Storm Warning: With the Murray game in the rear view, the Storm welcomes Crittenden County to Morton’s Gap! @LasatersCoffee, @Ale8One, @bigassfans, @khsaafootball, @KyHighFootball, @HopkinsCentral, @_CoachManning

The Storm played Murray better than some expected, can they get up for Crittenden?

It just seems, week after week, the Storm gets some team on a heater. Well, Crittenden County is a team on a heater, having won four (4) straight coming into our game on Morton’s Gap. Crittenden arrives 6-3 and having beaten Caldwell, Trigg, and Fort Campbell in prior weekends. One thing is for sure, Gaige Courtney, a former Crittenden County star in his day, will have the Rockets ready to launch. This game presents another major opportunity, if we can seize it. We’re already in the playoffs and have an upcoming trip to Hart County for round one. A win over Crittenden might give the boys from Munfordville a little something to ponder.

HB Lyon, Senior Scout, “KPGFootball”

Morton’s Gap, KY: This past week’s game, played in Murray, at the home of the best team in 3A on the western end, is how you can tell Sylas Gunn is a football player, star, and next level candidate. Anybody can show up against a bunch of Joe Slappies. It is the player who shows up against the tough rosters, laden with talent, who really demonstrates “what’s up” around the KHSAA.

Sylas Gunn (’26) threw for 79-yards and a TD, rushed for 119-yards and a TD; scored half the points (Kaijain Hayes (’28) scored the other six); registered 9-tackles and picked a pass Gunn returned 20-yards. Gunn was one of the few players for whom the Tiger staff was forced to account and Gunn still had a very big game.

The game with Murray was among the best games of the season for Gunn. Well, it is hard to say that, Gunn kind of shows up every week, every game. This particular performance came against top-flight talent and players playing for one of the KHSAA’s better football teams.

Gunn wasn’t completely alone out there against Murray’s Tigers. Jacovian Bussell (’29)caught a pair of passes. This game was among Bussell’s best this season and really showed his willingness and ability to shoulder more burden.

Mattox Allen (’27) resisted seven (7) tackles as did Glenis McKnight (’27). Outside these few players, the production was right scarce. We were playing an undefeated (9-0, after beating us) Murray team which beat us 45-12.

It was not the outcome for which we hoped. It could have been worse. Murray is the 24th best team in the KHSAA regardless of classification.

Now, let's turn our attention to Crittenden County High...

Crittenden County has had a real up and down year. They lost the first two and have now rebounded to win six (6) of the last seven (7).

Crittenden has been one of western KY’s premier 1A programs before the realignment. Now the Rockets are 2A and doing just fine, thank you very much. This past week’s win over a Caldwell team which entered the game at 6-2 is an indication of the improved play. 

Quinn Summers, ’26 QB, has had quite the year. He has thrown for 1,449-yards and 22-TDs and rushed for 386-yards and another three (3) scores. Summers leads the club in passing, passing TDs, rushing yards, is third in scoring, and even plays a little defense. 

Sophomore place kicker, Mitchell Brown, has been solid. The ’28 prospect has converted on nearly 92% (22 of 24) of his PATs.

Freshman, Joel Bumpus, has a penchant for big plays. The ’29 prospect has two (2)-FFs, two (2)-FRs, and five (5) TFLs spread among his 38-tackles. He has done all of this in only six (6) games of PT.

Brayden Poindexter (’26) leads the club with 93-tackles and 7-TFLs while Braydin Brandsasse(’26) has 46-stops and 8-TFLs with one (1) of the team’s three (3) QB-sacks. Dakota Sosh (’26) and Eli Lovell (’28) have three (3) INTS each.

KPGFootball says: We would love to pick the Storm to win this game, particularly being at home, but our minds are trumping our hearts...We are taking Crittenden over Central 35-28

Central is a better football team than its record would indicate. Crittenden County ain’t no slouch (pardon the grammar).

To be the type program we all are striving to be, we have to be able to win the games we should and sneak up on a few along the way. This is a game that, should we win, would make quite a statement. It would make us a “hot team” heading into the upcoming playoffs!

Fort Campbell over North Hopkins (’24) and Owensboro Catholic over Bowling Green High (to open this year) are the type games which have shown us any team can win, on any given night. That works in our favor for this upcoming game. This weekend will be the Storm’s time to get on a closing run and shock the commonwealth of Kentucky.

The Storm needs the fans to turn out and fill the stadium on Morton’s Gap. We need to be both loud and conspicuous.

Our team has to show up. The players have to show up and so do the fans! See you guys at the game.

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

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