Colonel Scouting Report

Business as usual going on in Bardstown… #Kentuckys #fletcherwlong #LeadershipLegacy #CoachingExcellence #MentorshipMatters #characterbuilding #SportsLeadership #BuildingChampions #kentuckyfootball #highschoolfootball #DisciplineAndDedication #athletics #successmindset #bookstagram #booklovers #fletcherlongauthor

September 5, 2026 Fletcher Long 0

If you don’t know they play a little football in Bardstown, KY you have never read my book, “Kentucky’s All-Time HS FB Coaches and a Few More I Liked” nor have you heard of Garnis Martin. The Point is…they have been fielding quality football teams around Bardstown since they had a school named My Old Kentucky Home High. Bardstown is staring to look very formidable again this season as they have gotten off to a 3-0 start. The Tigers are being led by a combo RB,QB named Elijah Young and the 5’10, 190-pound sophomore is posting some all-time marks particularly passing the ball. Enjoy this look at a program flying under some radars but not for long!

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Miles Hollon from Breathitt High School is our Big Ass Fans Kentucky Comfort Creator Player of the Week @Qb1miles4, @BreathittFB, @wood7walker, @QBHitList, @bigassfans, @eCampusdotcom, @KHSAAFootball, #Kentuckys #fletcherwlong #LeadershipLegacy #CoachingExcellence #MentorshipMatters #characterbuilding #SportsLeadership #BuildingChampions #kentuckyfootball #highschoolfootball #DisciplineAndDedication #athletics #successmindset #bookstagram #booklovers, #fletcherlongauthor

September 4, 2026 Fletcher Long 0

Through the first two ’28 QB is strutting his stuff! Miles Hollon being a darn good QB is news to no-one. Hollon is ranked among the elite players at his position in his graduating class and that lofty opinion has existed in regard to Hollon since his leaving middle school […]

Here are our picks for the third week of action in the KHSAA! #Kentuckys #fletcherwlong #LeadershipLegacy #CoachingExcellence #MentorshipMatters #characterbuilding #SportsLeadership #BuildingChampions #kentuckyfootball #highschoolfootball #DisciplineAndDedication #athletics #successmindset #bookstagram #booklovers #fletcherlongauthor

September 3, 2026 Fletcher Long 0

This usually is a pretty fun article. A few days ago we posted the “KPGFootball Scorecard.” On that document we memorialized the matchup and just who we believed would win and why. What we do in the scorecard is give you the solution. What we don’t do is demonstrate how we worked the problem. Thursdays, during the football season, we often publish an article which “shows our math.” If you read this article you will see why we picked the teams we picked to win and why we picked the teams we picked to lose. You may not agree and that is okay. We are wrong between 10-15% of the time. It makes for fine reading and generous discussion. Enjoy the article.

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Jacob Stewart (’30) from Trigg County High is the Bank of Cadiz & Trust Company Superior Performance, Exceptional Quality Player of the Week @KatherineL58069, @murrayhighFB, @MurrayQBClub, @LasatersCoffee, @eCampusdotcom, @bigassfans, @khsaafootball, @KyHighFootball, @County_TigerFB, #Kentuckys #fletcherwlong #LeadershipLegacy #CoachingExcellence #MentorshipMatters #characterbuilding #SportsLeadership #BuildingChampions #kentuckyfootball #highschoolfootball #DisciplineAndDedication #athletics #successmindset #bookstagram #booklovers, #fletcherlongauthor

August 31, 2026 Fletcher Long 0

With apologies to the late Yogi Berra, you will have to forgive us if what happened Friday night in Hartsville felt a little like déjà vu all over again… For what amounts to the third season in succession, the Wildcats have lost its starting QB in either the opener or the second game. In stepped Jacob Stewart, a precocious, young freshman QB called upon to lead the varsity offense in a year where he didn’t expect to be doing such things. It just goes to show, one has to be omnipresently prepared, ready. This week our jacket patch goes to the young freshman thrust into the lineup against a tough road game with a bigger road game looming. He will be expected to be prepared, to be ready, and to perform. Enjoy this look at young Jacob Stewart who is our Bank of Cadiz & Trust Company All-State Player of the Week and second patch-recipient this young season.

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Lincoln Wickiser from Covington Catholic High School is our Big Ass Fans Kentucky Comfort Creator Player of the Week… @LincolnWic32812, @CovCathFootball, @KHSAAFootball, @bigassfans, @eCampusdotcom, #Kentuckys #fletcherwlong #LeadershipLegacy #CoachingExcellence #MentorshipMatters #characterbuilding #SportsLeadership #BuildingChampions #kentuckyfootball #highschoolfootball #DisciplineAndDedication #athletics #successmindset #bookstagram #booklovers

August 28, 2026 Fletcher Long 0

Today we decided to spotlight a freshman footballer who was a middle school star and who is looking to find the field under the “Friday Night Lights” sooner rather than later. This time, one of our most devoted sponsors, Big Ass Fans, decided it wanted in on the fun of looking at player whose tomorrows look brighter than their todays. We feature a freshman who is a two-way trenchman with a good frame and tremendous work ethic and length. He doesn’t pout. He doesn’t hang his head about where he is being slotted. He just does his job. Those are attributes which will make him a star in the game of football across our great commonwealth. Big Ass Fans out of Lexington, Kentucky is one of our most prized and beneficial relationships in the corporate world. This article is a regularly appearing, Friday serial similar to some of the sponsored content we have before published here. Big 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 more years it has existed. Enjoy this feature.

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August 28, 2026, as the season gets more underway here are some critical games where we predict a winner and a score… #Kentuckys #fletcherwlong #LeadershipLegacy #CoachingExcellence #MentorshipMatters #characterbuilding #SportsLeadership #BuildingChampions #kentuckyfootball #highschoolfootball #DisciplineAndDedication #athletics #successmindset #bookstagram #booklovers @khsaafootball, @FitzOn840WHAS, @840WHAS

August 27, 2026 Fletcher Long 0

First of all, we apologize for this article being so long. However, if you really have an interest in KHSAA football you should read it anyway. In this article we analyze 15-huge matchups. These are the critical matchups which will shape classification races as we embark on this 2026 season. We will be talking about these games plus some others come Saturday morning on “Friday Night Kentucky.” Thanks for your support.

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LCA travels to Danville for the Rebel Bowl to play a 5A finalist in Pulaski County; we pick a winner in this week’s @eCampusdotcom Big Men on the eCampus Feature of the Week @eCampusdotcom, @nick_greer2028, @bigassfans, @khsaafootball, @KyHighFootball, @LCAEAGLESFB, @CoachDCharles, @matthewmont57, @Oakley_Watkins, #Kentuckys #fletcherwlong #LeadershipLegacy #CoachingExcellence #MentorshipMatters #characterbuilding #SportsLeadership #BuildingChampions #kentuckyfootball #highschoolfootball #DisciplineAndDedication #athletics #successmindset #bookstagram #booklovers

August 26, 2026 Fletcher Long 0

We are doing something a little different this year. We will highlight individual performances like last season but we also want to give fans a “scouting report” on some of the pivotal games. This week, at the Rebel Bowl, the Eagles will play a team and be cast in an unfamiliar role; the role of “underdog,” a role to which LCA isn’t very accustomed. However, if the Eagles can emerge from this game 2-0, with consecutive wins over a quality 6A squad (North Hardin) and a 5A finalist from 2025 (Pulaski County), think of the boost it will provide the team’s RPI! Enjoy the scout. Go Eagles!

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Bruce Willis (’27) from Murray High is the Bank of Cadiz & Trust Company Superior Performance, Exceptional Quality Player of the Week @KatherineL58069, @murrayhighFB, @MurrayQBClub, @LasatersCoffee, @eCampusdotcom, @bigassfans, @khsaafootball, @KyHighFootball, @County_TigerFB, #Kentuckys #fletcherwlong #LeadershipLegacy #CoachingExcellence #MentorshipMatters #characterbuilding #SportsLeadership #BuildingChampions #kentuckyfootball #highschoolfootball #DisciplineAndDedication #athletics #successmindset #bookstagram #booklovers

August 24, 2026 Fletcher Long 0

Bruce Willis, a dual-threat, 2027 QB from West Tennessee who moved (luckily) into Murray High’s district this offseason, led his new team to an impressive, 58-50, double-overtime victory over Class 5A, first District contender Owensboro Apollo. Willis looks in firm control of Melvin Cunningham’s offense and able to deliver the type offensive production necessary for the Tigers to make another run at the Class 3A, KHSAA football title this year. Willis doesn’t throw it quite as well as last year’s QB (Wyatt Robbins) but he runs it better and the result in a dynamic, versatile offense that will be hard for 3A, western KY defenses to manage. Enjoy this inaugural, 2026, Bank of Cadiz Player of the Week. We’re playing for patches now, Men! Now, it gets serious! Enjoy the feature…

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Sayre comes off a big battle against last year’s champion (Kentucky Country Day) looking to Jake Morita to set the pace! #Kentuckys #fletcherwlong #LeadershipLegacy #CoachingExcellence #MentorshipMatters #characterbuilding #SportsLeadership #BuildingChampions #kentuckyfootball #highschoolfootball #DisciplineAndD

August 22, 2026 Fletcher Long 0

Jake Morita is a weapon defensively at the second level of the Spartan defense. In addition to playing TE on offense, the 6’2, 205-pound junior mans a linebacker post and holds down a 4.2-GPA in a very ambitious and difficult college preparatory curriculum. Sayre had a big opener last night against a team which is defending at the 1A level and only returned three (3) starters, per side, from off its championship roster from a year ago. How did this all resolve? Better read this article, this morning, and we’ll tell you. Tune us in over the radio on “Friday Night Kentucky” and we’ll talk about it.

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Middle School Spotlight: Elias Clark from Henry County Middle School (Newcastle, KY) is our Big Ass Fans Kentucky Comfort Creator Feature of the Week… @EliasMClark5, @bilalpowell29, @CoachRay_Aikens, @KHSAAFootball, @bigassfans, @eCampusdotcom, #Kentuckys #fletcherwlong #LeadershipLegacy #CoachingExcellence #MentorshipMatters #characterbuilding #SportsLeadership #BuildingChampions #kentuckyfootball #highschoolfootball #DisciplineAndDedication #athletics #successmindset #bookstagram #booklovers

August 21, 2026 Fletcher Long 0

Today we decided to spotlight another middle school player. This time, one of our most devoted sponsors, Big Ass Fans, decided it wanted in on the fun. Today we feature a rising 8th-grader from Newcastle, KY who plays TE, WR, LB, ATH and pretty much anywhere else the coach says he is needed. He doesn’t pout. He doesn’t hang his head about where he is being slotted. He just does his job. Those are attributes which will make him a star in the game of football across our great commonwealth. Big Ass Fans out of Lexington, Kentucky is one of our most prized and beneficial relationships in the corporate world. This article is a regularly appearing, Friday serial similar to some of the sponsored content we have before published here. Big 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 more years it has existed. Enjoy this feature.

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