’28 athlete was off to a fast start in ’24
Timmy Williams ascension to the varsity roster was one of the more anticipated we have ever seen for a kid who was entering ninth grade. Of course, Williams had led the middle school team to a conference championship, had studded out in middle school all-star games, was a varsity basketball player as an eighth grader, and was listed at 6’1,” 180-pounds giving him an enviable frame for such a young age. His freshman campaign was derailed by injury. Here’s to hoping we can get him back on the field and healthy.
HB Lyon, Scouting Director, “KPGFootball”
Cadiz, KY: The athletic prowess was undeniable. Williams was nine (9) for 12 passing for 124-yards and a TD with 16-rushes for 123-yards and 2-TDs through two weeks of the season and (really) only one game. The kid had even logged a tackle on defense.
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No denying Timmy Williams was on his way to having a freshman season of great note. In his first varsity game, Williams rushed for over a hundred yards on 13-carries and completed 70% of his passes (seven for 10) for 116-yards.
His head coach was quoted as describing Williams to YourSportsEdge.com as “…a dynamic kid. If you want him to do something, you know, he usually does it. But at the same time, he’s got these instincts that you can’t coach. The kid is special. He’s a great kid.”
That is a ton of praise for any freshman in his first varsity start. Luck for the Wildcats, when Williams went down, the cupboard wasn’t barren.
Caden Scott, also a freshman, stepped in to play at QB in Williams stead. Scott had a [g]ude (play on words) year as the “next man up.”
Scott threw for 818-yards and 11-TDs as a freshman. Enviable production in relief. Some programs can’t manage a single QB; Trigg appears to have QBs in waiting nearly as effective as the front-line guy.
Scott’s development has provided two options, both last season and particularly when camp opens for the Wildcats this Spring. Hey, it’s a good situation if you can build it.
Cade Scott threw for 818-yards and 11-TDs as a freshman
KHSAA statistical website
Davaree Gude, ’26 RB, had quite a season. Thank [g]udeness Davaree returns to stabilize the offensive run-production this coming season.
Gude in ’24 gained 1,354-yards, tallying 15-TDs rushing. Gude also rushed for 346-yards and a school record against Fort Campbell.
Gude had four rushing TDs and a kick return nullified by penalty. It is believed Gude would have gained an additional 224-yards rushing had those penalties not occurred. Add those to last season’s totals and see how it looks.
All told, Gude may well become one of the few Wildcats with three consecutive 1,000 yard seasons should he eclipse that mark again this coming year. Gude would join Greg Bridges, Al Baker, Kelvin Grubbs, and Brandon Bridges as the only Wildcat RBs to accomplish such a feat.
Gude is on his way to becoming only the fifth Wildcat RB to gain 1,000-yards in three consecutive seasons
KHSAA statistical website
The Wildcats were 3-7 a season ago and missed the playoffs for the second consecutive season. However, the Wildcats appear set to return 10 of its 12-top tacklers and 83% of its offensive production in 2025.
That, and the return of Brady Renfroe on special teams, who converted 16 of 18 on PATs and was two for two on FGs, gives the Wildcats a solid nucleus of playmakers in all three phases of the game. A ton of teams would gladly trade places.
The Wildcats drop from 3A to 2A in 2025. On its face, that seems fortuitous. However, the ‘Cats will join a district comprised of Caldwell, Crittenden, Fort Campbell, Todd County Central, and perennial power Mighty Mayfield.
It is hard to say the trek has eased much. Mayfield is even more of a powerhouse than was Union County, though the Braves played for the 3A title in ’24, and McLean and Hancock would not quite be as tough as Caldwell and Crittenden in normal years.
Swapping Todd County and Fort Campbell for having to play Hopkins County Central and Webster County seems like a fairly even trade to us. Trigg will have a challenging non-district slate.
Ohio, Marshall, and Fulton County are all winnable. Hart County and the Hoptown Tigers may prove difficult.
Any way this cookie crumbles, the Wildcats will need its stud, sophomore athlete on the field somewhere for its fortunes to improve over last year’s edition. Williams is a guy who has the size, explosion, twitch, and speed to help the effort from a variety of different slots.
Having Caden Scott return, who played very competently at QB in Williams’ absence, gives the Wildcats a luxury of options. If we can keep Williams on the field and out of the training room, the Wildcats could be one of those teams with which other teams in 2A might have to contend.
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