As DevilMayCare said, Raceland / Paintsville is as good of rivalry as any. The two battle the district as well as the region championships practically every season.

As for Raceland's other / local rivalries … Greenup Co. (Iron Bowl) , Russell (rail cities bowl) and district rival Fairview ( just good, clean, ol' fashion hate, lol)

Back in the day, there was nothing to compare to the Male vs Manual game on turkey

Day. Girls in fancy dressses,young men in sport coats and ties. This game dwarfed any other game including the Flaget vs Saint Xavier game.

Back in the day, there was nothing to compare to the Male vs Manual game on turkey

Day. Girls in fancy dressses,young men in sport coats and ties. This game dwarfed any other game including the Flaget vs Saint Xavier game.

 

I feel like its weird H.S. football used to play regularly on Thanksgiving. What time would the game be? Early afternoon?

St. X and Flaget was the rivalry. They were both Xaverian taught schools. The game was played on Sunday afternoon at the Fairgrounds Stadium. I am sure that Trinity and Flaget were rivals.

The problem is that Flaget was only open from about 1948 to 1973. About 25 years. Trinity opened about 1958 or so. I am probably a year or two off on both. Someone can help here.

St. X and Flaget was the rivalry. They were both Xaverian taught schools. The game was played on Sunday afternoon at the Fairgrounds Stadium. I am sure that Trinity and Flaget were rivals.

The problem is that Flaget was only open from about 1948 to 1973. About 25 years. Trinity opened about 1958 or so. I am probably a year or two off on both. Someone can help here.

 

 

1953

Campbell County and Newcath is a good rivalry. Campbell county and Highlands has been fun the last few years too.

Campbell County and Newcath is a good rivalry. Campbell county and Highlands has been fun the last few years too.

 

Wasn't Highlands v Campbell a big rivalry back in the day before Highlands 1994 - 2014 run? Like 60s -80s?

Dayton and Bellevue has played each other at least 140 times and it’s more than that if counting times they have played during the playoffs. They are playing each other twice during the regular season now too.

I dont see these two schools competing as separate teams much longer.

 

Guess we will see what happens. It’s still different with their youth programs merging as the River City Ducks.

St. X's old rival celebrates 50 year legacy. St. X and Flaget were both Xaverian brothers schools. I had an uncle that went to school there. Flaget won 6 football state championships and has some big alumni like Paul Hornung, Howard Schnellenberger, and Oscar Brohm amongst others. 

Good to see the Flaget group recognized. The generosity of the alumni is overwhelming. Having attended Saint X, I appreciate the recognition by the alumni of the Xavierian Brothers' influence on their lives.

A great school simply done in by the changing of its primary base for students and the economics of the times. I always wondered what the future would have held for a Flaget move to the East End.

If I have a disappointment, it would be for the loss of the Flaget alumni support to send their sons to Saint X based on the Xavierian connection. I do recognize that Saint X may have failed in not reaching out to the Flaget alumni earlier.

I don’t think I realized Flaget was a Xavierian sponsored school until, which is why there is a part of the school building at St. X dedicated to Flaget, which always puzzled me…why dedicate a part of your school to one of your biggest rivals; now it makes sense. 

I graduated in 1966. Several of the Brothers we had previously taught at Flaget.

Somerset and Danville had a great rivalry for years.  Danville, Henry Clay and Corbin were Somerset's biggest rivals when my dad played there in the 40's.  There were some memorable games between Somerset and Danville when I was in high school there in the 70's.

Sam Harp took Danville to another level but now they've taken a big step backward.  It would be great if they could get that program back on track.  Unfortunately for them, a lot of their good football players are winding up at Boyle.  

I loved playing for  Beechwood vs Pikeville in that rivalry. Two of the best small school powerhouses batting it to go to play in the state title game! ! Whoever won this game usually went on to win the Class A title! I wish they would start this rivalry up again but with the RPI I’m sure it will be hard to do.