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6’3,” 290 pound NG among the reasons North Hopkins is 6-0 so far

We have added a corporate sponsor who is facilitating our publishing a new prize and distinction called the “eCampus.com, Big Man on [e]Campus Award.” Our inaugural award will be bestowed this coming Wednesday. This guy here, Luke DeMoss, was in serious contention for the distinction and we have little doubt he will end up winning it before the season concludes. DeMoss is a powerful (335-bench press, 525-deadlift, 505 deadlift), strong, explosive, and “twitchy” player fairly new to the game of football but finding himself loving it more and more each week. He’s been described as a “gentle giant” but he isn’t that gentle. Giant does seem to fit. His performance in the weight room is noteworthy and worthy of this article and many, many others. Then again, we are powerlifting fans.

HB Lyon, Scouting Director, “KPGFootball”

Madisonville, KY: We are big proponents of the sport of powerlifting. We love it when the big uglies (name of the linemen) are accomplished powerlifters.

We recognize there is a point where a guy can get tight and lose valuable flexibility by sort of over-powerlifting; but, you tend to see that more along the lines of the college and professional ranks. One doesn’t see it much in the high school ranks.

For the most part, accomplished powerlifters make for good to great high school football players at any of the slotted positions, and not just along the lines of scrimmage. We believe Madisonville’s (North Hopkins is 6-0 as of the date of publishing this article) ’27 NG, Luke DeMoss, is an excellent example.

We are friends with Browning Springs Middle Schools head football coach, Tyrone Gregory. Matter of fact, he has been with KPGFootball since the beginning and is among our chief scouts, Kentucky-wide, particularly on KY’s western end.

When Gregory starts telling us something; we all “shut-up” and get out our notepads. His opinion carries tremendous weight around our conference room table.

We reached Tyrone Gregory about this particular prospect. DeMoss played at Browning Springs, for Gregory, in middle school.

“DeMoss was very green when I had him,” Gregory told us at KPGFootball. “It was his first year ever playing. DeMoss was a ‘gentle giant;’ very strong.”

Gregory finished, “DeMoss is growing to love the game more every day. [DeMoss] is making tremendous strides as a person; and, particularly, as an interior defensive lineman.”

His high school head football coach, Chris “CP” Price, wanted to weigh-in on his nose guard. “Luke has been solid this season,” Price told KPGFootball. “DeMoss has played nose tackle for us, anchoring our defensive line.”

Price continued, “DeMoss is hard to dig out of a hole and requires a double team from opponents almost every play. If our opponents have to double-up on Demoss, our other upfront guys get to work against one-on-one blocks.”

Price finished with, “This scenario [having to double up on linemen like DeMoss] fits our defensive philosophy. We like our odds when we are getting one-on-one situations on the edge and in our defensive back-end. When our stand up, run box guys, guys like Kirk LaGrange (’26), Travion Stafford (’26), and Ryder Sandidge (’27), are running free to the football, that is when we fire [defensively] on all cylinders.”

DeMoss is a specimen. DeMoss is 6’3,” 290-pounds and has officially registered a 335-pound bench press, a 525-pound back squat, and a 505-pound deadlift. DeMoss has already recorded a Kentucky Powerlifting title at the prestigious Kentucky High School, Push-Pull Championships (bench press/deadlift).

Now it is easy to get lost covering all the offensive stars playing for the Maroons; so many of whom are so highly regarded on our 6-0, 5A football team. With a “Mr. Football” in the offensive backfield (potentially) in Marquezz Hightower (RB/LB ’26); one of the elite TEs in Kentucky (Jayden Travis, ’26); one of Kentucky’s more versatile and valuable three-phase threats in Ryder Sandidge (’27); and one of the better offensive fronts in the KHSAA, anchored by Kadence Price (6’2,” 265; ’27); you can (sort-of) excuse and understand the exuberance.

However great teams are able to execute in all three (3) phases of football. Defense is critical. North Hopkins has been great on defense this season and it all starts upfront, in the middle of the defensive line, at nose.

Having a powerlifting champion, 290-pound, grown man to have to deal with in the middle, to have to dig out of the middle, is a mighty tall task for any football team. Particularly a high school team.

Then again, what do I know?

This is Friday Night Fletch, reporting for KPGFootball, reminding you to PLAY THROUGH THE WHISTLE!

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