Both teams have fended off three improved programs in Boyd, Greenup, and Rowan this season and will again be competing for a district championship. From 2005 - 2024, the only years these two teams were not in the same district was 2019 - 2022. Other than those seasons, with the exception of 2007 when Ashland went 2-8 they have competed for a district championship 14 times out of 15 those seasons where Johnson Central emerged victorious in 11 of the 14 matchups while also winning all four times (