A weekly notebook focusing on Boyle County, Danville and Mercer County, with occasional info on other teams in central Kentucky's Wilderness Trace area:

 

LOOKING BACK

 

Boyle County 41, Lincoln County 0

Josiah Robbins was responsible for 210 of Boyle’s 312 yards, completing all five of his passes for 95 yards and one touchdown and rushing for 115 yards and two TDs to help the Rebels hand Lincoln its seventh loss in eight years in its PBK Bank/WPBK-FM Death Valley Bowl.

Aiden Stewart rushed for one touchdown and returned an interception for another for the Rebels, who led 27-0 after one quarter and had all of their points on the board before the midpoint of the second period.

The teams will meet again next year in Boyle’s Stuart Powell Ford Bowl.

 

Danville 25, Franklin-Simpson 7

Zack Dampier threw for one touchdown and ran for another and Danville’s defense created two turnovers to clinch a win in Clay Clevenger’s debut as the Admirals’ coach in the Forcht Bank Bowl at Campbellsville.

Trailing 13-7 midway through the fourth quarter, Franklin-Simpson had a chance to tie or take the lead after stopping Danville on downs before Jacobie Harris forced a fumble that Stephen Ray returned 47 yards for a touchdown and Ray Bradshaw intercepted a pass that led to a rushing touchdown by Jawan Grey.

 

Mercer County 48, Allen County-Scottsville 20

Drew Davis threw for 194 yards and three touchdowns as Mercer rolled in the Rafferty’s Bowl at Bowling Green for its second straight season-opening win over Allen.

Chris Crawley-Goodman had 206 all-purpose yards and three touchdowns and Layne Peavler had two touchdowns — the first on a 72-yard catch-and-run on the first play of the game — for the Titans, who defeated the Patriots 33-20 in Boyle County’s bowl last year.

 

Garrard County 23, Casey County 0

Garrard’s defense forced nine turnovers as the Golden Lions blanked Casey in their Hall of Fame Bowl.

Noah Williams rushed for 100 yards and had two 1-yard touchdown runs for the Lions. Wyatt Bishop had 100 yards rushing for the Rebels.

The two teams will meet again next year in the same game at Garrard.

 

LOOKING AHEAD

 

Mercer County at Danville, 6 p.m. Friday

The Titans and Admirals face off for the first time in 15 years in the first game of Danville’s Bob Allen Pigskin Classic, where Mercer is making its first appearance.

Danville dealt Mercer 12 straight losses from 1987-98 when both teams were in the same Class AA district, and the closest of those games was decided by 27 points.

Danville has a five-game winning streak in its own bowl.

 

Warren Central at Boyle County, 8:30 p.m.

The Dragons and Rebels meet for only the second time when Warren Central visits Boyle’s Stuart Powell Ford Bowl. Boyle won the previous meeting five years ago, beating Warren Central 49-13 in a bowl at Bowling Green.

Warren Central committed six turnovers in its season opener, a 27-13 loss to Madisonville-North Hopkins in a bowl at Greenwood.

Boyle is 2-0 in its bowl, beating Allen County-Scottsville in 2011 and Collins in ’12.

 

Other Games

Bourbon County vs. Lincoln County at Boyle County, 6 p.m.: Lincoln faces another tough test in the opener at Boyle’s bowl.

Glasgow vs. Garrard County at Danville, 8:30 p.m.: Garrard faces Glasgow for the first time since 2005 as it looks to end its losing streak in Danville’s bowl, where it lost to Danville in 2011 and Anderson County in ’12.

Taylor County at Casey County, 7:30 p.m.: Casey will try to avenge a 28-point loss at Taylor last year.

 

RATING THE TRACE

 

1. Boyle County

2. Mercer County

3. Danville

4. Garrard County

5. Lincoln County

6. Casey County

Good stuff general.

I agree...Very good thegeneral! Going to be a exciting next 2 weeks With Danville playing Mercer and Boyle.