In Memoriam to a Sports Legend…Scott Burnside

May 5, 2017 Fletcher Long 0

Kentucky Prep Gridiron is sad to report the passing of a longtime Hopkinsville sports writer three days ago after his waging a lengthy battle with Parkinson’s disease. Scott Burnside wrote for the Kentucky New Era as part of a 37-year journalism career that began as a paper boy and saw him ascend […]

Ladies and Gentlemen….Your Kentucky Future Stars 8th Grade Roster…

May 1, 2017 Fletcher Long 0

The Kentucky Future Stars Team is as follows for 8th Grade, the players in bold were subjects of former Kentucky Prep Gridiron feature articles: QB-EJ Austin, Larry Cummings Jr RB-Lavell Wright, Austin Gough, Desrick Allen, Terrance Mitchell, Austin Oppel, Ethan Mills K-Ben Schofield WR-Elijah Blakey, Stephen Jones, Isaac Dimmock, Derrion Collier, Nick […]

Kamari Williams…length, length, and more length…

April 30, 2017 Fletcher Long 0

First of all, we at Kentucky Prep Gridiron realize Clarksville is in Tennessee.  However, Hopkinsville, Kentucky and Clarksville, Tennessee are considered the same metropolitan area and NorthEast High School is even on the Hopkinsville side of Clarksville.  Regardless, we are going to cover Clarksville because it is very close to the Kentucky/Tennessee […]

Bret Cooper Game in Dallas December 31, 2017

April 28, 2017 Fletcher Long 0

Young Ballers, we have two present Kentucky 8th Graders who played in this game this year, Austin Gough and William Long, and they can both tell you it was a fantastic experience.  It’s a first class experience and quite a fine looking accomplishment for the recruiting profile going forward.  Go […]

Get Ready Gridsters…

April 22, 2017 Fletcher Long 1

Had an opportunity to speak with Ricco Hughes today who, incidentally, is celebrating his birthday and he told me 40 kids made the make-up tryout at Louisville Western this past Tuesday, April 18.  Ricco is very excited about this years Tennessee-Kentucky Game as he feels Kentucky will boast plenty of talent […]

Report from Lexington Lafayette…

April 15, 2017 Fletcher Long 0

The Lexington Tryout for the Kentucky Future Stars Team was today at historic Lexington Lafayette High School in Lexington, Kentucky.  There were lots of skills at the Combine in Louisville and what Kentucky Future Stars really needed to show in Lexington were bigs.  Well…they did.  Two really impressive linemen from […]