2022 QB Evan Kelley in a “League of One”

May 7, 2017 Fletcher Long 0

As I stated when I wrote about Kiyaunta Goodwin, the 6’6″ 342 OL from Oldham Academy in Louisville, we at Kentucky Prep Gridiron don’t usually evaluate athletes until they reach 8th grade/rising 9th.  Eighth graders report to lift with their High School Programs in the Spring of their 8th grade years, kids […]

In Memoriam to a Sports Legend…Scott Burnside

May 5, 2017 Fletcher Long 0

Kentucky Prep Gridiron is sad to report the passing of a longtime Hopkinsville sports writer three days ago after his waging a lengthy battle with Parkinson’s disease. Scott Burnside wrote for the Kentucky New Era as part of a 37-year journalism career that began as a paper boy and saw him ascend […]

Ladies and Gentlemen….Your Kentucky Future Stars 8th Grade Roster…

May 1, 2017 Fletcher Long 0

The Kentucky Future Stars Team is as follows for 8th Grade, the players in bold were subjects of former Kentucky Prep Gridiron feature articles: QB-EJ Austin, Larry Cummings Jr RB-Lavell Wright, Austin Gough, Desrick Allen, Terrance Mitchell, Austin Oppel, Ethan Mills K-Ben Schofield WR-Elijah Blakey, Stephen Jones, Isaac Dimmock, Derrion Collier, Nick […]

Kamari Williams…length, length, and more length…

April 30, 2017 Fletcher Long 0

First of all, we at Kentucky Prep Gridiron realize Clarksville is in Tennessee.  However, Hopkinsville, Kentucky and Clarksville, Tennessee are considered the same metropolitan area and NorthEast High School is even on the Hopkinsville side of Clarksville.  Regardless, we are going to cover Clarksville because it is very close to the Kentucky/Tennessee […]

Hopkinsville’s William Long invited to V7 Elite Combine

April 29, 2017 mstickler1 0

William Long, 2021 interior offensive lineman, MLB and featured player on Kentucky Prep Gridiron, from Hopkinsville, Kentucky has been personally invited to participate in Michael Vick’s V7 Elite All-American Combine.  The selected will go to Atlanta, Georgia to participate in the All-American game.  Coach Marcus Gildersleeve, Executive Director of the V7 Elite, […]

Bret Cooper Game in Dallas December 31, 2017

April 28, 2017 Fletcher Long 0

Young Ballers, we have two present Kentucky 8th Graders who played in this game this year, Austin Gough and William Long, and they can both tell you it was a fantastic experience.  It’s a first class experience and quite a fine looking accomplishment for the recruiting profile going forward.  Go […]