Hazard Bulldogs

Gavin Johnson from Hazard off to fast start; braces for tough stretch run… @Gjohnson1418, @coach_chandler, @khsaafootball, @KyHighFootball, @Ale8One, @bigassfans, @KatherineL58069, @LasatersCoffee, @eCampusdotcom

September 17, 2025 Fletcher Long 0

We were watching Breathitt and Hazard play last Friday night on the Bluegrass Sports Nation. What stood out to us was the intricate way in which Coach Chandler and his crew utilized screens to chunk off yardage. There was one screen in particular where the ball was rifled to Gavin Johnson and he ran away from Breathitt’s back-third like they were being run in a plowed field. Talk about your “separation speed,” Johnson was showing it off and then some. The fact of the matter, as we approach mid-season, Gavin Johnson has amply demonstrated his being as good a multi-phase athlete as there is anywhere in Kentucky at the small school level (1A, 2A, and 3A). This kid will have to be discussed heading into next year as a possible “Mr. Football” candidate or my name isn’t “Friday Night Fletch.” We all know it is…

Friday Night Fletch

Max Pelfry is the Big Ass Fans Kentucky Comfort Creator this Week @coach_chandler, @ChiefSmoke10, @pelfrey_max, @minguabeefjerky, @bigassfans, @KyHighFootball

November 15, 2024 Fletcher Long 0

Max Pelfry has been “keeping it cool” around Kentucky for almost as long as Big Ass Fans. This guy has been among the best players at his position since his middle school All-Star days. His high school career has been everything we thought it would be and he would make an excellent “take” for a small college program looking to take on a next-level QB with all the skills. Enjoy the feature and let’s keep it cool out there Kentucky!

Friday Night Fletch

Chances the Bulldogs ever suffer through another year as perplexing as 2023? Not likely, with Gavin Johnson in the lineup- @Gjohnson1418 @coach_chandler @minguabeefjerky @1776Bank @840WHAS

March 18, 2024 Fletcher Long 0

Football is just different in the Appalachia Mountains. First of all, football is the primary sport in that part of Kentucky and doesn’t pay “second fiddle” to basketball. They also routinely produce Gavin Johnson types who are ready to contribute early in their careers. Enjoy this feature about one of Kentucky’s better ’27 prospects. Friday Night Fletch.

Middle School Spotlight: Maddox Bryant, a Hazard Bulldog, poised for next-level superstardom- @MaddoxBryant03 @RyanBry54078420 @str8fletchin @LarryPerrin @football_hazard @minguabeefjerky @1776Bank @HopkinsCentral @evans02_mike @_CoachManning @PrepSpin @KyHighFootball

June 13, 2023 Fletcher Long 0

Maddox Bryant will be an 8th-grader. We have to keep reminding ourselves of this fact as the physical things he can do completely obliterates his being a member of his graduating class. Folks in the mountains are well aware of this star player and his prospects for superstardom going forward and if you read this feature you can join them in their knowledge. FL.

Talk about your huge Round Two Match-ups: Hazard at Williamsburg! @minguabeefjerky @1776Bank @PrepSpin @MaxPreps @KHSAA @1776Bank @racelandramsfb @PikevilleHSFB @BethlehemHSFB @kcdathletics @football_hazard @WhsJacketPride

November 10, 2022 Henry Lyon 0

Every now and again, we pick games. We have had tremendous success doing it. We thought we would break down one of the better Round 2 matchups to take place tomorrow night and let you see all the analysis which goes in to our picking a football game. We aren’t exactly throwing crap against a wall and seeing what sticks. We have a method here. HB.

@iamzanedeaton (Zane Deaton, C/O 2022) promises to keep @hazardfootball1 where they customarily reside, toward the top of the 1A classification

August 19, 2020 Henry Lyon 0

The Hazard Bulldogs, when they unload off the bus, just never look like how you would think a 1A team would look. They are always big, brutish, physical, well-coached, and in the 1A title-hunt. One problem they have is the emergence of district-foe, Pikeville, as the classification’s preeminent team. With young talent like Zane Deaton and Elijah Gayheart, coach Howard will find his way. Enjoy this look at Deaton. HB.