10th Street Cardinals beat the Flaget Rams for the MLYA Title

October 22, 2017 Fletcher Long 3

  Yesterday, in the Metropolitan Louisville Youth Association (MLYA) Championship Game in the Senior Division, played at Pappa John’s Cardinal Stadium, the 10th Street Cardinals defeated the Flaget Rams for the coveted Title. The Cardinals, who are among the most storied programs in the history of the MLYA, have boasted […]

Who’s the best Line-backer in Kentucky’s 2021 Class?

August 30, 2017 Fletcher Long 0

We have before talked about the incredible amount of talent Kentucky has in its 2021 Class of football prospects. We at Kentucky Prep Gridiron have published a 5 part series on it entitled, in relevant part, Plug-In Players. The talent around the Bluegrass is really deep with explosive, powerful, fast athletes all […]

LaVell Wright…2021 RB North Hardin

August 21, 2017 Fletcher Long 0

This article is about a player who possesses a skill set that is just terrific. I have before labeled him one of my Fantastic Four. The Fantastic Four are the four rising freshmen in Kentucky I believe to be the best overall in the 2021 class (LaVell Wright, William Long, Justice Thompson, and […]

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 […]

The Masters at finding the “Plug-In” Player

July 25, 2017 Fletcher Long 0

  I am pretty sure when Ricco Hughes (Kentucky Future Stars Director) and Josh Jones (Ricco’s Tennessee counterpart) first got their respective heads together and finalized the concept of pitting the elite Middle School players from Kentucky and Tennessee against each other annually, while they knew it would be quite […]

Kentucky Future Star Report from Murray…

June 15, 2017 Fletcher Long 0

I was privileged to travel to Murray, Kentucky and spend the day with the Kentucky Future Stars for their first three practices.  In the morning, they were in only helmets, went with uppers in the afternoon session and then were full gear, full contact for the evening session.  I am […]

Kentucky’s 2021, Fantastic Four!

May 13, 2017 Fletcher Long 0

June 17, 2017 in Clarksville, Tennessee, the Future Stars Classic will be played at Fortera Stadium on the campus of APSU.  For both the State of Tennessee and the Commonwealth of Kentucky the best 2021 football players will be matched one against the other.  Every member of both rosters are […]

2022 QB Evan Kelley in a “League of One”

May 7, 2017 Fletcher Long 0

As I stated when I wrote about Kiyaunta Goodwin, the 6’6″ 342 OL from Oldham Academy in Louisville, we at Kentucky Prep Gridiron don’t usually evaluate athletes until they reach 8th grade/rising 9th.  Eighth graders report to lift with their High School Programs in the Spring of their 8th grade years, kids […]