The Union County Braves will make the 3 hour trip east to Louisville to take on the CAL Centurions in a rematch of last year's class 3A state championship game.  Kickoff is set for 7 p.m. ET. 

Union County enters the game at 7-5, fresh off of a 10-7 upset of previously undefeated Glasgow.  The Braves run the ball just over 70% of the time and carrying a bulk of that load is SR Willem McPeake (1336 YDS / 16 TDS leading into the Glasgow game).  Defensively, the UC is led by SR Cameron Webb (83 TKLS, 9.5 TFL & 3 Sacks).

For the home Centurions, it was business as usual with a 48-3 victory over DeSales.  CAL has multiple weapons on offense to choose from, but the leader calling the signals is SO QB Jackson Burke.  Although stats haven't officially been reported just yet, Burke had another efficient night against the Colts, going a perfect 100% on completion percentage for the 3rd time in a game this year.  JR WR Ja'Hyde Brown was out again against the Colts, but should be available this Friday if needed.

Of note, prior to their victory on Friday against Glasgow, the Braves had played 4 teams in class 3A or higher who had winning records this year.  They were 0-4 in those games with an average score of 47-19.  Can the Braves continue their playoff run and knock off CAL for their 2nd straight upset win over an undefeated team?  Does CAL run their state leading winning streak to 20 games and possibly their 7th straight running clock victory?

**Interesting side note, although they don't play football, the Raney twins from Union County, who have won 9 individual wrestling state titles between them, have signed with Oklahoma St.  For those unfamiliar with wrestling, that's like signing with Georgia, Ohio St., etc. in football.  Huge accomplishment for those boys coming from a state not known at all for wrestling.

CAL wins via running clock.

@Unrivaled97 Union County is well-known top tier wrestling school.  They dominate in several weight classes.  I haven’t followed the last couple of years, but they are always outstanding.

CAL!! 

15 minutes ago, Brown said:

@Unrivaled97 Union County is well-known top tier wrestling school.  They dominate in several weight classes.  I haven’t followed the last couple of years, but they are always outstanding.

Correct; I coach high school wrestling.  Union County is well known regionally, but Kentucky as a state is not.  Most of the time, when KY kids go to out of state or top tier tournaments, overall, they don’t fare well.  The Raneys are different altogether.

17 hours ago, Unrivaled97 said:

Correct; I coach high school wrestling.  Union County is well known regionally, but Kentucky as a state is not.  Most of the time, when KY kids go to out of state or top tier tournaments, overall, they don’t fare well.  The Raneys are different altogether.

We are big wrestling family as well. Union is the flagship program in the state; however, unfortunately we lower half as a state nationally. Payne Carr was an undefeated 4 time state champ at Union, went to the Naval Academy, was third string in his weight class, and later dropped off the team as a sophomore.

Roll that clock probably in the second quarter only way 3A has a chance is if CAL moves to 4A.

Union County is a tough team, and they won't be intimidated.

But this is another level.  CAL should win with game decided in the first half.

What a great quote and it's 100% true.

25 minutes ago, Breds82 said:

What a great quote and it's 100% true.

He is our podcast this week. Coach Cantwell was an excellent guest. 

On 11/16/2025 at 9:21 AM, Hearsay said:

We are big wrestling family as well. Union is the flagship program in the state; however, unfortunately we lower half as a state nationally. Payne Carr was an undefeated 4 time state champ at Union, went to the Naval Academy, was third string in his weight class, and later dropped off the team as a sophomore.

Payne Carr was a great wrestler but he did not win 4 individual state championships at Union county if I’m thinking right he might of just won once if that now he did have 4 team state titles.

Edited November 20, 2025Nov 20 by theguru

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