Johnny Appleseed

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: Jon Collins, the “Johnny Appleseed” of the KHSAA @KyHighFootball, @khsaafootball, @minguabeefjerky, @bigassfans, @FDouglassFB, @TC_CommodoresFB

March 9, 2025 Fletcher Long 4

We call Coach Jon Collins “Jonny Football” around our offices. Partly it is because we can’t come up with a more perfect description than that and we are aware Johnny Manziel was similarly christened. Jon Collins has come to symbolize all which is fantastic about the KHSAA and its member institutions and coaches, be they head coaches or assistants. Once might say that he is an institution. We would say that. Enjoy a rare Sunday article we published just because…

Friday Night Fletch