Articles by Fletcher Long

About Fletcher Long
Two-time winner of Kentucky Press Association awards for excellence in writing and reporting news stories while Managing Editor of the Jackson (KY) Times-Voice

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.