer is 6’0,” weighs 176-pounds and, at only 16-years of age, completed over 68% of his passing attempts his junior season and finished with a QBR of 128.1. Highlands won 11-games in ’24, made the semis, and have a vital piece back for another run in ’25. Who knows how far this “Mr. Football” candidate can take them.

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Xzavion Brown from Frankfort is wrestling with important decisions @statejournal, @FCFlyerFootball, @KFCA_Coach, @CoachPerkins3, @LukeToothaker13, @bigassfans, @minguabeefjerky, @KyHighFootball

January 13, 2025 Fletcher Long 0

Xzavion Brown is among the more dynamic and explosive interior defensive linemen in the commonwealth of Kentucky. You talk about a guy who can penetrate and be disruptive as well as hold a gap or two, this is your man. His junior statistics bear out that he has a penchant for making big plays which put offenses behind the down and distance markers. Enjoy this look at this very fine football player.

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Elijah Lewis from Dunbar High is the @bigassfans Kentucky Comfort Creator of the Week @lewis_Elijah1, @minguabeefjerky, @KyHighFootball, @ChiefSmoke10

January 10, 2025 Fletcher Long 0

There are good players all over the commonwealth. This is true of teams which enjoy success and it is equally true of teams and programs which tend to struggle. Dunbar High is coming off a 1-9 and is struggling a bit at the present time. That said, Elijah Lewis had a fantastic year. We are winding up our coverage of the ’25’s but didn’t want to drop these guys without reporting on a guy who stepped it up this year in tough circumstances. Enjoy this feature and let’s keep it cool out there Kentucky!

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The premier edge defender in KY is our @minguabeefjerky Protein-packed Performer of the Week @bigassfans, @KyHighFootball, @hardesty_baron, @youareathlete, @BE_Chargers, @BECoachKendrick

January 8, 2025 Fletcher Long 0

Baron Hardesty is putting up prodigious numbers, particularly in the weight room. He is also impressing all the right people. This is a prospect who we could see signing with any team at virtually any level of competition. If this kid can’t catch on with an FBS level team, then the NIL and transfer portal has rendered the prospect unattainable. Enjoy this feature and remember to #SavorTheFlavor.

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Shane (Dee) Parker from Whitley County is the @bigassfans Kentucky Comfort Creator of the Week @ChiefSmoke10, @minguabeefjerky, @wchs_colonels, @WhitleyFootball, @WCHSRecruit

January 3, 2025 Fletcher Long 0

Dee Parker from Whitely County was one of the few RBs in 4A to rush for close to 2,000 yards while contributing in all three phases of the game. Big Ass Fans salutes this fine player as it continues to demonstrate a willingness to support and promote young Kentucky kids in the pursuit of their dreams and aspirations. We are proud to award this week’s award and recognition to Shane “Dee” Parker from Whitley County. Enjoy the feature and let’s keep it cool out there Kentucky!

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Storm Warning: Jump on in, the water’s fine @minguabeefjerky, @bigassfans, @ChiefSmoke10, @_CoachManning, @SylasGunn, @carlos_mason52, @HopkinsCentral, @DavonyaeButche1

January 2, 2025 Fletcher Long 0

We checked in on Sylas Gunn to see how he was faring this basketball season and found the Storm’s Hoops Team has several athletes who would help the school’s football fortunes considerably. Here is our “shot” to get one or two of them to try-out for football. They may find it makes them better at basketball. Enjoy the feature.

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Uziel Mungia from Hancock County is our first Protein-packed Performer of the New Year (2025)! @minguabeefjerky, @bigassfans, @KyHighFootball

January 1, 2025 Fletcher Long 0

The third phase of football is often overlooked. I was watching the BYU/Colorado bowl game last week and BYU rode a third phase clinic to a 20-0 halftime lead and an eventual victory over a favored foe. The third phase can do that for you. Ask Coach Eubanks at Hancock County. He got himself a tremendous placekicker (’28) who will be around for years to come to swing outcomes his way. Enjoy this feature and remember to #SavorTheFlavor.

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State of the Union Address Regarding KHSAA Football; Fletcher Long Honored by Kentucky House of Representatives… @minguabeefjerky, @bigassfans, @KyHighFootball

December 29, 2024 Fletcher Long 0

The recent decision in the USDC court case pending in the Middle District of Tennessee has long reaching ramifications. We discuss it in this article as well as take a moment to recognize Fletcher Long on his Citation of Achievement he received from the Kentucky House of Representatives. I know it looks like I am ringing my own bell, and I am, but I write the articles around here; what do you want from me? Enjoy this feature.

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Robinson from Christian Academy-Louisville (CAL) is the Man! @midrange_man, @bigassfans, @minguabeefjerky, @KyHighFootball

December 20, 2024 Fletcher Long 0

Man Robinson was one of only three ’28’s to make either the small or large school all-state football teams. Big Ass Fans sponsored the team and continues to demonstrate a willingness to support and promote young Kentucky kids in the pursuit of their dreams and aspirations. We are proud to award this week’s award and recognition to one of those three freshmen who are now (and forever more) known as football All-staters. Enjoy the feature and let’s keep it cool out there Kentucky!

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Storm Warning: Central places two athletes on the @bigassfans, small school (1A, 2A, 3A) all-state football team. @minguabeefjerky, @ChiefSmoke10, @_CoachManning, @SylasGunn, @carlos_mason52, @HopkinsCentral

December 19, 2024 Fletcher Long 0

It has been hailed as the most thorough and comprehensive all-state football team in Kentucky history. Big Ass Fans and its selection committee honored 152-players, Kentucky wide, from each of its six (6) classifications. People on this team attend 81 of Kentucky 220-some odd high schools across the commonwealth. Two member of the Central Storm made the squad. We’re here to tell you about them.

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Bryson Johnson from Perry County Central is the @minguabeefjerky Protein-packed Performer of the Week @bigassfans, @KyHighFootball, @PCCHSFootball

December 17, 2024 Fletcher Long 0

Sometimes we get excited about an article and decide to publish it early. This next article is one which usually runs on Wednesdays but we are running it on Tuesday afternoon. Enjoy this look at a freshman linebacker so good he made the Big Ass Fans, Large School All-State defense this season. No telling what the future holds for this prospect. Enjoy this feature and remember to #SavorTheFlavor.

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Bradley from Hopkinsville is the real deal @KyHighFootball, @minguabeefjerky, @bigassfans, @HopHighTigers

December 17, 2024 Fletcher Long 0

Well, it is officially “offseason.” We turn out attention to getting ready for the ’25 season and one guy who figures prominently in his team’s plans for next fall is ’26 prospect James Bradley, Jr. Bradley is an explosive athlete who contributed to the Tigers bottom line this past season in a variety of ways. You know we love guys like this…Enjoy the feature.

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The Big Ass Fans, Small School (1A, 2A, 3A) All-State Defense @bigassfans, @minguabeefjerky, @KyHighFootball

December 11, 2024 Fletcher Long 0

We are celebrating the end of the football season in Kentucky and this is All-state week for us at KPGFootball. Yesterday, we published our Small School, All-State Offense and today we give you the Defense. This team won’t be perfect, there will be plenty of worthy players left off. However, we are confident these guys here are plenty worthy. Enjoy and let the debate begin.

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Rylan Gillion from Franklin County is the @bigassfans Kentucky Comfort Creator of the Week @ChiefSmoke10, @minguabeefjerky, @FCFlyerFootball, @FLYERATHLETICS

December 6, 2024 Fletcher Long 0

Rylan Gillion came up big at (perhaps) the biggest game of the year. Covington Catholic, fresh off an improbable win over Kentucky’s very best football team at the high school level, rolled into Frankfort, Kentucky looking for its second road-upset of the playoffs. What they found was a mighty cool customer in Rylan Gillion. Gillion’s production may have accounted for the 14-10 margin in the Flyers’ favor. Now, it is on to Lexington where Franklin County will play a talented Paducah Tilghman team. Enjoy the feature and let’s keep it cool out there Kentucky!

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Storm Warning: South Hopkins Neilan Bruce doing great things down on the farm  @ChiefSmoke10, @_CoachManning, @SylasGunn, @carlos_mason52, @HopkinsCentral, @minguabeefjerky, @bigassfans

December 5, 2024 Fletcher Long 0

Neilan Bruce is among the more talked about prospects in Kentucky’s ’29 class. He plays QB, he has played WR, he has played RB, he has aligned in the slot, he plays a multitude of 2nd and 3rd level positions defensively. We believe he plays early and often next season under the “Friday Night Lights.” Enjoy this feature.

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Brady Atwell is the @minguabeefjerky Protein-packed Performer of the Week @coach_chandler, @ChiefSmoke10, @BradyAtwell5,@OCath_Football, @bigassfans, @KyHighFootball

December 4, 2024 Fletcher Long 0

Brady Atwell is firmly in the hunt for Kentucky’s “Mr. Football.” His uncle won the distinction in 1999 and playing at a level (Class A) which hasn’t boaster too many winners. Brady has a tough road to haul with Beechwood coming to Lexington seeking the same distinction as the Catholic club. Enjoy this feature and remember to both stop and smell the roses and #SavorTheFlavor.

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Looking for a Mr. Football? We may have the man, right here, in Jarren Johnson from Union County! @55CoachJohns, @JarrenJohnson1_, @ChiefSmoke10, @sportingtimes, @minguabeefjerky, @bigassfans

December 2, 2024 Fletcher Long 0

It is getting time to vote for “Mr. Football” around Kentucky. There are plenty of candidates this year who have taken their teams to unimaginable heights. One candidate who shouldn’t be discounted nor overlooked is Union County’s Jarren Johnson. This guy here has had a “Mr. Football-type” season for the very reasons we discuss herein. Enjoy the feature.

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Austin Alexander is the @bigassfans Kentucky Comfort Creator of the Week @ChiefSmoke10, @minguabeefjerky, @CooperFootball, @AAlexander2025, @LemmingReport, @UNCFootball

November 29, 2024 Fletcher Long 0

Austin Alexander is among the best ’25 footballers anywhere in the commonwealth of Kentucky. That is how one gets an offer to play Power 4 football in the ACC (University of North Carolina). Austin had a big game against Southwestern in the regionals but will have to tighten up a little bit if the Jaguars are to reach Lexington, Kentucky for the second consecutive year. Enjoy the feature and let’s keep it cool out there Kentucky!

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Storm Warning: College programs, if you are looking for ‘plug and play’ versatility, Isaac Manning is your guy! @_CoachManning, @SylasGunn, @carlos_mason52, @HopkinsCentral, @ChiefSmoke10, @minguabeefjerky, @bigassfans, @UnionBulldogs, @CoachLuttrell49

November 27, 2024 Fletcher Long 0

We have focused on versatility all season long and even in the offseason leading up to the year. Isaac Manning is among the more versatile talents around western Kentucky and provides superlative value for college football programs recruiting him. He is a three-phase talent who displayed plenty of versatility in high school. Enjoy the feature.

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Ca$h Harney from Covington Catholic is the @minguabeefjerky Protein-packed Performer of the Week @HarneyCash, @ChasityHarney2, @CovCathFootball, @CovCathColonels, @bigassfans, @KyHighFootball

November 26, 2024 Fletcher Long 0

We are publishing articles on days different from their usual appointments this week owing to the Thanksgiving holiday. Enjoy this particular serial, which generally appears on Wednesdays, a day early. Cash Harney has proven himself quite the athlete whether playing point guard or QB and has another year of elgibility remaining. That out to be a whole lot of fun for Norther Kentucky teams to have to face next Fall. Enjoy this feature and remember to both stop and smell the roses and #SavorTheFlavor.

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Santee Brock is the @bigassfans Kentucky Comfort Creator of the Week @coach_chandler, @ChiefSmoke10, @minguabeefjerky, @l_santee5,

November 22, 2024 Fletcher Long 0

Santee Brock is a guy who started the year on the sidelines but has come out into the sunshine in the latter stages of the season in a big, big way. This guy had an incredible game against Male in the second round and braces for a trip to Trinity for the Regional Championship. Enjoy the feature and let’s keep it cool out there Kentucky!

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Storm Warning: McKnight Looks to Fulfill Considerable Promise @HopkinsCentral, @minguabeefjerky, @bigassfans, @KyHighFootball, @_CoachManning

November 21, 2024 Fletcher Long 1

Some predictions age better than others. We wrote an article about this prospect in May of 2024. In that article we predicted this kid, who had an athletic frame and bounce, would have a “break out season.” He did just that. Join us as we crow about our innate ability to peer into the future regarding the prowess of a young player who has, once again, proven we know about what we are talking.

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Chase Flaherty is the Mingua Beef Jerky Protein-packed Performer of the Week @EvanDennison1, @BeechwoodTigers, @tigersontheair, @beechwood_tiger, @BeechwoodA, @ChiefSmoke10, @minguabeefjerky, @bigassfans, @840WHAS

November 20, 2024 Fletcher Long 0

Chase Flaherty is a baseball and football star at Beechwood High. Flaherty has been convincing this season as an all-state caliber running back as well as contributing on the defensive side of the football. Flaherty has this 17-time, KHSAA football champion firing on all cylinders as the season unwinds. Enjoy this feature and remember to both stop and smell the roses and #SavorTheFlavor.

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Great Crossing Shocks duPont Manual in Playoffs

November 19, 2024 Fletcher Long 0

The second round of the KHSAA playoffs made me glad I have stopped publishing picks. With the upsets we saw in round two, I would have looked even dumber than I actually am. None of the round two exits were any more surprising than this one. Enjoy the feature.

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Max Pelfry is the Big Ass Fans Kentucky Comfort Creator this Week @coach_chandler, @ChiefSmoke10, @pelfrey_max, @minguabeefjerky, @bigassfans, @KyHighFootball

November 15, 2024 Fletcher Long 0

Max Pelfry has been “keeping it cool” around Kentucky for almost as long as Big Ass Fans. This guy has been among the best players at his position since his middle school All-Star days. His high school career has been everything we thought it would be and he would make an excellent “take” for a small college program looking to take on a next-level QB with all the skills. Enjoy the feature and let’s keep it cool out there Kentucky!

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Storm Warning, ’24 season recapped!

November 14, 2024 Fletcher Long 0

The season came to an inglorious end in Munfordville, Kentucky this past weekend. Still, there are many reasons to look forward to the program’s prospects and future success. We take a look back at the ’24 season as we slide into basketball season and football offseason training. Enjoy the feature.

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Austin Sperry from Breathitt High is the @minguabeefjerky Protein-packed Performer of the Week @bigassfans, @KyHighFootball, @AustinSperry, @BreathittFB

November 13, 2024 Fletcher Long 0

Austin Sperry is a human highlight reel on the basketball court. He’s pretty dad-burn good at football too. He has been averaging over 30-yards a reception this season, and we are taking about a pretty good sample size (20-receptions, 7 for TDs). Enjoy this feature and remember to both stop and smell the roses and #SavorTheFlavor.

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Jackson Stuart, from Sayre High, is the Big Ass Fans Kentucky Comfort Creator of the Week @bigassfans, @JacksonStu_13, @minguabeefjerky, @sfitz_840whas, @840WHAS

November 8, 2024 Fletcher Long 0

I know it seems this particular feature has promoted quite a few Sayre Spartans. We can assure you it isn’t intended. It is just hard to ignore a program which has just polished off a perfect regular season at 10-0 headed into the Class A KHSAA playoffs. Why is that so hard to ignore? How about because there are only seven (7) such records among the 223-programs playing football across the commonwealth and Sayre is the only perfect regular season in its classification. Enjoy the feature and let’s keep it cool out there Kentucky!

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Storm Warning: Central Hopes to bring some inclement weather to Munfordville, KY @_CoachManning, @HopkinsCentral, @sfitz_840whas, @840WHAS, @minguabeefjerky, @bigassfans, @griffinchad22, @HartCountyFball

November 7, 2024 Fletcher Long 0

We couldn’t get a tougher draw in the first round than a Hart County squad which has proven itself an elite team, winning 23 of 24-football games, over the past two seasons. Chad Griffin is among the hottest coaches in Kentucky and on everyone’s hot board for every job which comes open. We think the Storm will acquit itself on Friday night in Munfordville better than most expect. In the end, the Storm should be loose. No one outside the team’s locker room will be picking them.

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Braxton Jennings from Paul Blazer High is the @minguabeefjerky Protein-packed Performer of the Week @Tomcat_football, @Brax_Jennings, @bigassfans, @sfitz_840whas, @840WHAS, @KyHighFootball

November 6, 2024 Fletcher Long 0

Braxton Jennings is among the highest regarded and recruited ’25 prospects in the KHSAA. He is also among its better kept secrets. Jennings has led his Tomcats to a 9-1 mark, entering the 4A playoffs, and Ashland has yet to lose a game to a Kentucky high school on the year. What will they do in these upcoming playoffs? Well I can tell you this, they will be heard from, and so will Mr. Jennings.

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Don’t forget Paul Blazer High in Ashland, KY @Tomcat_football, @Brax_Jennings, @CtackettC, @bigassfans, @minguabeefjerky, @sfitz_840whas, @840WHAS

November 4, 2024 Fletcher Long 0

In all of the excitement this year surrounding Boyle County’s thirty some-odd straight game winning streak, the Franklin Flyers being 10-0, and the Blue Tornado of Paducah finishing 10-0 and blowing out pretty much ever team it has played, we have sort of overlooked how good of a football team Ashland Blazer is. We have sone advice for 4A, best not overlook these guys going forward. You have been warned.

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Kade Goodin from Collins High is the @bigassfans Kentucky Comfort Creator of the Week @KadeGoodin, @MLCTitanCoach, @drew_toennies, @cleats2whistle, @sfitz_840whas, @840WHAS, @minguabeefjerky

November 1, 2024 Fletcher Long 0

Kade Goodin is a ’27 guy we have been following for years. You may wonder how that is even possible? If we just covered HS, it probably wouldn’t be but we get on these guys in middle school and often follow them to college. This guy is a future Saturday player at a minimum. He has plus size, length, and athleticism. He is a two sport varsity athlete, also playing point guard in basketball, which is the QB of a basketball team. He is a QB for Collins but is projected to play WR at the next level. Enjoy the feature and let’s keep it cool out there Kentucky.

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Storm Warning: Fulton County will Pilot its ship into the Central Harbor Friday Night @_CoachManning, @HopkinsCentral, @sfitz_840whas, @840WHAS, @minguabeefjerky, @bigassfans, @FCHSPILOTSFB, @JamesBridgesFC

October 31, 2024 Fletcher Long 0

This Friday night the Pilots will guide its ship into an unfriendly port. Morton’s Gap will host this ball game which will be pivotal regarding how the Storm enters the upcoming playoffs. We need to go into the playoffs on a good note. We need to take care of business at home before going out on the road for round one. Enjoy the feature.

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Colt Mizuguchi, from Kentucky Country Day is the @minguabeefjerky Protein-packed Performer of the Week @bigassfans, @sfitz_840whas, @840WHAS, @KyHighFootball, @KCDFootball1, @kcdfootball

October 30, 2024 Fletcher Long 0

We don’t always recognize place-kickers with the frequency the position is due. So many times these place kickers win the game for the team and rarely get any kudos. This past Friday night, Kentucky Country Day beat the top-ranked 1A team in Campbellsville. The margin? Two PATs converted by today’s Protein-packed Performance, Colt Mizuguchi. Enjoy this feature and remember to both stop and smell the roses and #SavorTheFlavor.

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GAME WEEK, no one knows that any better than Brenan Griffith @griffinchad22, @AsburyKameron, @HartCountyFball, @BrenanGriffin, @bigassfans, @minguabeefjerky, @sfitz_840whas, @840WHAS

October 29, 2024 Fletcher Long 0

When the polls get released, and the new RPI gets dropped, don’t be surprised to see Coach Chad Griffin’s Raiders from Hart County either at the very top or, certainly, around it. The team was 13-1 in 2023 and are 9-0 with a date with Campbellsville upcoming. Great coaches and great teams have great players. Brenan Griffin may be the best, raw, football player in Kentucky 3A. What would make us lay such a bold claim? Read on.

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Parker Rudolph helped his Bearcats reach the Mountain-top! @Rudolph13Parker, @bigassfans, @sfitz_840whas, @840WHAS, @KCDFootball1, @kcdfootball, @minguabeefjerky

October 28, 2024 Fletcher Long 1

What an upset this past weekend, as Kentucky Country Day over Campbellsville denied me my first perfect weekend. Oh well, 14-1; I’ll take it. Parker Rudolph had quite the night and, not only was it statistically impressive, it came against the best team in the classification. Look out for KCD, they are alway quite good but this bunch may be special.

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Luke Pennington from Sayre High is the Big Ass Fans, Kentucky Comfort Creator of the week @bigassfans, @minguabeefjerky, @sfitz_840whas, @840WHAS, @KyHighFootball, @lpennington_10, @DaytonFootball, @PitSayre

October 25, 2024 Fletcher Long 0

Luke Pennington, a Dayton commit, has been keeping it pretty cool out there under the “Friday Night Lights.” Matter of fact, our Kentucky Comfort Creator has thrown 82-TDs the last two seasons without a single INT. He completes nearly 80% of his passing attempts making him among the most efficient QBs the high school game in Kentucky has ever seen. Enjoy the feature and let’s keep it cool out there Kentucky.

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Armani Gregg from Dixie Heights is the @minguabeefjerky Protein-packed Performer of the Week @GreggArmani1, @DixieHeightsFB, @CoachPBurke, @FOX19Joe, @sfitz_840whas, @840WHAS, @bigassfans

October 23, 2024 Fletcher Long 0

Armani Gregg is listed as a QB on the roster and it is where it appears he principally plays. He didn’t look like a QB running up and down the field again t the Scott Eagles this past weekend. Enjoy this look at one of the better prospects in Northern Kentucky. Enjoy this feature and don’t forget to #SavorTheFlavor.

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Brady Johnson from Shelby Valley is the Big Ass Fans, Kentucky Comfort Creator of the week @bigassfans, @minguabeefjerky, @sfitz_840whas, @840WHAS, @KyHighFootball, @SVCoachJohnson, @ShelbyValleyFB

October 17, 2024 Fletcher Long 0

Brady Johnson is one, cool customer. That is why the ’26 dual threat QB is perfect for this particular award. Johnson was near flawless in Shelby Valley’s upset of Pike County Central at the Hawks Nest. What will he do this week? Won’t that be fun to learn?

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Storm Warning: Central to host Trigg County in Mortons Gap for pivotal, district contest @_CoachManning, @HopkinsCentral. @sfitz_840whas, @840WHAS, @minguabeefjerky, @bigassfans

October 17, 2024 Fletcher Long 0

Central finds itself exactly where it was a year ago. However, this time just feels differently. The Storm pushed McLean to overtime before bowing out gracefully, 48-46, and Fort Campbell’s beating North has taught us all a little something about never quitting before the combatants even take the field. We like Central to win this game and set its ’24 record at 3-5 heading into the final two. Enjoy the feature.

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Jayden Woods from Clay County, is the @minguabeefjerky Protein-packed Performer of the Week @bigassfans, @sfitz_840whas, @840WHAS, @KyHighFootball, @CCTigerFootball, @HCMikeSizemore

October 16, 2024 Fletcher Long 0

Jayden Woods has his team sitting 5-1 with a tough remaining stretch to get to 8-1 entering the playoffs. Woods is tearing it up for the Tigers and gained 173-yards on the ground last weekend against a tough McCreary Central “Raiders” squad. Enjoy this feature and don’t forget to #SavorTheFlavor.

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Chase Ross, Senior RB, leading his Patriots on a historic charge to victory! @acs_sports, @bgpreps, @AllenCoSchools, @ACSHPatriots, @bigassfans, @minguabeefjerky, @sfitz_840whas, @840WHAS

October 15, 2024 Fletcher Long 0

Allen County-Scottsville (ACS) is killing it this season. The Patriots are 6-1 with a loss to Tilghman the only thing between it and a perfect record. The Patriots have beaten Glasgow, Franklin-Simpson, Logan County, and Warren East. We believe the Patriots have a nearly 90% chance of sliding into the playoffs 9-1. Won’t that be something?

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Austin Sperry, from Breathitt High, is the Big Ass Fans, Kentucky Comfort Creator of the week @bigassfans, @minguabeefjerky, @sfitz_840whas, @840WHAS, @KyHighFootball @AustinSperry @BreathittFB

October 11, 2024 Fletcher Long 0

We are welcoming a new corporate sponsor to the family in Big Ass Fans out of Lexington, Kentucky. We imagine this article will become a regularly appearing Friday serial similar to some of the sponsored content we have before published here. Bit Ass Fans has committed itself to quality more than the mere size of its industrial sized fans. The product is backed by commitment to performance, reliability, and innovation which has been a driving force behind the company in the twenty or so years it has existed. Enjoy this feature.

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Dylan Morris from Hancock County is the @minguabeefjerky Protein-packed Performer of the Week @DylanMorris2025, @WeAreHCFootball, @bigassfans @sfitz_840whas, @840WHAS

October 9, 2024 Fletcher Long 0

Dylan Morris is a guy tearing it up for Hancock County. Hancock County is 7-0 with a 72% chance of finishing 10-0 this regular season by our calculations. Morris had a 71% completion percentage against Webster County and threw for 417-yards and 6-TDs. Enjoy this feature and don’t forget to #SavorTheFlavor.

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Rumors of the Eagles demise appear greatly exaggerated! @CoachDCharles, @Oakley_Watkins, @LCAathletics, @JDMLCAFootball, @bigassfans, @minguabeefjerky, @sfitz_840whas, @840WHAS

October 7, 2024 Fletcher Long 0

LCA came out the gate slowly this season. Of course the 2A powerhouse opened with the best high school team in Kentucky (any classification), Boyle County, then followed that up with a six-point loss to an always tough Franklin County (4A). The Eagles are 5-0 since to include wins over the defending 1A champion (Pikeville) and the defending 3A champion (Christian Academy-Louisville). As we come down the regular season homestretch, the Eagles are looking every bit the container we expected to see.

Friday Night Fletch.

Storm Warning: Well, here we go again! @_CoachManning, @HopkinsCentral. @sfitz_840whas, @840WHAS, @minguabeefjerky, @bigassfans

October 3, 2024 Fletcher Long 0

We don’t even know what to say about the Storm after its impressive “beat down” of Webster County, 29-0. Manning made some changes to the deployment of personnel both on offense and defense to put kids in better positions to succeed and succeed they did. Tonight, the Storm will travel to Dixon, KY to take on an always tough, McLean County team. How do the Storm finish the final four of the regular season? Seems like we have been here before.

Friday Night Fletch.

Will Moore, from Sayre High, is the Big Ass Fans, Kentucky Comfort Creator of the week @bigassfans, @minguabeefjerky, @sfitz_840whas, @840WHAS, @KyHighFootball

October 1, 2024 Fletcher Long 0

We are welcoming a new corporate sponsor to the family in Big Ass Fans out of Lexington, Kentucky. We imagine this article will become a regularly appearing Friday serial similar to some of the sponsored content we have before published here. Bit Ass Fans has committed itself to quality more than the mere size of its industrial sized fans. The product is backed by commitment to performance, reliability, and innovation which has been a driving force behind the company in the twenty or so years it has existed. Enjoy this feature.

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Meet Bryan Jones, the King of Leitchfield, KY @bigassfans @sfitz_840whas @840WHAS @KyHighFootball @minguabeefjerky @GCHSCougarFB

October 1, 2024 Fletcher Long 0

Bryan Jones is among the hottest young coaches in the industry Kentucky-wide. He has his Cougars playing football at an incredibly high level and looking every bit like 5A threats coming down the season’s home stretch. Enjoy this look at another one of those coaches sure to get plenty of air time this offseason as programs will jockey for coaches.

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Brody providing ‘Cherry’ play along the Centurion front @sfitz_840whas @840WHAS @minguabeefjerky @centurions_fb @THunterCantwell

September 30, 2024 Fletcher Long 1

“Cherry” is a term with which we are familiar particularly in discussing vintage automobiles. Cherry is beginning to define excellent down lineman play for the Centurion defense, or that is what it meant this past Thursday night in the big road win at Manual High. Look out for these Centurions, 3A, they are getting their playoff legs ready for the running. Can’t wait to see what they do against Central in a few weeks.

Friday Night Fletch.

Storm Warning: Central welcomes Webster County to Morton’s Gap with both squads in bad need of a win @WebCoFootball, @_CoachManning, @HopkinsCentral. @sfitz_840whas, @840WHAS, @minguabeefjerky

September 26, 2024 Fletcher Long 0

The Storm get ready to welcome Webster County to Morton’s Gap. With district heavyweights Hancock and McLean on the horizon, and a loss to Union County last week, the games with Trigg and Webster are key to making the playoffs. Central is battling for that fourth chair in this musical chairs game we know as first district ball. The Storm can win this game. The Storm must win this game.

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Jack James is the @minguabeefjerky Protein-packed Performer of the Week @_jackjames9 @sfitz_840whas @840WHAS @KyHighFootball @westkystar

September 25, 2024 Fletcher Long 0

Jack James has set all kinds of “All Time” quarterbacking records during his time at Tilghman High in Paducah, Kentucky. This past Friday night, James was on fire. James completed 22 of his 35-passing attempts, for 309-yards passing, and 4-TDs through the air with one coming on the ground. What kind of night was it? It was a Jerky-worthy performance. Enjoy this feature and don’t forget to #SavorTheFlavor.

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Stonebreaker is the cornerstone for a contending Indian football program @SolomonStonebr2 @adairfbcoach @KyHighFootball @sfitz_840whas @840WHAS @minguabeefjerky

September 24, 2024 Fletcher Long 0

Solomon Stonebreaker is among the best WRs in 3A football. He plays for one of its better teams, for one of its better coaches, and is also one of its. better athletes and defensive backs. This guy is all-stud. When you digest the numbers and the statistics you are left with one inescapable conclusion…Solomon is the cornerstone of a well constructed program.

Friday Night Fletch.

JP Perryman from Fort Campbell, KY is the @minguabeefjerky Protein-packed Performer of the Week!

September 18, 2024 Fletcher Long 1

We have called it the biggest upset in the KHSAA since we began covering it approximately a decade ago. We couldn’t believe it when it was reported to us thinking it almost had to have been a typo. It wasn’t a typo and JP Perryman played a pivotal role in its occurring. If this isn’t worth some of the world’s finest beef jerky, it is hard to imagine what is. Enjoy this feature and don’t forget to #SavorTheFlavor.

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Cash Harney, from Covington Catholic, is Ca$h Money! @KyHighFootball @sfitz_840whas @840WHAS @minguabeefjerky

September 17, 2024 Fletcher Long 1

Cash Harney is probably the most dangerous backfield threat in Northern Kentucky. The Beechwood transfer has settled into his new home and has knotted the Colonel’s record at two’s. Beechwood comes to town this Friday Night. If Cash Harney continues to be Cash Money, like he’s been, the Tigers may find the Colonels have sprung a trap. Enjoy the feature.

Friday Night Fletch.

Cinderella arrives at the Ball, Fort Campbell upends Madisonville-North Hopkins

September 16, 2024 Fletcher Long 0

It was the singular, most incredible upset in Kentucky HS football since I began covering the topic in April of 2015. If I could have bet my house on North Hopkins winning this game, I would be homeless today. Lots of Cinderellas find themselves at the Ball but very few of them have the wherewithal to actually bag the Prince. Most of the time, the Cinderellas get to the Ball and end up going home with a busboy from the catering company-still not a bad night but not the prize for which you came to the Ball. We will explain that analogy to you in the article. Enjoy the feature. Friday Night Fletch.

Trevor Joiner from Muhlenberg County leading 5A in tackles @CountyMustangs @minguabeefjerky @840WHAS @KyHighFootball @sfitz_840whas @KyHighFootball

September 12, 2024 Fletcher Long 0

Trevor Joiner moved over from Butler County to play football at the 5A level with the Mustangs of Muhlenberg County. He has been playing with a cast on his left arm which has been recently removed. Joiner and the “other Trevor (Hardesty)” are both averaging over 5-yards a carry on offense. Look out for Josh Staples’s “Stands,” as they are getting better and better by the week.

Friday Night Fletch.

Storm Warning: Rockets landing in Morton’s Gap, Friday Night; Storm has reason for optimism

September 12, 2024 Fletcher Long 0

The Storm have a winnable game coming to the Gap but there are no off weeks for this particular edition of Hopkins County Central’s football program. Crittenden County is among the tougher customers in the 2A classification on this end of Kentucky generally and the Storm will be playing a team in as bad of a need of a “W” as are they. We will break down this matchup and some of the personnel which will factor into the outcome. Enjoy the feature.

Friday Night Fletch.

Montavin Quisenberry is proving to be the ‘little Q who could,’ and is our Protein-packed Performer of the Week. @CoachHaddix11 @minguabeefjerky @840WHAS @KyHighFootball

September 11, 2024 Fletcher Long 0

We call him “Q,” and we have written about him for years. What we have never said before now is he may be among the nation’s top 100 players. We know he is Kentucky’s top player in the ’25 class but, as a national prospect, we believe him to be well undervalued. The 5’9,” West Virginia commit will show the world as surely as he just showed the country’s 12th ranked, high school football team (St. Edward’s, OH). Enjoy this feature and don’t forget to #SavorTheFlavor.

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Kentucky’s top OG (Bo Wolford) and one of the best teams in 3A (Belfry) braces for tough road trip to even its record @wolford_bo @BelfryFootball1 @minguabeefjerky @840WHAS @sfitz_840whas

September 10, 2024 Fletcher Long 0

We believe Bo Wolford from Belfry is the best OG in the KHSAA. We have bad news for the rest of KY, he’s a ’26 so he’ll be back another year. Bo is 6’3,” and has slimmed to 285-pounds. He bench presses 345, squats 525, and carries a 4.0 GPA. He’s an FBU Adidas All-American. Enjoy the feature.

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The Russell County Lakers would relate, not all 0-2 records are similarly constructed @LukePopplewell0, @Frenchie564, @kinnett_wills_, @sfitz_840whas, @840WHAS, @KyHighFootball

September 5, 2024 Fletcher Long 0

There are some mighty good football teams standing at 0-2 around the commonwealth of Kentucky. Largely, it all depends on whom you have played. For instance, Central High (Lou.), Pikeville, and Lexington Christian Academy are all 0-2. We promise you, none of the three are “throwing in the towel.” The boys from Russell Springs, Kentucky are in the same class. They are 0-2 but have opened with two mighty tough teams and look to get off that “schneid” this evening, at home, when John Hine’s Cardinals come a’calling. Enjoy the feature.

Friday Night Fletch.

Storm Warning: Look out North-Hopkins, you may be in for inclement weather

September 5, 2024 Fletcher Long 0

The Storm have a huge mountain to climb Friday night as it travels to Badgett Stadium, cross town, to play a red hot Maroons team from North-Hopkins. North is 2-0 and ranked the 22nd best football team in Kentucky regardless of classification. We’re not sure there has ever been a Maroon’s team more highly regarded. We will break down this matchup and some of the personnel which will factor into the outcome. Enjoy the feature.

Friday Night Fletch.

Zak Anderson from Pulaski County High is the Mingua Beef Jerky Protein-packed Performer of the Week @PCHSFB, @BradyHull1, @CoachRoberts_PC, @coachtaburns @minguabeefjerky @KyHighFootball @AlPopsFootball

September 4, 2024 Fletcher Long 0

Zak Anderson is a 6’5,” 195-pound athlete who is a star on both the gridiron and the hardwood. Anderson had a tremendously efficient outing this past week against Danville completing seven of eight passes, four of which were for TDs. Enjoy this feature and don’t forget to #SavorTheFlavor.

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Storm Warning: The Falcons invade The Gap, may not like the weather report @FC_FALCONS_FB @_CoachManning, @HopkinsCentral, @KyHighFootball

August 29, 2024 Fletcher Long 0

Hopkins Central got off to a rocky start here in ’24. The same can be said of Fort Campbells opening loss to Clarksville NE. These two teams meet on Friday night and they both badly need to come out on top. We like Central in this contest, but they can’t make the same mistakes made against Caldwell or the result will be similar. Enjoy the feature.

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Lincoln Acree, from Graves County High, wins a second Protein-packed Performer Award from @minguabeefjerky @Lincoln_Acree @GracieAcree @Jody_Acree @coach_debo @PrepSpin @KyHighFootball

August 28, 2024 Fletcher Long 0

Lincoln Acree won this award this past offseason for an incredible outing at the Rivals camp in Atlanta. Once the season commenced, the stud athlete was up to his old tricks. When you play for Graves County, a win over Mayfield doesn’t happen everyday so it should be celebrated and rewarded.

Friday Night Fletch.

Mr. B with the fantastic opener, rockets to the top of the linebacker list @PCCHSFootball, @NoahCreigh, @WYMT @KyHighFootball, @sfitz_840whas, @840WHAS, @AlPopsFootball

August 27, 2024 Fletcher Long 0

We called him the best middle school football player in Kentucky last season. If the opener is an indication, we couldn’t have been any more on the money than we were with Bryson “Mr. B.” Johnson. Johnson had 16-tackles, 1.5-TFLs in the opener against a really good Somerset squad. While Perry County Central fans would have much preferred a different outcome, they still were enthused about the play of the young, freshman, LB.

Friday Night Fletch.

Max Dotson anchors the Belfry offensive front @BelfryFootball1 @G_Runyon5 @natesanger11 @minguabeefjerky @KyHighFootball

August 24, 2024 Fletcher Long 0

They have a group of people named “Dotson” around Pike County, KY (Belfry). These boys can flat out ball. We got a note from legendary head football coach, Phillip Haywood, asked us to take a look at Max Boston, his senior offensive center. We like what we saw of this 6’2,” 310 pound blocking machine. He sort of reminded us of UK’s Drake Jackson. I remember him working out pretty well. Enjoy the feature. Friday Night Fletch.

Storm Warning: Central still getting used to that new car smell…

August 22, 2024 Fletcher Long 0

The final preseason tune-up bode well for the near future as the Storm went 4-0 in varsity and JV scrimmages in a three team round robin including Russellville and Ohio County. We will break down the action from that outing and see if we can’t read the tea leaves regarding the upcoming future. Enjoy this feature.

Friday Night Fletch.

Deven Leclercq from Southwestern High rising to the top of the Bigs in his class @JasonFoley22 @jherron_5 @Southwestern_FB @12thSports @CoachRenoYale @CoachJanecek

August 20, 2024 Fletcher Long 1

Deven Leclercq from Southwestern High is a lineman about whom we warned you this time last year. He was coming off an impressive freshman campaign and entering his sophomore season among the very best the class of ’26 had to offer. A year later, he hasn’t done anything to dampen our enthusiasm about his next level prospects. Enjoy the feature.

Friday Night Fletch.

Gray Schmittel, from North Oldham, taking versatility to the extreme @gray_schmittel, @NOHSFball, @BDRoberts20, @AlPopsFootball

August 19, 2024 Fletcher Long 0

We have been focusing on versatility this offseason. We can’t think of a more versatile specimen than a guy who successfully stars in three varsity sports. This guy is ranked among the Derby City’s very best and is already sporting an offer to play at DePauw in Indiana. We love the Monon Bell Classic. Just thought we would throw that in there. Friday Night Fletch.

Preseason scrimmages: What do they mean? What do they tell us? @KyHighFootball @AlPopsFootball

August 16, 2024 Fletcher Long 0

We used to say when I was in the law game that nobody knows all the answers but that a wise man knows where the answers may be found. When I need perspective I have a text group I consult. These guys are either already in the KHSAA Hall of Fame or headed there immediately upon becoming eligible. I got a couple to weigh-in on the relative importance of preseason scrimmages and this is what the two gentlemen had to offer. Friday Night Fletch.

Scouting Report: Russellville Next Scrimmage Up Before Season Starts; Transfer Rumors[?]

August 15, 2024 Fletcher Long 0

We are steamrolling into the season opener on August 23rd. There is still the matter of a scrimmage against the Russellville Panthers. The Panthers were an extremely young, inexperienced team a year ago. These guys are always athletic and the added experience should indicate a different Panther squad than the one we saw limp to a 2-9 finish in 2023. Enjoy this “scouting report.” Friday Night Fletch.

Cade Scott from Meade County is flipping the script for the Green Wave @bmofield2, @Cade_Scott06, @MeadeFB, @SportsConnectKY

August 13, 2024 Fletcher Long 1

Cade Scott is raring to go and improve on what his teammates and he did in ’23. The Green Wave were quick out of the gate, winning five of the first six, then faded down the stretch, losing one of its last games by a solitary point to Pleasure Ridge Park (Lou.). Scott is a 6’5,” 200 pound QB who can play LB (if need be) and punts. He is also a varsity B-Baller. Outside of all that, he is rounding into one of the more sought after athletes, KY-wide, in the 2026 graduating class. Enjoy the feature. Friday Night Fletch.

Apollo may have served notice its luck has changed @VisionQb, @PrepRedzoneKY @AlPopsFootball @drew_toennies @minguabeefjerky

August 12, 2024 Fletcher Long 0

Well, scrimmages are in full swing. This time last year, a 4A team I had predicted would struggle tied a 5A power in a scrimmage which made the 4A coach scream all over social media that I was a complete idiot. The 4A team went 1-9, the 5A team challenged for the title at its level of play. Obviously, that scrimmage was meaningless. Well, Friday night Johnson’s Apollo squad pasted Logan County, at 4A team usually in the hunt. What does it mean? Does it mean anything? We’ll discuss. Friday Night Fletch.

RB Cortez Stone, from Central High (Louisville), is the @minguabeefjerky Protein-packed Performer of the Week @8gocrazzyyRB @AlPopsFootball @KyHighFootball

August 6, 2024 Fletcher Long 0

This is a kid many believe may be the definitive running back in the commonwealth of Kentucky in the class of ’25. He gained close to 1,900 yards a year ago and added another couple hundred receiving. His Central team is yearly in the running for a title in its classification and we don’t believe ’24 will be any different. Enjoy this feature and and don’t forget to #SavorTheFlavor. Friday Night Fletch.

Storm Warning: Three weeks from the season opener a freshman is pushing for time, there has been some staff shake-up, and Central sees a pathway to 7-wins…

August 1, 2024 Fletcher Long 0

Coming into the season we have a variety of news to report. First, Cajun Hayes is looking like we predicted back on May 24, 2024. He is pushing for starter’s reps and has looked fantastic, particularly after the hitting started. Central has lost some coaches. Our Morton’s Gap agent tells us he sees a pathway to seven or eight wins this regular season. Enjoy this installment. Friday Night Fletch.

Who wins 4A? Better find a storm shelter, a Blue Tornado looks like it is on the way! @pths_football, @BCRebelFootball, @FootballJCHS, @Tomcat_football, @CovCathFootball, @PCCHSFootball, @AlPopsFootball, @minguabeefjerky, @840WHAS, @sfitz_840whas

July 28, 2024 Fletcher Long 0

Surely, Boyle County can’t win 4A every year. They are coming off a four-peat looking to five-peat and they have a very good chance. However, there is a leviathan building on the western-end of Kentucky and it is hungry and ready to be let loose. Enjoy this look at 4A. Friday Night Fletch.

Preseason, 2A, top-five (5) plus a pair of programs for which to keep a lookout @OCath_Football, @MHSCardinalsFB, @BeechwoodFB, @LCAEAGLESFB, @BJNFBALL, @BreathittFb, @MurrayTigerFB, @840WHAS, @AlPopFootball, @sfitz_840whas, @minguabeefjerky, @KyHighFootball

July 27, 2024 Fletcher Long 0

We like the Aces to get back to Lexington this coming season and believe they will escape with the crown. We also believe programs like Beechwood, LCA, and Mayfield will have a bunch to say about it. Somerset is lurking around and are coming off a fine season with weaponry coming back from last season’s roster. Enjoy the feature. Friday Night Fletch.

Preseason Top Five in 3A plus a few more @BelfryFootball1, @TriggFootball, @centurions_fb, @CHSJacketFB, @echsfb, @LexCath @AlPopFootball @840WHAS @sfitz_840whas

July 26, 2024 Fletcher Long 1

Well, it is time for us to pick the 3A classification and how it will “shake out” this coming Fall. We could take the coward’s way out and pick last year’s champion, Christian Academy-Louisville, to repeat. Instead, we took the coward’s way out and picked eight-time title holder, Belfry. Enjoy. Friday Night Fletch.

Un-block-able, Kese Harris from @ColonelFootball appears to be a problem for Colonel opponents @ColonelFootball, @Treez23_, @KLanghi, @Christian_Co270, @PureGradeA, @AlPopFootball @minguabeefjerky @KyHighFootball @CoachAtchley

July 25, 2024 Fletcher Long 0

Demarkese Harris stepped away from the game in ’23 for reasons for which we wouldn’t be so bold as to fathom a guess. We can tell you “Kese” is back in a big way at Christian County and no two coaches are any happier about that than head man, Ethan Atchley, and defensive coordinator, Tony “Cheese” McCombs. Look for Kese to put up monster production in the coming Fall and look for his Colonels to be a much improved outfit than the one you remember from the year prior. Enjoy the article. Friday Night Fletch.

Storm Warning: The offensive front at Central will likely lean on Mason, Crick, Brown, Miles and Scott @HopkinsCentral @minguabeefjerky @840WHAS @PrepRedzone @KyHighFootball

July 25, 2024 Fletcher Long 0

This article here will prove “we’re out there” as much as any we have published maybe ever. Getting a handle on whom will be manning any team’s OL is a challenge. We can’t comment on all five slots, but feel confident we can predict three of the five slots. Enjoy this edition of Storm Warning. Friday Night Fletch.

Landon Yoak from East Carter is the @minguabeefjerky Protein-packed Performer of the Week. @Landon_yoak @echsfb @CoachChamplin @AlPopsFootball @840WHAS @KyHighFootball

July 24, 2024 Fletcher Long 0

Landon Yoak was one of Kentucky’s leaders in yards gained rushing from scrimmage a season ago. He was only a sophomore and helped lead his team to a 9-3 finish and near upset of Bell County, a 3A finalist, in the regional championship game. The Raiders lost 38-36 in overtime. Well Tim Champlin’s team looks to be loaded and ready for an even deeper run. Having the Yoak kid back for his junior season, at the pace he is setting, will be HUGE. Enjoy this feature and and don’t forget to #SavorTheFlavor. Friday Night Fletch.

Defection…Top 6A RB from Simon Kenton takes his talents to Anderson HS in Ohio… @rell_turner1 @CoachEvanDreyer

July 22, 2024 Fletcher Long 0

Players defecting hither, tither, and yon is a common occurrence and problem these days. Simon Kenton should be enjoying the benefits of having the classification’s top rusher returning. Instead, they are left to “pick up the pieces” as Turner has bolted to another school which may, or may not be, “greener pastures.” Enjoy the feature. Friday Night Fletch.

Desmond Richard from DeSales proves dynamite comes in smallish packages! @DeSalesColtsFB @jamesatkinson44 @a_lanham17 @840WHAS @AlPopsFootball @PrepRedZone @KyHighFootball

July 19, 2024 Fletcher Long 0

The Colts were among the more feared teams in HS football. Then, all of a sudden, they weren’t. It has been a long battle back up the ladder but St. Francis DeSales looks poised to resume its place among the Kentucky elite. Getting performances like what Desmond Richard did in ’23 has been the key. Enjoy the feature. Friday Night Fletch.

Hopkins County Central opens at Caldwell County: How we See It! @HopkinsCentral @minguabeefjerky @840WHAS @PrepRedzone @KyHighFootball

July 18, 2024 Fletcher Long 0

These two teams met a year ago. It was a six-point margin in Morton’s Gap and the margin in Princeton this year figures to be even closer. This game is a real “toss up” and this article will explain that to you. The Storm needs this game badly if it wants to reach the goals set for this coming season. We can’t wait. We’re sure you are as excited as well. Friday Night Fletch.

Kace Eastridge from Campbellsville is the @minguabeefjerky Protein-packed Performer of the Week @EastridgeKace @840WHAS @AlPopsFootball @PrepRedZone @KyHighFootball

July 17, 2024 Fletcher Long 0

Kace Eastridge is among the best dual threat QBs in Kentucky’s class of ’26. He is also one of Kentucky’s best baseball players at any level or any graduating year. The 6’1,” 190-pound RHP,OF plays QB on offense and LB on defense for the Eagles. Enjoy this feature and and don’t forget to #SavorTheFlavor of the country’s very finest beef jerky products. Friday Night Fletch.

Who is set to take the 2A title in football this Fall? We like the ‘little team which could,’ the Aces from Owensboro Catholic @CroweDereon @OCath_Football @SrHighFootball @minguabeefjerky @840WHAS @BradyAtwell5

July 16, 2024 Fletcher Long 0

Every year we like Owensboro Catholic to challenge for a title in 2A. Every year they seem to do just that before dropping a game in a late round. Last year, the Aces had the ball, down five, with a chance to go down the field and win the title and fell just shy of the mark. We like these guys to “do it” in ’24. We are taking them to win it. Enjoy the article. Friday Night Fletch.

In Middlesboro, the path to winning football involves some French @SportsOT @berea_football @Frenchie564 @KyHighFootball @kyhighs @HLpreps @MBORO_FOOTBALL @barstoolmboro

July 14, 2024 Fletcher Long 0

Larry French has built a contender in Middlesboro, Kentucky in the five years he’s been at the helm, going 54-14. The Yellow Jackets were 10-44 the five seasons before his arrival. Graduation riddled the roster somewhat; but, in the end, French is back and that has proven to offset plenty of roster defections over the years. Enjoy the article. Friday Night Fletch.

TK Kay maybe the most versatile performer in the KHSAA @AlPopsFootball @minguabeefjerky @1776Bank @The_CoachLo @HopkAthletics

July 13, 2024 Fletcher Long 0

Triston “TK” Kay has had quite the career at Hoptown as a performer the Tigers could turn to for production whether on offense, defense, or special teams. He enters his senior year among the most versatile performers in all of the KHSAA. His head football coach swears he is among the best 50-players in all of Kentucky. We certainly would be inclined to agree from a production stand point. Enjoy the article. Friday Night Fletch.

DeAndre Watkins helping to change the culture back to the Colonels of yesteryear @CoachAtchley @AlPopsFootball @ColonelFootball @ReallyTristin @minguabeefjerky @1776Bank

July 12, 2024 Fletcher Long 0

De’André Watkins is a guy coming off his sophomore season which saw him get plenty of PT for a young guy laboring on a 6A roster. We believe the Colonels will be way more formidable in ’24 then they were at any time in ’23. Matter of fact, one doesn’t have to be too old to remember a time the Colonels were a holy terror upon the western-KY landscape. Enjoy the feature. Friday Night Fletch.

The Top Teams in 6A and one who should be closely monitored @FDouglassFB, @TrinityHSFB, @Ryle_Football, @BSHSfootball_, @StXTigersFB, @CountyColonels, @LMHSCoachWolfe, @KYHighFootball, @AlPopsFootball 

July 11, 2024 Fletcher Long 0

This look at 6A completes our preparation for the season. We have studied rosters, gone over what is coming back, fretted over the losses, and have given an informed opinion about how all six classes will flesh out. We are ready for the season. How ready are you? Let’s get it on. Friday Night Fletch.

Carter Edwards & Storm open camp with a purpose @HopkinsCentral @minguabeefjerky @840WHAS @PrepRedzone @KyHighFootball

July 11, 2024 Fletcher Long 0

Carter Edwards is a guy Coach Manning couldn’t stop raving about when we talked with him after practice number one, post-Dead Period. Here’s the thing, we believe he is about to be nationally ranked as a Long Snapper. Edwards has demonstrated, so far, the spirit and leadership this team will need. Enjoy this version of “Storm Warning.” Friday Night Fletch.

Easton Jessie, 3-Star QB, is our @minguabeefjerky, Protein-packed Performer of the Week @1776Bank @EastonJessie1 @adairfbcoach @840WHAS

July 10, 2024 Fletcher Long 0

This kid here was easily among the better dual-threats in all of Kentucky’s ’25 graduating class at any level of play in ’23. He accounted for 27-TDs throwing and running. He will head to Toledo to play in college but will first stop off in Columbia, Kentucky to help out Coach Steve Stonebraker’s boys. Enjoy this feature and and don’t forget to #SavorTheFlavor of the country’s very finest beef jerky products. Friday Night Fletch.

Middle School Spotlight: Christian County Middle plans to ride its Big Three to a championship @minguabeefjerky @AlPopsFootball @840WHAS @KyHighFootball @bigassfans @PrepRedzone

July 9, 2024 Fletcher Long 1

There is a well renown scout who put online that he could take the best middle school players in Georgia and beat the majority of high school teams in 23 of the 52-states. We think that estimation may be a bit modest. We believe we could take the commonwealth’s foremost Middle School stars and beat 150 of Kentucky’s 222 high school football teams. This team we are featuring today is going to be a mighty hard out come playoff time around western Kentucky. They will rely on “the Big Three (Bryson Ford, Kendrick Mainu, and Antonio Ware)” to get there. Friday Night Fletch.

The Big Boys playing for the Big Boys. The Large School (4A, 5A, & 6A), Preseason, All-State OL @minguabeefjerky @kyhighs @KyHighFootball @840WHAS @bigassfans

July 8, 2024 Fletcher Long 0

We are going through and featuring a preseason all-state football team position by position. We are featuring players in the small classifications and players in the larger classifications. Today we are featuring the “Big Boys” playing for the Big Boys. This is the preseason, large school, All-State offensive linemen. Enjoy. Friday Night Fletch.

Small School, Preseason, All-State Football offensive line @bigassfans @minguabeefjerky @840WHAS @kyhighs @AlPopsFootball @_Jakeryan63 @OakleyWatkins @TreforThomas54

July 6, 2024 Fletcher Long 0

The season is upon us quicker than you would believe. Dead Period is over in two days and there is nothing on the other side of Dead Period apart from Seven’s tournaments, scrimmages, and openers. We are going to put together some preseason all-state groupings. We hope to get to all the position groups, but can’t promise it. Here are the Small School, Preseason, All-State offensive linemen. Enjoy, and let the arguing begin…Friday Night Fletch!

Zane Johnson is the @1776Bank Revolutionary Player of the Week @ZaneJohnson_3 @TrinityHSFB @Coach_AHiggins @minguabeefjerky @840WHAS

July 5, 2024 Fletcher Long 0

Zane Johnson did the un-thinkable a year ago. He started at QB for one of the country’s premier programs against a nationally prominent schedule and led the team to its 28th title. Wow, what a mouthful! He is entering his sophomore season and he is poised to stake his claim as one of the commonwealth’s very best HS QBs at any level. Enjoy this feature and don’t forget to get by your local Independence Bank and discover why and how our people, financial products, and services have started a revolution in the Kentucky banking industry. Friday Night Fletch.

Tristin Dillard cleared for play at CCHS by KHSAA… @CoachAtchley @AlPopsFootball @ColonelFootball @ReallyTristin @minguabeefjerky @1776Bank

July 5, 2024 Fletcher Long 0

Tristin Dillard came out of Middle School ranked by most the pundits among the top three RBs in Kentucky’s 2027 graduating class. Dillard had a solid freshman season but has transferred to 6A, first district, Christian County and looks to us to be set for take off. The Colonels will be vastly improved in ’24 from the team which competed in ’23. Players like Dillard are the reason why. Enjoy the article. Friday Night Fletch.

Bryson Rowley from Raceland High is the @minguabeefjerky Protein-packed Performer of the Week @racelandramsfb @ramnation45 @Coach_Francis @1776Bank @840WHAS

July 3, 2024 Fletcher Long 0

Bryson Rowley very quietly inserted himself in ’23 into the best football player in the Kentucky ’26 graduating class. The 6,’ 175-pounder excelled at both WR and DB for the Rams who took another shot at a 1A title, though came up a bit short. The Rams were laden with senior talent so how good will Coach Salmons crew be this Fall is anyone’s guess. But Hey! It is Raceland. Enjoy this feature and and don’t forget to #SavorTheFlavor of the country’s very finest beef jerky products. Friday Night Fletch.

NewsRadio 840 WHAS and KPGFootball’s Big School (Class 4A, 5A, & 6A) All-State Football Team @1776Bank @minguabeefjerky @sfitz_840whas

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In collaboration with News Radio 840 WHAS and our show, “Friday Night Kentucky” our own Friday Night Fletch and the staff at KPGFootball were tasked with creating both a small and big school All-State Football team. This is the big school team and is comprised of players from 4A, 5A, & 6A classifications. Enjoy. Friday Night Fletch.

NewsRadio 840 WHAS and KPGFootball’s Small School (Class 1A, 2A, & 3A) All-State Football Team from 2023! @1776Bank @minguabeefjerky @HopkinsCentral

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In collaboration with News Radio 840 WHAS and our show, “Friday Night Kentucky” our own Friday Night Fletch and the staff at KPGFootball were tasked with creating both a small and big school All-State Football team. This is the small school team and is comprised of players from 1A, 2A, & 3A classifications. Enjoy. Friday Night Fletch.

Elijah Hankins will be carrying much of the load for the Red Devils this next season @reddevilsfball @elijah_hankins @russellfball @tjmaynard54 @minguabeefjerky @1776Bank @840WHAS

June 29, 2024 Fletcher Long 0

The Red Devils from Russell High lost a ton of production from off its 7-5 football team in ’23. They lost their leading passer, leading rusher, leading tackler, 2nd leading scorer, and 2nd leading back-end defender all in losing the one player, District POY, Ethan Pack. They lost way more than that off a team which was a couple scores from 9-3. However, let’s focus on what they return. One very valuable and versatile weapon returning is ’25’s Elijah Hankins. Enjoy the feature. Friday Night Fletch.

Ethan Warder from Bowling Green Senior High is the @1776Bank Revolutionary Player of the Week @EthanWarder2 @CentreFootball @CoachSpader @KyHighFootball @minguabeefjerky

June 28, 2024 Fletcher Long 1

Ethan Warder is a prospect the Centre Colonels, among many other programs, is pursuing mightily. Warder fills the stat sheets with statistics which turn around football games. We will be very surprised if the Purples don’t repeat in ’25 as 5A title holders. Enjoy this feature and don’t forget to get by your local Independence Bank and discover why and how our people, financial products, and services have started a revolution in the Kentucky banking industry. Friday Night Fletch.

STORM WARNING: Is Isaac Manning a candidate for the small school All-State Football Team? Wouldn’t bet against him! @_CoachManning @HopkinsCentral @840WHAS @minguabeefjerky @JoshGunn311

June 27, 2024 Fletcher Long 0

Isaac Manning is a rising senior who looks poised to make a run at our end of the year, small-school (1A, 2A, & 3A) All-State football team. He is a versatile player and athlete who has the physical dimensions and speed to thrive on either side of the football or even both. Enjoy this look at the “heir-apparent” to Calil McNary on the Storm playing field this coming Fall. Friday Night Fletch.

Doc Long is the Mingua Beef Jerky Protein-packed Performer of the Week @1776Bank @williammlong @kyhighs @KyHighFootball

June 26, 2024 Fletcher Long 0

There are scores of “volunteers” who selflessly give of themselves for the benefit of the middle and high school programs across Kentucky. They never get any fanfare or recognition. Well, we thought we would change that today by recognizing the incredible contributions of “Doc Long,” Hopkinsville High School’s long-standing team physician from 1976-1996. Little late in coming; but, better late than never. Friday Night Fletch!

Collins (2020) & Long (2021) are “Double-Trouble” for Breathitt Opponents…

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The two players we are featuring together in this article are two guys who both relocated to Jackson, Kentucky (as luck would have it) during this summer. Both of their parents found employment in the area and uprooted their respective families. The Collins family has long-standing ties to Breathitt County High School as the Collins boys prior to CA Collins all played at Breathitt. The Longs had never been to Jackson, Kentucky before finding employment in the area and deciding to locate there. It has worked out swimmingly for a team which no media outlet predicted would do much in 2019 but which is absolutely killing it with considerable contribution from the two guys who have (naturally) bonded. Individually they are “CA Collins” and “William Long” but together they spell Double-Trouble for Breathitt opponents.

Christian County’s Kolbe Langhi, Aces the Eye-Test

June 22, 2024 Fletcher Long 0

Editor’s Note: We thought we would go back to 2017 in our Dead Period Time Machine and republish this piece we first published about a hot QB playing for an even hotter HS, 5A program (Christian County Colonels). We think the Colonels will surprise some people this coming season though […]

Owensboro (Sr.) High’s Austin Gough, Class of 2021, is the Independence Bank Revolutionary Player of the Week…

June 21, 2024 Henry Lyon 0

There is no better time than the present to anoint another Independence Bank player of the week. Independence Bank is proud to sponsor a weekly article highlighting players in the areas where Independence Bank flourishes who embody the same type of revolutionary service to their respective football teams which has made Independence Bank unique and special in the banking industry. This week’s recipient is a player who didn’t suit up last week, and we believe that to be a first for this particular award. Join us next week as we designate another worthy award winner.

Dylan Branson is the @minguabeefjerky Protein-packed Performer of the Week @DylanBranson91 @1776Bank @KyHighFootball @WoodfordFBall @AlPopsFootball @PrepRedzoneKY

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Not all middle school players are equally constituted. Some arrive with high school, varsity ready frames to compete immediately. We would put Dylan Branson from Woodford County in that class. Enjoy this feature and and don’t forget to #SavorTheFlavor of the country’s very finest beef jerky products. Friday Night Fletch.

Amonti Marshall from Bardstown is ready to make the senior year count! @Amonti07 @BardstownFootb1 @TTaylor_55 @minguabeefjerky @840WHAS @1776Bank @KyHighFootball

June 18, 2024 Fletcher Long 0

Bardstown High can sure develop some talent. Remember Tyleeq Williams from a year ago. He gained 1,834-yards and scored 20-rushing TDs. HIs backfield mate, Amonti Marshall had quite a year too. Marshall is back in ’24 for a final tour and early indications are he may have a Tyleeq-like impact. Enjoy the feature. Friday Night Fletch.

Jackson Whitten from Bracken County emerging as a top target for many surrounding programs @Jackson Whitten2 @Nevels_Fitness @merz_max @minguabeefjerky @1776Bank @840WHAS

June 17, 2024 Fletcher Long 0

’26 DL/QB getting tons of looks and offers Jackson Whitten is a 6’3,” 245-pounder who bench presses close to three-hundred, squats close to four-hundred, and power cleans a cool two plates (225-pounds). He has a 4.2 GPA and a registered 25 on his ACT. Bottom line; what’s not to like? […]

Jarvis Strickland, from Paducah Tilghman, is the @1776Bank Revolutionary Player of the Week. @CoachJohn423 @supermax100 @NCEC_Recruiting @scoop1914 @coachthomp9 @pths_football @Coachjpatton @jarvisstrick14 @minguabeefjerky @840WHAS @KyHighFootball

June 14, 2024 Fletcher Long 0

Today we are thrilled to reward the play of perhaps the best OL prospect we have seen play anywhere in the commonwealth since we have been doing this. We are huge Jarvis Strickland fans. Enjoy this feature and don’t forget to get by your local Independence Bank and discover why and how our people, financial products, and services have started a revolution in the Kentucky banking industry. Friday Night Fletch.

Storm Warning: Jeremiah Groves ready to take the reins of the football program @HopkinsCentral @_CoachManning @minguabeefjerky @1776Bank @KyHighFootball @MaxPreps

June 13, 2024 Fletcher Long 0

Jeremiah Groves is a guy who couldn’t be framed out much better. He is 6’3,” north of 200-pounds, and has a versatile skill set which has lent itself well to his contributing to the team in a variety of ways. Groves scored a TD receiving, logged a “scoop and score,” was among the team leaders in tackles and sacks. Enjoy this feature about a player in Morton’s Gap who will figure prominently in the program’s success in 2024. Friday Night Fletch.

Mak Hoover, ATH from ‘Mighty Mayfield’ High, is the @minguabeefjerky Protein-packed Performer of the Week @mak_hoover @blts_network @APHatchellMHS

June 12, 2024 Fletcher Long 0

Mak Hoover is a 6’1,” 175-pound Athlete who plays receiver/SS in football and also stars in basketball and track. In an offseason where we have focused on versatility, this has been just another fine example of this attribute. Enjoy this feature and and don’t forget to #SavorTheFlavor of the country’s very finest beef jerky products. Friday Night Fletch.

Bardstown has a Marshall at the controls- @Amonti07 @_K_Young14 @BardstownFootb1 @Coach_Dunn_ @minguabeefjerky @840WHAS @1776Bank @KyHighFootball

June 11, 2024 Fletcher Long 0

Amonti Marshall is among the more versatile athletes running a 4A football team anywhere in the commonwealth of Kentucky. In’23 he threw for nearly a thousand yards (953) and ran for nearly another (862) while being a defensive leader who contributed 9-TFLs and a pair of QB-sacks. He is a 315-pound presser and squats 410. Little wonder this 3.0-GPA student would run 40-yard dashes in 4.6-seconds flat. The Tigers have been preseason picked 5th in Kentucky 4A by NationsElite. Players like Marshall will do that for a coach every time. Enjoy the feature. Friday Night Fletch

Leelen Vanover, from Madison Southern High, is (likely) the best lineman in the KHSAA in its 2027 class @Leelen75 @Drake_Jackson52 @coachpayne64 @CoachHarpMS @FBCoachWolf @minguabeefjerky @1776Bank @840WHAS @KyHighFootball

June 10, 2024 Fletcher Long 0

Leelen Vanover has been judged one of Kentucky’s top five (5) OL in the high school game we would suppose. We believe it must be an overall ranking because we can’t fathom there being four other freshmen/rising sophomore linemen in Kentucky on par with Vanover. Vanover is 6’2,” 280-pounds of grown looking and he has a 4.0 GPA. He is getting Division-1 looks right now and that attention is only going to get more common and fierce as we move along his high school career. He can play any of the five (5) upfront slots along the offensive line. Enjoy this feature. Friday Night Fletch.

Ballard just another in a long line of Wolverine football stars @Zach_Ballard54 @CoachYong41 @WHHS_Football @CoachVanderpool @minguabeefjerky @1776Bank @840WHAS

June 8, 2024 Fletcher Long 0

Zach Ballard is a long, tall drink of water who plays DE mostly now but may thicken into an extremely mobile DT before his playing days are through. He is 6’5,” 225-pound, rail thin edge rushing specialist who plays a considerable amount of time in the opponent’s offensive backfield. If he’s going to be back there that much, might as well invite him into the huddle. Enjoy the feature. Friday Night Fletch.

Demarcus (DJ) Wilson, from Paducah Tilghman High, is the @1776Bank Revolutionary Player of the Week @DJWilson_24 @Jarvisstrick14 @pths_football @jimmy_mooney23 @CouchStoutUTM @coachthomp9 @coachstarks25 @minguabeefjerky @840WHAS @KyHighFootball

June 7, 2024 Fletcher Long 0

DJ (Demarcus) Wilson is a three sport, varsity athlete. In addition to being a RB/LB on he football team, he wrestles and runs track. He is the type versatile athlete we have been focusing on this offseason. Enjoy this feature and don’t forget to get by your local Independence Bank and discover why and how our people, financial products, and services have started a revolution in the Kentucky banking industry. Friday Night Fletch.

Storm Warning: Sylas will be Gunn [ing] for folks this coming Fall @JoshGunn311 @SylasGunn @_CoachManning @minguabeefjerky @1776Bank @HopkinsCentral @840WHAS

June 6, 2024 Fletcher Long 0

Sylas Gunn has been among the more impressive athletes to compete in Western Kentucky sports in several years. The QB, SS, FS prospect can play baseball, basketball, football, and run track. For all we know, he may take up dressage and gymnastics next. This guy is poise to have a huge season upcoming. We will be pleased to monitor it. Friday Night Fletch.

Kalen Washington is the @minguabeefjerky Protein-packed Performer of the Week @KalenWashington @coachhawkins1 @bryanstationfb @1776Bank @840WHAS @KyHighFootball

June 5, 2024 Fletcher Long 0

This is one of Kentucky’s very finest RBs in the ’25 graduating class. They call him “Jaws,” and he is a 3-star, nationally rated prospect in Rivals and 247Sports. He’s one more thing too, he is the Protein-packed Performer of the Week. Enjoy this feature and and don’t forget to #SavorTheFlavor of the country’s very finest beef jerky products. Friday Night Fletch.

Carson Clark is a rising sophomore we believe will heavily contribute to the bottom line this coming Fall @CarsonClark08 @CooperFootball @minguabeefjerky @1776Bank @840WHAS @KyHighFootball

June 4, 2024 Fletcher Long 0

Not all future stars got varsity run the year prior. This is even more true of young guys on 5A finalists who were, themselves, freshmen. We have young Carson Clark to feature today. While we can’t really report on anything he did (at the varsity level) in ’23; that doesn’t mean he won’t breakout in ’24. Matter of fact, we wouldn’t bet against him. Enjoy the feature. Friday Night Fletch.

They call him ‘Coen’ @Coen_Taylor2 @FCFlyerFootball @840WHAS @minguabeefjerky @1776Bank

June 3, 2024 Fletcher Long 0

Jacob Taylor is one of two “Taylors” on the Flyers’ roster. The Flyers, under Head Coach, Eddie James, has been among the more stocked and successful rosters at the 4A level of play. Jacob prefers to go by “Coen” and the 5’8,” 165-pounder carries a 4.0-GPA a believes in hear over height. His 45-receptions a year ago indicate his play backs up his hashtags rather well. Enjoy the feature. Friday Night Fletch.

Peyton Collins from North Laurel still finding his stride @peyton_collins1 @npcombine @teeroyhowell @NLJAGSFOOTBALL @athletics_nlhs @minguabeefjerky @1776Bank @PrepSpin @KyHighFootball @840WHAS

June 1, 2024 Fletcher Long 0

Sometimes a player’s maturation lags behind the player’s frame. This is often true of young bigs who take some time to agile their way into their incredibly large, tall, and long frames. Peyton Collins has a frame which commands respect. With his nearly 7-foot wingspan, 6’7″ of height, and 280-pounds of heft, this guy figures to be among the more recruited linemen in the ’26 graduating class before all is said and done. We are looking for his PT to increase substantially this coming Fall. When his “man muscles and agility” arrives, look out! Friday Night Fletch.

North Hopkins RB, Marquezz Hightower, is the @1776Bank Revolutionary Player of the Week @markezz_25 @minguabeefjerky @1776Bank @KyHighFootball @KanyonJohnson9 @All_American_Me @840WHAS

May 31, 2024 Fletcher Long 0

The Hightowers have established themselves as among the first families in western KY, HS football. Marquez is no different than big brother Jariah as both proved among the very best at RB in each of their respective classes. Enjoy this feature and don’t forget to get by your local Independence Bank and discover why and how our people, financial products, and services have started a revolution in the Kentucky banking industry. Friday Night Fletch.

Lincoln Acree, from Graves County High, is setting the football-world ablaze at Rivals, Atlanta and winning the Protein-packed Performer Award from @minguabeefjerky @Lincoln_Acree @GracieAcree @Jody_Acree @coach_debo @PrepSpin @KyHighFootball

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Lincoln Acree is listed as an ATH on many national sites which feature recruiting. Man is he ever an athlete. Acree is a ’25 guy who can play WR or Corner at the college level. He can play at any division collegiately too. He has been featured and has before won the Independence Bank Revolutionary Player so, in winning this award today, he has been awarded the KPGFootball “hat trick.” Enjoy this feature and don’t forget to #SavorTheFlavor. Friday Night Fletch.

Middle School Spotlight: Jett Reynolds from Bowling Green among the best athletes, KY-wide, in the 2029 class @Jett_Reynolds3 @PurplesFootball @CoachNacarius @minguabeefjerky @840WHAS @1776Bank

May 28, 2024 Fletcher Long 0

There have been famous “Jet(t)s” in popular culture. There are two Bennies among the number. Elton Johns’ Bennie and the Jets and the fictional character from “The Sandlot,” Benjamin Franklin “Benny the Jet” Rodriquez. Well we have added to the list with Jett Reynolds from Bowling Green Jr. High. Enjoy the feature. Friday Night Fletch.

Middle School Spotlight: Jaxon Wells setting the pace for the 2029s @JaxonWellsfb @NorthPulaskiFB @minguabeefjerky @1776Bank @840WHAS

May 27, 2024 Fletcher Long 0

Jaxon Wells is a rising 8th-grader with an uncommonly large frame. He is freakishly strong, freakishly powerful, and freakishly explosive. He is also freakishly good at football. He will be among the most talked about 8th graders in the commonwealth this next Fall as his middle school program battles and contends for its 10th title at that level of play. Enjoy this middle school spotlight on the best two-way lineman se have to offer. Friday Night Fletch.

Carter Parsons, from Betsy Layne High, leading the Bobcats toward postseason glory @Real_CP1 @BLBobcatsFB @minguabeefjerky @1776Bank @840WHAS @KyHighFootball

May 25, 2024 Fletcher Long 0

Carter Parsons may be the crowned jewel of our offseason effort to feature versatile high school players. Parsons is a football star and a basketball star who already holds a basketball offer which may promise to pale in comparison to the football offers he is certain to receive. Enjoy this feature about a truly unique mountain athlete. Friday Night Fletch.

Logan Smith from Calloway is the Independence Bank Revolutionary Player of the Week @LSmith2026 @CoachSmithJosh @CchsTouchdown @MissyJSmith1981 @minguabeefjerky @PrepSpin @840WHAS

May 24, 2024 Fletcher Long 0

Logan Smith has established himself as a Western Kentucky All-Conference caliber player. With his speed and athleticism, there is no reason to not see him become an All-State caliber player. That 3.62-GPA is All-State, All-Day! Enjoy this feature and don’t forget to get by your local Independence Bank and discover why and how our people, financial products, and services have started a revolution in the Kentucky banking industry. Friday Night Fletch.

Storm Warning: How fast does KJ Hayes hit the field for the Storm? @HopkinsCentral @minguabeefjerky @PrepSpin @KyHighFootball @MaxPreps @1776Bank @_CoachManning

May 23, 2024 Fletcher Long 1

It is getting time for the now former 8th graders to report to their varsity teams. The Storm, when opening camp, will certainly have some prime timers joining them from middle school looking for PT. KJ Hayes will be one of them. As the reigning KYMSFA, Region I, Division I, Player of the Year, it wouldn’t surprise many to see this kid in the lineup early in his HS career. Enjoy the feature. Friday Night Fletch.

Jacob Savage, 2026 LB/RB/ATH from Ryle High School, is the @minguabeefjerky Protein-packed Performer of the week @Ryle_Football @jacobsavage2125 @1776Bank @840WHAS @KyHighFootball

May 22, 2024 Fletcher Long 0

Jacob Savage is one of a bevy of superstar LB’s in the ’26 class around Kentucky. Savage is so much more than just a LBer as he is among the top RBs on his team and receivers too. In an offseason where we have focused on versatility, this Savage cat is just right in line with the type talent on whom we have been focusing this offseason. Enjoy this feature and don’t forget to #SavorTheFlavor. Friday Night Fletch.

Bullitt Central High getting a kick (or punt) out of Peyton Hester @BullittFootball @thepeytonhester @Phase3Kicking @minguabeefjerky @1776Bank @840WHAS @KohlsHighlights @KohlsKicking

May 21, 2024 Fletcher Long 0

“He’s just a punter!” That sentiment will get you beat in a football game. It will literally cost you a championship one day, we promise. Football is a three (3) phase game and each of the three phases are critical and have to superlatively executed for any team to function at a high level. There have been three punters taken in the first round of the NFL draft. Ray Guy became the first punter ever selected in the first round of a National Football League draft when the Oakland Raiders tapped him as the 23rd player chosen in 1973. Punters are important. This one we are featuring here may be the best punter in his class (’27) across the commonwealth of Kentucky. Enjoy the feature. Friday Night Fletch.

Kinnett Wills bent on making the Lakers ‘Mighty’ once more @kinnett_wills_ @RC_MightyLakers @WJRSRadio @Frenchie564 @minguabeefjerky @840WHAS @1776Bank @KyHighFootball

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Kinnett Wills led the team in receiving, receiving yards, scoring, INTs, and IRNYs. The team will be leaning heavily on him entering the ’24 Fall. They will need his athleticism, three-phase contributions, and his moxie if they are to turn things around under first year head man, Steven French. Enjoy this feature. Friday Night Fletch!

Brady Atwell from Owensboro Catholic is the @1776Bank Revolutionary Player of the Week @BradyAtwell5 @WKU_Baseball @2025Legends @OCath_Football @minguabeefjerky @840WHAS @KyHighFootball

May 17, 2024 Fletcher Long 0

Brady Atwell is no stranger to fame. He also is not stranger to this award, having before winning it in August of 2023. He enters ’24 the favorite to win Mr. Football. The contents of this feature should explain that. Enjoy this feature and don’t forget to get by your local Independence Bank and discover why and how our people, financial products, and services have started a revolution in the Kentucky banking industry. Friday Night Fletch.

Storm Warning: If Isaac brings what he can (physically) to the athletic table, it could me a long (Mc)Knight for Storm Opponents @HopkinsCentral @minguabeefjerky @PrepSpin @KyHighFootball @MaxPreps @1776Bank @_CoachManning

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Isaac McKnight is a freshman who played 3-games as a freshman in ’23. Notwithstanding the limited run, he still registered 7-tackles, a TFL, and a QB-sack. That is phenomenal, if we are being honest. His production would rocket in ’24. Enjoy this feature and don’t forget to #SavorTheFlavor. Friday Night Fletch.

Hunner Bealmear from Ballard Memorial High is the @minguabeefjerky Protein-packed Performer @BBomberfootball @1776Bank @840WHAS @KyHighFootball

May 15, 2024 Fletcher Long 0

We strive to find the stars across the Commonwealth. Some of these guys are on teams which struggle. Hunter Bealmear is a versatile athlete who contributes to multiple varsity sports at his high school in Barlow, Kentucky. Honoring him is only the right thing to do. Enjoy this feature and don’t forget to #SavorTheFlavor of the country’s very finest beef jerky products. Friday Night Fletch.

Kris Hughes is one Bad Bunny @krishughes2026 @BJNFBall @ClayClevenger @minguabeefjerky @1776Bank @840WHAS @KyHighFootball

May 14, 2024 Fletcher Long 0

Kris Hughes is one bad bunny. Matter of fact, we can’t find where we have before featured him and that is somewhat alarming to us. Hughes had a tremendous sophomore season for first-year head coach Clay Clevenger and he looks to have the Briar Jumpers back on the title track, if last year’s trip to the semis, and 10-4 finish, are any indication. Enjoy the feature. Friday Night Fletch.

Dylan Lee, one of the best athletes playing football anywhere in Kentucky, has his Raiders thinking championship @DylanLee36 @Ryle_Football @RAIDERSPORTSNKY @unionraidersfb @minguabeefjerky @1776Bank @KyHighFootball @MaxPreps @840WHAS

May 13, 2024 Fletcher Long 0

Dylan Lee just finished his sophomore year. It would be difficult to imagine anyone having a better sophomore season than what we just witnessed out of Lee. He is a sprinter on the track team, plays basketball, and was a three-way contributor to a 6A ball club which made it all the way to the regional finals in Kentucky’s largest classification of competition. What will he do as a junior? Sky is literally the limit here. Enjoy the feature. Friday Night Fletch.

Ethan Bowling from Breathitt High is the picture of versatility…and promise! @BreathittFb @BreathittCoach @miguabeefjerky @840WHAS @1776Bank @KyHighFootball @YaBoyHolcomb @CaseyAl62171239

May 11, 2024 Fletcher Long 0

Ethan Bowling has been a “high energy guy” since coming out of the middle school ranks one of the better thought of prospects in the region at that level of play. He hasn’t disappointed in high school. Bowling is a two-way star along the Breathitt fronts and plays with the zeal which has transformed him into a fan favorite. Enjoy this feature. Friday Night Fletch.

Logan Smith from Calloway County is the @1776Bank Revolutionary Player of the Week @LSmith2026 @CoachSmithJosh @CchsTouchdown @minguabeefjerky @840WHAS @KyHighFootball

May 10, 2024 Fletcher Long 0

Logan Smith is rounding into the prospect we all felt he would morph into when we covered him in MS. We see nothing but a bright future in store for this prospect. Enjoy this feature and don’t forget to get by your local Independence Bank and discover why and how our people, financial products, and services have started a revolution in the Kentucky banking industry. Friday Night Fletch.

Sam Clements, dual threat QB and SS from George Rogers Clark High, is the @minguabeefjerky Protein-packed Performer of the Week @sclements1794 @chirico_joe @MatthewPCizek @GRCHS_Football @1776Bank @840WHAS @KyHighFootball

May 8, 2024 Fletcher Long 0

Sam Clements is among the more versatile, dual-threat QBs playing in the 6A classification. He had a very solid ’23 which has landed the rising senior on quite a few recruiting boards. Clements is looking forward to a very solid ’24 to polish off what has been a fine HS career under center. Enjoy this feature and and don’t forget to #SavorTheFlavor of the country’s very finest beef jerky products. Friday Night Fletch.

The Most Productive ’27 in the KHSAA’s 2023 Fall Season ( Leron Jackson) May Not Have Been Who You Would Have Guessed- @IroquoisHSFB @IroquoisAD @IROQUOIS_HS @minguabeefjerky @1776Bank @840WHAS @KyHighFootball @CoachKMay

May 7, 2024 Fletcher Long 1

Leron Jackson played for the worst team in 5A and perhaps all of Kentucky. The Raiders played 11-games and got drilled 11-times. The Raiders “high water” mark for the year was dropping a game to Trimble County on September 22 by three TDs. That doesn’t mean Keith May doesn’t have some great players in the “hopper.” Matter of fact, Coach May may (pardon the pun) be developing ’27’s premier LB and perhaps its best player at any position. His name is Leron Jackson and he had quite the freshman season. Enjoy the feature. Friday Night Fletch.

Rohan Taylor from Henry Clay High (Lexington) returns to attempt to negotiate out of the 7th-District cellar @HCHSDevilsFB @minguabeefjerky @1776Bank @HCHS_Athletics @840WHAS @KyHighFootball

May 6, 2024 Fletcher Long 0

Rohan Taylor returns at QB for a high school which traces its roots back to the first four-room public school built in Lexington. Taylor threw for nearly 1,000 yards and led the team in passing during a ’23 season which would experience an 0-11 work-slate with only one outcome, the 20-18 loss in the opener to Fleming County, in question. Obviously the play must improve and drastically. Is Taylor the man to lead this team through the wilderness? We think so. Enjoy this feature. Friday Night Fletch.

Waylon Abner from Breathitt reminds us of Alan Faneca (Steelers) @BreathittFb @BreathittCoach @miguabeefjerky @840WHAS @1776Bank @KyHighFootball @YaBoyHolcomb @CaseyAl62171239

May 3, 2024 Fletcher Long 0

Waylon Abner is a member of one of the best units playing Kentucky football at the HS level, the “Big Blue Wave.” The “Big Blue Wave” is the OL for the Breathitt Bobcats. Sawyer Hall gets the majority of press but perhaps some of us might want to watch Waylon Abner. Abner is a ferocious pulling guard who may be the best at that discipline than any other guard or interior guy in the KHSAA. Enjoy the feature. Friday Night Fletch.

Tyler Kautzman, from Webster County High, is the @1776Bank Revolutionary Player of the Week @minguabeefjerky @WebCoFootball @Wchs_Athletic @840WHAS @KyHighFootball

May 3, 2024 Fletcher Long 0

This guys was third on the team in rushing yards, was among the leaders in scoring, and led the team in several important and critical defensive categories. In addition to all of that, he is a first-rate powerlifter and star on the varsity baseball team. This Tyler Kautzman-cat can flat play. Enjoy this feature and don’t forget to get by your local Independence Bank and discover why and how our people, financial products, and services have started a revolution in the Kentucky banking industry. Friday Night Fletch.

Storm Warning: Cruz Cavanaugh getting ready to ‘put it all together’ in ’24 @cruz_cavanaugh5 @_CoachManning @minguabeefjerky @1776Bank @HopkinsCentral @840WHAS

May 2, 2024 Fletcher Long 0

We featured this guy a year ago, in June of ’23. It was our prediction he would crack the lineup sometime over his freshman season. Well, he got in a game but didn’t exactly crack the lineup. There has been some graduation attrition since then and he seems assured of getting plenty of PT over the course of his upcoming sophomore season. Enjoy this look at Central’s Cruz Cavanaugh. Friday Night Fletch.

Waryn Ebelhar from Owensboro Catholic is the @minguabeefjerky Protein-packed Performer of the Week @Muster_JW @EbelharWaryn @BradyAtwell5 @OCAth_Football @1776Bank @840WHAS @KyHighFootball

May 1, 2024 Fletcher Long 0

We have been featuring versatility this offseason. Today, we bring you a WR/CB who is also a star in basketball. Waryn Ebelhar had quite a junior season and, with the top two receivers out of eligibility, he should flourish as the top QB’s number one down field target in Kentucky’s most prolific passing offense maybe in the history of the KHSAA. Enjoy this feature and and don’t forget to #SavorTheFlavor of the country’s very finest beef jerky products. Friday Night Fletch.

Kalen Washington can be scarier than the 1975 thriller…ask some of the defenses attempting to contain him @KalenWashington @coachhawkins1 @bryanstationfb @minguabeefjerky @1776Bank @840WHAS @KyHighFootball

April 30, 2024 Fletcher Long 0

They have called Kalen Washington “Jaws” since middle school. He has terrorized the football community with the same ferocity as the great white terrorized movie screens in the mid-70s. You can almost hear the music alerting the viewer to the presence of the menace. Opposing defensive linemen can certainly commiserate as can second and third level guys. Enjoy the feature. Friday Night Fletch.

The Knights should be alright as long as there are some Wasiks lingering @BradyWasik @WasikJackson @CentreFootball @LexCathFootball @minguabeefjerky @1776Bank @840WHAS @KyHighFootball @N_Baisch42

April 29, 2024 Fletcher Long 0

Brady Wasik is a ’26 kid whose big brother was one Hell of a QB for the Knights over his career. Centre College, probably the most prestigious small college offer a Kentucky kid can possibly fetch, has taken the older Wasik (Jackson). Can the Colonels pick up a commitment from Brady too? Here’s to hoping…Friday Night Fletch.

Sawyer Hall, Another ‘Bo Wolford-type’ in the ’26 class @SawyerHall19 @CaseyAI62171239 @BreathittFb @wolford_bo @minguabeefjerky @1776Bank @840WHAS @KyHighFootball

April 27, 2024 Fletcher Long 0

Sawyer Hall and Bo Wolford are universally considered among the best five or so interior OL in all of Kentucky’s ’26 class. The two of them have many similarities, all but the heights and length. Both of these guys move a considerable amount of weight in the weight room and both of them dominate defensive linemen every single snap. The two of them are good friends to boot. Enjoy the feature about Sawyer Hall. Friday Night Fletch.

Isaac Manning is the @1776Bank Revolutionary Player of the Week @_CoachManning @HopkinsCentral @840WHAS @minguabeefjerky @JoshGunn311

April 26, 2024 Fletcher Long 0

Isaac Manning figures the be “The Man” on the Storm’s roster for ’24. He was a multi-phase contributor in ’23 and has one of the more dynamic skill-sets on this end of Kentucky playing 3A football. Enjoy this feature and don’t forget to get by your local Independence Bank and discover why and how our people, financial products, and services have started a revolution in the Kentucky banking industry. Friday Night Fletch.

Zane Cook from ‘Mighty Mayfield’ is the @minguabeefjerky Protein-packed Performer of the Week @Zane_Cook56 @mhscoachjoe @CortBraswell @CoachJBrandon @OLBeastCoach03 @1776Bank @840WHAS @KyHighFootball

April 24, 2024 Fletcher Long 0

Zane Cook reminds us of an interior OL who doubled along the defensive front and has played defensively in college at prestigious Centre College. We are talking of the two-way, All-Stater, William Long formerly from Breathitt, which was also a 2A ball club. Cook’s QB from last season, Zane Cartwright has just inked with the Colonels. This guy here is a freaking football playing Jesse. Enjoy the feature. You will be hearing much more about him before it is all said and done. Friday Night Fletch.

Braxton Blackburn promises the Betsy Layne Bobcats will challenge for 2A supremacy, particularly in the Appalachias @BraxtonBlakbu3 @BLBobcatsFB @minguabeefjerky @1776Bank @840WHAS

April 23, 2024 Fletcher Long 0

There was a Blackburn kid who played at Paintsville High a few years back who was a fine player and a monster of a man. We have no idea of this particular Blackburn and he are related. However, we can confidently say the two of them share certain physical characteristics. This Blackburn (Braxton) is 6’3,” 275-pounds and sufficiently mobile to be a second level defender and the top returning tackler to the Bobcat defense. Enjoy the feature. Friday Night Fletch.

Baron Hardesty, Leading the Charge(rs) Among 2026 Defenders @BECoachKendrick @BE_Chargers @hardesty_baron @minguabeefjerky @1776Bank @840WHAS @KyHighFootball

April 22, 2024 Fletcher Long 0

Byron Hardesty is entering the Fall the 2nd ranked DE/LB prospect in Kentucky’s 2026 KHSAA class. He plays at a program which has emerged as a top outfit in Kentucky 6A not too far removed from a KHSAA title (2022). Talent like Hardesty ensures the Chargers are finished chasing additional championships. Enjoy the feature. Friday Night Fletch.

Brady Steward from Union County Middle brought his A-game to the Battle of the Regions @UCBraves @ucms_indians @UCHSathletics @minguabeefjerky @1776Bank @840WHAS

April 20, 2024 Fletcher Long 0

Battle of the Regions was last month and the Future Stars will be coming up this summer. This is the time of year we learn there are some middle school ballers across Kentucky doing some incredible things. Brady Steward is a ’29 QB about whom plenty will be written before his high school years have been exhausted. Enjoy this feature about one of Kentucky’s best at this grade level. Friday Night Fletch.

Simon Rickman from Murray High is the Independence Bank Revolutionary Player of the Week @simon_rickman10 @MurrayTigerFB @murrayhighFB @Dickerson_Coach @1776Bank @minguabeefjerky @840WHAS

April 19, 2024 Fletcher Long 0

Simon Rickman from Murray High is among the more accomplished defensive second level defenders in the Western Kentucky Conference (WKC). He made all conference a year ago and made All-State on the list of one of the major publications covering the commonwealth. We believe you will see him much more on offensive this coming season. Enjoy this feature and don’t forget to get by your local Independence Bank and discover why and how our people, financial products, and services have started a revolution in the Kentucky banking industry. Friday Night Fletch.

Storm Warning: Kamran Harrison will be a junior in 2024 and there is a level of excellence expected from ‘Harrisons’ @HopkinsCentral @minguabeefjerky @PrepSpin @KyHighFootball @MaxPreps @1776Bank @_CoachManning

April 18, 2024 Fletcher Long 0

Kamran Harrison is the little brother of a Storm player who fully demonstrated his wares as a varsity football player. Kamran is outstanding and versatile like big brother. He runs track, power lifts, and contributed greatly to the finished product on the field in ’23 while just a sophomore. What will he do as a junior? It just may be mind boggling. Friday Night Fletch.

Nick Osborne from Bethlehem High is the @minguabeefjerky Protein-packed Performer of the Week @N1ck_Osborne5 @HC_TimMattingly @BethlehemAthle1 @1776Bank @840WHAS @KyHighFootball

April 17, 2024 Fletcher Long 0

Nick Osborne has taken versatility to new heights around our offices. This guy was among the leading receivers, rushers, and defenders for his football team in ’23. Osborne was the school’s leading scorer and among the leaders in FT % and rebounds in basketball. Heck, this guy is on the golf team. Is there anything he can’t do? Enjoy this feature and don’t forget to #SavorTheFlavor. Friday Night Fletch.

Timmy Emongo is a three phase contributor on a 5A roster and a ’27 superstar @TimmyEmongo9 @ScottCoSports @cards_football @minguabeefjerky @1776Bank @840WHAS

April 16, 2024 Fletcher Long 0

Timmy Emongo may have been the best freshman in Kentucky in ’23. How many freshmen on nine-win, 5A ball clubs are among the team’s leading rushers, leading scorers, and housing both kick-returns and pick-sixes. Not too many. Enjoy this feature about a sprint champion who is stockpiling offers to play collegiate football as you read this article. Friday Night Fletch.

Devin Clayton, you heard the name first, right here! @CountyColonels @PureGradeA @CoachAtchley @minguabeefjerky @1776Bank @840WHAS

April 15, 2024 Fletcher Long 0

We pride ourselves on the ability to locate Kentucky-wide talent prior to anyone else. We are able to do this because we don’t wait on these prospects to attend our combine. We are out in Kentucky, with boots on the ground, where these guys live. Well here is a ’28 guy who has an FBS frae right now and he is still in 8th-grade. Enjoy the feature. Friday Night Fletch.

Aiden Jesse ready to grasp his role among the former Jesse greats to have come along before him @CoachAtchley @ColonelFootball @minguabeefjerky @1776Bank @840WHAS @KyHighFootball

April 13, 2024 Fletcher Long 1

Aiden Jesse come from a pipeline of receiver prospects. His dad was a star WR for the Hoptown Tigers in the 90s, his brother left Hoptown its all-time leading WR, and Aiden has been doing his thing, though sparingly, as he is just a ’26 player. There is a new Sheriff in town coaching the Colonels in head man, Ethan Athchley, and his brand of offense will produce more passing production which will result in more targets for young Jesse. If we peer into the crystal ball, and consider what the Jesses have done before him, predicting he is about to “go off” really isn’t much of a stretch. Enjoy the feature. Friday Night Fletch.

Jeremiah Jones is the @1776Bank Revolutionary Player of the Week and may be the highest regarded recruit in the KHSAA for 2025 @MurrayTigers @MurrayTigerFB @murrayhigh @MLT_Sports @minguabeefjerky @840WHAS @KyHighFootball

April 12, 2024 Fletcher Long 1

Jeremiah Jones is among the finest athletes competing in the KHSAA in his or any class. He already holds several Power 5 offers and is rated as high as 3rd, overall, among Kentucky ’25s and 580th across the country in his graduating class. Enjoy this feature and don’t forget to get by your local Independence Bank and discover why and how our people, financial products, and services have started a revolution in the Kentucky banking industry. Friday Night Fletch.

Storm Warning: Micheal Gossett is throwing his hat in the ring for the title, “World’s Most Famous Gossett”

April 11, 2024 Fletcher Long 0

Michael Gossett is a freshman RB/FB who didn’t get any varsity run in ’23 but figures to get quite a bit of PT in ’24 owing to the graduation of two-time, All-State FB, Calil McNary. Gossett, a ’27, may also put his name in nomination for the world’s most famous person named, “Gossett,” and that competition is a bit stiffer than you may realize. Enjoy this edition of “Storm Warning.”

Travis Moten from Fern Creek (Louisville) is the @minguabeefjerky Protein-performer of the Week @travismoten2025 @CoachJoshAbell @1776Bank @840WHAS @KyHighFootball

April 10, 2024 Fletcher Long 0

Travis Moten may be the premier DL in Kentucky’s ’25 class. He had 83-tackles, 17.5-TFLs, 10.5-QB sacks, a FF, 2-FRs over his junior year and the 6’5,” DL has already been offered by EKU. Enjoy this feature and and don’t forget to #SavorTheFlavor of the country’s very finest beef jerky products. Friday Night Fletch.

Diego Torres from Mayfield High is set to explode onto the KHSAA scene @Diego_Torres78 @APHatchelMHS @mhscoachjoe @minguabeefjerky @1776Bank @840WHAS

April 9, 2024 Fletcher Long 0

This isn’t the story of a simple friar who became the patron saint of one of the larger metropolitan areas in the state of California. Ours is a story about a simple sophomore who entrenched himself in the lineup of the most storied and successful 2A football program on the western end of Kentucky. We hope you like our story as well as the other one. Friday Night Fletch.

Xavier Burks from Fairdale High is the @1776Bank Revolutionary Player of the Week @CoachJoshAbell @JCPSKY @Xavierburks2007 @minguabeefjerky @840WHAS

April 5, 2024 Fletcher Long 0

Xavier Burks is a ’25 RB who gained close to a 1,000-yards in ’23. In addition to that he was a defensive leader who was among the top tacklers, top TFL-guys, and top sack-artists. Talk about your versatility. Enjoy this feature and don’t forget to get by your local Independence Bank and discover why and how our people, financial products, and services have started a revolution in the Kentucky banking industry. Friday Night Fletch.

Storm Warning: Charles (Dylan) Beringer hoping to make the surname famous for more than wine @beringervyds @minguabeefjerky @1776Bank @840WHAS @HopkinsCentral @KyHighFootball

April 4, 2024 Fletcher Long 0

We have been focusing on versatility this offseason and Charles “Dylan” Beringer fits that bill. Beringer plays along the OL and the DL and appears to run track and cross country. He may be called upon to contribute mightily in ’24 along the varsity lines of scrimmage. Let’s see if he will be up to that challenge. Friday Night Fletch.

Sawyer Hall is the Mingua Beef Jerky Protein-packed Performer of the Week @SawyerHall19 @BreathittFb @minguabeefjerky @1776Bank @840WHAS

April 3, 2024 Fletcher Long 0

Those of us who follow this sport, KHSAA football, have been hearing about the Sawyer Hall-types for years. These guys come up from the middle school ranks being talked about as “plug-in and play” guys. That is what Hall has been. He may be one of those again in college, we shall see. Enjoy this feature and and don’t forget to #SavorTheFlavor of the country’s very finest beef jerky products. Friday Night Fletch.

Keagan Maher aiming higher, bent on excellence, in it for the team @KeaganMaher @danrmaher @CooperFootball @AustinSchaffer2 @minguabeefjerky @1776Bank @840WHAS

April 2, 2024 Fletcher Long 0

We don’t run across athletes at the high school level who run 4.43-second, 40-yard dashes, 4.01-second pro-agility shuttles, or 6.72-second, three-cone drills. We certainly don’t see too many 37-inch verticals and 9.1-feet broad jumps out of 5’8″ sophomores. When this type dynamic athleticism is encountered it should be featured. So, here you go. Friday Night Fletch.

Ethan Pittman demonstrating excellent line play in football is a family tradition @Noah_Pittman55 @EthanPittman52 @minguabeefjerky @1776Bank @840WHAS

March 30, 2024 Fletcher Long 0

Those Pittman brothers from Monticello, Kentucky sure are tough customers. Big brother Noah, ’24, just signed to play college ball with the University of the Cumberlands and Ethan just finished his sophomore season as a two-way stalwart for Coach Tyler Guffey’s Cardinals. Enjoy this look at another Pittman headed somewhere on a ride for college when this HS eligibility exhausts. Friday Night Fletch.

Colton Veltkamp, ’25 WR/LB, from South Warren is the @1776Bank Revolutionary Player of the Week @ColtonVeltkamp @Coach_Helton @DavisMerritt @minguabeefjerky @840WHAS @WarrenCoSchools @SouthWarrenFB

March 29, 2024 Fletcher Long 0

This prospect has a brother named Caden who showed in Western KY’s bowl game, a year ago, he was nothing at which to sneeze. That particular Veltkamp looks to be headed to the portal, or maybe has already shipped out; we don’t know, we cover the high school game. This Veltkamp is a freaking football player and plenty versatile. He will challenge for “Mr. Football” next season and will likely be the district, region, and maybe even classification’s “Player of the Year.” Enjoy this feature and don’t forget to get by your local Independence Bank and discover why and how our people, financial products, and services have started a revolution in the Kentucky banking industry. Friday Night Fletch.

Jamey Lee Patterson from Lexington Christian Academy is the @minguabeefjerky Protein-packed Performer of the Week @1776Bank @jleepatt25 @CoachDCharles @Oakley_Watkins @840WHAS @KyHighFootball

March 27, 2024 Fletcher Long 0

We have been featuring versatility this offseason and we have one for you hear. This guy plays LB,G in football as a two-way guy, wrestles, and is a middle infielder, third-baseman, outfielder, right-handed pitcher on the varsity baseball team. He also is a member of the 1,000-pound club in the weight room and all of this while having just completed his sophomore season on Kentucky’s deepest roster. If there was ever anyone deserving of some beef jerky, this guy would have to be it. Enjoy this feature and and don’t forget to #SavorTheFlavor of the country’s very finest beef jerky products. Friday Night Fletch.

Prospects vs. “Friday Nighters;” Josiah Hope from North Hardin is quite a prospect- @AthleticsNHHS @JosiahHope6 @minguabeefjerky @1776Bank @KyHighFootball @840WHAS

March 26, 2024 Fletcher Long 0

Josiah Hope played on a roster which “officially” posted a 1-10 in ’23 notwithstanding its having two “Power Fives” in its lineup. Well, most of the “Ls” were actually “Ws” turned by forfeit for self-reported violations, so don’t cry for North Hardin quite yet. Either way, the Trojans boast another top-flight, in-KY guy that the “big boys” are clamoring to impress and recruit. This feature will help you understand what makes a player a prospect and not just an outstanding Friday Nighter. Friday Night Fletch.

Landon Walton has plenty of size, power, strength and versatility @LandonWalton71 @CoachFields01 @840WHAS @minguabeefjerky @1776Bank

March 25, 2024 Fletcher Long 0

Line play can be hard to evaluate. When evaluating linemen, as the offensive variety really don’t have much in the way of statistics beyond “games played” and “pancakes” (if the team keeps such a statistic and not all do), one often has to look for characteristics of line dominance in making a decision regarding who to offer. Strength, power, feet agility, balance, speed, spacial quickness, hand quickness, punching power are all examples of characteristics sought. Enjoy this look at an under the radar lineman programs would do well to research thoroughly. Friday Night Fletch.

Will THEREALMALIK [Butler], please stand up! @Malikbutler23 @FSFootball @FSHSathletics @minguabeefjerky @1776Bank @840WHAS

March 23, 2024 Fletcher Long 0

Malik Butler’s handle on Twitter is “THEREALMALIK.” Anyone who was a fan of syndicated game shows, or shows they may be old enough to remember in primetime, should remember the television show, “To Tell the Truth.” Well Franklin-Simpson’s Malik Butler is the truth and he is here to tell it. Enjoy the feature. Friday Night Fletcher.

Kanyon Johnson is the @1776Bank Revolutionary Player of the Week. @all_ameerican_me @minguabeefjerky @840WHAS @KyHighFootball @KanyonJohnson9

March 22, 2024 Fletcher Long 0

Kanyon Johnson is an athlete playing football in the KHSAA to whom people ascribe almost mythical feats of athleticism. We have seen him perform some of these feats and can attest to the truth comprising the legend. Still, this guy is a “hard take” if you’re coaching college football in or around the Bluegrass. Enjoy this feature and don’t forget to get by your local Independence Bank and discover why and how our people, financial products, and services have started a revolution in the Kentucky banking industry. Friday Night Fletch.

Mason Stephens from Letcher County is the @minguabeefjerky Protein-packed Performer of the Week @CoachMikeHarris @LarryPerrin @RecruitTheHerd @MasonS3324 @LCCougarSports @1776Bank @840WHAS

March 20, 2024 Fletcher Long 0

We have been featuring versatility this offseason. It is also time to step away from the seniors graduating this semester and focus on the younger talent coming down the pipeline. Today, we focus on one of the mountain’s better ‘27s in Letcher County’s Mason Stephens. Stephens is a defensive back third guy who figures to play more and more this coming season split out wide on offense. Enjoy this feature and don’t forget to #SavorTheFlavor. Friday Night Fletch.

Christian County’s Coach Atchley plucks assistant from off the Trinity Shamrock staff @ToddGreenwell2 @ColonelFootball @CoachAtchley @Minguabeefjerky @1776Bank @KyHighFootball

March 19, 2024 Fletcher Long 0

The Colonels continue to amass a coaching staff which is the marvel of many around the western part of Kentucky. Coach Greenwell will be using technology to improve individual, team, and staff performance. He’s been doing it at Trinity High and they seem to be doing alright. Enjoy the feature. Friday Night Fletch.

Chances the Bulldogs ever suffer through another year as perplexing as 2023? Not likely, with Gavin Johnson in the lineup- @Gjohnson1418 @coach_chandler @minguabeefjerky @1776Bank @840WHAS

March 18, 2024 Fletcher Long 0

Football is just different in the Appalachia Mountains. First of all, football is the primary sport in that part of Kentucky and doesn’t pay “second fiddle” to basketball. They also routinely produce Gavin Johnson types who are ready to contribute early in their careers. Enjoy this feature about one of Kentucky’s better ’27 prospects. Friday Night Fletch.

Brooks Kerwin at LCA is our @minguabeefjerky Protein-packed Performer of the Year @BrooksKerwin55 @Oakley_Watkins @CoachDCharles @1776Bank @840WHAS @KyHighFootball

March 13, 2024 Fletcher Long 0

Brooks Kerwin is the total package. He is 6’3,” 275-pounds with a 4.33 GPA and a 26 on his ACT. Kerwin is a can’t miss prospect and has started every game for the previous two years in a pass-heavy offense without allowing a single sack. He is relentless, polished, athletic, and our Mingua Beef Jerky Protein-packed Performer. Enjoy this feature and and don’t forget to #SavorTheFlavor of the country’s very finest beef jerky products. Friday Night Fletch.

Breaking News Story: CCHS brings back Greg Abren; Atchley continues commitment to adding former Colonels to staff @ColonelFootball @CoachAtchley @ThinLizzy_ @840WHAS @1776Bank @minguabeefjerky @Christian_Co270

March 12, 2024 Fletcher Long 0

Coach Atchley continues to add to his staff at Christian County as the two area high schools march toward consolidation. The new Colonel head man appears bent on bring back on staff coaches from the not too distant past who remember what a championship caliber program resembles. Getting back Greg Abren goes a way towards bring back the program’s swag. Friday Night Fletch.

The rich get richer… @CroweDereon @OCath_Football @SrHighFootball @minguabeefjerky @1776Bank @840WHAS

March 12, 2024 Fletcher Long 2

When last we heard, Catholic was going to have the Devil of a time holding on to its Mr. Football candidate at QB, Brady Atwell. It appears Owensboro Catholic has weathered the storm there. Truthfully, they did a little better than just weather that storm. They have added some big-time 2nd level talent from nearby Owensboro Senior High, Dereon Crowe. Enjoy the feature. Friday Night Fletch.

Zach Jordan using his length and great feet to create outside running lanes and protect his QB… @ZachJordan2026 @BgBadBoyz @PurplesFootball @KyHighFootball @minguabeefjerky @1776Bank @840WHAS

March 9, 2024 Fletcher Long 0

Zach Jordan is among the most impressive OL in Kentucky in the ’26 graduating class. He has a long, thin frame which can easily add bulk without impacting his movement. He played all year along a front which facilitated one of Kentucky’s premier offensive attacks. This guy has a championship ring on his finger right now. Who knows what the future holds? Friday Night Fletch.

Jamarion Gardner is the @1776Bank Revolutionary Player of the Week @RVKFootball @Coach_MikeB @minguabeefjerky @840WHAS

March 8, 2024 Fletcher Long 0

Russellville is a program we are accustomed to watching thrive. It wasn’t too many years ago the Panthers were taking Pikeville to the wire in the 1A title game on Kroger Field on the campus of UK. The Panthers limped through a tough season but showed some promise as young players filled spots one usually see filled by young guys. Bodes well for the future. Enjoy this feature and don’t forget to get by your local Independence Bank and discover why and how our people, financial products, and services have started a revolution in the Kentucky banking industry. Friday Night Fletch.

Storm Warning: Mr. Jones and me; [C]ounting [C]rows until the 2024 season finally arrives @HopkinsCentral @minguabeefjerky @1776Bank @840WHAS @KyHighFootball

March 7, 2024 Fletcher Long 1

The Counting Crows recorded a huge hit entitled “Mr. Jones” in 1993. We wonder if Jaiden Jones has ever heard the song. It is about two guys with dreams and how they can realize those dreams. Jaiden Jones dreams of running out under the Friday Night Lights. Time to make those dreams a reality. Friday Night Fletch.

Bo Wolford, ’26 OL from Belfry High, is the @minguabeefjerky Protein-packed Performer of the Week @wolford_bo @BelfryFootball1 @1776Bank @840WHAS

March 6, 2024 Fletcher Long 1

Bo Wolford in one of the best offensive linemen in the commonwealth of Kentucky playing HS football today. The 6’3,” 280-pounder bench presses three plates, squats 500-pounds and moves meat around a football field like a bull dozer. Enjoy this feature and and don’t forget to #SavorTheFlavor of the country’s very finest beef jerky products. Friday Night Fletch.

Alexander Daniel (Zander) is Walking Tall in Nicholasville, Kentucky @eastjagsFB @minguabeefjerky @KyHighFootball @MaxPreps @1776Bank @840WHAS

March 5, 2024 Fletcher Long 0

Alexander Daniel is similarly shaped as the famous sheriff from Selmer, Tennessee named Bufford Pusser. Pusser was 6’6,” and Daniel is only (presently) 6’3,” but there is nothing to say Daniel’s frame won’t equal or even exceed that of the former McNairy County sheriff and subject of the 1973 feature film, “Walking Tall.” Both of these men Walk mighty tall for sure. Enjoy this feature. Friday Night Fletch.

Kahmani Bush from Trigg County a versatile athlete looking to land- @Kahmanikhari @CoachEzell45 @TriggFootball @minguabeefjerky @1776Bank @840WHAS @KyHighFootball @CentreFootball

March 4, 2024 Fletcher Long 0

Recruiting for the small college programs is far from over at this point. Because of that, we fear there are some programs overlooking some bone fide athletic talent through the commonwealth still on the “available” list. Kahmani Bush would certainly qualify. Here is a chance for a difference making late addition to any program’s recruiting list. You’ll thank me later. Friday Night Fletch.

Aden Bolden is the @1776Bank Revolutionary Player of the Week @MCHSCoach @AdenBolden @minguabeefjerky @840WHAS @MaxPreps @KyHighFootball

March 1, 2024 Fletcher Long 0

Aden Bolden is a prime example why there is some superior coaching going on in Calhoun, Kentucky. Bolden is a ’26 kid who is plenty athletic and outstandingly versatile and productive. Enjoy this feature and don’t forget to get by your local Independence Bank and discover why and how our people, financial products, and services have started a revolution in the Kentucky banking industry. Friday Night Fletch.

Storm Warning: Players like Mattox Allen readying for their shot @HopkinsCentral @_CoachManning @minguabeefjerky @840WHAS @1776Bank

February 29, 2024 Fletcher Long 0

This guy has a Hudl page but no highlights. Doing an exhaustive search for him online we came away with nothing. This guy needs a feature just to give him some online identity. We hear Mattox Allen is a good-looking athlete with plenty of skill set to find the field over the course of his sophomore season. Enjoy this look at another fine football player on the Hopkins County Central roster. Friday Night Fletch.

Daugherty returns as an Ace in the hole for 2024 and is the @minguabeefjerky Protein-packed Performer of the week @1776Bank @840WHAS @ECHS_Wildcats

February 28, 2024 Fletcher Long 0

We have been featuring versatility this offseason. No one is any more versatile than Edmondson County’s Ace Daugherty. This guy long snaps and plays primary positions very well too. How many long-snappers are also the fourth leading rusher, or among the club leader in tackles, TFLs, and QB-sacks? Enjoy this feature and don’t forget to #SavorTheFlavor. Friday Night Fletch.

Vazzana is a ’25 RB about to take flight @jeffrey_vazzana @centurions_fb @minguabeefjerky @1776Bank @840WHAS

February 27, 2024 Fletcher Long 0

Grantland Rice once extolled the virtues of four Notre Dame football players he dubbed “The Four Horsemen.” Christian Academy had its own four horsemen in ’23 and they rode them to the title. Two of the four are walking the graduation stage leaving the other two behind. One of those will be RB, Jeffrey Vazzana, and he will be very good next season. Enjoy the feature. Friday Night Fletch.

Trevy Barber is the @1776Bank Revolutionary Player of the Week @purplesfootball @CoachSpader @BarberTrevy @minguabeefjerky @840WHAS

February 23, 2024 Fletcher Long 0

Trevy Barber is the most productive player at his position anywhere throughout the commonwealth of Kentucky. He was a sophomore in ’23 but that didn’t stop him from registering 84-catches, 16-of which went for TDs, for over a thousand yards (1,189). Get this, the kid also housed a kick. What a jewel for this or any roster. Enjoy this look at this superior WR/ATH in the 5A classification and don’t forget to get by your local Independence Bank and discover why and how our people, financial products, and services have started a revolution in the Kentucky banking industry. Friday Night Fletch.

Dalton Matney from Johnson Central is an apple which didn’t fall far from its tree… @dalton_matney21 @JCAthletics_ @840WHAS @minguabeefjerky @1776Bank @KyHighFootball

February 20, 2024 Fletcher Long 1

We have noticed kids of sports stars often star in the same sport and, many times, to an even greater degree. Dalton Matney is a rising junior coming off a fantastic sophomore year who looks poised to come into his own. However, he is the son of the late, great Jim Matney and those are hard shoes to attempt to fill. Coach would be very proud of how his son has competed and comported himself to this point. Enjoy the feature.

Next up for the Centurions, Colin Daniels @ColinHd2007 @centurions_fb @THunterCantwell @840WHAS @minguabeefjerky @1776Bank

February 19, 2024 Fletcher Long 0

How does a high school program such as 2X defending 3A champion, CAL, replace a QB with over 4,000-yards passing in ’23 and 55-TDs against only 7-picks? How about with a 6’5,” 210 pound rising junior who is a varsity athlete in both football and basketball (just like a taller version of Hodge)! Yeah, that’ll do it. Enjoy the feature. Friday Night Fletch.

New CCHS Coach, Ethan Atchley, will NOT find the cupboard barren, not while there are some [Jimmarion] Byrd[s] flying around @CoachAtchley @ColonelFootball @1776Bank @minguabeefjerky @840WHAS

February 17, 2024 Fletcher Long 1

We attended the Atchley presser. He is an impressive guy and will turn that program around lickety-split. He has some material left over around whom to build. One of those “Dude” is a “Byrd.” Jimmarion Byrd is a ’26 guy who has plus size, plus athleticism, and plus hostility and feel for the game. Jimmarion plays angrily, like anyone would want from a LB/Edge guy. Enjoy the feature and get ready for the Atchley Show. Friday Night Fletch.

Steve Smith, ’25 QB from Central High, is the @1776Bank Revolutionary Player of the Week @CoachDantzler @Steve2mith @840WHAS @minguabeefjerky

February 16, 2024 Fletcher Long 0

Louisville’s Central High enjoys yearly consideration among the best teams in football at its level of play. QBs like Steve Smith coming off strong junior campaigns has a lot to do with that. Enjoy this feature and don’t forget to get by your local Independence Bank and discover why and how our people, financial products, and services have started a revolution in the Kentucky banking industry. Friday Night Fletch.

Storm Warning: Jeremiah Groves will springboard a fine sophomore season into a huge Junior year @HopkinsCentral @_CoachManning @minguabeefjerky @1776Bank @KyHighFootball @MaxPreps @PrepSpin @logan_rodgers_ @840WHAS

February 15, 2024 Fletcher Long 0

We have been covering the Hopkins County Central this offseason. Frankly, it is a fun cover. For starters, they are among the more up and coming programs in the 3A classification on the western end of Kentucky. Secondly, the Storm compete in an ultra competitive district stocked with good teams and high profile coaches and players. Enjoy this look at a young player we believe will factor mightily in the Storm’s prospects this coming Fall. Friday Night Fletch.

Kadence Price is the @minguabeefjerky Protein-packed Performer of the Week @All_American_Me @1776Bank @840WHAS @KyHighFootball

February 14, 2024 Fletcher Long 0

Kadence Price is a big, big boy and the son of a grown man who played at WKU himself back in the day. This is Chris Price’s son and even a cursory look at the kid reveals quite a resemblance. Young Price was the runner-up in the 250-pound weight class this past weekend at the 41st Kentucky HS Powerlifting Championships. If that isn’t worth some beef jerky we dare say we don’t know what is. Enjoy this feature and don’t forget to #SavorTheFlavor. Friday Night Fletch.

Camden [James] is just another in a long line of notable people named “Burke” @CamdenBurke77 @Coach_Couch_MC @Coachwb3 @C_Chap_SC @tm_squared @MCentral_FB @minguabeefjerky @1776Bank @840WHAS

February 13, 2024 Fletcher Long 0

’26 OL proving among the best in ’26 class Camden James Burke is 6’3,” and weighs 275-pounds. He got eight (8) games of run on the varsity as a sophomore playing 6A football and was derailed (by injury) from playing even more. Burke was among the club leaders in “pancake” […]

Drew Johnson from Owensboro (Senior High) is from a winning pedigree and has a proven record of success stemming generations… @EliHampton11 @SrHighFootball @TrevorDeLacey @840WHAS @minguabeefjerky @1776Bank

February 10, 2024 Fletcher Long 0

Pedigree may not mean everything when it comes to football but it isn’t meaningless either. We see this with the inordinate amount of former players’ sons and coaches’ sons who go on to star at the various levels of football competition from HS to the NFL. Coming from generations of people accustomed to winning at life pay dividends too, HS coaches tell us. Enjoy this feature. Friday Night Fletch.

Trevor DeLacey from Owensboro (Senior) High is the @1776Bank Revolutionary Player of the Week (again) @TrevorDeLacey @840WHAS @minguabeefjerky

February 9, 2024 Fletcher Long 0

Trevor is a QB prospect that “QB-Hit List” believes has it all. The nationally circulated QB evaluator touts DeLacey’s accuracy, arm strength, release, his ability to throw on the run, his footwork, his ability to play with poise, and his pocket presence. Trevor has top-shelf decision making and throws the deep ball with tremendous touch. Enjoy this look at this superior QB in the 5A classification and don’t forget to get by your local Independence Bank and discover why and how our people, financial products, and services have started a revolution in the Kentucky banking industry. Friday Night Fletch.

Storm Warning: McDaniel Ready to Lead the Defense- @Michael60053670 @_Elite3 @Coach_Lovely @_CoachManning @evans02_mike @minguabeefjerky @1776Bank @KyHighFootball @PrepSpin @MaxPreps @840WHAS

February 8, 2024 Fletcher Long 0

Michael McDaniel is a player we have before featured. He is a ’25 prospect who had an enviable frame and good length (6’1,” 195-pounds). He is a versatile athlete who also plays varsity basketball. He fits with our practice this offseason of featuring versatile athletes who are multi-phase contributors or who play a variety of varsity sports. Enjoy the feature. Friday Night Fletch.

Austyn is laying down the Law[less] and winning the @minguabeefjerky Protein-packed Performer along the way. @austynlawless @BJNFBall @ClayClevenger @18_hatcher @drew_toennies @1776Bank @840WHAS

February 7, 2024 Fletcher Long 0

Austyn Lawless is one of ’27s most prolific performers. How many freshmen linebackers can boast of registering more than 100-tackles, 16-TFLs, and 6-sacks while carrying a 4.0 GPA. We wouldn’t think the number would be very big if we are being honest. Enjoy this feature and don’t forget to #SavorTheFlavor. Friday Night Fletch.

Khalil White promises sunnier skies are on the Lincoln County horizon @khalilwhiteee @KyHighFootball @KYEXPOSURE @12thSports @LCFB_Recruiting

February 6, 2024 Fletcher Long 0

Khalil White is a ’25 DE/TE with the frame colleges like to see. He is 6’3,” 200-pounds with plenty of length and the frame to add quite a bit of “good weight” this offseason. White has seen most of his action of defense but that could well change over the course of his senior season depending on what the Patriots need. Enjoy the feature. Friday Night Fletch.

The name, Spacek, often equals talent and hard work @AshbySpacek @drew_toennies @mhscoachjoe @minguabeefjerky @1776Bank @840WHAS

February 5, 2024 Fletcher Long 0

We expect a champions effort out of anyone representing Mayfield High and particularly if that person is named “Spacek.” There is a lot in a name we have come to believe. Ashby Spacek, ’25 center/tackle, will enter his senior campaign one of the more reliable, gifted, and physically imposing interior OL guys in the KHSAA. Let’s see if he lives up to the name. We are sure he will. Friday Night Fletch.

Dalton Gambrel is the @minguabeefjerky Protein-packed Performer of the Week @DaltonGambrel3 @1776Bank @840WHAS @EminenceFball

January 31, 2024 Fletcher Long 0

Dalton Gambrel is a ’24 guy who contributed mightily to his team’s bottom line in ’23. He was rewarded by being Honorably Mentioned on the Courier-Journal’s All-State Football team. This guy was also a fine defender and contributed on special teams in addition to what he did at receiver. Enjoy this feature and and don’t forget to #SavorTheFlavor of the country’s very finest beef jerky products. Friday Night Fletch.

Breaking News Story: Christian County High Makes Statement Hire in Ethan Atchley

January 30, 2024 Fletcher Long 2

Ethan Atchley is known throughout Kentucky as a program builder and a football coaching savant. Now he is known as Christian County High’s new football coach. Atchley brings a proven track record of developing college ready talent, winning and competing for championships, and building programs, which have been struggling, to commonwealth-wide prominence. This is a home-run hire for the Colonels. Friday Night Fletch.

Hold this Tiger! Gage Chapman from Murray High promises big future performance. @Chapman42071 @minguabeefjerky @1776Bank @840WHAS @MurrayTigerFB

January 29, 2024 Fletcher Long 0

Gage Chapman is a ’27 kid who is getting it done in the weight room. However, it needs to translate to the field and we saw glimpses of it doing just that in ’23. I will be perfectly honest here; I am a little surprised this kid didn’t play more over the course of the ’23 season. Every time his number was called, he did something great. Enjoy the feature. Friday Night Fletch.

Tanner is looking for the [W]right time to get back into football @Tanner_Gage22 @840WHAS @minguabeefjerky @1776Bank

January 27, 2024 Fletcher Long 0

Tanner Wright is a guy who has been out of football, according to him, for a year. Guess what, he misses it. Football is a game one can only play when young. While Tanner is still young, he has decided to get back into a game he thinks he may have quit too early. Enjoy this feature. If you’re a college program looking to add some quality help at RB, call his number listed on his “X” page. Friday Night Fletch.

Davon Rudolph looking for programs who want this Smoke! Rudolph is the Independence Bank Revolutionary Player of the Week… @Davon_Rudolph9 @_thomas_jenkins @Coach_RJG @CoachPalmer @Coach_Jay53 @Coach_Snuggs @1776Bank @minguabeefjerky @840WHAS

January 26, 2024 Fletcher Long 0

Davon Rudolph isn’t just nicknamed “Smoke,” he’s the truth. Rudolph was Ballard High’s Nickel/OLB and man; was he productive in ’23. He’s looking for a college home and that search should NOT require too much. Enjoy this feature and don’t forget to get by your local Independence Bank and discover why and how our people, financial products, and services have started a revolution in the Kentucky banking industry. Friday Night Fletch.

Storm Warning: Clayton Scott may be appearing from thin air in the middle of the offensive front for The Storm in 2024- @HopkinsCentral @minguabeefjerky @1776Bank @840WHAS @PennyrileP

January 25, 2024 Fletcher Long 0

Hopkins County Central is serious about publicizing the talent on its roster. That is why we have been engaged to write these articles. This young man here is an example of the young roster talent being developed in Morton’s Gap. This is a program headed in the right direction. Enjoy this feature. Friday Night Fletch.

Michael Curry from The Big A Train (Atherton) is the @minguabeefjerky Protein-packed Performer of the week- @courierjournal @MichealCurryJr @CoachNinoDBE323 @AthertonFootbal #KnowAGuyWhenUSee1 @840WHAS

January 24, 2024 Fletcher Long 0

Michael Curry Jr. only played in seven (7) games in ’23 but he really played in those seven. He gained 1,124-yards on 134-carries, for 8.4 ypc, with 17-rushing TDs. He is a 3.8 student with a very bright future. Enjoythis feature and don’t forget to #SavorTheFlavor. Friday Night Fletch

DeMarkus ‘D.J.’ Wilson a 3-sport problem for future Tilghman opponents @DJWilson_24pt @coachthomp9 @pths_football @840WHAS @minguabeefjerky @1776Bank

January 23, 2024 Fletcher Long 0

Paducah Tilghman is loaded with athletes. With Kentucky’s top-rated Track & Field program, they are also loaded with speed. D.J. Wilson is one of the class of ’26’s top guys in the offensive backfield. Already a thousand yard rusher in his sophomore season, Paducah fans are excited about what this young man may develop into being. We think he is headed for a position among the more recruited athletes in his graduating class. Enjoy the feature. Friday Night Fletch.

Kelson McKinney from Green County one of the better all-around football players in Kentucky @KelsonMckinney4 @minguabeefjerky @1776Bank @840WHAS @green_county @ColtPhelps1

January 22, 2024 Fletcher Long 0

It is hard to imagine any one football player meaning as much to his team’s bottom line as Kelson McKinney did over the course of his high school career. McKinney was the team’s leading rusher, leading scorer, was a scoring threat on special teams and on defense where he was tied for the lead in “pick-sixes.” We are coming close to the end of our coverage for the Kentucky class of ’24 but we couldn’t leave the topic without an article about this guy. Enjoy the feature. Friday Night Fletch.

Alexander the Great[er]! @AAlexander2025 @LemmingReport @Vol_Football @840WHAS @UKFootball @minguabeefjerky @1776Bank

January 20, 2024 Fletcher Long 0

We call him “Alexander the Great” and he may not have an empire stretching from the Balkans to the modern-day Pakistan, but the original Alexander didn’t register 19-QB sacks in a single season or wrack up over 1,000-yards receiving. Who was greater? Well, right now one of the Alexanders is still writing his life’s story. Enjoy the feature. Friday Night Fletch.

Parker Friedman (2025) from duPont Manual is the @1776Bank Revolutionary Player of the Week- @minguabeefjerky @840WHAS @sports_cj @friedman_parker @ManualAthletics @duPontFootball

January 19, 2024 Fletcher Long 0

We believe in the special teams at KPGFootball and at Independence Bank. It is one-third of a football game and deserves to be highlight like the other two phases. This guy here was our all-state kicker. Enjoy the feature and get on by your local Independence Bank and enjoy the people, product, and services which have revolutionized the Kentucky banking industry! Friday Night Fletch.

Bonus Coverage: @CentreFootball sets sights on Nashville’s JT Robbins… @_NCSathletics @williammlong @minguabeefjerky @1776Bank @840WHAS @_Elite3

January 18, 2024 Fletcher Long 0

We feature out of Kentucky talent when that talent is being recruited to Kentucky college programs. Hey, we are fans of the colleges and universities fielding football teams across Kentucky, as are our advertisers, so why not? This kid here is high on the Centre wish list and already holds numerous offers at prestigious schools for his services. Can the Colonels land this guy? We hope so.

Storm Warning: Opponents better look out for that ‘Crick’ in their collective necks- @HopkinsCentral @minguabeefjerky @1776Bank @840WHAS @PennyrileP

January 18, 2024 Fletcher Long 0

The Storm have been dad-burn effective running the football of late. One reason is the bruising, All-State FB the team has enjoyed over the last four years. Another is having young linemen coming through the pipe line like ’25’s Hayden Crick. Enjoy this look at a kid who should anchor ’24’s offensive front. Friday Night Fletch.

Tyson Martin, a 2026 RB/LB, leading his classification in several statistical classifications @TysonMartin246 @CavernaFootball @minguabeefjerky @1776Bank @840WHAS @KyHighFootball

January 15, 2024 Fletcher Long 1

Tyson Martin from Horse Cave, Kentucky is an example of a growing trend across the Bluegrass of high school football stars making significant contributions in all three phases of a football game. The 6’1,” 190-pounder led his classification in rushing this past season and contributed mightily in every phase to include the 3.5 GPA he logged in the classroom. Enjoy the feature. Friday Night Fletch.

The exploits of Ulysses as heroic as ever- @BradynNiemeyer @EvanDennison1 @Linknky @minguabeefjerky @840WHAS @1776Bank

January 13, 2024 Fletcher Long 0

Ulysses Porter was a freshman running back in ’23 and only saw action in eight (8) of the team’s 11-games. In spite of this, he still came perilously close to eclipsing a thousand yards. This guy looks poised to render as “heroic” a performance of the remaining three years of his high school career as the character whose name he bears. Enjoy the feature. Friday Night Fletch.

Jak Lindsey maybe the first, three-time, @1776Bank Revolutionary Player of the Week in the Award’s history! @JakLindsey24 @SrHighFootball @minguabeefjerky @840WHAS @PrepSpin @KyHighFooball @SIU_Football

January 12, 2024 Fletcher Long 0

We have had a few, two-time Revolutionary Players of the Week. Jak may well be our first three-timer. Lindsey is a mountain of a man who made our All-State football team and is headed to Souther Illinois for a little Division 1, FCS, football. Enjoy this feature and don’t forget to celebrate with us the services, people, and financial products which have caused a revolution in Kentucky’s banking industry. Friday Night Fletch

Storm Warning: Issac Earl is Le Petit Caporal of the football program at Central @HopkinsCentral @evans02_mike @Yfnmcnary @minguabeefjerky @1776Bank @KyHighFootball @kyhighs @PrepSpin @MaxPreps @840WHAS

January 11, 2024 Fletcher Long 1

Isaac Earl is a QB who is shorter than most people seem to want. However, that doesn’t mean he isn’t the perfect field general for the Storm’s offensive attack. He has been very effective running the offense in his first two seasons and there is no reason he won’t enjoy similar success over the course of his junior year. Enjoy the feature. Friday Night Fletch.

Giaonni Hunter from Shelby County is the @minguabeefjerky Protein-packed Performer of the Week @SCR_football @hunter_giaonni @1776Bank @KyHighFootball @840WHAS

January 10, 2024 Fletcher Long 0

Giaonni Hunter has accomplished way more in the sport of football than just figuring a way to fashion a surname with 4 of its seven letters being vowels. Hunter is among the commonwealth’s very best RB/LB tandems. He plays for 4A Shelby County and he is on plenty of radars, particularly with a 3.83 GPA. Enjoy this feature and don’t forget to #SavorTheFlavor. Friday Night Fletch

All Sage Dawson (Boyle County/Air Force Academy) does is win, win, win no matter what @SageDawson @CoachHaddix11 @Coach_Thiessen @minguabeefjerky @KyHighFootball @1776Bank @840WHAS

January 9, 2024 Fletcher Long 0

Sage Dawson led his team to a 15-0 finish and a title playing among the more difficult schedules in the commonwealth. He threw four over 2,500-yards, 29-TDs through the air, and was only picked off 5-times. He was his District’s and Classification’s Player of the Year and made our Large School All-State Football team. Enjoy the feature. Friday Night Fletch

Kylan Combs from Breathitt County…the ‘Mayberry’ in the Kentucky Mountains @combs_kylan @BreathittFB @minguabeefjerky @1776Bank @840WHAS

January 7, 2024 Fletcher Long 0

This player has made every All-Whatever Team available to him in his short HS career and figures to keep making these teams. He has the nose for the football one would expect from a kid whose dad (Shorty Combs) is considered a mountain football legend and former EKU linebacking star. Kylan is also among the brightest and nicest kids the Appalachias has to offer. Enjoy this feature. Friday Night Fletch!

Steve Partin will be searching for Light and Truth in New Haven, CT @StevePartin @yalefootball @coach_smcgowan @CoachRenoYale @DBucknerKC @840WHAS @minguabeefjerky @1776Bank

January 6, 2024 Fletcher Long 0

Steve Partin only got nine-games of run in ’23. We don’t know why he missed the other two games. With him signing with Yale of the “Ancient 8,” Ivy League, FCS, Division 1, we can’t imagine the problems was academic. This kid has used football to achieve the ultimate in distinction. He may be President of the US or a Supreme Court Justice one day. That is what a degree from a Yale or Harvard carries along with it. Enjoy this feature.

Friday Night Fletch.

Jackson Edens, from Webster County High, is the @1776Bank Revolutionary Player of the Week @minguabeefjerky @840WHAS @WebCoFootball

January 5, 2024 Fletcher Long 0

I don’t know whether or not you have noticed but the football fortunes of the Webster County program are on the decided “up.” Jackson Edens played a huge part in those reversal of fortunes this past Fall and figures to be prominent again in ’24. Enjoy this feature and don’t forget to celebrate with us the services, people, and financial products which have caused a revolution in Kentucky’s banking industry. Friday Night Fletch

Storm Warning: Gaige Brasher looking to continue arc of improvement for The Storm @jaden_brasher @minguabeefjerky @HopkinsCentral @1776Bank @840WHAS @logan_rodgers_

January 4, 2024 Fletcher Long 0

Brasher is a name Strom Chasers are used to relying on for production on a football field or a baseball diamond. Both of the Brashers, Gaige and his big brother Jaden, have thrilled crowds with their athletic exploits for years around Morton’s Gap. Gaige is a guy our sources tell us to be on the look out for in ’24. Enjoy the feature. Friday Night Fletch.

Tre Jackson from Mayfield is our @minguabeefjerky Protein-packed Performer of the Week @jujustarks24 @mhscoachjoe @minguabeefjerky @1776Bank @840WHAS @KyHighFootball

January 3, 2024 Fletcher Long 0

We have before said that no All-State Football Team gets them all. We have been in the All-State Football business for years and have never published a team without some glaring omissions we thought back and mused, “Man, we should have included him.” Well, it has happened again as Tre Jackson is a guy we wish we had included. Luckily, he’s a ’25 and we get a chance to evaluate him next Fall. Till then, we offer this gift box of award winning, all-beef jerky product and a sweet T-shirt. Enjoy this feature and don’t forget to #SavorTheFlavor. Friday Night Fletch

Jutoriaus Starks was a run away train rolling straight down hill for Mayfield High in 2023 @jujustarks24 @mhscoachjoe @minguabeefjerky @1776Bank @840WHAS @KyHighFootball

January 2, 2024 Fletcher Long 0

If you think we are covering the ’24s a bit longer than we usually cover the outgoing class in an off-season, you are pretty perceptive. Because we published an All-State team, we are featuring as many of those selections this offseason as the consumer base and advertisers will allow. Here is one of our All-State, Small School, RBs, JuJu Starks from Mayfield. Enjoy the feature. Friday Night Fletch

Brady Bentley from @SVHSFootball23 performed like a luxury automobile this season- @minguabeefjerky @840WHAS @KyHighFootball @1776Bank

January 1, 2024 Fletcher Long 0

Bentley Motors Limited is a British luxury car manufacturer which makes vehicles normal people can merely dream of one day owning. Brady Bentley from Shelby Valley rendered a performance in ’23 normal people can merely dream of one day replicating. Here is a look at one of our Small School All-State WRs. Enjoy the feature. Friday Night Fletch

McLean’s Brodie Cline (’24) is the Revolutionary Player of the Week. @1776Bank Revolutionary @McLeanSportsNet @McLeanCoHS @mcleancohs1 @minguabeefjerky @evans02_mike @PrepSpin @KyHighFootball

December 29, 2023 Fletcher Long 0

We last wrote about this particular dual-threat, multi-phase, multi-sport star in June of 2023. In fact he was our Independence Bank Revolutionary Player that week. It isn’t every day someone wins this twice. Anyway, he had the senior season we forecast. Enjoy this feature and don’t forget to celebrate with us the services, people, and financial products which have caused a revolution in Kentucky’s banking industry. Friday Night Fletch

Storm Warning: Harrison provides storm clouds for opponents looking to freely roam Central’s defensive second level @HopkinsCentral @evans02_mike @_CoachManning @minguabeefjerky @PrepSpin @1776Bank @teeroyhowell @KyHighFootball @MaxPreps @CentreFootball @CoachSimmons_CC @harlee_egbertFBStorm

December 28, 2023 Fletcher Long 0

We talked with some departing seniors about Storm players from whom they expected a lot moving on into 2024. The answers were fascinating. One player from whom much was expected was ’26’s Kamran Harrison. In this article we will discuss all he brings to the table.

Large School All-State FB, Jacob Fryman, is the @minguabeefjerky Protein-packed Performer of the Week. @Jacob29074277 @Mints2u29 @JoshMooreHL @840WHAS @1776Bank @cards_football

December 27, 2023 Fletcher Long 0

We love fullbacks at KPGFootball. Teams which employ FBs are the teams who play football the way we like to watch it. This guy here is among the very best FBs to play in Kentucky’s graduating class of 2024. That is one of the reasons he is winning the sweet T-shirt and the protein pack from Mingua Beef Jerky this week. He played for the Cardinals of Scott Count this past year and its coach, Jim McKee. Fryman helped his Cardinals finish 9-3 and just a point away from a 10-win campaign. Enjoy this feature and don’t forget to #SavorTheFlavor.

Friday Night Fletch

Connor Hodge, ’25 WR from Christian Academy-Louisville, is the @1776Bank Revolutionary Player of the Week- @minguabeefjerky @_CoachManning @KyHighFootball @sfitz_840whas @840WHAS @ColeHodge_QB_PG @ECUPiratesFB @centurions_fb @Connor_Hodge_1

December 22, 2023 Fletcher Long 0

Connor Hodge and his brother, Cole, both just made our Small-School All-State Football team. We collaborated on this team with NewsRadio 840 WHAS out of Louisville. Hodge’s numbers were as sick as his brother’s and both the Hodges are headed to ECU in the AAC to play collegiately together. Maybe the Hodge brothers can replicate, in FBS, Division I, the same magic they performed together in the KHSAA’s 3A classification. Enjoy this feature and don’t forget to celebrate with us the services, people, and financial products which have caused a revolution in Kentucky’s banking industry.

Friday Night Fletch

Storm Warning: Isaac may prove to be the Man[ning] on the 2024 football roster… @HopkinsCentral @minguabeefjerky @1776Bank @840WHAS @_CoachManning

December 21, 2023 Fletcher Long 0

Isaac Manning had an exciting junior season which would see him make some Sports Center type receptions. He also contributed on defense in spite of limited opportunities on that side of the scrimmage line. In ’24, his senior season, it may be time to drop the reigns and just let him go. This should get plenty exciting. Enjoy the feature.

Friday Night Fletch

Large School All-State football ATH, Trenton Cutwright, is the @minguabeefjerky Protein-packed Performer of the Week. @Tretoncutwrig2 @Mints2u29 @JoshMooreHL @840WHAS @1776Bank

December 20, 2023 Fletcher Long 0

This guy here is among the very best athletes to play sports in Kentucky’s graduating class of 2024. That is one of the reasons he is winning the sweet T-shirt and the protein pack from Mingua Beef Jerky this week. He is a three-sport guy who played QB at Lexington’s Bryan Station leading his Defenders to its first Title-game appearance in 24-years. Enjoy this feature and don’t forget to #SavorTheFlavor.

Friday Night Fletch

Hart County’s Kohnner Trent, ’25, made the All-State team this year; who knows what will follow from here… @kohnner2trent @HartCountyFball @840WHAS @minguabeefjerky @1776Bank @KyHighFootball

December 19, 2023 Fletcher Long 0

Kohnner Trent had a special season. Matter of fact, the entire Raider roster had an unprecedented level of success under Chad Griffin, one of Kentucky’s hottest commodities in the coaching community. Enjoy this look at a kid coming off an All-State selection. Who knows what the future will hold?

Friday Night Fletch

Is Centre College leading for Breathitt County’s Jacob Parker? @BreathittFb @_Parker_59 @minguabeefjerky @1776Bank @840WHAS

December 18, 2023 Fletcher Long 0

College recruiters are always inquiring and searching for an attribute known as “growth potential.” Growth potential is (basically) the likelihood a prospect’s best football and pronounced physical development still lies ahead of him. These are the “late bloomers.” Jacob Parker may embody this attribute better than any player who made either our Small or Large School All-State Football Teams. Enjoy this feature about a kid the Colonels are spending plenty of time trying to lure to Danville.

Friday Nigh Fletch

‘Friday Night Fletch,’ IS Kentucky Middle and High School Football- @sfitz_840whas @840WHAS @1776Bank @minguabeefjerky

December 15, 2023 Greg Gough 2

He’s now know throughout Kentucky as “Friday Night Fletch.” We have known him as Fletcher Long since coming online many years ago. He has personally authored well over 1,300 articles on the topic of middle and high school football and is known throughout Kentucky as the leading expert on middle and high school football and its stars and coaches. He didn’t want us to publish this. He was outvoted. Enjoy this recognition long overdue for my friend and partner. Greg Gough.

Evan Hampton from Owensboro (Senior) High is the @1776Bank Revolutionary Player of the Week- @minguabeefjerky @evans02_mike @_CoachManning @KyHighFootball @MaxPreps @sfitz_840whas @840WHAS @SrHighFootball @Evanhampton34 @Ukbaseball

December 15, 2023 Fletcher Long 0

Evan Hampton may be the top baseball prospect in Kentucky’s ’26 graduating class. How good is he? Well, he’s already committed to play for UK and that is one of the better programs in the SEC; which is, in turn, the elite conference in NCAA baseball throughout the country. Hampton isn’t just good at baseball. The sophomore RB made the 840WHAS & KPGFootball Big-School All-Sate Football team. Enjoy the feature and don’t forget to celebrate with us the services, people, and financial products which have caused a revolution in Kentucky’s banking industry.

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JT Haskins, Jr. is the Mingua Beef Jerky Protein-packed Performer of the Week. @1776Bank @evans02_mike @PrepSpin @sfitz_whas840 @840WHAS @minguabeefjerky @jthaskins3

December 13, 2023 Fletcher Long 0

This guy here is off to a great postseason. He made our “Big School” All-State Football Team, was named the ’23 Defensive Player of the Year,” and appears headed to play collegiately at the FBS, Division I level. First we thought we might load him up with some protein-rich, all-beef jerky and a sweet T-Shirt. Congratulations to Bryan Station’s TJ Haskins, JR. Enjoy this feature and don’t forget to #SavorTheFlavor.

Friday Night Fletch

duPont Manual’s David Pellman, earning the nickname ‘Pancake’ at every given opportunity @Aspirationsgym @duPontFootball @CrimsonCrazies1 @minguabeefjerky @1776Bank @sfitz_840whas @840WHAS

December 11, 2023 Fletcher Long 0

We don’t know exactly from where the term “Pancake” block originated though we will attempt to trace it in this article. We do know one when we see one and it leaves the defender flat on his back like a pancake. They don’t call this buy “Pancake” Pellman because it sounds swell. They call him that for a very valid reason. Enjoy the article.

William Carrico, ’24 WR/DB from Owensboro Catholic High, is the @1776Bank Revolutionary Player of the Week- @minguabeefjerky @evans02_mike @_CoachManning @KyHighFootball @MaxPreps @sfitz_840whas @840WHAS @CarricoTutt

November 30, 2023 Fletcher Long 0

William Carrico plays on a team with plenty of star power at Owensboro Catholic. Between his brother, Vince, and Brady Atwell, a guy who may be the best QB in the commonwealth and on his way to a “Mr. Football” award, it can get lost in shuffle, sometimes, just what kind of sensational year William Carrico has given his fans, coaches, and team. We at Independence Bank and KPGFootball have noticed. So will you as soon as you read this article. Enjoy this feature and don’t forget to celebrate with us the services, people, and financial products which have caused a revolution in Kentucky’s banking industry. Friday Night Fletch

Brady Atwell, from Owensboro Catholic, is the Mingua Beef Jerky Protein-packed Performer of the Week- @1776Bank @evans02_mike @PrepSpin @sfitz_whas840 @840WHAS @minguabeefjerky

November 29, 2023 Fletcher Long 0

We have tried to spread the jerky around the commonwealth and attempt to not double-award it too often. Some of these guys make it near impossible. Brady Atwell, who has before won the prize, puts up jerky-worthy numbers nearly every week. Perhaps that is why the team is 14-0 and on the cusp of a 2A title. Enjoy this feature and don’t forget to #SavorTheFlavor. Friday Night Fletch

Cole Hodge, ’24 dual threat QB from Christian Academy-Louisville, is the @1776Bank Revolutionary Player of the Week- @minguabeefjerky @evans02_mike @_CoachManning @KyHighFootball @MaxPreps @sfitz_840whas @840WHAS @ColeHodge_QB_PG @ECUPiratesFB @centurions_fb

November 24, 2023 Fletcher Long 0

Cole Hodge has had a sensational career at Christian Academy-Louisville (CAL). He has been a star on the hardwood and the gridiron. The 6’2,” 190-pounder is going to Eastern Carolina to lead its program into college football glory. I get a feeling some in-state schools are going to regret letting this guy get out of Kentucky, mark our words. In the meantime, the Centurions look poised to win a title this year and the Hodge brothers (Cole and Conner) will play a huge part in it. Enjoy this feature and don’t forget to celebrate with us the services, people, and financial products which have caused a revolution in Kentucky’s banking industry. Friday Night Fletch

Happy Thanksgiving as ‘The Storm’ football program has plenty for which to give thanks- @HopkinsCentral @evans02_mike @minguabeefjerky @1776Bank @KyHighFootball @kyhighs @PrepSpin @MaxPreps @HLpreps @840WHAS 

November 23, 2023 Fletcher Long 0

We can assure you Central is plenty thankful it picked up a versatile athlete the likes of Silas Gunn. Gunn came through for the Storm, big-time, particularly roaming the defensive back-third. Many, many good things ahead for this young athlete and this fine program. Happy Thanksgiving everyone! Friday Night Fletch.

Frankfort’s John Griffin from Franklin County High is the @minguabeefjerky Protein-packed Performer- @johnathangr1ff @1776Bank @evans02_mike @PrepSpin @sfitz_whas840 @840WHAS

November 22, 2023 Fletcher Long 0

Franklin County has been knocking on the door of a championship for the last several years. They sit at 13-0 and get to host the semis, which is always considered a huge advantage. Of course, they are hosting the Boyle County Rebels. Uh…that’s not a very good draw. Griffin will have to be at his best, as will the rest of his compatriots. Enjoy this feature and pop some of Kentucky’s finest jerky products in your mouth and savor the flavor! #SavorTheFlavor! Friday Night Fletch.

Friday Night Fletch picks the Semi-State Champions; and then there were four- @EddieEviston @Bluecolonels @pths_football @coachthomp9 @coach_marksbury @1776Bank @PrepSpin @KyHighFootball @kyhighs @HLpreps @840WHAS @sfitz_840whas @evans02_Mike @minguabeefjerky

November 20, 2023 Fletcher Long 0

The penultimate in high school football is gaining the inestimable privilege of getting to practice football on Thanksgiving. Well, there are 24 teams left who get this privilege and get to build this life-long memory. Half of the remaining will run out onto Kroger Field and play for a championship. Which 12 will it be? We attempt to answer that for you right here. Friday Night Fletch

The Tale of the Tape: Heavyweight Showdown Headed for Park Hills, KY @EddieEviston @Bluecolonels @pths_football @coachthomp9 @coach_marksbury @1776Bank @PrepSpin @KyHighFootball @kyhighs @HLpreps @840WHAS @sfitz_840whas @evans02_Mike @minguabeefjerky

November 19, 2023 Fletcher Long 3

We take a deep dive into the matchup between Paducah Tilghman and Covington Catholic upcoming this Friday night in the semi-state. The game is being played in Park Hills, KY and we have broken down the relevant subparts to answer the equation (we believe anyway). Enjoy this “deep dive” into the matchup. We didn’t put in many pictures, this is a “meat and potatoes” article and not one for an unserious, high school, football fan. Enjoy, Friday Night Fletch

Anthony “Nino” White, head football coach at Louisville’s Atherton High is the @1776Bank Revolutionary Coach of the Week- @minguabeefjerky @evans02_mike @_CoachManning @KyHighFootball @MaxPreps @sfitz_840whas @840WHAS @CoachNinoDBE323 

November 17, 2023 Fletcher Long 0

Anthony White has his big A-Train playing for a 5A regional championship tonight. The Ravens will entertain an Owensboro Senior team which is accustomed to playing at this stage of the KHSAA playoffs. This is new for Atherton but that doesn’t mean we’re at the end. When your coach is the GLFCA Coach of the Year, practically anything can happen. Enjoy this feature and don’t forget to celebrate with us the services, people, and financial products which have caused a revolution in Kentucky’s banking industry. Friday Night Fletch

Isac is the Earl of the Storm football program- @HopkinsCentral @evans02_mike @Yfnmcnary @minguabeefjerky @1776Bank @KyHighFootball @kyhighs @PrepSpin @MaxPreps @HLpreps @sfitz_whas840 @840WHAS 

November 16, 2023 Fletcher Long 0

Isac Earl is a guy who got plenty of run his freshman year, especially for a freshman at QB. This year he took another step toward the player he ultimately will be. This kid is a pretty polished play-maker and is growing into quite the dual threat QB. Enjoy the feature. Friday Night Fletch

Daniel Thomas from Bell County High is the @minguabeefjerky Protein-packed Performer- @DanielThomas_4 @1776Bank @evans02_mike @PrepSpin @sfitz_whas840 @840WHAS @BellCountyFB

November 15, 2023 Fletcher Long 0

Daniel Thomas has had quite a career all in one single season. This year alone, the 5’9,” 180-pounder has gained 3,159-yards and scored 45-rushing TDs on 295-carries. He plays defense too as he has 68-tackles, 2-TFLs, and a QB-sack on the year. Enjoy this feature and pop some of Kentucky’s finest jerky products in your mouth and savor the flavor! #SavorTheFlavor! Friday Night Fletch.

Spencer County has been right on the Mark(sbury)- @KellenMar3 @ScBearMascot @coach_marksbury @1776Bank @PrepSpin @KyHighFootball @kyhighs @HLpreps @840WHAS @sfitz_840whas @evans02_Mike @minguabeefjerky

November 14, 2023 Fletcher Long 0

It isn’t uncommon for players to play high school football for their dads. Matter of fact, 1956 Heisman, runner-up, and College Football Hall of Famer, Johnny “The Drum” Majors, played for his dad in high school (Shirley Majors) at Huntland High. Often, as was the case in the Majors’s situation, the son is the dad’s very best player. Mike Marksbury has done a wonderful job at Spencer County. One has to wonder how much his son, Kellen, has done to further dad’s coaching career. Enjoy the feature. Friday Night Fletch

Friday Night Fletch picks the Regional Championship Winners… @1776Bank @PrepSpin @KyHighFootball @kyhighs @HLpreps @840WHAS @sfitz_840whas @evans02_Mike 

November 12, 2023 Fletcher Long 1

Friday Night Fletch has become a commonwealth-wide phenomenon in high school football circles. Frankly and succinctly put, Fletcher Long knows twice as much about the world of KHSAA football as any one person alive today. He is an expert; he has done the work. Enjoy this article and let’s see Friday night how right or wrong he was.

Russ Crowe from Daviess County High is the @1776Bank Revolutionary Player of the Week- @DCHS_Football @minguabeefjerky @evans02_mike @_CoachManning @KyHighFootball @MaxPreps @sfitz_840whas @840WHAS 

November 10, 2023 Fletcher Long 0

Russ Crowe helped his Daviess County ball club get to tonight’s second round match-up with Central Hardin in Edgewood, Kentucky. I am not sure how many of you realize what an uphill battle Daviess County had to fight to just get to this game. That North Hardin club had to forfeit some games for the use of an ineligible player this year. Many of the games North was required to forfeit were games North had won handily. Enjoy this feature and don’t forget to celebrate with us the services, people, and financial products which have caused a revolution in Kentucky’s banking industry. Friday Night Fletch

Storm Warning: Central Seniors Hit Recruiting Trail- @HopkinsCentral @_CoachManning @logan_rodgers_ @1776Bank @PrepSpin @KyHighFootball @kyhighs @HLpreps @MaxPreps @HopkinsCentral @840WHAS @sfitz_840whas @evans02_Mike 

November 9, 2023 Fletcher Long 0

Logan Rodgers has been getting pressed of late and by a face pretty familiar to him and to us. Adrian Stringer is a sophomore QB for Illinois College, a Midwest Conference team which looks likely to advance to the NCAA field this Fall. The “Blueboys” stand at 8-1 overall with a 7-1 conference mark and beat Monmouth, head to head, earlier in the year 20-17. Stringer has been soliciting Rodgers to come join him. Will Rodgers heed the call? Enjoy this feature. Friday Night Fletch.

For the second week this season; Brach Rice from Dixie Heights is the @minguabeefjerky Protein-packed Performer- @RiceBrach @CoachPBurke @tsfootball @1776Bank @evans02_mike @PrepSpin @sfitz_whas840 @840WHAS

November 8, 2023 Fletcher Long 0

’24 LB (& Redhawk commitment) demonstrated prowess on offense and defense in round one We reported on this guy and awarded him this same distinction back in August of 2023. He had a night, in the first round, we just had to reward. It isn’t everyday a 5A player contributes […]

Williamsburg High has a ‘Goodin’ at QB and he is back next season- @WhsJacketPride @1776Bank @PrepSpin @KyHighFootball @kyhighs @HLpreps @MaxPreps @HopkinsCentral @840WHAS @sfitz_840whas @evans02_Mike 

November 7, 2023 Fletcher Long 0

Nate Goodin is among the more productive dual-threat QBs in the mountains and plays for, historically, one of its stronger programs. Williamsburg hasn’t been as good this year as they have been in others but, they are young, and with talent like Nate Goodin around, the Yellow Jackets figure to be in the mix going forward. Of course, the young Jackets, coached by Jerry Herron, Jr. have to attempt to survive a trip to Pikeville, Kentucky in round two. That trip to Pikeville has taken down a many Yellow Jacket football team in years gone past. Friday Night Fletch

Watch out Sayre (11-0); here come the Paris Greyhounds in round two! @1776Bank @PrepSpin @KyHighFootball @kyhighs @HLpreps @MaxPreps @HopkinsCentral @840WHAS @sfitz_840whas @evans02_Mike 

November 5, 2023 Fletcher Long 0

Paris heads to Lexington, KY to take on the 11-0, Sayre Spartans, and its splendiferous sophomore QB, Luke Pennington. Pennington had thrown 37-TD passes to zero INTs entering the first round game against Harlan. However, Paris has some fine talent of its own, including ’27 signal-caller, Julius Gregory and a young head coach everyone is talking discussing (Tyquan Rice, pictured). We will take a look at this matchup, which might go a ways toward reserving a slot on Kroger Field in early December. Friday Night Fletch

Boyle’s Geordon Brown with long strike capability as Boyle downs Whitley County 41-6- @Geordon3_ @Brown7G @BCRebelFootball @1776Bank @PrepSpin @KyHighFootball @kyhighs @HLpreps @MaxPreps @840WHAS @sfitz_840whas @evans02_Mike @MontavinQuisen1 @CoachHaddix11

November 4, 2023 Fletcher Long 0

Every one talks about Montavin Quisenberry around the Boyle program and rightfully. However, Boyle has another athlete on its roster clipping off fully automated 10.8-second, 100-meter track times. That converts to a 40-yard dash time of 4.5-seconds (fully automated) which is blazing. This guy has averaged over 30-yards a reception this year and is second on the team in TDs receptions. Enjoy the feature. Friday Night Fletch.

Yzir Gray from Warren Central is the @1776Bank Revolutionary Player of the Week- @godmadeyzir @minguabeefjerky @evans02_mike @_CoachManning @KyHighFootball @MaxPreps @sfitz_840whas @840WHAS @WCAthleticDept

November 3, 2023 Fletcher Long 0

It is playoff time around Kentucky and every team enters the playoffs with the same 0-0 record shooting for 5-0. Warrant Central starts its journey tonight when it travels to Henderson County. Let’s see if Yzir Gray can help the Dragons get off on the right foot. Enjoy this feature and don’t forget to celebrate with us the services, people, and financial products which have caused a revolution in Kentucky’s banking industry. Friday Night Fletch

Manning and McNary have traveled this ‘long and winding road,’ together- @Calil McNary @_CoachManning_ @Logan_rodgers- @minguabeefjerky @1776Bank @KyHighFootball @evans02_Mike @840WHAS @sfitz_840whas

November 2, 2023 Fletcher Long 0

In 1970, on the band’s final album, Paul McCartney wrote a song which would be the Beetles’ last number one hit entitled, “The Long and Winding Road.” It has been such a road for Central’s Calil McNary, and his head football coach Chris Manning. Enjoy this feature detailing and highlighting a remarkable talent. Friday Night Fletch.

Montavin Quisenberry (‘Q’) from Boyle County is the @minguabeefjerky Protein-packed Performer of the Week- @1776Bank @PrepSpin @KyHighFootball @kyhighs @HLpreps @MaxPreps @HopkinsCentral @840WHAS @sfitz_840whas @evans02_Mike @MontavinQuisen1 @BCRebelFootball @CoachHaddix11

November 1, 2023 Fletcher Long 0

Montavin Quisenberry, or “Q” as we call him around our offices, is the best football player in Kentucky’s ’25 graduating class. We have thought this for around three years, since back in his Garrard County days, and he has done nothing to dispel this belief. His night against Frederick Douglass, we felt, was jerky worthy. We could give him this award every week. Enjoy this feature and pop some of Kentucky’s finest jerky products in your mouth and savor the flavor! #SavorTheFlavor! Friday Night Fletch.

Anyone hoping to get past Bracken County and the Polar Bears would do well to avoid the Tarter Sauce- @TarterDaulton @brackencounty @minguabeefjerky @1776Bank @PrepSpin @KyHighFootball @kyhighs @HLpreps @MaxPreps @evans02_Mike @840WHAS @sfitz_840whas

October 31, 2023 Fletcher Long 0

We love to come up with something clever in the title. Daulton Tarter’s name lends itself to “Tartar Sauce” references easily and we decided to go with that. I wanted to make a “Steak Tartare” reference but Coach Lyon pointed out the spellings were significantly different. Coach Lyon really enrages me some days. Enjoy this feature. Friday Night Fletch

Brady Hensley, it IS in him-@Oakley_Watkins @CoachDCharles @minguabeefjerky @1776Bank @PrepSpin @KyHighFootball @kyhighs @HLpreps @MaxPreps @evans02_Mike @840WHAS @sfitz_840whas

October 29, 2023 Fletcher Long 0

Gatorade’s slogan, or one of them at least is, “Is it in you?” That is a very appropriate question and one which bears on how this kid came to commit to EKU. Hensley’s father was a four year football letterman at EKU and both his parents graduated from EKU. Do you know what is in him other than a legacy to EKU? We think the Gatorade Kentucky High School Player of the Year. Give this man a Gatorade. Enjoy the feature. Friday Night Fletch

Middle School Spotlight: Bryson Johnson, the best MS football player in Kentucky, Period! End of dictation-@1776Bank @PrepSpin @KyHighFootball @MaxPreps @minguabeefjerky @840WHAS @evans02_mike @sfitz_840whas @PerryCoCentral @WYMT

October 28, 2023 Fletcher Long 5

This is Bryson Johnson and he is the best football player in 8th-grade anywhere in Kentucky. He forecasts as a LB, most likely, in high school but could find a home in the offensive backfield. His being omitted from ANY middle school all-star, all-state team is a gross omission. Friday Night Fletch.

Coby Dant from McLean County High in Calhoun, Kentucky is the @1776Bank, Revolutionary Player of the Week- @minguabeefjerky @evans02_mike @_CoachManning @KyHighFootball @MaxPreps @sfitz_840whas @840WHAS @McLeanSportsNet @MCHSCoach

October 27, 2023 Fletcher Long 0

Coby Dant is a perfect example of the type player Independence Bank seeks to publicize. He is an under the radar guy who eschews glory or fame in order to go out, night in and night out, and just do the job. Enjoy this feature and don’t forget to celebrate with us the services, people, and financial products which have caused a revolution in Kentucky’s banking industry. Friday Night Fletch

Storm Warning/Weather Report: While officially out of the playoff race; still plenty about ’24 to remember, relish- @1776Bank @PrepSpin @KyHighFootball @MaxPreps @minguabeefjerky @HopkinsCentral @840WHAS @DylanMorris2025 @minguabeefjerky @HopkinsCentral @evans02_mike @sfitz_840whas

October 26, 2023 Fletcher Long 0

I will always remember 2024 and the season which provided fans plenty of suspense and thrills. It will always stand out to me of the “season which could have been.” Enjoy this look back at the year and look forward to stomping the ever-loving, gob-sobbing, crap out of Fulton County tomorrow night. Friday Night Fletch

Jamari Pennebaker from Holy Cross (Louisville) is the @minguabeefjerky Protein-packed Performer of the Week- @1776Bank @PrepSpin @KyHighFootball @kyhighs @HLpreps @MaxPreps @HopkinsCentral @840WHAS @sfitz_840whas @evans02_Mike @HCougs_Football @CoachEricDick

October 25, 2023 Fletcher Long 0

We called this Pennebaker kid going off in a preseason article written about the likely top five in ’23 in the 1A classification. Holy Cross has underperformed a little, though the only performance which counts is on the brink of commencing, but Pennebaker has been on the money. We believe in Coach Eric Dick’s Cougars and wouldn’t be surprised for them to hang around a while in the playoffs. Till then, pop some of Kentucky’s finest jerky products in your mouth and savor the flavor! #SavorTheFlavor! FL

Trigg Middle School Champions of the Mid-Sky Conference… @1776Bank @PrepSpin @KyHighFootball @MaxPreps @minguabeefjerky @HopkinsCentral @840WHAS @DylanMorris2025 @minguabeefjerky @HopkinsCentral @evans02_mike @sfitz_840whas @CoachEzell45 

October 23, 2023 Fletcher Long 0

Trigg County has a hoss middle school team led by a hoss. You may not remember Coach Taylor McGee but he was an All-State player for Trigg County High, broke the Kentucky Powerlifting Meet bench press record (at the time) competing in the sport’s Heavyweight Division (435-pound bench), played in college at KENTUCKY WESLEYAN, and is now coaching the Middle School Wildcats where he has enjoyed unparalleled success at the helm. Enjoy this feature about a team certainly one of the more talented competing at the middle school level anywhere across the commonwealth. Friday Nigh Fletch

Brady Hensley and LCA tracking that title- @Oakley_Watkins @CoachDCharles @minguabeefjerky @1776Bank @PrepSpin @KyHighFootball @kyhighs @HLpreps @MaxPreps @HopkinsCentral @evans02_Mike @840WHAS @sfitz_840whas

October 22, 2023 Fletcher Long 2

Lexington Christian Academy (LCA) is tracking that title this year in 2A and the Eagles have all the flight power needed to walk off Kroger Field very, very happy. The strength of the team isn’t subsumed in its passing attack. LCA has (perhaps) the best rushing attack in Kentucky’s high school game. Enjoy the feature. Friday Night Fletch

Ballard Smokes Eastern, Hopes for Strong Finish in Versailles- @minguabeefjerky @1776Bank @PrepSpin @KyHighFootball @kyhighs @HLpreps @MaxPreps @HopkinsCentral @evans02_Mike @840WHAS @sfitz_840whas @Ballard_Bruins

October 21, 2023 Fletcher Long 0

Ballard certainly knows something about developing top-flight talent at DE. Remember Jadairion Smith? We sure do. Ballard is now 6-3 with Woodford County remaining and Mikel Clack is the new “Jadairion Smith.” Clack leads the commonwealth in sacks and has a long frame, albeit slight, but he can really move. Ballard is staring down the barrel of a 7-3 finish, and with the 7th-highest RPI in the class, the 6A, 5th district Bruins hope to host to host an opening game. Friday Night Fletch

Jack James from Tilghman High in Paducah is the @1776Bank, Revolutionary Player of the Week- @_jackjames9 @pths_football @minguabeefjerky @HopkinsCentral @evans02_mike @_CoachManning @KyHighFootball @MaxPreps @sfitz_840whas @840WHAS

October 20, 2023 Fletcher Long 0

Jack James is one of Kentucky’s very best at the QB position especially in the ’25 graduating class. He is already his schools all-time TD thrower and Hunter Cantwell played at PTHS. What James did last Friday night is the type production you’re lucky to get on a video game. Enjoy the feature and celebrate with us the services, people, and financial products which have caused a revolution in Kentucky’s banking industry. FL.

Double A (Ahmari Alexander) from Trigg passes the eye-test- @1776Bank @PrepSpin @KyHighFootball @MaxPreps @minguabeefjerky @HopkinsCentral @840WHAS @DylanMorris2025 @minguabeefjerky @HopkinsCentral @evans02_mike @sfitz_840whas @CoachEzell45 @TriggFootball

October 19, 2023 Fletcher Long 0

Ahmari Alexander is an example of the fine ’26s we have around the commonwealth of Kentucky. This kid is 6′ tall and weighs a sturdily proportioned 210-pounds. He was enjoying quite a sophomore year before falling to injury. He will be heard from again we are willing to wager. Friday Night Fletch

Storm Warning: Central to entertain Hancock County in a ‘win or its basketball season’ game- @1776Bank @PrepSpin @KyHighFootball @MaxPreps @minguabeefjerky @HopkinsCentral @840WHAS @DylanMorris2025 @minguabeefjerky @HopkinsCentral @evans02_mike @sfitz_840whas

October 19, 2023 Fletcher Long 0

It is definitely “crunch time” around Morton’s Gap. This is win or play basketball time in District 1. What makes this district so hard is the fact there are five good football teams, with Union perhaps elite, vying for 4-seats on the bus. The music is about to stop playing. Will there be a spot for our Storm? Friday Night Fletch.

Kolter Smith from Male High (Louisville) is the @minguabeefjerky Protein-packed Performer of the Week- @1776Bank @PrepSpin @KyHighFootball @kyhighs @HLpreps @MaxPreps @HopkinsCentral @evans02_Mike @840WHAS @sfitz_840whas @evans02_Mike @KolterSmithKY

October 18, 2023 Fletcher Long 1

Man oh man is that cat having himself quite the senior season. Coming into the playoffs it is hard to imagine a guy playing any better than Male High’s Kolter Smith. Enjoy this feature, sit back, and get ready for the show form now until we hit Kroger Field. We are confident Male High will make it there. Till then, pop some of Kentucky’s finest jerky products in your mouth and savor the flavor! #SavorTheFlavor! FL

Being a Mobley-Cooper Mobley in a line of fine athletes from that surname @evans02_mike @minguabeefjerky @1776Bank @HopkinsCentral @_CoachManning @KyHighFootball @MaxPreps @MobleyCooper3 @CaldwellCoFB @sfitz_840whas

October 17, 2023 Fletcher Long 2

’26 two-way star thriving on a young roster taking its licks Cooper Mobley is a 6’1,” 210-pound grown man playing football at the 2A level in the western end of Kentucky. Mobley is also an accomplished “thrower” on the varsity Track & Field team which says quite a lot about […]

J-Town finished three feet short of glory yet still found something else well worth the fight, Legitimacy- @football_jtown @McdanielsCamron @minguabeefjerky @HopkinsCentral @evans02_mike @_CoachManning @KyHighFootball @MaxPreps @sfitz_840whas

October 13, 2023 Fletcher Long 0

’23 Chargers team showed its vastly different than prior versions Camron McDaniels may be the best kept secret in Kentucky High School football. The junior TE/DE, with the help of his teammates, has completely reversed the Chargers’ football fortunes. At 6’5,” 245-pounds, he has the perfect frame for D-1 football […]

Bryce Button from South Warren High is the @1776Bank, Revolutionary Player of the Week- @ButtonBryce @SouthWarrenFB @SouthWarrenHigh @minguabeefjerky @HopkinsCentral @evans02_mike @_CoachManning @KyHighFootball @MaxPreps @sfitz_840whas

October 13, 2023 Fletcher Long 2

Bryce Button, a ’25 QB at South Warren in Bowling Green, KY, over the first seven (7) games of this ’23 season has been the very picture of Swiss-made precision. Last week he completed close to 80% of his passing attempts and threw for four (4) TD’s against 0-picks. Regardless of college potential, and he has his fair share, this kid is a dynamite high school football player. Enjoy the feature and celebrate with us the services, people, and financial products which have caused a revolution in Kentucky’s banking industry. FL.

Talking Football with KPGFootball’s & 840 WHAS’s ‘Friday Night Fletch’- @PrepSpin @KyHighFootball @kyhighs @HLpreps @MaxPreps @HopkinsCentral @evans02_Mike

October 12, 2023 Fletcher Long 0

We highlight two from each class, or more,… We are coming down to the end of the regular season and teams are jockeying for playoff position, and for some, inclusion. Our very own “Friday Night Fletch,” the resident middle and high school football expert in Kentucky breaks down the compelling […]

‘McNary on the Carry’ is the @minguabeefjerky Protein-packed Performer of the Week- @1776Bank @PrepSpin @KyHighFootball @kyhighs @HLpreps @MaxPreps @HopkinsCentral @evans02_Mike @840WHAS @sfitz_840whas

October 11, 2023 Fletcher Long 0

Every time Calil McNary gets a hand-off, the PA says, “McNary on the Carry.” Now, that is branding. Every time we see Central’s 6’2,” 240-pound FB we think, “McNary on the Carry.” When you see him around Hopkins County, try it! He broke several career marks in his fine career last Friday against Trigg County. His night against Trigg alone was jerky-worthy. Throw in the career marks, and it really isn’t close. Enjoy this feature and join us again next week when we recognize another outstanding athlete. Till then, pop some of Kentucky’s finest jerky products in your mouth and savor the flavor! #SavorTheFlavor! FL

Coach Yeast and Mercer County are definitely on the rise – @1776Bank @PrepSpin @KyHighFootball @minguabeefjerky @HopkinsCentral @evans02_mike @840WHAS @sfitz_840whas @HopkinsCentral @mercer_football

October 10, 2023 Fletcher Long 0

Today we are looking at a program which has snuck up on some people after a 5-6 ’22 season. Mercer will have many pieces back next year, particularly on defense, but the McKinney, season ending injury in the game with Southwestern was heart-breaking. Still, Mercer has an opportunity to finish very strong and go into the playoffs 9-1. Enjoy the feature. “Friday Night Fletch”

Russ Osborne, Shelby Valley, leading his Wildcats toward a district determining showdown- @russosb_3 @teeroyhowell @SVCoachOsborne @1776Bank @PrepSpin @KyHighFootball @minguabeefjerky @HopkinsCentral @evans02_mike @840WHAS @sfitz_840whas @HopkinsCentral

October 9, 2023 Fletcher Long 0

Russ Osborne leads his Shelby Valley Wildcats to victory and has the athleticism to play on either side or the football at the next level. We don’t know where that level will be but we know there will be a next level for this guy. Enjoy the feature. Friday Night Fletch

The unforgettable, Ethan Wilson, and his Jackson County Generals have tied the program all-time, season wins mark; and in only 8-games @1776Bank @PrepSpin @KyHighFootball @minguabeefjerky @HopkinsCentral @evans02_mike @840WHAS @sfitz_840whas @HopkinsCentral @JacksonCountyHS

October 7, 2023 Fletcher Long 0

Jackson County on Thursday night, with the help of a splendid senior RB who began the year as a TE/LB, did something the program has never before done…the Generals won their sixth game of the season in only the team’s eighth attempt. The Generals are sitting at the top of the 5th District (freelance) standings with two games to play staring down the barrels of an 8-2 potential. They were 0-10 a year ago. Wow!

James Posey from Hopkins County Central High is the @1776Bank Revolutionary Player of the Week. @minguabeefjerky @HopkinsCentral @evans02_mike @_CoachManning @KyHighFootball @MaxPreps @sfitz_840whas@McLeanSportsNet @MCHSCoach

October 6, 2023 Fletcher Long 0

James “Pocket Full Of” Posey has been in everyone’s pocket (or backfield) over the first seven (7) games of this ’23 season. Last week, against one of the stronger ball clubs in 3A, District 1 (McLean), Posey spent the entire night chasing ball handlers around the Cougars’ backfield. He is a tad undersized but has the length to make up for it. Regardless of college potential, and he has his fair share, this kid is a dynamite high school football player. Enjoy the feature and celebrate with us the services, people, and financial products which have caused a revolution in Kentucky’s banking industry. FL.

Storm Warning: Central travels to Cadiz to take on Trigg County @1776Bank @PrepSpin @KyHighFootball @MaxPreps @minguabeefjerky @HopkinsCentral @evans02_mike @840WHAS @sfitz_840whas @MaxPreps @minguabeefjerky @HopkinsCentral @evans02_mike @840WHAS @sfitz_840whas @TriggFootball

October 5, 2023 Fletcher Long 0

We enjoy bringing you scouting reports on just whom The Storm is playing each Friday night. This week is a winnable game on the road over a Trigg County team which, much like The Storm, is a much better than its record would suggest. We believe The Storm will emerge victorious, but the game still has to be played. See you guys in Cadiz.

Tucker Warren from Rockcastle County High (Mt. Vernon) is the @minguabeefjerky Protein-packed Performer of the Week- @1776Bank @PrepSpin @KyHighFootball @kyhighs @HLpreps @MaxPreps @HopkinsCentral @evans02_Mike @840WHAS @sfitz_840whas @evans02_Mike @TuckerWarren04 @RockHardFB

October 4, 2023 Fletcher Long 0

Tucker Warren is a transfer from 5A North Laurel. He is killing it at “The Rock” and Rockcastle High is, in turn, killing it this season. Last Friday night, the team travelled to Middlesboro, Kentucky and took down a giant in the 3A classification in Bell County. Enjoy this feature and join us again next week when we recognize another outstanding athlete. Till then, pop some of Kentucky’s finest jerky products in your mouth and savor the flavor! #SavorTheFlavor! FL

Jarren Johnson leading his Braves toward a championship- @1776Bank @PrepSpin @KyHighFootball @MaxPreps @minguabeefjerky @HopkinsCentral @evans02_mike @840WHAS @sfitz_840whas @UCBraves

October 3, 2023 Fletcher Long 2

Jarrren Johnson has been lighting it up for the Union County Braves. The Junior dual-threat QB has proven more dangerous with his feet than his arm but his team is 7-0 and will be favored in its remaining three games so just keep doing what you’ve been doing playa! Enjoy the feature. FL.

Make no mistake about it, Central High’s (Louisville) Cortez is a Stone-cold Killa on the football field- @8gocrazzyy @CHSJacketFB @1776Bank @PrepSpin @KyHighFootball @MaxPreps @minguabeefjerky @HopkinsCentral @evans02_mike @840WHAS @sfitz_840whas

October 2, 2023 Fletcher Long 1

We have written about Cortez Stone for years. We also were among the very first to recognize him as ’25’s top running back, commonwealth-wide. His junior season hasn’t been changing anyone’s mind around our offices. Enjoy the feature. FL.

Storm Report: McLean got them a pocket full of Posey Thursday Night, escaping Morton’s Gap by the slimmest of Margins @1776Bank @PrepSpin @KyHighFootball @MaxPreps @minguabeefjerky @HopkinsCentral @evans02_mike @840WHAS @sfitz_840whas

September 29, 2023 Fletcher Long 0

James Posey is one of the better linemen playing football around western Kentucky this season. Against McLean he was a one man wrecking crew both offensively and defensively. Enjoy this feature about a heart-breaking loss but a sign better days are ahead. FL.

Elijah Baldwin from McLean County High is the @1776Bank Revolutionary Player of the Week. @minguabeefjerky @HopkinsCentral @evans02_mike @_CoachManning @KyHighFootball @MaxPreps @sfitz_840whas@McLeanSportsNet @MCHSCoach

September 29, 2023 Fletcher Long 0

We usually dedicate these articles to branches. Today, we dedicate this article to the President of the McLean
County branch of Independence Bank. We talk about our people, products, and services being superior and they are. We thought today we would focus on a person. Congratulations Derek Miller and enjoy the feature and celebrate with us the Revolutionary service, people, and financial products which have caused a revolution in Kentucky’s banking industry. FL.

Zane Johnson from Trinity High (Louisville) is the @minguabeefjerky Protein-packed Performer of the Week- @1776Bank @PrepSpin @KyHighFootball @kyhighs @HLpreps @MaxPreps @HopkinsCentral @evans02_Mike @840WHAS @sfitz_840whas @evans02_Mike @ZaneJohnson_3 @TrinityHSFB

September 27, 2023 Fletcher Long 0

Louisville, KY: Migua Beef Jerky uses Enviro-Pac CHU-2000 equipment to cook its meat to USDA required levels for both moist or dry operation. Mingua Beef Jerky wants you to become one of its many satisfied customers by sampling its quality hand sliced, all natural beef jerky. We know you’ll love it and come back for more, […]

Breathitt has ‘Wheels.’ @BreathittFB @minguabeefjerky @PrepSpin @KyHighFootball @1776Bank @MaxPreps @HLpreps @NotBHSbarstool @HopkinsCentral @evans02_mike @840WHAS @sfitz_840whas

September 26, 2023 Fletcher Long 0

I coached a player at Hoptown Middle School who went on to be a star in HS and signed with Campbellsville. Jevon Leavell was that guy and a coach I had on staff looked at me, one time, and said, “Coach Long, I am going to give you some advice today which stands to really help us…find ways to get the ball in Mr. Leavell’s hands.” Leavell went on to break Hoptown’s 100-meter dash record in track. Artose Pinner and Curtis Pulley both ran track for the Tigers. Leavell and Wheels Turner have lots in common. Enjoy the feature. FL.

The Brothers Hughes hope to be The Brothers Grimm to 2A, District 6- @KammHughess_ @krishughes2026 @1776Bank @PrepSpin @KyHighFootball @MaxPreps @minguabeefjerky @HopkinsCentral @evans02_mike @840WHAS @sfitz_840whas

September 25, 2023 Fletcher Long 0

They were called The Brothers Grimm (die Brüder Grimm or die Gebrüder Grimm) and they were German academics and cultural researchers of whom you have undoubtedly heard. Well, Somerset has The Brothers Hughes and they will be heard from before the title to District 6 in 2A gets ultimately decided. Enjoy the feature. FL.

Storm Report: Central drops tough one to Webster in Dixon, KY…must come home and ready for McLean-@1776Bank @PrepSpin @KyHighFootball @MaxPreps @minguabeefjerky @HopkinsCentral @evans02_mike @840WHAS @sfitz_840whas

September 23, 2023 Fletcher Long 0

Central went on the road needing a win to get into the number two slot when seeding commences. Central left Dixon, KY just hoping to have a seat when this “musical chairs” experience of a ’23 football season stops its music. Central came up short but still has plenty for which to play. Enjoy the feature. FL.

Zane Johnson, ’27 QB for Trinity High (Louisville), showed out on KY’s biggest stage. @ZaneJohnson_3 @1776Bank @PrepSpin @KyHighFootball @MaxPreps @minguabeefjerky @HopkinsCentral @evans02_mike @840WHAS @sfitz_840whas 

September 23, 2023 Fletcher Long 0

The Johnson kid (Zane) has defied all conventional wisdom generally espoused about playing as a freshman at Louisville’s Trinity High. Not only is he playing, but his play has resulted in Trinity winning. Before you call and tell me your son should be the Freshman All-State QB there are some performances out there you might want to see prior to your getting too far out on that limb. Enjoy the feature. FL.

Dane Parsley from Warren East High is the @1776Bank Revolutionary Player of the Week. @DaneParsley18 @minguabeefjerky @HopkinsCentral @evans02_mike @_CoachManning @KyHighFootball @MaxPreps @sfitz_840whas

September 22, 2023 Fletcher Long 0

At Independence Bank, we celebrate the young athletes in our communities who thrill us with their athletic prowess and the branches which make our family the strong and vibrant entity it is. Today we celebrate another young football player from beautiful Bowling Green, Kentucky and celebrate Bowling Green, as a whole. Enjoy the feature and celebrate with us the Revolutionary service, people, and financial products which have caused a revolution in Kentucky’s banking industry. FL.

Storm Warning: Central travels to Dixon, KY for a tough district challenge with playoff implications @1776Bank @PrepSpin @KyHighFootball @MaxPreps @minguabeefjerky @HopkinsCentral @evans02_mike @840WHAS @sfitz_840whas @UCBraves

September 21, 2023 Fletcher Long 0

The Trojans are 4-1; ‘riding high’ in 3A’s first district Talk about your big games…this game in Dixon, Kentucky Friday night would have to rank up there with among the bigger games the Storm will play under the present Manning regime. Webster is red hot and they have some athletic […]

Gerian Traynor from duPont Manual High (Louisville) is the @minguabeefjerky Protein-packed Performer of the Week- @solo_gerian @yeah_itsgarland @1776Bank @PrepSpin @KyHighFootball @kyhighs @HLpreps @MaxPreps @HopkinsCentral @evans02_Mike @840WHAS @sfitz_840whas @evans02_Mike

September 20, 2023 Fletcher Long 0

We thought with everything the students and players at duPont Manual have been experiencing with Coach Donnie Stoner and his being indicted, someone on that football team could use a bolt of protein. Therefore, we nominated Gerian Traynor and the folks at Mingua Beef Jerky were please to oblige. Enjoy this feature and join us again next week when we recognize another outstanding athlete. Till then, pop some of Kentucky’s finest jerky products in your mouth and savor the flavor! #SavorTheFlavor! FL

File the Daniel Thomas, 2023 performance, so far, under the heading, ‘Are you serious?’ @DanielThomas_4 @BellCountyFB @1776Bank @PrepSpin @KyHighFootball @MaxPreps @minguabeefjerky @HopkinsCentral @evans02_mike @840WHAS @sfitz_840whas

September 19, 2023 Fletcher Long 0

“Mr. Football” gets annually awarded to the very best football player in the high school game from across Kentucky. It is almost always awarded to a senior. Daniel Thomas (’24), from Bell County, is eerily reminiscent of Isaac Dixon from a few years back who won “Mr. Football” himself. Thomas may be the odds-on favorite for this year’s distinction for what he does for the offense AND what he lends to the defens. Enjoy this feature. FL.

Gerian Traynor, duPont Manual, leading his team-rising above the fray. @solo_gerian @yeah_itsgarland @1776Bank @PrepSpin @KyHighFootball @MaxPreps @minguabeefjerky @HopkinsCentral @evans02_mike @840WHAS @sfitz_840whas

September 18, 2023 Fletcher Long 0

This article isn’t about the controversy swarming the Crimson program. This article is about a group of kids who are rising above, sit at 5-0 entering a game with CAL and having already beaten both South Warren and Taft High (OH). This article is even more particularly about German Traynor, a sophomore RB making a huge impact for this ball club when it is most needed. Enjoy the feature. FL.

The Colonel’s marching orders: Forget about the non-conference slate; win the SAA! @CentreFootball @minguabeefjerky @1776Bank @HopkinsCentral

September 17, 2023 Fletcher Long 0

The Colonels limped through the non-conference slate emerging 0-2. They drew a tough assignment in having to travel to Memphis and battle a 2-0 Rhodes team riding a 3-0 win streak to include beating Birmingham Southern 20-3 back in November of 2022. Jack Gohmann drew the assignment and proved himself to be equal to the task. Enjoy the feature!

Storm Report: Neither wins nor losses rank equally- @1776Bank @PrepSpin @KyHighFootball @MaxPreps @minguabeefjerky @HopkinsCentral @evans02_mike @840WHAS @sfitz_840whas

September 16, 2023 Fletcher Long 0

After last night’s 22-point loss to Union County, the remaining five games are games the Storm is capable of winning. It will take a Herculean effort to run the table (5-0) but we have the talent and ability to do just that. A 7-3 finish would put us in the number 2 slot in district 1 and assure us a couple home playoff games. This may be shaping up to be quite the year. FL.

Middle School Spotlight: Caden Scott, (QB, ’28), from Trigg Middle, is Ca$h Money! @HopkinsCentral @evans02_mike @_CoachManning @KyHighFootball @MaxPreps @sfitz_840whas @minguabeefjerky @CoachEzell45

September 16, 2023 Fletcher Long 0

We call him “Ca$H Money” around our offices. Caden Scott, a ’28 prospect at QB for Trigg County Middle, is an exceptional athlete who can make all the throws and move around the pocket sufficiently to work himself free from the pass rush. This is a kid who would challenge for first-team reps at a lot of high schools if 8th-graders were permitted to play up on varsity by KHSAA rule. Enjoy the feature. FL.

Tel Tel Long wins the @1776Bank Revolutionary Player of the Week! @TelTel_Long @GHSGatorFball @minguabeefjerky @HopkinsCentral @evans02_mike @_CoachManning @KyHighFootball @MaxPreps @sfitz_840whas

September 15, 2023 Fletcher Long 0

This week’s Revolutionary Player of the Week is Tel Tel Long (No relation, but we would be proud to claim him) from Bowling Green’s Greenwood High. The ’24 RB is fast becoming one of the more talked about offensive weapons in Kentucky’s western end. He seems to have drawn considerable interest and his teammates and he have Greenwood wondering how far this ride might last this coming playoff circuit. Enjoy the feature. FL.

Durell Turner from Simon Kenton is the @minguabeefjerky Protein-packed Performer of the Week- @rell_turner1 @SKHSFootball @1776Bank @PrepSpin @KyHighFootball @kyhighs @HLpreps @MaxPreps @HopkinsCentral @evans02_Mike @840WHAS @sfitz_840whas @evans02_Mike

September 13, 2023 Fletcher Long 1

Not all winner of this prestigious award come from teams who necessarily won their last contest. This guy here labored in defeat but did so brilliantly and valiantly. Enjoy this feature and join us again next week when we recognize another outstanding athlete. Till then, pop some of Kentucky’s finest jerky products in your mouth and savor the flavor! #SavorTheFlavor! FL

Are you guys seeing this? Eminence out of the gate, 4-0; Blaze Berry dropping dimes- @BlazeBerry15 @DaltonGambrel3 @1776Bank @HLpreps @KyHighFootball @kyhighs @PrepSpin @MaxPreps @minguabeefjerky @HopkinsCentral @evans02_mike

September 12, 2023 Fletcher Long 0

This team was 0-11 a year ago and not too many of its games were even close. How does a team which only averaged under 10-points a game a year ago and threw a whopping 18-picks rebound to averaging 48.5-points a game, over the first four, and throw for 502-yards with 7-TDs and no INT’s in a single game? We have the answer for you right here! FL

Catholic keeps drawing Aces; braced to be top-rated RPI- @1776Bank @HLpreps @OCath_Football @KyHighFootball @kyhighs @PrepSpin @MaxPreps @minguabeefjerky @HopkinsCentral @evans02_mike

September 11, 2023 Fletcher Long 0

The RPI will be rolled out here shortly. In fact, we almost expect the same to come out this week or next. We want you to be braced for something, Owensboro Catholic will be either No. 1 or No. 2 in 2A regarding RPI. They will likely stay there all season long. If they do, they will be home for the playoffs until packing for Kroger Field. What makes us say that? Enjoy the article! FL

Tucker Roth, ’25 LB from Louisville Pleasure Ridge Park is the @1776Bank Revolutionary Player of the Week- @minguabeefjerky @HopkinsCentral @KyHighFootball @sfitz_840whas @evans02_mike @TRoth2025 @coach_prp

September 7, 2023 Fletcher Long 0

We talked a bit about this last week but it deserves reiteration. There are outstanding football players on virtually every roster across Kentucky. Sometimes, even the “big city boys” get overlooked, like this week’s recipient, Tucker Roth, from PRP. As well as this guy plays, and with how he frames out, he should be a household name. Well, let’s see if we can’t help the cause a tad. Enjoy this feature about a truly outstanding linebacker in our ’25 graduating class who is Louisville, Kentucky’s Pleasure Ridge Park High and get by and visit your friends at Independence Bank. They have revolutionized the Kentucky financial services market. FL..

Storm Warning: Marion, KY to experience inclement weather Friday night! @1776Bank @PrepSpin @KyHighFootball @MaxPreps @minguabeefjerky @HopkinsCentral @evans02_mike @840WHAS @sfitz_840whas @CCRocketsFTBL

September 7, 2023 Fletcher Long 0

No time to cry over spilt milk, the Storm has a winnable game upcoming in Marion, Kentucky tomorrow night. We have to get right back on the horse, so to speak, and Marion, Kentucky has proven a tough place to mount for many teams over the years. This is a winnable game and will tell us lots about where we are as a program. FL.

Carter Parsons is the @minguabeefjerky Protein-packed Performer of the Week! @Real_CP1 @BLBobcatsFB @1776Bank @PrepSpin @KyHighFootball @kyhighs @HLpreps @MaxPreps @HopkinsCentral @evans02_Mike

September 6, 2023 Fletcher Long 0

Carter Parsons from Betsy Layne High is one of Kentucky’s top athletes in his class (2026). Betsy Layne is off to a fast start and not hankering for anything to slow their pace. We don’t believe there will be anything in HIndman, Kentucky which will give the Bobcats much pause. Enjoy this feature and join us again next week when we recognize another outstanding athlete. Till then, pop some of Kentucky’s finest jerky products in your mouth and savor the flavor! #SavorTheFlavor! FL

Jerimyah Shearer, leading! @jhadenn4 @TriggFootball @CoachEzell45 @TriggHSSports @minguabeefjerky @PrepSpin @MaxPreps @1776Bank @HopkinsCentral @evans02_mike @840WHAS @sfitz_840whas

September 5, 2023 Fletcher Long 0

’24 athlete thriving in new position We use the term “athlete” in recruiting to highlight players who have a skill set which lends them to positions they may not even play in high school. Jack Lambert, former Steeler and HOF, NFL linebacker, was a QB in high school, or so […]

Weather Report: Madisonville North-Hopkins looked impressive last night; “The Storm” still has lots for which to play! @1776Bank @PrepSpin @KyHighFootball @MaxPreps @minguabeefjerky @HopkinsCentral @evans02_mike @840WHAS @sfitz_840whas

September 2, 2023 Fletcher Long 0

Tough night in Morton’s Gap as the matchup with North didn’t go as Central fans would have liked. However, there is still plenty of season left to go and the Storm has every reason to feel good about where it stands going forward heading toward district play. Enjoy this recap…FL.

Webster County standout, Jarvis Starks Scott is the Revolutionary Player of the Week- @minguabeefjerky @1776Bank @HopkinsCentral @KyHighFootball @sfitz_840whas @evans02_mike @WebCoFootball

September 1, 2023 Fletcher Long 0

There are outstanding football players on virtually every roster across Kentucky. You just don’t always hear of the ones who happen to live in more rural, remote areas of the commonwealth. Independence Bank strives to bring your attention to outstanding players who contribute and toil in areas where they provide outstanding financial services. Enjoy this feature about a truly outstanding “Athlete” in our ’24 graduating class who is from Webster County and get by and visit your friends at Independence Bank. They have revolutionized the Kentucky financial services market. FL..

Storm Warning: Central welcomes North to Morton’s Gap_ @1776Bank @PrepSpin @KyHighFootball @MaxPreps @minguabeefjerky @HopkinsCentral @evans02_mike @840WHAS @sfitz_840whas

August 31, 2023 Fletcher Long 0

Big punchers in boxing always have a chance. No matter the odds, if you can land that one haymaker, you can end up Champion of the World. We say George Foreman do that very thing when he was in his 50’s. Central has that opportunity to “Shock the World.” Enjoy this article, get ready for war. FL.

Clay Hayden from Beechwood High is the @minguabeefjerky Protein-packed Performer of the Week! @ClayHayden7 @QBHitList @BHSTigerFBall @1776Bank @PrepSpin @KyHighFootball @kyhighs @HLpreps @MaxPreps @DeuceBailey1 @minguabeefjerky @HopkinsCentral @evans02_Mike

August 30, 2023 Fletcher Long 0

Clay Hayden is one of Kentucky’s top QB’s and he is only a junior (’25). This may sound like a recording, but it isn’t, it is original material. It seems we are always bragging about the quality of Beechwood’s roster and individual stars. There is a reason for that. The 17-time, Kentucky football champions are ALWAY GOOD! Enjoy this feature and join us again next week when we recognize another outstanding athlete. Till then, pop some of Kentucky’s finest jerky products in your mouth and savor the flavor! #SavorTheFlavor! FL

Spillman has his Trojans sitting 2-0- @tate_spillman @barrentrojans @1776Bank @PrepSpin @KyHighFootball @MaxPreps @minguabeefjerky @HopkinsCentral @evans02_mike @840WHAS @sfitz_840whas

August 29, 2023 Fletcher Long 0

Tate Spillman has the Trojans right where the 6A football team wants to be. They are 2-0 with winnable, though tough, games upcoming with Warran East at home and the Scotties at their place. If Spillman keeps playing the way he has been playing, the Trojans are going to be tough down the stretch. Enjoy this feature. FL.

Evan Pitzer believes slow and steady wins the race…and it appears to be doing just that! @pitz_evan @CovCathColonels @CovCathFBAlumni @CovCathFootball @1776Bank @PrepSpin @KyHighFootball @MaxPreps @minguabeefjerky @HopkinsCentral @evans02_mike @840WHAS @sfitz_840whas

August 28, 2023 Fletcher Long 0

Evan Pitzer has one of the better frames of any QB competing in the KHSAA. He also has his Colonels off to a fast start with wins, out of the gate, against Ryle and hated rival Ft. Thomas Highlands. Pitzer has been the very model of efficiency. Matter of fact, he has been borderline spectacular. Enjoy the feature. FL.

Kam Brown, from Marshall County, proving there are stars on every horizon across the Bluegrass- @minguabeefjerky @1776Bank @HopkinsCentral @CentreFootball @evans02_mike @KyHighFootball @sfitz_840whas @CoachE_MCHS

August 26, 2023 Fletcher Long 0

One thing we have learned through the years, there are fantastic football players on every single roster regardless of the team’s success or lack. Kam Brown is an excellent example of this. You won’t find too many better athletes playing TE in the ’26 class around the commonwealth. You won’t find too many TE’s (in any class) framed out any better than he. This is one to watch going forward visa vie prospects from around the Bluegrass. He’s off to a fine start. Read it here! FL

Storm Warning: Who was that masked man? Zayden Parker, that is who! @1776Bank @PrepSpin @KyHighFootball @MaxPreps @minguabeefjerky @HopkinsCentral @evans02_mike @840WHAS @sfitz_840whas

August 24, 2023 Fletcher Long 0

The Lone Ranger was one of our favorites back in the day. At the poignant point in the show, some person would ask, “Who was that masked man?” The answer was always “The Lone Ranger.” Caldwell was asking a similar question. The answer was Zayden Parker. Enjoy the feature. FL.

This week the Protein-packed Performer is Deuce Bailey from Bowling Green (Senior) High. @LippertScouting @Coach_CotterLWC @1776Bank @PrepSpin @KyHighFootball @kyhighs @HLpreps @MaxPreps @DeuceBailey1 @FantNaccarius @PurplesFootball @PrepRedzone @HopkinsCentral @evans02_Mike

August 23, 2023 Fletcher Long 0

This week’s recipient put together a phenomenal performance in spite of his team’s losing its opener. That happens when two of the better teams in Kentucky play each other to open a season. Both Bowling Green (Sr.) High and Lexington’s Christian Academy will win plenty before ’23 is put in the history books, let us assure you. Enjoy this feature and join us again next week when we recognize another outstanding athlete. Till then, pop some of Kentucky’s finest jerky products in your mouth and savor the flavor! #SavorTheFlavor!

Brady Hensley from LCA had himself an incredible night in Bowling Green, KY- @minguabeefjerky @Oakleyt_Watkins @ColtonJohns8 @KyHighFootball @1776Bank @PrepSpin @HopkinsCentral @evans02_mike @_CoachManning @teeroyhowell @BradyHensley12

August 21, 2023 Fletcher Long 0

How does one top a 400-yards rushing night? We shall see if Hensley can do it this coming Friday night in “Title Town,” Kentucky (Danville) when they play the Rebels in the Rebel Bowl. For now, let’s all marvel in a spectacular performance from a spectacular young player. FL.

Brady Atwell is the @1776Bank Revolutionary Player of the Week: @1776Bank @HLpreps @OCath_Football @BreathittFB @KyHighFootball @kyhighs @PrepSpin @MaxPreps @minguabeefjerky @HopkinsCentral @evans02_mike

August 18, 2023 Fletcher Long 1

The football season opens tonight for most area teams. Owensboro Catholic travels to Bowling Green to play a tough Gibson Southern team in the Rafferty’s Bowl. For the “Aces” to have much of a chance, their junior QB/LB has to play really well. Enjoy this feature brought to you by your friends at Independence Bank. They have revolutionized the Kentucky financial services market. FL.

Storm Warning: Storm braces for Tiger invasion: @1776Bank @PrepSpin @KyHighFootball @kyhighs @HLpreps @MaxPreps @BryanAult @PrepRedzone @HopkinsCentral @evans02_Mike

August 17, 2023 Fletcher Long 0

In this scouting report we will break down Friday night’s opponent, the Caldwell County Tigers. This is a game we believed to be among the three or so toss-ups on the year when we broke down our expectations for the ’23 Storm. Winning this game would be a huge boost on the young season. Enjoy. FL

This week’s Protein-packed Performer is Kahmani Bush from Trigg County. @LippertScouting @Coach_CotterLWC @1776Bank @PrepSpin @KyHighFootball @kyhighs @HLpreps @MaxPreps @BryanAult @PrepRedzone @HopkinsCentral @evans02_Mike @TriggFootball @CoachEzell45

August 16, 2023 Fletcher Long 0

Kahmani Bush and his Wildcats from Trigg County open play on Saturday night in Cadiz, Kentucky against the always-tough Murray High Tigers. It will take ‘all hands on deck’ for the Wildcats to emerge from this encounter unscathed. Good thing they have Bush. Enjoy this feature and join us again next week when we recognize another outstanding athlete. Till then, pop some of Kentucky’s finest jerky products in your mouth and savor the flavor! #SavorTheFlavor!

Special Sunday Segment: Our guess…the preseason 6A, Top-five (5), how we see it…@minguabeefjeerky @kyhighs @HopkinsCentral @evans02_mike @_CoachManning @PrepSpin @1776Bank @KyHighFootball

August 13, 2023 Fletcher Long 0

These articles may not run in the order they were written and turned over to the magazine. However, by the time you read this one we will have made a deep-dive into all 6-KY classifications. We hope you enjoy this series. We can’t control when the editorial board elects to run the series or in what order. Enjoy this look at 6A. FL.

Storm Warning: with the ’23 season looming, where do we see the Central team finishing? @1776Bank @PrepSpin @KyHighFootball @kyhighs @HLpreps @MaxPreps @BryanAult @PrepRedzone @HopkinsCentral @evans02_Mike

August 10, 2023 Fletcher Long 0

We put our experts on the season forecast and see where we likely finish First of all, let’s get this out of the way right now. We, at KPGFootball, are what you would call “Homers.” We are Storm fans. As such, it probably is a tall order to have us […]

‘Big X’ Cleary is the Mingua Beef Jerky Protein-packed Performer of the week. @LippertScouting @Coach_CotterLWC @1776Bank @PrepSpin @KyHighFootball @kyhighs @HLpreps @MaxPreps @BryanAult @PrepRedzone @cleary_xsavier @pths_football @HopkinsCentral @evans02_Mike

August 9, 2023 Fletcher Long 0

The season is upon us. Within ten or so days we will start talking about what players did this past Friday night and not so much what was accomplished last season. Big X Cleary is one of Kentucky’s finest. Enjoy this article and don’t forget to get by your local market and pick up the country’s finest all-beef jerky products. #SavorTheFlavor! FL

Our guess…the preseason 2A Top-five (5), how we see it…@minguabeefjerky @kyhighs @HopkinsCentral @evans02_mike @_CoachManning @PrepSpin @1776Bank @KyHighFootball

August 8, 2023 Fletcher Long 0

We broke down 1A yesterday and promised to dissect 2A today. As promised, this is how we see it. This is the one classification where the team listed as No. 5 on our list could still win it all. These five (5) teams, for the reasons we state, are the best five in the classification. Enjoy the read. FL.

Trigg County has a ‘Bionic Man’ and he is rising above his competition-@Minguabeefjerky @HopkinsCentral @evans02_mike @_ChrisManning @1776Bank @TriggFootball @MaxPreps @teeroyhowell @khsaafootball @PrepSpin

August 5, 2023 Fletcher Long 0

’27 prospect has morphed from life threatening injury to one of Kentucky’s finest athletes This is a prospect who can do the unthinkable athletically and the evidence of this exists on the internet in volumes. From climbing a peg wall or rope with ease, to doing weighted dips, to doing […]

This week’s @1776Bank Revolutionary Player, Cole Carpenter, has been building it the right way- @minguabeefjerky @1776Bank @HopkinsCentral @_CoachManning @evans02_mike @PrepSpin @Cole_Carpenter6 @EKUFootball @EKUWells @Maxwe11EKU @Eirk_Losey @FDouglassFB @coachnatemcpeek

August 4, 2023 Fletcher Long 0

Cole Carpenter from Frederick Douglass is one of Lexington, Kentucky’s more coveted QB prospects particularly in 5A. EKU and Coach Walt Wells’ Colonels down the road in Richmond appear well aware of this particular factoid. He is also the Independence Bank Revolutionary Player of the Week. Discover the revolutionary performance which has made Independence Bank stand out in the Kentucky financial service’s market. Enjoy the feature. FL.

Kade Johnson, from Pikeville, is the @minguabeefjerky Protein-paced Performer of the Week- @Kadeqb9 @LippertScouting @PikevilleHSFB @PikevilleSpoirts @Coach_CotterLWC @1776Bank @PrepSpin @KyHighFootball @kyhighs @HLpreps @MaxPreps @BryanAult @CentreFootball

August 2, 2023 Fletcher Long 0

Prospects are being identified earlier and earlier these days. Kade Johnson has already been identified as one of the nation’s finest dual-threat QB’s even though he is entering the 5th-grade. Enjoy this look at a prospect who may well be among the youngest this publication has ever distinguished. Don’t forget to take the time to #savortheflavor of the country’s finest all-beef jerky products. FL.

Chris Lucas from WoFo Middle, the real deal… @evans02_mike @_CoachManning @minguabeefjerky @1776Bank @PrepSpin @teeroyhowell @KyHighFootball @MaxPreps @WoodfordFBall

August 1, 2023 Fletcher Long 0

It is difficult to determine further stardom from a player’s middle school production. Difficult…but not impossible! We have been doing it for years. We believe this young man here will be just the latest example of our innate ability to forecast future stardom from middle school prowess. Enjoy this article about a kid we believe to be the best RB in all of Kentucky still in the middle school ranks (’28). FL.

Breathitt’s Big-E anchors its line-@BreathittCoach @Teeroyhowell @PrepRedzoneKY @CoahMikeHarris @1776Bank @minguabeefjerky @KyHighFootball @PrepSpin @MaxPreps @HLpreps @kyhighs @HopkinsCentral @_CoachManning @EvanMiller7603

July 31, 2023 Fletcher Long 0

Today we feature one of Kentucky’s finest OC’s in the KHSAA and particularly in the 2A classification. The Bobcats figure to be in the thick of the title hunt in ’23 and its “Big Blue Wave, (0-line)” will have plenty to say about why the fortunes are so rosy. Enjoy this feature about a fine young player at this critical position who has offers in hand to play at the next level. FL.

Recruiting Primer for Parents and Prospects new to the Process, let ‘your school’ know you’re in it for the long haul! @evans02_mike @_CoachManning @minguabeefjerky @1776Bank @PrepSpin @teeroyhowell @KyHighFootball @MaxPreps

July 29, 2023 Fletcher Long 0

There are plenty of things I now know I wish I knew when my elder son was being recruited. Many of the mistakes noted in this article are ones I made myself. I will be much smarter the second time around with my younger son and you can be too if you listen to the advice in this article…FL.

Journey Wyche from Ballard High is the Independence Bank, Revolutionary, Player of the Week-@1776Bank @Coach1Tyme @_CoachManning @HopkinsCentral @kyhighs @HLpreps @KyHighFootball @PrepSpin @JourneyWyche @WycheKannon @CoachBerryKYFB

July 28, 2023 Fletcher Long 0

Talk about your big-time contributors, can’t imagine a single player contributing as much to the success of one of the deepest and most talent laden rosters in Kentucky HS football as Journey Wyche does at Ballard. Enjoy this feature from Kentucky’s fastest growing financial institution; setting the standard for excellence in the financial services, Kentucky market. FL.

Storm Warning: Coal Hoard ready to share in the rewards – @HopkinsCentral @evans02_mike @_CoachManning @minguabeefjerky @PrepSpin @1776Bank @teeroyhowell @KyHighFootball @MaxPreps @CentreFootball @CoachSimmons_CC @harlee_egbertFB

July 27, 2023 Fletcher Long 0

Okay, this is not a picture of Coal Hoard as the featured image. You get on the Internet and try to come up with a picture of the young man. You will find locating a picture of Coal Hoard, ’26, very daunting. However, his play forecast for the coming season means there will likely be plenty of picture of Coal Hoard floating around the internet by about mid-season forward. Enjoy the feature. FL.

Cooper Mobley is this week’s @minguabeefjerky Protein-packed Performer- @MobleyCooper3 @BluegrassRec @PennyrileP @HopkinsCentral @evans02_mike @_CoachManning @1776Bank @kyhighsCooper @CaldwellCoFB @CaldwellCoAthl1

July 26, 2023 Fletcher Long 1

This kid has been on radars since moving over from North Pulaski Middle School to Caldwell County. He is among the very best linebackers in his graduating class at any level of play. Enjoy reading abut this week’s recipient and don’t forget to stop by the store, or order on line, Mingua Beef Jerky’s exceptionally delicious, hand-cut from whole pieces of beef, beef-jerky product and #savortheflavor! FL.

Kameron Wilson from Middlesboro High set to take over in 1A, District 7- @Cgrigs2 @MboroFootball @nosterman2 @minguabeefjerky @1776Bank @HopkinsCentral @evans02_mike @_CoachManning @PrepSpin

July 25, 2023 Fletcher Long 0

We have before featured No. 2, Caden Grigsby, and believe him to be among the more lethal dual-threat QB’s at his level of play. Well, QB’s need targets and Kameron Wilson is among the better WR’s in the 1A, 7th-District. He plays a little defense too. Enjoy this feature. FL.

Tucker Warren looks to get into the ‘Friday-Night’ action @NLJAGSFOOTBALL @coachlarkey11 @luker_coach @NLMiddleFootbal @TuckerWarren04 @teeroyhowell @kyhighs @HLPreps @minguabeefjerky @1776Bank @PrepSpin @evans02_mike @HopkinsCentral @_CoachManning

July 24, 2023 Fletcher Long 0

’24 dual-threat QB should be getting plenty of ‘shine’ Tucker Warren is a dual-threat QB who both ran and threw for over a thousand yards over his junior season. Tucker has the Jaguars poised for success as the team finished 6-6 a year ago in 5A which included a game […]

Roques Wrenn, (RJ) from Fort Knox High, ready for the Eagles to soar once more- @RjWrenn @cwa4905 @ExpoRecruits @nreyespid2 @ChiefSmoke10 @minguabeefjerky @1776Bank @evans02_mike @_CoachManning @HopkinsCentral

July 22, 2023 Fletcher Long 0

So you can’t remember the last time Ft. Knox was a contender in 1A football? Remember the late Joe Jaggers? Coach Jaggers was at the helm for 14-years and won three (3) of his five (5) titles at the school between 1977-1990. Reques Wrenn and his teammates are interested in leading Coach Wes Arnold’s troops back to that Promised Land. Enjoy the feature. FL.

Xavier Biggers, Mayfield High, is the @1776Bank, Revolutionary Player of the Week (again), but this time as a rostered Mayfield Cardinal- @xavierbiggers1 @OLCoach_Smith64 @terrencebigger4 @HopkinsCentral @_CoachManning @evans02_mike @minguabeefjerky @kyhighs @HLpreps @MaxPreps @PrepSpin

July 21, 2023 Fletcher Long 0

Xavier Biggers was among the top players in western-Kentucky a year ago at Murray High. This year he has moved over to Mayfield, the top program in the western end and (maybe) in the entire commonwealth. Enjoy this look at our Revolutionary Player of the Week and learn what makes our people, products, and financial services revolutionary in the Kentucky banking industry! FL.

Storm Warning: Kamran Harrison ‘Can Run’ with the Big Dogs- @HopkinsCentral @evans02_mike @_CoachManning @minguabeefjerky @PrepSpin @1776Bank @teeroyhowell @KyHighFootball @MaxPreps @CentreFootball @CoachSimmons_CC @harlee_egbertFBStorm

July 20, 2023 Fletcher Long 2

This guy had an incredible freshman season and his production was right prodigious for a frosh at the 4A level. Central will compete at 3A in ’23 and the team, and its stars, appear ready to benefit from the move down in class. Enjoy this feature about one of the first families of Central football. FL.

Colton Johns from LCA is the @minguabeefjerky Protein-packed Performer of the Week- @Oakleyt_Watkins @ColtonJohns8 @KyHighFootball @1776Bank @PrepSpin @HopkinsCentral @evans02_mike @_CoachManning @teeroyhowell

July 19, 2023 Fletcher Long 0

The Johns family has become one of the first families of Central Kentucky HS football. First Anthony Johns starred at LCA on his way to EKU and now little brother is pulling the trick. Will he end up at EKU? Who knows, he is a rising sophomore and we have to wait and see how his frame finishes. Enjoy this feature about one of Kentucky’s very best interior OL guys in the ’26 graduating class and don’t forget to pick up a bag of Kentucky’s finest all-beef jerky products at your area convenient store today. #savortheflavor, FL

Jack Barker from St. Xavier believes now is the time- @minguabeefjeerky @kyhighs @HopkinsCentral @evans02_mike @_CoachManning @PrepSpin @1776Bank @CoachKWallace @StXTigersFB @KyHighFootball @JackBarker615

July 18, 2023 Fletcher Long 0

Some kids play at programs where it is virtually impossible to see the field as a freshman. St. Xavier is one of those programs. However, Jack Barker’s not seeing the field on Friday night in ’22 doesn’t mean squat once ’23 gets here. Enjoy the feature. FL.

Harris is a ‘Big-Hit’ around Russellville, Kentucky- @Teven14rvk @kevaughn2 @teeroyhowell @Coach_MikeB @Coco_Darden15 @HopkinsCentral @evans02_mike @minguabeefjerky @PrepSpin @_CoachManning @1776Bank

July 17, 2023 Fletcher Long 1

Russellville High is one of the premier 1A programs on its side of the commonwealth of Kentucky. Talent like Teven Harris has a lot to do with Coach Benton keeping the Panthers where they traditionally should be. Enjoy this look at one of ’27’s brightest and best.

Cameron Hollaway from St. Xavier High is looking to bloom last AND longest- @HopkinsCentral @evans02_mike @_CoachManning @1776Bank @minguabeefjerky @PrepSpin @KyHighFootball @CHOLLAWAY2 @CoachKWallace @StXTigersFB @StXTigerSports @stxtigers @kyhighs

July 15, 2023 Fletcher Long 0

This is an excellent ’25 WR prospect who looks to have quite a bit of lengthening yet to do. He is a superior athlete who found the field in ’22 in just two (2) games but who figures to burst out onto the scene in ’23. Enjoy this feature about Cameron Hollaway who is a football and track & field guy at Louisville’s St. Xavier High. FL.

Lincoln Acree, from Graves County High, is the @1776Bank, Revolutionary Player of the Week- @Lincoln_Acree @GracieAcree @Jody_Acree @HopkinsCentral @evans02_mike @_CoachManning @minguabeefjerky @1776Bank @PrepSpin @KyHighFootball

July 14, 2023 Fletcher Long 0

Enjoy this look at a young man whose brightest days are still ahead of him. Acree is a ’25 prospect with plenty of vertical explosion and speed who will see his role in the Grave County High offense continue to expand as we move along in the ’23 Fall football season. Get by one of our branches today and learn what makes our people, products, and financial services revolutionary in the Kentucky banking industry! FL.

Hayes Preston is the @minguabeefjerky Protein-packed Performer of the Week- @LCAEAGLESFB @Oakley_Watkins @hayes_preston99 @1776Bank @HopkinsCentral @evans02_mike @_CoachManning @PrepSpin @teeroyhowell

July 12, 2023 Fletcher Long 0

Oakley Watkins, the Associate Head Coach and OC at LCA, a perennial state title contender at its level of play, has called Hayes Preston, “the most athletic OL I have coached” and a “can’t miss next level prospect.” With as many “next level prospect(s)” as that program produces, that is high praise in deed. Enjoy this feature and get some of the country’s finest all-beef jerky today. #Savortheflavor! FL

Lincoln Acree, from Graves County High, looks poised to blast onto the scene in 2023- @Lincoln_Acree @GracieAcree @Jody_Acree @HopkinsCentral @evans02_mike @_CoachManning @minguabeefjerky @1776Bank @PrepSpin @KyHighFootball

July 11, 2023 Fletcher Long 1

Sometimes you have to dig deeply to mine the gold which is out there for the taking in Kentucky around high school football circles. Today’s feature played in only one game in 2022 and didn’t register a single statistic. However, 4..5-seconds in the 40-yard dash is a hard thing not to play. We believe this combination football and track athlete will surprise some folks in 2023. FL.

Could Bryce Holbrook, from Prestonsburg, be the new King of the Mountain? @BryceHolbrook1 @DavidandDarryl @teeroyhowell @BlackcatFB @CoachNewsome63 @Wood7Walker @minguabeefjerky @PrepSpin @HopkinsCentral @_CoachManning @evans02_mike @1776Bank

July 10, 2023 Fletcher Long 1

Bryce Holbrook is one of the more accomplished QB’s in all of Kentucky. This is particularly true when comparing him with the QB’s hanging around the haunts known as the Appalachias. We believe he will be a top guy and we believe he will play early. Enjoy the feature about an area of Kentucky we have done well covering. FL.

Frankie Nutt, Jr. is the @1776Bank Revolutionary Player of the Week- @frankie_nutt45 @McCrackenStangs @Coach_CobyLewis @coachpayne64 @CoachSmithMCHS @minguabeefjerky @1776Bank @HopkinsCentral @_CoachManning @evans02_mike @PrepSpin

July 7, 2023 Fletcher Long 0

We just wrote about this guy in a feature. However, your being featured in any week doesn’t preclude you from being honored by any of our sponsored content. This guy is a dynamite player worthy of recognition from the fastest growing bank in the commonwealth of Kentucky. Discover the revolutionary performance which has made Independence Bank stand out in the Kentucky financial service’s market. Enjoy the feature. FL.

Storm Warning: Calil McNary will be bringing the thunder to the party this coming Fall- @HopkinsCentral @CalilMcNary @PennyrileFB @HawaiiTikiBowl @Coach_Lovely

July 6, 2023 Fletcher Long 0

We love what this ’24 FB/LB brings to both sides of the scrimmage line at Hopkins County Central. We are in the midst of the dumbest 2-week period in high school football. Yes, we are derisively discussing “Dead Period.” However, in a matter of days we will come out the other side of this haze and it will be football season in near full throat! Enjoy this feature about a player who will be counted on to make a big difference for his team. FL.

Jhaden Vaughn is the @minguabeefjerky Protein-packed Performer of the Week- @jhadenn4 @LintonTay @CoachEzell45 @AAppleby12 @Coach_Lea @minguabeefjerky @1776Bank @HopkinsCentral @evans02_mike @_CoachManning @MaxPreps @PrepSpin

July 5, 2023 Fletcher Long 0

Sometimes our Protein-packed performer is someone we have before featured and, other times, not. This is a guy we just featured February 1. He is worth the hyper-promotion as he is a “Mr. Football” candidate and a holder of an SEC, Power 5 offer from Vandy. Enjoy this feature and don’t forget to get a bag of the best all-beef jerky product on the Kentucky market today, Mingua Beef Jerky. #savortheflavor

Frankie Nutt, Jr. is grappling with opponents and close to pinning any and all comers- @frankie_nutt45 @McCrackenStangs @Coach_CobyLewis @coachpayne64 @CoachSmithMCHS @minguabeefjerky @1776Bank @HopkinsCentral @_CoachManning @evans02_mike @PrepSpin

July 3, 2023 Fletcher Long 0

This Frankie Nutt, Jr. cat from McCracken County is one, rough customer. He has qualified for the state wrestling meet three times; and, at 6’1,” 225-pounds, he’s a load to have to handle at the LB post where he is slotted for the Mustang defense. Enjoy the feature. FL.

Deven Leclercq will be a name you know in ’23- @DevenLeclercq @JasonFoley22 @CoachTankSw @coachpayne64 @minguabeefjerky @1776Bank @HopkinsCentral @evans02_mike @_CoachManning @PrepSpin

July 3, 2023 Fletcher Long 1

Deven Leclerkcq may have been the best down lineman in all of Kentucky’s ’26 graduating class a season ago. The big man got 13-games of run playing for a 5A semi-finalist which went 13-1 a year ago. Can’t wait to see what Leclercq does this coming season. Enjoy the feature. FL.

Jhaden Vaughn from Trigg County High setting the pace at his position- @jhadenn4 @LintonTay @CoachEzell45 @AAppleby12 @Coach_Lea @minguabeefjerky @1776Bank @HopkinsCentral @evans02_mike @_CoachManning @MaxPreps @PrepSpin

July 1, 2023 Fletcher Long 0

If you look at his season statistics from ’22, they are very strong but we have seen and even featured players with better. So, what makes him so elite in the eyes of college recruiters? Two words…frame and growth potential. College coaches are betting on what the player, with high level development, may one-day become. We know quite a few coaches, who know quite a bit about football, who are ALL very impressed with this prospects frame and growth potential. For right now, he’s still a premier receiver in Kentucky’s 3A classification. Enjoy the feature. FL.

Brodie Cline from McLean County High is the @1776Bank Revolutionary Player of the Week- @McLeanSportsNet @McLeanCoHS @mcleancohs1 @minguabeefjerky @HopkinsCentral @evans02_mike @_CoachManning @PrepSpin @KyHighFootball

June 30, 2023 Fletcher Long 1

’24 dual-threat QB who doubles at DB is a real threat to McLean County opponents Brodie Cline is a superior athlete with a long, tall frame which recommends him to a variety of positions on the college level. We like him as a free safety in college, others like him […]

Storm Warning: Some Central Opponents might find themselves ‘Cruising 4 a Bruising’ this coming Fall- @CalilMcNary @park37765 @cruz_cavanaugh5 @evans02_mike @_CoachManning @minguabeefjerky @1776Bank @PrepSpin @teeroyhowell @KyHighFootball @MaxPreps #cruising4abruising

June 29, 2023 Fletcher Long 1

Cruz Cavanaugh is put together like a ’27 who figures on getting some Friday Night run in ’23. He played his MS football at South Hopkins and he looks poised to cause a few problems for teams looking to check the promising, rising freshman. Enjoy the feature. FL.

Parker Chaney from Lexington Christian is the @minguabeefjerky Protein-packed Performer of the Week- @1776Bank @HopkinsCentral @Lyons76 @IsaacCollins25 @GDsports24 @LCAEAGLESFB @cutterBoley @evans02_mike @_CoachManning @PrepSpin

June 28, 2023 Fletcher Long 0

Parker Chaney has long been one of the definitive WR’s in Kentucky. He plays a mean DB and is wonderful on the diamond for the baseball version of the Eagles program. Now, he has been chosen by Mingua Beef Jerky to be both fed and clothed. Enjoy this look at one of the better football players in the entire commonwealth and don’t forget to #Savortheflavor. FL.

Is Ethan Gregory a @CentreFootball lean? @MDGregory32 @Egregory3222 @ErikRichardsUSA @EKYHSSports @Peyton_collins1 @minguabeefjerky @1776Bank @HopkinsCentral @evans02_mike @_CoachManning @PrepSpin

June 27, 2023 Fletcher Long 0

Ethan Gregory has been one of the more discussed prospects in Kentucky since his matriculation from middle school. He looks to be narrowing his decision down to a few favorites and claims he would commit, on the spot, should a certain group from Danville issue the right invitation. Enjoy the feature. FL.

Wyatt Raney, from Meade County High, finds climbing hills no difficult task for a stepper- @yrs_wyatt @bmofield2, @LippertScouting @OverLookedRec @MeadeFB @minguabeefjerky @1776Bank @HopkinsCentral @evans02_mike @_CoachManning @PrepSpin @KyHighFootball

June 24, 2023 Fletcher Long 0

Wyatt Raney was an all-star football player our of middle school. No one, in spite of the type middle school star he was, could have ever forecast he would have the numbers as a freshman he enjoyed playing against Kentucky’s larges enrollments (6A). Enjoy this look at one of ’26’s very best along the defensive 2nd-level. FL.

Storm Warning: Two (more) rising seniors at Central stirring interest- @HopkinsCentral @evans02_mike @_CoachManning @minguabeefjerky @PrepSpin @1776Bank @teeroyhowell @KyHighFootball @MaxPreps @CentreFootball @CoachSimmons_CC @harlee_egbertFB

June 22, 2023 Fletcher Long 0

Everyone is aware of the recruiting profiles of both Calil McNary and Logan Rogers. They are on everyone’s board, particularly in the area. Maybe some are unaware of two Storm players whose stock is ever-rising. James Posey and Harlee Egbert are bring college coaches to town now. The first recruiter to hit Morton Gap and leave impressed with them (we hear) is Centre’s Nate Simmons. Enjoy the feature. FL.

Trenten Malone has declared for Trinity High and is our Mingua Beef Jerky Protein-packed Permformer- @TrinityHSFB @ODFBall @Tmalone0 @minguabeefjerky @HopkinsCentral @evans02_mike @_CoachManning @1776Bank @kyhighs

June 21, 2023 Fletcher Long 0

Here we go again awarding the most prestigious, weekly award in Kentucky, the Protein-packed Performer award and prize package. When you give out the finest all-beef jerky products in the world coupled with a sweet T-shirt, what could go wrong? Enjoy reading abut this week’s recipient and don’t forget to stop by the store, or order on line, Mingua Beef Jerky’s exceptionally delicious, hand-cut from whole pieces of beef, beef-jerky product and #savortheflavor! FL.

Peyton Molter ready to help his team shed past demons to make way for new growth- @peyton_molter @james44atkinson @CoachMike_W @CoahTMcCormick @JaydenScroggin3 @CoachWatson11 @minguabeefjerky @1776Bank @HopkinsCentral @evans02_mike @_CoachManning @PrepSpin

June 17, 2023 Fletcher Long 0

Peyton Molter heads into the ’23 campaign with plenty of eyes fastened right on him. First of all, he has a good frame for a “drop-back” QB (6’2,” 180). Secondly, he sports a 3.6 GPA at one of Kentucky’s finest college preparatory curricula. Enjoy the feature. FL.

Jamison Brown, OLB/MLB from Apollo High, is this week’s @1776Bank, Revolutionary Player- @ApolloEaglesFo1 @CoachEdge11 @JamisonBrown_ @minguabeefjerky @HopkinsCentral @evans02_mike @_CoachManning @KyHighFootball @PrepSpin

June 16, 2023 Fletcher Long 0

This week’s Revolutionary Player of the Week is Jamison Brown from Owensboro’s Apollo High. The ’25 linebacker is fast becoming one of the more talked about, 2nd-level defenders in Kentucky’s south-central/western end. He seems to have drawn considerable D-1 interest particularly for a kid transitioning from 10th to 11th-grade. Enjoy the feature. FL.

Storm Warning: Even an airplane has wheels…Calil McNary keeps Air Raid Offense grounded- @CalilMcNary @HopkinsCentral @evans02_mike @_CoachManning @1776Bank @minguabeefjerky @PrepSpin @KyHighFootball @CoachDeanHood @CoachjjClark

June 15, 2023 Fletcher Long 0

McNary is Kentucky’s consummate FB. He is the best player, Kentucky-wide, at a position under utilized in the modern game. He is a throw-back to a simpler, tougher time and he keeps the “Air Raid” attack grounded. Enjoy the feature. FL.

Bryce Pugh from Hyden, Kentucky is the @minguabeefjerky Protein-packed Performer of the Week. @LeslieCountyHS @KyHighFootball @1776Bank @PrepSpin @HopkinsCentral @evans02_mike @_CoachManning @teeroyhowell

June 14, 2023 Fletcher Long 0

This guy, numbers-wise, may be Kentucky’s premier MLB, particularly at his level of play (2A). His production is mind-blowing, and get this, he also contributed quite a bit to the offense. Any college program getting this guy will be getting a tank. Enjoy the feature and don’t forget to pick up a bag of Kentucky’s finest all-beef jerky products at your convenient store today. #savortheflavor

Middle School Spotlight: Maddox Bryant, a Hazard Bulldog, poised for next-level superstardom- @MaddoxBryant03 @RyanBry54078420 @str8fletchin @LarryPerrin @football_hazard @minguabeefjerky @1776Bank @HopkinsCentral @evans02_mike @_CoachManning @PrepSpin @KyHighFootball

June 13, 2023 Fletcher Long 0

Maddox Bryant will be an 8th-grader. We have to keep reminding ourselves of this fact as the physical things he can do completely obliterates his being a member of his graduating class. Folks in the mountains are well aware of this star player and his prospects for superstardom going forward and if you read this feature you can join them in their knowledge. FL.

Caiden Broadus, from Union County, is the back on which football traditions are carried- @cbroadus28 @teeroyhowell @KrisHughes04 @Legacy_Recruit @55CoachJohns @HopkinsCentral @evans02_mike @_CoachManning @minguabeefjerky @1776Bank @PrepSpin

June 10, 2023 Fletcher Long 0

Everyone who even remotely follows the sport knows the Union County Braves are among Kentucky’s elite 3A programs especially on the western end of Kentucky. They used to have the dubious distinction of having to battle “The Blue Tornado” for district supremacy but realignment has remedied this. They will still have to contend with Trigg County and the Hopkins County Central Storm’s “Air Raid” offense. No easy task. Linemen like Caiden Broadus easy the climb. Enjoy the feature. FL.

Octavious McKeage from Russellville High is the @1776Bank Revolutionary Player of the Week- @WRUS_RHS @Coach_MikeB @markandwillshow @minguabeefjerky @HopkinsCentral @_CoachManning @evans02_mike @PrepSpin @KyHighFootball @teeroyhowell

June 9, 2023 Fletcher Long 0

Russellville lost a ton off its Semi-state champion roster from ’21. Still, young players, the ilk of Octavious McKeage, give the Panther faithful reason for optimism going forward. Enjoy this feature and find out today why Independence Bank has started a revolutionary in the financial services market and is the fastest growing bank in the commonwealth of Kentucky. Enjoy the feature. FL.

Logan Rogers, Integral to the Air Raid Attack at Central- @logan_rodgers_ @CoachAmbroseLWC @HawaiiTikiBowl @CoachjjClark @CoachLeeXiong @CoachMike_W @HopkinsCentral @evans02_mike @_CoachManning @minguabeefjerky @1776Bank @KyHighFootball

June 8, 2023 Fletcher Long 0

We have covered this prospect since he was in MS. His HS performance has far from disappointed as he is one of the more coveted WR prospects in Kentucky’s ’24 class. His offense is called the “Air Raid” attack and he has played a significant part in making it so. FL.

Steve Partin from Knox Central High is the @minguabeefjerky Protein-packed Performer of the Week- @PartinSteve @3hoss606 @coachelam7 @bwells34 @Egregory3222 @evans02_mike @_CoachManning @1776Bank @HopkinsCentral @PrepSpin @teeroyhowell

June 7, 2023 Fletcher Long 0

This kid here has to be mentioned in discussing ’23 Mr. Football candidates. We don’t know how far in the playoff structure Knox Central will advance. They were outed in the first round a year ago. We do know they will only go as far as Steve Partin carries them. Enjoy this feature and get some of the country’s finest all-beef jerky today and #savortheflavor! FL

Keshawn Newman Ready to prove he should be the top cat in the litter around Paul Blazer- @keshawnnewman0 @ChiefSmoke10 @AshlandRecuits @Tomcat_football @minguabeefjerky @1776Bank @HopkinsCentral @evans02_mike @_CoachManning @PrepSpin

June 6, 2023 Fletcher Long 0

Keshawn Newman is among the better ’26 players from around Kentucky playing RB/LB. He also got eight (8) games of run on the varsity at one of the harder places to break into the lineup early anywhere around the mountains. We expect big things from Newman, starting immediately in ’23. Enjoy the feature. FL

Cooper Jones from Apollo High is the @1776Bank Revolutionary Player of the Week- @CooperJ2312 @ApolloEaglesFo1 @jtedge02 @minguabeefjerky @HopkinCentral @evans02_mike @_CoachManning @PrepSpin @teeroyhowell

June 2, 2023 Fletcher Long 0

Cooper Jones hasn’t played a ton of football at the varsity level, YET! That doesn’t mean he won’t. Matter of fact, we think this guy challenges this coming Fall camp at both guard slots as well as at center. He’s got some ground to make up; but, if he is diligent, he can demonstrate the same type revolutionary performance which has made Independence Bank stand out in Kentucky financial service’s market. Enjoy the feature. FL.

Storm Warning: Cooper Evans from Hopkins County (Southside Elementary) out in front of his class- @dlevans @_CoachManning @AirRaidCert @CoachFields01 @stanbedwell @APSUCoachSW @AdrianStringer6 @minguabeefjerky @1776Bank @HopkinsCentral

June 1, 2023 Fletcher Long 0

Cooper Evans play and thinks like a much older QB. He has been setting the flag league a blaze and has even been designing his own plays. To say this kid is ahead of the curve is understated. Enjoy this feature about the youngest prospect this online magazine has EVER featured. FL.

All Hail King Tutt as William Carrico is our @minguabeefjerky Protein-packed Performer of the Week- @1776Bank @CarricoTutt @ReeceSims7 @Barrettevansowb @OCath_Football @DynastySP @evans02_mike @_CoachManning @HopkinsCentral @PrepSpin @KyHighFootball

May 31, 2023 Fletcher Long 0

The Carrico brothers from Owensboro are really something. These boys lead one of 2A’s more successful football programs and both of them look to get ‘Next Level’ rides. They call this particular Carrico, “Tutt.” All Hail the King! Enjoy this look at one of the better football players in the entire commonwealth and don’t forget to #Savortheflavor. FL.

Kayden has been giving Holmes High something to ‘Crow[ell]’ about- @kaydencrowell20 @seanwynn_1 @CoachDoughtyp @TheCastleHHS @HopkinsCentral @evans02_mike @_CoachManning @minguabeefjerky @1776Bank @PrepSpin

May 27, 2023 Fletcher Long 0

There are tons of football players across Kentucky who are just solid Friday night stars. We believe most of these young men would make fine additions to a college program though the level of collegiate competition may vary. Sadly many of these guys will “hang it up” after “Senior Night” of his senior season. Here is a guy we are sure will go on and play in college and he has many, many fine programs seeking his services. Looks like plenty of college coaches have found their way to Covington, KY. Today, we will go there too. FL.

Jovan Hunter, from Shelby High, is the @1776Bank Revolutionary Player of the Week- @minguabeefjerky @CoachMarcusH @SCR_football @SCPS_Ativities @shelbycountyschken @HopkinsCentral @evans02_mike @_CoachManning @PrepSpin @MaxPreps

May 26, 2023 Fletcher Long 0

We have a new branch, or relatively in relation to the other branches, and it is in Shelbyville, Kentucky. Shelby County is Rocket territory and is ate up with upper-level, quality football talent. We are excited to get to feature these young men on this forum. Speaking of exceptional football talent, here’s one right here! FL

Shaun Boykin’s from North Hardin is the @minguabeefjerky Protein-packed Performer of the Week- @sb3jr @KyeBoyd2 @VilleUpdates @1776Bank @HopkinsCentral @evans02_mike @_CoachManning @PrepSpin @KyHighFootball @MaxPreps

May 24, 2023 Fletcher Long 0

This former Kentucky Future Star has lived every bit up to the billing he had coming out of the middle school ranks. He is Kentucky’s top rated player and has committed to play collegiately with the Cardinals in Louisville, Kentucky, just 45 or so minutes from his hometown. HIs 4.0 GPA is something to celebrate too. Enjoy this feature and don’t forget to get by a local dispensary and buy yourself some of the country’s finest in all-beef, jerky products. Life is short…#SavorTheFlavor! #Brotherhood. FL.

Ethan Blevins, from Buillitt East High appears right on schedule- @EthanBlev62 @BECoachKendrick @HopkinsCentral @evans02_mike @_CoachManning @minguabeefjerky @1776Bank @PrepSpin @KyHighFootball @MaxPreps

May 23, 2023 Fletcher Long 0

This young man got a ton of run with the Varsity in a season which would crown the Chargers the Kings of 6A by year’s end. He is a ’25 and likely a guard or center going forward. His time is fast approaching, how will he answer the call to stardom? Well, he’s doing the things offseason one would like to see. Enjoy the feature. FL.

The Price is Right at Warren East in Bowling Green, KY- @Tayprice2 @WEHSfootball1 @DeuceBailey1 @LaurenFloydTV @teeroyhowell @minguabeefjerky @1776Bank @evans02_mike @_CoachManning @HopkinsCentral @PrepSpin @KyHighFootball

May 22, 2023 Fletcher Long 0

Talk about versatile. This guy a run with it, catch it (on either side of the scrimmage line), and is a real threat on special teams as a returner. He’s a standout on the diamond as well as the gridiron and that 3.8 GPA is looking right stellar as well. Enjoy this feature about one of Warren East’s finest. FL.

Kayumba Jean Aime is the @1776Bank Revolutionary Player of the Week- @CoachBryantUC @UnionBulldogFB @WCAthleticDept @minguabeefjerky @HopkinsCentral @evans02_mike @_CoachManning @KyHighFootball @MaxPreps @PrepSpin

May 19, 2023 Fletcher Long 0

This guy is a ’23. Yeah, I know this time of year we should be focusing on ’24’s and later. However, we badly missed on covering this guy when he was still a high schooler and he is going to play collegiately for Coach Luttrell at Union College in Barbourville, Kentucky and they are a team we cover. So anyway, here is the Revolutionary Player of the Week. FL.

James Nicholas Whaley (Jack Whaley) Long is the @Minguabeefjerky Protein-packed Performer of the Week- @HopkinsCentral @evans02_mike @_ChrisManning @1776Bank @TriggFootball @MaxPreps @KYFUTURESTARS #Brotherhood

May 17, 2023 Fletcher Long 0

Jack Long has had an incredible offseason. He has flourished in the weight room particularly at Power lifting meets where his incredible strength visa vie his size has astounded onlookers at every turn. We think this ’27 prospect is going to have a tremendous high school career and there is literally no telling how his frame finishes. Enjoy the feature.

Wyatt Buffington volunteered to be a Tiger- @WyattBuffington @CoachBuff54 @MurrayTigerFB @_thomas_jenkins @CentreFootball @HopkinsCentral @evans02_mike @_CoachManning @minguabeefjerky @1776Bank

May 16, 2023 Fletcher Long 0

This guy is a subscriber to the 3-F’s…Faith, Family, and Football. With his frame and the way he plays football, we would expect this ’24 C/LS to get to play plenty more football at whatever level he should choose. He has plenty of schools on him already and, with his […]

Say Hay, Ben Fay! Connor High has a class leader among the rising seniors @Ben_Fay24 @minguabeefjerky @TPRecruitingBB @1776Bank @RedHawksRecruit @HopkinCentral @CoachMaccc @evans02_mike @HawaiiTikiBowl @_CoachManning @PrepSpin @MaxPreps @KyHighFootball

May 15, 2023 Fletcher Long 0

Fay is a kid who plays football and basketball, but correctly, realizes his more definitive future in athletics is on the grid iron as opposed to the hardwood. This is a hard thing to argue to any Kentucky kid. Fay has a long, tall frame and has exhibited fine production on the field under the lights. He has some impressive courters presently with more circling. Enjoy the feature. FL.

King Tutt from OCHS @CarricoTutt @carrico_vincent @LLatham41 @CarricoTutt @OCathFootball @minguabeefjerky @HopkinsCentral @1776Bank @PrepSpin @MaxPreps @KyHighFootball @teeroyhowell @CentreFootball

May 13, 2023 Fletcher Long 0

His name is William Carrico. His nickname is Tutt. We don’t know from where Tutt came but are sure it is one whale of a story. Regardless, Tutt is the King of the Aces’ and quite the baller for a program among the very elite football programs on the western end of Kentucky at any level of competition. Enjoy the feature. FL.

It is ‘Summer-time’ in Shelby County as Cole Summers is our @1776Bank Revolutionary Player- @CoachMarcusH @SCR_football @SCPS_Ativities @shelbycountyschken @minguabeefjerky @HopkinsCentral @evans02_mike @_CoachManning @PrepSpin @MaxPreps

May 12, 2023 Fletcher Long 0

We are charged with finding and celebrating the same type excellence on the gridiron which has made Independence Bank a revolutionary in the financial services market and the fastest growing bank in the commonwealth of Kentucky. We feel we have done that here with a freshman phenom playing in the county where we have opened our most recent branch, Shelbyville, Kentucky. Enjoy the feature. FL.

Isaac Earl, QB for The Storm, looks as though it is his job to lose- @_CoachManning @evans02_mike @HopkinsCentral @minguabeefjerky @1776Bank @PrepSpin

May 11, 2023 Fletcher Long 0

This week we feature a kid who was pressed into duty a year ago and, under the circumstances, performed admirably. Isaac Earl is much more of a known commodity entering the sophomore year playing for a staff which consistently develops very good QB’s. What will Earl do this coming year? This feature should explain it. FL

Tyrell Porter from W.E.B. DuBois Academy is the @minguabeefjerky Protein-packed Performer of the Week @TyrellP64 @_DuboisFootball @HopkinsCentral @_CoachManning @evans02_mike @PrepSpin @KyHighFootball @KYMSFA @MaxPreps

May 10, 2023 Fletcher Long 0

This award, and its prize package, has become the most prestigious and sought after distinction in Kentucky middle and high school football. Winners like this guy here are a major reason why. Enjoy this look at one of the better athletes in his area and don’t forget to #Savortheflavor. FL.

Vince Carrico, just another of those incredible 2025 linebackers, Kentucky-wide @carrico_vincent @LLatham41 @CarricoTutt @OCathFootball @minguabeefjerky @HopkinsCentral @1776Bank @PrepSpin @MaxPreps @KyHighFootball @teeroyhowell @CentreFootball

May 9, 2023 Fletcher Long 0

This guy would have drawn this article had he just been an offensive player. When you take into account he made the Kentucky Sports Radio’s (KSR) All-State team, at LB a year ago, his sophomore production was even more incredible. Enjoy the feature. FL.

Xavier Maddox looks ready for take-off in our opinion @Xavier_maddox1 @jackball2023 @JakLindsey24 @RedDevilDen @minguabeefjerky @HopkinsCentral @_CoachManning @1776Bank @evans02_mike @PrepSpin

May 8, 2023 Fletcher Long 0

We don’t all bloom at the same time. Some kids blossom later than others. Xavier Maddox is an example of this principle. He is 5’10,” now but has extremely long appendages, a long neck, is high waisted, and narrow at the shoulder. Translation…this is a kid very likely to be quite tall before it is said and done. Enjoy the feature. FL.

Gilee Diaw is poised to leave his mark on the Boone County football program @GleeDiaw @__Dwill @Marc_Means @5StarScouting @HopkinsCentral @1776Bank @_CoachManning @minguabeefjerky @evans02_mike @PrepSpin @KyHighFootball

May 6, 2023 Fletcher Long 0

This is a ’25 WR/DB whose best football is ahead of him in the Boone County Rebel program. He has mostly contributed as a DB to date, but many believe his future at WR is equally exciting. We think this is a future “Saturday Player” who we will be crowing about discovering in very short order. Enjoy the feature. FL.

Big E, Ethan Gough, is our @1776Bank Revolutionary Player of the Week @SrHighFootball @minguabeefjerky @PrepSpin @HopkinsCentral @evans02_mike @_CoachManning @KyHighFootball @AGLOADING26

May 5, 2023 Fletcher Long 0

We have given this to this player before today. Thing is, owing to the injuries this player has before suffered, we really haven’t seen what it is he can actually do. We believe this next year will remedy all of that. Enjoy this feature and come see why our services, products, and people have revolutionized the banking industry in Kentucky!

Coach Logan, South Hopkins Middle @HopkinsCentral @_CoachManning @evans02_mike @minguabeefjerky @PrepSpin @MaxPreps @HCBOECoach

May 4, 2023 Fletcher Long 0

Coach Manning really had that South Hopkins football program humming. How much you ask? Well, they aren’t but a few years removed from playing for a KYMSFA state championship. Many of those stars are playing for the Storm right now. Coach Logan has suffered through some rebuilding years but folks around Morton’s Gap believe he has finally turned a corner. Enjoy the feature. FL.

Aiden Riley is the @minguabeefjerky Protein-packed Performer of the Week @Aidenriley77_ @_K_Young14 @Coach_Dunn_ @CoachAtwood23 @HopkinsCentral @_CoachManning @evans02_mike @PrepSpin @MaxPreps @KyHighFootball

May 3, 2023 Fletcher Long 0

Aiden Riley had a tremendous season a year ago and is looking for a big senior year to kind of put the cherry on top of the preverbal “Sundae.” Aiden Riley is a guy appears perfectly anatomically suited for where he is being slotted on the Tigers’ defense. When Aiden ‘steps across that white line,’ he’s the truth! Enjoy this feature about this very fine ’24 NG and don’t forget to #Savortheflavor. FL

Out of State Spotlight: Treyvon Adams has rendered a ‘heroic’ performance for his Rome Wolves @minguabeefjerky @1776Bank @HopkinsCentral @_CoachManning @evans02_mike @AllRomeWolves @RecruitGeorgia @Treyvon92919304

May 2, 2023 Fletcher Long 0

Every now and then we like to feature an out-of-state guy who follows our site on Twitter. They have to be pretty special to catch our attention. After all, we have nearly 5,000 followers on Twitter. Trevon Adams caught our eye. When you read this, that should answer that question.

Dylan “Stewie” Stewart turning heads with an incredible frame and out of this world length @Dylan_Stewart77 @BrianBrohm @Drake_Jackson52 @CoachM_Cummings @Erik_Losey @minguabeefjerky @1776Bank @HopkinsCentral @_CoachManning @evans02_mike @PrepSpin

April 29, 2023 Fletcher Long 0

We have some proficiency evaluating “Bigs.” Height and length are believed to be invaluable commodities in college, Division I, offensive linemen. Stewie Stewart from Connor should make some college program very happy.

Dane Parsley, from WEHS, is a dual-threat who opponents have and will continue to find quite threatening; he’s also the @1776Bank Revolutionary Player of the Week @DaneParsley @CentreFootball @WEHSfootball1 @CoachGriffith @minguabeefjerky @HopkinsCentral @_CoachManning @evans02_mike @PrepSpin @MaxPreps

April 28, 2023 Fletcher Long 0

Dane Parsley may be the very best dual threat QB returning in ’23. Get this, he will only be a junior. His ’22 performance was legendary and his production filthy. We think we may just be looking at a “Mr. Football” front-runner in the ’25 graduating class. Enjoy this feature from Kentucky’s fastest growing financial institution; setting the standard for excellence in the financial services, Kentucky market. FL.

Michael McDaniel knows 2023 is his time to come to the front of his class @Michael60053670 @_Elite3 @Coach_Lovely @_CoachManning @evans02_mike @minguabeefjerky @1776Bank @KyHighFootball @PrepSpin @MaxPreps

April 27, 2023 Fletcher Long 1

College players need to hit the lineup by their sophomore years in HS. We have discussed this many, many times and that seems to be true regardless the quality of the program or its level of play. We believe McDaniel is a future college football player. He was in the lineup in ’22 and productive. To quote BTO (Bachman-Turner Overdrive), “You ain’t seen nothing yet…”

Brach Rice is one of Kentucky’s finest at the LB slot; on top of that, he’s the @minguabeefjerky Protein-packed Performer of the Week @RiceBrach @CaochPBurke @tsfootball @HopkinsCentral @_CoachManning @evans02-mike @1776Bank @PrepSpin @KyHighFootball @MaxPreps

April 26, 2023 Fletcher Long 1

It is time to crown another Mingua Beef Jerky Protein-packed Performer. This week we are picking a young man whose team would have a very difficult time competing without all of his contributions. Enjoy this feature and don’t forget to get by a local dispensary and buy yourself some of the country’s finest in all-beef, jerky products. Life is short…#SavorTheFlavor! FL.

Max Vanderkooi, from North Laurel, should hit the field early @max_vanderkooi @CoachDCharles @BoysGirls13th @NLJAGSFOOTBALL @minguabeefjerky @1776Bank @HopkinsCentral @evans02_mike @_CoachManning @KYFUTRESTARS

April 24, 2023 Fletcher Long 0

Max Vanderkooi is as good of an offensive center prospect as there is in the ’27 class of Kentucky prospects. He is an example of the steps we regularly take to ensure our database contains the best talent in the commonwealth before you have even heard of them. It is our duty, and one we take seriously. Enjoy this look at a young football playing stud who will hit the field quickly this coming Fall. FL.

Timothy Maddox Catlin, ’23, PK/DB, from Webster County High is the @1776Bank Revolutionary Player of the Week. @evans02_mike @Yfnmcnary @minguabeefjerky @1776Bank @KyHighFootball @WebCoFootball @PrepSpin

April 21, 2023 Fletcher Long 0

Okay, we were late to the party here. However, we are charged with finding and celebrating the same type excellence which has made Independence Bank a revolutionary in the financial services market and the fastest growing bank in the commonwealth of Kentucky. We feel we have done that here, even if we were a little tardy. Enjoy the feature. FL.

Isaac Manning, from the Storm, calling for cloudy skies on the KHSAA horizon @_CoachManning @evans02_mike @Coach_Lovely @HopkinsCentral @minguabeefjerky @1776Bank @KyHighFootball @MaxPreps @PrepSpin

April 20, 2023 Fletcher Long 0

There are a lot of people in the college football recruiting world who have steadfastly maintained college football players, in high school, find the field over the course of their sophomore seasons, regardless of where they play. Some parents have asked us if it benefits a high school prospect to play at a prestigious program, routinely challenging for championships, as far as that prospect’s college destinations. Enjoy this feature as we delve into sone of that. FL.

Lovell Martin is the week’s @minguabeefjerky Protein-packed Performer of the Week @Love11Martin3 @FDHSATHLETICS @FDHSStudentSec @FDouglassFB @1776Bank @HopinsCentral @evans02_mike @_CoachManning @PrepSpin @HLpreps

April 19, 2023 Fletcher Long 0

This award, and its prize package, has become the most prestigious and sought after distinction in Kentucky middle and high school football. Winners like this guy here are a major reason why. Enjoy this look at one of the better athletes in his area and don’t forget to #Savortheflavor. FL.

Matthew Stephens is entering the 9th-grade (we believe) at Bethlehem High, The Eagles are eager to see what he can add to their mix @MJStephens54 @KYFUTURESTARS #Brotherhood @BethlehemHSFB @HopkinsCentral @_ChrisManning @evans02_mike @minguabeefjerky @1776Bank

April 18, 2023 Fletcher Long 0

This kid is a 6-0, 320-pounder who moves much better than anyone would think. He was on the Future Stars team a year ago and a favorite to repeat. Have we mentioned he is pretty close to enrolling in the 9th-grade? Wow! Enjoy this feature about a pound-for-pound, football playing monster. FL.

Tyleeq Williams, from Bardstown High is Ty-rific! @Tyty3W @coachfoley1 @CoachHopperton @CentreFootball @bucs_fball @_CoachGonzLWC @CentreFootball @minguabeefjerky @1776Bank @HopkinsCentral @_CoachManning @evans02_mike @KyHighFootball

April 17, 2023 Fletcher Long 1

We have written about this guy before today. In fact, we believe we have before featured him twice. It could be more. However, pretty hard to ignore a 5’5,” 150-pounder who accomplishes the feats of athleticism attributed to this football player. Enjoy the feature. FL.

Layne Alford, and his Franklin-Simpson Wildcats, are ready to get things back to normal. @LayneAlford33 @FSFootball @FSHSathletics @Traviss7979 @ScottC_Scout @FSHSmedicine @HopkinsCentral @_CoachManning @evans02_mike @kyhighs @HLpreps @MaxPreps @PrepSpin

April 15, 2023 Fletcher Long 0

When we first went online, the Wildcats from Franklin-Simpson seemed unbeatable. They were in the midst of a three (3) year run of titles in Class 4A. They haven’t been breathing such rarified air for a minute or two but seem as though the ascent back to that level has begun in earnest. Enjoy the feature. FL.

Trajdon Davis, ’25 QB/LB, is the @1776Bank Revolutionary Player of the Week. @Trajdon11 @saadiq-clements @HCCols_Football @NxtLevelAtx @_CoachGonzLWC @CentreFootball @SportsReportHC @HopkinsCentral @_CoachManning @evans02_mike @minguabeefjerky @KyHighFootball

April 14, 2023 Fletcher Long 1

Trajdon Davis is among the most explosive, productive, and accomplished players at the dual-threat QB post in the ’25 class. He sets a daily example of excellence, just like Independence Bank. Get on by a brand today and discover whey our services, people, and products have started a revolution in the Kentucky financial services market. FL.

Ethan Spence, ’25 from Meade County, starting to draw some notice… @EthanSpenc18493 @CentreFootball @CoachCalley21 @teeroyhowell @CoachRuggles @KolterSmithKY @PrepSpin @HopkinsCentral @_CoachManning @evans02_mike @minguabeefjerky @1776Bank @kyhighs @HLpreps @MaxPreps

April 11, 2023 Fletcher Long 2

Bigs are hard to develop and they can be hard to evaluate. Frame is mostly what recruiters look for as the OL is a hard study from a production stand point. Here is a big-guy whose frame is still developing but he is playing football at a very high level right now, coming out of his sophomore season. Enjoy the feature. FL.

Satterly from Bryan Station ready for a new challenge… @ElliotDS07 @bryanstationfb @GaryMccauley73 @CoachHalloran71 @jthas3 @HopkinsCentral @_CoachManning @evans02_mike @minguabeefjerky @1776Bank @PrepSpin @HLpreps

April 10, 2023 Fletcher Long 0

Satterly is a kid who hasn’t gotten any Friday night run yet. He’s been playing goalkeeper for the Defenders’ “other” football team. He has decided to try his hand at American football and he has the measurables to do it. Enjoy the feature. FL.

Landon Bullock is following in some mighty big footsteps… @Bullock58Landon @SammyBullock75 @BE_Chargers @BECoachKendrick

April 8, 2023 Fletcher Long 0

There will always be room at the Inn for the 5’8,” 230-pound star lineman slotted inside on either the offensive or defensive lines of scrimmage. Landon Bullock may growth-spurt out of that class of player into a college, D-1 prospect. Should he not, there are other levels of college ball which afford very similar opportunities (and some even better) than the D-1 guys. Enjoy the feature. FL.

Xavier Biggers from Murray High is the @1176Bank Revolutionary Player of the week… @xavierbiggers1 @MurrayTigerFB @OLCoach_Smith64 @murrhidawg @terrencebigger4 @HopkinsCentral @_CoachManning @evans02_mike @minguabeefjerky @kyhighs @HLpreps @MaxPreps @PrepSpin

April 7, 2023 Fletcher Long 0

Xavier Biggers is an example of a player who adds value to all three phases of a football game. This guy is a football version of a one-man band at times. We believe he will have an incredible year for the Murray Tigers in ’23 as they will attempt to bounce back from what was a horrible year by Coach Darren Bowling’s standards. Enjoy this feature from Kentucky’s fastest growing financial institution; setting the standard for excellence in the financial services, Kentucky market. FL.

BREAK OUT PREDICTION: Carter Edwards is ready for a bigger role, more responsibility, but still dressing for success… @HopkinsCentral @CentreFootball @_CoachManning @evans02_mike @minguabeefjerky @1776Bank @kyhighs @HLpreps @PrepSpin

April 6, 2023 Fletcher Long 0

Carter Edwards didn’t get but 4-games of run under the lights in ’22. Still, he made his appearances count and did enough to make some of us in the football world think his time to break out and show the world may well be right now. Enjoy the feature. FL.

Elian Ruzindana from Conner High is the @minguabeefjerky Protein-packed Performer of the Week…@elianruzindana5 @PrepRedZoneKY @BluegrassRec @HopkinsCentral @_CoachManning @kyhighs @HLpreps @KyHighFootball @PrepSpin @MaxPreps @ConnerCougars

April 5, 2023 Fletcher Long 0

Elian Ruzindana is a hard name to pronounce and even harder to spell. We would suggest schools looking for bone fide college athletes might ought to take a course on how to do both. Enjoy this look at one of the better athletes in his area and don’t forget to #Savortheflavor. FL.

Blake Evans from Bell County is one tough hombre. @BlakeEvans24 @_cameronburnett @ncsa @BellCountyFB @report_kentucky @minguabeefjerky @_CoachManning @evans02_mike @1776Bank @PrepSpin @kyhighs @HLpreps

April 3, 2023 Fletcher Long 0

Kory Combs (’25, Breathitt, LB/FB) and Blake Evans (’25, Bell County, LB/FB) appear to be friends. This would make perfect sense as the two of them are the best two LB’s in the Appalachia mountains in their graduating class. We have featured Combs many times. We are long overdue featuring this guy. FL.

Mehki Dumas, the other back for Mighty Mayfield. @MehkiDumas @mhscoachjoe @HopkinsCentral @_CoachManning @evans02_mike @minguabeefjerky @1776Bank @PrepSpin @kyhighs @HLpreps @MaxPreps

April 1, 2023 Fletcher Long 0

There are a ton of high school coaches who would love to be Mayfield’s Joe Morris for a variety of reasons. Some teams struggle to find a featured RB. This National High School Hall of Fame football coach has two. HIs only trouble is finding enough footballs. Enjoy this look at Mayfield’s “other RB.” FL.

Gus Fox, from Caldwell County High, is the @1776Bank Revolutionary Player of the Week… @CaldwellCoFB @CaldwellCoAthl1 @_CoachManning @HopkinsCentral @evans02_mike @kyhighs @HLpreps @KyHighFootball

March 31, 2023 Fletcher Long 0

Gus Fox is one of the more outstanding young prospects we have ever been honored to feature. He sets a daily example of excellence, just like Independence Bank. Get on by a brand today and discover whey our services, people, and products have started a revolution in the Kentucky financial services market. FL.

Carter Guillaume from St. Xavier High is the @minguabeefjerky Protein-packed Performer of the week. @1776Bank @HopkinsCentral @_CoachManning @evans02-mike @kyhighs @HLpreps @CoachKWallace @StXTigerSports @PrepSpin @KyHighFootballCarter @CarterGuillaum1

March 29, 2023 Fletcher Long 0

He’s the premier performer at his position anywhere in Kentucky. His name is Carter Guillaume and he is the offensive center for St. Xavier’s Tiger football program. He’s way more than just that. He is also the KHSAA Heavyweight Wrestling Champion and our Protein-packed Performer of the Week. Enjoy this feature about this very fine OL and champion wrestler and don’t forget to #Savortheflavor. FL.

Austin Johnson from North Laurel…they call him The Freak! @A_john50 @athletics_nlhsn @NLJAGSFOOTBALL @BoysGirls13th @minguabeefjerky @HopkinsCentral @_CoachManning @evans02_mike @kyhighs @HLpreps @PrepSpin @1776Bank

March 28, 2023 Fletcher Long 2

Austin Johnson is a freak. That’s what they call him around London, Kentucky’s North Laurel High, “The Freak.” When you get a load of what he can do on the field and even in the weight room, that Nomme de Guerre will make a lot more sense to you. Enjoy the feature. FL.

Jaylen Bass from Mighty Mayfield unleashes a ton of fight on that line… @JaylenBass12 @LippertScouting @mhscoachjoe @HopkinsCentral @_CoachManning @evans02_mike @minguabeefjerky @1776Bank @PrepSpin @kyhighs @HLpreps @MaxPreps

March 27, 2023 Fletcher Long 0

Jaylen Bass is a guy who, were he a few inches taller, would be one of the more coveted LG’s in the country among High School ’24’s. Fact of the matter is he has the tools to overcome a lack of height. He has controlled and dominated all parts of the equation over which he has any semblance of control. Enjoy the feature. FL.

Cayden Grigsby, from Middlesboro High, is the top signal caller in Kentucky’s Appalachia Mountains. @Cgrigs2 @teeroyhowell @KyPrepRedZone @nosterman2 @LippertScouting @CentreFootball @_CoachManning @HopkinsCentral @minguabeefjerky @1776Bank @HLpreps @kyhighs

March 25, 2023 Fletcher Long 1

Cayden Grigsby is a player we have before featured. We believe he is a “Mr. Football” type player if things break the way they certainly could. You won’t find a better dual-threat QB anywhere in Kentucky’s ’24 graduating class. Enjoy the feature. FL.

Isaac Sowells, Jr. from Louisville Male High is our @1776Bank Revolutionary Player of the Week. @IsaacSowellsJr @Coach1Tyme @_CoachManning @HopkinsCentral @kyhighs @HLpreps @KyHighFootball @PrepSpin @MaleBulldogs @LMHSCoachWolfe @minguabeefjerky

March 24, 2023 Fletcher Long 0

We have come up with some pretty good nicknames though the years for some of Kentucky finest high school football playing talent. We call this guy “The Albatross.” We think you will know why quickly upon reading this piece. Enjoy this feature from Kentucky’s fastest growing financial institution; setting the standard for excellence in the financial services, Kentucky market. FL.

Konner Harrison is an old school TE who doubles at LB for the Storm… @HopkinsCentral @evans02_mike @_CoachManning @minguabeefjerky @1776Bank @PrepSpin @KyHighFootball @kyhighs @HLpreps @MaxPreps

March 23, 2023 Fletcher Long 0

’24 TE/LB is an ‘old school’ type TE who catches the football with physicality We have talked to various members of the Storm’s football coaching staff and they seem to really like what this prospect brings to the table at TE. It is not that we don’t, but he was […]

Montel Campbell is the @minguabeefjerky Protein-packed Performer of the Week. @Mongel2good @PrepRedZoneKY @BluegrassRec @HopkinsCentral @_CoachManning @kyhighs @HLpreps @KyHighFootball @PrepSpin @MaxPreps

March 22, 2023 Fletcher Long 0

We have a real treat for you today as we award one of our top prizes to one of the commonwealth’s more recruited football prospects. Montrel Campbell from Ballard High is as good as it gets in Kentucky’s ’24 class at the defensive 3rd level. He has the tools to play on offense too, and college may decide to utilize him that way. He is certainly a threat to see early college PT on special teams returning kicks and punts. Enjoy this feature about this very fine junior DB/WR and don’t forget to #Savortheflavor. FL

Out of the commonwealth spotlight: Don’t be surprised if this Hoosier (Caleb King) doesn’t end up on a Kentucky team’s roster. @CentreFootball @CalebKi02709985 @CSmithScout @HopkinsCentral @_CoachManning @minguabeefjerky @1776Bank @kyhighs @HLpreps @KyHighFootball

March 21, 2023 Fletcher Long 1

This is Caleb King. King is from Pekin, Indiana and attends its version of Eastern High. Pekin, Indiana is 29-miles from Louisville, Kentucky. We used to cover Clarksville, TN kids under the guise Hopkinsville (KY) and Clarksville (TN) were one metropolitan area. The distance between Hopkinsville and Clarksville…26miles. It’s just three additional miles. Don’t be surprised to see this prospect end up on a Kentucky roster. You know, there are 17-college football programs in Kentucky. Enjoy the feature. FL.

Henry Byford, from Calloway County High, is working hard to meet his goals. @CoachNeroHawks @2024Byford @Coach_Cattrell @CoachLeeXiong @CchsTouchdown @HopkinsCentral @evans02_mike @_CoachManning @minguabeefjerky @1776Bank @PrepSpin @KyHighFootball @kyhighs @HLpreps @MaxPreps

March 20, 2023 Fletcher Long 0

This prospect is a versatile player who studs out across the Lakers offensive and defensive fronts. Two other things are important to remember…he’s a long-snapper and a 4.0 student. That University of Pennsylvania (Ivy League, Ancient 8) visit is making all the more sense. FL.

Matthew Hardin, from Lexington Layfayette High, taking it from the weight room to the field. @Matthewhardih12 @LipperScouting @CoachJaylrby @D1Factory @yetteFootball @minguabeefjerky @1776Bank @HopkinsCentral @_CoachManning @Coach_Lovely @evans02_mike @HLpreps @kyhighs @PrepSpin @MaxPreps

March 18, 2023 Fletcher Long 0

This Matthew Hardin guy is not messing around when it comes to preparing for the ’23 season. Enjoy this feature about a top-flight ’25 LB from Lexington, Kentucky and try to learn the type effort required to get to the top level of Kentucky High School Football. FL.

Noah Price from Jefferson County Traditional Middle School is our @1776Bank Revolutionary Player of the Week. @noahpprice @Coach1Tyme @JCTMSFootball @minguabeefjerky @_CoachManning @HopkinsCentral @kyhighs @HLpreps @KyHighFootball @PrepSpin

March 17, 2023 Fletcher Long 0

We are gearing up for Future Stars and for welcoming to the fraternity of Kentucky High School football players a new class of prospects. The ’27’s are loud, proud, and ready to show everyone what they can do. This guy featured today is a top player at his stage of development. Enjoy the feature from from Kentucky’s fastest growing financial institution; setting the standard for excellence in the financial services, Kentucky market. FL.

Reese Belt led the Storm in several critical statistical categories in ’22, what might he do with a full slate of game-action in ’23? @HopkinsCentral @evans02_mike @_CoachManning @minguabeefjerky @1776Bank @PrepSpin @kyhighs @HLpreps @KyHighFootball @MaxPreps

March 16, 2023 Fletcher Long 0

When you look at The Storm’s defensive numbers from ’22 something jumps off the page at the inquisitor. How in the world did a guy who only registered seven (7) games of fun lead the team in such critical statistical categories as TFL’s, QB-sacks, and FF’s (forced fumbles)? Good question…good thing for you this article may have some answers. FL.

Mason Gardner from Central Hardin is the @minguabeefjerky Protein-packed Performer of the Week. @masongardner26 @CHBruinFootball @HC_TimMattingly @HopkinsCentral @_CoachManning @1776Bank @kyhighs @HLpreps @KyHighFootball

March 15, 2023 Fletcher Long 0

Mason Gardner is 6A’s King of the End Zone. At least, that is what the statistics from ’22 tells us. This is a kid who put 172-points on the scoreboard in 12-games or 14.3-points per outing. Central Hardin narrowly lost its Regional Championship game to the team which eventually won it all. To say folks in Hardin County are excited to see what Gardner and crew will do in ’23 may be a bit of an understatement. Enjoy this feature about this very fine junior RB and don’t forget to #Savortheflavor. FL.

Gradey Anthony is a tackle whose star seems on the rise for North Oldham. @GradeyAnthony @BryceGrady1 @CSmithScout @FootballNohs @HopkinsCentral @_CoachManning @1776Bank @minguabeefjerky @kyhighs @HLpreps @MaxPreps @PrepSpin @KyHighFootball

March 14, 2023 Fletcher Long 0

If you like them long, tall, and lean, you will love ’25’s Grady Anthony from North Oldham. He played in 10 of the Mustangs’ 12-games in ’22 and just got done tearing the Best of the Midwest (BOTM) a new one. Look for this star to rise violently an suddenly. Enjoy the feature. HB.

Jack Zwernemann from Buillitt East High School is ready to seize the day in ’23. @1776Bank @PrepSpin @hardesty_baron @BECoachKendrick @MaxPreps @kyhighs @KyHighFootball @HLPreps @BE_Chargers @BESTRONG2021 @JackZwernemann @HopkinsCentral @_CoachManning @evans02_mike @Coach_Lovely

March 13, 2023 Fletcher Long 0

Travis Egan, the consensus “Mr. Football” from Buillitt East from ’02, and newly minted Louisville Cardinal, has run out of eligibility. Who’s going to pick up the reins and what will that do to the Charges’ fortunes? We will take a look at it in this feature. FL.

Jayden Gibson, what will he likely do for an encore @BreathittCoach @Teeroyhowell @PrepRedzoneKY @CoahMikeHarris @1776Bank @minguabeefjerky @KyHighFootball @PrepSpin @MaxPreps @HLpreps @kyhighs @HopkinsCentral @_CoachManning

March 11, 2023 Fletcher Long 0

This kid here is a throw back to the Jim Brown days when fullbacks and tailbacks were interchangeable and RB’s would shorten your vertebral structures. This is the Appalachia Mountains version of Calil McNary (Hopkins County Central All-State FB). This kid is a future All-Stater. Enjoy the feature. FL.

JJ Sheridan is the @1776Bank Revolutionary Player of the Week. @WebCoFootball @PennyrileP @TalkTrojan @webster_co_high @Wchs_Athletic @minguabeefjerky @PrepSpin @kyhighs @HLpreps @KyHighFootball @MaxPreps @HopkinsCentral @_CoachManning @evans02_mike @Coach_Lovely

March 10, 2023 Fletcher Long 0

Webster County has some of the best young talent around western Kentucky. This is why the excitement around the program is at a fever pitch. JJ Sheridan is one of the young guns generating the excitement. Enjoy this feature from Kentucky’s fastest growing financial institution; setting the standard for excellence in the financial services, Kentucky market. HB.

Christian Larkey, ’24 RB, FS, WR, is the @minguabeefjerky Protein-packed Performer of the Week. @1776Bank @HopkinsCentral @_CoachManning @ChristianLarkey @coachlarkey11 @MaxPreps @PrepSpin @KyHighFootball @kyhighs @HLpreps @RockHardFB

March 8, 2023 Fletcher Long 0

Christian Larkey is fortunate enough to be born into one of the first names in Kentucky high school football. That shouldn’t (and doesn’t to us) take away from his own prowess and success he has had playing the game his family has loved and steered all these many years. Enjoy this feature about this very fine junior RB, FS, WR and don’t forget to #Savortheflavor. FL

Atherton Linebacker/Fullback, Hai Shee, converted boxer turned football star. @hai_shee @CoachNinoDBE323 @AthertonFootbal @AthertonRavens @ChannceThompson @_CoachGonzLWC @CentreFootball @minguabeefjerky @1776Bank @_CoachManning @HopkinCentral @kyhighs @HLpreps @KyHighFootball @MaxPreps @PrepSpin @PAC_FOOTBALL

March 7, 2023 Fletcher Long 0

Hai Shee moved to Louisville, Kentucky from Indianapolis, Indiana. We don’t know what kind of football player he was in ‘Nap Town,” but we have it on good authority he was a fine Golden Gloves boxer. Those skills are suiting him well on the football field for the Ravens. Enjoy the feature. FL.

If picking a KY HS football team, Zander Curry from Corbin is likely our first draft pick… @ZanderCurry2024 @CoachLash @CentreFootball @coachelam7 @CoachHaddix @ThomasEGreer2 @minguabeefjerky @HLpreps @kyhighs @1776Bank @PrepSpin @KyHighFootball @MaxPreps

March 6, 2023 Fletcher Long 0

Zander Curry is a throwback to the days when college football stars were versatile and called upon often to contribute to the team’s efforts in all three phases of the game. This kid scores TD’s, long-snaps, houses kick-offs, makes tackles, recovers fumbles, and even intercepts passes (7-INT’s in ’22). If he is going to do all that, perhaps he should just take home next year’s Mr. Football Award while he is at it. Enjoy the feature. HB.

Christopher Reed, Jr. (’27) looking to get into the mix early. @Christo54247891 @coachpayne64 @Woodfordqbclub @FootballWcms @ScottC_Scout @1776Bank @minguabeefjerky @kyhighs @HLpreps @KyHighFootball @_CoachManning @HopkinsCentral

March 4, 2023 Fletcher Long 0

Christopher Reed, Jr. has already made two Future Stars rosters. That should tell you about all you need to know about whether this player has a chance to see the field his freshman season playing at one of the better programs in Kentucky 5A. Enjoy this feature about an upcoming HS player we believe will see quite a bit of varsity run. HB.

Elijah Clark is the @1776Bank Revolutionary Player of the Week. @Elijahc_50 @CoachYohn @WEBDuBoisATH @KamSmith24 @Manual_Football @D1Factory @minguabeefjerky @PrepSpin @MaxPreps @kyhighs @HLpreps

March 3, 2023 Fletcher Long 0

Clark is like so many outstanding middle schoolers across the Louisville area. He is awaiting Future Stars tryouts like so many others. This is an impressive kid who is very skilled right now. It may prove scary to see what he becomes in the future. Enjoy this feature from Kentucky’s fastest growing financial institution; setting the standard for excellence in the financial services, Kentucky market. HB.

Middle School Spotlight: Sometimes football is just as easy as connecting the K-Dot(s)! @KdotvsKmack @ODFBall @JCTMSFootball @KYEXPOSURE @QBHitList @Coach_Lockwood1 @minguabeefjerky @1776Bank @PrepSpin @MaxPreps @KyHighFootball @kyhighs @HLpreps #Brotherhood @KYFUTURESTARS

March 2, 2023 Fletcher Long 0

This guy here is called Kaden ‘K-Dot’ Mack. He is also know as ‘K-Mack’ to some. He is an explosive and filthy-fast athlete who can break you down with his arm or his feet. We expect he will be on the Future Stars roster this coming Summer. Might ought to learn about him now. Enjoy the feature. HB.

Harlee Egbert is the @minguabeefjerky Protein-packed Performer of the week. @harlee_egbertFB @CoachjjClark @TheCoachHolman @Yfnmcnary @HopkinsCentral @_CoachManning @1776Bank @kyhighs @HLpreps @PrepSpin @KyHighFootball @MaxPreps

March 1, 2023 Fletcher Long 0

Harlee Egbert is an example of the type HS player we relish rewarding at Mingua Beef Jerky. He is a hard worker on the field and in the class room and achieves remarkable results both places. Enjoy this feature about this very fine junior LB/FB and don’t forget to #Savortheflavor. HB

Amare Black from Union County among the last Braves standing… @UCBraves @55CoachJohns @KrisHughes04 @amargeGcampbell @minguabeefjerky @1776Bank @PrepSpin @KyHighFootball @kyhighs @HLpreps @MaxPreps

February 28, 2023 Fletcher Long 2

To say the Braves lost quite a bit of production off its 12-1 Regional Runner-up in ’22 may be a bit of an understatement. These guys really took a hit at the hands of the graduation stage. However, the Braves return one of the better DE’s in Kentucky’s Class of 2025. Will it be enough to catapult the Braves to the top of its newly realigned district? Maybe…just maybe. Enjoy the feature. HB.

Blast from the Past: Blasin Moore gets a second chance! @teeroyhowell @HopkinsCentral @Coach_Lovely @evans02_mike @_CoachManning @CoachLuttrell49 @moore-blasin

February 27, 2023 Fletcher Long 0

Here is a kid who has been out in the working world and realizes that college degree changes his entire career arc. He is getting an opportunity to go to Barbourville, Kentucky and play for John Luttrell’s “Bulldogs.” Coach Chris Manning at Hopkins County Central has made it happen for him. That is the kind of man for whom I would want my son to play. HB.

Nikolas Tucker from Southwestern High looking toward big senior year… @Tucker2Nikolas @Coach_SSnyder @ScottC_Scout @Coach_DManning @Bryan_Ault @coachpayne64 @1776Bank @minguabeefjerky @KyHighFootball @kyhighs @HLpreps @MaxPreps @PrepSpin

February 25, 2023 Henry Lyon 0

Nikolas Tucker, and players like him, are how teams in Kentucky 5A go 13-1 in the first place. Interior DT’s who can slide out to DE don’t come around every day. Tucker is looking for a big senior year and we believe that is exactly what he is likely to experience. Enjoy the feature. HB.

Logan Rogers from @HopkinsCentral is the @1776Bank Revolutionary Player of the Week… @Logan_rodgers_ @CoachMike_W @TheChristian04 @AdrianStringer6 @CoachManning @minguabeefjerky @PrepSpin @KyHighFootball @kyhighs @HLpreps @MaxPreps @CoachQ_Wilson @jaden_brasher

February 24, 2023 Henry Lyon 0

We are pleased to feature today one of the best athletes to grace a high school field in Kentucky’s graduating class of ’24. Logan Rodgers from Hopkins County Central has been tearing it up around Kentucky since his Kentucky Future Stars days. He has one more tour of the high school landscape and his teammates and he plan to make the most of it. Enjoy this feature from Kentucky’s fastest growing financial institution; setting the standard for excellence in the financial services, Kentucky market. HB.

Ayier ‘AJ’ Coates from St. Xavier High is setting a tough pace for his class… @imfokused_aj @CoachKWallace @StXTigersFB @teeroyhowell @CoachRecruit @1776Bank @minguabeefjerky @KyHighFootball @kyhighs @HLpreps @PrepSpin

February 23, 2023 Henry Lyon 1

This kid here has numbers, particularly in the weight room, which just sort of jump off the charts at the reader. He is crazy strong, crazy powerful, crazy explosive, and crazy young. Not even being a freshman could shelve him for the year. Wait until you see what this guy does over the next three years. Avoid the rush, get scared now! HB.

Davon Rudolph is the @minguabeefjerky Protein-packed Performer of the Week… @TOP_SMOKE55 @D5Army @caleb_duckett @RedHawksRecruit @ZipsFB @CoachKi33UC @EKUFootball @RecruitTheHerd @Ballard_Bruins @BHSBRUINS @Coachmorton23

February 22, 2023 Henry Lyon 1

Davon “Smoke” Rudolph, ’24 from Ballard High, is bringing the SMOKE! This guy is a OLB/Nickle candidate who brings a ton to the table for college recruiters. That is probably why this kid will be ranked among Kentucky’s elite when the final rankings of the ’24 graduating class gets published. […]

Darion Cole from Louisville a Future Star? He appears to be a present one… @Darioncole9 @CoachYohn @Coach_Lockwood1 @WEBDuBoisATH @_DuboisFootball @minguabeefjerky @PrepSpin @kyhighs @HLpreps @1776Bank @MaxPreps

February 21, 2023 Henry Lyon 0

This kid literally has it all. It is very hard to evaluate 7th-graders but quicks and speed are things which can be somewhat evaluated, even in younger prospects. This player is elusive, catches the ball well, get’s down hill in a hurry, and has a nice long frame on him which belies tremendous growth potential. Enjoy the feature. HB.

Destin Cheirs is the @1776Bank Revolutionary Player of the Week… @cheirs_destin @LouisvilleFB @All_American_Me @MaroonAthls @ArnettKohl @minguabeefjerky @PrepSpin @MaxPreps @kyhighs @HLPreps @KyHighFootball @MaxPreps

February 17, 2023 Henry Lyon 0

Destin Cheirs, when last we heard, was going to attend Murray State and try his hand at Ohio Valley Conference Football. Well, it would appear he will aim his sights a bit higher. Cheirs has the opportunity to “bet on himself” and attempt to make the Louisville Cardinals football team which competes at the FBS, Power-5 level (ACC). In the end, it was too good of an opportunity to not risk it. Enjoy this feature from Kentucky’s fastest growing financial institution; setting the standard for excellence in the financial services, Kentucky market. HB.

Nehemiah feeling ‘Lucky’ with as this week’s @minguabeefjerky Protein-packed Performer… @Nemo1n_only @ShedrickMckenz2 @Coach_Perry1 @5027v7 @MaximillianKard1 @1776Bank @PrepSpin @kyhighs @HLPreps @KyHighFootball @MaxPreps

February 15, 2023 Henry Lyon 0

We love athletes who remember the “student” portion of “student-athlete.” Nehemiah Lucky is certainly one of those. Lucky sports a 3.8 GPA at Louisville’s Fern Creek High. That doesn’t mean he can’t play some ball. He was elected captain a year ago in spite of his only getting to play in 6-games and was still among the club leaders in stops. Enjoy this feature about this very fine junior ILB and don’t forget to #Savortheflavor. HB

Ryan Rayhill serves notice he’s the next big thing in second level defense across Kentucky. @_ryanrayhill @CoachKMelanson @CarsonBryant7 @CoachHopperton @BOTMWCombine @Bryan_Ault @recruitingboost @BECoachKendrick @minguabeefjerky @1776Bank @PrepSpin @KyHighFootball @kyhighs @HLPreps @MaxPreps

February 14, 2023 Henry Lyon 0

’25 LB has studded out in Kentucky 6A football so far Hard to argue there are any LB’s in the ’25 graduating class any better than Ryan Rayhill. There are some fine LB’s in that class and we have featured quite a few. While some of the ’25’s have accumulated […]

Gage Chapman, ’27, from Murray, KY is putting in a star’s effort at being a star…@Chapman42071 @MurrayTigerFB @terrencebigger4 @VTOSPORTS @LarryPerrin @KyHighFootball @minguabeefjerky @1776Bank @MaxPreps @PrepSpin @kyhighs @HLPreps #Brotherhood

February 13, 2023 Henry Lyon 0

The thing about covering middle school players is you never know how much the player will mature between features. Gage Chapman looks nothing today even remotely similar to the picture we have included as the “featured photograph” to this article. Enjoy this look at a young man who has to be among the more imposing members of his graduating class, commonwealth-wide. HB.

Zach Crutcher, ’27, looks to be an early contributor… @ZachCrutcher1 @jaydenthomas_jt @nikalosdixon1k @ContactsCollege @CFBScout @minguabeefjerky @1776Bank @KyHighFootball @kyhighs @HLPreps @MaxPreps

February 11, 2023 Henry Lyon 0

Zach Crutcher has everything to succeed at the high school level and quickly. He is 5’10,” 155-pounds, plays WR but could double in HS at DB, and he’s an excellent student on top of the other physical attributes he undeniably possesses. He’s looking to hit the field for his high school team early on during his freshman campaign. We wouldn’t bet against him. Enjoy the feature. HB.

Jackson Edens, ’25, from Webster County High is this week’s @1776Bank Revolutionary Player. @brscoop31 @minguabeefjerky @PrepSpin @MaxPreps @KyHighFootball @wchsa @kyhighs @HLPreps @JacobKnightKY @WebCoFootball

February 10, 2023 Henry Lyon 0

We have written about Edens before this feature. You may remember he led the team in many of these categories over his freshman season. We predicted he would have a wonderful sophomore campaign and he didn’t disappoint. Enjoy this feature from Kentucky’s fastest growing financial institution; setting the standard for excellence in the financial services, Kentucky market. HB.

Blake Mullins, class of ’27, Rockcastle County ready to go to work restoring “The Rock” to prominence… @abmullins @JBRowe1 @JoshBreslowTV @minguabeefjerky @PrepSpin @1776Bank @KyHighFootball @kyhighs @HLPreps @MaxPreps

February 9, 2023 Henry Lyon 0

Chris Larkey walks the sidelines at the same school his dad, Tom, developed into a consistent contender who teams often dreaded playing in the day. The boys from the Rock are always hard, with apologies to Easy E. Enjoy this look at the type talent which generally reverses varsity programs’ fortunes. Also, learn a little something about getting recruited and the type information colleges want to see warehoused on your social media sites like Twitter. HB.

Baron Hardesty from Buillitt East High School is this week’s @minguabeefjerky Protein-packed Performer… @1776Bank @PrepSpin @hardesty_baron @BECoachKendrick @MaxPreps @kyhighs @KyHighFootball @HLPreps @BE_Chargers @BESTRONG2021

February 8, 2023 Henry Lyon 1

How many freshmen find the field and measurably contribute to a Kentucky 6A roster sufficiently stacked to win the title at Kentucky’s largest classification of competition? Not many we would think. This week, our Protein-packed Performer, did just that in ’22. Enjoy this feature about this very fine freshman and don’t forget to #Savortheflavor. HB

Theo (Keyshawn) Jones from Tates Creek looking for the right place to land… @theothekid5 @minguabeefjerky @1776Bank @TCreekfootball @KyHighFootball @kyhighs @HLPreps

February 7, 2023 Henry Lyon 0

The time is fast approaching when we will say “Goodbye” to covering ’23’s and move into the younger set. We are two-days, post-NSD, so the clock is ticking. We can’t leave the class until the top-flight talent in the class is taken care of and has a place to land. Here is an available athlete who would make a fantastic “add” to any class among the 17 or so colleges or universities in Kentucky who field football teams. Just saying…HB.

A rose by any other name…Taylor Hansford coming on at Taylor County… @CoachSchuman @TaylorHansford_ @TCCardinalsFB @ScottParkey @SportsTaylor @minguabeefjerky @1776Bank @KyHighFootball @MaxPreps @PrepSpin @kyhighs @HLPreps

February 6, 2023 Henry Lyon 0

Taylor Hansford plays MLB for Taylor County. I imagine a guy named “Taylor” should quarterback the defense for “Taylor” County. However, one should never read too much into a name. This particular Taylor just happens to be a fine football player. Enjoy the feature. HB.

Tate Johnson from Frederick Douglass High takes his talents to Centre College. @TaJohnson_ @coachnatemcpeek @FDouglassFB @Jackhgohmann2022 @WBramel @minguabeefjerky @HLPreps @kyhighs @MaxPreps @KyHighFootball @PrepSpin @1776Bank

February 4, 2023 Henry Lyon 0

This guy here is a perfect example of just how good you have to be to don a jersey emblazoned with the name of any college or university. College football is no joke, and Tate Johnson is serious about it. Enjoy this feature about a young man who greatly helped his high school team win its first state (5A) title and who hopes to do similarly for the Colonels, his new team. HB.

KeVauhn Edmonds, ’24 prospect from Russellville, is the @1776Bank Revolutionary Player of the Week. @kevauhn2 @Coach_MikeB @EliteRvk @RVKFootball @rvkathletics @minguabeefjerky @PrepSpin @KyHighFootball @MaxPreps @kyhighs @HLPreps

February 3, 2023 Henry Lyon 0

KeVauhn Edmonds may be the best kept secret in Kentucky’s ’24 graduating class of football prospects. He plays football at one of Kentucky’s most storied programs particularly among 1A teams on the western end of the commonwealth. Edmonds is our Revolutionary Player of the Week. Enjoy this feature from Kentucky’s fastest growing financial institution; setting the standard for excellence in the financial services, Kentucky market. HB.

Centre Football reaches down into Texas for elite talent. @CcdaReal18 @marshallmavs @minguabeefjerky @CentreFootball @1776Bank @kyhighs @HLPreps @MaxPreps

February 2, 2023 Henry Lyon 0

Several small colleges had big, big days on the first Wednesday in February. For instance, Georgetown and UPike both signed tremendous, Kentucky-laden classes. However, none of the small colleges around Kentucky have the nationwide reach and appeal of Centre College. The Colonels dipped into the lone-star state to gain the commitment from a talented Texan with the skills to make the competition around the SAA stand up and take notice. Enjoy the feature. HB.

This week’s @minguabeefjerky Protein-packed Performer is Raceland, Kentucky’s ’26 prospect, Bryson Rowsey. @racelandramsfb @RacelandFootba1 @1776Bank @PrepSpin @MaxPreps @KyHighFootball @kyhighs @HLPreps

February 1, 2023 Henry Lyon 0

It is hard to get on the field as a freshman. When you play for one of Kentucky’s more storied programs, regardless of classification, it can be THAT much harder. This week’s Protein-packed Performer made his limited appearances count for his team. Enjoy this feature about this very fine freshman and don’t forget to #Savortheflavor. HB

Zachary Philpot, ’26, from North Laurel High is the type of framed-out prospect and talent which has people fired up around London, Kentucky… @1776Bank @minguabeefjerky @zleeboy54 @kyhighs @HLPreps @MaxPreps @PrepSpin @NLJAGSFOOTBALLZ

January 31, 2023 Henry Lyon 1

We have been featuring quite a few young ball players from London, KY’s North Laurel High. Some of you may be wondering why? It isn’t as if the Jaguars have been owning the 5A classification (6-6 in ’22). However, this team has some really nice talent coming down the pipelines and their days of hanging around .500 seems numbered. HB.

Javen Huddleston, ’24 RB from BGHS, will figure prominently in the coming ‘Mr. Football’ race… @JavenH06 @DeuceBailey1 @Erik_Losey @_CoachHeck @QuadrupleCov859 @minguabeefjerky @1776Bank @PrepSpin @kyhighs @HLPreps @KyHighFootball

January 30, 2023 Henry Lyon 0

If you are picking early favorites for next season’s ‘Mr. Football,’ this guy here would seem as safe a bet as any. He is very versatile, running for over a thousand yards in 13-games and catching nearly 30-footballs swinging out of the backfield. Enjoy the feature. HB.

Patrick Carr, ’25 TE, P, and PK, from Fern Creek High is the @1776Bank Revolutionary Player of the Week. @PatrickCarr27 @CoachJoshAbell @CoachNicholsFC @FernCreekFB @minguabeefjerky @kyhighs @HLPreps

January 27, 2023 Henry Lyon 0

Patrick Carr is a bright, shining example of how an athlete will always find a way to succeed. Patrick plays TE, punts, and place kicks. He plays football, soccer, and basketball. He is among the more polished and sought after TE’s in Kentucky’s ’25 class of prospects and he is (of course) our Revolutionary Player of the Week. Enjoy this feature from Kentucky’s fastest growing financial institution; setting the standard for excellence in the financial services, Kentucky market. HB.

Cooper Robinson ready to take the next step at North Laurel. @coop_robinson28 @VTOSPORTS @coachmcdaniel22 @coachtf @Egregory3222 @athletics_nlhs @PrepSpin @1776Bank @minguabeefjerky @kyhighs @HLPreps @KyHighFootball @MaxPreps

January 26, 2023 Henry Lyon 0

’26 RB/DB had promising year; will make huge strides next season Cooper Robinson was among the more physically gifted 9th graders playing 5A football across Kentucky over the ’22 season. He gained 9-games of action as a freshman which, standing alone, is quite an accomplishment. This player is only going […]

Demauriah Brown, ’25, from Danville High is the @minguabeefjerky Protein-packed Player of the Week. @1776Bank @DemauriahB @teeroyhowell @CoachParks6 @vaughtsviews @18_hatcher @kyhighs @HLPreps @KyHighFootball @MaxPreps @PrepSpin

January 25, 2023 Henry Lyon 0

Demauriah Brown from Danville High has just completed a sophomore football season which would have landed hm on our sophomore all-state football team were we still compiling one. As it is, his performance should net consideration for him for the AP team, whose nominations should open any time. Enjoy this feature about this very fine sophomore RB/DB/Ath and don’t forget to #Savortheflavor. HB

Chase Couch is screaming off the edge and impressing suitors along the way… @TimCouchQB @ParkerChaney9 @report_kentucky @TVStudioGrrrl @1bad12bad @TheCatsPause247 @Chase41_sc @1776Bank @minguabeefjerky @HLPreps @kyhighs @PrepSpin @KyHighFootball

January 24, 2023 Henry Lyon 0

It probably isn’t easy being the son of one of the most recognizable Kentucky Wildcats in the history of that program. It isn’t easy to have to play DE for one of Kentucky’s marquee programs especially among the smaller classifications of schools. Lots of things in life aren’t easy. One still has to soldier on and find ones own way. Chase Couch is doing just that and, in the offing, becoming one of his class’s more targeted edge rushers. HB.

Andrew Vrbancic setting the 2025 standard for TE play… @AndrewVrbancic @LMHSCoachWolfe @2025Legends @JoeyJWagner @TimHaworth13 @TaulWill @kyhighs @HLPreps @KyHighFootball @minguabeefjerky @1776Bank @MaxPreps @PrepSpin

January 23, 2023 Henry Lyon 0

This guy here seems to have all the ear-markings for Kentucky’s next star TE in the high school ranks. He plays for a marquee program in the 6A classification, has a desirable frame which plenty of room for “good weight.” To top it all off, he can also LS. Enjoy the feature. HB.

Is Solomon Conley from Male High the very best in the commonwealth at his LB slot? We know some people who might argue, but the point is, he is certainly in the discussion. @SolomonConley9 @LMHSCoachWolfe @Bryan_Ault @NWahlScoutin @CoachDub2 @minguabeefjerky @1776Bank @kyhighs @HLPreps @PrepSpin @KyHighFootball @MaxPreps #Brotherhood

January 21, 2023 Fletcher Long 1

Lots of people out there believe Solomon Conley is the best LBer in Kentucky’s ’25 class. Of course, the Kory Combs fans (Breathitt) would argue, but that is what makes this the greatest game there is. Both of these young ’25’s are top-notch. Here’s our look at Conley. Enjoy the feature. FL.

Jack Bradley is the @1776Bank Revolutionary Player of the Week… @jackb417 @Gtown_Football @Coach_Harmon51 @McCrackenStangs @bam_coach78 @kyhighs @KyHighFootball @HLPreps @PrepSpin @minguabeefjerky @MaxPreps

January 20, 2023 Fletcher Long 0

Here is a kid who has committed 110% to play football for the Georgetown College Tigers football program. Now, that is a pretty darn good week all by itself. Well, turns out, this kid’s on filed gameplay in ’22 was pretty praise worthy with or without Georgetown’s offer. Enjoy this feature from Kentucky’s fastest growing financial institution; setting the standard for excellence in the financial services, Kentucky market. Fletcher Long.

Reese has been making beautiful Music for Betsy Layne, now he needs a college opportunity… @BLBobcatsFb @CentreFootball @minguabeefjerky @1776Bank @PrepSpin @MaxPreps @HLPreps @kyhighs @KyHighFootball

January 19, 2023 Fletcher Long 0

Converted WR/DB showed he could carry the mail too! Reese Music just crushed his senior year at Betsy Layne High School in Floyd County, Kentucky. You might say his production, from the RB post and even on defense, was a virtual symphony. Still, he isn’t garnering recruiting attention and that […]

Tay’Shaun Linton, ’24 DL from Trigg County HS, is the @minguabeefjerky Protein-packed Performer of the Week… @LintonTay @NatlPlaymkrsAca @LeverageLineman @CoachEzell45 @CoachFredT @1776Bank @KyHighFootball @PrepSpin @kyhighs @HLPreps @MaxPreps @coachburke89

January 18, 2023 Fletcher Long 0

Turning our attention squarely on 24’s, like most college programs are in the midst of doing, we focus on one of WK’s best at the DE/DL position. His secondary position is OG and his playing there collegiately is not completely out of the question. This guy led 3A in sacks and was in the top-15 commonwealth-wide regardless of classification. Enjoy this feature about this very fine junior and don’t forget to #Savortheflavor. FL

Michael “Mickey” Bailey, ’24 Madisonville North-Hopkins, has astonishing numbers where those numbers most count. @ArnettKohl @cheirs_destin @MNHHS_Football @minguabeefjerky @1776Bank @PrepSpin @kyhighs @KyHighFootball @HLPreps @MaxPreps

January 17, 2023 Fletcher Long 0

Talk about a kid who, as a football prospect, literally has it all, take a look at Mickey Bailey. Bailey is 6’5,” 305-pound LT for the Maroons of Madisonville North-Hopkins (4A). Not only that, he may well be in line to become a rocket scientist. He made a 35 on his ACT. This kid is amazing. Enjoy the feature. FL.

Cooper Mobley sets the bar high for 2nd and 3rd level defenders in the ’26 class… @CoachMobley8 @MobleyCooper3 @wbarnes22 @CaldwellCoFB @CaldwellCoAthl1 @CC_Crazies @minguabeefjerky @1776Bank @KyHighFootball @kyhighs @HLPreps @MaxPreps

January 16, 2023 Fletcher Long 1

Cooper Mobley was a huge get for the Caldwell program when he came over from Pulaski County. “Coop” flourished this year for Caldwell and put together some numbers which are indicative of the kind of star he will mature into being. Enjoy this, our now 2nd foray, into attempting to inform our readers just how special this kid really is. Enjoy the feature. FL.

Andre Richardson-Crews looking to take Russell back where it belongs… @AndreCrews8 @AZ_EA365SPORTS @KentuckyHigh @D1Factory @PrepRedzoneKY @reddevilsfball @minguabeefjerky @1776Bank @kyhighs @HLPreps @MaxPreps

January 14, 2023 Fletcher Long 0

Andre Richardson-Crews, ’24 RB/LB, plays for a Russell program which has seen better days. Can his coach, cohorts, and he get them back where the program belongs? That is a great question we will attempt to answer rin this article. Enjoy the feature. FL.

Logan Smith is the @1776Bank Revolutionary Player of the Week… @LSmith2026 @CoachSmithJosh @CchsTouchdown @MissyJSmith1981 @minguabeefjerky @PrepSpin @kyhighs @HLPreps @MaxPreps

January 13, 2023 Fletcher Long 1

This kid is slight of build but his performance didn’t suffer. While a freshman, this young phenom was still able to lead his ball club in tackles while earning his team’s Defensive MVP and making the All-Conference team. Enjoy the feature and Congratulations to Logan Smith, ’26, from Murray’s Calloway County High from Kentucky’s fastest growing financial institution; setting the standard for excellence in the financial services, Kentucky market. Fletcher Long.

Male High’s Isaac “Spike” Sowells is the best interior OL/C prospect in Kentucky’s ’25 class. @SowellsTaker @LMHSCoachWolfe @MaleBulldog @ChadSimons_ @Mansell247 @adamgorney @DemetricDWarren @LippertScouting @minguabeefjerky @1776Bank @kyhighs @HLPreps

January 12, 2023 Fletcher Long 1

Isaac “Spike” Sowells is a framed out kid with the pedigree, athleticism, and smarts to make a fine FBS/Power 5 offensive center at the next level. He had a wonderful year this past season and his prospects seem to be ever brightening. Enjoy the feature. FL.

Anthony Hall, from Trigg County High, is this week’s @minguabeefjerky Protein-packed Performer. @1776Bank @CoachEzell @kyhighs @HLPreps @KyHighFootball @PrepSpin @MaxPreps @NashvilleAABowl

January 11, 2023 Fletcher Long 0

We just attended the Nashville AA Bowl at Lipscomb Academy on the campus of David Lipscomb. One of the better performances on the day was one which may have gone unnoticed to anyone without a “trained eye.” Anthony Hall, from Cadiz, Kentucky, was exceptional at long snapper. Enjoy the feature and don’t forget to #Savortheflavor. FL

Peyton Collins (’26) from North Laurel ready to take a big step forward in ’23… @peyton_collins1 @npcombine @teeroyhowell @NLJAGSFOOTBALL @athletics_nlhs @minguabeefjerky @1776Bank @PrepSpin @KyHighFootball @kyhighs @HLPreps

January 10, 2023 Fletcher Long 1

North Laurel is sending signals of its coming on as a program with which to reckon in upcoming seasons. While finishing 6-6, the Jaguars showed glimpses like beating Johnson Central this past season, no easy feat for any team. Young talent on hand and in the program like Peyton Collins is key to any program’s success. Enjoy the feature. FL.

Carter Guillaume is the @1776Bank Revolutionary Player of the Week… @minguabeefjerky @PrepSpin @kyhighs @HLPreps @StXTigersFB @CarterGuillaum1 @CSmithScout @KyHighFootball @MaxPreps

January 6, 2023 Fletcher Long 0

This kid here has all the attributes one would want for the cornerstone of the offensive line either in high school or college. We have given this award to him before, but this degree of outstanding is worthy of recognition whether or not he has been before adorned. This is quite possibly the standard across Kentucky for interior offensive line play and particularly at the center slot in the ’24 class. Enjoy the feature and Congratulations to Carter Guillaume from Louisville’s St. Xavier High from Kentucky’s fastest growing financial institution setting the standard for excellence in the financial services, Kentucky market. Fletcher Long.

Has to be ‘Room at the Inn’ for the Roger Duncans from Warren East… @roger68770148 @WEHSfootball1 @WEHSRaiders @WEHS_Basketball @minguabeefjerky @PrepSpin @KyHighFootball @MaxPreps @PrepSpin @1776Bank @kyhighs @HLPreps

January 5, 2023 Fletcher Long 0

Roger Duncan is a senior who helped propel Warren East to unprecedented height this past season. Now it is time to learn where this slightly thin TE will pledge his next four years. Union College has offered. Will there be others? Their flat should be! Fletcher Long

Tyson Hutson is the @minguabeefjerky Protein-packed Performer of the Week… @TyshonHutson @1776Bank @kyhighs @HLPreps @PrepSpin @MaxPreps @KyHighFootball

January 4, 2023 Fletcher Long 0

Tyshon Hutson had a fine year for the Carroll County High Panthers. He helped lead them to a 7-5 mark and Ade All-District at his Defensive Tackle post. We don’t know exactly what lies ahead for the young football star but we do know he has some beef jerky in his future. Enjoy this feature and don’t forget to take the time to #savortheflavor. HB.

Taking a look at Michael Hughes, Jr. (’23) from Mayfield… @MHSCardinalsFB @PrepSpin @MaxPreps @minguabeefjerky @1776Bank @kyhighs @HLPreps

December 31, 2022 Henry Lyon 0

How in the world did it take so long to appreciate the on-field performance of Michael Hughes, Jr.? Frankly, we are a tad embarrassed to admit not knowing the answer to this. It would help if the kid would sign up for Twitter like every other football prospect in the known universe. Still, this presents a real opportunity for college programs looking for D-1 skill-sets in non-traditional frames. Here’s one right here! You’re welcome. HB.

Saadiq Clements is the @1776Bank Revolutionary Player of the Week… @minguabeefjerky @LouisvilleFB @PrepSpin @kyhighs @HLPreps @saadiq_clements @HCCols_Football @MaxPreps @KyHighFootball

December 30, 2022 Henry Lyon 1

Talk about a player wait until you read what Saadiq Clements from Henderson County High School this past football season. He showed out at Kentucky’s highest level of competition and demonstrated the same type talents which have made Independence Bank’s efforts commence a Revolution in Kentucky Financial Services Industry. Enjoy the feature and Congratulations to Saadiq Clements from Henderson County High. HB.

Big, Bad, Bo! Stinson closing in on decision… @CoachBarnett_22 @CoachCadron @CoachCFarris @CoachWCinelli @CoachGardnerCU @CoacnDamGC @minguabeefjerky @1776Bank @PrepSpin @davidjones_7 @KyHighFootball @HLPreps @kyhighs

December 29, 2022 Henry Lyon 0

He’s 6’3″ and weighs 250 and kinda broad at the shoulder and narrow at the hip. Four-A players know not to give him no lip. Big Bo….Big Bad Bo! Where’s he headed to play his college football, we look at that very question in this article.

Logan Lundy from Raceland High is the @mingabeefjerky Protein-packed Performer of the Week. @EvanBurroughs6 @racleandramsfb @ramnation45 @CoachBeek @RacelandFootba1 @LippertScouting

December 28, 2022 Henry Lyon 0

This guy won this award back in March of ’22. It was largely owing to the performance he rendered over his sophomore season. Well, he took it up a notch over his junior year and quite impressively. Sometimes we award this more than once to a single player. This is one of those times. Enjoy this feature and don’t forget to take the time to #savortheflavor. HB.

Quintez Thomas, among ’23, two-way, trench-men; what more could one want? @ThomasQunitel @QintezThomas3 @yaboyD3 @CoachYohn @minguabeefjerky @1776Bank @BluegrassRec @CoachLucas10 @1776Bank @kyhighs @KyHighFootball @PrepSpin @eaglesfb @kyhighs

December 27, 2022 Henry Lyon 0

This is a big man. However, it shouldn’t be lost on the readers he is a fine athlete in high demand among college recruiters as we slide from the early signing period to traditional “National Signing Day” the first Wednesday in February. We don’t know where this kid lands, or at what level of competition, but he could literally play about anywhere. Enjoy the feature. HB.

Quintel Thomas set the Derby City a blaze this past Fall… @minguabeefjerky @ThomasQuintel @BluegrassRec @CoachLucas10 @1776Bank @kyhighs @KyHighFootball @PrepSpin @eaglesfb @QuintezThomas3

December 26, 2022 Henry Lyon 0

There are excellent players on literally every Kentucky High School Roster. Quintel Thomas is very good evidence of the phenomenon. Enjoy this look at a kid who tore it up in ’22 and appears to us definitely headed to “Saturday” football. We hope he stays in Kentucky. HB.

Ethan Gregory (’24), transfer from Corbin, had a breakthrough year at North Laurel… @Egregory3222 @NLJAGSFOOTBALL @teeroyhowell @kyhighs @HLPreps @minguabeefjerky @1776Bank @PrepSpin

December 24, 2022 Henry Lyon 0

This kid has been on our radar a while and he has improved and gained in prowess over the years. He prepped this past Fall at North Laurel where he was a leader on the team in many different, statistical categories of importance. We believe him to be solidly a college running back, we just need to find him the right home. Enjoy the article. HB.

Demetrius Dunlap is the @1776Bank Revolutionary Player of the Week. @MeechieDunlap @TimHaworth13 @teeroyhowell @minguabeefjerky @PrepSpin @kyhighs @KyHighFootball @MaxPreps

December 23, 2022 Henry Lyon 0

Talk about a player who made the most of a limited number of opportunities, wait until you read what Meechie Dunlap from Male High School did in only six (6) games of action. He showed out at Kentucky’s highest level of competition and demonstrated the same type talents which have made Independence Bank’s efforts commence a Revolution in Kentucky Financial Services Industry. Enjoy the feature and Congratulations to Demetrius Dunlap from Male High. HB.

Tyleeq Williams from Bardstown High appears destined for stardom… @1776Bank @minguabeefjerky @BardstownFootb1 @TigerAthletics0 @BCS_Athletics @MaxPreps @PrepSpin @kyhighs @HLPreps @Tyty3W

December 22, 2022 Henry Lyon 0

Tyleeq Williams isn’t very tall and he doesn’t weigh very much at all. However, the average stick of dynamite is roughly 8-inches long and weighs around 7-ounces or just shy a half-pound. Its size doesn’t prevent it from producing 1 MJ (megaioule) of energy or enough to blast a 12‐inch tree stump from the ground. We believe you will be saving the same about Tyleeq Williams after reading this article. Enjoy the feature. HB.

Blake Birchfield, ’23 RB, From Pikeville High is the @minguabeefjerky ‘Protein-packed Performer of the Year!’ @LippertScouting @Coach_CotterLWC @1776Bank @PrepSpin @KyHighFootball @kyhighs @HLpreps @MaxPreps @BryanAult @CentreFootball

December 21, 2022 Henry Lyon 0

We have awarded our Protein-packed Performers of the Week all season long. It was time to honor the Protein-packed Performer of the ’22 Football season. We have selected Blake Birchfield, ’23 RB, from out of all the honorees we have rewarded this season. Enjoy the feature and don’t forget to #Savortheflavor. HB.

RJ Blair from Madison Southern, serving notice the ’26’s have ‘next.’ @RJ_blair6 @CoachlJohns @_Elite3 @FBCoach_Ealin @Coachwb3 @KYFUTURESTARS #Brotherhood @minguabeefjerky @1776Bank @PrepSpin @kyhighs @KyHighFootball @HLPreps

December 20, 2022 Henry Lyon 0

’26 skill player has a wheel barrel full of talents ready for activation RJ Blair was selected to the “Kentucky Future Star’s” team. That is the Kentucky football equivalent to the “Good Housekeeping Institute’s” determination you should have its “Seal of Approval” affixed to your helmet somewhere. RJ Blair didn’t […]

Claybrook has skills which demonstrate ‘many ways to skin a cat.’ @NLJAGSFOOTBALL @ClaybrookGabe @minguabeefjerky @PrepSpin @1776Bank @KyHighFootball @kyhighs @HLPreps @MaxPreps @FredMaggard606

December 19, 2022 Henry Lyon 0

Every now and then, we write an article to fully impress our cleverness upon the reader. This is one of those and we may have gotten a little carried away; however, the central points shouldn’t lose focus. The point is…Gabe Claybrook has developed several skills any one of which could get him in college on someone’s dime other than his parents’ or his. Enjoy the feature. HB.

Cortez Stone, ’25 RB from Louisville Central High, is the @1776Bank, ‘Revolutionary Player of the Year.’@teeroyhowell @QuadrupleCov859 @anthonymack1117 @minguabeefjerky @PrepSpin @kyhighs @HLPreps @KyHighFootball @MaxPreps @8gocrazzyy @kyhighs @HLPreps @KyHighFootball @MaxPreps

December 16, 2022 Henry Lyon 0

Well the season is in the rear view and we are gearing up for post season award ceremony. All-State football teams are already popping up around the social-media sphere. One guy who shouldn’t get left off the post-season teams is our Revolutionary Player of the Year. Enjoy the feature. HB.

The KPGFootball 2022 All-State football team…The Defense! @minguabeefjerky @1776Bank @PrepSpin @KyHighFootball @MaxPreps @kyhighs @HLPreps @GavinCopenhave2 @centurions_fb @teeroyhowell @QuadrupleCov859 @BreathittFB @BreathittCoach @BCRebelFootball @HCCols_Football

December 15, 2022 Henry Lyon 0

These guys are our ’22 Kentucky HS All-State defense. Some of these guys are highly and nationally rated and others are just darn-fine, high school football players. Regardless, they all seem to be very good players, and no-doubt all-staters, to us. Enjoy the feature. HB.

The KPGFootball 2022 All-State football team…The Offense! @minguabeefjerky @1776Bank @PrepSpin @KyHighFootball @MaxPreps @kyhighs @HLPreps @GavinCopenhave2 @billyphelps05 @centurions_fb @teeroyhowell @Harris_Phelps1 @QuadrupleCov859 @anthonymack1117 @BreathittFB @BreathittCoach

December 14, 2022 Henry Lyon 0

Well, it is time to start another social media war about whom we did or didn’t select for our KPGFootball All-State Offense. Like we have before said, many times, you never get them all and you will always leave off any all-state team players who were undoubtedly “All-Sate Caliber.”

Jerrico Wilson, from Ballard Memorial High, is the @minguabeefjerky ‘Protein-packed Performer’ of the week. @GoBMHSBombers @BallardBombers @BallardSchools @KyHighFootball @kyhighs @HLPreps @MaxPreps @1776Bank @PrepSpin

December 14, 2022 Henry Lyon 0

It is awe-inspiring when you consider all the ways the Bombers football team in ’22 leaned on Jerrico Wilson. Sure the program suffered through a bad season but Wilson was dynamic and spectacular. Enjoy this feature about our Protein-packed Performer of the Week and don’t forget to make time to #savortheflavor of the country’s finest all-beef jerky products. HB.

Layton “Drew” Davis, ’23 Paducah Tilghman, maybe the best interior DL in Kentucky. @RileyElite3 @_Elite3 @NashvilleAABowl @BOTMWCombine @WestKYSportsNet @CoachSimmons_CC @LWC_Football @CVilleTigersFB @minguabeefjerky @1776Bank @PrepSpin @kyhighs @HLPreps @KyHighFootball @LaytonDavis4

December 13, 2022 Henry Lyon 0

We voted for Layton Davis, first-team (on our AP ballot), when he was still at Caldwell County last season. Layton was “Honorably Mentioned” on the AP team and first-team on KPGFootball’s squad as only a junior. There isn’t a coach in the West who wouldn’t pick him first if assembling a team and needing an inside presence along the front. This kid is All-State, all day long, and our sources tell us might possibly be headed to play for Lindsey-Wilson. Enjoy the feature. HB.

DeAndre Malone, Edge Rusher Supreme on Bulldog Defense. @CoachMalone_31 @DeAndreMalone6 @CoachRJWilson55 @CSAPrepStar @CoachAGoggans @minguabeefjerky @1776Bank @PrepSpin @KyHighFootball @MaxPreps @kyhighs @HLPreps

December 12, 2022 Henry Lyon 0

DeAndre Malone really played at an incredibly high level all season long for Coach Chris Wolfe’s Bulldogs. The Louisville Male product is a first-team all-stater in our estimation. We also think he is a sure take for many a college football program looking to add a kid who understands “turning it on” under the lights. Enjoy the feature. HB.

Grant Garrison, ’23 Woodford County product both a hot commodity and ‘sure-fire’ All-Stater at DE. @minguabeefjerky @1776Bank @WoodfordFBall @kyhighs @HLPreps @KyHighFootball @CentreFootball

December 10, 2022 Henry Lyon 0

Grant Garrison is undersized but over performs. There are several small colleges around Kentucky who would benefit from his signature. He reminds us of Centre College’s Oliver Hunter, and big Ollie worked out mighty well for the Colonel horde, just saying. Enjoy the feature. HB.

Gavin Copenhaver, a Blue-Gray All-American, is the @1776Bank ‘Revolutionary Player of the Week.’ @GavinCopenhave2 @centurions_fb @teeroyhowell @QuadrupleCov859 @anthonymack1117 @minguabeefjerky @PrepSpin @kyhighs @HLPreps @KyHighFootball @MaxPreps

December 9, 2022 Henry Lyon 0

We’ve been featuring for the most part this week outstanding performances from the previous weekend’s championships. Can’t leave this chap out of that discussion as no one performed any better than he in any of the 6-championships played. CAL may have been Kentucky’s very best team this year regardless of classification, with apologies to Frederick Douglass about whom the same could be said. Enjoy the feature brought to you by the financial institution revolutionizing the banking industry in the commonwealth of Kentucky. HB.

Dalton Hoskins, from Leslie County, a ’26 prospect who has put the HOS[S] in Hoskins! @Hoskins_Dalton_ @SlashDashSports @jwnoble @BigBradee77 @KYEXPOSURE @minguabeefjerky @1776Bank @PrepSpin @KyHighFootball @HLPreps @kyhighs @MaxPreps @PrepSpin

December 8, 2022 Henry Lyon 0

People always want to know how we’re able to identify a future high school star so early in that star’s high school career. Well, it isn’t as hard as you think. Look for the young player who pours it on in the offseason, mix in some measurables and early PT, and that will usually be ‘your guy.’ Big D is our guy and he is also among a handful of the fine OC’s around the commonwealth of Kentucky. Enjoy the feature. HB.

Travis Egan is the @minguabeefjerky Protein-packed Performer of the Week. @1776Bank @PrepSpin @MaxPreps @kyhighs @HLPreps @KyHighFootball

December 7, 2022 Henry Lyon 0

Being an “Egan” and leading the Bullitt East football team seems to be a time honored, family tradition. Like the “Egans” who have gone on before, Travis embraced the mantle and took the team farther than any previous Egan. Enjoy this feature about our Protein-packed Performer of the Week and don’t forget to make time to #savortheflavor of the country’s finest all-beef jerky products. HB.

Chase Flaherty and his Beechwood Tigers know football often a game of inches. @JameeFlaherty @minguabeefjerky @1776Bank @PrepSpin @MaxPreps @HLPreps @kyhighs @KyHighFootball @mitchberger2123 @thewoodpepclub1 @BeechwoodTigers @PBRKentucky @ATYBerger

December 6, 2022 Henry Lyon 0

What a job Chase Flaherty did filling in at RB for the newly crowned 2A Kentucky Champions, Beechwood, after it lost its “Mr. Football” candidate Mitchell Berger. Almost makes you think the Tigers are elite across the offensive front, which is the case by the way. Still, the championship game came down to Mayfield’s extra-point attempt sailing wide of a college goal post which would have been good had the kicker been kicking toward a high school goal post. Football is a game of inches. Enjoy the feature. HB.

Blake Birchfield, ’23 RB, From Pikeville High put on quite the show in the 1A Championship win over Raceland. @LippertScouting @1776Bank @minguabeefjerky @PrepSpin @KyHighFootball @kyhighs @HLpreps @MaxPreps @BryanAult @PikevilleHSFB @Blakebirchfiels

December 5, 2022 Henry Lyon 0

This guy was just featured not long ago. Matter of fact, we believe he was the ‘Protein-packed Performer of the Week’ for Mingua Beef Jerky on November 23, 2022. Not even we could have forecast the performance he would provide on Kroger Field against Raceland. Enjoy the feature. HB.

Is it ‘TyTy’ time today for Bardstown High? It better be if the Tigers want to take home the championship over Christian Academy-Louisville. @Tyty3W @BClark_10_2021 @brayden11clark @TigerAthletics0 @LippertScouting @minguabeefjerky @1776Bank @PrepSpin @KyHighFootball @kyhighs @HLPreps @MaxPreps @centurions_fb

December 3, 2022 Henry Lyon 0

Tyleeq Williams is one of your better RB’s in the 3A classification. Can he take his Tigers to the championship today at noon? We shall see. Enjoy today’s games. HB.

Javen Hudleston is the @1776Bank Revolutionary Player of the Week. @BbBadBoyz @PurplesFootball @BGHSPurpleNews @BgPurplesAth @sportingtimes @minugabeefjerky @PrepSpin @khsaafootball @kyhighs @HLPreps @MaxPreps @KyHighFootball

December 2, 2022 Henry Lyon 0

This week we focus on a young man playing in the backfield of a program attempting to win its 8th title. If there is one thing which doesn’t require a financial services genius to decipher it is the following: BG will need a considerable effort from Huddleston to find the “winner’s circle” Saturday night! Enjoy this feature. HB.

Will doing it ‘the Charger way’ net these Chargers a championship? If Camron Brogan gets ‘…a little help from his friends…,’ it just might! @CamronBrogan11 @TravisEgan3 @IsaiahHare335 @NolanDavenport2 @AthleticsBehs @1776Bank @minguabeefjerky @PrepSpin @KyHighFootball @kyhighs @HLPreps @MaxPreps

December 1, 2022 Henry Lyon 0

John Lennon and Paul McCartney collaborated on a song entitled, “With a Little Help from my Friends.” It was for the movie, “Yellow Submarine.” It was written in 1967. There was a lyric which went, “Do you need anybody?” Bullitt East’s response is plain. “Heck yeah, Egan, Gauthier, and Brogan would do well to bring the ‘A’ game.” Enjoy the feature! HB.

Kade Elam, ’25 QB, From Corbin High is the @minguabeefjerky ‘Protein-packed Performer’ of the Week. @LippertScouting @Coach_CotterLWC @1776Bank @PrepSpin @KyHighFootball @kyhighs @HLpreps @MaxPreps @BryanAult

November 30, 2022 Henry Lyon 0

Kade Elam has killed it all year for his undefeated Corbin Redounds. Coming into the Championship in 4A, they have been the team discounted and overlooked all year, in spite of going 14-0 and having the highest RPI in the 4A classification. We thought it would be a good idea to award Elam a box of protein goodness to fortify him for the final push toward the Title. Enjoy this article and don’t forget to make the time to #savortheflavor of the country’s finest all-beef jerky products. HB.

Deuce Bailey is at home running BG’s high-powered offense. @DeuceBailey1 @PurplesFootball @LaurenFloydTV @teeroyhowell @baileytruckin @minguabeefjerky @1776Bank @PrepSpin @KyHighFootball @kyhighs @HLPreps @MaxPreps

November 28, 2022 Henry Lyon 0

Dual threat QB, ’25 prospect, proving to be right at home behind the Purples center Deuce Bailey is among the more exciting and accomplished backfield weapons still alive and playing Kentucky high school football entering the championship weekend. He is explosive, has nimble, quick feet, and an arm sufficiently strong […]

Cortez Stone, ’25 RB, is the @1776Bank Revolutionary Player of the Week. @DLCoach_Danford @LippertScouting @austin_rayno @coachadler @BryanAult @RyanRayno3 @PrepSpin @KyHighFootball @kyhighs @HLpreps @MaxPreps @8gocrazzyy @teeroyhowell @CHSJacketFB @loucentralsport @CHSJACKETS

November 25, 2022 Henry Lyon 0

Sophomore RB from Louisville rendering performances practically daring us to ignore him We just featured this sophomore running back with the Mingua Beef Jerky Protein-packed Performer of the Week. Then, Stone goes out and does to Logan County, in the Regional Championship game, what he did to Logan County. How […]

Special @thanksgiving Day Article; Because we are so Thankful for all of you: If the ‘Mighty Mayfield’ game with LCA should come down to a PAT or FG, we know a Lincoln that would Suit[er] just fine. @MHSCardinalsFB @mhscoachjoe @LCAathletics @LCAFootball2022 @kjacoMessenger @minguabeefjerky @1776Bank @PrepSpin @KyHighFootball @kyhighs @HLPreps @MaxPrepsSpecial @kjacoMessenger

November 24, 2022 Henry Lyon 0

We are approaching round four (4) in the KHSAA playoffs. All of these teams left standing are very good. There are exactly no bad apples left in the barrel. It will be the “little things” which differentiate between winning and losing at this point. “Mighty Mayfield” has themselves the home field and a kicker in Lincoln Suiter who has before come through for the Cardinals in a “big game,” with the game on the line. If called upon, Friday night, will he come through once more? We shall see, but the Cardinals are confident. Enjoy the feature. HB.

Blake Birchfield, ’23 RB, From Pikeville High is the @minguabeefjerky ‘Protein-packed Performer’ of the Week. @LippertScouting @Coach_CotterLWC @1776Bank @PrepSpin @KyHighFootball @kyhighs @HLpreps @MaxPreps @BryanAult

November 23, 2022 Henry Lyon 0

Has there been a better RB in the KHSAA over the past several years than Senior, Blake Birchfield. Not for our money! Birchfield has his Panthers knocking on the door of yet another title. We thought it would be a good idea to award him a box of protein goodness to fortify him for the journey. Enjoy this article and don’t forget to make the time to #savortheflavor of the country’s finest all-beef jerky products. HB.

Sophomores have Tigers Barreling toward another Title. @ClayHayden7 @FlahertyChase @iamxcc34 @tigersontheair @rash_julie @minguabeefjerky @1776Bank @PrepSpin @KyHighFootball @kyhighs @HLPreps @MaxPreps

November 22, 2022 Henry Lyon 0

The Tigers chances of repeating as Champions seemed to take a hit when Mitchell Berger went down with season ending surgery. Programs like Beechwood reload, not rebuild. So the Tigers loaded a couple of sophomores in the backfield behind maybe the commonwealth’s elite offensive line and they are right back in the Semis challenging for the program’s third straight 2A title. Enjoy the feature. HB.

Guts, we know it when we see it! @combs_kory @minguabeefjerky @1776Bank @BreathittCoach @Teeroyhowell @PrepRedzoneKY @CoahMikeHarris @1776Bank @minguabeefjerky @KyHighFootball @PrepSpin @MaxPreps @HLpreps @kyhighsGuts! @combs_kory @minguabeefjerky @1776Bank #Brotherhood

November 21, 2022 Henry Lyon 0

Kory Combs is the very picture of guts. That is why this article has the title it does. That is why Combs is so highly regarded among his football playing brethren across the commonwealth. Enjoy this article. HB.

Ty Phillips, the type ‘can’t miss’ middle schooler we’ve been discussing… @KyHighFootball @minguabeefjerky @PrepSpin @MaxPreps @evans02_mike @Yfnmcnary @KYFUTURESTARS @1776Bank @kyhighs @WebCoFootball @HLpreps

November 19, 2022 Henry Lyon 0

We talk about ‘no doubters’ in football. Those are prospects who come from the middle school ranks likely or even destined to play, and play early, under the Friday Night Lights sometime over the course of their freshman seasons. We are very good at identifying those types. Our track record of correctly calling it before it happens is well documented. Well, Ty Phillips, from Webster County, looks like a ‘no doubter’ to us. Enjoy the feature. HB.

Braxton Alexander, ’24, MLB, from Webster County High is the @1776Bank Revolutionary Player of the Week. @evans02_mike @Yfnmcnary @KYFUTURESTARS @minguabeefjerky @1776Bank @KyHighFootball @kyhighs @WebCoFootball @PrepSpin @MaxPreps @HLpreps

November 18, 2022 Henry Lyon 0

The playoffs enter round three tonight. While that is certainly exciting, we thought it would be nice to take a look at the exceptional play of a MLB who will return for his senior season and his Webster County Trojans who performed mighty well this year. Enjoy this feature about this spectacular football player and see our friends and learn why Independence Bank‘s products, people, and services have started a revolution in the Kentucky banking industry. HB.

Unsung Hero, Will Nichols (’23, QB/SS) Shines Amongst a Pantheon of Stars. @Kbaprime @LCAathletics @lcabaseball23 @WillNic24 @minugabeefjerky @PrepSpin @1776Bank @KyHighFootball @kyhighs @HLPreps @MaxPreps

November 17, 2022 Henry Lyon 0

There are numerous stars ladening the LCA football roster and some “up and comers” of whom you may not even know presently destined to be stars. Still the straw which appears to stir the drink of the ’22 version of the Eagles football team appears to be this Will Nichols kid. There is very little about him online and we had to work hard to bring you this report. We promise you, we dug harder to get this article published than any college coach is going to work to find him or any other “under the radar” player out in the commonwealth. Enjoy the feature and try to learn something. HB.

Cortez Stone, ’25 RB, has his Yellow Jackets ‘sting-crazy’ and headed to Russellville. Stone is also the @minguabeefjerky ‘Protein-packed Performer’ of the Week. @DLCoach_Danford @LippertScouting @austin_rayno @coachadler @Coach_CotterLWC @BryanAult @RyanRayno3 @1776Bank @PrepSpin @KyHighFootball @kyhighs @HLpreps @MaxPreps @8gocrazzyy @teeroyhowell @CHSJacketFB @loucentralsport @CHSJACKETS

November 16, 2022 Henry Lyon 1

Cortez Stone was the best RB in Kentucky as a freshman among ’25’s in our opinion. He hasn’t slumped any this sophomore season either. In round two he carried his team to a convincing victory. How much farther can he carry the Yellow Jackets? Don’t know, that road through Russellville and Logan County High is a killer. Enjoy this article and don’t forget to make the time to #savortheflavor of the country finest all-beef jerky products. HB.

Jacob Fryman, ’24 FB, and Scott County are back in the 5A title hunt, where the program belongs. @ScottCoSports @cards_football @LukeColvin5 @1776Bank @KyHighFootball @kyhighs @HLpreps @PrepSpin @MaxPreps @frymanterri

November 15, 2022 Henry Lyon 0

You don’t see a ton of fullbacks anymore. Here is a fullback who runs and hits a ton. He has low pad level and runs with excellent body-lean and purpose. We love his game. We love this position. More teams should get one (in our humble opinion). Enjoy the feature. HB.

Harris Phelps from Paintsville High pledges to the Centre Colonels. @PaintsvilleFB @CentreFootball @teeroyhowell @kyhighs @HLPreps @KyHighFootball @MaxPreps @Harris_Phelps1 @minguabeefjerky @1776Bank @DavidandDarryl

November 14, 2022 Henry Lyon 0

Well, the Danville, KY, near-IVY league college with the ancient and prestigious football program has done what it does seemingly every offseason. The Colonels have gained a commitment from arguably the best high school football player in the entire commonwealth. This guy has been wowing fans across the commonwealth since taking home the Championship Game MVP two-years ago. Now he takes his game to a larger stage and to the brighter lights of Andy Frye Stadium.

Tre Carney, from Madisonville North-Hopkins is the @1776Bank Revolutionary Player of the Week. @All_American_Me @minguabeefjerky @KyHighSchool @MNHHS_Football @kyhighs @HLPreps @MaxPreps @PrepSpin @WEHSfootball1

November 11, 2022 Henry Lyon 0

This week’s Revolutionary Player is a real “Dog.” Now, understand, “Dog” is a real compliment in the football world to football players. That and why this player has won this award is fully explained herein. In the meantime, enjoy this feature about this spectacular football player and see our friends and learn why Independence Bank‘s products, people, and services have started a revolution in the Kentucky banking industry. HB.

Talk about your huge Round Two Match-ups: Hazard at Williamsburg! @minguabeefjerky @1776Bank @PrepSpin @MaxPreps @KHSAA @1776Bank @racelandramsfb @PikevilleHSFB @BethlehemHSFB @kcdathletics @football_hazard @WhsJacketPride

November 10, 2022 Henry Lyon 0

Every now and again, we pick games. We have had tremendous success doing it. We thought we would break down one of the better Round 2 matchups to take place tomorrow night and let you see all the analysis which goes in to our picking a football game. We aren’t exactly throwing crap against a wall and seeing what sticks. We have a method here. HB.

Bourbon County ‘Jonesing’ for talent; David Jones, Jr., ’28, showing the apple didn’t fall far from its tree. @davidjones_7 @BWStinson @bigcat6394 @camboat06 @rileystinsonn @BourbonFootball @LippertScouting @minguabeefjerky @PrepSpin @1776Bank @MaxPreps @kyhighs @HLpreps @KyHighFootball

November 8, 2022 Henry Lyon 0

The acorn didn’t fall far from this tree. Little Jones impressed us with his performance at the Team Kentucky FBU Elite Combine November 6, in Berea, Kentucky. We were so smitten we thought we might as well tell you about it. Enjoy the feature about this top ’28 prospect. HB.

Cole Rose Had a Beautiful Freshman Campaign…Not to Say There Weren’t Any Thorns! @colerose40 #Brotherhood @KYFUTURESTARS @minguabeefjerky @PrepSpin @kyhighs @HLPreps @MaxPreps @1776Bank @PrepRedZoneKY @502SportsReview

November 7, 2022 Henry Lyon 3

Mt. Sterling’s fantastic freshman already pointing toward ‘next year’ We knew Cole Rose was among the very best ’26s in all of Kentucky when he was strutting his stuff on the Kentucky Future Stars, “Team Kentucky.” No one could have foreseen Rose would have the year Rose ended up having. […]

Todd County’s Most Valuable Player in ’22, had to have been Nate Redding. @nate98898492 @TCCHS_Football @Coach_Robbins @Coach_CotterLWC @JT_FTF @minguabeefjerky @1776Bank @KyHighFootball @kyhighs @HLPreps @PrepSpin

November 5, 2022 Henry Lyon 0

We are at the win or go home point in the career of these seniors across the commonwealth. There will be a point in the not too distant future where we will stop featuring ’23’s to highlight the classes who will compete again next season in this seemingly endless merry-go-round. For now, let us bask in the glory of some of these ’23s, and specifically the ones who have battled so valiantly and performed so brilliantly. HB.

Among his many other duties, Elijah Davis handles place-kicking for the Storm. He is the @1776Bank ‘Revolutionary Player of the Week.’ @HopkinsCentral @evans02_mike @Yfnmcnary @KYFUTURESTARS @minguabeefjerky @1776Bank @KyHighFootball @kyhighs @PrepSpin @MaxPreps @HLpreps

November 4, 2022 Henry Lyon 1

At Independence Bank we celebrate the uncelebrated sometimes and, curiously, no other position in football is more overlooked that the guy who gets assigned the placekicking duties. Much like a closer in baseball, the place kicker has it all on the line before his number is called oftentimes. Today we celebrate a player who has added placekicking to his regular duties on the Central football team. Enjoy this feature about this spectacular football player and see our friends and learn why Independence Bank‘s products, people, and services have started a revolution in the Kentucky banking industry. HB.

Andrew Nason is running toward his destiny, and WoFo’s, with record performance… @AndrewNason21 @JonesCoachFBall @Woodfordqbclub @WofoNews @SFord_7 @4adenN @minguabeefjerky @PrepSpin @1776Bank @MaxPreps @KyHighFootball @kyhighs

November 3, 2022 Henry Lyon 0

This guy here has to be an early favorite for the ’25 “Mr. Football” race. He’s good at races as a member of the Woodford County Track & Field team. We seem to cover him a ton; but then again, we do cover the studs and he is certainly that.

Ryland Nichols is the @minguabeefjerky Protein-packed Performer of the Week. @DLCoach_Danford @LippertScouting @austin_rayno @MaximilianKard1 @coachadler @Coach_CotterLWC @BryanAult @RyanRayno3 @minguabeefjerky @1776Bank @PrepSpin @KyHighFootball @kyhighs @HLpreps @MaxPreps

November 2, 2022 Henry Lyon 0

Logan County’s Senior LB is Leading his Cougars into Unchartered Territory Ryland Nichols is a freaking playmaker is what he is. Every time one turns around, the guy is making another play and usually in the offensive backfield. He had a fine night against, perhaps, the best team the Cougars […]

Isaac Earl, ’26 QB for Hopkins Central, gives The Storm hope for sunnier days ahead! @HopkinsCentral @evans02_mike @Yfnmcnary @KYFUTURESTARS @minguabeefjerky @1776Bank @KyHighFootball @kyhighs @PrepSpin @MaxPreps @HLpreps

November 1, 2022 Henry Lyon 2

Okay, Central wanted to win Friday night and wanted to knot its regular season record at 5-5 instead of the 4-6 finish it has experienced. All of that is true. However, there is a component of “next year” in every football program and a constant forward progression which must occur. There are lots of things to which to look forward if you are a Storm-watcher. One of those is the brilliant and composed play of its very young, freshman QB and heir-apparent to the keys to a potent offensive attack. Enjoy the feature. HB.

@BreathittFB Rolls into the @KHSAA Playoffs…How Far Will This Ride Last? Senior QB, Tyler Bryant plans on being around a while! @BreathittCoach @Teeroyhowell @PrepRedzoneKY @CoahMikeHarris @1776Bank @minguabeefjerky @KyHighFootball @PrepSpin @MaxPreps @HLpreps @kyhighs

October 31, 2022 Henry Lyon 2

This is a fun time of year. Every team is 0-0 going into round one and it is ‘loser go home.’ How long of a ride will Breathitt get? How long will any of us last? It will take hard work, good fortune, and a lucky bounce or two. Enjoy this look at a young man running a team performing optimally at the right time of year. HB.

Centre hung around with nationally ranked Trinity University before giving way to miscues, BSU is next. @d3football @CentreFootball @BSCFootball @TUFootballTX

October 30, 2022 Henry Lyon 0

Well, yesterday against Tinity began promisingly but we were sort of in like a lion and out like a lamb. Still, one could see that there is a very thin line from where Centre is as a program and where it is going. We need to eliminate mistakes and take better car of the football, but should we, one can easily see conference championships and NCAA runs in the program’s future.

Gunnar McKinley, ’23 DE, is the @1776Bank Revolutionary Player of the Week. @GLFCA1 @centurions_fb @CenturionAD @minguabeefjerky @kyhighs @HLpreps @KyHighFootball @1776Bank @MaxPreps @PrepSpin

October 28, 2022 Henry Lyon 0

We believe Gunner McKinley is among the best edge defenders, down linemen, and even Tight-Ends playing football anywhere in Kentucky’s high-school version of the game today, at any level of play. It would be safe to assume we aren’t alone in this assessment. Enjoy this feature about this spectacular football player and see our friends and learn why Independence Bank‘s products, people, and services have started a revolution in the Kentucky banking industry. HB.

Adam Hobbs, ’23, leads his Bruins into its own ‘bright future.’ @Adam_Hobbs41 @CHBruinFootball @Coach Shanefelt @NDC_CoachMack @CoachGraham_LWC @CoachBDoc @minguabeefjerky @1776Bank @KyHighFootball @kyhighs @HLPreps @MaxPreps @PrepSpin

October 27, 2022 Henry Lyon 0

Talk about coming out of nowhere; nobody had Central Hardin playing the way the Bruins have played this year in any preseason prediction we read. Still, Hobbs was coming off an All-State performance his junior year, so he is a known commodity. How has he performed this year? Well enough to have many of the area’s finest college programs, at various levels of play, frothing at the mouth to sign him. Enjoy the feature. HB.

Austin Sperry from Breathitt County is the @minguabeefjerky ‘Protein-packed Performer’ of the Week. @AutinSperry @CaseyAl62171239 @bryce3034 @BreathittCoach @NextUpRecruits @PrepHoopsKY @kyhighs @HLPreps @KyHighFootball @MaxPreps @PrepSpin @1776Bank @Bluegrasspreps

October 26, 2022 Henry Lyon 0

Breathitt’s WR/DB superstar an equally accomplished basketball prospect This guy’s athleticism and vertical explosion are both off the charts. He has crazy speed over the top, super good length at 6’3,” and soft, supple hands which reel in lots of deep passes and scores plenty of TD’s. He is presently […]

Dre Young, ’24 RB/LB, says don’t sleep on his Belfry Pirates just yet! @Dre_young5 @CoachWaltRaines @BelfryFootball1 @Dre_young5 @1776Bank @minguabeefjerky @PrepSpin @MaxPreps @BluegrassPreps @kyhighs @HLPreps

October 25, 2022 Henry Lyon 0

Dre Young is a kid who inherited the unenviable task of having to fill the shoes of Isaac Dixon, the departed, consensus, “Mr. Football” who led the Pirates to their 8th-title a year ago. Big shoes for anyone to have to fill. How is he doing? This article will tell you. HB.

Tanner Wright, ’23 RB/SS, Southwestern High, reports ‘feeling it’ as playoffs approach. @Southwestern_FB @GHSScottieSport @Tanner_Gage22 @12thSports @JasonFoley22 @minguabeefjerky @1776Bank @PrepSpin @MaxPreps @kyhighs @HLPreps @Bluegrasspreps

October 24, 2022 Henry Lyon 2

Tanner Wright is someone we have covered for quite a while. He has never disappointed us either. His teammates and he are “feeling this” upcoming playoff run. Why not? After all, they are now 9-0. Enjoy the article. HB.

Centre College wins a wild one, The No. 6 ranked Tigers from Trinity University on the way to Town. @d3football @CentreFootball @TrinityUTigers

October 23, 2022 Henry Lyon 0

We are 5-2 on the season and 3-1 in SAA competition, still holding our destinies in our own hands. A win over highly regarded Trinity Texas, and one over BSU in Birmingham a week later, will crown us “Kings of the SAA Conference” and guarantee a bid to the NCAA’s. It doesn’t matter what we have done before now, now is the only thing which counts. Go Colonels!

Amari Riley proving a Juggernaut for the Lloyd Memorial Defense. @LMHSAthletics @TBNKonline @lloyd_football @502SportsReview @Bluegrasspreps @HLPreps @kyhighs @KyHighFootball @minguabeefjerky @1776Bank @PrepSpin @MaxPreps

October 22, 2022 Henry Lyon 0

Every now and then we feature a star player and discover there are plenty of other stars on the roster with our feature. Oh well, we aren’t running out of ink around here. Enjoy this look at a player wowing onlookers in the Northern Kentucky region of the KHSAA. You may know them as Erlanger-Lloyd, or Lloyd-Memorial, but the “Juggernauts” will do just fine. HB.

Brysen Dugger a ’23 QB from Pulaski County is the @1776Bank Revolutionary Player of the Week. @BrysenDugger @PulaskiBarstool @teeroyhowell @LippertScouting @JohnHines66 @mingaubeefjerky @KyHighFootball @kyhighs @HLPreps @MaxPreps @PrepSpin

October 21, 2022 Henry Lyon 0

We did something a little different today. We featured a player in a market we don’t have a location…at least not yet. You see, the point is the fastest growing financial institution in Kentucky is Independence Bank. We the way we are revolutionizing the banking industry, you really never know when we will hit your town! Get on by one of our fine branches today and discover why Independence Bank’s people, products, and services have started a revolution in the Kentucky financial services industry. HB.

Parsley proving more than a mere garnish; Dane is proving to be the main course. @DaneParsley18 @Bryan_Ault @wparsley1953 @LippertScouting @FootballWems @minguabeefjerky @1776Bank @PrepSpin @KyHighFootball @HLPreps @KyHighs @MaxPreps @WEHSRaiders @WEHSfootball1

October 20, 2022 Henry Lyon 0

Never thought much about parsley as a garnishment on a plate of food. I think the world of this particular brand of “Parsley,” which is kicking tail around Warren County’s 4A football scene. Enjoy the feature. HB.

Tate Rice, from Clay County High, is the Mingua Beef Jerky Company’s Protein-packed Performer of the Week. @minguabeefjerky @1776Bank @TateRice5 @KyHighFootball

October 19, 2022 Henry Lyon 0

This week’s Protein-packed Performer came through for his team when it was (perhaps) most needed. Tate Rice has been performing at a high level all season but his performance against Perry County Central was the very model of efficiency and production. Enjoy the article and don’t forget to get by any of your local outlets and pick yourself up a bag of tasty Mingua beef jerky. We have loads of products for your jerky needs. #SavorTheFlavor! HB.

Jerimyah Shearer Showing He’s More than just the Player ‘on the other side’ of Jhaden Vaughn. @jhadenn4 @TriggFootball! @CoachEzell45 @TriggHSSports @minguabeefjerky @PrepSpin @MaxPreps @1776Bank

October 18, 2022 Henry Lyon 0

Trigg County is flying high at 7-1. We think the team is for real but the game upcoming with an undefeated Union County team will be the final exam. What will be the verdict (if you will)? We will have to wait and see. Until the jury returns here is a wonderful article about another of the Wildcats primetime performers.

Who is Jayden Gibson? Why does this Freshman have the Bobcats thinking Championship Run? @BreathittCoach @Teeroyhowell @PrepRedzoneKY @CoahMikeHarris @1776Bank @minguabeefjerky @KyHighFootball @PrepSpin @MaxPreps @HLpreps @kyhighs

October 17, 2022 Henry Lyon 0

Heading into the playoffs, Breathitt is undefeated in 2A Jayden Gibson is far from an unknown commodity to KPGFootball. We covered him in middle school. No one, not even we, could have projected Gibson would have the impact he’s having on Breathitt High’s ground attack this season. The freshman FB/RB […]

Centre drops heart breaker in new home; Colonels still ‘Alive and Well’ in SAA-Title Hunt! @minguabeefjerky @1776Bank @CentreFootball 

October 16, 2022 Henry Lyon 0

We lost a heartbreaker yesterday to a team to which we hate to lose. We probably don’t have a sterner rival in the conference than Berry College. Still, Centre doesn’t have time to mourn a tough loss. The trip to Conway, Arkansas is on the immediate horizon and we still hold our own destiny in our hands as we will explain in this article. Enjoy. HB.

Bardstown Tigers draw closer to regular season perfection. Sophomore Amonti Marshall leads the defense. @AndrewBlanton60  @BardstownFootb1 @minguabeefjerky @LippertScouting @report_kentucky @_Coach_Clark @33_Mckibben @unioncollegefca @CoachJohnsonOL @DLCoach_Danford @1776Bank @PrepSpin @KyHighFootball @HLPreps @KyHighs @MaxPreps

October 15, 2022 Henry Lyon 2

Bardstown is sitting at 9-0 on the year with East Jessamine the only thing standing between the Tigers and a perfect regular season. Bardstown has the highest RPI in the commonwealth at its level of play. These guys look the part to us, as does their splendid young defender Amonti Marshall (No. 7, ’25). Enjoy the feature. HB.

Giaonni Hunter from Shelby County High is the @1776Bank, Revolutionary Player of the Week. @minguabeefjerky @SCR_football @scrocketsquad @hunter_giaonni @1776Bank @minguabeefjerky @HLpreps @KyHighFootball @kyhighs @MaxPreps @PrepSpin

October 14, 2022 Henry Lyon 0

We haven’t done this in a while but the opening of a new branch in Shelbyville, Kentucky is reason aplenty for such celebration. We just wrote about this kid’s dynamite performance this past Friday night but now we have decided to award it this prestigious weekly award on top of everything else. Learn to spell Giaonni Hunter, we get the feeling we will be spilling plenty of ink on this kid over the next few years. Get on by one of our fine branches today and discover why Independence Bank’s people, products, and services have started a revolution in the Kentucky financial services industry. HB.

Oscar ‘JT’ Adams from Paducah Tilghman, ’23 MLB, should generate plenty of interest. @minguabeefjerky @PrepSpin @KyHighFootball @OCathFootball @MaxPreps @HLpreps @kyhighs @1776Bank @PTBlueTornado @PTHS_fan @coachthomp9 @CentreFootball 

October 13, 2022 Henry Lyon 0

Football is a tall man’s game, huh? Well we know some players throughout and around Kentucky who may beg to differ. JT Adams is as tough as they come at the MLB position for Paducah’s Blue Tornado. The senior will leave his mark on most of Kentucky before this ride is finished. Enjoy the feature. HB.

Jaden Brasher from Hopkins County Central is the @minguabeefjerky Protein-packed Performer of the Week. @jaden_brasher @1776Bank @KyHighFootball @MaxPreps @PrepSpin @kyhighs @HLpreps @_CoachManning @HopkinsCentral

October 12, 2022 Henry Lyon 0

Jaden Brasher put himself in the KHSAA records books right before our very eyes. We had an agent in the press box who watched the ’23 QB throw five (5) TD passes in the first half of the game with Calloway County. Five (5) TD passes in one half of play isn’t the record, but it is among the best performances in one half of play in KHSAA history. If that isn’t prize package worthy, than what in the heck is? HB.

Giaonni Hunter Tells Rocket Fans Later May Be Right Now! @SCR_football @scrocketsquad @hunter_giaonni @1776Bank @minguabeefjerky @HLpreps @KyHighFootball @kyhighs @MaxPreps @PrepSpin

October 11, 2022 Henry Lyon 0

Giaonni Hunter has his team set for launch. The team is winning at the clip it would prefer but Hunter’s play has been a rallying point for the program and the community. Simply put, we can’t fathom a RB/LB in the ’25 class of Kentucky much more productive on both sides of the football than Hunter. Enjoy the feature. HB.

Centre College Cages Tigers, Viking Horde to Invade Danville Next! @d3football @CentreFootball @BerryFootball @SewaneeFootball @minguabeefjerky @1776Bank

October 9, 2022 Henry Lyon 0

Centre and Sewanee renewed what has to be the oldest rivalry in the SAA if not the entire NCAA, Division III. This newest entry in the series was an exciting one and a game where Centre’s execution began to look like it has to look for Centre to be ready for the challenges which lie ahead. Enjoy this recap of the Sewanee game and a look ahead to the challenges presented by Berry College. HB.

Butler County may not be quite there yet; but the roster talent has them firmly in the Hunt! @brodyhunt_ @minguabeefjerky @PrepSpin @KyHighFootball @OCathFootball @MaxPreps @HLpreps @kyhighs @1776Bank @Coach_Owens12

October 8, 2022 Henry Lyon 0

Brody Hunt has his Bears right in the thick of things these days in the always tough 2nd District. Hancock, McLean, and Todd County Central are all playing lights out and Owensboro Catholic has settled into its accustomed role of 2nd District “Bully.” The team which has commonly been the “odd man out” is now playing lights out. Do the Bears have to beat the Rebels from. Todd County to get in the playoffs this year? Is the win over a 7-1 McLean team destined to turn one of McLean’s best teams in recent memories into playoff spectators? Enjoy this feature. HB.

Jordauyn White, ’23 RB, from @pths_football is the @1776Bank Revolutionary Player of the Week. @minguabeefjerky @PrepSpin @kyhighs @HLpreps @MaxPreps @PTBlueTornado @PTHS_fan @coachthomp9

October 7, 2022 Henry Lyon 0

We have always said it is our people who make Independence Bank who and what we are. Janice Cleary is a person we are proud to claim at Independence Bank and so we thought we would honor her today in our feature of another person of whom we are enormously proud, Jordauyn White from Tilghman High. Enjoy this feature. HB.

The @minguabeefjerky Protein-packed Performer of the Week is Kris Hughes from Union County. @1776Bank @PrepSpin @KrisHughes04 @Coach_JSimpson @PrepSpin @kyhighs @HLpreps @KyHighFootball @MaxPreps

October 5, 2022 Henry Lyon 0

Union County has really been a force with which to reckon over the past few seasons. It seems the Braves are in the title hunt in 3A, and in one of 3A’s toughest districts (District 1), annually. Having players like Kris Hughes certainly doesn’t hurt matters. You wait until you see what the young man did this past Friday night. Enjoy the feature and don’t forget to pick up a bag of your favorite Mingua Beef Jerky and #SavortheFlavor! HB.

Andrew Nason from Wofo staking his early claim as being a ’25 ‘Mr. Football Candidate.’ @AndrewNason21 @WoodfordFBall @WofoNews @SFord_7 @4adenN @minguabeefjerky @PrepSpin @1776Bank @MaxPreps @KyHighFootball @kyhighs @HLpreps

October 4, 2022 Henry Lyon 1

He is a transfer from 4A Hopkinsville High School. With the struggles Hoptown has experienced with QB play, and with the efficiency this young ’25 QB has displayed, don’t you imagine the transfer of this particular player to Woodford County is all the more painful? Enjoy this look at a player whose candidacy for the ’25 graduating class’s “Mr. Football” award is looking all the more legitimate, week after week. HB.

Cade Sullivan, ‘The Berea Blast,’ may be the best athlete in the ’23 class… @1776Bank @minguabeefjerky @kyhighs @HLpreps @MaxPreps @PrepSpin @KyHighFootball @mshsfb_eagles @Mshs_Eagles_

October 3, 2022 Henry Lyon 0

We have followed Cade Sullivan since his being one of Kentucky’s finest coming out of its middle school ranks. He has been a superstar in HS too, just on a team which has struggled which impacts many players who find themselves so situated. This kid is drawing D-1 looks and has D-1 speed. We would call him an athlete. Read this article and let us know what you would call him. HB.

Centre’s Defense Saves the Day, Colonels push record to 3-1 with road win over Rhodes, Sewanee has ‘Next.’ @minguabeefjerky @1776Bank @CentreFootball

October 2, 2022 Henry Lyon 3

The Centre Colonels raised its record to 3-1 with a road loss to a very good Trine team its only blemish. Still, proponents of offensive football have to be concerned with how Centre is performing as the team just keeps imploding offensively. Can the defense continue to carry the ball club into the winner’s circle? Well, that is the $64 question, no isn’t it? HB.

What the heck is a Greenwood Gator and why the heck are they tearing up 5A, District-Two? @GHSGatorSports @gwgatornation @GHSGatorFball @GWoodFootball @1776Bank @minguabeefjerky @KyHighFootball @kyhighs @HLpreps @MaxPreps @PrepSpin

October 1, 2022 Henry Lyon 0

Just who do these Greenwood Gators think they are? Well, Class 5A title contenders if the Gators’ performance to date means anything at all. The Gators have played a meaty and tough schedule with a brutal closing stretch upcoming but many around Warren County believe they have the recipe for upsetting some folks around the 2nd district. For now, the Gators are ranked in the AP, top 10, and sitting at 6-1 on the year. Enjoy this look at a hot, up and coming, football team. HB.

Markezz Hightower is the @1776Bank Revolutionary Player of the Week. @MNHHS_Football @ArnettKohl @All_American_Me @MaroonAthls @minguabeefjerky @KyHighFootball @MaxPreps @kyhighs @HLpreps @PrepSpin #Brotherhood

September 30, 2022 Henry Lyon 1

Markezz Hightower is probably the best RB in Kentucky in the ’26 class. He comes from a line of RB’s we have featured and who have also won MVP in the Kentucky-Tennessee Future Stars Classic. Markezz is the little brother of Jeriah Hightower, who we covered ad nauseam when he was a prep RB for the Maroons before his moving on to play for EKU. Get on by one of our fine branches today and discover why Independence Bank’s people, products, and services have started a revolution in the Kentucky financial services industry. HB.

Zack McCoart from @FootballJCHS says look in your other hand and see what you got! @1776Bank @minguabeefjerky @zklemmeADI @KyHighFootball @HLpreps @kyhighs @MaxPreps @PrepSpin

September 29, 2022 Henry Lyon 1

We got online to write an altogether different feature than we ended up publishing. It is similar to catching a well hit line drive at a fielder’s head the fielder had little choice but to catch. Enjoy this feature about a player different from the one on whom we first intended to report. HB.

Ethan Jarvis from Prestonsburg is the @minguabeefjerky Protein-packed Performer of the week. @BlackcatFB @nsporter13 @BarstoolBlackc1 @ejarvis_18 @1776Bank @KyHighFootball @PrepSpin @MaxPreps @kyhighs @HLpreps

September 28, 2022 Henry Lyon 0

Prestonsburg was really struggling just a few seasons back. They are struggling no more. The Blackcats are rolling with some of the best talent Floyd County has seen in some time. This week’s Protein-packed Performer is proving he may well be the very best RB in the Kentucky Appalachia mountains. Don’t forget to pick up a few bags of our one-of-a-kind beef jerky products whenever you can and wherever you happen to find yourself. Also don’t forget to #savortheflavor! Enjoy this feature. HB.

RB, Ethan Gregory (’24), from North Laurel is blazing a difficult trail for future backs to follow. @NLJAGSFOOTBALL @Egregory3222 @minguabeefjerky @KyHighFootball @kyhighs @HLpreps @MaxPreps @PrepSpin @1776Bank @BoysGirls13th @CoachDerekDay

September 27, 2022 Henry Lyon 0

It is the midway point of the ’22 season. This is a junior RB we forecast would have a big year back before the season commenced. It is time for us to take stock of this prediction. Well, Gregory hasn’t let us down in the least. He is having a wonderful season and, should he keep it up, looks poised to take the Jaguars to unprecedented heights as a football program. Enjoy the feature. HB.

Checking in with one of our ‘Mr. Football’ Candidates, Kenyon Goodin from Collins High. @KenyonGoodin @EKUFootball @minguabeefjerky @PrepSpin @1776Bank @HLpreps @kyhighs @KyHighFootball @MaxPreps

September 26, 2022 Henry Lyon 0

We adorned this cat a “Mr. Football” candidate way back over nine (9) months ago. Since that crowning, Goodin hasn’t done anything but make us look rather prophetic. We decided we would check in on him half way through his senior year just to see what he was doing. What he is doing is wowing his end of Kentucky. Enjoy the feature. HB.

Centre College goes down in Angola, IN and now must ‘turn things around’ for a trip to the Bluff City. @CentreFootball @minguabeefjerky @1776Bank

September 25, 2022 Henry Lyon 0

Well, the Colonels put together 4-Quarters on Saturday, just not the brand of 4-Quarter play Centre fans were hoping to see. Saturday we saw four entire quarters of offensive ineptitude. Trine was a tough out a year ago at home in Danville, Kentucky. This year, in Angola, Indiana, there were perfectly insurmountable. We have no time for idle sympathy as in-conference opponent Rhodes College is salivating waiting for our arrival in Memphis, Tennessee October 1. We better come loaded and ready for Lynx or it could turn into a second consecutive ‘long afternoon.’ HB.

Gunnar McKinley, ’23 TE/DE, has the Centurions right in the title hunt. @GLFCA1 @centurions_fb @CenturionAD @minguabeefjerky @kyhighs @HLpreps @KyHighFootball @1776Bank @MaxPreps @PrepSpin

September 24, 2022 Henry Lyon 1

It is dad-burn frustrating from time to time to even find pictures of prospects online. So many Kentucky High School stars fly “under the radar.” This particular ’23 prospect who is framed out exactly like the colleges like doesn’t even appear to have a Twitter page or a Hudl account. We were able to pull some highlights for him from off of MaxPreps. Enjoy learning about a play for the Centurions who may be among the very best playing in the greater Louisville area this year. HB.

Josh Johnson from duPont Manual High is the @1776Bank Revolutionary Player of the Week. @_Sw1ch @Maual_Football @BlakeyAiden @LippertScouting @WKURecruiting @minguabeefjerky @kyhighs @MaxPreps @PrepSpin @KyHighFootball @HLpreps

September 23, 2022 Henry Lyon 0

Josh Johnson has long been among our favorite players in Kentucky’s ’23 class. He is a bull in a china shop type interior wrecking ball athletic enough to play from tackle out to end for the Crimsons who are being widely discovered as among Kentucky’s very finest football teams at any classification of play. Enjoy this look at a guy every defense in Kentucky would relish having deployed along the down defensive front. Get on by one of our fine branches today and discover why Independence Bank’s people, products, and services have started a revolution in the Kentucky financial services industry. HB.

Isaac Turner from Breathitt County…nothing wrong with his ‘Wheels.’ @BreathittFB @minguabeefjerky @PrepSpin @KyHighFootball @1776Bank @MaxPreps @HLpreps @kyhighs @NotBHSbarstool

September 22, 2022 Henry Lyon 3

At “KPGFootball,” we think high school fans tend to get too consumed with who is or isn’t a college recruit or prospect. Sometimes fans fail to fully appreciate the stars of the high school game, the game we have built a business on covering. Isaac “Wheels” Turner is a bright light among a pantheon of high school football stars who wow us weekly with incredible feats of physical skill often amounting to either victory or defeat for our beloved alma maters across the commonwealth of Kentucky. Let’s not forget these guys. Well, we won’t. Enjoy this feature written about a true “Friday night hero.” HB.

Jamarion Hocker from @BooneRebels_FB is the @minguabeefjerky Protein-packed Performer of the Week! @BCHS_Rebels1955 @BooneCoRebels @football_boone @1776Bank @KyHighFootball @PrepSpin @MaxPreps @HLPreps @kyhighs

September 21, 2022 Henry Lyon 0

Not every book can be judged by its cover. Jamarion Hocker, who looks more like an offensive guard than a QB, has demonstrated just how deceiving looks can often be. Hocker has darn-sure been playing like a QB and his stats are bearing out that particular point. Enjoy this feature about a junior QB who appears capable of doing it all and who also seems assured of being on a ton of recruiting boards going forward. Don’t forget to pick up a few bags of our one-of-a-kind beef jerky products whenever you can and wherever you happen to find yourself. Also don’t forget to #savortheflavor! HB.

Which team, in 3A, is at the top, Kentucky-wide? Here is our ‘case for the ‘Cats…’ @minguabeefjerky @LintonTay @PrepSpin @KyHighFootball @kyhighs @HLpreps @CoachEzell45 @APSUCoachJones @1776Bank @MaxPreps

September 20, 2022 Henry Lyon 0

They are quite possibly the ‘feel good’ story thus far in the ’22 football season in the Kentucky High School game. They are also (in our magazine’s opinion) the best darn football team playing 3A right now in the commonwealth. Before you dismiss this opinion, let us make our case…HB

Daniel Thomas from @BellCountyFB may be the most versatile Bobcat in the Bell County lair. @DanielThomas_4 @BoyGirls13th @minguabeefjerky @1776Bank @PrepSpin @KyHighFootball @MaxPreps @HLpreps @kyhighs

September 19, 2022 Henry Lyon 0

Hard to imagine a more versatile athlete on any high school football roster than Daniel Thomas from Bell County, Kentucky. Coach Hilton knows talent when he sees it and he knows how to deploy said talent. That is why he has won over 400-games as a high school football coach. Enjoy this look at a football and wrestling star in the Middlesboro, Kentucky area. HB.

Hopkins County Central players, James Posey, ’24, and Jacob Osborne, ’23, co-recipients of the @1776Bank ‘Revolutionary Player(s) of the Week.’ @HopkinsCentral @_CoachManning #SoundTheSiren @minguabeefjerky @KyHighFootball @kyhighs @MaxPreps @PrepSpin

September 16, 2022 Henry Lyon 0

There are some skills at Hopkins Central compiling some auspicious numbers through four games. We shouldn’t forget there are some guys around the skills who have the job of thanklessly making this all happen. Two such guys, James Posey and Jacob Osbourne, are the focus of today’s feature and the co-recipients of this week’s Revolutionary Player(s) of the Week. Enjoy the feature. HB.

A familiar refrain around the Tiger program for decades, ‘Better call Doc Long,’…well, now it may be the Hall of Fame doing the ‘calling.’ @minguabeefjerky @KyHighFootball @1776Bank @kyhighs

September 14, 2022 Henry Lyon 0

A lot goes into a high school football program’s being successful. You have to have coaching, administrators who care about the quality of the product, and medical personnel committed to keeping the athletic talent healthy and able to compete. Hoptown had that guy in its program somewhere around 20-years and for part of five separate coaching regimes. His name was Doctor Long. He was an institution unto itself on that sideline to coaches, players, and even referees. Enjoy the feature. HB.

Gavin Copenhaver is one tough hombre for CAL’s centurions. @minguabeefjerky @PrepSpin @1776Bank @KyHighFootball @kyhighs @HLpreps @MaxPreps @centurions_fb

September 14, 2022 Henry Lyon 0

Gavin Copenhaver has committed himself to leading his centurions back to the very top of the 3A classification. Copenhaver is certainly doing his part to help the centurions scale that competitive mountain clear to the tip-top. Enjoy this feature about a senior RB/LB who appears capable of doing it all and who also seems assured of being on a ton of recruiting boards going forward. Don’t forget to pick up a few bags of our one-of-a-kind beef jerky products whenever you can and wherever you happen to find yourself. Also don’t forget to #savortheflavor! HB.

‘The Deuce is Loose’ and making all the right decisions… @Deucebailey1 @QBHitList @minguabeefjerky @kyhighs @HLpreps @PrepSpin @1776Bank @MaxPreps @KyHighFootball

September 13, 2022 Henry Lyon 0

Deuce Bailey is among the very best dual threat QB’s in all of the land, and we aren’t just talking about Kentucky. He has good size, tremendous athleticism, a fine, deft, and accurate arm, and even a 3.0 GPA. Yessir, that is called having all the tools. What will Deuce do against Boyle County this coming Friday? If the Purples want to stay in the ball game, the team better find a way to turn the Deuce loose out on that field and under the home field lights. Enjoy the feature. HB.

Markezz Hightower breathing rarified air for the Maroons. @MNHHS_Football @markezz_25 @minguabeefjerky @PrepSpin @1776Bank @kyhighs @HLpreps @MaxPreps @KyHighFootball

September 12, 2022 Henry Lyon 1

Marquezz Hightower is following in some mighty large footsteps. He had a relative who was an all-state football player for Madisonville North-Hopkins, led Kentucky in rushing yards his senior year, was a Kentucky Future Star MVP (like Marquezz), and went on to play for EKU. What will Marquezz do? Well, we don’t exactly know for sure but, for right now, he is running the heck out of that pill for the Maroons. Enjoy the feature. HB.

Demetrick Welch, Jr. is a ’24 prospect hoping his Thoroughbreds might hitch a ride to Lexington later this year. @NewCathAthletic @TBredsFB @LippertScouting @ai_metrick @minguabeefjerky @1776Bank @HLpreps @kyhighs @PrepSpin @KyHighFootball @MaxPreps

September 10, 2022 Henry Lyon 0

Newport Central Catholic are annually in the hunt for the 1A crown, or so it seems. Having talent on hand the likes of Demetrick Welch Jr. is a good place to begin any title trek. Enjoy this look at a player who played very well Thursday night for his team. HB.

Luke Parker, a ’25 QB, showing there is much about which to look forward in the Caldwell County football program. @oliver_parker20 @minguabeefjerky @1776Bank @KyHighFootball @PrepSpin @MaxPreps @HLpreps @kyighs @RadioTrevorRicde

September 9, 2022 Henry Lyon 0

We search far and wide to bring you the players who have revolutionized the performance of the team in the communities we serve. We also enjoy recognizing superior branches in the Independence Bank family. This week we recognize a sophomore QB at Caldwelll County High School in Princeton, Kentucky and our famous branch located at 211 Alt US-41 in Providence, Kentucky just down the road from Caldwell County High’s campus. Get on by and discover why Independence Bank’s people, products, and services have started a revolution in the financial services market in the commonwealth of Kentucky. HB.

Mountain Musical Chairs…mountain football prospects move from school to school. @kizer_slone @minguabeefjerky @PrepSpin @1776Bank @MaxPreps @EliteZoneShow @BGSportsNation @HLpreps

September 8, 2022 Henry Lyon 0

It is called Mountain Musical Chairs. Each year some of the mountain’s finest football talent moves from school to school. It is accepted, rarely bad-mouthed, and frankly just a way of life around the Appalachia region. Ask Belfry how many of its former superstar players were from over the West Virginia state line for instance. Well the three prospects pictured above, Kizer Alone, Landon Smith, and Ethan Combs, all played for Knott County a year ago. This year, zero for three…c’est la vie!

This week, our Protein-packed Performer is a head football coach, Middlesboro High’s Larry French! @minguabeefjerky @1776Bank @KyHighFootball @kyhighs @HLpreps @MBORO_FOOTBALL @barstoolmboro

September 7, 2022 Henry Lyon 0

We believe this is the first time we have awarded the Jerky Prize package to a head football coach. Well, it isn’t exactly everyday some head football coach celebrates his 350th win. There have only been two others in HS history in Kentucky to have had such a celebration, Phillip Haywood and Dudley Hilton. Enjoy this feature about a tremendous football coach who appears headed straight to the HOF. Don’t forget to pick up a few bags of our one-of-a-kind beef jerky products whenever you can and wherever you happen to find yourself. Also, don’t forget to #savortheflavor! HB.

The Storm have hit the ‘Mother Load’ with McNary and he’s running through defenses like ‘a bull in a china shop.’ @HopkinsCentral @evans02_mike @Yfnmcnary @KYFUTURESTARS @minguabeefjerky @1776Bank @KyHighFootball @kyhighs @PrepSpin @MaxPreps @HLpreps

September 5, 2022 Henry Lyon 3

We have been covering Calil McNary for years. He was a 3X Kentucky Future Star. You will find those guys almost always end up HS stars too. That is certainly the case with McNary, as he has his team sitting pretty through its first three games (2-1) with Todd County calling this coming Friday night. Enjoy the feature. HB.

Centre Football escapes Indiana 1-0, beats Hanover 31-29. Maryville College calls, ‘Next!’ @CentreFootball @HanoverFTBL @MCScotsFootball @minguabeefjerky @1776Bank

September 4, 2022 Henry Lyon 0

Centre escaped Hanover, Indiana with a win. That was about as positive as we can be about a performance which gives us plenty of mistakes to study and correct. Coaches say teams experience the most growth between the first and second games, particularly in college football. Colonel fans must “pray” that rings true or we may not be as lucky outcome wise as we were with the Panthers in Indiana. Enjoy the scout. HB.

Murray High’s Collin Wilson VEERing his way to pay dirt! @_CollinWilson_ @XnOSports @RJWilson55 @Mekhi33397990 @RowdySokolowski @1776Bank @minguabeefjerky @KyHighFootball @kyhighs @HLpreps @MaxPreps @PrepSpin

September 3, 2022 Henry Lyon 0

Coach Herman Boone, in the hit movie, “Remember the Titans,” once called the split veer offense like novocaine. He went on to say he only ran six plays but that the offense always worked. We can’t vouch for the six play thing, as we believe Coach Bowling’s version of the veer is more advanced than what Coach Boone ran in the early 70s at T.C. Williams High. We can vouch for it always working especially with Collin Wilson pulling the trigger for the Tigers. Enjoy the feature. HB.

Tremaine Lovan, ’23, is the @1776Bank Revolutionary Player of the Week. @All_American_Me @MaroonAthls @ArnettKohl @minguabeefjerky @PrepSpin @MaxPreps @kyhighs @HLpreps @KyHighFootball

September 2, 2022 Henry Lyon 0

We search far and wide to bring you the players who have revolutionized the performance of the team in the communities we serve. We also enjoy recognizing superior branches in the Independence Bank family. This week we recognize a senior WR at North-Hopkins High School in Madisonville, Kentucky and our famous branch located at “East Center” just down the road from North-Hopkins High’s campus. Get on by and discover why Independence Bank’s people, products, and services have started a revolution in the financial services market in the commonwealth of Kentucky. HB.

Kenyata Carbon from Owensboro (Senior) coming into his own at the RB position. @CarbonKenyata @coachgeentry @LippertScouting @OHSFBInsider @report_kentucky @1776Bank @PrepSpin @KyHighFootball @minguabeefjerky @kyhighs @HLpreps @MaxPreps

September 1, 2022 Henry Lyon 0

We have been on this young man for quite a while. We first wrote about him when he traveled to Dallas, TX for a middle school All-American game. He has not disappointed since. Enjoy this look at a senior RB from Owensboro Senior. HB.

Jasanté Harmon from Scott County is the @minguabeefjerky Protein-packed Performer of the week. @ScottCoSports @cards_football @LukeColvin5 @1776Bank @KyHighFootball @kyhighs @HLpreps @PrepSpin @MaxPreps

August 31, 2022 Henry Lyon 0

Jasanté Harmon has committed himself to not permitting his program to have another season like ’21. So far, he is certainly doing his part to put the past where it belongs…in the past! Enjoy this feature about a Junior DE who appears capable of doing it all and who also seems assured of being on a ton of recruiting boards going forward. Don’t forget to pick up a few bags of our one-of-a-kind beef jerky products whenever you can and wherever you happen to find yourself. Also don’t forget to #savortheflavor! HB.

Boyle County’s “Sage” decision paying dividends entering the Whitaker Bank Rebel Bowl. @coacharichman @EKUFootball @BCRebelFootball @ScPodcast12th @minguabeefjerky @1776Bank @MaxPreps @PrepSpin @kyhighs @KyHighFootball @HLpreps

August 27, 2022 Henry Lyon 0

It appears high school football is moving into a ‘Saturday Night’ phase. Tonight, Bryan Station will travel to Danville, Kentucky to face Boyle County’s Rebels in the Rebel Bowl sponsored by Whitaker Bank. While Bryan Station is 6A and Boyle is 4A, tonight’s outcome may just go a long way to proving how unimportant classification is in Kentucky High School football these days. Enjoy the feature. HB.

Carson Lewis from @OCath_Football is the @1776Bank Revolutionary Player f the Week. @LLatham41 @minguabeefjerky @KyHighFootball @kyhighs @HLpreps @MaxPreps @PrepSpin

August 26, 2022 Henry Lyon 0

We search far and wide to bring you the players who have revolutionized the performance of the team in the communities we serve. We also enjoy recognizing superior branches in the Independence Bank family. This week we recognize a junior at Catholic High School in Owensboro, the city with the finest Barbecue in the world, and our famous branch on Frederica Street just down the road from Catholic High’s campus. Get on by and discover why Independence Bank’s people, products, and services have started a revolution in the financial services market in the commonwealth of Kentucky. HB.

Jacob Jones, ’23, from West Jessamine, goes off last Friday Night! @WJHSFootball @WJ_Athletics @wjfootballcolts @minguabeefjeerky @1776Bank @kyhighs @UKFootball @HLpreps @KyHighFootball @PrepSpin @MaxPreps

August 25, 2022 Henry Lyon 0

The apple does not like to fall far from the tree. Unknown German Proverb attributed to a ‘Turkish’ source, circa 1500s All we ever hear about Jacob Jones around the magazine is skepticism about whether he is as great as reported. All the Jones kid Friday night was go out […]

Brady Atwell from Owensboro’s Catholic High School is the @minguabeefjerky Protein-packed Performer of the Week. @1776Bank @HLpreps @OCath_Football @BreathittFB @KyHighFootball @kyhighs @PrepSpin @MaxPreps

August 24, 2022 Henry Lyon 1

Brady Atwell has been called the QB prospect with the highest ceiling starting under center for the Aces in a long, long time. Scary thing is, he may be a better prospect at LBer according to one of his coaches. Enjoy this feature about a sophomore QB who appears capable of doing it all and who also seems assured of being on a ton of recruiting boards going forward. Don’t forget to pick up a few bags of our one-of-a-kind beef jerky products whenever you can and wherever you happen to find yourself. Also don’t forget to #savortheflavor! HB.

Chandler Godby helps lead Pulaski over Belfry in opener. @ChandlerGodby @BrysenDugger @JohnHines66 @PulaskiCoSports @minguabeefjerky @1776Bank @PrepSpin @KyHighFootball @kyhighs @HLpreps @lxyton

August 23, 2022 Henry Lyon 0

Good God(by), this kid can flat-out ball! Chandler Godby is not an unknown commodity in Kentucky High School football circles. He caught 75-balls as a junior, for 1,61-yards receiving, with 16-TDs receiving in route to an All-State selection as a junior in ’21. What will he do for an encore? […]

Warren Central Wins! Dragons 1-0 after winning its first football game in nearly 7-years! @WCAthleticDept @BCCougarPride @BullittFootball @DeangloPatters1 @omariglover13 @kayunbajeanaime @minguabeefjerky @PrepSpin @KyHighFootball @kyhighs @HLpreps

August 22, 2022 Henry Lyon 0

The Warren Central High Dragons have won a football game. The last time, before Friday night, this had occurred this publication was still a year and a half from coming online (March 30, 2017). Here’s the rub, the Dragons have enough talent to get on track and win several more games this season. From there, who knows?… HB.

Gavin Walker from @WebCoFootball is the @1776Bank Revolutionary Player of the Week. @aydenyoung1141 @minguabeefjerky @KyHighFootball @MaxPreps @PrepSpin 

August 19, 2022 Henry Lyon 0

We search far and wide to bring you the players who have revolutionized the performance of his team in the communities we serve. We also enjoy recognizing superior branches in the Independence Bank family. This week we recognize a rising senior at Webster County High and the famous “Sebree Branch” just down the road a little bit from Dixon, Kentucky in what is called “Railroad country.” Get on by and discover why Independence Bank’s people, products, and services have started a revolution in the financial services market in the commonwealth of Kentucky. HB.

@MichaelBraunm from @GCwarhawksfball has a message for you; and its a good one. @CoachBowling_GC @BGO_KY @wkytsports @minguabeefjerky @1776Bank @KyHighFootball @kyhighs @HLpreps @MaxPreps @PrepSpin

August 18, 2022 Henry Lyon 0

Prospects in all competitive classes brace for action tomorrow night. One of those is Michael Braunm from Great Crossing High. HIs Warhawks draw Western Hills tomorrow night at home. Will Braunm see the field? Who knows, but he does understand the path to success, and that is over half the battle. Enjoy the feature. HB.

Jacorian “TyTy” Meadows is the @minguabeefjerky ‘Protein-packed Performer’ of the Week. @Jmeadows52 @QuezUpNext @GuyBlythe1 @HoptownHFC @Daisjaunm1 @HHS_Defense @CoachStout42 @JaronMills45 @MaxPreps @1776Bank @KyHighFootball @kyhighs @HLpreps @PrepSpin @BentzelChris

August 17, 2022 Henry Lyon 0

His name is Jacorian Meadows. The folks around the Hoptown program call him TyTy. We at Mingua Beef Jerky and KPGFootball call him “JyNormous Jacorian.” College recruiters would do well just to call him quickly. Enjoy this look at a football player presently under the radar but once which shouldn’t be after today. Congratulations to JyNormous Jacorian and don’t forget to pick up a few bags of our one-of-a-kind beef jerky products to #savortheflavor! HB.

@DaultonTarter from @brackencounty braces for his freshman campaign. #Brotherhood @KYFUTURESTARS @kyhighs @HLpreps @minguabeefjerky @KyHighFootball @1776Bank @PrepSpin @CoachSpringtym @Jaydenjustice25 @Pelfry_

August 16, 2022 Henry Lyon 0

Daulton “Bubba” Tarter is long the very best and brightest linebackers in Kentucky’s ’26 class of prospects. At 5’8,” and 180-pounds we haven’t the foggiest how his frame is likely to finish. We know this…he’s a 215-pound bench presser, a 375-pound back squatter, and a 2X Kentucky Future Star Defensive MVP entering the frosh campaign. Will he be a star at the HS level? No doubt! HB.

@EvanMiller7603 from @BreathittFB vows the recent flooding will not keep down Bobcats. @CoachDerekDay @Drake_Jackson52 @JohnLoweWYMT @EliteZoneShow @minguabeefjerky @KyHighFootball @PrepSpin @HLpreps @1776Bank

August 15, 2022 Henry Lyon 0

Evan Miller is one of the better framed out ’24s at the Center position along the interior OL. Here is the rub. He has to beat out his younger, hard-charging little brother Carson to hold on to the spot. This should be a spirited battle going forward and the winner will be the Bobcat program and the losers will be the Bobcat opponents. Hey, this is what makes high school football the greatest game on earth in this publication’s opinion. HB.

The @1776Bank Revolutionary Player of the Week is Warren Central’s Devin Poston. @minguabeefjerky @PrepSpin @KyHighFootball @kyhighs @MaxPreps

August 12, 2022 Henry Lyon 0

We search far and wide to bring you the players who have revolutionized the performance of his team in the communities we serve. We also enjoy recognizing superior branches in the Independence Bank family. This week we recognize a rising senior at Warren Central High and the famous “Freedom Square Branch.” Get on by and discover why Independence Bank’s people, products, and services have started a revolution in the financial services market in the commonwealth of Kentucky. HB.

The @ConnerCougars figure its Herron’s time to shine! @andrew_herron18 @Ryan_Hinthorne @RocketFoot4 @joey_scardina2 @DavenKurtz @Kierankicker @minguabeefjerky @1776Bank @HLpreps @kyhighs @KyHighFootball @MaxPreps

August 11, 2022 Henry Lyon 0

Finding a kicker is pivotal to a championship run. We have seen this demonstrated over and over through our years covering middle and high school football. Andrew Herron was one of the best, Kentucky-wide, in the MS game. Is he ready for the HS spotlight? We discuss it in this article. Enjoy the feature. HB.

Frankfort’s Sam Davis (@sammyjo09621855, ’23) is the @minguabeefjerky Protein-packed Performer of the Week. @adrianspencer67 @HLpreps @ifitz03_isaiah @JamesBranscom3 @Shanesmith40601 @QuiteEmma @BradyKlink1 @joshbrooks776 @1776Bank @KyHighFootball @kyhighs @PrepSpin @MaxPreps @swimiller

August 10, 2022 Henry Lyon 0

Sam Davis from Frankfort High is a twin and named for a very significant historical figure, or so we think anyway. We really don’t know why his parents named him “Sam.” We do know this…this particular Sam Davis is a whale of a football player and hs played well enough for this week’s recognition and prize package. We believe Sam has some heroic football effort in his immediate future and these efforts will make the Panthers a much improved football team in ’22. Davis is the type player we relish rewarding at both Mingua Beef Jerky and at KPGFootball. Congratulations and don’t forget to pick up a few bags of our one-of-a-kind beef jerky products to #savortheflavor! HB.

@bostinson63 for Bourbon County High is rounding into All-State shape for Coach Jones’ Colonels. @davidjones_7 @BWStinson @bigcat6394 @camboat06 @rileystinsonn @BourbonFootball @LippertScouting @minguabeefjerky @PrepSpin @1776Bank @MaxPreps @kyhighs @HLpreps @KyHighFootball

August 8, 2022 Henry Lyon 1

Bo Stinson has plenty of lines in him this season. He has also put on 40+ pounds of the kind of weight coaches want to see linemen gain. What Bo has done is inject himself onto recruiting boards and into all-state team discussions across Kentucky. Enjoy this look at the pride of Bourbon County High, Bo Stinson. HB.

Frankfort High’s Jack Davis braces for the ’22 season. @minguabeefjerky @PrepSpin @KyHighFootball @1776Bank @HLpreps @kyhighs @sammyjo09621855 @MaxPreps

August 6, 2022 Henry Lyon 0

It is that time of year. Now is the time for all good men to come to the aid of their high school and its football fortunes. It might be called “Davis Days” for the Panther faithful in Frankfort, Kentucky. Well, Jack and Sam will answer the call, they always have before now anyway. We will get to Sam a little later. Today, we will discuss Jack Davis in earnest. Enjoy the feature. HB.

Cameron ‘Cam’ Norfleet is the @1776Bank Revolutionary Player of the Week. @kyhighs @BHSBRUINS @Ballard_Bruins @mingabeefjerky @PrepSpin @MaxPreps @KyHighFootball @HLPreps

August 5, 2022 Henry Lyon 0

We believe Cam Norfleet is among the best edge defenders playing football anywhere in Kentucky’s high school version of the game today, at any level of play. It would be safe to assume we aren’t alone in this assessment. Enjoy this feature about this spectacular football player and see our friends and learn why Independence Bank‘s products, people, and services have started a revolution in the Kentucky banking industry. HB.

@jefferies_reed (Reed Jefferies) from @centurions_fb is the @minguabeefjerky Protein-packed Performer of the Week. @_Jason_Coleman @Britt_Red_4 @CoachWatson11 @teeroyhowell @PatrickMoney60 @HaydenPeck_10 @vincepossidento @ColinHd2007 @1776Bank @MaxPreps @PrepSpin @KyHighFootball @kyhighs @HLPreps

August 3, 2022 Henry Lyon 0

Reed Jefferies from CAL is easy to overlook. After all, he is a diminutive 5’9″ and weighs a slightly built 150-pounds. Had to have been a surprise when he contributed as much as he did to both sides of the football for the Centurions a season ago, when he was a mere sophomore. We believe his best is still to come. Jefferies is the type player we relish rewarding at both Mingua Beef Jerky and at KPGFootball. Congratulations and don’t forget to pick up a few bags of our one-of-a-kind beef jerky products to #savortheflavor! HB.

@CarsonGreenwell has the Flyers Front’s Center of Attention. @FCFlyerFootball @DennisDledford @coach_chandler @CoachKalb1 @CoachOConnell_ @Hnrussell @CoachMMac1 @minguabeefjerky @PrepSpin @1776Bank @MaxPreps @kyhighs @HLPreps @KyHighFootball

August 2, 2022 Henry Lyon 0

Carson Greenwell is one of the better centers in the entire commonwealth and certainly in the central Kentucky area. His anchoring one of Kentucky’s more formidable fronts has garnered for the ’23 OL prospect a ton of college attention at multiple levels of competition. Where will he land? Who knows. Let’s enjoy his senior year and we can worry about that a little later. HB.

@AGLOADING26 (Austin Gough, Owensboro Senior, UK) hits the mark for @CentreFootball, RIGHT DEAD-CENTRE! @d3football @MountUnionFB @minguabeefjerky @PrepSpin @kyhighs @HLPreps @1776Bank @SrHighFootball @OwensboroTimes #Brotherhood @KYFUTURESTARS @Jay_Fallin

July 31, 2022 Henry Lyon 0

Centre College has been killing it on the recruiting trail. The small college in Danville, Kentucky is in the midst of an unparalleled facilities upgrade and the talent, particularly in-Kentucky, is flocking to the small town known for winning football titles at various levels of play. Austin Gough has now decided to take his considerable talents down the road a bit and report for duty in the Colonels’ regiment. Read this feature about Centre College’s newest Colonel. HB.

@zach_hohman from Oldham County High is a frame which is only going to get better. @_CoachGonzLWC @CoachRenoYale @hayes_preston99 @KaydenOsbourn @OCBoosters @minguabeefjerky @PrepSpin @KyHighFootball @1776Bank @kyhighs @HLPreps @PrepSpin @MaxPreps

July 30, 2022 Henry Lyon 0

Here is another outstanding young footballer in Kentucky about whom you may just now be learning. He has a fine frame and is quite an athlete. He is listed as a TE/DE. Where he ultimately ends up and on which side of the football is something we discuss herein. Enjoy the feature. HB.

@jwright31504 (Jordan Wright, ’23) is this week’s @1776Bank Revolutionary Player. @HCCols_Football @jayrudy_22 @5027v7 @CSmithScout @NPAFootball @minguabeefjerky @KyHighFootball @MaxPreps @PrepSpin @HLPreps @kyhighs

July 29, 2022 Henry Lyon 0

Jordan Wright, ’23, sounded more and more like one of our banks the more we poured over and studied his performance in ’21. Will he perform similarly in ’22. We’re taking it to the bank! Get on by and visit one of our fine branches today and discover what makes Independence Bank’s people, products, and services revolutionary in the financial services industry. HB.

@SpencerBenn from @LexCathFootball is looking forward to a breakout season. @walkerhall04 @hunterfoster_ @HLPreps @JoeSchlarman @BeauAllen11 @CoachSimmons_CC @minguabeefjerky @PrepSpin @KyHighFootball @kyhighs @MaxPrep @1776Bank

July 28, 2022 Henry Lyon 0

Spencer Bennington is a player one doesn’t see every day around Kentucky High School football. He’s a coveted TE prospect, who doubles at the 4A level very credibly at safety, and who sports a 3.6 GPA at one of Kentucky’s foremost private schools. We believe the future is so bright for this young player, he literally has to wear shades. Enjoy the feature. HB.

@Peyton_Ledford from @FCFlyerFootball is the @minguabeefjerky Protein-packed Performer of the Week. @FredMaggard606 @KySportsRadio @FranklinCoHS @1776Bank @PrepSpin @KyHighFootball @HLPreps @kyhighs @MaxPreps

July 27, 2022 Henry Lyon 0

Peyton Ledford has to be among the more explosive, versatile, and talented players playing high school football today around the commonwealth of Kentucky. Ledford has all the tools and “measurables” with incredible on-field production to match. He is the kind of guy we relish rewarding at both Mingua Beef Jerky and at KPGFootball. Congratulations and don’t forget to pick up a few bags of our one-of-a-kind beef jerky products to #savortheflavor! HB.

Logan Willis from @WeAreHCFootball is ready to show what he can do. @Football_Hornet @KyHighFootball @minguabeefjerky @kyhighs @HLPreps @1776Bank @MaxPreps @PrepSpin @OCath_Football

July 26, 2022 Henry Lyon 0

Logan Willis is not a player foreign to this publication. We have before written about him and doubt this will be our last time either. He is a pulverizing punisher of a runner who gets downhill in a hurry. We are excited about his senior season and so should you be. Enjoy the feature. HB.

@haganharrison10 an Athlete? You bet your boots he is! @MadisonCentral4 @MCentral_FB @wbontvsports @sm_holbrook @HLPreps @QBCoachFox @CoachDamGCaga @BradyHensley12 @minguabeefjerky @1776Bank @PrepSpin @MaxPreps @KyHighFootball @KyHighs

July 25, 2022 Henry Lyon 0

Hagan Harrison was rumored injured. However, he looks “full go” to us the preseason. This is why we generally don’t report on injuries. Either way, the Indians appear loaded headed into the ’22 season and good knows they are well coached (Mike Holcomb). Enjoy this look at a guy who certainly comes off the bus terrifically. HB.

@_noahmeyers is the @1776Bank ‘Revolutionary Player of the Week.’ @TrinityHSFB @Aspirationsgym @minguabeefjerky @PrepSpin @MaxPreps @kyhighs @KyHighFootball @HLPreps

July 22, 2022 Henry Lyon 0

We love to visit our many friends and locations in the Independence Bank family. Today we visit a branch in Louisville, Kentucky located on Shelbyville Road. Noah Meyers is among the Shamrocks brightest stars at TE and may be the best Kentucky has that critical position in the ’23 class. We are confident Noah Meyers will continue to draw plenty of ink before his high school journey is complete. Enjoy this feature on one of Kentucky’s very finest at the WR/TE position. Get on by and visit one of our fine branches today and discover what makes Independence Bank’s people, products, and services revolutionary in the financial services industry. HB.

The KPGFootball, Class 6A preseason Top-5. @duPontFootball @MCentral_FB @StXTigersFB @ryleraiderfball @GoRocks @kyhighs @minguabeefjerky @1776Bank @MaxPreps @PrepSpin @KyHighFootball

July 21, 2022 Henry Lyon 0

We are finishing this series with our preseason top 5 in the 6A classification. There are some teams missing here which will surprise some folks. We have sort of gone out on a limb here, but we are gamblers what can we say? Anyway, this is how we see it. Feel free to discuss amongst yourselves. HB.

@ColeHodge_AB_PG is the @minguabeefjerky ‘Protein-packed Performer’ of the week. @KYFUTURESTARS @centurions_fb @Bryan_Ault @kyhighs @SWiltfong247 @LemmingReport @CMU_Football @EKUFootball @Coach_Jake @PrepSpin @MaxPreps @1776Bank @KyHighFootball

July 20, 2022 Henry Lyon 0

Cole Hodge has long been considered among the commonwealth’s top signal callers in his graduating class. Hodge has all the tools and “measurables” with the on-field production to match. He is the kind of guy we relish rewarding at both Mingua Beef Jerky and at KPGFootball. Congratulations and don’t forget to pick up a few bags of our one-of-a-kind beef jerky products to #savortheflavor! HB.

@MatthewWells116 from the South Oldham Dragons looking to stake his claim to the Right Tackle post. @UK4LIFE73 @CoachJamieReed @tobycercone_57 @minguabeefjerky @kyhighs @PrepSpin @1776Bank @MaxPreps @KyHighFootball @CoachWillie

July 18, 2022 Henry Lyon 1

Young offensive linemen can be hard to evaluate. Lots of times the frame is all on which we have to go. Well, this young man has plenty of height, weight, and length. He is athletic and his athletic skills will only increase as he matures. If he gets after it in the weight room, we believe you may be looking at Kentucky’s top offensive lineman in his graduating class. He has all the attributes God can give a young man, now he needs to take care of that over which he has the control. Enjoy this feature. HB.

Tristin Dillard, ’27, and Jack Whaley Long, ’27, looking to right the Tiger ship this Fall. @minguabeefjerky @KyHighFootball @khsaafootball @PrepSpin @MaxPreps @OfficialKYMSFA @KYFUTURESTARS

July 16, 2022 Henry Lyon 0

One of them (Tristin Dillard) is considered among the best RBs in Kentucky and is a member of the Team Kentucky FBU Elite squad and the other (Jack Whaley Long) is a relative unknown but is starting to demonstrate the skills requisite to achieve stardom at this and the next level. Together, they will take a young HMS squad as far as they are able to carry the Tigers. Enjoy this look at two ’27 stars. HB.

@ethangough26 from @SrHighFootball is this week’s @1776Bank Revolutionary Player of the Week. @Jay_Fallin @JakLindsey24 @OwensboroSports @minguabeefjerky @PrepSpin @MaxPreps @KyHighFootball @DigitalDevil1 @AGLOADING26

July 15, 2022 Henry Lyon 0

We love to visit our many friends and locations in the Independence Bank family. Today we visit our branch in Owensboro, Kentucky known far and wide as the “West Parrish Avenue branch.” Ethan Gough is among the Red Devils brightest rising stars on defense and may be equally effective running the football at his offensive position of RB. We are confident Ethan Gough, like his brother Austin before him, will draw plenty of ink before his high school journey is through. Enjoy this feature on one of Kentucky’s very finest at the MLB/RB positions. Get on by and visit one of our fine branches today and discover what makes Independence Bank’s people, products, and services revolutionary in the financial services industry. HB.

Breakout Player: @cwheeldon56 from @OCColonelNation ready to prove his worthiness. @TheOldhamEra @sam_young_4 @minguabeefjerky @1776Bank @KyHighFootball @KyHighs @HLPreps @MaxPreps @PrepSpin @khsaafootball

July 14, 2022 Henry Lyon 0

TaShawn McBroom had a really fine freshman year as the head football coach in Buckner, Kentucky at Oldham County High. The Colonels finished 8-3 and look to improve on that effort this coming season. It will start with the articulation of young talent from off the JV roster onto the varsity team. Caleb Wheeldon is one new addition to the varsity play rotation we believe will be counted on more and more as the year progresses. Enjoy this feature. HB.

@Egregory3222 from @CorbinFootball is the @minguabeefjerky the weekly ‘Protein Packed Performer.’ @MDGregory32 @sansann03 @KyHighs @HLPreps @KyHighFootball @1776Bank @MaxPreps @PrepSpin @ErikRichardsUSA

July 13, 2022 Henry Lyon 0

There is a lot about this young man’s game which recommends him to next level scouts. First and foremost, that 3.7 GPA he sports in Honors classes is stellar. Secondly, his work in the weight room recommends him highly. He is the kind of guy we relish rewarding at both Mingua Beef Jerky and at KPGFootball. Congratulations and don’t forget to pick up a few bags of our one-of-a-kind beef jerky products to #savortheflavor! HB.

The KPGFootball preseason, Class 5A, top five. @WoodfordFBall @minguabeefjerky @HLPreps @KyHighs @KyHighFootball @1776Bank @PrepSpin @MaxPreps @CovCathFootball @SrHighFootball @FDouglassFB @SouthWarrenFB

July 12, 2022 Henry Lyon 0

When you get to Kentucky 5A, that is certainly denoted as “Big Boy Football” within the commonwealth. For instance, players playing two-ways or “iron man football” at the 5A level or higher gets increasingly rare but you will still see it and usually those pulling it off are really special talents. Here is our best guess concerning how this classification shakes out this coming season. Enjoy! HB.

The clock is striking ’12’ for Corbin’s Ethan Gregory (’24). @MDGregory32 @CorbinFootball @sansann03 @minguabeefjerky @KyHighs @HLPreps @KyHighFootball @1776Bank @MaxPreps @ErikRichardsUSA @Eregory3222 @PrepSpin

July 11, 2022 Henry Lyon 0

This prospect has been likened to Wandale Robinson. We watch him and believe him to be more of a Jay Becherer clone. Regardless, he is likened to two exceptional former high school players both of whom flourished in college. We believe before it is said and done, this kid here will do likewise. He is certainly putting in the work. Enjoy the feature. HB.

Is it ‘Toren Time’ yet @MarshalsSports? @RedmondToren @Marshall_Nation @HLPreps @KyHighs @KyHighFootball @minguabeefjerky @1776Bank @PrepSpin @MaxPreps @BradenClough @barstool_mchs @quin_smith3

July 9, 2022 Henry Lyon 0

This is a program which has been fluttering. However, it is also a 6A program which has plenty of talent on hand to compete vigorously with its District 1 opponents if combed and recruited to the roster with sufficient zeal. Toren Redmond is the type of athlete which has to find the field on Friday Nights. We think this Fall will be his coming out party. Enjoy the feature. HB.

@harlee_egbertFB is the @1776Bank Revolutionary Player of the Week. @HopkinsCentra @_CoachManning @semoballRobert @CoachKellerGC @minguabeefjerky @MaxPreps @HLPreps @KyHighs @PrepSpin @KyHighFootball

July 8, 2022 Henry Lyon 0

We love to visit our many friends and locations in the Independence Bank family. Today we visit our branch in Madisonville, Kentucky known far and wide as the “East Center.” Harlee Egbert is among the Storms’ more lethal defenders returning and is also one of the best names in Kentucky High School football. He will draw plenty of ink before his high school journey is through. Enjoy this feature on one of Kentucky’s very finest at the LB/RB positions. Get on by and visit one of our fine branches today and discover what makes Independence Bank’s people, products, and services revolutionary in the financial services industry. HB.

The KPGFootball Preseason, Class 4A Top Five. @HoptownHFC @HopHighTigers @BentzelChris @BigRebelNation @FCFlyerFootball @JCAthletics @BourbonFootball @minguabeefjerky @PrepSpin @1776Bank @MaxPreps @HLPreps @KyHighs

July 7, 2022 Henry Lyon 2

When you get to Kentucky 4A, that is the first class generally denoted as “Big Boy Football” within the commonwealth. For instance, players playing two-ways or “iron man football” at the 4A level or higher gets increasingly rare. Here is our best guess concerning how this classification shakes out this coming season. Enjoy! HB.

@bhollis26 from @laruecohawks is the @minguabeefjerky Protein-packed weekly Performer. @LipperScouting @report_kentucky @1776Bank @PrepSpin @KyHighFootball @HLPrps @KyHighs @MaxPreps

July 6, 2022 Henry Lyon 0

We are ramping up toward the start of the ’22 season. No one is more excited than KPGFootball or the Mingua Beef Jerky Company. Brandon Hollis is a kid from whom we expect a huge performance over his senior season. He certainly has all the intangibles to strike it big this upcoming season. Enjoy this look at a DB/ATH about whom you will continually hear going forward and don’t forget to pick up a few bags of our one-of-a-kind beef jerky products to #savortheflavor! HB.

KPGFootball Preseason Class 3A, Top 5. @minguabeefjerky @PrepSpin @MaxPreps @1776Bank @pths_football @BelfryFootball1 @BellCountyFB @BardstownFootb1 @JJFootball9 @centurions_fb @HLPreps @KyHighs

July 5, 2022 Henry Lyon 0

Here is our best guess at the five best teams heading into the ’22 season in the 3A classification. We were right on the money a year ago picking Belfry to win and Paducah to make the final game. Man, did we look stupid at the mid-way point and genius at the end. Hopefully, we will once again demonstrate our superior knowledge and work ethic. Enjoy. HB.

Breakout Player: Get a load of @ZaquanQuarles from @ColonelFootball! @1776Bank @CountyColonels @Christian_Co270 @minguabeefjerky @KyHighFootball @MaxPreps @PrepSpin

July 4, 2022 Henry Lyon 0

We went to a recent Christian County Colonel football practice and to say ZaQuan Quarles ‘stood out’ would be understated. Quarles is listed at 6’2″ but we believe that may be a tad short and his wingspan is something about which to write an epic poem. We believe this is a kid some colleges out there should be very excited about recruiting.

Breakout Player: It may be time for @RileyHatfield8 to answer the call of his Hawks. @laruecofootball @laruecohawks @LaRueCounty @nulifejudd @high_larue @LCHeraldNews @minguabeefjerky @1776Bank @PrepSpin @MaxPreps @KyHighFootball @HLPreps @KyHighs

July 2, 2022 Henry Lyon 0

LaRue County’s all-everything QB from ’21 has bolted to LCA. Where does that leave the Hawks? Well, it leaves them in need of someone to step it up in ’22 particularly under center. We believe the job will fall to Riley Hatfield, or perhaps it should. We believe Hatfield has the frame and skills to excel there and will lead the program back to its usual place of prominence. Enjoy the feature. HB.

Derek Adams from @WebCoFootball is the @1776Bank Revolutionary Player of the Week. @Webcohigh @minguabeefjerky @PrepSpin @KyHighFootball @KyHighs @HLPreps @MaxPreps @evans02_mike

July 1, 2022 Henry Lyon 0

We love to visit our many friends and locations in the Independence Bank family. Today we visit our branch in Providence, Webster County, Kentucky. Derek Adams is among the brightest stars in his graduating class of ’25. He will draw plenty of ink before his high school journey is through. Enjoy this feature on one of Kentucky’s very finest at MLB/RB positions. Get on by and visit one of our fine branches today and discover what makes Independence Bank’s people, products, and services revolutionary in the financial services industry. HB.

@ColtonJohns8 from @LCA_Football showing it may all be in the family. @KnightsofLCA @AnthonyJohnsLCA @JDMLCAFootball @CoachDCharles @minguabeefjerky @KyHighFootball @KyHighs @HLPrep @MaxPrep @PrepSpin @1776Bank Featured Photo: Trevor White

June 30, 2022 Henry Lyon 0

Colton is the little brother of one of the finer technicians the interior offensive line has known in and around the KHSAA over the previous several years. Brother (@AnthonyJohnsLCA) is off playing football (OC, projected) for the Colonels of EKU. Colton plays offensive center right now and may be among […]

@AndrewBlanton60 from @BardstownFootb1 is this week’s @minguabeefjerky Protein-packed Performer of the Week. @LippertScouting @report_kentucky @_Coach_Clark @33_Mckibben @unioncollegefca @CoachJohnsonOL @DLCoach_Danford @1776Bank @PrepSpin @KyHighFootball @HLPreps @KyHighs @MaxPreps

June 29, 2022 Henry Lyon 0

Both Mingua Beef Jerky and KPGFootball prize versatility. Well you can’t find a more versatile performer than this week’s Protein-packed Performer. We counted three offensive line and three defensive line posts manned by him at some time or another over the course of the ’21 season. Enjoy this look at an OL/DL about whom you will continually hear going forward and don’t forget to pick up a few bags of our one-of-a-kind beef jerky products and #savortheflavor!

Breakout Player: Brian Crawford (@brian24557409) from @GRCHS_Football, its time for you to come to the party! @GRC_Clark_FB @CRCCards @chirico_joe @minguabeefjerky @1776Bank @PrepSpin @MaxPreps @KyHighFootball @HLPreps @Kyhighs

June 28, 2022 Henry Lyon 0

Brian Crawford is a specimen. He is also about to be a junior. Why did he only get in one varsity game a year ago? We don’t know. If the Cards would like to greatly improve on last season’s 3-9, we would suggest getting the yoked, brick, crap-houses on the field and off the sideline this coming Fall. Enjoy the feature. HB.

Austin Trent is ready to show his @FCHSPride. @FCHSPanthers @WFLE1 @fccoachspencer @flemingschools @1776Bank @minguabeefjerky @KyHighFootball @MaxPreps @PrepSpin @KyHighs @HLPreps

June 27, 2022 Henry Lyon 0

Austin Trent is a ‘football player.’ There are some of you out there who know exactly what that means. There was a time when college programs knew the importance of ‘football players’ though we are as sure of that still being true as we once were. Either way, Trent is set to have a huge year this coming Fall. He will be a Junior. The Junior year is like ‘moving day’ in a PGA Tour event. Enjoy the feature. HB.

@priceaycock18 from @CchsTouchdown is the @1776Bank Revolutionary Player of the Week. @TheEricAycock @jedge220 @barstoolcallow1 @LSmith2026 @minguabeefjerky @PrepSpin @KyHighFootball @MaxPreps

June 24, 2022 Henry Lyon 0

Price Aycock sure came to the rescue in all three phases a year ago for his Calloway County Laker football program. The 6’0″ 175-pound ’24 prospect showed he has the frame and skills to make the home folks very optimistic about the overall direction of the Lakers program. Enjoy this feature about this spectacular football player and see our friends and learn why Independence Bank‘s products, people, and services have started a revolution in the Kentucky banking industry. HB.

@Devon_1224 (Devon James, ’25) from @HighlandsFB is the @minguabeefjerky Protein-packed Performer of the Week. @FTHighlandsHS @CharlieNoon15 @fthhsathletics @FTHighandsMS @FTJFL @1776Bank @KyHighFootball @HLpreps @PrepSpin @MaxPreps

June 22, 2022 Henry Lyon 0

Ft. Thomas Highlands hasn’t been of late what we have grown accustomed to seeing from the Bluebird football program. However, they have young talent which will surely get them back to the top of the pile. Devon James is certainly among the more promising players the program boasts within the ’25 graduating class. Enjoy this look at one of Kentucky’s finest from the very finest in beef jerky from all across this mighty land of ours, the Mingua family. HB.

Breakout Player: @dpavey_ from @CooperFootball is ready to find the lineup. @1776Bank @minguabeefjerky @PrepSpin @KyHighFootball @MaxPreps

June 21, 2022 Henry Lyon 1

I remember a mother telling me when I was coaching that her son was a varsity football player. I told her, “Well Ma’am, he’s playing in a JV game in about a half-hour. If he’s a varsity guy he should stick out like a sore thumb in this JV game.” That is as fair of an indicator as I know. Well, I watched Pavey’s JV film and it appeared obvious to me Pavey is a varsity player. We believe he will show all of us this coming Fall. Enjoy the feature. HB.

@cutterBoley from @LCA_Football and @LCAFootball2021 is leading the pack among ’25 QBs. @JDMLCAFootball @laruecohawks @LaRueCounty @nulifejudd @LCHeraldNews @1776Bank @minguabeefjerky @PrepSpin @KyHighFootball @MaxPreps @UKFootball @OleMissFB @WVUFootball

June 20, 2022 Henry Lyon 0

LaRue County has one fine QB who has reclassified as a ’25 prospect and is framed out exactly like one wants to see a pro-style QB. Cutter Boley has a couple Power 5 offers know with several others circling. One has to figure he will pledge himself to UK when the ‘Cats offer. Enjoy the feature. HB.

@myles_moseley4 from @FDouglassFB is ready to take his place on playing surface in the Frederick Douglass lineup. @1776Bank @minguabeefjerky @MaxPreps @PrepSpin @KyHighFootball @HLPreps @coachnatemcpeak @natemcpeak

June 18, 2022 Henry Lyon 0

Can’t imagine anywhere in Kentucky apart from Frederick Douglass where an athlete which is framed out like Myles Moseley (’23) would be anything apart from the team’s main target in the downfield passing game. Yet, here is a 6’3″ and 170-pound WR/FS used primarily as a down-field stalk blocker catching only 4-footballs over a 15-game season. The graduation and matriculation onto the UK roster of ’22’s Dane Key should free up some targets for Moseley. We predict the Bronco faithful will wonder what took so long. HB.

@DanielSwinney8 from @WeAreMaleHigh is the @1776Bank Revolutionary Player of the Week. @MaleBulldogs @LMHSCoachWolfe @malehighschool @MalePrincipal @minguabeefjerky @KyHighFootball @KyHighs @MaxPreps @PrepSpin

June 17, 2022 Henry Lyon 0

We search far and wide to bring you the players who have revolutionized the performance of the team in the communities we serve. We also enjoy recognizing superior branches in the Independence Bank family. This week we recognize a rising senior at Louisville’s Male High and the famous branch located on “1900 Colonel Sanders Lane.” Get on by and discover why Independence Bank’s people, products, and services have started a revolution in the financial services market in Kentucky. HB.

@MccarterTyus from @HighlandsFB is the @minguabeefjerky Protein-packed Performer of the Week. @1776Bank @KyHighFootball @PrepSpin @MaxPreps

June 15, 2022 Henry Lyon 0

We have been breaking down some “up and comers” around the magazine and even feeding a few. It’s the offseason, this is the time to do that very thing. Well, not hard to forecast this prospect will explode onto the scene and we are wagering it will be this coming Fall. Enjoy this look at a “Breakout Player” we decided it was time to feed with the country’s very finest in beef jerky products. Congratulations to Tyus Mccarter. HB.

@logan_rodgers_ (’24) from @HCCHS_Football Numbers Among The Best in Kentucky. @minguabeefjerky @PrepSpin @1776Bank @MaxPreps @KyHighFootball @LetsGoStorm @evans02_mikeF

June 14, 2022 Henry Lyon 0

Logan Rodgers is among the more exciting and explosive players in the 4A classification today and certainly in that classification’s first-district. He is popping up on all kinds of recruiting radars and it is for the right reasons, his production on the field. Enjoy this look at a rising Junior who still has plenty of time and ability to make his mark. HB.

Middle School Spotlight: @DylanLee36 (’26 WR/DB) wants to charge his way onto the field for his @ryleraiderfball Raiders as early as this next Fall. @1776Bank @minguabeefjerky @PrepSpin @KyHighFootball @MaxPreps @KYFUTURESTARS

June 13, 2022 Henry Lyon 0

Ryle keeps pumping quality talent onto its roster and into its program. Dylan Lee is no different. Dylan is a track star and 2X Kentucky middle school 100m sprint champion. Will he play when he hits the Raiders roster this Fall. We believe him likely to start and probably in the back-third as opposed to out wide but we do expect he will be a star WR before it is all said and done. Enjoy the feature. HB.

Eulogy for Jason Perry

June 11, 2022 Henry Lyon 0

He was our friend. He was a friend and teammate to so many. Please permit us some latitude as we publish with permission the touching eulogy Fletcher Long wrote in honor of his friend which was read at the funeral. May God bless and keep the entire Perry family and the community mourning Jason’s loss. #Brotherhood. HB.

@H_nott17 (Hudson Nottmeier, ’26) from @PurplesFootball is well positioned heading into his freshman campaign. @BGHSPurplesNews @BgPurplesAth @BgBadBoyz @1776Bank @minguabeefjerky @MaxPreps @PrepSpin @KyHighFootball

June 11, 2022 Henry Lyon 0

As we continue to monitor our ’26s entering the Fall of their freshman seasons, today we feature a WR about whom many are raving. Hudson Nottmeier looks to have the total package, at least if you consult one of the nation’s premier recruiting and ranking services. Enjoy the feature. HB.

@Augustinnyembo8 (Augustin Nyembo) from @PurplesFootball is the @1776Bank Revolutionary Player of the Week. @minguabeefjerky @PrepSpin @MaxPreps @TNselect7v7 @KyHighFootball @CoachSpader @BGHSPurplesNews

June 10, 2022 Henry Lyon 0

We search far and wide to bring you the players who have revolutionized the performance of his team in the communities we serve. We also enjoy recognizing superior branches in the Independence Bank family. This week we recognize a rising senior at Bowling Green Senior High and the famous “Fairview Branch.” Get on by and discover why Independence Bank’s people, products, and services have started a revolution in the financial services market in Kentucky. HB.

Breakout Player: How about @JoshStanfield56 from @centurions_fb? Well, we like him! @minguabeefjerky @stotts_ben @1776Bank @MaxPreps @PrepSpin @KyHighFootball @kyhighs @HLpreps

June 9, 2022 Henry Lyon 1

If there is a “Field Event” likely to build explosion, we are told it is the Shot Put. Well Stanfield is a football player who also throws the Shot an throws it well especially for a ’25 prospect. We believe he is poise to explode onto the defensive scene for his Centurions next Fall and this article is going to explain why we feel this way. Enjoy the feature. HB.

Joe Cool(ey) from @lloyd_football is the @minguabeefjerky Protein-packed Performer of the week. @JCooley86908949 @coachwalk22 @LMHSAthletics @TBNKonline @1776Bank @PrepSpin @MaxPreps @KyHighFootball

June 8, 2022 Henry Lyon 0

Well his name is Joe Cooley but we call him Joe Cool around the magazine’s office. He is a kid who came up big time for his team in limited opportunities. We are looking forward to his numbers with a full slate of games in which to compete. Enjoy this look at another “Breakout Player” we decided it was time to feed with the country’s very finest in beef jerky products. Congratulations to Joe Cool. Enjoy! HB.

@tylerboggs_ from @StXTigersFB is the @1776Bank Revolutionary Player of the Week. @stxtigers @CoachKWallace @minguabeefjerky @PrepSpin @KyHighFootball @MaxPreps

June 3, 2022 Henry Lyon 0

Tyler Boggs is the type of award recipient we most like recognizing at Independence Bank. He is big time productive on the field and in the classroom. Boggs is the type of player which inspired Independence Bank to sponsor this entire series of articles. Get on by and visit one of our fine branches today and discover what makes Independence Bank’s people, products, and services revolutionary in the financial services industry. HB.

@MalachiWheeler1 ready to put his best foot forward for his @BCLionsFootball. @coachEFerg12 @minguabeefjerky @PrepSpin @1776Bank @MaxPreps @KyHighFootball

June 2, 2022 Henry Lyon 1

Sometimes we look at the team’s stats from a year ago and scratch our heads. Injury probably accounts for this prospects lack of play but we don’t know that for certain. We know this…6-footers who weigh close to a buck, ninety and run 4.5-second 40s can be extremely hard to keep off a football field especially when a team is coming off a 3-7. We believe Wheeler could provide a spark for the upcoming season. He certainly looks and moves like a ball player. Now it is time to perform. HB.

@bailey_thacker from @Tomcat_football is the @minguabeefjerky Protein-packed Performer the week. @AshlandBlazer @Blazer_High_Ath @CtackettC @PittmanKeontae @LandonHimes4 @1776Bank @MaxPreps @PrepSpin @KyHighFootball

June 1, 2022 Henry Lyon 0

Bailey Thacker is among the very best pro-style QBs in the Kentucky graduating class of ’24. He is on tons of radars right now and is coming off a fantastic sophomore campaign. Enjoy this look at a QB about whom you will continually hear going forward and don’t forget to pick up a few bags of our one-of-a-kind beef jerky products and #savortheflavor!

@qrusso51 (Quinton Russo) from @dave_brossart (Dixie Heights Football) is prepared to answer Brach Rice’s ‘call to arms.’ @1776Bank @blakedodds553 @minguabeefjerky @KyHighFootball @MaxPreps @PrepSpin

May 31, 2022 Henry Lyon 0

We wrote an article about Brach Rice a little over a month ago. Rice used the article as a “call to arms” for his brothers entering a season following the loss of 22 seniors from off the previous year’s roster. Hell, we loved it. Enjoy this look at one of the players expected to answer this call. HB.

Sam Willike from @brossart_fball preparing to set Northern Kentucky ablaze with his talents and hoping we all will notice. @minguabeefjerky @PrepSpin @MaxPreps @1776Bank @KyHighFootball @therealjedmart

May 30, 2022 Henry Lyon 0

Northern Kentucky high school football fans are always complaining the area is ignored by media members from the other regions of the commonwealth. Well we can’t speak for other media members. However, we can tell you we have before taken great pains to cover players and teams from the region and will continue. Here is a kid coming on his senior year who will have to shoulder plenty of burden with the expected graduation losses the Mustangs are experiencing here in just a few days. Enjoy this look at a real weapon for Brossart coming back for one last tour around the region. HB.

Breakout Player/Special Sunday Edition: @IsaacBlue16 from @DCHS_Football exhibits rare traits. @AthleticsDC @joe_humphreys2 @KYQB3 @DCHS_Panthers @DCHawkFootball @minguabeefjerky @1776Bank @KyHighFootball @MaxPreps @PrepSpin

May 29, 2022 Henry Lyon 0

Isaac Blue has the frame and skills to play the offensive center position at many different levels of football. He already has a D-1 offer and there will be many more before he reaches next Fall, or certainly there should be. Enjoy this look at a very special and rare player. So rare, we picked a Sunday to feature him. HB.

Perhaps @LaytonDavis4 belongs to Layton Davis. @pths_football @CentreFootball @minguabeefjerky @KyHighFootball @PrepSpin @1776Bank @MaxPreps

May 28, 2022 Henry Lyon 0

This is Drew Davis. He is among Kentucky’s very finest interior, defensive down lineman in Kentucky’s ’23 class. We believe he will be a first-team All-State AP player next Fall and made the KPGFootball first-team a year ago. There are two programs which believe he is theirs. In the end, isn’t he his-own? Enjoy the feature. HB.

@treymann_1 (Trey Sedgwick), WR/CB ’26 prospect from @BSMSBears, is the @1776Bank Revolutionary Player of the Week. @HCBOE @minguabeefjerky @PrepSpin @MaxPreps @PrepSpin @KyHighFootball

May 27, 2022 Henry Lyon 0

We are in the throws of Future Stars season. What we mean by that is middle school stars across Kentucky are auditioning to play in the Tennessee-Kentucky Future Stars Classic this coming summer. This time of year always makes us think of Kentucky’s finest. Sedgwick is certainly among them. Enjoy this feature on one of Kentucky’s very finest at WR and CB. Get on by and visit one of our fine branches today and discover what makes Independence Bank’s people, products, and services revolutionary in the financial services industry. HB.

@camdenp_00 (Camden Phillips, ’23) from @RVKFootball sets his sites on the ultimate prize. @RKVPanthers @WRUS_RHS @med_rhs @1776Bank @minguabeefjerky @PrepSpin @MaxPreps @KyHighFootball

May 24, 2022 Henry Lyon 0

Kentucky presents real opportunity for colleges wise enough to comb its fertile recruiting fields for football talent. There is no shortage of talent and, matter of fact, lucky college programs can come up with superior talent just lying around waiting to be claimed. Camden Phillips is a kid who, if he played in Nashville, TN, he might be headed to Auburn. As it is…well, here’s your Huckleberry as Doc Holiday would say. HB.

@gavinchadwell from @FbKnox is the commonwealth’s top TE/DE prospect and may be its top-rated ’24 player, period. @jsmitty1K @minguabeefjerky @1776Bank @PrepSpin @MaxPreps @KyHighFootball

May 23, 2022 Henry Lyon 0

Gavin Chadwell is easily among the top players at his position in the commonwealth. This goes equally for his secondary position (DE) like it does for his primary position (TE). He has a college frame, right now. UK confirmed this with an offer for this top prospect as a sophomore. Enjoy this feature. HB.

Special Sunday Edition: @seamus_oconner from @ULVikings not your typical ‘American Football’ star in Europe. @CentreFootball @minguabeefjerky @PrepSpin @MaxPreps

May 22, 2022 Henry Lyon 0

What they call football and what is called football in the United States is quite different. That doesn’t mean there aren’t American Football stars in Ireland. To the contrary, Seems O’Conner is a star for the University of Limerick Vikings team. He is eager to show the Colonels a thing or two about a thing or two. HB.

@CarbonKenyata, ’23, is the @1776Bank Revolutionary Player of the Week. @kenyatta11493064 @SrHighFootball @OHSsports @OwensboroSports @Jay_Fallin @minguabeefjerky @PrepSpin @MaxPreps @KyHighFootball

May 20, 2022 Henry Lyon 0

Today we bring you a feature on a young man we have before featured when he was still in middle school. Kenyatta Carbon has found a way to contribute to the team’s success in a variety of ways. At Independence Bank we celebrate young people who find a variety of ways to contribute to the cause. Come by and visit us and learn the variety of ways our people, services, and products have revolutionized the Kentucky banking industry. Enjoy the feature. HB.

Middle School Spotlight: @Jaydenjustice (’27) from @PikevilleHSFB is an ‘upper-level’ performer. @OfficialKYMSFA @AlPopsFooball @JasonJu79469991 @1776Bank @minguabeefjerky @PrepSpin @MaxPreps @KyHighFootball

May 19, 2022 Henry Lyon 0

Jayden Justice is a middle school kid who everyone across Kentucky is already discussing. With Future Stars tryouts ongoing there is little doubt this LBer will be representing Kentucky this summer in the Tennessee-Kentucky Future Stars Classic. He is one of Kentucky’s very best in the ’27 class. Enjoy the feature. HB.

@_stephenmack4 from @TrinityHSFB is the @minguabeefjerky Protein-packed Performer of the Week. @GoRocks @DartFootball @1776Bank @PrepSpin @MaxPreps @KyHighFootball

May 18, 2022 Henry Lyon 0

This is a guy who seemed virtually faceless and nameless a year ago, his junior season. When you get a load of what he will do this coming season you will wonder how that was even possible. We will tell you how it is possible; it is called playing for Kentucky’s most heavily loaded football roster in its largest classification of competition. Join us again next week as we award some more of the country’s finest beef jerky product to some of Kentucky’s finest football talent. HB.

Breakout Player: Alex Rayyan (@alex_rayyan) from @YetteFootball looks poised to find the ’22 rotation. @SportsLafayette @minguabeefjerky @PrepSpin @1776Bank @MaxPreps @KyHighFootball

May 16, 2022 Henry Lyon 0

This is a player who got in one varsity game a year ago. Of course, he was a freshman playing Kentucky 6A football. We believe he will play early and often in ’22 as he is too good of an athlete to keep off the field. Keep an eye out on this “Breakout Player.” He has some mighty fine days ahead of him. HB.

Middle School Spotlight: @dylanpeck70 protecting the QB’s ‘blind spot.’ @1776Bank @minguabeefjerky @PrepSpin @MaxPreps @KyHighFootball @FootballJCHS

May 14, 2022 Henry Lyon 0

If I were to draw a picture of what a middle school, rising high school offensive tackle should appear, I would probably be drawing a picture of Dylan peck. He his long, lean, has plus length, good feet, and is athletic for a big man at his stage of development. Enjoy this look at one of the premier OL or DL (for that matter) in the class of ’26 commonwealth-wide. Enjoy the feature. HB.

@EsleyCornelius1 from @gomccracken is the @1776Bank Revolutionary Player of the Week. @minguabeefjerky @MaxPreps @PrepSpin @KyHighFootball

May 13, 2022 Henry Lyon 0

This guy is the type explosive, dynamic, “twitchy” monster we love seeing deployed along an interior defensive front. Lord knows the Mustangs are mighty glad he has another year of eligibility remaining. Enjoy this feature about this spectacular football player and see our friends and learn why Independence Bank‘s products, people, and services have started a revolution in the Kentucky banking industry. HB.

Middle School Spotlight: @cayden_varney from @BelfryFootball1 is a perfect example of reloading. @belfryhigh @DavidandDarryl @football_bms @minguabeefjerky @PrepSpin @1776Bank @MaxPreps @KyHighFootball

May 12, 2022 Henry Lyon 0

Belfry Middle School wins or competes for KYMSFA championships yearly. Guess what? The high school version of the football team does the exact same thing at the KHSAA level. Are these things interconnected? How can they not be? Enjoy this look at one of the newly minted stars headed for Coach Haywood’s ’22 varsity roster. HB.

@gavinhurst05, Class of ’24, from @FCFlyerFootball is the @minguabeefjerky Protein-packed Performer of the Week. @DennyDLedford @1776Bank @MaxPreps @PrepSpin @KyHighFootball

May 11, 2022 Henry Lyon 0

If you want to tremble with fear, consider this…Franklin County has about every significant piece of the puzzle returning from a team which made it to the 4A semis a year ago. They should be among the favorites this coming Fall. Gavin Hurst is a large reason why although the Flyers have more ballyhooed players than the 6-1, 175-pound skilled athlete in the ’24 graduating class. Enjoy this look at one of Kentucky’s finest from the very finest in beef jerky from all across this mighty land of ours, the Mingua family. HB.

Breakout Player: @prphsfootball will turn to ‘The Dane,’ @Fuller4Lamar, to restore the roar to its football fortunes. @minguabeefjerky @PrepSpin @1776Bank @MaxPreps @KyHighFootball #ROLLRIDGEROLL

May 10, 2022 Henry Lyon 0

Here is a guy who figures to make a huge impact for Louisville’s Pleasure Ridge Park High this coming Fall. Though he only played in 6-games a year ago at Fern Creek, he was one of its more dynamic, second-level defenders. His addition to the Panther roster will pay huge dividends for the 6A program for the reasons we outline in this article. Enjoy the feature. HB.

The Harpers, @Harper33Cameron and @Jeremy_harper24, still running the PTA around the @fairview_eagles football program. @minguabeefjerky @1776Bank @PrepSpin @MaxPreps @KyHighFootball

May 9, 2022 Henry Lyon 0

One of my favorite songs growing up was “Harper Valley P.T.A.” The song, written by legendary songwriter Tom T. Hall was recorded by Jeannie C. Riley and was her debut. It topped many charts much like the Harper twins are the top of many important football statistics for the Eagles football program. Enjoy this feature about a pair of players we had to feature together for reasons which will become apparent to you readily. HB.

@TashawnBenford3 is set to lead @FDouglassFB from the front. @coachnatemcpeek @1776Bank @minguabeefjerky @PrepSpin @MaxPreps @KyHighFootball

May 7, 2022 Henry Lyon 0

Dashawn Benford seems poised to surge to the front of the Broncos defensive plan in the Fall of ’22. This ’23 prospect has shown glimpses this offseason of the type of leader and player he is capable of being. Now the Broncos just need to get out of his way and let him do his thing. Enjoy this article about a player we believe will have a huge senior season. HB.

Aden Young, Class of ’23, is the @1776Bank Revolutionary Player of the Week. @WchsA @brscoop31 @minguabeefjerky @PrepSpin @MaxPreps @KyHighFootball

May 6, 2022 Henry Lyon 0

We search far and wide to bring you the players who have revolutionized the performance of his team in the communities we serve. We also enjoy recognizing superior branches in the Independence Bank family. This week we recognize a rising senior at Webster County and the famous “Sebree Branch.” Get on by and discover why Independence Bank’s people, products, and services have started a revolution in the financial services market in Kentucky. HB.

@KevinAmuri11 from @SportsLafayette is this week’s @minguabeefjerky Protein-packed Performer. @1776Bank @lhshighschool @MaxPreps @PrepSpin @KyHighFootball

May 4, 2022 Henry Lyon 0

We have awarded some beef jerky and a super cool T-shirt to all kinds of players. Today, we award it to a player with the potential yet unrealized but which we believe is relatively certain to realize it this coming Fall. Enjoy this look at a “Breakout Player” we decided it was time to feed with the country’s very finest in beef jerky products. Congratulations to Kevin Amuri. Enjoy! HB.

Middle School Spotlight: John W. Bate Middle School’s @ColtonKelly55 with a ‘hard row to hoe.’ @wolford_bo @deacon_king10 @WilsonKelly73 @CoachHaddix11 @1776Bank @minguabeefjerky @PrepSpin @KyHighFootball @MaxPreps

May 3, 2022 Henry Lyon 0

His brother is Wilson Kelly who prepped at Boyle County where he was a consensus All-State player before matriculating to MTSU (Middle Tennessee State University) on a FBS football scholarship. Wilson is a first-team center for the Blue Raiders. Will little brother follow suit? You know what, I wouldn’t bet against it. Enjoy the feature. HB.

Middle School Spotlight: @colinjefferson0 (’26) from @MaleBulldogs is the next… @minguabeefjerky @1776Bank @WeAreMaleHigh @malehighschool @LMHSCoachWolfe @MaxPreps @PrepSpin @KyHighFootball

May 2, 2022 Henry Lyon 0

We hear all the time that this rising 9th grader is the next so and so. We have heard the same about Colin Jefferson. We will enter our guess as to whom he will favor over the course of his high school career and we won’t have to leave the Male High roster for our guess or guesses. Enjoy this look at a (now) former JCTMS Centurion pledged to play in high school for Coach Wolfe at Louisville’s Male High. HB.

Breakout Player: @_BenLafferty from @MagoffinFootball, it is your time in the ‘hot seat.’ @b_derossett @1776Bank @minguabeefjerky @PrepSpin @MaxPreps @KyHighFootball

April 30, 2022 Henry Lyon 0

We have a real find for you today. How many of you remember the big time linebacker who played at Magoffin and then transferred to Paintsville before heading to Marshall’s Thundering Herd? His name was Mason Lovely. Today’s feature mimics Lovely’s production in several key ways, thought not completely. Enjoy this look at a Breakout Player you may not be soon to forget. HB.

Kasey Boone from @SrHighFootball is the @1776Bank Revolutionary Player of the Week. @minguabeefjerky @MaxPreps @KyHighFootball @PrepSpin

April 29, 2022 Henry Lyon 0

Talk about coming into a job in a tough spot, we can’t imagine an individual inheriting a tougher job than Kasey Boone did a year ago. His performance was remarkable for lack of a better term. Congratulations to this young QB, who is a ’23 prospect, and remember to get on by and visit our three (3) fine Owensboro area branches today and discover what makes Independence Bank’s people, products, and services revolutionary in the financial services industry. HB.

Middle School Spotlight: Does @MalikiCoburn24 see the field early for @PurplesFootball? @BGJHSFootball @minguabeefjerky @1776Bank @MaxPreps @PrepSpin @KyHighFootball

April 28, 2022 Henry Lyon 1

Hard to ever forecast a freshman getting much Friday Night run. This is even more true where the freshman in question is joining the roster of one of the most prestigious high school programs at the 5A level. Not every freshman comes in put together like Malik Coburn if we are being honest. Enjoy the feature. HB.

@MKultra_70 (Mason Kirkland) from @mercer_football is the @minguabeefjerky ‘Protein-packed Performer’ of the week. @CraigYeast @MCHSTitans @minguabeefjerky @PrepSpin @MaxPreps @1776Bank @KyHighFootball

April 27, 2022 Henry Lyon 0

We are so good at evaluating players we see tomorrow’s stars today. Today’s recipient is a rising star among the ranks of Kentucky offensive centers. Centers across Kentucky get largely overlooked. Hey, these men are in need of nourishment too. Enjoy the feature and don’t forget to pick up a few bags of our one-of-a-kind product and #savortheflavor!

Breakout Player: Caleb Moore, Class of ’24, believes he should be given The Rock! @minguabeefjerky @1776Bank @RockHardFB @coachlarkey11 @MaxPreps @PrepSpin @KyHighFootball

April 23, 2022 Henry Lyon 0

Today we feature a kid who showed flashes of brilliance a year ago. Caleb Moore showed a dangerous burst, particularly on kick returns, and the Rock could stand a lot more of that type effort this coming season. If The Rock is to resurrect to its former glory it had under “the other Coach Larkey,” players like Moore will be called upon to “Breakout.” Enjoy the feature. HB.

Chris Allen, ’23 OLB/Edge Rusher, from @pths_football is the @1776Bank Revolutionary Player of the Week. @PTBlueTornado @PTHS_Fan @minguabeefjerky @PrepSpin @MaxPreps @KyHighFootball

April 22, 2022 Henry Lyon 0

This week we have a pass-rushing specialist in Chris Allen, Class of ’23, as our recipient. Allen was instrumental in “The Blue Tornado’s” run to Lexington and shot at the title a year ago. His continued excellent play will formulate (perhaps) a return engagement. Enjoy the feature and remember to get on by and visit one of our fine branches today to discover what makes Independence Bank’s people, products, and services revolutionary in the financial services industry. HB.

@RiceBrach from @dave_brossart (Dixie Heights Football) is ready to step it up! @1776Bank @blakedodds553 @minguabeefjerky @KyHighFootball @MaxPreps @PrepSpin

April 21, 2022 Henry Lyon 1

When you study statistics as often and as vigorously as we, you stumble across the unexpected sometimes. We were checking in on how our buddy, Blake Dodd, was faring when we found ’24’s Brach Rice. Rice is a specimen and getting it done at 6A Dixie Heights. He is already drawing quite a bit of notice. Now, he’s getting love from us. Enjoy the article. HB.

@CJ_Stallworth from @HopHighTigers is the @minguabeefjerky Protein-packed Performer of the week. @HopkAthletics @HHS_Heathens @HHS_Defense @1776Bank @PrepSpin @MaxPreps @KyHighFootball @HoptownHFC

April 20, 2022 Henry Lyon 0

This kid is coming practically out of nowhere but he could be one of Kentucky’s more recruited DE’s in the ’23 class before it is all said and done. Talk about a kid who passes the eye-test, this kid is it. If you are a program serious about competing in college football, I would get this kid on campus and right away. For now, we have agreed to feed him and send him a snappy T-shirt. Enjoy this look at one tremendous high school football player with unbelievable upside.

@CoreyBitterling from @SouthWarrenFB has a bright future ahead at any number of schools. @minguabeefjerky @KyHighFootball @PrepSpin @MaxPreps @1776Bank

April 18, 2022 Henry Lyon 0

We gave used an arrow to point out Corey Bitterling. If you attend any South Warren games, we are wagering you will not need any gesticulation to find him. We have watched highlights on him and he jumps off the page at us. He may be a couple inches too short to play anywhere but center at the D-1 level. However, with his grades, he will be able to go wherever he wishes and there are some small-college programs who would pay handsomely for him. Enjoy the feature. HB.

Anias Mitchell (’24) from @MNHHS_Football is the @1776Bank Revolutionary Player of the Week. @MaroonAthls @ArnettKohl, @minguabeefjerky @PrepSpin @MaxPreps @KyHighFootball

April 15, 2022 Henry Lyon 0

Today we bring you a feature on a young man we have before featured when he was still in middle school. Mitchell has found a way to contribute to the team’s success in a variety of ways. At Independence Bank we celebrate young people who find a variety of ways to contribute to the cause. Come by and visit us and learn the variety of ways our people, services, and products have revolutionized the Kentucky banking industry. Enjoy the feature. HB.

@KellanMcL5 (Kellan McLaughlin) from @TrinityHSFB the best placekicker in the high school game… @minguabeefjerky @1776Bank @MaxPreps @PrepSpin @KyHighFootball

April 14, 2022 Henry Lyon 2

No one spends more time covering specialists than KPGFootball. Why? For starters no one covering football in Kentucky knows half as much as we. This, coupled with the fact the social teams are where the breaks are made and championships won, and we are going to continue to cover it. Should you be surprised we wrote this feature about the best placekicker in Kentucky’s ’23 class? Nope. Enjoy the article. HB.

@hisle_justin from @eastjagsFB is this week’s Protein-packed Performer from @minguabeefjerky. @1776Bank @MaxPreps @PrepSpin @KyHighFootball

April 13, 2022 Henry Lyon 0

We have featured this particular prospect a few weeks ago but going back over what he did as a freshman at the position where he was deployed we just perpetually found ourselves more impressed. We thought this tribute to him, and rushing him some much needed protein would be entirely appropriate. We believe you will agree. Join us again a week from today when we do all this again. Enjoy the feature. HB.

@mason_sulla from @GarrardGCHS is shooting up the ranks of top-flight line talent in @KyHighFootball’s ’23 class of prospects. @1776Bank @mingubeefjerky @PrepSpin @MaxPreps

April 9, 2022 Henry Lyon 0

Mason Sulla may have been a name you hadn’t heard when the Associated Press announced its ’21 All-State Football team. However, there is a difference between the casual football fan and a working member of the Kentucky press corp. Mason Sulla is a name with which we in the press corp are intimately familiar and you will be too after reading this feature. HB.

@CarterGuillaum1 from @StXTigersFB is the @1776Bank Revolutionary Player of the Week. @minguabeefjerky @PrepSpin @KyHighFootball @MaxPreps

April 8, 2022 Henry Lyon 0

We believe Carter Guillaume is the best offensive center playing football anywhere in Kentucky’s high school version of the game today, at any level of play. As the Associated Press’s All-State teams were released a few weeks ago, it would be safe to assume we aren’t alone in this assessment. Enjoy this feature about this spectacular football player (and wrestler) and see our friends and learn why Independence Bank‘s products, people, and services have started a revolution in the Kentucky banking industry. HB.

@off1cal_marcus (Marcus Floyd, Jr.) from @BourbonFootball is blowing up! @859ravensfb @davidjones_7 @minguabeefjerky @1776Bank @MaxPreps @KyHighFootball @PrepSpin

April 7, 2022 Henry Lyon 0

This is a prospect in the ’23 class who hails from the prestigious Lexington Ravens program. The Ravens routinely provide the very top in football playing talent around area high school rosters. Floyd is “blowing up” as is routinely said. This article should explain the phenomenon to you clearly. Enjoy the feature. HB.

@peyton_smith123 from @TCCardinalsFB is the @minguabeefjerky Protein-packed Performer of the week. @1776Bank, @SportsTaylor, @TC_Schools_KY, @tccardsfb, @TCFBRecruit, @MaxPreps, @PrepSpin, @KyHighFootball

April 6, 2022 Henry Lyon 0

It is very rare for a freshman to make much of a contribution to a high school varsity football. How about a freshman running back who averaged 9.3-yards per carry, carried it a tad under 200-times, gained nearly 2,000 yards, and scored a TD every 8.65 carries? What about that for rare? We are recognizing the inordinate freshman season of Taylor County’s Peyton Smith this week. We felt his numbers were worthy of recognition and required nourishment. Luck for us, Mingua Beef Jerky felt exactly the same way. Enjoy the feature. HB.

@zech_dabney (Zechariah Dabney, ’23) now at @bryanstationfb hopes his efforts his senior year will be as ‘Defender-ish’ as they were previously ‘be-Devil-ing’… @1776Bank @minguabeefjerky @PrepSpin @KyHighFootball @MaxPreps

April 4, 2022 Henry Lyon 0

Zri Dabney, No. 29 on the roster but foremost on opponent’s scouting reports, is a ’23 prospect sure to make quite a bit of noise around the 8th-District in Class 6A this coming Fall. He was the Blue Devils’ top defensive threat over the course of the ’21 season and sure to be as be-deviling his senior year at Bryan Station as a Defender. Enjoy the feature. HB.

Tevaun Foster from @MNHHS_Football is the @1776Bank Revolutionary Player of the Week. @MaroonAthls @ArnettKohl @minguabeefjerky @PrepSpin @MaxPreps @KyHighFootball

April 1, 2022 Henry Lyon 1

We have always loved to cover the powerlifting championships offseason. Having 300-plus pounders like Foster around challenging for state titles at his weight class is a real bonus for any program. Enjoy this look at the Revolutionary Player of the Week from Independence Bank and discover why Independence Bank’s people, products, and services have started a revolution in the financial services market in Kentucky. HB.

@DJ_Walker7 locked in tough battle for the QB-position at @SportsLafayette. @lhs_fbbossters @lhshighschool @minguabeefjerky @PrepSpin @1776Bank @KyHighFootball @MaxPreps

March 31, 2022 Henry Lyon 4

When it come to looking the part, no one does it any better than ’24’s DJ Walker. He is locked in a tough battle for the starting QB slot at Lexington’s Layfayette High School and in the 6A classification, the real firs-stringer needs badly to reveal himself. Who will it be under center primarily in ’22. We discuss in this article. HB.

@stone_cooper3 from @BethlehemHSFB is the @minguabeefjerky Protein-packed Player of the Week. @1776Bank @KyHighFootball @MaxPreps @PrepSpin #SavorTheFlavor

March 30, 2022 Henry Lyon 0

Cooper Stone is one of the commonwealth’s most polished and prolific pro-style QBs. He has led the Bethlehem program to a level of play it will be difficult to replicate without him. Good thing the Eagles have Stone on whom to lean again next Fall. We know people around Bardstown, Kentucky are relieved to hear that! Enjoy this look at one of our most accomplished players of the week and don’t forget to savor the flavor of the country’s finest beef jerky products. HB.

All Bryant from @BCLionsFootball plans to give it his All this fAll. @BryantAll17 @1776Bank @minguabeefjerky @MaxPreps @PrepSpin @KyHighFootball

March 29, 2022 Henry Lyon 0

All Bryant from Boyd County High School is a player who gives his all every day in practice and works hard to put himself in position to help his team. An outgoing college All-conference player in Kentucky reminded KPGFootball such efforts ennoble both the player giving the effort and the program in receipt thereof. Enjoy this feature about a ’23 ready to step up his game in ’22. HB.

@LleytonPenn from @mercer_football is a throwback to a simpler time. @TommyLeeCraig @minguabeefjerky @PrepSpin @MaxPreps @1776Bank @KyHighFootball

March 26, 2022 Henry Lyon 2

Lleyton Penn was the “Ace Hardware Throwback Player of the Year.” That appears to be one of the more appropriately awarded awards we have ever seen any one company bestow. This guy is a linemen’s lineman. We believe he will have a big senior year and he will have opportunities to keep the party going in college should he choose. Enjoy this feature. HB.

Jackson Edens, Class of ’25, from @WchsA (Webster County High School) is the @1776Bank Revolutionary Player of the Week. @brscoop31, @minguabeefjerky @PrepSpin @MaxPreps @KyHighFootball

March 25, 2022 Henry Lyon 0

This week we check in on our friends in Providence, Kentucky on North Willow Street. Providence is in Webster County and Jackson Edens has been turning quite a few heads over that way. Enjoy this feature and learn what makes Independence Bank’s people, products, and services revolutionary in the financial services industry. HB.

@XsavierCleary from @pths_football is the @minguabeefjerky Protein-Pack Performer of the Week. @1776Bank @KyHighFootball @PrepSpin @MaxPreps

March 23, 2022 Henry Lyon 0

Xsavier Cleary surprised everyone with what he did as a freshman starting and manning the middle of the defensive line for Paducah’s Blue Tornado in ’21. He is a guy whose improvement will continue to define the resurgence of one of the commonwealth’s premier programs. Enjoy this feature about this fantastic young DL. Join us again next week as we award Kentucky’s most prestigious weekly distinction to another worthy recipient. HB.

Middle School Spotlight: Harrison McGraw (’27) from @NomsMustangs the center of attention for many Mustang opponents. @minguabeefjerky @PrepSpin @MaxPreps @1776Bank

March 21, 2022 Henry Lyon 0

We love to feature the middle schoolers offseason. It is a great way to replenish our database which gets annually depleted by graduation. Harrison McGraw plays offensive center along with defensive line and is a player whose progression we intend to closely monitor. Players like him, especially where he is deployed, are not easy to find and are in very high demand. Enjoy the feature. HB.

Middle School Spotlight: @EastonJointer from @SWMSFootball is headed to @SouthWarrenFB, and he figures to find the field early. @1776Bank @minguabeefjerky @KyHighFootball @PrepSpin @MaxPreps

March 19, 2022 Henry Lyon 1

As the ’22 class leaves us here at the magazine, we are in the midst of augmenting our database with kids formerly in middle school headed to the high school game. Well, Caden Veltkamp from South Warren is a Hilltopper (WKU) now. Who will take his place in the lineup running the Spartan offense as it defends its 5A title? Don’t be surprised if Coach Smith’s troop don’t turn to an incoming freshman. Don’t be surprised if his name happens to be Easton Jointer. Enjoy the feature. HB.

This week, our @1776Bank Revolutionary Player is @DeckerRenfrow from @DCHS_Football. @minguabeefjerky @MaxPreps @PrepSpin @KyHighFootball

March 18, 2022 Henry Lyon 0

Daviess County is coming off an 11-2 season in ’21 which saw them compete at the highest level in the 6A Classification. Now Humphreys and Dees are both moving on to the college game, what will the Panthers do for an encore in ’22? Well, they will surely lean even more heavily on this week’s Revolutionary Player of the Week. Enjoy this week’s feature and discover what makes Independence Bank’s people, products, and services revolutionary in the financial services industry. HB.

Middle School Spotlight: @Avery_Thomp2, Class of ’28, from @paducahmiddle, stand up and take a bow! @minguabeefjerky @PrepSpin @1776Bank @MaxPreps @KyHighFootball @pths_football

March 17, 2022 Henry Lyon 0

“Middle School Spotlight” is an opportunity for the magazine to perpetually reload its invaluable trove of database containing information about the finest Kentucky footballers in each graduating class. Each year we lose great players and every year we gain a new crop of superstars. Avery Thompson, come on down! Enjoy the feature. HB.

@loganclundy7 from @RacelandFootba1 is this week’s @minguabeefjerky Protein-packed Performer. @1776Bank @MaxPreps @PrepSpin @KyHighFootball

March 16, 2022 Henry Lyon 0

Talk about a young player already turning some heads, what about this QB playing for Raceland who is a ’24 and has just completed his sophomore season. If you read this feature, it will be apparent how this guy won the country finest beef jerky. Join us again a week from today when some other lucky Kentucky middle or high school player gets awarded the finest beef jerky on the market. HB.

Breakout Series: We believe @derrell_bateman (’24) at @ColonelFootball, provided he commits to the game of football, is ready to sore above the competition. @minguabeefjerky @PrepSpin @KyHighFootball @1776Bank

March 15, 2022 Henry Lyon 0

Our breakout series is meant to highlight players likely to come from nowhere to be a star in the coming season. We either look like fools or exceedingly wise when the season arrives. We went out on the limb in this prediction. Still, that being said, we are acting on reliable information from a very reliable source and we feel pretty good about this prediction. Enjoy the feature. HB.

As this Mike James (The Independent) photo demonstrates, @arispittman7 from @Tomcat_football is ‘cash money.’ @Blazer_High_Ath @AshlandBlazer @TomcatNation @minguabeefjerky @PrepSpin @MaxPreps @1776Bank @KyHighFootball

March 14, 2022 Henry Lyon 0

Aris Pittman has every attribute a college recruiter could possibly want. His junior season is fast approaching and this is perhaps a recruit’s most important film. He has just competed at the Best of the Midwest Combine so what may we expect for this prospect going forward? Well, we expect him to be widely recruited. You should too; and this article will explain why. Enjoy the feature. HB.

Out of State Spotlight: Fort Wayne’s ‘Trench Gorilla:’ @Tobiasdelaney @FW_NorthSideFB @minguabeefjerky @MaxPreps @PrepSpin

March 12, 2022 Henry Lyon 0

His friends call him “Tobster.” His opponents call him “Trench Gorilla.” College recruiters are gong to call him. We don’t do this often but we are featuring a player outside of Kentucky today from our neighbor Indiana. For those doubting whether this is something we do, remember our featuring Evan Kelley from Texas and Michael Williams from Michigan? Not to mention the Tennessee players we have featured. Anyway, it is something we do. We are doing it again and will continue intermittently. Enjoy the feature. HB.

Lucas Mauzy from @mcleancohs1 is the @1776 Bank Revolutionary Player of the Week. @MCHSCoach @McLeanSportsNet @minguabeefjerky @PrepSpin @MaxPreps @KyHighFootball

March 11, 2022 Henry Lyon 0

We have featured quite a few McLean County Cougars through the years. There is a reason for this…they are A’s second-district. The Cougars had an uncharacteristic 4-6 year in ’21 and missed the playoffs for the first time in a while. Guys like this week’s feature will insure that will not turn into a trend. Enjoy this look at one of the area’s top two-way players and get on by our Livermore branch and discover why our people, products, and services have started a revolution in the financial service’s sector clear across the Bluegrass. HB.

Breakout Players: @_parker_52 (Jacob Parker, ’24) from @BreathittFb has served notice on the 7th District (2A) that he has arrived! @minguabeefjerky @1776Bank @MaxPreps @BluegrassPreps @PrepSpin @KyHighFootball

March 10, 2022 Henry Lyon 0

Jacob Parker, the one to whom the white arrow points, is a late to the party player like so many others we have before featured. Parker transferred in to Breathitt from a high school which didn’t field a football team. He has been a wonderful surprise with a work-ethic which encircles many kids his age and has now worked himself into someone we have noticed. Look for him to start along the Big Blue Wave in ’22 at OT and to contribute at DE. HB.

@JaydenAWright (’24) from @duPontFootball is this week’s @minguabeefjerky Protein-packed Performer. @1776Bank @PrepSpin @MaxPreps @KyHighFootball #SavorTheFlavor

March 9, 2022 Henry Lyon 0

We enjoy highlighting future football stars at a time while they are still unknown. We don’t know that this guy would count as an unknown as the knowledgeable people in football circles all seem to know him but he is largely unknown to the casual fan, at least at present. That shouldn’t last very long, particularly after his winning this particular distinction. Enjoy this look at ’24’s top of the class along the OL. Join us next week and we will hit the “repeat” button. HB.

@ShawnMarshallj4 from @Football_BTHS learning success can be somewhat of a relative term… @1776Bank @minguabeefjerky @KyHighFootball @PrepSpin @MaxPreps

March 7, 2022 Henry Lyon 0

Success can be a relative term. What some people consider to be successful others profess disappointment. Shawn Marshall is a prospect who finds himself on a roster of other young players searching for its way back to the type of success it was enjoying just a few short years ago. Can Koby Clark lead this team back to where Gary Wheeler, Jr. had the Bears just a few short years ago. We believe he can! Enjoy the feature. HB.

@Daisjaunm1 (Daisjaun Mercer) from @HoptownFootball standing tall these days. @minguabeefjerky @1776Bank @PrepSpin @MaxPreps @KyHighFootball @StovallKerry @PureGradeA

March 5, 2022 Henry Lyon 0

Daisjaun Mercer is clearly taller than he has been consistently listed. We had heard that, but his running into Coach Long and me at the Hoptown/County basketball game the other night just proved it. He’s going to continue to stand tall as he enters his “Senior Year.” He may even prove tall enough to bring home the “Mr. Football” award this coming Fall. HB.

@GarrisonB767 (Garrison Barker, ’26) from College View Middle School is the @1776Bank Revolutionary Player of the Week. @DCPSKidsFirst @minguabeefjerky @MaxPreps @KyHighFootball @PrepSpin

March 4, 2022 Henry Lyon 0

Garrison Barker is among the fastest kids in his graduating class all across western-KY. HIs sub five-second, laser timed 40-yard dash would support that contention. Enjoy this look at one of Daviess County’s very finest in the ’26 class and get on by and discover why Independence Bank’s people, products, and services have started a revolution in the financial services market in Kentucky. HB.

@Pwilliams2025 from @thorobredfb proved he belongs in the discussion for ’25’s best DE in all of the commonwealth. @1776Bank @minguabeefjerky @PrepSpin @MaxPreps @KyHighFootball

March 3, 2022 Henry Lyon 0

We saw this featured athlete perform for Team Kentucky Future Stars in its annual classic with the Tennessee counterpart. We believed him to be a top-two DE in that class at that time and he did nothing but confirm that prediction for us over the course of his freshman season. What he is poised to do as a sophomore could prove incredible. Enjoy the feature. HB.

@Demartae6 from @TC_CommodoresFB is the @minguabeefjerky ‘Protein-packed Performer of the Week.’ @1776Bank @MaxPreps @PrepSpin @KyHighFootball

March 2, 2022 Henry Lyon 0

We love feeding the “big boys” around Mingua Beef Jerky and KPGFootball. This week we are nourishing one of Kentucky’s very finest Right Tackles in the high school game’s class of ’23 in Demartae “Bulldozer” Johnson. Enjoy this look at a kid who has a great time playing the game he loves and join us again next week. HB.

Breakout Player: @ljyates85 (Landon Yates) from @mercer_football looks the part, now can he ‘play’ the part? @1776Bank @minguabeefjerky @PrepSpin @MaxPreps @KyHighFootball

March 1, 2022 Henry Lyon 0

We love our breakout series mostly because it is rare when we don’t turn out to be “dead on the money.” We are confident in the rising Sophomore who is the subject of today’s feature. Landon Yates is a horse. How good will he be in ’22? Well, we shall see. With the graduation upcoming this Spring, he should get his opportunities. Enjoy the feature. HB.

Is @ConyerC2 (Cristian Conyer) from @SouthWarrenFB the top-rated ’23 in @KyHighFootball? @minguabeefjerky @PrepSpin @MaxPreps @1776Bank

February 28, 2022 Henry Lyon 0

This is the time of year we start forecasting and even promoting players for the coveted “Mr. Football” distinction. Here is a guy we expect to be right in the mix next Fall for the award. We have seen him forecast headed to UK. We have seen him forecast to UT. Either program will be getting quite a specimen and quite a football player. Enjoy the feature. HB.

@BelfryFootball1 reloads, not rebuilds, with @Dre_young5 stepping in next year for Isaac Dixon. @1776Bank @minguabeefjerky @PrepSpin @MaxPreps @BluegrassPreps

February 26, 2022 Henry Lyon 1

How does any program replace a Mr. Football in the offensive backfield. Well, when that program is Belfry, they do it with a young talent who has shown he won’t shy from having to fill shoes that size. It must stink having to play Belfry all the time. When does the endless wave of superior football playing talent ever ebb? Seemingly never. Enjoy the feature. HB.

Lajuan McAdoo (@mcadoo_lajuan on Twitter) from @MNHHS_Football is the @1776Bank ‘Revolutionary Player of the Week.’ @minguabeefjerky @PrepSpin @KyHighFootball @MaxPreps

February 25, 2022 Henry Lyon 0

There are people who win this distinction multiple times. Of course, there are people who render a Revolutionary level of service every single day. At Independence Bank, our people, products, and financial services revolutionize the banking industry in Kentucky every, single day, much like Lujan McAdoo’s play on a football field amazes every, single time he goes out under the lights. Enjoy this look at this extraordinary performer. HB.

@JalenHand will have his hand in the @FDouglassFB defensive effort. @minguabeefjerky @PrepSpin @1776Bank @KyHighFootball @MaxPreps

February 24, 2022 Henry Lyon 0

He’s among the very best down linemen in the Commonwealth’s ’23 graduating class. Big programs are jumping on with offers and many others are circling looking for a place to land. His name is Jalen Hand and he is just another example of the strides Lexington, KY and its in-town programs have made in establishing Lexington as a hot-bed of in-KY recruiting. Enjoy the feature. HB.

@JCommo04 from @BourbonFootball is the @minguabeefjerky Protein-packed Performer of the Week. @davidjones_7 @BourbonFootball @BourbonColonels @1776Bank @PrepSpin @MaxPreps @KyHighFootball

February 23, 2022 Henry Lyon 0

This week’s Protein-packed Performer is a versatile athlete who can do plenty of things for a football team. He will undoubtedly be an elite prospect in the ’23 class and is already drawing major interest from teams like EKU which has invited him to “Junior Day.” Enjoy this look at a player who, like Mingua Beef Jerky, knows something of rendering incredible value and performance. While you are at it, get some of the world’s finest beef jerky and savor the quality and taste while you learn more about this quality young man. HB.

@ifiz03_isaiah (Isaiah Fitzpatrick) headed to @UCPatriotFball clearly demonstrating his being among the most clever and skilled players in the ’22 class. @StarrThompson20 @CoachHouse_UC @Aspirationsgym @Markisdad @TheBearcatDen @minguabeefjerky @PrepSpin @1776Bank @MaxPreps @KyHighFootball

February 22, 2022 Henry Lyon 0

Isaiah Fitzpatrick was among Kentucky’s very finest as a high school football player. Several in-state schools felt strongly enough about that to insist on fully funding his upcoming college experience. He jumped on the opportunity, leaving some bigger programs trying to PWO him to their roster hanging at the alter. In the grand scheme, he was shrewd, smart, and cagy and we applaud his decision. Enjoy this feature. HB.

The future is now for @DjMudd5 (Damarien Mudd) from @LouisvilleCHS. @1776Bank @minguabeefjerky @PrepSpin @MaxPreps @KyHighFootball

February 21, 2022 Henry Lyon 0

Damarien Mudd is an up and comer with a bright future playing for Louisville’s Central High. He is a track star, in addition to what he does on the football field. He didn’t get a ton of run in ’20 but we would expect him to be an active part of the team’s efforts in the Fall of ’22 and thereafter. Enjoy this look at a kid who will be a junior next year. HB.

Class of ’23, @wadehensley29 from @PikevilleHSFB an example of the Panthers being loaded with talent. @1776Bank @minguabeefjerky @PrepSpin @MaxPreps @KyHighFootball

February 19, 2022 Henry Lyon 0

Year after year Pikeville High School has talent come off its bus which defies all logic in evaluating a Kentucky 1A roster. We would suppose that is why the Panthers are perpetually in the Title hunt at the 1A classification in football. Wade Hensley, and talent very much like him, promises the Panthers are likely to be in the hunt in ’22 also. Enjoy this feature. HB.

@AidenWetherho1 (Aiden Weatherholt) from @Football_Hornet is the @1776Bank ‘Revolutionary Player of the Week.’ @minguabeefjerky @PrepSpin @KyHighFootball @MaxPreps

February 18, 2022 Henry Lyon 0

Hawesville, KY is home to both a stellar branch of Independence Bank and one of Kentucky’s finest second level defensive stalwarts in all of the ’24 graduating class. This week we feature Hancock County’s Aiden Weatherholt. Enjoy this look at a young player about whom you should hear tons going forward. Join us again a week from today as we highlight another fine talent from an area where Independence Bank flourishes. Get on by our Hawesville branch where you will find we routinely provide the people, products, and services which have started a revolution in the financial service’s sector clear across the Bluegrass. HB

Middle School Spotlight: @PigpenVance (Class of ’26) from @NOMustangs has been making a mess of opposing offensive backfields. @1776Bank @minguabeefjerky @KyHighFootball @MaxPreps @PrepSpin

February 15, 2022 Henry Lyon 0

We don’t know why Greyson Vance is called “Pigpen.” Maybe he stinks at cleaning his room or making his bed. He has been wrecking havoc on opposing offensive backfields. He leaves them mighty untidy most of the time. Enjoy our breakdown of Pigpen Vance in this edition of Middle School Spotlight. HB.

Reunion: Two former Junior Pro teammates set to team up at @CentreFootball. @millerbarnett4, @williammlong, @1776Bank, @minguabeefjerky, @PrepSpin, @MaxPreps

February 14, 2022 Henry Lyon 0

William Long (60) and Miller Barnett (18), both in green jerseys with gold numerals, will be both in gold once more. This time, the two former junior pro teammates will be donning the Gold and White of Centre College for the next several years. Enjoy this look at two football players who grew up together and have now found themselves together once more. HB.

@christi05163336 from @WoodfordFBall is ready to ‘Ponce’ on the competition. @1776Bank @minguabeefjerky @MaxPreps @KyHighFootball @PrepSpin

February 12, 2022 Henry Lyon 0

This prospect looks poised to “Ponce” on the upcoming Woodford County slate of opponents. Christian Ponce looks to be among the commonwealth’s finer nose guards. He has the perfect build for the position and is quick off the ball and moves well for a young man built like he is. We look forward to seeing what he gets done over his senior year. You should too. HB.

@t_humphrey31 from @pths_football is the @1776Bank Revolutionary Player of the Week. @minguabeefjerky @PrepSpin @MaxPreps @KyHighFootball

February 11, 2022 Henry Lyon 0

This is another fine example of an undersized kid who rendered an unbelievable performance for his high school on Friday nights. Humphrey came darn close in ’21 to leading his team all the way to the 3A title. Enjoy the feature and get by your local Independence Bank and discover just why their people, products, and services have started a revolution in the financial services industry. HB.

Breakout Player: @JohnSua78 from @FDouglassFB is poised to move up the rankings. @1776Bank @minguabeefjerky @MaxPreps @PrepSpin @AppalachiaPrep @KyHighFootball

February 10, 2022 Henry Lyon 0

John Sualla is an example of why Frederick Douglass challenges for the title in 5A yearly. He is a 6-2, 265-pound, big-body guy who has had an unfortunate injury situation which has robbed him of some PT. He will have a huge senior year we predict and end up on quite a few recruiting boards. Enjoy this feature. HB.

Trey Durbin from @EHSAthletics20 is the @minguabeefjerky Protein-packed Performer of the Week. @1776Bank @PrepSpin @KyHighFootball @MaxPreps

February 9, 2022 Henry Lyon 0

It is hard to imagine a ’24 with more promise than RB/DE Trey Durbin. The 6-2, 200-pounder contributed to his team’s fortunes mightily on both sides of the ball in ’21 and is a star in more than the one sport. We believe he may be a “Mr. Football” candidate in a few years. Enjoy this look at one of Kentucky’s finest and don’t forget to join us a week from today when we get to do this all over. HB.

@Nokes22 from @eaglesfb is the @1776Bank Revolutionary Player of the Week. @minguabeefjerky @PrepSpin @MaxPreps @KyHighFootball

February 4, 2022 Henry Lyon 1

We like to inform readers about young men whose academic performance and on field excellence have netted for the individual remarkable opportunities. Well, Landon Nokes embodies this as well as any young athlete in the Commonwealth. Enjoy this look at one of Kentucky’s very best and brightest and remember to get on by your local Independence Bank and learn why our people, product, and service has revolutionized the financial services market in Kentucky. HB.

@oscaravila2025 from @CchsTouchdown is the @minguabeefjerky Protein-packed Performer of the Week. @RatpackCalloway @1776Bank @PrepSpin @MaxPreps @KyHighFootball

February 2, 2022 Henry Lyon 0

We relish every opportunity to distinguish fantastic performers in all three phases of the game of football. This would include special teams where guys like today’s recipient really shine. Having an accomplished place kicker is like finding money in your dry cleaning. It can also be like “money in the bank.” Enjoy this look at a fine placekicker/punter from the class of ’25 and join us next week as we do all of this all over again. HB.

@TelTel_Long from @GHSGatorFball is the @minguabeefjerky ‘Protein-packed Performer of the Week.’ @PrepSpin @MaxPreps @1776Bank @KyHighFootball

January 26, 2022 Henry Lyon 0

Tel Tel Long is a Long way from being done with his high school career. With what he did as a sophomore, we just can’t wait to see what he does as an upperclassman. Congratulations to Tel Tel Long on being this week’s Protein-packed Performer of the Week. Join us again a week from today when we get the pleasure of doing this all over once more. HB.

@Jbowl34 (Josh Bowling) from @SKHSFootball Pioneering a Better Brand of Football. @minguabeefjerky @PrepSpin @MaxPreps @1776Bank @KyHighFootball

January 24, 2022 Henry Lyon 0

The mascot for Simon Kenton’s athletic teams are “The Pioneers.” The man for whom the high school has been named was a legendary frontiersman in Ohio and the Midwest. The rising senior to be, ’23’s Josh Bowling, is getting fairly legendary in his own right. Enjoy this feature on one of Northern Kentucky’s more talked about and recruited 2nd level defenders. HB.

@frankie2knight from @LCAFootball2021 a real diamond in the rough. @CoachDCharles @Oakley_Watkins @minguabeefjerky @KyHighFootbll @1776Bank @MaxPreps @PrepSpin

January 22, 2022 Henry Lyon 0

We have covered Frankie Knight since he was a middle schooler setting the curve in the 40 at the Future Stars combine. He is still fast as his work on the track as a sprinter would suggest. He’s also a real diamond in the rough football prospect too who may be finding his dance card filling up really soon. Enjoy the feature. HB.

@drew_hudgin from @CchsTouchdown is the @1776Bank Revolutionary Player of the Week. @RatpackCalloway @lakernationCCHS @CallowaySchools @minguabeefjerky @PrepSpin @MaxPreps @KyHighFootball

January 21, 2022 Henry Lyon 0

This is a prospect of whom you might not have heard but when you ready what he did in ’21 you will wonder why he isn’t a household word. Drew Hudgin is just another example of the superior playing talent Kentucky has lying beneath the surface across Kentucky and why Independence Bank bring readers this weekly segment. Congratulations to Drew and get on by and see your local Independence Bank branch today and discover why its products and services have revolutionized the financial services market in the Kentucky banking industry. HB.

@yeascooby (Devon Morris) from @PinevilleFootb1 is the @minguabeefjerky ‘Protein-packed Performer of the Week.’ @1776Bank @PrepSpin @MaxPreps @KyHighFootball

January 19, 2022 Henry Lyon 0

We search long and hard each week to bring you Protein-packed Performers from all sorts of places around Kentucky. This week we go to Pineville, Kentucky (Bell County) and award our delicious jerky products to the best running back Pineville High has had in some time. Congratulations to Devon Morris from the Mingua Beef Jerky Company and KPGFootball and join us next week as we do this all once more. HB.

@jwright31504 (Jordan Wright, ’23 RB/DB) from @HCCols_Football is the @1776Bank Revolutionary Player of the Week. @minguabeefjerky @PrepSpin @MaxPreps @KyHighFootball

January 14, 2022 Henry Lyon 1

There is literally no telling the type numbers Jordan Wright will accumulate over his senior season this coming Fall. He has been scintillating so far. Enjoy this look at one of Henderson County’s leading young citizens and get on by and visit one of our three (3) in-county locations and discover why our products and services have revolutionized the financial market in Kentucky. HB.

Middle School Spotlight: @CameronOHara15 from @BooneCoRebels came through this season…just as we predicted! @minguabeefjerky @PrepSpin @KyHighFootball @MaxPreps @1776Bank

January 11, 2022 Henry Lyon 0

Here is a kid we just knew would have a big year. Did we know he would account for 42 TDs over the course of his 8th-grade season? Well, of course not! Who could have possibly predicted that? Still, never let it be said we don’t know a player when seeing one. Enjoy this look back on a prediction we couldn’t have gotten any more correct. HB.

@HBaker63, Class of ’24, from @RedhoundsFB is ‘getting there.’ @J50_ProTraining @minguabeefjerky @PrepSpin @MaxPreps @KyHighFootball

January 10, 2022 Henry Lyon 0

Not everyone hits the lineup when the “experts” believe they should. In some programs it is much harder to hit the field than in others. That shouldn’t diminish the ability and skill exhibited by young interior bigs like Hayden Baker from Corbin however. Especially when he is so willing to put in the offseason work. Enjoy the feature. HB.

@gabewalker04 from @StewartsCreekFB is a champion who wouldn’t be denied… @minguabeefjerky @PrepSpin @KyHighFootball @MaxPreps @CentreFootball

January 8, 2022 Henry Lyon 0

Centre College hosted one of its top targets in Tennessee’s Gabe Walker (RB/ATH). Walker is just the latest example of the type talent prestigious schools like the “Yale of Kentucky” routinely sign for inclusion among its rosters. Walker is a difference maker touring and evaluating a school which would end up making a tremendous difference in his life and the life of his family. Make no mistake, the Colonels will be keenly interested in gaining his signature. Enjoy the feature. HB.

William Mitchum (’22) from @MurrayTigerFB is the @1776Bank Revolutionary Player of the Week. @minguabeefjerky @PrepSpin @MaxPreps @KyHighFootball

January 7, 2022 Henry Lyon 0

We are transitioning away from the class of ’22 toward the classes which will continue to compete in succeeding seasons. However, we can’t help ourselves sometimes reminiscing about players we have enjoyed covering over the years. We thought it would be only fitting to begin the year 2022 remembering the fine play of a class of ’22 stalwart along the Murray High defensive line. Enjoy the feature and join us again a week from today to do this all over once more. HB.

The @KPGFootball 2021 Kentucky All-State Football Team… @minguabeefjerky @PrepSpin @KyHighFootball @MaxPreps

January 6, 2022 Henry Lyon 0

With every team coming out right about now we thought we would publish one ourselves. We are still voting members of the AP team and will be voting fairly consistent with these selections you see here. We were sitting around the magazine on a slow day and decided, what the heck; let’s put out an All-State team, what the heck. We didn’t get them all, but we are certain these players are all deserving of this recognition and players we would select if we were picking a team of high school players to play a team from elsewhere. Flame away! HB.

@RyneRandall58 from @scottie_glasgow is standing out among ’24 Bigs. @minguabeefjerky @PrepSpin @1776Bank @MaxPreps

January 6, 2022 Henry Lyon 0

Quality bigs coming through your program determines the overall success of the team. Getting quality interior linemen like Ryne Randall is critical to a program’s winning formula. Randall is a promising young baller with things to work on, sure; but otherwise he figures to be quite the player going forward and we are happy we will have a front row seat. Enjoy the feature. HB.

@CharlieATerry20 from @echsfb is the @minguabeefjerky ‘Protein-packed Performer of the Week.’ @KyHighFootball @PrepSpin @MaxPreps @BelfryFootball1

January 5, 2022 Henry Lyon 0

Here is a player who had an extraordinary year and led his team to unprecedented heights. Yessir, Grayson, Kentucky locals will be talking for many years about Charlie Terry we believe. Who better to send some of the country’s finest beef jerky? We agree with you. Enjoy this feature and join us again a week from today as we do this all over. HB.

Looking for some HS superstars to bring aboard your college roster? What about @braxb9 (Braxton Baptiste) from @RVKPanthers? @minguabeefjerky @PrepSpin @1776Bank @KyHighFootball @MaxPreps

January 4, 2022 Henry Lyon 0

Russellville High had a ton of talent coming into the ’21 season. It was why we predicted preseason they would challenge for the title in the 1A classification and we couldn’t have been more correct. One guy who gets overlooked but shouldn’t is the subject of today’s feature. Enjoy the article. HB.

@Jacob_Dewitt18 from @eaglesfb is the @1776Bank Revolutionary Player of the Week. @minguabeefjerky @PrepSpin @KyHighFootball @MaxPreps @RoseHulmanFB

December 31, 2021 Henry Lyon 0

This week we are featuring a Derby City football prize who is equally good in lacrosse or so we are told. Jacob Dewitt has already been offered by Rose Hulman which should tell you all you need to know about his ability in the classroom. Enjoy this feature and join us again a week from today for another fine example of an outstanding student-athlete. HB.

One of the hottest recruits in the ’22 class, what’s next for @HStamper74? We sit down and interview the OL from the @LC_Patriots.

December 30, 2021 Henry Lyon 0

He’s one of the hottest recruits in the ’22 class of graduates from across Kentucky. He is also among its very best along the offensive line. We were thrilled to interview him and even more thrilled that a school called and offered him while we were conducting the interview. No telling how many offers he will have by the time you finish reading this. HB.

@tyson25687360 (Tyson Huffman) from @eaglesfb is the @minguabeefjerky Protein-packed Performer of the Week. @1776Bank @PrepSpin @KyHighFootball @MaxPreps @PierceHumpich @CoachYohn @QBCoachTaylor @yaboyD3 @Coach_Fries @Coach_Stanton1 @RoseHulmanFB

December 29, 2021 Henry Lyon 0

We travel to the “Derby City” to award our prize package this week. Louisville, Kentucky has no shortage of players dotting rosters across the city and we could award some jerky here every single week were we so disposed. Tyson Huffman is just a junior on a roster which gets overlooked. Well, Huffman, we’re looking. Enjoy this feature and join us again next week for another feature just like it! HB.

Early Favorite for ’22 ‘Mr. Football’: How about @KenyonGoodin from @MLCTitanNation? @minguabeefjerky @PrepSpin @MaxPreps @KyHighFootball @MLCTitanCoach

December 28, 2021 Henry Lyon 0

A player from the eastern Kentucky area contacted the magazine through a staff member and assured KPGFootball he was coming for the ’22 “Mr. Football Award” and that we should get prepared for his run-up that ladder. We love the kid’s enthusiasm and confidence. That being said, we would think, at this point, Kenyon Goodin presently looks like he may be a hard man to beat for next year’s “Mr. Football,” assuming he puts forth the numbers on both sides of the football he did in ’21. Here is our take on it. Enjoy! HB.

Recruiting Lesson: Character and Scholarship both count, more than you realize. @minguabeefjerky @PrepSpin @MaxPreps @1776Bank (Featured Photo: from the New York Post, three University of New Hampshire players arrested post-brawl)

December 25, 2021 Henry Lyon 0

Too many kids these days are ignoring the fact it will take more than just the ability to play a sport to get a college to invest money in the kid’s continued play. Character and academics are measured and considered maybe more than many of your parents out there realized. Enjoy this Christmas present from our staff to you. Thanks for your continued support. HB. Merry Christmas!

@Jaylight23 from @PurplesFootball is the @1776Bank Revolutionary Player of the Week. @minguabeefjerky @PrepSpin @MaxPreps @EKUFootball @EKUWWells @g_mcpeek

December 24, 2021 Henry Lyon 0

We enjoy featuring premier football players around Kentucky in the areas where Independence Bank provides its tremendous array of financial products and services. Bowling Green is a market of which we never get enough. Today we feature one of Kentucky’s very best in Jeremiah Lightfoot to go along with one of Independence Bank’s very best branches named for where it sits on “Nashville Road.” Enjoy the feature. HB.

Marcus Hall (@marcus31311121) from Betsy Layne High is the @minguabeefjerky Protein-packed Performer of the Week… @PrepSpin @MaxPreps @1776Bank @KyHighFootball

December 22, 2021 Henry Lyon 0

Today we further our attempts to nourish with powerful protein the finest high school players the commonwealth of Kentucky has to offer. We go to Betsy Layne High and single out the fine play in ’21 from its senior linebacker, Marcus Hall. Enjoy the feature and join us again a week from today as we find for you another fine Kentucky High School football player. HB.

Middle School Spotlight: @AceCaudill1 (’26) from @football_bms take a bow! @BelfryFootball1 @minguabeefjerky @PrepSpin @1776Bank @KyHighFootball

December 18, 2021 Henry Lyon 1

We are dealing with our grief. Each year we have to say good bye to another group of players we began covering when they were just middle schoolers. The best way to deal with the grief is to get right back up on that horse. Here is a player we are sure we will continue to cover over the course of his budding high school career beginning next season. If it is anything like what he accomplished in the KYMSFA, there will be quite a lot to cover. HB.

@kylan_galbreath from @MHSCardinalsFB is the @1776Bank Revolutionary Player of the Week. @minguabeefjerky @PrepSpin @KyHighFootball @MaxPreps

December 17, 2021 Henry Lyon 0

Both Independence Bank and KPGFootball send out their very best to all the families impacted by the recent tornado which ravaged Mayfield, Kentucky as hard as any area in the Bluegrass. We know the people of Graves County will meet this challenge with the tenacity and toughness they meet every other challenge. Independence Bank will be with you, hand in hand, every step of the way. Enjoy this look at a tough customer who just finished a fine career for Mayfield High School. HB.

@tyler8morris from @LCAFootball2021 shall not pass this way again…An overall statement on postseason All-State teams. @NavyFB @minguabeefjerky @KyHighFootball @MaxPreps

December 16, 2021 Henry Lyon 0

Every year All-State teams get published. Every year some obvious All-Stater gets omitted from every single team. There are more All-State caliber players playing the high school game among Kentucky’s 6-classifications than there are available spots. Like the game “Musical Chair,” there will be an extra-player without a place to land when the music stops. This year, the first of the All-State teams was published. It is sponsored by Kentucky Sports Radio. It was a fine team but omitted Tyler Morris. This article is why that omission was so glaringly inappropriate. Here’s to hoping the other teams don’t err in the same way. HB.

@LaytonDavis4 Class of ’23 from @CaldwellCoFB is the @minguabeefjerky ‘Protein-packed Performer’ of the week! @PrepSpin @MaxPreps @1776Bank @KyHighFootball

December 15, 2021 Henry Lyon 0

First of all, both the fine people at Mingua Beef Jerky and KPGFootball would like to express heartfelt care and concern for all those impacted by what has been termed the worst tornado in the history of Kentucky. We hope our efforts may bring a moment of comfort to those whose lives have been so inestimably impacted. We will continue to bring to people the coverage and products on which they have come to rely and hope our efforts in some small way may provide some comfort and the certainty which can come from “soldiering on” under truly adverse circumstances. With that being said, we are pleased to award this week’s prize package to a fantastic player who lives in one of the more impacted communities, Princeton, Kentucky. Please enjoy this feature and join us next week as we award this to another fine football player and athlete. HB.

@NickMasek from @gomccracken looking toward winning much more than the day. @minguabeefjerky @PrepSpin @MaxPreps @1776Bank @KyHighFootball

December 14, 2021 Henry Lyon 1

Nick Masek is the big-bodied, athletic, huge handed TE college’s covet. He is a real weapon working against any second level defender with the build and length to put defenders on his back and use his arms and “mitts” to envelope passes thrown his way. Lots of schools are beating a path to his door. Enjoy the feature. HB.

@BRaines007 (Landin Raines) from @rowancountyfb amply demonstrated he was among Kentucky’s best football prospects in a variety of ways… @minguabeefjerky @PrepSpin @MaxPreps @KyHighFootball @1776Bank

December 11, 2021 Henry Lyon 0

Not many people realize how good of a football player one has to be to get offered by football teams at the top of any division of play. Let me assure you that St. Johns in Minnesota can flat out ball and could either beat or really push many of the FCS teams populating or surrounding our commonwealth. Read about this fine prospect and try to learn a little something. HB.

@JakeJackson2022 from @SouthWarrenFB is the @1776Bank Revolutionary Player of the Week. @minguabeefjerky @PrepSpin @KyHighFootball @MaxPreps @WKUFootball

December 10, 2021 Henry Lyon 0

Never met an offensive lineman who much relished the obligation of having to block a player like Jake Jackson. Low center of gravity, incredible leg kick, power, explosion, off the charts strength, and Jack Jackson’s being ill-humored upon arriving to the football all make him a handful. Yessir, blocking Jake Jackson was such a pain in the rear no one elected to do it all season. Enjoy this feature on a guy who is definitely an All-State caliber defensive lineman. HB.

@tommy_ziesmer from @BCRebelFootball is set to impress. @minguabeefjerky @KyHighFootball @1776Bank @MaxPreps @PrepSpin

December 9, 2021 Henry Lyon 0

This guy is among Kentucky’s most athletically gifted and freakishly apportioned (in a good way) football stars from across Kentucky. He plays at one of the more storied and accomplished programs too. We haven’t written enough about this talent who we believe will leave the HS ranks among the very best to have ever played football in the Bluegrass. Enjoy the feature. HB.

@CamMarshall_10 from @pths_football is this week’s Protein-packed Performer from @minguabeefjerky. @1776Bank @KyHighFootball @MaxPreps @PrepSpin

December 8, 2021 Henry Lyon 0

There were a plethora of candidates for this week’s award and many of them had just won championships. This award is going to a player who just missed out on winning a championship though not because of anything he either did or didn’t do. This guy performed brilliantly in multiple phases of the game and stood out for a team which came one possession away from perhaps pulling it out. Enjoy the feature and join us again next week as our coverage converts into the offseason. What a year it was! HB.

@DanielSwinney8 from @MaleBulldogs is the @1776Bank Revolutionary Player of the Week. @WeAreMaleHigh @LMHSCoachWolfe @MalePrincipal @minguabeefjerky @PrepSpin @MaxPreps @KyHighFootball

December 3, 2021 Henry Lyon 0

Daniel Swinney and his Bulldogs from Male High School are playing this weekend for the coveted title of Kentucky 6A State Champion. It is a title the program has won numerous prior times. Having a RB as hard to contain as Swinney may just win the program another Trophy for the case and a set of rings for Swinney and his teammates. It won’t hurt the Bulldogs to have the reigning Independence Bank Revolutionary Player of the Week in the offensive backfield when the game commences. Enjoy this feature and join us again a week from today and we will repeat this exercise which makes our week and which we hope brightens yours. HB.

Chris Manning from @HopkinsCentral has proven himself the ‘Man for the Job!’ Featured Photo: DB Media Company @minguabeefjerky @PrepSpin @KyHighFootball @MaxPreps @1776Bank

December 2, 2021 Henry Lyon 3

We have written about coaches before now but only in rare and special cases. We would submit to you that Chris Manning at Hopkins County Central is both rare and special and worthy of this feature in every imaginable way. Enjoy this look at a guy who is turning the apple cart upside down in a very positive way around the Hopkins County Central program. HB.

@DBoner61 from @FootballJCHS is the @minguabeefjerky Protein-packed Performer of the Week. @1776Bank @KyHighFootball @PrepSpin @MaxPreps

December 1, 2021 Henry Lyon 0

We have before said time and again that both KPGFootball and Mingua Beef Jerky place an emphasis on the boys up front who do a lion’s share of the work for very little recognition. That is why, when a chance presents itself, we jump at the chance to award this to an offensive lineman. Well, if you look at what Johnson Central did in the Semis, the time was ripe to award it to a big and we picked a good ‘un for you. Enjoy this look at an outstanding offensive center and join us again next week when we get to do this another time. HB.

@zanecartwright9 from @MHSCardinalsFB is the @1776Bank Revolutionary Player of the Week. @minguabeefjerky @PrepSpin @KyHighFootball @MaxPreps

November 26, 2021 Henry Lyon 0

Zane Cartwright and his Mayfield Cardinals travel to Fort Mitchell tonight to take on the defending champion in 2A football in Beechwood Independent High School. The reigning “Mr. Football” will be under center for the Tigers. The Cardinals will have the reigning Independence Bank Revolutionary Player of the Week under center for them. One thing is certain, not a single fan from either team will file into the stadium thinking the other has any chance at victory at all and that is what makes programs like these two so great. Enjoy this feature and join us again a week from today and we will repeat this exercise which makes our week. HB.

@TaylorBen2004 (Ben Taylor) and Cole Conlon from @racelandramsfb finding plenty these days for which to be thankful! Featured Photo: Matt Jones/The Daily Independent @minguabeefjerky @KyHighFootball @1776Bank @MaxPreps

November 25, 2021 Henry Lyon 0

Raceland has had a terrific season. It is Thanksgiving Day and the season is still ongoing so football fans know that means the season has gone alone swimmingly. Much of the defensive success for the Rams is partly attributable to a pair of splendid 2nd-level defenders. Happy Thanksgiving everyone and enjoy this look at these two top-flight ’23s. HB.

@stocktonkeiran from @scottie_glasgow is this week’s @minguabeefjerky Protein-packed Performer! @1776Bank @KyHighFootball @PrepSpin @MaxPreps

November 24, 2021 Henry Lyon 0

This week’s Protein-packed Performer player a position you don’t find many teams manning these days. Yessir, we have found us a full-back and this guy is a throw back to the Jim Brown/John Riggins/Bronco Nagurski types. This fellow looked a lot like Jim Brown against Bardstown in the Regional Championship. We thought we better get this big old Hoss some protein stat! Enjoy this feature and join us again a week from today when we award this prestigious award to another worthy recipient. HB.

@pths_football may have served official notice this past Friday night there is a storm brewing in the @KYHighFootball 3A classification. @minguabeefjerky @PrepSpin @MaxPreps @1776Bank @briiiann23

November 22, 2021 Henry Lyon 0

There are clouds gathering and the winds are beginning to howl. Yessir, there is a storm brewing on the 3A title horizon and it is one we could see forming as early as preseason. The Blue Tornado has gotten its game “together” at just the right time and the result of this “jelling” may be a football championship. Enjoy this article. HB.

Middle School Spotlight: @CamThomas2026_3 (Cam Thomas), c/o ’26, from @FootMiddle, step forward and take a bow. @minguabeefjerky @PrepSpin @KyHighFootball @1776Bank…Happy Memorial Day!

November 20, 2021 Henry Lyon 0

We have before featured this middle school football phenom. He was on the Future Stars team this past summer and looks (to us) poised to return to the roster this coming summer. He is easily among the best 8th-graders playing the game today. Enjoy the spotlight on Cam Thomas. HB.

@BlazeBerry15, Class of ’25 from @EminenceFball is the @1776Bank Revolutionary Player of the Week. @minguabeefjerky @PrepSpin @KyHighFootball @MaxPreps

November 19, 2021 Henry Lyon 0

It is getting that time of year where we start making our list of players for whom we intend to vote onto the Associated Press All-State Football Team. We get some help from coaches across the commonwealth which we welcome. This kid here has had one of the finest freshman seasons at QB we have ever witnessed. Will we vote for him for All-State? We just might, we are sure to nominate him and insure his being on the ballot. You know, there is nothing saying an All-State QB can’t be a freshman. Enjoy this feature and congratulations to Berry gaining selection to the Independence Bank Revolutionary Player of the Week. HB.

Wyatt Blake, ’22 ATH from @LC_Cougars, is the @minguabeefjerky ‘Protein-Packed Performer’ of the week! @KyHighFootball @1776Bank @PrepSpin @MaxPreps

November 17, 2021 Henry Lyon 0

We love versatility at Mingua Beef Jerky and at Kentucky Prep Gridiron. Players who find many ways to make their teams succeed have already taken one tremendous “life lesson” from the sport of football which will keep that young person in good stead as he travels down life’s road. This guy here is as versatile and outstanding as any player in his graduating class. No telling where Logan County would be without him. With him, they are breathing some fairly rarified air. Enjoy the feature and join us again next week for another installment. HB.

@DavontayeSaund1 (@EminenceFball) being selected to this year’s All-State football team is looking altogether imminent, at least to us! @minguabeefjerky @PrepSpin @MaxPreps @KyHighFootball @1776Bank

November 16, 2021 Henry Lyon 0

We start getting solicitations from people this time of year seeking our casting our All-State ballot (AP) for either this player or that. We appreciate receipt of the information and promise we will scrutinize any and all data provided. We got such a solicitation about this particular RB who was on our “Hot Board” for All-State anyway. The provision of the data did nothing but solidify for us we are on the right track. Enjoy this look at a RB who has rendered just an extraordinary performance over his senior season. HB.

Looking backward then forward: A retrospective look at right now! @CentreFootball @minguabeefjerky @PrepSpin @MaxPreps

November 14, 2021 Henry Lyon 0

Wow is all we can say about the Centre College performance on Mount Berry, Georgia yesterday to finish the ’21 season. The Colonels had a fine 8-2 season and were in the conference title hunt for much of the year and an at-large threat for an NCAA bid too. Enjoy this last installment of this series for 2021 and we will look forward to getting things back up and rolling in 2022. HB.

@dylantheyates from @CCRocketsFTBL looking every bit the first team All-Stater to KPGFootball. Featured graphic Jeff Tidwell, WPSD, @mingabeefjerky, @PrepSpin, @KyHighFootball, @1776Bank

November 13, 2021 Henry Lyon 0

We have been high on Dylan Yates all year long. He is a prime example of a kid at the 1A level who is among the very best Kentucky has to offer in the high school ranks at the DE position. There are a plethora of suitors for his services. Where will he end up in our opinion? Well, on our All-State ballot we will submit several weeks from now for starters. Enjoy the article. HB.

@JackDunc2 from @HancockCoHS_KY is the @1776Bank Revolutionary Player of the Week. @minguabeefjerky @PrepSpin @KyHighFootball @MaxPreps @Football_Hornet

November 12, 2021 Henry Lyon 0

The Hornets’ performance has really shocked some people around the Western Kentucky football world. Independence Bank has been quick to notice the outstanding play from Hancock County High School and the Hawesville, Kentucky brand of Independence Bank located at 225 US 60E has been wearing us out around the magazine about when we were going to feature some of the area outstanding football talent. Okay guys, we hear you! Jack Duncan maybe one of the best defensive players at his level in his area of the commonwealth. He, for darn sure, may be among the more underrated. This kid has played very well for his Hornet’s team all year. Enjoy this feature and congratulations to Mr. Duncan on winning this very prestigious distinction. HB.

Middle School Spotlight: Webster County’s Ty Phillips, Class of ’27… @minguabeefjerky @1776Bank @PrepSpin @KyHighFootball @WebCoFootball @WchsA

November 11, 2021 Henry Lyon 0

We are sliding into the offseason slowly but surely and it is time to start individually featuring some players. We begin our offseason series “Middle School Spotlight” looking at a 7th-grader who had a devastating impact on his 8th-grade team to which he returns in ’22. Teams scheduling the Trojans beware! Enjoy the feature. HB.

@TrellG04 (Montrell Garnett) from @UCBraves is this week’s @minguabeefjerky ‘Protein-packed Performer.’ @1776Bank @KyHighFootball @MaxPreps @PrepSpin

November 10, 2021 Henry Lyon 0

It is very hard to gauge accurately the accomplishments of the guys who play along the scrimmage line, on offense or defense. We are committed to the effort because Mingua Beef Jerky and KPGFootball recognize that winning football begins right there, on the scrimmage lines. We want to make sure we are giving those guys their fair due. Mingua Beef Jerky prizes players who work hard to make the team succeed whether the player himself gets appropriately credited or not. Such was the case Thursday night in Union. County’s opening win over Webster County in the first round of the playoffs. Union County’s Montrell Garnett had an extraordinary performance, though in an out of the ordinary sort of way. Nevertheless, we believe you will find his contributions more than deserving. We did. Enjoy the feature and join us again next week as we do all of this again. HB.

Round Two…District Championship! One of these underdogs will win… @minguabeefjerky @PrepSpin @KyHighFootball @MaxPreps @1776Bank

November 9, 2021 Henry Lyon 0

We used to run this as a weekly series. It never did well enough getting views for the editorial board to recommend its continuation. Still, I just couldn’t help myself this week. I had to do it. Here are four games where the underdogs seem virtually sure of covering what Calpreps has determined to be the spread. Enjoy the analysis. HB.

Looking both backward and forward: A retrospective look at right now! Featured Photo: Micki McDaniel @minguabeefjerky @KyHighFootball @CentreFootball @1776Bank @MaxPreps

November 7, 2021 Henry Lyon 2

Enjoy this news series we are sort of test running at the end of the football season entitled “Looking both backward and forward…” In this series we review Centre’s past performance while looking ahead to what is upcoming. This coming Saturday, a trip to Mount Berry, Georgia. That’s no pleasure cruise. HB.

Chase Brasher from @HCCHS_Football is the @1776Bank ‘Revolutionary Player of the Week.’ @minguabeefjerky @PrepSpin @MaxPreps @KyHighFootball @LetsGoStorm

November 5, 2021 Henry Lyon 0

Chase Brasher from Hopkins County Central came up huge for the Storm when his team most needed it. Fighting for their collective playoff lives, the Class 4A, first-district team insured its inclusion with a win over McLean County which bolstered its RPI and secured the 3rd-seed in the playoffs which begin for the Storm tonight in Hopkinsville, Kentucky. The opponent is the always tough, athletic, and well coached Hoptown Tigers. Enjoy the feature and get by and see our friends at Independence Bank. Independence Bank has revolutionized the banking industry with its superior service and products. HB.

@jaggergillis from @BCRebelFootball is the @minguabeefjerky ‘Protein-packed Performer’ of the week. @1776Bank @KyHighFootball @PrepSpin @MaxPreps

November 3, 2021 Henry Lyon 0

Sometimes the winner of this award doesn’t have the “stand alone numbers” one generally sees from his position group. However, Mingua Beef Jerky also prizes players who invent ways to make things happen even when the opposing defense is trying desperately to take away from that player what he generally contributes. Such was the case Friday night in the Mingua Beef Jerky Bowl. Boyle County’s Jagger Gillis had an extraordinary performance, though in an out of the ordinary sort of way. Nevertheless, we believe you will find his contributions more than deserving. We did. Enjoy the feature and join us again next week as we do all of this again. HB.

Zack Clayton from @McLeanCoHS is this week’s @1776Bank ‘Revolutionary Player.’ @minguabeefjerky @PrepSpin @KyHighFootball @MaxPreps @mcleancohs1 @MCHSCoach

October 29, 2021 Henry Lyon 0

This week’s recipient, Zach Clayton, and his cohorts at McLean County High School had a bad night against Owensboro Catholic. Lots of Western Kentucky, Class 2A football teams can make the same claim. However, this Clayton guy has been playing really well all season as have a few of his teammates. Enjoy this look at another player who provides excellent value to the team’s bottom line. Sort of sounds like Independence Bank now doesn’t it? HB.

@Trentoncutwrig2 from @bryanstationfb is this week’s @minguabeefjerky ‘Protein-packed Performer.’ @PrepSpin @1776Bank @MaxPreps @KyHighFootball

October 27, 2021 Henry Lyon 0

This week’s award recipient came up big in the biggest game of the year for his team to date. Trenton Cutwright had a great night in Bryan Station’s win in Richmond Friday night against highly regarded Madison Central High School. Matter of fact, the sophomore signal caller is having quite a season. Enjoy this feature. HB.

In the Running…Lots of performances around Kentucky-candidates for @minguabeefjerky ‘Protein-packed Performer’ award. @1776Bank @KyHighFootball @MaxPreps @PrepSpin

October 25, 2021 Henry Lyon 0

We had another big week and so did these guys we have featured in this weekly series. This week we feature 21-current stars among the performances “singled out.” We believe one of these guys is very likely to win the Mingua Beef Jerky Award this Wednesday. We know this…there isn’t a bad choice in this entire article. Enjoy this look at some of the very fine performances we saw this past Friday night. HB.

Lujuan McAdoo is this week’s @1776Bank ‘Revolutionary Player.’ @minguabeefjerky @PrepSpin @KyHighFootball @MaxPreps @MNHHS_Football @wfmwsports 

October 22, 2021 Henry Lyon 0

There is a reason the games get played on the field. Many of us around Kentucky were penciling in a victory for Hopkins County Central over Madisonville North-Hopkins last week. This week’s recipient reminded all of us there is a reason these things have to get played out on the gridiron and not on different scribes computer publishing programs. Enjoy this feature and join us next week as we do all of this once more. HB.

@BradyHensley12 from @MCentral_FB is this week’s @minguabeefjerky ‘Protein-packed Performer.’ @PrepSpin @1776Bank @MaxPreps @KyHighFootball

October 20, 2021 Henry Lyon 0

We have a real treat for the readers today as we highlight a player we covered extensively when he was a KYMSFA superstar. Brady Hensley was part of a backfield we christened “Thunder and Lightening” when he teamed up with Kenyatta Hardge back at Caudill Middle. Well, today we give you “Lightening” who struck this past Friday night and demonstrated what about his game was so celebrated in years past and figures to be celebrated many more times in the future. Enjoy this look at Brady “Lightening” Hensley and join us next week as we award this to another worthy recipient. HB.

In the Running…Lots of performances around Kentucky-candidates for @minguabeefjerky ‘Protein-packed Performer’ award. Featured Photo of @HoptownFootball’s #DavidBoswell by Wyatt Blake (YourSportsEdge.com). @1776Bank @KyHighFootball @MaxPreps @PrepSpin

October 18, 2021 Henry Lyon 0

We had another big week and so did these guys we have featured in this weekly series. This week we feature 31-current stars among the performances “singled out.” We believe one of these guys is very likely to win the Mingua Beef Jerky Award this Wednesday. We know this…there isn’t a bad choice in this entire article. Enjoy this look at some of the very fine performances we saw this past Friday night. HB.

@CamHergott24 from @BHSTigerFBall is this week’s @minguabeefjerky ‘Protein-packed Performer.’ @KyHighFootball @1776Bank @PrepSpin @MaxPreps

October 13, 2021 Henry Lyon 0

We aren’t going to lie to you. We prefer not to give this award to QBs all the time and we are really hesitant to award it to “past winners.” We strive to spread it around as there are so many weekly worthy players. However, sometimes a former winner, and even a QB, render a performance impossible to ignore. This week, Cameron Hergott, who has put up ridiculous numbers all season, had another performance we just couldn’t ignore. So, the EKU commit wins it again. At the end of this year the Mr. Football award is very likely to follow our lead. Enjoy the article. HB.

Who’s the best freshman skill in the commonwealth? What about @MonticeQuisenb2 from @GarrardGCHS! @minguabeefjerky @PrepSpin @KyHighFootball @1776Bank

October 12, 2021 Henry Lyon 0

His name is Montavin Quisenberry and around KPGFootball he is just called “Q.” We believe he may be the best freshman football player in all of Kentucky particularly among the skills. This is a fine freshman class too as many are making incredible contributions to the ball club right now. Enjoy this look at the pride of Garrard County. HB.

In the Running…Lots of performances around Kentucky-candidates for @minguabeefjerky ‘Protein-packed Performer’ award. @1776Bank @KyHighFootball @MaxPreps @PrepSpin

October 11, 2021 Henry Lyon 0

We had another big week and so did these guys we have featured in this weekly series. This week we feature 27-current stars, one coach, and two teams among the performances “singled out.” We believe one of these guys is very likely to win the Mingua Beef Jerky Award this Wednesday. We know this…there isn’t a bad choice in this entire article. Enjoy this look at some of the very fine performances we saw this past Friday night. HB.

@lincoln_clancy from @OCathFootball is the @1776Bank ‘Revolutionary Player of the Week.’ @minguabeefjerky @PrepSpin @KyHighFootball @MaxPreps

October 8, 2021 Henry Lyon 0

Clancy is a guy tailor-made for this particular award. He is gritty, tough, and a winner. Sounds like a bank we know. Anyway, Owensboro Catholic played a gauntlet of an opening five (5) games but they seem to have righted the ship just in time for the games which really matter. We believe they will slide into the playoffs hotter than blue-blazes. Players like Clancy number among the reasons why. HB.

@ifitz03_isaiah (Isaiah Fitzpatrick) from @ACbearcatFB flying high while still traveling under the radar @MaxPreps @AppalachiaPrep @minguabeefjerky @KyHighFootball @1776Bank @PrepSpin

October 5, 2021 Henry Lyon 0

Isaiah Fitzpatrick is among the best RBs in Kentucky ’22 class. There are high school programs in Kentucky where he would be a D-1 guy. We still think he is a D-1 guy and some team below D-1 is going to wind up with a All-conference/All-American type at its level of play. Lucky them. Enjoy the feature. HB.

In the Running…Lots of performances around Kentucky-candidates for @minguabeefjerky ‘Protein-packed Performer’ award. @1776Bank @KyHighFootball @MaxPreps @PrepSpin

October 4, 2021 Henry Lyon 0

We had another big week and so did these guys we have featured in this weekly series. This week we feature 24-current stars, one former star now in college, and a coach among the performances “singled out.” We believe one of these guys is very likely to win the Mingua Beef Jerky Award this Wednesday. We know this…there isn’t a bad choice in this entire article. Enjoy this look at some of the very fine performances we saw this past Friday night. HB.

@RowdySokolowski and Gage Sokolowski, a.k.a. “The Brothers Sokolowski” from @MurrayTigerFB’s are the Independence Bank Revolutionary Players of the Week. @minguabeefjerky @PrepSpin @KyHighFootball @MaxPreps

October 1, 2021 Henry Lyon 0

We don’t always award this to two players at once and we know the brothers Sokolowski are probably tired of being lumped together all the time but, c’mon, did you see the performance the two of them put up against 5A Christian County? Just ridiculous and both of the performances were so outstanding it would have been impossible to award this to one over the other. So, we awarded it to both. Join us again next week as we tee this up and award this prestigious honor to another player or players as the case may be. HB.

Carter Guillaume from @StXTigersFB is the @minguabeefjerky ‘Protein-packed Performer’ of the Week. @KyHighFootball @1776Bank @PrepSpin @MaxPreps

September 29, 2021 Henry Lyon 0

Two weeks in a row we have awarded this award to an offensive lineman as we award it to Kentucky’s very best offensive center. We won’t apologize. These guys have been doing the dirty work for little to no fanfare for far too long. We believe this guy is Kentucky’s best offensive center in the game today. Enjoy the feature. HB.

Halfway in…how are the ‘hold-backs’ doing? @Minguabeefjerky @PrepSpin @KyHighFootball @1776Bank

September 28, 2021 Henry Lyon 0

It looks like Ky Galbreath is bucking to add his name to that of “Cameron Hergott” on the list of former 21’s, reclassified as 22’s, who have made the reclassification work for (as opposed to against) them. Many others haven’t faired nearly so well. We won’t know for a couple years for sure, but questions are already being asked. Was reclassifying good for players or not? This article may not answer the question but it does take a look at it. HB.

In the Running…Lots of performances around Kentucky-candidates for @minguabeefjerky ‘Protein-packed Performer’ award. @1776Bank @KyHighFootball @MaxPreps @PrepSpin

September 27, 2021 Henry Lyon 0

We had another big week and so did these guys we have featured in this weekly series. We believe one of these guys is very likely to win the Mingua Beef Jerky Award this Wednesday. We know this…there isn’t a bad choice in this entire article. Enjoy this look at some of the very fine performances we saw this past Friday night. HB.

Payton Cope from Allen County-Scottsville is this week’s @1776Bank ‘Revolutionary Player of the Week.’ @Acope01 @ACSFBCoach @acspatriotradio @minguabeefjerky @PrepSpin, @MaxPreps

September 24, 2021 Henry Lyon 0

We have another good one for this week’s Revolutionary Player in Scottsville’s Payton Cope. Okay, technically Independence Bank doesn’t have a Scottsville branch but it has a Bowling Green branch on Scottsville Road. Looks like the commonwealth’s fast growing bank appears headed that direction anyway. Enjoy this feature and join us next week as we will do this all over and gladly. HB.

Lucas Hughes from @HoptownFootball is the @minguabeefjerky ‘Protein-packed Player of the Week.’ @PrepSpin @1776Bank @MaxPreps @KyHighFootball

September 22, 2021 Henry Lyon 0

This week’s Mingua Beef Jerky’s Protein-packed performer is OT Lucas Hughes (’22) from Hopkinsville, Kentucky. Sometimes a company which prides itself on selling only the finest cuts of beef needs to recognize the guys up-front who make a living moving meat around a football field. This offensive lineman’s best football is still ahead of him. Enjoy the feature and join us again a week from today where we will do this for the next worthy recipient. HB.

’22’s Lucas Hughes from @HoptownFootball exploded on the @CCHSColonelsFB Friday night and demonstrated why his ‘upside’ has recruiters talking… @minguabeefjerky @PrepSpin @MaxPreps @KyHighFootball

September 21, 2021 Henry Lyon 1

We believe in rewarding and reporting on outstanding line play at KPGFootball. We have been sent clips from the performance of Lucas Hughes from Friday night’s game with cross-town, hated rival Christian County and we must confess we were impressed. This 6-4, 270-pound class of ’22 “late bloomer” is showing that the flower which blooms last often blooms longest. Enjoy the feature. HB.

@AdrianStringer6 from @HopkinsCentral is this week’s Revolutionary Player selected by @1776Bank, the fastest growing financial institution supporting @KyHighFootball anywhere in the commonwealth. @jaden_brasher @minguabeefjerky @PrepSpin, @MaxPreps @RAugsdorfer

September 17, 2021 Henry Lyon 1

This week’s recipient is someone who, if he hasn’t won this award yet, we have to wonder what has taken us so long to distinguish his play? He is a reclassified senior and is putting up the type production for which he is known. He is considered among the very best at his position on the western end of the commonwealth and we are very pleased to honor him today. Enjoy the feature and get on by to see your friends at Kentucky’s fastest growing financial institution, Independence Bank. Independence Bank boasts the service and products which are causing a revolution in the banking industry. Join us next week as we get the privilege of honoring another worthy recipient. HB.

@KrisHughes04 from @UCBraves is the @minguabeefjerky ‘Protein-packed Player of the Week.’ @PrepSpin @1776Bank @MaxPreps @KyHighFootball @UCHSathletics @UnionCoSchools

September 15, 2021 Henry Lyon 0

Guys who find multiple ways to mightily contribute to the team’s victory in more than one phase of the game always seem to impress our voters. This week we picked a guy who could have won this award based off of what he did offensively, standing alone, or what he did on special teams, standing alone. Taken together, it was just too much not to notice. Union County is absolutely red hot and looking over the remaining schedule it looks difficult to forecast a slip up down the stretch. We could be looking at a 10-0 ball club entering the playoffs. If that occurs, today’s recipient will have played a major part in that happening. HB.

@MCentral_FB hacking its way back up the ladder. @minguabeefjerky @PrepSpin @MaxPreps @1776Bank @KenyattaHardge #RollTribe @BradyHensley12 @coopermmullins

September 14, 2021 Henry Lyon 0

Many of you have read “Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland” by Lewis Carroll. That novel introduced many of us to the character, the Cheshire Cat, who is most known for his mischievous grin. There is another mischievous grin around the Richmond, Kentucky area and he has plenty of reason to be grinning. His team is playing very well and may finish strong enough to come away with some 8th-District, Class 6A hardware. Enjoy the feature. HB.

In the Running…Lots of performances around Kentucky-candidates for @minguabeefjerky ‘Protein-packed Performer’ award. @1776Bank @KyHighFootball @MaxPreps @PrepSpin

September 13, 2021 Henry Lyon 0

The featured photograph is of Corithian Seales-Portee of Union County. He had a really great night last Friday and he certainly wasn’t alone. By the way, this photograph was taken by Allison Evans for “The Crittenden Press.” Enjoy this regularly appearing series, “In the Running,” to learn more about “who is doing what” around the commonwealth. HB.

Is @LCA_Football the ‘best that has ever been’ in Kentucky’s Class 2A? @minguabeefjerky @PrepSpin @1776Bank @KyHighFootball @CoachDCharles

September 12, 2021 Henry Lyon 0

Is this team or that the best ever in Kentucky in its classification is heady and speculative talk. That aside, after the first four or so weeks of the season we have to wonder if LCA may not be the best 2A football team in Kentucky history? We believe the question is legitimate and fair. Here is our argumentative proof. HB.

@hawkins_tristen from @BHSBRUINS is the @1776Bank ‘Revolutionary Player of the Week.’ @minguabeefjerky @PrepSpin @MaxPreps @KyHighFootball @Ballard_Sports @JadairionS

September 10, 2021 Henry Lyon 0

For this week’s award we head back to the Derby City where some mighty fine football is played and exceptional banking is daily rendered. This week we honor the QB/ATH who finds countless ways to contribute to the success of his squad, C/O ’23’s Tristen Hawkins. Enjoy this feature and join us again next week! HB.

Chase Mims from @BLESbobcats is the @minguabeefjerky ‘Protein-packed Player of the Week.’ @PrepSpin @1776Bank @MaxPreps @KyHighFootball @BLESbobcats @jammin_jamey @WMDJFM100Sports @DavidandDarryl

September 8, 2021 Henry Lyon 0

We went a little off-script this week. For the first time since the award was incepted, we awarded the prize to a player whose information wasn’t included within the Monday article, “In the Running…” Hey, we have to keep people honest and mix-it-up occasionally. Anyway, enjoy this look at one of Kentucky’s undiscovered diamonds in the rough, Betsy Layne’s Chase Mims, 6-5, 215-pound QB and class of ’22 standout! HB.

@c_pennington10, c/o ’22 QB committed to @HerdFB is filling the Friday night air with footballs. @sayrespartans @lexsayrefb @minguabeefjerky @1776Bank @PrepSpin @MaxPreps @KyHighFootball

September 7, 2021 Henry Lyon 0

Being a Pennington isn’t easy. Being a Pennington headed to Marshall to play QB will prove to be even more challenging. So far Cole Pennington has performed excellently and led a new program to unprecedented heights in 1A’s toughest district. Enjoy this feature about an acorn which didn’t fall too far from its tree. HB.

In the Running…Lots of performances around Kentucky-candidates for @minguabeefjerky ‘Protein-packed Performer’ award. @1776Bank @KyHighFootball @MaxPreps @PrepSpin

September 6, 2021 Henry Lyon 0

For the third consecutive week we canvass the commonwealth digging for exceptional performances to highlight and perhaps reward. This week we featured some 21 or so performances, and 26 if you want to count the offensive line from Madisonville who will be tough to beat for any award with their performance from this past weekend. Anyway, here is this week’s “In the Running…” Enjoy the feature. HB.

@coachthomp9 star RB, Malachi Rider, from @pths_football is @1776Bank ‘Revolutionary Player of the Week.’ @minguabeefjerky @KyHighFootball @PrepSpin @MaxPreps

September 3, 2021 Henry Lyon 0

This week’s ‘Revolutionary Player’ may among Kentucky’s most highly decorated and recruited player in the ’24 class at the RB slot. If not the highest, he is certainly among them. He had a tremendous night against the Eagles of Graves County though, regrettably for his teammates and him, in a losing cause. Join us again a week from today and we will do all this once more. HB.

Ethan Gough from @SrHighFootball; in @KyHighFootball are ‘Goughs’ ever really freshmen? @minguabeefjerky @PrepSpin @MaxPreps @1776Bank @AGLOADING26

September 2, 2021 Henry Lyon 0

What do you do when you are joining a roster your big brother just left as the school’s all-time, career tackler. Ethan Gough would say just take his number and show everyone you can play a little football too. That is exactly what Ethan “Big E” Gough is doing. Better watch out Red Devil opponents, there’s more to come from a No. 26 named Gough on that Senior High team going forward. KPGFootball is glad to be well position to enjoy the ride! Enjoy the feature. HB.

Breathitt’s Eli Thomas (’28) blazing a difficult trail for others to follow. #NorthforkLumberjacks @minguabeefjerky @KyHighFootball @Maxpreps @PrepSpin Featured photo: James Fugate/for the ‘Jackson Times-Voice’

August 31, 2021 Henry Lyon 2

Eli Thomas may be our first ’28 to feature on this site. Oh well, gotta start somewhere. This young phenom is a star in the backfield for one of the finer youth programs in the eastern part of Kentucky, the Northfork Lumberjacks. Enjoy this look at a kid whose name is one you will likely hear many times over in coming seasons. HB.

In the Running…lots of performances from around Kentucky viable candidates for this week’s @minguabeefjerky ‘Protein-packed Performer’ award. @1776Bank @KyHighFootball @MaxPreps @PrepSpin

August 30, 2021 Henry Lyon 0

Twenty-four (24) players had their performances highlighted in this week’s edition of “In the Running” and were placed into nomination for the weekly Mingua Beef Jerky “Protein-packed Performer” Award. Who will win it? We’ll just have to wait and see. Enjoy this look at some of the remarkable performances around the KHSAA. HB.

Remembering “C6H0” 100-years later… @minguabeefjerky @CentreFootball @MaxPreps @PrepSpin

August 28, 2021 Henry Lyon 2

Several places on the Centre College campus you will find what appears to be some elemental compound or formula for some substance on the periodic table, “C6H0.” What does it represent? Well, on October 29, 1921 it was the formula for disaster for the Harvard Crimson’s undefeated football team on New York’s “Polo Grounds.” We take a look back at this remarkable game. HB.

@JadairionS (Edge Beast) from @BHSBRUINS is @1776Bank ‘Revolutionary Player of the Week.’ @minguabeefjerky @KyHighFootball @PrepSpin @MaxPreps @Ballard_Sports

August 27, 2021 Henry Lyon 0

This week’s ‘Revolutionary Player’ may be Kentucky’s most highly decorated and recruited player in the ’22 class. If not the highest, he is certainly among them. He had a tremendous night against the Tigers of Hoptown in spite of his not playing as many snaps as opponents will like see from him in succeeding weeks. Join us again a week from today and we will do all this once more. HB.

@PolstonDrew from @PulaskiCoSports is the @minguabeefjerky ‘Protein-packed Performer’ of the Week. @KyHighFootball @1776Bank @PrepSpin @MaxPreps @JohnHines66

August 25, 2021 Henry Lyon 0

There is a QB in Kentucky who could win this award every week. QB is one which gets tons of attention owing to the nature of the position. We try not to award this to just the glory positions but we spread it around to the less glorious ones also. Every now and then a signal-caller has a night which just can’t be ignored. The night Polston had against the strongest program in the 3A Classification was such a night to us. Congratulations to Drew Polston and join us next week as we tee this up and do it all again. HB.

In the Running…lots of performances from around Kentucky viable candidates for this week’s @minguabeefjerky ‘Protein-packed Performer’ award. @1776Bank @KyHighFootball @MaxPreps @PrepSpin

August 23, 2021 Henry Lyon 0

There were some exceptional performances around the commonwealth of Kentucky which will make the selection of a Mingua Beef Jerky “Protein-packed Performer” especially challenging this week. Any of the performances listed in this article could win it. All of these players have been nominated. Enjoy this look at what we found particularly noteworthy from the Kentucky high school gridiron this past weekend. HB.

Season Openers from Around the Horn… Featured Photo: Matt Hughes/for the Messenger @minguabeefjerky @MaxPreps @PrepSpin @KyHighFootball @AdrianStringer6 @omarion_riddick @PaintsvilleFB @PikevilleHSFB @TriggFootball @toddco_football

August 21, 2021 Henry Lyon 0

Statistics haven’t been posted yet for many performances we would have loved to cover for you. That is the case every year as we fight to morph our coverage from the out of season stuff to the in-season content. Bear with us. Here are just a few of the exceptional and noteworthy performances from last night’s action. Enjoy. HB.

Coach Lucas McLemore from @HopkinsCentral is this week’s Revolutionary Coach/Player selected by @1776Bank, the fastest growing financial institution supporting @KyHighFootball anywhere in the commonwealth. @jaden_brasher @minguabeefjerky @PrepSpin, @MaxPreps

August 20, 2021 Henry Lyon 0

There is some precedence for this award being given to a coach and not a player. We have a distinct recollection of having done it one time prior to this, but even should our memory be faulty, it is high-time it happened. Quality coaching makes such a difference at the High School level of competition and The Storm has hired a great coach to help “coach-up” the QB-position, which is loaded this year (by the way) on The Storm’s ’21 roster. Enjoy this feature and join us again next week when we reward another fine player or coach. HB.

@JaycobDavis77 from @FCHSPILOTSFB maybe the biggest ’25 in Kentucky! Can @JamesBridgesFC make him the baddest? @minugabeefjerky @PrepSpin @MaxPreps @KyHighFootball @1776Bank

August 19, 2021 Henry Lyon 0

You won’t find a bigger player in the ’25 class if you scour the entire commonwealth. Jaycob Davis, at 6-4, 405-pounds, will be called upon to play early and often at a 1A program on the western end of Kentucky which produces quite a lot of talent. Enjoy this look at a monster OL prospect who seems to “get it.” HB.

@Daisjaunm1 (Daisjaun Mercer) from @HoptownFootball is the @Minguabeefjerky Protein-packed Performer of the week! @1776Bank @PrepSpin @MaxPreps @KyHighFootball @EKUFootball @EKUWWells @g_mcpeek

August 18, 2021 Henry Lyon 0

The Hoptown Tigers are LOADED! We had an agent at the Tigers scrimmage with Class 6A McCracken and they came away impressed. Their words reporting back to the office at the first of the week were, “These guys look all the way back to me…like mid-90s back!” That is saying quite a bit. It also means we likely had a serious omission from our preseason Top-5 in the 4A classification. However far the Tigers go this coming season, they will lean heavily on Daisjaun Mercer, this week’s award recipient for the reasons we have detailed herein. Friday night we have season openers so this is our last offseason award. It is all over but the crying now. Join us next week as we give this award to another worthy recipient. HB.

Better climb aboard Bulldogs, ’21 is your last opportunity to ride the “Night Train.” @TrellNighttrain (Martrell Horton) is pulling out of the @Dawgs_Athletics station for its final run! @minguabeefjerky @PrepSpin @MaxPreps @1776Bank @KyHighFootball @CoachWatson11

August 17, 2021 Henry Lyon 0

His is one of Kentucky High School football’s better nicknames. Enjoy this feature about Martrell “Night Train” Horton. Horton is one of the more dynamic and explosive players in Kentucky 5A football particularly in Louisville. Horton plays for Fairdale High School and the Bulldogs figure to be quite good again in ’21. HB.

Is this the face of Kentucky’s best two-way, ’26 lineman? For our money it is… @minguabeefjerky @PrepSpin @MaxPreps @1776Bank @bchsbaby @BreathittCoach @SawyerHall19

August 16, 2021 Henry Lyon 0

The words, “the best…” can get thrown around and excessively used. No outfit is anymore aware of this than we. In the end, it amounts to a bunch of hyperbole and little more most times. However, every now and then the term is used and appears accurate. This may well be one of those times. Enjoy the feature. HB.

@PrestonBC00 from Boone County a young ‘up and comer’ with plenty of potential. @BCHS_Rebels1955 @minguabeefjerky @PrepSpin @MaxPreps @KyHighFootball @1776Bank

August 14, 2021 Henry Lyon 0

Right off the bat you have to love the personality of any lineman who choses to wear “00” as a number. This is a young ’26 prospect who has the type of frame which indicates there is literally no telling how big he gets in the end. He seems to have plenty of length and good feet and athleticism right now, which is something you don’t always find in “bigs” his age. Enjoy the feature. HB.

@H_Bradley16 from @McCrackenCounty is the @1776Bank Revolutionary Player of the Week. @minguabeefjerky @PrepSpin @MaxPreps @KyHighFootball @McCrackenHFC

August 13, 2021 Henry Lyon 0

The Independence Bank Revolutionary Player of the Week Award is among the commonwealth’s oldest and most respected weekly awards. Of course, Mr. Football is the ultimate award for any high school player in Kentucky to win. It is a huge honor just to be in the running. This week’s Revolutionary Player has been named to the preseason “Watch List” for Mr. Football. That is quite an honor. So is winning this. The details about why he has been so honored by us today is within this feature. Enjoy and join us next week as we award another distinction to another worthy middle or high school player. HB.

Twenty-five’s “Fantastic-Five;” Five (5)-Frosh Hitting the Field for their teams this Fall! @minguabeefjerky @PrepSpin @1776Bank @KyHighFootball

August 12, 2021 Henry Lyon 0

Here are five (5) freshmen we believe will play this coming year. Some of these guys play for lower level teams which routinely challenge for titles at the respective classifications and others play for teams playing in large classifications where freshmen rarely see Friday Night action. All five of these guys here are just too good not to play, and therefore, we are saying they definitely will. Enjoy the feature. Get ready for the coming season! HB.

Isaac “Wheels” Turner from @bchsbaby is the @minguabeefjerky ‘Protein-packed Performer of the Week.’ @KyHighFootball @1776Bank @MaxPreps @PrepSpin @BreathittCoach

August 11, 2021 Henry Lyon 0

An agent of the magazine was at this scrimmage which was “Meet the Cougars” night at Letcher Central. The Cougars got to meet one of Breathitt’s more potent offensive weapons for the ’21 season in Isaac “Wheels” Turner. Turner was scintillating in this scrimmage and gave a foreshadowing of what kind of threat he poses opposing defenses on the schedule in ’21. Enjoy this feature and join us next week as this gets awarded to another fine recipient. HB.

@KnoxStory from @MHSCardinalsFB looking to #Riseup in ’21. @minguabeefjerky @PrepSpin @1776Bank @KyHighFootball @MaxPreps @mhscoachjoe

August 10, 2021 Henry Lyon 0

We believe Knox Story from Mayfield will offer the Cardinals some steady and consistent play along the offensive front in ’21. We also believe his ending up a NASA scientist isn’t out of the question either. This is a kid we think will play quality snaps this coming year as we look for Mayfield to #Riseup! Enjoy the feature. HB.

@ShyhiemDrew from @DunbarBulldogs1 maybe the ‘best kept secret’ in Lexington, KY. @minguabeefjerky @PrepSpin @1776Bank @MaxPreps

August 9, 2021 Henry Lyon 0

It would be hard to imagine a prospect at either WR or OLB in Kentucky’s ’22 class who more “looked the part” than Shyhiem Drew. At 6-5, 210-pounds with tons of athleticism and length, he certainly looks the part of a “big-time” football star and prospect. His performance, thus far, hasn’t been what one would expect but we believe his best football is ahead of him. A college will give him the opportunity to hone his skills, either on the hardwood or the gridiron, and if properly developed some lucky school will be getting quite a catch. Enjoy the feature. HB.

@ashton_adams14 from @MasonCoFootball is the @minguabeefjerky Protein-packed Performer of the Week. @PrepSpin @CentreFootball @MaxPreps @1776Bank

August 4, 2021 Henry Lyon 0

Mingua Beef Jerky appears to really appreciate versatility. Maybe that is the reason its superior product comes in a variety of forms and in many different delicious flavors. Ashton Adams reminds us of a guy who won this prestigious award for his play in ’20, Breathitt’s Lane Weddle. Adams adds so much production and value to his roster and lineup. Colleges are taking notice. Enjoy this feature. HB.

Lucas Hughes from @HoptownFootball is our last break-out player of this offseason… @minguabeefjerky @PrepSpin @KyHighFootball @1776Bank

August 3, 2021 Henry Lyon 0

This is a kid who has developed late and is young for his age. He didn’t elect to stay-back under SB-128 so he will graduate as a young senior in the ’22 class. He gets better and better every year and he also keeps getting bigger, badder, and thicker every time we look his direction. We have no problem believing he will have a tremendous, break-out year for the Tigers in ’21. Season’s around the corner, ain’t nothing left but the getting! Enjoy this feature. HB.

Some guys just look the part. Guys like @browncaleb29 from @WoodfordFBall for instance. @minguabeefjerky @1776Bank @PrepSpin @KyHighFootball

August 2, 2021 Henry Lyon 0

This guy didn’t get a ton of varsity action over his sophomore year but he did get some. By the end of the shortened season, he was looking more and more like a player the team would, one-day, rely on heavily. We think the time is now. He has put in the work and his frame and dimensions are perfect for where he projects capable of playing. Ladies and Gentlemen, we give you Caleb Brown! Enjoy the feature. HB.

@jakobebiggerst1 from @DunbarBulldogs1 set to have a tremendous, break-out year! @minguabeefjerky @PrepSpin @KyHighFootball @1776Bank

July 31, 2021 Henry Lyon 0

Here is a guy who we believe will become close to a household word around his part of Kentucky this coming Fall. He showed glimpses of what he could do in ’20 but ’21, his junior year, promises to showcase his full capabilities particularly over the course of a full season. Expect this guy to “blow-up big-time!” Remember from where you heard this first. HB.

@BigMicgetbusy from @StXTigersFB is the @1776Bank Revolutionary Player of the Week. @minguabeefjerky @g_mcpeek @EKUWWells @PrepSpin @KyHighFootball

July 30, 2021 Henry Lyon 0

This week’s “Revolutionary Player of the Week” is St. Xavier’s Micah Carter. The 6-5, 250-pounder is one of Kentucky’s very best at his position in either the ’23 class or any other. He already has an impressive list of offers and won the Defensive MVP of the EKU Big Man Challenge this past Saturday. Congratulations to Carter and join us again a week from today when we award this to another fine recipient. HB.

@Tommyrosenbarg1 (Tommy Rosenbarger) from @StXTigersFB is this week’s @minguabeefjerky Protein-packed Performer. @g_mcpeek @EKUWWells @PrepSpin @KyHighFootball

July 28, 2021 Henry Lyon 0

We were pleased to attend the Eastern Kentucky University Seven on Seven and Big Man Challenge this past Saturday in Richmond, Kentucky. We were so thrilled to get to attend we sent two guys as Fletcher Long and I rode together. We are awarding the OL MVP this award today and this Friday the Defensive MVP will be the “Revolutionary Player of the Week” for Independence Bank. The event was worthy of sweeping the weekly awards. It was just that good. Enjoy this feature and get yourself some of the world’s finest beef jerky today! HB.

@LucasWyatt8 from @FootballJCHS is set on taking advantage of second chances. @minguabeefjerky @PrepSpin @1776Bank @JCAthletics_

July 26, 2021 Henry Lyon 2

Lucas Wyatt plays for the preeminent offensive line in Kentucky High School football. They are called the “Pancake Platoon” and nobody gets down hill in the run game like the Johnson Central Eagles. Everyone in the stadium knows it’s coming; yet, no one can stop it. Enjoy this feature about a leader along that front stationed at LT but destined to move to guard next level. Enjoy the feature. HB.

@briiiann23 (Brian Thomas, c/0 ’22) from @pths_football (Paducah Tilghman) a big time, 3rd-level defensive prospect! @minguabeefjerky @KyHighFootball @PrepSpin @1776Bank @Lemmingscouting

July 24, 2021 Henry Lyon 0

We just learned Brian Thomas will be back at Tilghman for the ’21 season. If his production should increase proportionately to how it increased from ’19 to ’20, our pick of “The Blue Tornado” at number two in the preseason Class 3A football poll is looking better all the time. Enjoy the feature. HB.

@ArmonTucker from @TrinityHSFB is this week’s @1776Bank Revolutionary Player of the Week. @trinitysports @minguabeefjerky @PrepSpin @KyHighFootball

July 23, 2021 Henry Lyon 0

Trinity has before complained we don’t cover them sufficiently. We would beg to differ as we have feature quite a few of its primetime players through the years but we probably don’t write about Kentucky’s most talented roster as much as we could. Of course, we can’t just perpetually feature one team, unless their hiring. Anyway, this kid here will play big-time, college football because of his speed, regardless of what he does or doesn’t do on the football field. Good thing he is good on the football field too. Enjoy the feature and join us next week as we award this to another worthy player. HB.

The Preseason Top-5 in the 5A-Classification. Some stalwarts and a surprise await you! @minguabeefjerky @PrepSpin @KyHighFootball @1776Bank

July 22, 2021 Henry Lyon 0

We have been projecting the top-5 team, preseason, in each of Kentucky’s six-classifications. We have been bold in some of our predictions, picking some wild cards we aren’t sure everyone would pick. Here is how we see Class 5A fleshing out. If we didn’t pick your team and you see a district opponent listed among our top-5, that means we don’t think you see round three. Let the water-cooler debates commence. HB.

@jake_nashty (Jake Nash), c/o ’22, from @LexCathFootball is the @minguabeefjerky Protein-packed Performer of the Week. @PrepSpin @1776Bank @KyHighFootball

July 21, 2021 Henry Lyon 0

We have made it no secret we enjoy publicizing the players who rarely get any publicity, the offensive linemen across Kentucky. Well, if I were putting together a line of scrimmage from all of the linemen across the commonwealth of Kentucky to play a football game, the Big Nashty would be prominently discussed as a starter on this line. Congratulations to him on winning this week’s award and join us next week as we award this to another outstanding player from across Kentucky. HB.

@Jacob-Dewitt18 from @eaglesfb ready for his ‘last ride.’ @Minguabeefjerky @PrepSpin @KyHighFootball @1776Bank @Coach_AScott

July 20, 2021 Henry Lyon 0

It isn’t just our job to point out the guys on the gridiron who have arrived. We have a duty to forecast the guys who are soon to arrive. Who knows the “big deal” Jacob Dewitt would be today had he been granted a “real” junior season. That is water under the bridge now. Wait until you see what he’s about to do! Enjoy the feature. HB.

@Matt_Davis32 from @PaintsvilleFB plans to help take his Tigers back for a second championship. @PaintsvilleAth @Bmelvin66 @minguabeefjerky @PrepSpin @KyHighFootball @1776Bank

July 19, 2021 Henry Lyon 0

Here is one of his classification’s very best two-way linemen. Matthew Davis has led his team to the “Promised Land” once; can they return? Well, that is the 64-dollar question isn’t it? Enjoy this look at a player who will certainly leave his mark in ’21 and will be moving on to “Saturday Ball” come the Fall of ’22. HB.

@RylanGeorge1 from @UCBraves is about to run away from his competition. @minguabeefjerky @PrepSpin @KyHighFootball @1776Bank

July 17, 2021 Henry Lyon 0

Sometimes predicting stardom in the future for some athletes is just too easy. Such was the case for Rylan George. George is a ’24 prospect about whom everyone will know in very short order. One day, we will look back on this article and wonder how in the world we were the first to predict this. We believe this may be a “Power 5” guy going forward. HB.

@Jaxonpanariello from @StXTigersFB is the @1776Bank Revolutionary Player of the Week. @minguabeefjerky @PrepSpin @KyHighFootball

July 16, 2021 Henry Lyon 0

Here is a superstar who has already found the top of the leader board in numerous statistical categories for Louisville St. Xavier’s defensive unit in ’20 while only a sophomore. Guess what, he played as a freshman too, something which “never happens” to hear people talk. This kid here will be a household word across Kentucky before the coming season has expired. If we learn to spell “Panariello” all of our collective IQs will increase too. Won’t that be swell? Join us again next week as we crown another lucky Revolutionary Player of the Week. HB.

Preseason look at Class 4A; here’s our look at the top 5. @minguabeefjerky @PrepSpin @KyHighFootball @1776Bank

July 15, 2021 Henry Lyon 0

These preseason polls have been super hard to research and write. For one, SB-128 has made forecasting who’s back and who’s moved on super dicey to predict. Thank the Lord for Twitter. Here is our look at Class 4A. This classification figures to be super competitive, especially for the 5th slot in the poll as 6-8 teams could have been slotted there. Anyway, it is all for fun. Enjoy the feature. HB.

@BClark_10_2021 from @BardstownFootb1 is the @minguabeefjerky Protein-packed Performer of the Week. @PrepSpin @KyHighFootball @1776Bank

July 14, 2021 Henry Lyon 0

This is another kid who decided to reclassify under SB-128. Like QB, Cameron Hergott, before him; it appears to us this decision may just pay off big time for the ’22 QB. Brady Clark has all the intangibles and tangibles colleges crave for his position. Now he has him a sweet T-shirt and a box of the best jerky product on the market headed his direction. Join us next week when we award this to another lucky recipient. HB.

@Sahvonhines2 (’23) from @SrHighFootball is the @1776Bank Revolutionary Player of the Week. @minguabeefjerky @PrepSpin @KyHighFootball

July 9, 2021 Henry Lyon 0

Sahvon Hines is a player we have before covered when he was an All-American in middle school. We told you then he was going to be a terror off the edge for the Red Devils one day. Well,…got this one right! Enjoy this feature on one of ’23s very finest DEs in all of Kentucky. Join us again next week as Independence Bank crowns another Revolutionary Player of the Week. HB.

Preseason look at Class 3A; here’s our top-5 heading into ’21. @minguabeefjerky @PrepSpin @1776Bank @KyHighFootball

July 8, 2021 Henry Lyon 1

This should start a ton of crap. Class 3A was particularly hard to predict this preseason. First of all, there were so many teams from a year ago completely decimated by graduation. There may be even better players waiting in the wings to take the departing players’ place but that is something hard for us to know. We don’t pick teams in our top-5 who can’t make it out of the district round of the playoffs in our estimation. This bothered the Murray High fans when we released our 2A top-5 and they were excluded. It is simple, we don’t see them getting past Mayfield two years in a row. Anyhow, here is our take concerning the 3A classification. Enjoy the feature. Let the debate commence. HB.

@blakebirchfiel1 from @PikevilleHSFB is the @minguabeefjerky Protein-packed Performer of the week! @1776Bank @KyHighFootball @PrepSpin @AppalachiaPrep

July 7, 2021 Henry Lyon 0

Talk about an exceptional athlete, the Kentucky high school ranks may not have one superior to Blake Birchfield. He is a guy who pitches in and helps his ball club every conceivable way. Mingua Beef Jerky admires people like that. They feed and clothe people like that too. Join us next week as we award this to another worthy player. HB.

@zaccarter54 from Meece Middle School (c/o ’26); how can he possibly be in middle school? @mingubeefjerky @PrepSpin @KENTUCKYFUTURESTARS @1776Bank @KyHighFootball @18_hatcher

July 6, 2021 Henry Lyon 0

It is very important to continually update your database with the upcoming stars of the Kentucky high school football world. This guy is one you will be hearing a lot about going forward. You might do well to go ahead and write down his name. It is Zac Carter and he is a Kentucky Future Star. Enjoy this feature. HB.

@JackHMonday from Lexington Catholic will be leading off lots of weeks over the course of the ’21 season. @BlueColonels @PrepSpin @KyHighFootball @Minguabeefjerky @1776Bank @CentreFootball

July 5, 2021 Henry Lyon 2

Well, let’s kick off Monday morning with a feature about Jack Monday from Lexington Catholic High School. Jack is a ’22 prospect who plays LB/WR in the 4A classification for one of its premier programs. You don’t always see that O/D combination. Enjoy this feature about a kid who figures to light it up this coming season. HB.

@treymann_1 (Trey Sedgwick, c/o ’26 WR) is the @1776Bank Revolutionary Player of the Week. @minguabeefjerky @PrepSpin @KyHighFootball @KYFUTURESTARS @TNFutureStars

July 2, 2021 Henry Lyon 0

This week’s Revolutionary Player is one we had the pleasure of watching in the recent Tennessee/Kentucky Future Stars Classic. We believe he had the best game turned in by a WR at his stage of development we have ever before seen. That is mighty high praise indeed. Join us again next week as we award this very prestigious award to another outstanding recipient. HB.

Preseason look at Class 2A; here are our Top-5 heading into ’21. @minguabeefjerky @PrepSpin @1776Bank @KyHighFootball

July 1, 2021 Henry Lyon 0

Can’t wait to see the debate this is sure to facilitate. This should get posted on quite a few bulletin boards across Kentucky. That’s okay, it is why we are here. We are ranking, preseason, the top-five teams in each of Kentucky’s 6-Classifications. We will do this every Thursday. Today, we give you how we see the 2A classification finishing. Let the arguments begin…Ready! Set! Go! HB.

@AndrewJones2022 from @DunbarBulldogs1 is the @Minguabeefjerky Protein-packed Performer of the Week! @PrepSpin @1776Bank @KyHighFootball @CentreFootball

June 30, 2021 Henry Lyon 0

We have quite the specimen for you this week. Andrew Jones from Paul Laurence Dunbar is one of the very best players in Kentucky at his listed positions of TE/LB. In college, it is literally anyone’s guess where he will be played. He literally could play either. Enjoy this look at one of ’22s most intriguing college prospects and join us next week as we do all of this once more… HB Lyon.

@w_rodriguez10 (Willie Rodriguez) from @CovCathFootball is set to have a really big year in ’21 @minguabeefjerky @1776Bank @PrepSpin @KyHighFootball

June 29, 2021 Henry Lyon 0

Anyone can tell you who the stars are in the KHSS football world after they have arrived. The trick is to tell readers before hand. This kid here has the tools to be the “next big thing” in Northern Kentucky football. Will he be? Yes, we strongly believe he will. He’s too good of an athlete not to thrive in athletic competitions. Enjoy this look at a kid who is a ’24 guy about to hit the lineup for the Colonels in ’21 we forecast. As we always say, remember from where you first heard this! HB.

Recruiting ‘heating up’ for @KPelfrey32 from @FootballJCHS. Here’s why the ’22 football star is such a find! @minguabeefjerky @PrepSpin @1776Bank @JCAthletics_

June 26, 2021 Henry Lyon 0

This kid is a prospect we told you a year ago was one of the finest athletes in Kentucky’s ’22 class of prospects. We still believe this. He is a two-sport, elite, high school player who Centre has offered early meaning the Colonels aren’t shy about publishing they really, really want him. Enjoy this feature. HB.

Javion Wallace, Class of ’25, from @CHSJacketFB is the @1776Bank Revolutionary Player of the Week. @PrepSpin @minguabeefjerky @KyHighFootball @KYFUTURESTARS

June 25, 2021 Henry Lyon 0

It is time, once again, to award the @1776Bank Revolutionary Player of the Week. We have a real good one for you today as we highlight one of ’25s elite third level defenders. Javion Wallace is a corner who is physical with a capital “P.” It won’t take too long for him to find the field even playing for one of Kentucky’s more talent-laden rosters. Enjoy this look at this young superstar and join us again a week from today where we will do this once more. HB.

Pike County’s Jayden Justice, Class of ’27, is the @minguabeefjerky Protein-packed Player of the Week! @1776Bank @PrepSpin @KyHighFootball @PCHawksHangout

June 23, 2021 Henry Lyon 1

We don’t generally write features or award these type distinctions to 6th-graders. However, we haven’t seen many 6th-graders ball out like what we witnessed from Jayden Justice this past weekend in Nashville, Tennessee leading Kentucky over Tennessee in the Future Stars game. He was really something and the game couldn’t have been more exciting. Join us next week as we do all of this once more… HB Lyon.

@Grant_Vaught (’22) from @LCA_Football is turning heads heading into ’21. @CoachDCharles @minguabeefjerky @KyHighFootball @1776Bank @Oakley_Watkins

June 22, 2021 Henry Lyon 0

This kid has garnered an early offer from the most prestigious liberal arts college in the commonwealth which also has a fantastic football program. There isn’t a hotter college recruiting Kentucky and surrounding states right now than the Colonels from Centre College. Vaught is just another reminder of this fact. This kid is a top-tier, high-school performer and one of the elite players in Lexington, Kentucky. This article should explain it well enough.

You know you’re team’s loaded when @Jeffrey Selby ’22 from @LCA_Football is the ‘other linebacker.’ @CoachAndyFrye @CoachDCharles @Oakley_Watkins @CoachWright85 @minguabeefjerky @PrepSpin @KyHighFootball @1776Bank

June 21, 2021 Henry Lyon 0

Can you even imagine a team so full and bursting with talent that a player like Jeffrey Selby is known as “the other linebacker.” This kid would be the featured defender on any other team outside of maybe Louisville Trinity in the commonwealth. He has pulled the prized offer from Kentucky’s most prestigious small-college and he has the scores and ability to thrive there. He is perfect for Centre, an inch or two short of where D-1 thinks they have to have you but D-1 in every other skill-set aside from height. Enjoy this feature. HB.

Is Trey Cotton ’25s premier WR? Mark us down for a ‘yes.’ @minguabeefjerky @KyHighFootball @PrepSpin @1776Bank @BallardFball @KYFUTURESTARS

June 19, 2021 Henry Lyon 0

His name is Trey Cotton and people have told us he is headed to Ballard in Louisville to play his high school football. He is from Pewee Valley, Kentucky and may well be the very best WR in Kentucky’s ’25 class. You won’t find an article about him anywhere online but here. That is why we are who we are. Enjoy the feature. HB.

@Zack7Claudio, c/o ’22, from @FranklinCoHS is the @1776Bank Revolutionary Player of the Week. @minguabeefjerky @PrepSpin @KyHighFootball

June 18, 2021 Henry Lyon 0

We thought we would stick around the Frankfort area and feature a young man whose ’20 performance was, frankly, incredible. If Zach Claudio could replicate his ’20 numbers with similar numbers in ’21 we could be looking at a “Mr. Football” candidate. Enjoy this look at an exceptional performer and join us a week from today when we feature another outstanding player. HB.

@joe_humphreys2 from @DCHS_Football is the @minguabeefjerky Protein-packed Performer of the Week. @1776Bank @PrepSpin @KyHighFootball @TheOwensboro

June 16, 2021 Henry Lyon 0

This week’s Protein-packed Performer of the week get little attention even though he is a 3-star, nationally rated QB-prospect playing 6A football in one of Kentucky’s more densely populated areas. Of course, the QB playing cross-town, at Owensboro Senior, is also among Kentucky’s top signal callers in the same graduating class, ’22. Enjoy this look at Joe Humphreys from Daviess County and remember to join us again next week as we award this distinction to another fine player and outstanding student and citizen. HB.

@b_anthony2305 (Brenden Anthony), Class of ’25, from @PikevilleHSFB, is turning quite a few heads with his play. @minguabeefjerky @PrepSpin @1776Bank @KyHighFootball

June 15, 2021 Henry Lyon 0

Brenden Anthony is one of Kentucky’s very finest at the MLB position Kentucky-wide in the ’25 class. We think he gets some varsity burn this year even though a freshman attempting to mesh into one of the most talented rosters at that classification of play. Enjoy this look at a top-5 player at his positions and with his particular skill-set. HB.

@aaronkl32161132 (Aaron Klein) from @ScottCoSports and @cards_football seems a sure bet to break out in ’21 to us. @minguabeefjerky @PrepSpin @KyHighFootball @1776Bank

June 14, 2021 Henry Lyon 0

A guy who has been killing out on the combine/camp circuit is very likely to take over for the departed Zane Patton behind center triggering the Cardinals offense in ’21. Enjoy this look at a guy who will hit the varsity lineup, full-throttle, in 2021 and may never look backwards. Enjoy this look at Aaron Klein. HB.

@azeeno_ (Azeno Williams) from @WeAreFrankfort is the @1776Bank Revolutionary Player of the Week. @minguabeefjerky @PrepSpin @KyHighFootball @SpokenByBrogan

June 11, 2021 Henry Lyon 0

There are some amazing young football players in areas where Independence Bank flourishes. One such place is Frankfort High School. When one thinks of Frankfort high schools, Franklin County is easy to dominate the conversation, as they are the Class 4A power coming off a KHSAA Title Game appearance. They are playing some football around Class 1A Frankfort High School too especially in the Williams household. Enjoy this feature and join us again a week from today when we will educate you on another Revolutionary Performer. HB.

Breaking News: @Jeremiah_Riffle from @hurricanehighwv will play in ’21 for @LCA_Football. @minguabeefjerky @PrepSpin @KyHighFootball @1776Bank

June 10, 2021 Henry Lyon 2

With all of the talent already there, guys like Tyler Morris, Xavier Brown, Anthony Johns, and Mason Moore, plus the guys reclassifying like Drew Nieves and Mattie Lebryk, it is hard to imagine the Eagles having any need in the lineup. However, they are attracting it anyway. RB Jeremiah Riffle from WV has moved in and will compete for a spot in the offensive backfield behind some of the best OL talent the Kentucky high school game has at its disposal. Man oh man, are they going to be a difficult obstacle in ’21. Enjoy the feature. HB.

@CodyRito_ from @TrojanFBall18 is the @minguabeefjerky Protein-packed Performer of the Week. @1776Bank @PrepSpin @KyHighFootball

June 9, 2021 Henry Lyon 0

Here is another tough as nails football player in the commonwealth of Kentucky. He’s another player some recruiters would label undersized, though we see production around KPGFootball and not frame. Rito can flat play. Like we said last week, kids with the talent to overcome their frames and put their teams in position to succeed should be celebrated. Congratulations to Cody Rito from Glasgow’s Barren County High School and join us again next week as we celebrate another one-of-a-kind performer. HB.

We don’t believe we are going out on much of a limb here, but we believe @Finck579905 (Peighton Finck, c/o ’23, ILB) from @CovCathFootball is set to ‘Break-out’ in ’21. @minguabeefjerky @PrepSpin @KyHighFootball @1776Bank

June 8, 2021 Henry Lyon 0

One of our rarer gifts is being able to project future stars. We are quite good at this and have loads of examples from the past where we were literally the first publication to foresee a player’s rise to stardom. We are doing it again, and right here, right now. Enjoy the feature and when this kid “breaks-out,” remember where you first heard it! HB.

@Will15Rich from @LCA_Football may be ’24’s best TE/OLB prospect and it may not even be close. @JDMLCAFootball @CoachDCharles @minguabeefjerky @PrepSpin @1776Bank @KyHighFootball

June 7, 2021 Henry Lyon 0

This guy’s motto is “Obsessed with Greatness.” It shows. You won’t hear nearly as glowing tributes from coaches as you hear about Will Rich, a ’24 TE/OLB prospect who is especially turning heads at TE. Enjoy this feature and, for heaven’s sake, write this name down and try to remember it! HB.

@galbreath_kylan from @MHSCardinalsFB has reclassified as a ’22 and has both his team and himself ready to roll in ’21. @minguabeefjerky @PrepSpin @KyHighFootball @1776Bank

June 5, 2021 Henry Lyon 0

It would appear, if Twitter is any indication, the “King of the West” at the RB position, Mayfield’s Kylan Galbreath has reclassified and will be back in the Cardinals backfield for a full ’21 season. We are glad to hear it and hope this is accurate. Enjoy this look at a RB who puts the Cardinals squarely in the 2A-Title hunt in ’21, where they seem to be every year, even the “down” ones. HB.

Class of ’24, Hunter Monroe from @OCathFootball is this week’s Revolutionary Player of the Week. @minguabeefjerky @PrepSpin @KyHighFootball

June 4, 2021 Henry Lyon 0

This week’s Revolutionary Player is a prime example of the level of production some programs are getting from first-year players. By first-year players we are referencing freshmen and not players who have been seasoned on the JV field. It truly is remarkable what guys like this week’s recipient have been able to accomplish. Should be fun watching this guy continue to develop and compete. Enjoy the feature and join us next week as we reward another worthy player. HB.

@GusHowlett1 from @ScottEagles is definitely “Soaring Above the Rest.” @minguabeefjerky @PrepSpin @1776Bank @KyHighFootball

June 3, 2021 Henry Lyon 0

Scott High’s motto is “Soaring Above the Rest.” Gus Howlett’s motto appears to be the same if we are gauging it from his on-field production in ’20. This guy is back in ’21 and he will be called upon to lead his team back from the abyss of a terrible season. He has the talent. He has shown he can put up the numbers. Enjoy the feature. HB.

@AmodeusTaylor from @bryanstationfb is the @minguabeefjerky Protein-packed Performer of the Week. @KyHighFootball @PrepSpin @1776Bank

June 2, 2021 Henry Lyon 0

This kid here, if size were the determining factor, has no business playing where 6A Bryan Station has him deployed. Yet, here he is statistically among the most productive linebackers in the entire commonwealth. Kids with the talent to overcome their frames and put their teams in position to succeed should be celebrated. Congratulations to Amodeus Taylor from Lexington’s Bryan Station High School and join us again next week as we celebrate another one-of-a-kind performer. HB.

RB/OLB @JveontaeEmerson (Jay Emerson) from @wjfootballcolts has set himself up for a huge ’21 season. @Minguabeefjerky @PrepSpin @1776Bank @KyHighFootball

June 1, 2021 Henry Lyon 0

Many people around Kentucky believe it is J’Veontae Emerson’s time to shine. He reminds some of us around the magazine of North-Hopkins’ Jariah Hightower (Class of 2019) and that is quite the compliment in deed if you look at what Hightower did his final two seasons. Will Emerson do likewise? We ultimately don’t know but we believe he has similar skills and a similar frame. Enjoy the feature. HB.

@CamThomas2026_3 (Cam Thomas), c/o ’26, from @FootMiddle getting ready for the Future Stars and much more. @minguabeefjerky @PrepSpin @KyHighFootball @1776Bank…Happy Memorial Day!

May 31, 2021 Henry Lyon 2

Don’t hold us to this, but we believe this is the first c/o ’26 player we have featured and Happy Memorial Day by the way. Cam Thomas and his Team Kentucky Future Star teammates are going to play their Tennessee counterparts in June in Nashville, Tennessee. We hope you will get to Nashville and watch what is incredibly sound and well played football by the best players either state has available. It is football at that grade level like you have never seen it played. You will be amazed. Enjoy the feature. HB.

Jake Harmeyer (@JakeHarmeyer) from @CooperFootball, Class of ’23, is our next ‘Breakout Performer’ for ’21. @minguabeefjerky @PrepSpin @KyHighFootball @1776Bank

May 29, 2021 Henry Lyon 0

There are many, many unknown football players across Kentucky. It is one reason we spend the offseason apprising our readers of where to look for the upcoming Fall heroes. Northern Kentucky is an area we are trying to give more attention as we feel these kids are player about whom we don’t know enough. We hope the Northern Kentucky folks (at least) appreciate our effort. Enjoy this feature about a Northern Kentucky kid who is a fine high-school player with limitless college potential. HB.

@JerrickWillia17 from @SrHighFootball is the @1776Bank Revolutionary Player of the Week. @AppalachiaPrep @minguabeefjerky @PrepSpin @KyHighFootball

May 28, 2021 Henry Lyon 0

We have been focusing on the young Kentucky players who braved the challenges presented this past weekend at the prestigious Appalachia Prep Combine in Gatlinburg, Tennessee. Young Jerrick Williams, from Owensboro High School was among their number. Enjoy this look at a kid who figures to frame out to the edge if his present growth rate continues as long as it appears it will. Enjoy the feature and join us again next week as we anoint another worthy recipient. HB.

@BrentonWilloug1, Class of ’23, is ready to get on the field for @FbKnox. All indications are they are equally excited about him. @PrepSpin @minguabeefjerky @1776Bank @KyHighFootball

May 27, 2021 Henry Lyon 0

Brenton Willoughby will play for Knox Central in ’21 and nobody is more excited than the people in Barbourville, Kentucky. This kid is a warhorse and has to be among the best ’23s anywhere across the commonwealth of Kentucky. If you want to know why that is, we have some answers for you in this article. Enjoy the feature. HB.

@landonsmith204, class of ’23, from @kccpatriots is this week’s @minguabeefjerky Protein-packed Performer. @AppalachiaPrep @PrepSpin @KyHighFootball @1776Bank @Logan_Smith17

May 26, 2021 Henry Lyon 0

Nobody has demonstrated a better eye for talent than the staff down at the Appalachia Prep Combine. So we thought it would be fun, as the APC was this last weekend, to let the Director of the APC, JT Powell, pick this year’s winner. Well he has chosen. Enjoy the feature and join us again next week when we adorn a new winner. HB.

@jovarigamble04 from @RVKPanthers Football program is returning the program to its former glory. @minguabeefjerky @1776Bank @PrepSpin @RVKFootball @Coach__MikeB Featured Photo: Bac Totrong, bgdailynews.com

May 25, 2021 Henry Lyon 0

Jovari Gamble is a prime example of a kid whose recruitment suffers a little from not playing football in a larger town and in a bigger classification. Hey, we can’t help where our families locate and in what school districts we happen to live. Still, recruiters shouldn’t consider Russellville a 1A team as the Panthers have historically shown they can play with pretty much anyone, particularly out west. To us, this kid’s recruitment depends on what speed he either has or hasn’t in the eyes of the schools recruiting him. As far as “dominating” the level he’s on…he is certainly doing that! Enjoy the feature. HB.

@kelhawk03 (Kel Hawkins) from Dixie Heights Football (@dave_brossart) is among ’22s finest in Kentucky. @minguabeefjerky @PrepSpin @tsfootball @1776Bank (featured image: from prospect’s Twitter)

May 22, 2021 Henry Lyon 0

Kel Hawkins is a name one might want to write down if you’re in to tracking the top Kentucky football talent. Several of us which do this sort of thing regularly have him penciled into our “Top 22’s” list. He is a versatile athlete with the frame to play safety in D-1 and the speed to play corner. Regardless, this combination WR/DB has proven he is a top-quality prospect on either side of the football. Enjoy the feature. HB.

Jack Duncan from @Football_Hornet is the @1776Bank Revolutionary Player of the Week! @minguabeefjerky @PrepSpin @KyHighFootball

May 21, 2021 Henry Lyon 0

This week’s Revolutionary Player is Jack Duncan from Hancock County. This kid went about his business in ’20 and turned himself into the premier MLB in 2A football on his end of the commonwealth. Will he have a big ’21. Will he ever! Enjoy the feature and join us a week from today when we award this distinction to another worthy recipient. HB.

@jaylifts_ (Jalen Dunnavan) from @NBEagles_Fball is this week’s @minguabeefjerky “Protein-Packed Performer of the Week.” @1776Bank @KyHighFootball @PrepSpin

May 19, 2021 Henry Lyon 0

When people ask us what we cover during the offseason, as we are strictly a football magazine, we tell them there is lots of stuff to cover offseason. Sevens, Track & Field, baseball, Powerlifting, all of these sports have football players starring in them as well as on the gridiron. Today we are giving some beef jerky to a phenomenal talent but on the gridiron and in the weight room. Congratulations to Jalen Dunnaven from North Bullitt High School on his incredible feats accomplished at this past weekend’s Kentucky Push-Pull Powerlifting Championships. Join us next week as we reward and identify another incredible high school gridiron star. Enjoy the feature. HB.

@Dj_griff15 (David Griffith) from @DeSalesColtsFB is a player who will absolutely explode onto the scene in ’21. @minguabeefjerky @1776Bank @KyHighFootball @PrepSpin

May 18, 2021 Henry Lyon 0

Some of these “Break-out Players” are players many in the Kentucky Press Corp should have already been featuring. This guy here would have to rank among ’22’s top returning players. He has everything you would look for were you recruiting to a Division I program at the LB position. He plays RB too, but we see him in the defensive second level as a collegian. Collegiately, we believe he will be somewhere in either the FCS or FBS. Enjoy the featue. HB.

@omarion_riddick from @toddco_football is the next in our series of ‘Break-out Players’ in ’21. @minguabeefjerky @PrepSpin @KyHighFootball @1776Bank

May 17, 2021 Henry Lyon 0

Omarion Riddick is a name you should know around the commonwealth of Kentucky. He is a tremendous athlete with a college future though at what level exactly we just can’t accurately predict. He will be fast and tough enough for anyone. Enjoy this look at a “Break-out Player” sure to be on the tip of many reporters’ tongues in ’21. HB.

Noah Mize, class of ’22, from @Football_Hornet is the @1776Bank Revolutionary Player of the Week! @minguabeefjerky @PrepSpin @KyHighFootball

May 14, 2021 Henry Lyon 0

Noah Mize is a guy opponents better not sleep on in ’21. This guy figures to be more of a factor this coming fall offensively for the Hornets and was plenty productive in the defensive backfield in ’20. He’s the kind of player around whom successful high school programs build. He’s also this week’s Revolutionary Player of the Week from your fastest growing financial institution in Kentucky, Independence Bank. Enjoy the feature. HB.

@loganlanders04 from @dave_brossart (Dixie Heights Football) may be the easiest “Break-out Player” call we have ever had to make. @minguabeefjerky @PrepSpin @KyHighFootball @1776Bank

May 13, 2021 Henry Lyon 0

Northern Kentucky football fans complain they don’t get the same level of coverage within the commonwealth as other areas get. They would be right. I don’t know why we don’t scour Northern Kentucky similar to how we do the other Kentucky regions. By “we,” I am referring to the Kentucky […]

@c_pennington10 from @lexsayrefb is this week’s @minguabeefjerky “Protein-packed Performer of the Week.” @1776Bank @KyHighFootball @PrepSpin @sayreschool

May 12, 2021 Henry Lyon 0

His is one of the most recognized names in Kentucky football. Largely because his dad, Chad Pennington, who is also the head football coach of the Sayre’s program, played 10-years in the NFL, was a Heisman Trophy finalist for Marshall’s Thundering Herd, and was drafted 18th-overall, as the first QB in the 2000 NFL draft. However, his son’s ability to play the same position is drawing quite a few apt comparisons. Enjoy this look at a feature about the son and not the dad and join us again next week as we feature another outstanding candidate. HB.

@SageDawson from Boyle County, Kentucky looks poised to ‘Break-out’ in ’21. @minguabeefjerky @PrepSpin @KyHighFootball @1776Bank

May 11, 2021 Henry Lyon 0

We first told you about Sage Dawson in an feature we wrote about Caleb Burns in May of last year. Sage had started under center much of his freshman campaign for the Admirals and had drawn considerable notice then. Well today Sage gets his own feature. Congratulations! Dawson is a guy whose name you will hear more and more on the recruiting trail as he matures and develops. His development and “coming out” party will take place and kick off in Gatlinburg, Tennessee on May 22, 2021 at the Appalachia Prep Combine. Can’t wait to see what he does. HB.

Breathitt’s @Jason_Perry59 is a player who’s sure to ‘Break-out’ though, arguably, he’s already arrived! #Brotherhood @minguabeefjerky @PrepSpin @KyHighFootball @1776Bank

May 10, 2021 Henry Lyon 0

He came out of Middle School one of Kentucky’s very finest prospects. His freshman year performance didn’t dampen anyone’s enthusiasm. This kid here is a “Break-out” certainty, and a rocket-explosion straight to stardom near-certainty. He’s worked pretty hard getting the hay up into the barn, now its time to go get paid. Enjoy this feature about one of ’24’s premier players at his positions. HB.

@VillarIsaiah, who has reclassified to the class of ’22, from @SchoolsParis, is a prospect whose ‘Break-out’ possibilities are intriguing. @minguabeefjerky @1776Bank @PrepSpin @KyHighFootball @ParisKYHS

May 8, 2021 Henry Lyon 0

Isaiah Villar is a guy whose stature would seem to be everything for which a college coach could ever hope at the WR/S/CB positions. We want to say, right off the bat, we don’t think he’s a corner at the next level regardless of whether the Greyhounds play him there […]

@TylerMo21734318 (Tyler Moore), Class of ’22 from @PurplesFootball is the @1776Bank Revolutionary Player of the Week. @minguabeefjerky @PrepSpin @KyHighFootball @CoachSpader

May 7, 2021 Henry Lyon 0

High School football has always had undersized, over-achievers glorified for what they can contribute to their high school football teams in front of the hometown fans. Tyler Moore is a slightly undersized kid, frame-wise, for where the Purple play him but his production is nothing short of D-1. This kid would be a brilliant pick-up for quite a few in-Kentucky, college programs. He’s our kind of guy because he gets the absolute most out of every gift the good Lord game him. This is what makes him our Revolutionary Player of the Week. Congratulations!

Talk about your guys ready to “Break-out,” you better be watching @BigShaunC_2005 (Shaun Roberts) pretty closely @BCHS_Rebels1955 fans! @minguabeefjerky @PrepSpin @KyHighFootball @1776Bank

May 6, 2021 Henry Lyon 0

Shaun Roberts is a powerhouse and a former Kentucky Future Star. He will also have a tremendous year, we are predicting, Breaking-out onto the scene in the Fall of ’21. He is a low-to-the-ground heat seeking missile the “big-boys” always struggle with blocking because he is perpetually playing “below the hands.” Enjoy this look at a guy from whom you will be hearing much, much more. HB.

@Zaynehatfield7 from @BelfryFootball1 is the @minguabeefjerky “Protein-packed Performer of the Week.” @CraigYeast @PrepSpin @KyHighFootball @1776Bank

May 5, 2021 Henry Lyon 0

We thought we would travel east this week and recognize a guy who is among the very best in the ’22 class playing the defense’s 3rd-level. This guy here already has an offer from Kentucky Wesleyan and he is far from through fielding offers. Enjoy reading about one of the Belfry Pirates favorite residents on Pond Creek. Join us next week when we award some more of Kentucky’s finest beef jerky to another worthy recipient. HB.

@TDWilson22 from @CovCathFootball has been offered already by @MT_FB and looks to be leading the ’22s at his position. There is a reason for this…and it’s a good one. @CovCathFBAlumni @mingubeefjerky @PrepSpin @1776Bank

May 4, 2021 Henry Lyon 0

Middle Tennessee came through Kentucky and plucked Wilson Kelly from Boyle County from out of our ’20 class. All he did his first year in Murfreesboro was challenge for a spot in the starting lineup all season. Looks like that worked out well for the Blue Raiders. Well, now they are targeting Trevor Wilson from Covington Catholic. As this feature will demonstrate, targeting him is a good idea. MTSU won’t be the only team to think of it. Enjoy the feature. HB Lyon.

He’s Back! @Adrian Stringer6 will “Re-Do” his senior year at @HopkinsCentral. @minguabeefjerky @PrepSpin @KyHighFootball @1776Bank

May 3, 2021 Henry Lyon 0

Many people around the area considered Adrain Stringer the best QB west of Louisville in HS football in ’20. Many were sorry that his senior season was basically taken from him as the Storm only got 6-games in ’20. Well, Stringer has elected to “Re-Do” his senior year, and as a very young member of the ’21 class, his reclassifying to ’22 looks to be a smart move on his part. In any event, we are sure glad to get to enjoy his on-field performance for another year. How much will he get to play? There is a fine player chomping at the bit for his turn at the wheel in Jaden Brasher. Enjoy the feature. HB.

@HaydenDick_, Class of ’23, from @BJNFBALL is a sure-fire “Break-out Guy” this coming Fall. @minguabeefjerky @PrepSpin @KyHighFootball @1776Bank

May 1, 2021 Henry Lyon 0

We’ve been sweeping the commonwealth in search of under the radar talent to feature in a series we’re calling “Break-out Players.” Some of these players, arguably, have already burst out onto the scene while others have been skimming along just beneath the surface. Enjoy this look at a rocket on the Briar Jumpers’ roster set to launch in ’21. Enjoy the feature. HB.

@loftonhoward1 (for the second time) from @GHSGatorFball is the @1776Bank Revolutionary Player of the Week! @minguabeefjerky @KyHighFootball @PrepSpin

April 30, 2021 Henry Lyon 0

We featured this guy during the ’20 season after his having a huge game against Logan County. We decided to check back in and see how the rest o the season went for him and were really impressed. This kid is a football player. Enjoy this feature brought to you by the fastest growing bank in the commonwealth, your friends and ours, Independence Bank. HB.

@EliWhite02 (Elijah White) from @CooperFootball is our next “Break-out Player.” @minguabeefjerky @KyHighFootball @1776Bank @PrepSpin

April 29, 2021 Henry Lyon 0

Here is another kid about whom you have likely never heard but from whom we believe you will hear plenty in the coming year. Elijah White is a ’23 guy who has been staffing the stat sheets playing for Class 5A Cooper High School. The Jaguars are mighty glad to have him. In this article you will see why that is. Enjoy the feature. HB.

@jager_burton committed to @UKFootball and from @FDouglassFB is this week’s @minguabeefjerky “Protein-packed Performer of the Week.” @PrepSpin @KyHighFootball @1776Bank @coachnatemcpeek

April 28, 2021 Henry Lyon 0

If winning co-Mr. Football from the Associated Press isn’t worth this award and the prizes which come along with it, then what does one possibly have to do? All kidding aside, we have already awarded this distinction to Cameron Hergott so it is only fair Jager should get a T-shirt and some delicious beef jerky too. Enjoy this feature from our friends at the Mingua Beef Jerky Company. HB.

@clark_kissick from @WoodfordFBall looks to be another “No-Douter” to us. He also looks to have a very bright future… @minguabeefjerky @PrepSpin @KyHighFootball @1776Bank

April 24, 2021 Henry Lyon 0

It is not every day you have rising ninth-grade “Bigs” who appear destined to challenge for early playing time. Then again, not every program has them coming out of MS 6-3, 290, highly decorated at the level of play the player is leaving, and already being followed on Twitter by college programs intent on recruiting the young player in the “not too distant” future. Enjoy this look at an OL who figures to be among the best along the front in his high school graduating class (’25). HB.

@julian_barbour is reclassifying under the ‘Academic Re-Do Law’ and Coach @lasley_eric and @CavernaHighKY couldn’t be more thrilled about it. @minguabeefjerky @PrepSpin @KyHighFootball @1776Bank

April 22, 2021 Henry Lyon 0

Coach Eric Lasley has to be excited to be getting a player like Julian Barbour. I know Barbour was listed as a ’21 but he has told KPGFootball he will use his Re-Do to reclassify as a ’22. If he puts up numbers commensurate with the numbers he was on track to put up a year ago, look out! There will be plenty of suitors lining up to get on this prospect’s next-level dance card. Enjoy the article. HB.

@AAlexander2025 from Florence, Kentucky is the @minguabeefjerky “Protein-packed Performer of the Week.” @durranalexander @PrepSpin @KyHighFootball @1776Bank

April 21, 2021 Henry Lyon 0

It isn’t often a middle school player wins this coveted award. There are middle school players so dynamic, athletic, highly-skilled, and explosive we just can’t help ourselves. This kid here is a ’25 “Mr. Football Candidate” we wager. We thought he could use some protein enriched nourishment. Enjoy this look at one of Kentucky’s very best at his level of play, Austin Alexander from Florence, Kentucky. HB.

@EastonMesser from @centurions_fb is the @1776Bank Revolutionary Player of the Week. @CenturionAD @PrepSpin @minguabeefjerky @KyHighFootball

April 16, 2021 Henry Lyon 0

This week’s recipient is simply among the hottest in-commonwealth prospects in all of Kentucky presently. With his academic performance, particularly where he has performed, expect him to fetch offers other athletes can only dream of getting. Kid is a true 4.4-second forty, you don’t see those very often playing HS football in Kentucky. Enjoy the feature and join us next week when another worthy recipient is similarly honored. HB.

@TaydenMackey from @LafayetteFBall is the next ‘Breakout Player’ ready to launch onto the @KyHighFootball scene! @minguabeefjerky @lhs_fbboosters @coachb73 @CoachPNyc1 @PrepSpin @1776Bank

April 15, 2021 Henry Lyon 0

Here is a guy who can play any of the five offensive line positions as a high schooler, including out on the edge where Lafayette plays him. However, we believe Mackey’s future in college is along the interior and we believe he is an offensive lineman at the next level though we wouldn’t rule out his playing “strong tackle” or nose in college in suitable schemes. Enjoy the feature about a lineman flying under the radar but one who promises his best football is still ahead of him. HB.

@dbutler105 (Dustin Butler) from Hart County is the @minguabeefjerky “Protein-packed Performer” of the Week. @CurtisB05159591 @1776Bank @HartCountyFball @PrepSpin @KyHighFootball

April 14, 2021 Henry Lyon 1

Here’s a guy who is a star in the ’21 class but who is young enough to stay back and reclassify as a ’22 player. There is at least one college football program we have consulted who would like to see him reclassify and would like to take a run at him should he decide to do so. This guy has D-1 skills. He has an ample frame. He has a huge brain. There are lots of possibilities for Butler on the next level. Enjoy this look at this week’s “Protein-packed Performer,” Hart County’s Dustin Butler. HB.

Looking for a bone fide “Break-out?” How about @dylantheyates from @CCRocketsFTBL? He seems sure-fire to us! @minguabeefjerky @PrepSpin @1776Bank @KyHighFootball

April 13, 2021 Henry Lyon 0

Okay, people who want to take exception to characterizing Dylan Yates a “Break-out Player” make a compelling point. We love him and have been a big fan for a while. The argument of his having “Already Arrived” is a fair one. Just quit arguing semantics with us and enjoy the feature, will you? HB.

@JadairionS from @BallardFball is the @1776Bank “Revolutionary Player of the Week.” @minguabeefjerky @PrepSpin @KyHighFootball

April 9, 2021 Henry Lyon 0

Jadairion Smith is among the very elite recruits at his position nationally. He is also listed among the elite Kentucky ’22s which goes without saying. Independence Bank like to both seek out and recognize the very best among Kentucky high school athletes and this young man certainly qualifies. Enjoy the feature and join us next week as we award this to another worthy recipient. HB.

@keegandaniel6 from @CaseyCoSchools is the next, “Break-out Player” for the ’21 Fall campaign. @minguabeefjerky @PrepSpin @caseyrebfbcoach @1776Bank

April 8, 2021 Henry Lyon 0

If you love ’em with some length, we got your guy right here! Casey County’s Keegan Daniel is a ’22 DT-DE who is 6-4 and weighs 260 with plenty of frame to add weight and slide inside or stay where he is now and explode off the edge. Coach Stonebraker is mighty pleased to have this guy back for another year. Enjoy the feature. HB.

@AndrewH77762733 (Andrew Hardwick) from @BCRebelFootball is the @minguabeefjerky “Protein-packed Performer” of the Week. @1776Bank @PrepSpin @KyHighFootball @BoyleRebelsTF

April 7, 2021 Henry Lyon 1

Again with the big guys? What can we say, these big boys are hungry all the time. We promise we will get to some skills as we go along toward the opening of the football season in the Fall of ’21. While recognizing the bigs however, how about this big boy right here? He’s Andrew Hardwick and may be among the best linemen in Kentucky’s class of ’23. Enjoy the feature and join us next week as we award this to another worthy recipient. HB.

Class of ’23, @louishayes100 (Louis Hayes) from @rowancountyfb is our next featured “Break-out” player for the Fall of ’21. @Minguabeefjerky @PrepSpin @KyHighFootball @1776Bank

April 5, 2021 Henry Lyon 0

Speed kills. That seems a simple enough statement about the importance of having playmakers in football with the speed to break away from defenses. Speed also thrills, at least it thrills all of us at KPGFootball. This next “Break-out Player” has lots of speed and bounce and he kills opponents and thrills his team’s coaching staff all in one fell swoop. Enjoy the feature. HB.

@JayshawneM32 from @MaleBulldogs is the @1776Bank Revolutionary Player of the Week. @LMHSCoachWolfe @minguabeefjerky @PrepSpin @KyHighFootball @KyHighFootball

April 2, 2021 Henry Lyon 0

Sometimes players on the sawed-off end of the frames get overlooked, by everyone but Independence Bank and KPGFootball. This kid here is tall enough to knock your block off, is there a need to be taller than that? Congratulations to this week’s Revolutionary Player of the Week from the fast growing bank in the commonwealth of Kentucky, your friends at Independence Bank. HB.

Oh, That Cooper Mobley…Come Meet Another ’26 Break-out Player! @minguabeefjerky @PrepSpin @KyHighFootball @1776Bank

April 1, 2021 Henry Lyon 1

Not every day a rising eighth-grader drops in a middle school coach’s lap fresh from starring for one of the best middle school programs in Kentucky. Especially rare where that same player is 6-1 and weighs 200-pounds, plays RB on offense, runs the 40 in 5.1-seconds, bench presses 255, and squats 405 and isn’t an 8th-grader yet. Cooper Mobley is the next player we are featuring in our series of “Break-out Players.” Why? This article should explain that. HB

@campbell_ryker (Ryker Campbell) from the @BooneCoRebels is separating from the ’26 pack at his positions… @Minguabeefjerky @PrepSpin @KyHighFootball @1776Bank

March 30, 2021 Henry Lyon 0

We like the Ryker Campbell kid very much. He has a classmate we have before featured name Cameron O’Hara, a top-flight QB, and the two of them will form a formidable tandem in the downfield passing game when they get to Friday Night. Enjoy this feature about a ’26 prospect you might just was well mark down in your book of players right now. We have. HB.

Academic “Re-Do” signed into law…decision now up to individual districts (featured photo credit: Mr. Charles Choate) @Minguabeefjerky @PrepSpin @1776Bank @KyHighFootball

March 29, 2021 Henry Lyon 0

It’s the $64 question you hear reverberating all across Kentucky. Now that the legislature has passed the Academic Re-Do bill and the governor has signed it into law, provided your district permits it, what should you do? Should you stay or should you go? Here’s what some of the players across Kentucky and their coaches and parents think. HB.

Aiden Weatherholt from @Football_Hornet is the @1776Bank Revolutionary Player of the Week! @minguabeefjerky @PrepSpin @KyHighFootball

March 26, 2021 Henry Lyon 0

Here is a kid who is talented, has plus length, a nose for the football, and can literally develop into anything he really wants to play. Who has two thumbs and was the 11th-leading tackler in Kentucky’s 2A Classification while only a sophomore? Aiden Weatherholt from Hancock County, that’s who! Enjoy the feature and join us next week as we coronate another worthy Kentucky player. HB.

@NateCaldwell03 from @KCDFootball1 is the @minguabeefjerky “Protein-packed Performer of the Week.” @KyHighFootball @PrepSpin @1776Bank @KCDadmissions @kcdathletics @KCDSchool

March 24, 2021 Henry Lyon 0

We talk a lot about the eye-test. Well, we have heard it before said there are only two types of high school football players; those who play the game and those who just think it is cool to get to wear “football stuff.” This Nate Caldwell is a football player. He’s also our Mingua Beef Jerky Company “Protein-packed Performer of the Week.” Congratulations to Nathan Caldwell and all the folks at KCD and join us next week to coronate another worthy player. HB.

Region IV says, ‘It’s time to let the big hogs eat!’ @OfficialKYMSFA #BattleoftheRegions

March 23, 2021 Henry Lyon 0

The Battle of the Regions is this coming weekend and will be played at East and West Jessamine. This will be quite a spectacle and has taken the place of the old KYMSFA East vs. West game which used to be played annually in Frankfort, Kentucky on the campus of Kentucky State University. This won’t be a battle for the timid. Players in this bad boy better show up ready to rumble. We can’t wait. Enjoy the article. HB.

@isaiahkeys58 from @gomccracken is the @1776Bank Revolutionary Player of the Week. @minguabeefjerky @PrepSpin @KyHighFootball @McCrackenHFC

March 19, 2021 Henry Lyon 1

We don’t really care about frame, length, or any of the other “measurables” which don’t tell you a thing about a prospect other than his appearance. Our “measurables” are the things over which a prospect has some control, the things which actually tell you something about him. Isaiah Keys has killed it in every measurable over which he has any control. That is why he is our Independence Bank “Revolutionary Player of the Week.” Come back next week as we award this distinction to another worthy recipient. HB.

@EdgrenSweat from @RecruitMCentral is the @minguabeefjerky Protein-packed Performer of the Week. @PrepSpin @1776Bank @KyHighFootball

March 17, 2021 Henry Lyon 0

We picked this guy in 2019 as a Sophomore All-State defender. He followed up his sophomore season with another solid junior year in spite of playing fewer games because of the pandemic. This is an “out of frame” guy we would take a chance on were we working in the recruiting office at one of Kentucky’s 17-college football programs. This kid can play. Enjoy the feature and congratulations to Sweat on being the Protein-packed Performer of the Week. HB.

With the #BattleoftheRegions looming, @LSmith2026 (Landon Smith) from @CallowaySchools is ready to compete. @AustinWynn1994 @minguabeefjerky @PrepSpin @KyHighFootball @1776Bank

March 16, 2021 Henry Lyon 0

Logan Smith from Murray, Kentucky has already made the prestigious Bret Cooper Middle School Junior Academic All-American game and now he will participate in the KYMSFA’s “Battle of the Regions.” This is a ’26 kid on a hot streak. Enjoy this look at one of the top WR/DB combos in his graduating class across the commonwealth. HB.

At the QB position, COOPER is a STONE-cold killer, in fact he’s a BREAK-OUT Player! @stone_cooper3 @minguabeefjerky @PrepSpin @1776Bank @KyHighFootball @BethlehemHS @BHSStudentSec20

March 15, 2021 Henry Lyon 0

Cooper Stone is a really exciting young QB in Coach Bryan Walker’s system at Bethlehem High School. All of Bardstown, Kentucky is poised to see what this kid can do next after his having a stellar sophomore campaign shortened owing to the global health crises. We love the kid’s film, moxie, toughness, and pocket presence. We believe you will too. HB.

@CameronOHara15 from @BooneCoRebels is a definite #NoDoubter. @minguabeefjerky @PrepSpin @KyHighFootball @1776Bank @BCHS_Rebellion @Boone_County

March 8, 2021 Henry Lyon 1

We think about all the really great middle school signal callers we have before covered. How many of them performed well in HS? We can’t think of a single “miss.” There are dozens and dozens of examples here. Well, we think this kid, Cameron O’Hara from Boone County, Kentucky, is a #NoDoubter. He’s getting ready for the KYMSFA’s “Battle of the Regions” and we believe he will “bring it.” Enjoy this look at a ’26 those of you covering Kentucky football should definitely write down in your notebooks. HB.

Another break-out guy for the coming @KyHighFootball season? How about @whawkins_OL (Wyatt Hawkins) from @BourbonFootball! @minguabeefjerky @PrepSpin @1776Bank

March 4, 2021 Henry Lyon 0

There are players whose “break-out” years are easier to predict than others. Kids framed out like Wyatt Hawkins; well, his “breaking-out” this coming Fall isn’t too hard to predict. Hawkins is a transfer into Bourbon County from Class 5A powerhouse Frederick Douglass in Lexington, Kentucky. He’s a kid making the […]

@claygames7 from @EHSAthletics20 and headed to @kwc_football is the @minguabeefjerky Protein-packed Performer of the Week. @PrepSpin @KyHighFootball @1776Bank

March 3, 2021 Henry Lyon 0

There are pick-ups which are solid base-hits and then there are home runs. In our opinion, when K-Dub secured this player as it’s “QB of the future” the Panthers had hit a round tripper. Starring for the Panthers will prove nothing new for Clay Games as that is exactly what he has done in high school at Elizabethtown High. Enjoy the feature. HB.

Looking for an emerging star next Fall? Let us introduce you to @Nate_Siegrist from the @FBall_Crusaders. @Minguabeefjerky @KyHighFootball @PrepSpin @1776Bank

March 2, 2021 Henry Lyon 0

We are beginning to evaluate players for the upcoming Fall/2021. As we do this, like every year prior, we see kids who look poised to us to have “break-out seasons.” We like pointing that out to our readers and then rubbing it in everyone’s faces when it comes to full fruition. We think around the magazine Siegrist is one of those break-out types. Enjoy the feature and see if you don’t agree with us. HB.

@Bird05T (Tristan Cook, Class of ’23) from @WoodfordFBall has all the tools. @Minguabeefjerky @PrepSpin @KyHighFootball @1776Bank

February 27, 2021 Henry Lyon 0

If you like them long, lean, with plenty of frame length and room to thicken, we believe we have your man right here. Coach Johnson’s Yellow Jackets have a young right guard who has all the physical tools and who figures to mature into a real prospect as we go along. One this is for sure, having a coach like Dennis Johnson has to be a plus for any down-lineman. Enjoy the feature. HB.

Ben Dalton from @HCCols_Football, is the @1776Bank Revolutionary Player of the Week. @minguabeefjerky @PrepSpin @KyHighFootball

February 26, 2021 Henry Lyon 0

There are some players with production so prodigious one has to wonder, “Why haven’t I heard of this guy?” Sometimes it is distance, sometimes it is poor coverage, sometimes one isn’t working hard enough to get out and learn who’s who via the immediate access to information we enjoy these days. With Ben Dalton, it is probably the hard luck he has experienced over his high school football career. He had a tremendous senior year and we are proud to recognize him today. Join us again next week as we recognize another outstanding player. HB.

Jace Hatfield, @RedhoundsFB, another #NoDoubter. @CMSredhounds @Minguabeefjerky @PrepSpin @KyHighFootball @1776Bank

February 25, 2021 Henry Lyon 0

If you can truly watch this kid’s film and walk up and stand toe to toe with him and think this kid is only an 8th-grader, then I just don’t know what to say. Kids coming out of middle school these days are looking like this more and more. Hate to pull an “in my day” but, in my day, we didn’t have kids in 8th grade this solid, this long, this athletic, this aggressive. We just didn’t. They have put out a ton of college talent around the Corbin program. Mark this one down as another one on the near horizon. There will be plenty of ink spilled on this kid. Among the statewide coverage, we were first. HB.

@RedhoundsFB, Brayden Reynolds, is the @minguabeefjerky Protein-packed Performer of the Week. @KyHighFootball @1776Bank @PrepSpin

February 24, 2021 Henry Lyon 0

Mingua Beef Jerky tagged us a video of Brayden Reynolds bench pressing 420-pounds. Man, is that powerful for a kid who weighs 226, or for any kid. We were so impressed we decided to “research” him and discover what kind of football player he is. We learned he is really something. Enjoy this look at this week’s “Protein-packed Performer” and enjoy the highlights and the video of his incredible bench and see why he was a No-doubter for this award. Join us next week as we award this to another outstanding recipient. HB.

@IsaiahStanley03, Class of 2025 and a #NoDoubter, promises @BelfryFootball1 run of titles-far from finished. @minguabeefjerky @PrepSpin @KyHighFootball @1776Bank

February 22, 2021 Henry Lyon 0

We have been featuring some ’25’s we call “No Doubters” around the magazine. A “No Doubter” is a kid sure to get plenty of PT as a frosh on Friday night and a kid we know we will be featuring plenty over the course of the kid’s high school football career. This kid here is one of those. Why? This article should tell you. Enjoy the feature. HB.

@DeckerKaylor from @GCHSCougarFB is King of his Jungle at any size… @minguabeefjerky @PrepSpin @KyHighFootball @1776Bank

February 20, 2021 Henry Lyon 0

Every now and again a magazine like ours should feature a hardworking kid with a team first mentality. You know the type. The type who prefers to lead by example and prides himself on being one of the smartest players on the field. Today, we elected to feature a guy to whom the only numbers which mattered were “wins” and “losses.” Enjoy the feature. HB.

@GuillaumeParker from @StXTigersFB is the @1776Bank Revolutionary Player of the Week. @minguabeefjerky @PrepSpin @CentreFootball @KyHighFootball

February 19, 2021 Henry Lyon 0

Talk about starting revolutions, Centre College has begun one in the minds of many of its conference mates with the in-state singing class it assembled this offseason. Yessir, the play a little football in Danville, Kentucky both at the high school and college levels, but then again you are probably already cognizant of that. Enjoy this look at one of Kentucky’s top DBs playing for one of its most storied programs at its highest level of competition. Get on by and see our friends at Independence Bank and join us again next week when we reward another worthy recipient. HB.

Two @LCA_Football standouts, and both ’22 prospects, stand out at the @BOTMWCombine. @AnthonyJohnsLCA and @tyler8morris take home “MVP” distinctions. @Minguabeefjerky @PrepSpin @1776Bank @KyHighFootball @TeamCTSP

February 18, 2021 Henry Lyon 0

It is getting pretty difficult to argue that Kentucky, on the high school level, is a “basketball state.” We aren’t seeing evidence of this when our in-state football talent hits the combine circuit at least. Anthony Johns and Tyler Morris came up huge in Indianapolis. How huge? Answers provide within this article. Enjoy the feature. HB.

@HStamper74 from @LC_Patriots is the @minguabeefjerky “Protein-packed Performer of the Week. @PrepSpin @1776Bank @KyHighFootball @CentreFootball

February 17, 2021 Henry Lyon 0

We give more attention to linemen than most publications of our sort. Mingua Beef Jerky has been supportive of these efforts recognizing the beauty is going about one’s business with little fanfare and letting the fruits of your labor speak for themselves. That is what they do with their one of a kind beef jerky. Enjoy today’s feature and join us again next week as we honor another worthy recipient. HB.

Kory Combs, ’25, is a no-doubter. @minguabeefjerky @1776Bank @PrepSpin @KyHighFootball

February 15, 2021 Henry Lyon 0

As we say farewell to another group of ballers we have covered since they played in middle school, we get to meet and update our database with an entire new class of up-and-coming stars who will play their freshman seasons this coming Fall. Many of these guys will start on Friday Night sometime during their initial campaigns. Some of these guys will start night one, snap one and we aren’t talking about on specials either. Today, we are highlighting a kid we call around the magazine a “No-doubter.” Why? Well, you may have to just read this article and find out. HB.

@LambPryor, Class of ’23 QB from @gomccracken, is the @1776Bank Revolutionary Player of the Week. @Minguabeefjerky @PrepSpin @McCrackenHFC @KyHighFootball

February 12, 2021 Henry Lyon 0

We’ve had a rash of QB’s hit the national combine circuit and come away with faculty singing their praises. Today we award this to a McCracken County Mustang who, if you are tabulating Kentucky’s best among ’23 dual threat QBs, you might get out your pen and jot down this name. Enjoy this feature and join us again next week as this gets awarded to another worthy recipient.

@MaxGibbs160, Class of ’23, is the @minguageefjerky “Protein-packed Performer of the Week.” @KYHighFootball @FCSwampGator55 @1776Bank @PrepSpin @JamesBidgesFC

February 10, 2021 Henry Lyon 0

Max Gibbs is a 10th-grade, rising Junior, dual-threat QB who has hit the national circuit and has really impressed. He attended the most recent QB Hit List combine and has come away with both a national ranking at his position and a star-rating. We would call that a pretty good week at Mingua Beef Jerky and we are sure you would readily agree. Enjoy this look at this week’s “Protein-packed Performer of the Week” and join us next week as we recognize another worthy recipient. HB.

@MaxGibbs160 surging up Kentucky’s list of top dual-threat QBs. @KYHighFootball @FCSwampGator55 @minguageefjerky @PrepSpin @JamesBidgesFC

February 9, 2021 Henry Lyon 0

We have written about this prospect before today. We have talked about the importance of the offseason ad nauseam. Max Gibbs is a 2023 QB in Kentucky surging up the list of players in the commonwealth at his position. That is what happens when you attend the QB Hit List national combine and come away a nationally ranked prospect. Enjoy the article. HB.

@TravonMoore_20 from @eaglesfb pledges to the Panthers. @HanoverFTBL @minguabeefjerky @PrepSpin @KyHighFootball

February 6, 2021 Henry Lyon 0

Coach Jay has slipped undetected into the Derby City once moore (pun intended) and picked off another prospect who figures to be in the mix from day one once he hits campus. Travon Moore is a Blue-Grey All-American and someone who will greatly benefit from these new surroundings and running behind a line of scrimmage like the one Hanover boasts. Here’s the thing, he could be a LBer too. Enjoy the article. HB Lyon.

Class of 2022, @bridger_knee, is the @1776Bank Revolutionary Player of the Week. @minguabeefjerky @PrepSpin @KyHighFootball

February 5, 2021 Henry Lyon 0

This week’s “Revolutionary Player of the Week” is a top-flight, 2022 defensive end who helped lead the Purples to the 5A State Title, last season when Bowling Green defeated the always tough bunch from Owensboro Senior High. This feature is brought to you weekly by the folks over at Independence Bank. Go on by and see our friends and thank them, not just for this series, but for the outstanding services and products which have started a revolution in the banking industry.

Local college programs mined the rich vein of in-State talent in filling out recruiting classes. Some killed it out of state too. @minguabeefjerky @PrepSpin @KyHighFootball @1776Bank

February 4, 2021 Henry Lyon 0

We saw numerous programs clean up yesterday on national signing day. We saw some Kentucky programs lure some incredible out of state hauls, and we even saw some programs from neighboring states dip their fishing lures into Kentucky waters and come away with some big time talent. Enjoy the article.

Hayes Preston (Class of ’25) from @LCAathletics is the @Mingaubeefjerky “Protein-packed Performer of the Week.” @KyHighFootball @PrepSpin @1776Bank. @LCAKYEagles

February 3, 2021 Henry Lyon 0

Hayes Preston is an 8th-grader who will hit a high school roster next year and make an immediate impact. He is one of middle school’s definitive players on both sides of the football and one of his class’s most decorated players. Enjoy this look at this week’s “Protein-packed Performer of the Week.” HB.

@HanoverFTBL and @Coach_Jay53 dip into Louisville, Kentucky and @TrinityHSFB to land one of the top cover-corners in @KyHighFootball. @minguabeefjerky @PrepSpin @1776Bank

February 2, 2021 Henry Lyon 0

There just hasn’t been a better corner in Kentucky high school football over the previous three seasons in the ’21 class than Trinity’s Chris Forehand, Jr. Now he will take his talents north to Hanover College where you would have to expect him to challenge for starter reps immediately. Think is…he may not be alone…(we love this time of year around here). HB

@JakLindsey24 from @SrHighFootball is the @1776Bank Revolutionary Player of the Week. @Minguabeefjerky @PrepSpin @KyHighFootball

January 29, 2021 Henry Lyon 1

This guy last won this award in middle school. He was heading to play in a middle school All-American football game at the time. We thought he would be a high school All-American too, even then. Not even we thought it would be as quickly as it has occurred. Congratulations to this week’s Revolutionary Player of the Week and join us again next week as we award this to another worthy recipient.

Three more top ’21s come off the board as @C_Baker2, @WilsonPendleton, and @NickBaldwin15 all pledge to top-flight programs. @CentreFootball, @gtown_football, @TMU_Football, @minguabeefjerky, @PrepSpin, @KyHighFootball, @1776Bank

January 28, 2021 Henry Lyon 0

I was talking to a friend of mine who is as involved in football, particularly recruiting, as much as I. We both agree this recruiting cycle has been unlike any we have before seen. Some programs generally left to forage for table scraps are getting to feast on the Crème de la Crème of the talent. Good for them. Enjoy this article. HB Lyon.

Tanner Wright from @southwestern_FB is the @Minguabeefjerky “Protein-packed performer of the week.” @PrepSpin @1776Bank @KyHighFootball #AllWarriorsRise

January 27, 2021 Henry Lyon 1

Talk about a guy exploding on the scene his junior year in 2020, Tanner was the [W]right man for the job on the reservation in the offensive backfield for the Warriors. It is only fitting a company known for selling one-of-a-kind, hand-cut, solid pieces of beef in its beef jerky products should decide to award its weekly distinction to a out of nowhere and out of sight performer at the running-back position. Enjoy the article. HB.

@JaylinBross joins @iam_vjanthony in pledging to @kwc_football. @Vincel1911 @CoachYoung41 @CraigYeast @PrepSpin @Minguabeefjerky @KyHighFootball

January 23, 2021 Henry Lyon 0

We have been featuring the players who are jumping on in-state schools early as opposed to “waiting and seeing” whether there is room in the Inn for them at the D-1 level. Lots of tremendous opportunities and football below the D-1 level. This article features two kids who came to this realization and who happen to be two kids we have before covered many times. Enjoy the article. HB.

@evanelder17, committed to @CentreFootball is the @1776Bank Revolutionary Player of the Week. @minguabeefjerky @PrepSpin @KyHighFootball

January 22, 2021 Henry Lyon 0

Here is a guy who helped lead the best high school defensive ball club many experts believe to have ever played on a high school football field in Kentucky history. He is committed to play collegiately for the Centre Colonels. Of course, he is also our Independence Bank’s Revolutionary Player of the Week. Join us again next week as we recognize another worthy recipient.

@_reecejr (Reece Jesse Jr., Hopkinsville High) soon to be playing for @UofLFootball is the @Minguabeefjerky “Protein-packed Performer of the Week.” @KyHighFootball @1776Bank @HoptownFootball

January 20, 2021 Henry Lyon 0

Another prototype here in Reece Jesse, Jr. at the WR position. Man, what a career he enjoyed and what a spectacle he provided for all of us fans to enjoy. We predict big things from this guy next level. It is only fitting a company known for selling one-of-a-kind, hand-cut, solid pieces of beef in its beef jerky products should decide to award its weekly distinction to a one-of-a-kind performer at the receiver position. Enjoy the article. HB.