Articles by Henry Lyon

About Henry Lyon
Have coached at the high school and middle school level. Have worked in athletic administration. Conceal my identity to enable my candor on articles published by this magazine. Only members of the editorial board are aware of my true identity.

Well, it’s Springfield vs. Greenbrier week, and Springfield High School’s Nate Kendrick (2020, NG) is the Stewart Williams Robertson County Player of the Week!

October 25, 2019 Henry Lyon 0

If you don’t know what kind of football program they have going at Springfield High School, then you don’t know enough about high school football to read this magazine. Well, the mighty Yellow-Jackets will get it on tonight against its most hated, Cross-County rival, Greenbrier. Nate Kendrick is a guy who could figure prominently into the outcome on both the defensive and offensive sides of the football. He’s a 6-0, 249 pound defensive lineman principally who has been getting used as a lead blocker from out of the backfield with more frequency as the season as worn along. Enjoy this article about this week’s Robertson County Player of the Week and join us next week as we award another recipient.

Jared Gobin, Madisonville North-Hopkins, Class of 2020, DE…

October 24, 2019 Henry Lyon 0

Got an inquiry about a Jared Gobin and put out some feelers to my Western Kentucky correspondents about him. What I got back made me curious as to why we don’t hear more about him. Seems to me he is putting up All-State type numbers and, in the class room, he’s an ivy-leaguer. This kid will be signed and will play next level if he wants to, that I promise you. Enjoy the article about Madisonville North-Hopkins’ fine DE, Class of 2020, Jared Gobin.

Cade Bleidt, Class of 2020, Having an All-State type season for Trigg County HS

October 23, 2019 Henry Lyon 0

It is getting time to start thinking about All-State selections. When it comes to voting on the All-State team (AP), we nominate guys positionally for inclusion. What we mean by that is when the AP asks for five linemen we nominate a center, two guards, and two tackles. The way we treat it is who would we want if this mythical team were going to play a game against another team and we really, really wanted to win. When we are asked for 4 defensive linemen, for instance, we give two DEs and two interior guys for the mythical defensive line. We nominate two safeties and two corners for the back end, so on and so forth. Our criteria is a simple one, our first-team player would have to be good enough to transfer anywhere in Kentucky and be first team wherever he landed at the position at which he is being nominated. With that as a working criteria, which isn’t going to change, we will feature, from now through the opening of the ballot, players we believe fit that bill and some we believe are second-teamers, and even some we believe should be Honorably Mentioned. Today we are featuring a football player’s, football player in the Class of 2020’s Cade Bleidt from Cadiz, Kentucky. We love him. High School football teams are made off of players like him. He will be nominated for the All-State team by us. On which string he lands, or whether he merits just an Honorable Mention (which is still quite an honor), is something the voters will have to decide.

Here are this week’s winners for Friday, October 25, 2019 in Kentucky HS football…

October 22, 2019 Henry Lyon 0

We have taken to putting more of our articles behind the pay-wall for the benefit of our subscribers only. After all, the subscribers to the site and the advertisers are the only people to whom we answer in the end. Much of the information we relate is valuable to our subscribers and advertisers which is why they support us. It wouldn’t be right, and would deny them the benefit of their bargains, to just give it away to any and everyone. Sorry, it’s called capitalism. We have forecast the winners of 65 games which will be played October 25, 2019. Let’s see how we do. Enjoy the article but only if you are a member or advertiser. Otherwise, you can begin wondering what we said about your team’s chances.

The Associated Press (week 9) Top 10 High School Football Poll…

October 21, 2019 Henry Lyon 0

We are privileged to represent our readers and subscribers as enrolled media members with the Associated Press of Kentucky. As such, we are eligible to vote in the weekly, high school football polls for all six classifications. We vote every week and release our vote to our subscribers. Here is the actual poll which we release free to everyone.

KPGFootball’s Votes cast (after October 18th’s games) in the AP weekly top-10 HS polls…

October 19, 2019 Henry Lyon 0

We are proud to represent our subscribers and readers as enrolled media members with the Associated Press. Owing to that, we strive to lead the other media members by being among the first in the press corp to submit its ballot each and every week. This is not the official poll; however, this is who KPGFootball has voted this week. This is pay-walled as the only people entitled to criticize how we exercise this privilege are the consumers whose fees paid to us permit us to participate.

Jo Byrns’ Matthew Henegar is the Stewart Williams Company’s Robertson County Player of the Week

October 17, 2019 Henry Lyon 0

Here is a guy on a team which is struggling but that doesn’t mean he is. Matthew Henegar is a 6-2, 290-pound C/DT whose future is probably along the offensive line if he elects to play at the next level. Good offensive centers are hard to find and in demand in a big way. Enjoy this article about this week’s Robertson County Player of the Week and join us next week as we award another recipient.

Anderson County’s Darion Dearinger, an All-State DE by any definition (featured Photo: Melissa Klink Photography)

October 16, 2019 Henry Lyon 0

It is getting time to start thinking about All-State selections. When it comes to voting on the All-State team (AP), we nominate guys positionally for inclusion. What we mean by that is when the AP asks for five linemen we nominate a center, two guards, and two tackles. The way we treat it is who would we want if this mythical team were going to play a game against another team and we really, really wanted to win. When we are asked for 4 defensive linemen, for instance, we give two DEs and two interior guys for the mythical defensive line. We nominate two safeties and two corners for the back end, so on and so forth. Our criteria is a simple one, our first team player would have to be good enough to transfer anywhere in Kentucky and be first team wherever he landed at the position at which he is being nominated. With that as a working criteria, which isn’t going to change, we will feature, from now through the opening of the ballot, players we believe fit that bill. We will start with a DE from Anderson County for which there will be little to any debate.

10 Toss-Ups and 10 Blow-outs

October 15, 2019 Henry Lyon 0

We have taken to putting more of our articles behind the pay-wall for the benefit of our subscribers only. After all, the subscribers to the site and the advertisers are the only people to whom we answer in the end. Much of the information we relate is valuable to our subscribers and advertisers which is why they support us. It wouldn’t be right, and would deny them the benefit of their bargains, to just give it away to any and everyone. Sorry, it’s called capitalism. We have forecast the winners of 38 games which will be played October 18, 2019. Let’s see how we do. Enjoy the article but only if you are a member or advertiser. Otherwise, you can begin wondering what we said about your team’s chances.