William Long, Class of 2021, Hopkinsville High School

June 29, 2018 Fletcher Long 0

What I am about to say is commonly referenced as throwing shade, though it isn’t meant that way at all. William Long went to a powerlifting meet in Hopkinsville this Spring where he set 4 new Kentucky state powerlifting records for a lifter his age. He is the, newly minted, 16 year […]

Top Secret Team Kentucky Information…

June 13, 2018 Fletcher Long 4

Okay, Team Kentucky, as we reported prior to the beginning of camp, you have been infiltrated. We have a spy amongst you dishing the skinny to us on the down low. We have just talked with our plant and he has some very interesting stuff for us. Here is what […]

The Importance of Data Entry

February 13, 2018 Fletcher Long 0

I couldn’t decide whether I was going to write this article or not. Part of the goal of Kentucky Prep Gridiron is to provide information to parents about how to go about promoting their kids to the collegiate level to continue both their academic and athletic careers past Friday nights. […]

Kentucky wins Food City 2018 Border Bowl over Tennessee

January 20, 2018 Fletcher Long 0

Kentucky and Tennessee met this afternoon in the Food City Border Bowl in Sevier County, Tennessee and the Kentucky team was littered with stars we have covered right here on Kentucky Prep Gridiron. Kentucky rode behind big offensive line play and an effective ground game, which averaged, on the day, […]

Class of 2021…Calling The Hogs

November 25, 2017 Fletcher Long 4

We can’t publish the two-classes of All-State Offensive Linemen selections together. We would like to, but attempting to feature 11 or so linemen in one article might be more than a reader could digest in one sitting. Therefore, after mentioning this to the Director of the Selection Committee, he has […]

Braden Ferguson, is he the best Center in the 2021 Class?

November 15, 2017 Fletcher Long 0

As we have before stated, we are working on both a Freshman and Sophomore Kentucky Prep Gridiron All-State teams. Why? Well, one reason is there isn’t any All-Star team which generally recognizes underclassmen. The All-District, All-Region, and All State Teams from across the Commonwealth of Kentucky will be heavily peppered […]

Plug-In Players….part 5…the final installment

August 15, 2017 Fletcher Long 0

This is our final installment (Part 5) of our series on Plug-In Players. I know we have been over this before but the criteria to be considered a true Plug In Player is a freshman player (2021) who is either starting, week one, or almost certain to start by year’s end, meaning […]

Mark Brooks hired at Ballard Memorial

July 1, 2017 Fletcher Long 0

Julie Thomas with Ballard County Schools has released that the keys to the Ballard Memorial football program have been handed over to the capable hands of football coaching veteran Mark Brooks. Brooks formerly coached the defensive line at State 4A powerhouse, Hopkinsville High School, and even more recently, was set […]