Ben Pumphrey

Nicholas County is 7-1 and still hoping to challenge for the KHSAA title in 1A @nchsbluejackets, @ncmhs_athletics, @eCampusdotcom, @Ale8One, @KatherineL58069, @coachclsmit, @ChiefSmoke10, @LasatersCoffee, @HenryMi74881410, @bigassfans

October 11, 2025 Fletcher Long 0

Nicholas County is having a fantastic season in spite of last night’s set-back. The Bluejackets are 7-1 with Raceland upcoming before finishing with Bath County and are having a fine season. The last time the Bluejackets were this formidable may have been one of Ben Pumphrey’s teams. Perhaps it was a team the great Emery Clark, a.k.a. “Little E,” appeared on its roster before Clark went on to star for UK’s Wildcats. Who knows? All we know is Simon Clouse has it going on right now, and with assistant coaches on staff like the great Jon Collins, Robert “Hop” Hopson, and Greg Letcher who is to say when it will end? Enjoy the ride Bluejacket fans! These days don’t come around too often.

Friday Night Fletch

Slow Motion Replay: ‘Holy Toledo, Batman! It’s Coach Ben Pumphrey!’ @KyHighFootball, @minguabeefjerky, @bigassfans, @khsaafootball

June 21, 2025 Fletcher Long 1

We thought we had concluded our “Slow Motion Replay” series and then a colleague reached out to me and said “What about Ben Pumphrey?” We researched it and couldn’t have agreed more. Pumphrey was among the more fun and charismatic coaches the KHSAA has ever known. He was also a guy who traveled the commonwealth taking hard jobs, jobs many of his colleagues didn’t want. Pumphrey did it to make a difference and what a difference he made. Pumphrey was enshrined in the KHSAA Hall of Fame in 2004 and richly, deservedly. Today he is being featured by us. Again, his being featured by Friday Night Fletch and KPGFootball is richly and deservedly past due. Enjoy this edition of the Slow Motion Replay series. Be aware, there is no telling where this series will actually end and when. We will keep writing them as long as you care to read them.

Friday Night Fletch.