This has been a marquee district matchup the last few years in 3A with Etown making it to the Class 3A state championship in 2020 and Bardstown making it in 2022. However, Bardstown made the jump to 4A this season and Etown elected to stay down in 3A. 

This year's game sees Bardstown (1-3) coming off a loss to 45-24 loss to 4A #6 Ashland Blazer and Etown (0-4) coming off a 50-27 loss to 3A #8 Hart Co.

Neither of these teams seem to have found their identities this season as both had to replace a lot off of their 2022 squads. However, each team has a phenomenal RB with TyTy Williams at Bardstown and Trey Durbin at Etown.

They have a common opponent this season in Taylor Co. Bardstown lost 34-3 while Etown lost 42-13.

I've yet to see Bardstown in person so honestly this one is a little hard for me to call. I watched Hart Co. run al over Etown last week. If Bardstown can get a few stops defensively they could run away with this one. Unless Etown changes their offensive philosophy and starts giving Durbin more than 6 rushes a game I can't see them improving much.

My prediction, Bardstown 38-21

I’m going with Bardstown they seemed to have slipped a little less that Elizabethtown.

I am very interested to see how this one turns out. Bardstown is a solid team that has struggled and is looking for some positive signs heading into District play. Etown lost a lot and are trying to find an identity with an intern coach. Give me Bardstown 35-14

Why is Etown so down?

25 minutes ago, EagleRare20 said:

Why is Etown so down?

Graduated almost every starter on both sides of the ball, plus their HC left in mid-June forcing them to promote an assistant as interim HC just before the season got started.

10 hours ago, EagleRare20 said:

Why is Etown so down?

Every starting O linemen is gone and many of them played both ways. They also lost their top tackler on defense.

They returned most of their skills but the offense they are running isn’t producing. Trey Durbin averaged 11 yds per carry last season. So far this year he’s averaging 6 rushes a game. They have tried to become some version of a spread team and it isn’t working.

Should be a nice night for football at E-Towns nice facility. These two teams don’t like each other, could go either way. Bardstown played Ashland tougher than I thought they would, also discovered at least a modicum of a passing game. I’ll go with the Tigers.

@HearsayJust curious on Bardstown do you think they can turn the season around? Talent is still there right? haven't seen anything on them this year just curious where the state of the program is!

2 hours ago, DawgsFan100 said:

@HearsayJust curious on Bardstown do you think they can turn the season around? Talent is still there right? haven't seen anything on them this year just curious where the state of the program is!

The program is fine, they have a large roster and had a lot of returning starters but the graduations at QB and WR/DB have proven to be of greater magnitude then I had anticipated. Bottom line, we don’t throw it particularly well and don’t defend the pass well at all right now. However, it’s a good coaching staff, they’ve encountered difficulties like this before, they’re working on it. I think we will know more after Meade County.