Just curious, do you know what the 5 high schools were and how long ago they merged. It's always been Logan Co. as long as I can remember. Seems like maybe it's time to move on with the localized mentality.

 

I do remember when the 7 Muhlenburgh Co. high schools merged to form 2 schools. This was around 1994 I think. I I remember right one school started a football program but dropped it after a couple of years, and it wasn't until those schools merged again a few years ago that football was brought back. Starting a football program from scratch is not an easy task.

 

Logan County was consolidated in 1982. They began playing football there in 1984, moving into district play in 1985. The individual schools were Adairville, Auburn, Chandlers Chapel, Lewisburg, and Olmstead. They apparently still enjoy quite a basketball rivalry among those schools at the middle school age.

 

As far as Muhlenberg County goes, I believe both North and South ran football programs from inception to the time of their consolidation into Muhlenberg County. I know Greenville restarted football in the early 80s, and really struggled. Perhaps that's who you're thinking of.

Yes... decrease the playbook down to 2 or 3 plays max.. run them over and over.

 

I still like the idea of working on a game situation such as playing keep away and trying to run the clock out by moving the chains. Have your QB milk the playclock to the last second..RB's stay in the middle of the field or in bounds (doesnt matter with running clock, but it is practice).

 

Just from watching Belfry over the years a true 12+ play drive with a running clock in tact can eat essentially an entire quarter by itself if you are keeping it on the ground and milking the playclock.

 

A Warren Central fan and supporter made a great statement on Facebook concerning BG's play calling stating that with BG's talent in the right circumstances a simple off tackle play becomes a highlight feel play.

 

What can you do?

Was this a district game?

Seriuosly? Deep throws, reverses, why not a half back pass, ......if you are up by that much, or know you are about to be, line up and run the ball........everyone plays hard, if you score, you score, but passing when up by 60...........even a screen seems a bit out of line.

 

To answer the question........YES, there is a middle ground.

 

So on 3rd and long and up 63-3 you say run it up the gut and don't attempt a screen pass?

Was this a district game?

 

Yes. Neither team would pursue this game if they didn't have to play it.

MAYBE similar, but not 91 points. I understand people's thought process with it looking bad, but if I'm a coach what else can you do? If they're just that bad?? I don't know if BG did any of this, but Highlands' bad rep with it comes from the play selection in these situations, not the score, that's when coaches get touchy, like if you run a vertical while up by 56 in the 4th quarter. If I'm the coach in this situation, just run, run, and maybe a short pass every once in a while. That being said, I feel sorry for the other kids on LC's sideline. On a side note, I really wish BG and HHS could play this year, it'd be an awesome game.

 

Really it comes from '97 and '98 when Highlands became the first team up here to copy what UK was doing at the time. While everyone else was ground based, Highlands was airing it out. So, when the 2nd and 3rd team runs their offense, it entailed passing and looked much worse than say, Colerain running it's triple option. There was an uproar in '97 against SK when Lorenzen was going for a 2,000 yard regular season (huge number back then) and hit Stegman on a 5 yard hitch during the beginning of the second half. Randy being Randy, took it to the house, and in the paper that becomes a 60 yard TD. Mister Simpson takes a dive in the triple option and it looks like a 55 yard TD run. The difference is that people perceive running it as a sportsman play. Well, if you are the most prolific running team in the area, that's running your offense. Should they pass instead? Either way, Dale looked like he was rubbing it in. That stigma still exists, but people have begun to understand that his teams run their offense w/out their starters in and it is not with the purpose of embarrassing opposition as it is for the purpose of allowing kids to enjoy the fruits of their labor.

I hear you and I understand that sentiment. I don't have a problem with the starters for any team playing an entire half in a blowout game of this fashion. I also don't have a problem with them playing as hard as they can or getting their reps in during the first half. It becomes excessive and unnecessary to me if the starters are playing in the second half in a game of this fashion. Once the backups take over the game I don't have a problem with them continuing to play football and getting their reps in as well.

 

I disagree with that. If I'm a coach, my kids play the 1st series of the second half every game to get the routine down of cooling down at half and ramping it back up to begin the second. After that, free substitution, please.

The final TD pass of the game was a crossing route caught at 6 yards by a 5'5 Freshman (albeit, a fast Freshman) who committed a Cardinal sin and instead of making the catch and turning up-field and getting vertical, he kept running horizontally across the entire field, picked up a good block from another FR WR and just happened to break it for a long TD.

I disagree with that. If I'm a coach, my kids play the 1st series of the second half every game to get the routine down of cooling down at half and ramping it back up to begin the second. After that, free substitution, please.

 

I'm not opposed to that.

BGHS 42 21 14 14 - 91

 

LCHS 3 0 0 7 - 10

 

First quarter

 

BG - Tisdale 10 pass from Hayes (Hanks kick), 10:35

 

BG - Tisdale 75 pass from Hayes (Hanks kick), 8:25

 

LC - Stratton 18 field goal, 4:53

 

BG - Fant 15 pass from Hayes (Hanks kick), 4:09

 

BG - Fant 44 pass from Hayes (Hanks kick), 2:40

 

BG - Tisdale 6 pass from Hayes (Hanks kick), 1:28

 

BG - Pillow 17 pass from Hayes (Hanks kick), 0:41

 

Second quarter

 

BG - Jones 31 interception return (Hanks kick), 11:37

 

BG - Fant 49 pass from Hayes (Hanks kick), 7:53

 

BG - Ruanto 13 pass from Hayes (Hanks kick), 1:34

Third quarter

 

BG - Gott 26 run (Ramsay kick), 6:28

 

BG - Carothers 10 run (Ramsay kick), 5:14

 

Fourth quarter

 

BG - Wilson 56 pass from Gott (Ramsay kick), 10:21

 

LC - Robertson 71 pass from Wright (Stratton kick), 7:55

 

BG - Spader 24 fumble return (Ramsay kick), 2:27

 

 

 

 

 

 

Why was Bowling Green passing up 49-3 and up 56-3 in the first place?

 

Why were they passing up 77-3 in the 4th Quarter is even more of a question?

 

I am not saying a blowout of epic proportions couldnt have been avoided and certainly 2 Defensive TD's helped make the margin what it is... but in a game where it was very clear Logan County didn't deserve to be on a field 3 passing TD's with the clock running is a bit excessive.

 

Depends on the down and distance, if it's 3rd and long I don't care what the score is I'm not running on 3rd and long. That's almost as bad as taking a knee on every play because at that point you're just conceding for the other team. Now if they come out in shotgun formation with 4-5 wide on 1st, 2nd and 3rd down that's a different story. However I find it highly unlikely that, that was the case. If it were I doubt LC's coach would have had anything nice to say about BG.

Why are you bringing me into this? Yeah, I went to BG ... and I cringed when I saw the score. I also know the players involved and don't believe there was any malicious intent.

 

The instant outrage and judgment on this board when something like this happens is embarrassing.

 

We love you too Jason.

One other item related to the schedule could have come into play here. BG is just starting their school fall break. They don't play another game until Warren Central on October 18 or two weeks basically. I think had this been a "normal schedule" week or they had another game next week then Coach Wallace may have taken the starters out in the mid-second quarter range. But being off that long tipped his hand to get the starters the reps they need to carry over till the 18th.

 

Also I think they are trying to get Fant the State Receiver Yardage record. He's closing on it even without the Bryan Station cancelled game.

The fake outrage in this situation is amusing since the opposing coach was not outraged and even complimentary. That being said I heard that Logan ran a no huddle offense the entire game and kept throwing the entire game. They blitzed and played 1 on 1 outside all night. That is at least half of the blame for making the score possible.

Yes... decrease the playbook down to 2 or 3 plays max.. run them over and over.

 

I still like the idea of working on a game situation such as playing keep away and trying to run the clock out by moving the chains. Have your QB milk the playclock to the last second..RB's stay in the middle of the field or in bounds (doesnt matter with running clock, but it is practice).

 

Just from watching Belfry over the years a true 12+ play drive with a running clock in tact can eat essentially an entire quarter by itself if you are keeping it on the ground and milking the playclock.

 

Well said. Totally agree.

You realize that throwing an incomplete pass with a running clock actually uses more time than a running play? Pass is incomplete. Side judge either gets the thrown ball or another one from the sideline. Tosses it to the ref to re-spot the football, which in a running clock situation means 5 to 10 seconds because refs usually want to take their time and get the spot right when there is a running clock involved. Then, they start the play clock.

 

On a running play, the kid gets tackled, the ref gets the ball, takes 5-10 seconds to make sure the spot is right, and then starts the play clock.

 

I have no problem throwing the football with a running clock.