We have wandered through the wasteland and into a football season…Predicted District Winners for the 6A and 5A Classifications…(Featured Photograph Brendon Miller, Bluegrass Sports Nation)

July 10, 2019 Henry Lyon 0

We have wandered through the abyss that is the KHSAA “Dead Period” and into the first day of real preparation for the 2019 season. We call this the “first day” as (for most high schools) June practice is volitional. There is nothing volitional about July practice. We will be hard […]

Dekel Crowdus, “…the best receiver I have ever seen…”

July 9, 2019 Henry Lyon 0

No matter what some key board assassin or self-described football “expert” may write (us included), real football players know each other when they see each other. That is why peer recognition will always mean more to a player than what some pundit may either write or think. As the old joke goes, “One can’t fool a nit-nat.” Everyone is on the Crowdus train and, truthfully, if he played in a locale more known for producing football talent, he would likely be a five-star and the top WR in the nation, where he may end up before it is all said and done anyway. Enjoy this article about a real player of the game and not just someone who can wow them at a combine. HB.

Logan Smith, Class of 2021, the reason why…

July 8, 2019 Henry Lyon 0

We love to scour the statistics and then glorify the skill players who compile them. Many of these skill players become our heroes, our kids’ heroes. We forget that Johnny QB or Johnny RB didn’t just run out on the field and run over the defensive 11, single-handily. Someone or 5 particular “someones” have to bust their butts for recognition from only the most knowledgeable few. We love offensive linemen at KPGFootball and Logan Smith is one of our favorites Kentucky-wide. Corbin is very good offensively and the Logan Smiths along its OL is why. Enjoy the article. HB

Kade Grundy, Class of 2021’s Marquee Athlete (Feature Photo: SM Lynch Photography)

July 7, 2019 Henry Lyon 0

This Grundy guy may be the marquee athlete Kentucky has anywhere in it’s graduating class of 2021. Why? Well, because he is an All-State football player and on the list of sports in which he participates, football may be his third best. For the Briar Jumpers to threaten the Class 2A football championship in 2019, Kaiya Sheron will need this guy working the field for him as a target. He is also one of 2021’s marquee kick returners. Basically, on a football field he is a regular thrill-a-minute with the ball in his hands. Enjoy this article about Kade Grundy. HB.

Leslie County’s Spencer Napier, Class of 2020, MLB (Feature Photo: Larry Robinson, Bluegrass Sports Nation)

July 5, 2019 Henry Lyon 0

We got some correspondence from a recent graduate of Leslie County High School who informed us she had read our article on Preston Spurlock. She told us further that Spencer Napier was the perfect compliment to Spurlock and that the tandem constituted a nearly unmatched pair of second level defenders. We looked at Napier ourselves and, what do you know, we agreed. Enjoy the article. HB.

Armondo Rodriguez, Class of 2020, McLean County High School is this week’s Independence Bank Revolutionary Player of the Week

July 5, 2019 Fletcher Long 0

Congratulations to Armondo Rodriguez for being this week’s Independence Bank Revolutionary Player of the Week. This is a PK who appears to us to really enjoy playing football. The kicking game, often overlooked by everyone except for us, is commonly the difference between winning and losing a football game. Armondo, like his brother before him, gives the Cougars a considerable advantage in this all-important part of the game. Join us next week for another selection.

Tristan Petit, Class of 2021, is the Stewart Williams Company’s Robertson County Player of the Week

July 5, 2019 Fletcher Long 0

This Stewart Williams Company Robertson County Player of the Week is Tristan Petit, who may be one of the finest guard prospects on any roster in Tennessee Class 4A. He certainly plays at one of the classification’s highest regarded programs. Tristan is a kid who really needs to show he can play football with enough motor to continue to drive his feet and pound the ground through the referee’s whistle. Once he does that, his stock will shoot through the roof because his is a frame you don’t see everyday. Enjoy this article brought to you by the fine folks at your locally owned, hometown Stewart Williams Furniture Company. Don’t forget to stop by again next week as we crown another deserving recipient.

Class of 2021’s Aaron Bolster, Rossview High School, is the Meeks & Meeks Montgomery County Player of the Week

July 5, 2019 Fletcher Long 0

Here is another guy who doesn’t really appear anywhere on line or in the stat books. Yet, with his frame and other athletic attributes, it is an easy prognostication he will have a break out junior season for the Hawks in the upcoming Fall. Enjoy this look at a player whose best football is ahead of him and we mean immediately ahead. Check back in with us next week as we recognize another, worthy, Montgomery County area player brought to you by your friends at the hometown, home-owned, Meeks & Meeks, Attorneys.

There is a storm brewing in Richmond, Kentucky! Brady Hensley and Kenyatta Hardge are “Thunder and Lightening”

July 5, 2019 Fletcher Long 1

We have heard thunder only happens when it is raining. We have also heard where there is thunder there is also lightening. Well, opponents of Caudill Middle School have been experiencing some terrible weather over the past three seasons. The two backs we have featured today, Kenyatta “Thunder” Hodge and Brady “Lightening” Hensley, are the most dynamic and productive backfield in Kentucky’s Class of 2024. Enjoy the article. HB.