Purple88 Posted September 2, 2019 Share Posted September 2, 2019 BluegrassPreps 2019 Western Kentucky Power Rankings – Week 2 Edition The top story line this week is chalk! Of the top 12 teams ranked last week, all won last week, but four. Graves County had a bye week. Hopkinsville and McCracken County both had losses to teams they were expected to lose to. And Owensboro took a very tough 10-8 home loss to gritty Evansville Central. It was a terrific week overall for the top teams in WKY! Disclaimer: I have attended 6 high school games the first 2 weekends. I’ve never done that before. It was a lot of fun though! Great competition in the early season! Western Kentucky Spotlight: Caverna Colonels – First Win in 37 Games! Huge win for the Colonels over Shawnee last Friday 51-0! The Colonels let the flood gates open since they hadn't won a game on the field since beating Fort Knox on October 16, 2015, a streak that spanned 37 games (their loss to Green County on August 24, 2018 was later credited as a win to the Colonels after Green used an ineligible player, but does that really count for the players?). It is a great thing when long losing streaks are broken! Way to go Colonels!!! Week 2 Western Kentucky Game of the Week RECAP: Mayfield (2A) (2-0) 27 at Hopkinsville (4A) (1-1) 22 at the Stadium of Champions. Fantastic football game sports fans! Mayfield hit 3 big pass plays and 1 pick 6 and it was just enough. The Tigers battled really hard and made Mayfield earn every bit of it. Good showing for both teams, as both teams will learn from this one!!! WESTSIDER - Week 3 Western Kentucky Game of the Week: (Disclaimer 2: Westsider was a friend to this website and all sports in Western Kentucky. This is mentioned in honor of his memory as he loved this rivalry!) Mayfield 2A (2-0) travels to Paducah Tilghman 3A (2-0): I expect this OLD Rivalry to be extremely hard hitting and well played on both sides. Bragging rights at the local grocery store are on the line in the Purchase Area! The last time Tilghman beat Mayfield was back in 2005 (18-15 at Tilghman). I got to see the Blue Tornado’s this past week in Louisville and they are dangerous. They have solid lines and Damian Ford and Jayden Freeman can both take it to the house every time they touch the ball. Mayfield got a scare at Hoptown. I’m sure they will be focused this week in practice! Get out to the stadium early sports fans!!! Honorable Mention: Owensboro Catholic at Owensboro; Franklin Simpson at South Warren, Logan County at Warren East, McCracken County at Graves County, Caldwell County at Hopkinsville – Try to make it out to one of these great games! Week 2 Top 10: 10) Graves County (5A) – Preseason Rank: 11 - 2019 Record 1-0; District Record 0-0] Week 2 Results: BYE WEEK. Again, not a fan coming off a great emotion filled win against a fine Murray Tiger squad and then sitting out the next week, but play the schedule you got! Week 3: vs. McCracken County (0-2). The Mustangs are likely one of the best 0 and 2 teams out there. That may seem like a backhanded compliment, but I think they are a good team and I also think they will be fired up to play. You’ve been warned Eagles!!! 9) McCracken County (6A) – Preseason Rank: 9 - 2019 Record 0-2; District Record 0-0] Week 1 Results: Loss: 42-14 vs Bowling Green 5A (1-1). I don’t have any stats for this game, but know that in the first quarter the Mustangs were forcing 3 and outs and taking it to the Purples. Franklin Hayes is a terrific football player for the Mustangs and he played really well last Friday. McCracken had the ball in the red zone several time later in the game but simply couldn’t make the plays late. That is disheartening but I like the effort they came with. Big game next week! Week 3: at 5A Graves County (1-0). The ragged Mustangs travel across the Purchase Area to take on a rusty Graves County team that will not have played for 14 days when you meet them. Important game for the Mustangs. Good luck Mustangs! 8) Logan County (4A) – Preseason Rank: 10 - 2019 Record 2-0; District Record 0-0] Week 2 Results: Win: 59-0 over 5A Muhlenberg County (0-2). Poor ole’ Muhlenberg County with flogging #2! Many play well for the Cougars and you will see one of them later! Week 3: at 4A scrappy Warren East (1-1). This is an interesting game as East is a dangerous team with some dangerous players. Yes, they were flattened by South, but a lot of people will be flattened by South. East flattened Russellville. So this should be a very entertaining game. Logan County would like to get this win to continue their nice momentum in this early part of the year. 7) Owensboro (5A) – Preseason Rank: 8 - 2019 Record 1-1; [District Record 1-0] Week 2 Results: Loss: 10-8 vs Evansville Central, IN (1-1). No stats, but you can see the highlights here: Touchdown Live Game of the Week: Central at Owensboro Very good game! Just came up short on the final 2 point conversion! No time to rest now. Week 3: vs City Rival 2A Owensboro Catholic (2-0). This is always an intense game and I think the injuries Owensboro has sustained make this matchup within the Aces reach. With that said, if the Red Devils starters, most importantly the OL and DL guys step up, they should win this game. Who ya got? 6) Paducah Tilghman (3A) – Preseason Rank: 7 - 2019 Record 2-0; [District Record 0-0] Week 2 Results: Win: 50-21 vs 1A Louisville Holy Cross (1-1) at Louisville Central in the middle game of the Central BSN Bowl. I got to make this one and meet our good friend @TilghmanPride! Always great to put a name with a face considering the inherent knowledge of all our BGP guys. The Blue Tornados are a talented and dangerous team. RB Damien Ford and WR Jayden Freeman are really dangerous when they touch the ball. Ford took the opening kickoff to the house! And Freeman just ran by people for as long as I could take it on a hot afternoon! They also passed ok, but think it will be a different animal next Friday night! Week 3: WESTSIDER Western Kentucky Game of the Week vs 2A Mayfield (2-0). This game still means a lot over in the Purchase Area and I bet you didn’t know that it means a lot to the nation as well. How so? According to the MaxPreps TOP 50 All-Time Winningest High School Football Programs (Top 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TilghmanPride Posted September 2, 2019 Share Posted September 2, 2019 Outstanding work! Your stuff is always top notch. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DreamKiller Posted September 3, 2019 Share Posted September 3, 2019 Great article, bro! Westsider was a great guy and thinking about him can bring on a lot of emotions. At first I was a little sad, then it brought a smile to my face, because he didn't want to see anybody sad. @Purple88, thank you. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jcarter Posted September 3, 2019 Share Posted September 3, 2019 Great job P88!!! Watched the South East game then thought I would stick around to catch a glimpse of Central Greenwood. Well it hooked me when at half it was 31-28 Greenwood leading. Central is going to score a lot this year just not sure they can stop anyone from scoring especially if they continue to onside every kickoff this season. In all the times they have kicked off this year it is my understanding that they have only kicked it deep once. I may be wrong but that was the stat I was given. Maybe Our friend DF can confirm this. If it’s tried they can’t continue to give teams shower fields to work with and expect to win. However I believe they are going to win a few games this year just by looking at the talent they showed against Greenwood. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chuckit Posted September 3, 2019 Share Posted September 3, 2019 Drew Hartz for OCath was 29-42 for 262yds, 3TDs, and 0 ints. Hagan Edge accounted for all 5 of Catholic's touchdowns, 3 receiving, 1 rushing, and 1 76yd pick 6. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DragonFire Posted September 3, 2019 Share Posted September 3, 2019 Great job P88!!! Watched the South East game then thought I would stick around to catch a glimpse of Central Greenwood. Well it hooked me when at half it was 31-28 Greenwood leading. Central is going to score a lot this year just not sure they can stop anyone from scoring especially if they continue to onside every kickoff this season. In all the times they have kicked off this year it is my understanding that they have only kicked it deep once. I may be wrong but that was the stat I was given. Maybe Our friend DF can confirm this. If it’s tried they can’t continue to give teams shower fields to work with and expect to win. However I believe they are going to win a few games this year just by looking at the talent they showed against Greenwood. This is correct from what I have seen. The one time they kicked deep was just before halftime against Greenwood. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jcarter Posted September 3, 2019 Share Posted September 3, 2019 If it’s tried they can’t continue to give teams shower fields to work with and expect to win. However I believe they are going to win a few games this year just by looking at the talent they showed against Greenwood. That should have said If it’s true, they can not continue to give teams short fields to work with and expect to win. Sorry about the typing errors. Using my phone and didn’t read the last part of the post. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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