So you think you will just Walk-on, huh?

January 19, 2018 Fletcher Long 0

Here at Kentucky Prep Gridiron we hear it all the time. Kids turning down offers to play college football on scholarship because they are going to be the next Clay Matthews, Jared Abbrederis, or, even Baker Mayfield. We watch movies such as Rudy who walked-on at Notre Dame in the 70s […]

On the Threshold of Recognition!

January 17, 2018 Fletcher Long 0

I have had the opportunity to discuss the matter with both the Mayor of Hopkinsville and the County Judge Executive (County Mayor) for Christian County and I believe the search for lost recognition spearheaded by Kentucky Prep Gridiron to gain recognition for the 1940 Hopkinsville High School Football State Champion Tigers is […]

Winners are made in the offseason and revealed later…

January 4, 2018 Fletcher Long 0

This article was first published by the Sports department of your locally owned, hometown G1NBC-Christian County and appears here, edited slightly, with the full consent of its author and G1NBC-Christian County… The wonderful thing about football, in my estimation, is the fact it is among the few sports where a […]

Game Day in Dallas, Texas Bret Cooper!

December 31, 2017 Fletcher Long 0

It’s game day for the 14-U East All-Americans here in Dallas, Texas and we have had, as a coaching staff, exactly two practices and a walk through. It’s a good thing these boys are all 3.5 GPA students or better or else this might have been a Herculean undertaking. As […]

Recognizing a Lost State Championship

December 20, 2017 Fletcher Long 5

The earliest I have seen KHSAA State Championship recognition bestowed is 1959. There were only three classifications in 1959 and the 1A State Champion was Lynch East Main, the 2A State Champion was Henderson, and the 3A State Champion was duPont Manual. That doesn’t mean teams weren’t considered State Champions […]