Final.

 

Final. A big win for Johnson Central.

Impactful result.

JC played hard tonight that old JC running looked like it came back tonight for the rivalry. Onside kick made a huge difference along with the missed PAT. One penalty from JC compared to other nights that is great. Congrats JC on the district championship win.

Ashland hosts Simon Kenton next week.

I was way off on my prediction. 
 

Congratulations to the Golden Eagles. After seeing some of their early scores (especially the Belfry score) I was convinced they couldn’t score enough to beat Ashland. Boy was I wrong. JC dominated the game from a physical standpoint. Ashland scored 33 points on 37 plays (crazy stat) but JC ran 60+ plays and Ashland had no answer. 
 

The onside kick was big but in the 1st half JC came up short on a 4th and 1 that the bottom ref had marked as a first down and the top ref had short. If not for that call not sure the game would have needed an onside kick. 
 

Ashland’s defense was a head scratcher tonight. Why did they shade their DT’a inside eye of OT? JC ran off tackle at will and washed down DT anytime they wanted. Ashland never got out of it or changed at all. 

This all but guarantees an JC at Cov Cath and Corbin Boyle Region Final. Puts Ashland at Cov Cath round 2. 

Not easy to win in Paintsville.