Central Hardin dominated the line of scrimmage on both sides of the ball against Daviess County. Central Hardin leads 6A in rushing and plays great defense. That can take you a long way this time of the year. The offense rolled on the ground with 249 yards rushing against Daviess County and RB Mason Gardner had 131 yards rushing to lead the way. 

Bullitt East has a great resume of wins this season and is/ should be favored in this game. Somehow I feel that CH is ok with the "us vs the world" mentality. This is the best defense that Tim Mattingly has had in 10 seasons at Central Hardin. 

This will be a true test for CH facing Bullitt East QB Travis Egan and RB Mason Gauthier. CH hangs their hat on being physical and this game will be no different.

This one could be a classic.

Calpreps projection for this game:

Central Hardin 27 

Bullitt East 22

I think Bullitt East wins a close one because their QB will be the difference.

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East and I don’t think it’s close.

 

East 35-22

I don’t think CH defense is as good as advertised. Henderson there best opponent scored 38 on them. With there best win being a 17-3 victory over a banged up DC squad. BE offense will be the best CH has seen all year and there wins over Manual and Male really stand out to me. I’ll take BE by 2 touchdowns 

I think it will be a tight game.  I like Henderson Co. and they played them very well.  I will say that if CH only rushes 3 like they did against Davies Co., Egan will have a big night. 

Pulling for Bullitt East!! 
 

 

Looking at the head-to-head history of these 2 teams: 

Sep 23, 2011	Central Hardin	28	Bullitt East	14
Sep 21, 2012	Central Hardin	35	Bullitt East	31
Sep 20, 2013	Central Hardin	28	Bullitt East	19
Sep 19, 2014	Central Hardin	35	Bullitt East	28
Sep 4, 2015	Central Hardin	35	Bullitt East	13
Sep 2, 2016	Central Hardin	50	Bullitt East	19
Aug 25, 2017	Central Hardin	44	Bullitt East	10
Aug 24, 2018	Central Hardin	43	Bullitt East	7

I know I have been criticized in the past for bringing up common opponents but here it is. The more you know about these 2 teams, the better informed you will be. 

Bullitt East 23 Fern Creek 7

Bullitt East 42 Meade County 28

Bullitt East 48 Butler 18

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Central Hardin 39 Fern Creek 2

Central Hardin 37 Meade County 10

Central Hardin 37 Butler 0

7 minutes ago, Hardin County Preps said:

I know I have been criticized in the past for bringing up common opponents but here it is. The more you know about these 2 teams, the better informed you will be. 

Bullitt East 23 Fern Creek 7

Bullitt East 42 Meade County 28

Bullitt East 48 Butler 18

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Central Hardin 39 Fern Creek 2

Central Hardin 37 Meade County 10

Central Hardin 37 Butler 0

Thanks for adding that information.  For what it is worth, that definitely favors Central Hardin. 

There is a great story in the Elizabethtown News Enterprise today on Central Hardin kicker Kase Vanblijenburgh. who is 6 for 6 on field goals this season including a 46- yard field goal vs South Oldham and a 39- yard field goal vs John Hardin. He is also 34-35 on extra points this season and routinely places kickoffs in the opponents end zone. He is definitely another offensive weapon for the Bruins. Anytime CH gets inside the opponents 30 -yard line, a field goal is definitely a strong option. Something you cannot say about many teams in high school football. 

I’m going with BE 28-21.

Beat Manual, beat Male, at home.  I see it being very tight and advantage Travis Egan.

3 hours ago, Hardin County Preps said:

There is a great story in the Elizabethtown News Enterprise today on Central Hardin kicker Kase Vanblijenburgh. who is 6 for 6 on field goals this season including a 46- yard field goal vs South Oldham and a 39- yard field goal vs John Hardin. He is also 34-35 on extra points this season and routinely places kickoffs in the opponents end zone. He is definitely another offensive weapon for the Bruins. Anytime CH gets inside the opponents 30 -yard line, a field goal is definitely a strong option. Something you cannot say about many teams in high school football. 

A reliable kicker is a major plus at the high school level, for sure. Especially in a low scoring game. If CH can keep the points at a premium for Bullitt East, VanBlijenburgh becomes all the more valuable.