The Wildcats win their 4th State Championship to take the rubber match with Johnson Central.

 

Congrats Franklin-Simpson Wildcats. Congrats Coach Preston.

 

The game was a physical, defensive battle.

 

http://bluegrasspreps.com/ky-football-high/franklin-simpson-johnson-373418.html

Four state title games so far decided by a combined 12 points.

 

In this one, Franklin held Johnson Central to their lowest total since South Warren's stomping in the 2015 state championship.

Back to back!!!!! An ugly win is better than a pretty loss.

Coach Matney has his Golden Eagles defense in full-on attack mode during the Franklin-Simpson victory formation snaps. Johnson Central earns a face mask and a personal foul on the last two snaps of the game.

I guess Johnson Central didn’t watch the Corbin/Central game on taking field goals in the redzone.

Coach Matney has his Golden Eagles defense in full-on attack mode during the Franklin-Simpson victory formation snaps. Johnson Central earns a face mask and a personal foul on the last two snaps of the game.

 

On one hand I don't blame JC on the other hand it was pretty rough...

I find it interesting that Franklin-Simpson's four state titles have come in back to back sets (1979 & 1980, 2017 & 2018).

Coach Matney has his Golden Eagles defense in full-on attack mode during the Franklin-Simpson victory formation snaps. Johnson Central earns a face mask and a personal foul on the last two snaps of the game.

 

I get where some wouldn't like it, but I've also always found it interesting that people really expect teams just to take it and give up.

Congrats to Coach Preston and Franklin-Simpson on the their State Championship!

 

As for the rest of my thoughts, I’m going to keep them to myself.

Back to back!!!!! An ugly win is better than a pretty loss.

 

And they weren't favored in either game. A decided underdog last year, and a slight underdog (at least in the eyes of most, including BGP) tonight. But history will show that Franklin-Simpson was better than Johnson Central in 2017 and 2018. Congratulations!

I get where some wouldn't like it, but I've also always found it interesting that people really expect teams just to take it and give up.

 

I believe on the high school freshman level in Kentucky, if a team tells the officials that they are going to run victory formation, the defense is required to step back from the line of scrimmage and let the snap take place un-contested.

I believe on the high school freshman level in Kentucky, if a team tells the officials that they are going to run victory formation, the defense is required to step back from the line of scrimmage and let the snap take place un-contested.

It’s not a rule. Some officials will say they are taking a knee but there is no rule of protection.

 

I did like how FS used the placekick as their punt. Great idea that you rarely see.

I believe on the high school freshman level in Kentucky, if a team tells the officials that they are going to run victory formation, the defense is required to step back from the line of scrimmage and let the snap take place un-contested.

 

I've never heard that, but maybe that is true on freshman level. I sure hope not on varsity because frankly, that's dumb.

It’s not a rule. Some officials will say they are taking a knee but there is no rule of protection.

I did like how FS used the placekick as their punt. Great idea that you rarely see.

 

It may be Ohio high school freshman then.

This game set Special Teams back to the leather helmet days.