Schools that have never made the playoffs:

Notice that several of these schools are in the early stages of their programs

Betsy Layne

Bishop Brossart

Bracken County

Cooper

East Ridge

Evangel Christian

Harlan County

Jackson County

Walton-Verona

 

Schools that have never won a playoff game:

Adair County, 0-4

Allen Central, 0-3

Atherton, 0-1

Berea, 0-5

Beth Haven, 0-4 (includes three losses in 8-man state playoffs)

Butler County, 0-7

Casey County, 0-5

Clinton County, 0-1

Gallatin County, 0-1

Grant County, 0-3

Greenwood, 0-5

Hart County, 0-4

Jenkins, 0-8-1 (tied Cumberland in 1963; didn't advance)

Knott County Central, 0-5

Knox Central, 0-8

Lewis County, 0-4

Magoffin County, 0-2

McCreary Central, 0-1

Muhlenberg North, 0-1

Muhlenberg South, 0-5

North Laurel, 0-6

Pendleton County, 0-1

Perry County Central, 0-6

Phelps, 0-9

Pike County Central, 0-6

Powell County, 0-3

Shawnee, 0-1

South Floyd, 0-7

Spencer County, 0-2

West Carter, 0-3

West Jessamine, 0-6

Western Hills, 0-3

 

Schools that have lost multiple state title games without winning a championship:

Four state championship losses

Boone County

Somerset

 

Three state championship losses

Bethlehem (all losses in 8-man state championship game)

Glasgow

Owensboro Catholic

 

Two state championship losses

Frankfort

Lafayette

Lincoln County

Madisonville-North Hopkins

Paintsville

Prestonsburg

Rockcastle County

Southern

Waggener

Warren Central

It would be nice to see some of these schools come off of the list this year, in any of the categories. When replying, comment on teams you think could be removed a year from now!

That's actually really interesting. I know football, but not really the history behind these state teams. From the way people talked, I figured Rockcastle Co. had won a championship or two.

Many of those schools without playoff wins are fairly young programs. It must certainly, however, be disappointing for the fans of those programs to never experience the excitement of a playoff victory.

A playoff game ending in a tie????

A playoff game ending in a tie????

 

Wasn't uncommon in the early days of state playoffs. Any guesses as to how the winner was determined? Overtime...please! Penetrations, the number of first downs achieved by each team during the game, was what determined who went on to the next round! Imagine if that happened today? BGP would probably explode!

 

Below are the times when that actually happened. Team listed first advanced:

 

1963 - AA - First Round - Cumberland 7, Jenkins 7

1964 - A - First Round - Elkhorn City 7, Paris 7

1964 - A - First Round - Lynch East Main 6, Williamsburg 6

1965 - A - First Round - Lloyd Memorial 13, Mount Sterling 13

1965 - A - Semifinals - Lloyd Memorial 13, Fleming-Neon 13

1968 - A - First Round - Frankfort 14, Bardstown 14

1972 - A - First Round - Pikeville 22, Lynch 22

So in 1965 Lloyd Memorial went to the State Championship Game because they had more 1st downs then Fleming-Neon? What a bummer. Bet that made alot of fans mad.

So in 1965 Lloyd Memorial went to the State Championship Game because they had more 1st downs then Fleming-Neon? What a bummer. Bet that made alot of fans mad.

 

Actually, in 1965 Lloyd Memorial made it all the way to the state finals without actually winning a game. Both the first round "win" and semifinal "win" were based on the tiebreaker rule. The soundly defeated Old Kentucky Home (27-0) to cement the title.

 

 

Schools that have lost multiple state title games without winning a championship:

Four state championship losses

Boone County

Somerset

 

Man I could have gone all year without that reminder.

Man I could have gone all year without that reminder.

 

Hey, you guys are in an elite club with Boone County!:thumb:

 

Seriously though, Somerset has so many near misses. They always have good teams. Hopefully one of these years (preferably one where they don't play Garrard;)) they'll leave that group.