Fleming Thornton

Slow Motion Replay: Vic Marsh from Blazer High was a Franklin fan it would seem @murrayhighFB, @MurrayTigers, @MurrayQBClub, @HopHighTigers, @HopkAthletics, @minguabeefjerky, @bigassfans, @khsaafootball, @KyHighFootball

June 25, 2025 Fletcher Long 0

Today we are going to learn a thing or two about history by learning about two important historical figures. One of them is Benjamin Franklin, known for his wisdom and wit and coming up with great quotations still used today. The other guy is Vic Marsh, who famously believed in preparation and was very probably a reader of Benjamin Franklin and a fan. Whether he was a fan of Franklin or not, we at KPGFootball were certainly fans of his. Enjoy this 72nd installment of our series, “Slow Motion Replay.”

Friday Night Fletch

Slow Motion Replay: Doc Ferrell walked through Prestonsburg like a Demi-god @PrestonsburgFB, @SrHighFootball, @khsaafootball, @UKFootball, @KyHighFootball, @minguabeefjerky, @bigassfans

May 20, 2025 Fletcher Long 2

I think the world of Dan Goble. I am also mindful of the responsibility of this online magazine to be the recorders of KHSAA football history. I don’t know why the job has fallen to us, I just know that it has. That is why when I got a call from Coach Goble asking me to feature a former coach who meant the world to him, I was eager to comply with the request. From that phone call, this article materialized. I would like to thank my mother, and the DAR, for contributing to this piece. We have resurrected the story of a former great we were required to rescue from the dustbin of history, soon to be forgotten forever. Thank Goodness we got to it before it was gone. Enjoy this article.

Friday Night Fletch

Recognizing a Lost State Championship

December 20, 2017 Fletcher Long 5

The earliest I have seen KHSAA State Championship recognition bestowed is 1959. There were only three classifications in 1959 and the 1A State Champion was Lynch East Main, the 2A State Champion was Henderson, and the 3A State Champion was duPont Manual. That doesn’t mean teams weren’t considered State Champions […]

Tornado Warning

June 30, 2017 Fletcher Long 0

Do any of you have any idea who Lloyd Tilghman was? Lloyd Tilghman commanded a brigade in the Vicksburg campaign and was killed by a shell at the Battle of Champion Hill where he was praised for his gallantry. Prior to his recognition for gallantry, he was the same Lloyd […]

Hold that Tiger…!

June 27, 2017 Fletcher Long 2

While I am tipping the hat to top High School programs in the Commonwealth of Kentucky, it hardly seems fair that I should omit my Alma Mater, Hopkinsville High School. Hopkinsville High School is the 12th winningest program in KHSAA history, coming in with a career mark of 650-476-33. Coach Fleming […]