Final

 

Sounds like this was a great game. Congrats to the Purples.

Great win.

 

 

Good job Purples!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

This was an outstanding game!! When I said that this one was going to be an old fashioned WKC gut check, I was dead on! Neither team deserved to lose this one. It was actually two games. There was a bunch of scoring in the first half, but only one field goal in the second half! And I've never seen two old bitter rivals get along so well, both on the field and in the crowd...it was a marvelous display of sportsmanship, and I was very proud of that! It was very befitting of a #2 playing a #3, and both sides are convinced that we will meet again in the playoffs!

 

OHS opened the scoring when Quado Douglas scored on a two yd run. Ross Gilliam hit the PAT, and the Red Devils led 7-0 at 7:06 in the first qtr. SO QB Scooter Hollis led a very methodical drive downfield to answer the score and Hollis ended the drive with a one yd plunge of his own. Zach Williams added the PAT, and the score was tied at 3:51 left in the first qtr.

 

Nine seconds into the second qtr, Douglas ripped off and impressive 48 yd run for a score. Gilliam hit the PAT, and the Red Devils led 14-7. SR RB Lavance Anderson capped another impressive drive with a two yd run with 10:13 left in the second qtr. Z. Williams booted the PAT, and the Purples once again tied the game 14-all. With 8:25 left in the second, L. Anderson cut loose on a 53 yd scoring run! However, Z. Williams' PAT hit one of the uprights and bounced back no good. The Purples led 20-14. OHS answered back with a drive ended with a 16 yd pass play from QB Kal Prince to WR Ryan Bowling with 4:14 left in the first half. Gilliam hit the PAT again, and the Red Devils led 21-20. With 17 seconds left before halftime, Z. Williams kicked a 45 yd FG, and the Purples led at the end of the first half 23-21.:clap:

 

The second half was quite a different ballgame, as only three pts were scored. Both defenses buckled down and made superlative plays! The only points came off the toe of Z. Williams once again. After getting a chip shot of 21 yds blocked, he calmly came in and booted a 31 yd FG with 4:57 left in the game. Final score: BGHS 26, OHS 21. OHS almost reclaimed the lead, but a 51 yd FG attempt by Gilliam had enough distance, but was wide. Whew!! They never gave up, very much to their credit. If the postseason game will be half as exciting, I don't know if we, the fans, can stand it!!:lol:

 

BGHS will travel up I-65 next week for a return trip to Marshall Stadium to take on Trinity. You can bank on the Purples not letting Trinity's 1-3 mark lull them to sleep, and that their full attention will be on the Rocks next week!! I would personally love to be at the game where the Purples get their first win over Trinity after three losses and keep their record spotless (now at 5-0)!

 

Alma Mater still trails the series with OHS, but the guys cut the margin down a little tonight to 38-27-2. This series started on Armistice Day (Veterans Day) 1932. Told you it was an old rivalry!! One more note: this was Kevin Wallace's 190th win in his career as a Head Coach. He had 45 wins at Warren East, and now has 145 at BGHS. He's now knocking on the door at 200 career wins...and it couldn't happen to a greater guy and personal friend!

 

With that, I will take a cue from Devils58, a great friend from the OHS camp, and twist my butt off in tribute to a great game between two old rivals, not just for the guys, but for the guys in black and red as well. They all earned it tonight!!

 

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There are a few games every year that make me regret that I have to film on Friday night, and this was one of them. I would have definitely loved to have seen this one.

There's a good chance this game will be repeated in the regional final in November. The big difference could be that that game would be played in Owensboro.

Great game between 2 great teams as well as coaches.