The Trinity Shamrocks will welcome the Pleasure Ridge Park Panthers to Marshall Stadium on Friday night in what will be the season opener for both squads.

Trinity is coming off a second consecutive state championship and the program’s 29th overall. Head Coach Jay Cobb has a ton of talent back which includes junior starting QB Zane Johnson and RB JB Berry who headlined this team last year. A strong and deep D-line headlines the defense. 

PRP is coming off a 2-9 mark last fall and enters 2025 with a new head coach in Kenneth Walker, Jr. It is the Panthers’ second year with a new head man as alum and former Louisville Cardinal Brandon Dunn led the program last fall before his firing in the spring. Ironically, current Trinity assistant coach Tommy Williams was the head man at PRP for seven years until the end of the 2023 season. 

Coming into this contest, the Shamrocks are heavy favorites. The top-end talent and depth the Shamrocks possess at nearly every spot on the field is unmatched by many in the state of Kentucky. 

Trinity and PRP have met eight times in history with the last meeting being in 2016 at PRP. Trinity has won all eight meetings. The most notable matchup between these two is the 2012 state championship game where a Shamrocks team headlined by stars such as James Quick, Travis Wright, Jason Hatcher, Ryan White, and Dalyn Dawkins bounced the Panthers 61-7.

 

Running clock early.

Somebody did not do HC Kenny any favor by setting up this match.

May it be injury free for both squads.

3 minutes ago, JIM SEYMOUR # 85 said:

Somebody did not do HC Kenny any favor by setting up this match.

May it be injury free for both squads.

It is not just this game, it is nearly the entire schedule. 

5 minutes ago, theguru said:

It is not just this game, it is nearly the entire schedule. 

Indeed.

After Trinity, PRP will host 1A power Raceland and 4A power Franklin County the following weeks back to back. Then Scott County, rival Butler, and Male to end September. North Hardin, Manual, St. X, and Lexington Christian.

Manual, North Hardin, and St. X is the district.

In all, the Panthers play four teams that were at least semifinalist in their class last year and three teams who played in a championship game (Trinity, Raceland, Franklin Co.).

I'd say seven of their 11 opponents are top teams, or seen as top teams, in their respective classes and have the ability to be playing deep in November, at least.

What's the record for quickest running clock on record?

It's in jeopardy here.

Feel bad for PRP, but they sought this game out if I'm correct.

So be it.

18 minutes ago, Purple88 said:

What's the record for quickest running clock on record?

It's in jeopardy here.

Feel bad for PRP, but they sought this game out if I'm correct.

So be it.

Yes. That's correct.

Trinity beat J-Town 76-0 in 2001 and then Marshall County by the same score in 2021 playoffs. That's the school record. 63-0 vs Southern in the playoffs last year is the most the Rocks have scored since '21.

When J-Town and Seneca were aligned in 6A and in Trinity's district, there were a few games where it was a running clock by half and once as early as the start of the second quarter, if I recall.

 

7 minutes ago, St. Matthews Boy said:

Yes. That's correct.

Trinity beat J-Town 76-0 in 2001 and then Marshall County by the same score in 2021 playoffs. That's the school record. 63-0 vs Southern in the playoffs last year is the most the Rocks have scored since '21.

When J-Town and Seneca were aligned in 6A and in Trinity's district, there were a few games where it was a running clock by half and once as early as the start of the second quarter, if I recall.

 

76 is a lot of points. 

5 hours ago, theguru said:

It is not just this game, it is nearly the entire schedule. 

Wonder if the "departed" (fired) former HC had anything to do with it ????

Pity He's still not arround.

Bless the PRP Kids.

I will be there but will all the home games still be available on the WDRB+ app?

10 hours ago, fatsnbul said:

I will be there but will all the home games still be available on the WDRB+ app?

Yes.

Cheering for Trinity in this game will be like cheering for the lions against a baby gazelle.

 

 

23 hours ago, fatsnbul said:

I will be there but will all the home games still be available on the WDRB+ app?

12 hours ago, St. Matthews Boy said:

Yes.

Have either of you seen a promotion/link for the WDRB+ broadcasts this year?  Also everyone.

Download WDRB+ here:

For Apple - https://apps.apple.com/us/app/wdrb/id1329031432

For Google - https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.wdrb.ott

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Additionally, NFHS Video:

https://www.nfhsnetwork.com/events/trinity-high-school-louisville-ky/gamab8e7f218c