mcpapa Posted March 3, 2014 Posted March 3, 2014 A new installment from Coach Dave Buchanan in the Maysville Ledger-Independent. Must reading for those interested in the history and development of the game. The rest of the world calls it the “Wildcat.” At Mason County, we call it “Hog,” and its variations are “Henry,” “Jack” and “Venus.” One of the most popular trends in football right now is a form of the old-fashioned single-wing. No one runs the single-wing today as well as Alvis Johnson’s teams did at Harrodsburg back in the '70s and '80s. Read more here: It's a 'Hog,' not a 'Wildcat'
MSU-70 Posted March 3, 2014 Posted March 3, 2014 Only team in the state that runs it as a full time offense is Fort Knox. It's still as good offense...hard to stop.
True blue (and gold) Posted March 3, 2014 Posted March 3, 2014 Great article! Really puts me in the mood for summer football practice weather!
Jack Lambert Posted March 3, 2014 Posted March 3, 2014 Being a Boyle county alumni I never understood why Alvis didn't win several state titles, he had some great teams.
PurplePride92 Posted March 3, 2014 Posted March 3, 2014 That is a great article. Very insightful and while living in this area but not being from here it is pretty neat to soak up some of the history. Well done!!!
OlDog75 Posted March 3, 2014 Posted March 3, 2014 That is a great article. Very insightful and while living in this area but not being from here it is pretty neat to soak up some of the history. Well done!!! PP, forgive me for not recognizing and being off topic here, but who is the person in your new avatar?
Mr.Network Posted March 3, 2014 Posted March 3, 2014 "In high school, I played defensive end against the Hogs’ single-wing. It felt like every play was an off-tackle play and half the town of Harrodsburg was coming to kick out the defensive end." Great writing.
Mr.Network Posted March 3, 2014 Posted March 3, 2014 I remember us putting a nose guard on the center against Harrodsburg's single-wing. It wasn't illegal to tee-off on the center, then. This was in the early 80s. In the '70s, when then had the players David wrote about, we couldn't get close enough to tackle them. They were unreal.
ChiefSmoke Posted March 3, 2014 Posted March 3, 2014 I remember us putting a nose guard on the center against Harrodsburg's single-wing. It wasn't illegal to tee-off on the center, then. This was in the early 80s. In the '70s, when then had the players David wrote about, we couldn't get close enough to tackle them. They were unreal. Henry Parks was phenomenal. Venus Meaux was also a great player. I agree.
ChiefSmoke Posted March 3, 2014 Posted March 3, 2014 That is a great article. Very insightful and while living in this area but not being from here it is pretty neat to soak up some of the history. Well done!!! Thank you to all of you for the kind words. The reality check of the day......PurplePride92 refers to my era of HS Football as "history"! Am I really that old? :sssh: As I get older, I appreciate more and more where I grew up, the football that was played in our area, the quality of the players and coaches in our area, etc. It was cool being on those sidelines with my Dad and then playing for Larry French. The outcome wasn't always what we wanted, but the foundation was set for some very good things down the road. I have been writing a monthly column for the Ledger Independent on old football coaches. If you are interested, send me a PM and I will send you the previous columns. Thanks!
Hatz Posted March 3, 2014 Posted March 3, 2014 "In high school, I played defensive end against the Hogs’ single-wing. It felt like every play was an off-tackle play and half the town of Harrodsburg was coming to kick out the defensive end." Great writing. Very accurate as we'll.
Hatz Posted March 4, 2014 Posted March 4, 2014 Being a Boyle county alumni I never understood why Alvis didn't win several state titles, he had some great teams. I felt their linemen sometimes kept them from it, coupled with their inability to ever mount a passing threat. It was either Iso up the gut, Iso off tackle, or sweep. Not that many counters that I recall either. Alvis believed in his stable of backs. Teams like Frankfort loaded the box, stopped the run and played T formation ball control on them. Still I must say that in the stretch from around '76 to '83 or so, Harrodsburg was second only to Danville in annual rivalry. That 60-0 blowout in '77 burned deep for years and Boyle didn't let the Hogs score again until '81.
CoachBuckett Posted March 5, 2014 Posted March 5, 2014 I have some great memories playing against and coaching against Harrodsburg. Football is not the same without Harrodsburg. It's a shame the they had to merge. Some great football was played by small schools like - Harrodsburg - Paris - Frankfort - Richmond Madison those teams had some great games.
jlow Posted March 5, 2014 Posted March 5, 2014 I have some great memories playing against and coaching against Harrodsburg. Football is not the same without Harrodsburg. It's a shame the they had to merge. Some great football was played by small schools like - Harrodsburg - Paris - Frankfort - Richmond Madison those teams had some great games. Only 2 of these schools still in existence. Leaves sort of a bitter taste in your mouth for consolidation. In my mind "Bigger is not always better". Here are just a few last names from the past Frankfort-- Leathers ,Webb,Jones, Bennett, Reed, Harris, Washington,-- Paris--Goins, Reese, Fomas, Chumbley-- HBURG--Baldridge, Johnson, Parks, Yeast, Meux, Ford,--Madison---Bosley, Palmer, Simmons. Just to name a few
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