The preseason ‘Mountain Top 10’ in @KyHighFootball…
We are going throughout Kentucky and listing its top teams in each area. We thought we would start with the Mountains. HB.
Johnson Central High School
For the ‘I Don’t Like the Way We’re Trending…’ Crowd, We Are Still Playing Football in KY!
For those of you nervous from the Johnson County announcement of suspending its in-county football preparation, this article looks at that decision and discusses what, if any, impact it might have on the rest of the KHSAA. Enjoy the article. HB.
Kentucky’s Elite High School football teams for 2020…
Want to know who’s going to rule the 6-classes of Kentucky High School football? Well, this is who CalPreps.com thinks will reign supreme. In italics, you will see what we think of it. Enjoy the article. HB.
@coach_marksbury and @SCHSBear will emerge from @TheSCden in 2020 and run behind behemoth OT, @gavin72phillips; at least, that would be a sound plan!
This guy has the frame colleges covet. Has the length too and is mighty effective along the first level in the down-hill run game. Enjoy this look at 6-6, 330-pound, Spencer County’s biggest Bear, Gavin Phillips. HB.
@Hscott_78 (Hunter Scott) from @JCAthletics is a down-hill punisher
One of our favorite players in Kentucky, Hunter Scott, a.k.a. “The Gooch” is what we call a down-hiller in the offensive line play industry. This article should explain that. HB
To be a champion in KHSAA football, you have to play championship level defense
In the business of covering Kentucky High School football we have a term we call “Championship Level Defense.” What we say about it is simply a Kentucky high school football team will never win a championship without playing defensively like a champion. Go back through your favorite team’s statistics and see whether you team played defensively commensurate with championship level play. What is championship level defensive play? Well, this article will tell you. HB.
Jordan Vaughn, Madisonville North-Hopkins (Class of 2020), is the Independence Bank Revolutionary Player of the Week
There is no better time than the present to anoint another Independence Bank player of the week. Independence Bank is proud to sponsor a weekly article highlighting players in the areas where Independence Bank flourishes who embody the same type of revolutionary service to their respective football teams which has made Independence Bank unique and special in the banking industry. This week’s recipient is a player who is a coveted and talented front-line star for the Maroons from Madisonville North-Hopkins. His efforts really make the Maroons’ offense roll. Join us next week as we award this to another worthy recipient.
Who’s the best OG in the KHSAA’s 2022 graduating class? We think its Owen LeMaster from Johnson Central…
Looking for a punishing OG for a football team committed to running the football. We have one for you, and we believe him to be the best in his class at the guard position. Here’s 6-1, 270-pound Owen LeMaster from Paintsville, Kentucky. Enjoy the article. HB.
It’s time for weekly winners…here are some of our predictions concerning games of interest to kick-off August 23rd…
Throughout the season we pick weekly winners. It was one of our more popular segments a year ago. This year we will decide which games we cover based on our “hits.” Read us, you get covered. Ignore us, we ignore you. These are some Friday night match-ups in areas where we get a lot of views. We will come back in and pick some interesting Saturday night games later in the week.
Injury news from around the commonwealth…
Some pretty significant players from across Kentucky are nursing some injuries which could possibly impact their teams’ performances in 2019. Here are just a few of the more notable players reported as having sustained injury to KPGFootball. We are sure there are more. We can’t report on what we aren’t told. HB.