Hopkinsville, who was winless last year, thought opening their 2012 season on the road at a private school in Tennessee (Lancaster Christian Academy) would help them get off the schneid so to speak. Especially given that LCA was 1-8 last year.

 

One problem. LCA is not affiliated with the TSSAA (the Tennessee equivalent to the KHSAA). And KHSAA rules specifically say KHSAA schools must play their regular season games against schools who are members of their state's athletic association. Call it the Oak Hill Academy rule if you will.

 

It's murky when Hopkinsville discovered this. They either found out a.) when the KHSAA wouldn't add LCA to the online schedule because they weren't a TSSAA school, or b.) when a local newspaper reporter got wise to the KHSAA rule and asked the Hoptown people about it, or c.) when the KHSAA called them.

 

No one is saying.

 

The Hoptown people say LCA was in the process of having their TSSAA application approved and assured the Hoptown folks they would have it in time for the start of football season. Didn't happen. I'm thinking this is something I would have checked on long before the day before the season.

 

As it is, Hoptown will still travel to LCA and scrimmage the non-TSSAA team. Hoptown will also play a nine-game schedule this year.

 

Sometimes trying to schedule a sure win turns into a loss.

Sad to hear this.

I'm surprised they're allowed to scrimmage.

Wow!

 

I question the competence of the decision makers at Hopkinsville...

It's amazing what has happened to the program in Hopkinsville. Bad enough how they've fallen down on the field, now they're blowing it before they even make it to the field.

I was always under the impression that basketball was big at Hoptown. Is football that much of a red-headed stepchild?

I was always under the impression that basketball was big at Hoptown. Is football that much of a red-headed stepchild?

 

Same thoughts here.

I was always under the impression that basketball was big at Hoptown. Is football that much of a red-headed stepchild?

Football is huge at Hoptown. It has just fallen off the map the past 3 years for a host of reasons.

Wow!

 

I question the competence of the decision makers at Hopkinsville...

The competence at Hopkinsville started going downhill in 2005 when they didn't hire Steve Lovelace and has been in a downward spiral ever since.

I'm surprised they're allowed to scrimmage.

 

Ditto. I wonder if the catastrophic insurance coverage is in place for such a scrimmage. Hope the Hoptown folks looked into this.

I was always under the impression that basketball was big at Hoptown. Is football that much of a red-headed stepchild?

 

Athletics in general are big in Hoptown/Christian County and the whole WKY area to be honest, but football has and always will be the top dog in that community.

 

I hate this for Hoptown and everybody involved. Hopefully that ship will get sailed right.

Basketball is much bigger in Hoptown/Christian County than football.

Basketball is much bigger in Hoptown/Christian County than football.

 

You think so? I have never thought that. Hoptown and Christian County both have great football traditions.

Ditto. I wonder if the catastrophic insurance coverage is in place for such a scrimmage. Hope the Hoptown folks looked into this.

That is what I was thinking.

Basketball is much bigger in Hoptown/Christian County than football.

 

That is not true at all.