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GC receives ball and starts at GC 25. 1st run for 2 2nd and 8. Run for 2. Nice play Embree Dotson. 3rd and 6. Snap over QB head. BIG loss. 4th. GC to punt. Fakes it and measurement. First down GC. Embarrassing. 1st run for no gain. 2nd Ens of 3Q BG 35 GC 12. I have a commitment in the morning and have to get to Louisville now but will post some as game progresses.

BG at BG 21 Jaxem Smitu with catch for first down Trey Graham to the house. About 60 yards. TD BG. BG 35 GC 12 4:07 3Q

GC ball at GC 30 1st offsides BG run for A Forat down. 1st run for 1 2nd Timeout GC #1 2nd no gain. Flag. Personal foul BG. 1st down run for 3. 2nd timeout GC #2 9:01 3Q. 28-12 BG 2nd and 7. Nice run for a first down. 1st run for 2 maybe. 2nd false start GC 2nd and 13. Run wide for 5. 3rd and 9. Pass complete but well short. 4th and 7. Going. QB had to run. Short Turnover on downs. At BG 21. 5:34 3Q. BG 28-12

Firat time I have ever been to a game where they closed the concession stand at halftime. Band is serious her in Grayson County.

GC ball at BG 35 1st and 10. Pass interception by LB Logan Johnson. BG ball at BG 40 25.6 seconds to play. 1st Pass to Graham for about 9. Timeouts BG #2. 2nd and 1 but only 16 seconds to play in half. 2nd first down but flag on BG 1st with 6 seconds to play in half. End of half BG 28 GC 12

GC gets ball at GC 30 2:10 in half 1 run for 1. I would call TO here. 2 short run Timeout BG #1 3rd and 9. 1:14 to play eun for 8 No they say first down wow 1 Poor tackling BG First down GC at BG 35 34 seconds to play in half 28-12 BG

BG ball at GC 45 1 Graham runs for 10 or 12. First 1 down. Barber no gain. 2nd illegal shift BG 2nd and 16. Pass Incompkete. 3rd Barber catch and run for a first down. 1st. Injury timeout GC player. 1st and 10 at GC 22. Jaxen Smith to the goal line. 1st Jaxen Smith TD run. BG 28 GC 12 2:17 2Q

Grayson County receives and starts at GC 33. 1st run for 2 or 3. 2nd QB runs for first down. 1st Motion on GC. QB fumbles but gets on top of it. 2nd and long. Timeout GC 2nd and about 21. QB fumbles again. 3rd and about 30. Short pass complete. 4th and GC to punt. BG ball at GC 45 4:14 2Q BG 21-12

BG to receive. BG ball on BG 40 BG Player down. Injury timeout. 10:51 2Q Smith runs for 1 2nd Jaxen Smitu runs for a first down. 1st pass Incomplete. Grounding called. 2nd Barber short then runs for near first down. 3 Smitu for first down. 1 Incomplete but he was wide open. 2nd Hraham runs for a first down. 1st Jaxen Smith catch and run. TD BG BG 21 GC 12 8:50 2Q

BG ball 1st and 20 from BG 35 Burton runs for 8 2nd pass Incompkete. 3 complete to Kirkwood for about 10. But BG lines up to punt. Grayson Counry runs it back. Unbelievable! GC goes for 2. Run is no good. BG leads 14-12. 10:57 2Q

BG receives. BG ball on BG 33 1 Incompkete pass. 2 Graham for 9. 3. Graham runs for a first down. 1st run for first. But hold BG. End of 1. BG 14-6

GC to receive. And will start at the GC 26 1st Nice option wide right for a first down. 1st QB runs for about 5. 2nd run until middle for 6. First down. 1st QB run for 2. 2nd Pass over middle complete for first down. 1st and 10 from BG 39. Run for 5. 2nd QB run for no gain. 3rd receiver open but Incompkete. 4th down. 4th. Mudd runs for a first down. Scratch that. Measurement coming. First down GC. 1st at BG 29. Run for 5 2nd run up the middle for first down. 1st run in the middle for 3 2nd run first down. 1st at BG 1. No gain. 2nd TD run. Great drive GC. Poor defense BG. xP is no good. 14-6 BG 1:05 1Q

Grayson County receives. And fumbles. Recovered by Burton. BG ball on GC 25 1 pass complete to Nottmeier. 1st. Pass complete to Kirkwood. TD Purples. BG 14 GC 0 10:27 1Q

Wow they had legit fireworks to introduce the Cougars on the field Awesome BG receives. BG ball at midfield. 1st Incompkete to Barber. 2nd Graham runs for 8. 3re Graham runs for first down. 1st. Jaxen Smith screen. TD Purples. BG 7 GC 0 10:51 1Q

Senior Night for the Cougars! Grayson County is young with very few seniors Cougars in all Navy with orange trim and numbers. Purples in Purole pants and numbers, white jerseys and gold helmets. 45 minutes on the clock.

Beautiful night in Leitchfield!

I don’t think they will.

Jester, Looks like the last piece of the puzzle is this game here tonight!

District 2 likely final rankings: 1. Bowling Green 2. Greenwood 3. Barren County 4 Grayson County

Strong defensive game tonight by both teams. Bowling Green received the opening kickoff and Xavier Rice takes it 90 yards to the house. BG tacks on the 2 point conversion for an 8-0 lead out of the gate and that was it. Both teams have fine players. BG was without their regular FR QB (not Anthony Davis but Neimiah Schultz who was injured in the SouthJV game on Monday).

So if Madisonville beats O then Madisonville is the 2 seed. Is that correct?

The Park City Daily News article this week is from October 2010. It is the closest game between these two teams. Bowling Green traveled to Leitchfield (just like they are doing this Friday) and wound up in a battle. The game was 27-20 BG at the half, but Grayson County tied it up less than 3 minutes into the 3rd Quarter. BG had two big defensive plays that proved to upend the Cougars 41-27. BG JR RB Hunter Neveras had 136 yards rushing, 187 yards receiving and 3 TDs for BG. Grayson County QB Hunter Gary had 113 yards rushing and 3 TDs, 143 yards passing and 1 TD, all while punting and playing safety! Wow! Can Grayson County keep it within 14 points on Friday? The_Park_City_Daily_News_2010_10_02_B5 (1).pdf

I feel like this is a difficult game for Highlands, as all the contingent is saying an easy win. I think Scott County is playing really well right now. Yes, they just lost to Woodford, but they scored 50 points against a pretty good defense. Would I rate Woodford's defense over Highlands? No, but playing Scott County isn't like playing anyone else. Their wing-T is unique in how they string plays together and then hit you over the top with pass plays better than anyone else. Highlands played with toughness vs Elder even though they lost. That impressed me. They will need that same toughness in this game and more discipline than they have played with this year to win. IMO.

First, I respect your opinion. Second, "can't" is a strong word. When comparing the two teams there are certainly differences which you have highlighted but allow me to paint the picture I was trying to. The teams you mentioned BG beating: St X - this was the first game of the season in 2020 during Covid; BG wasn't missing it's best player or players during this game. South Warren - Aw, the Spartans. They played twice this season. BG lost by 3 at BG in October but turned the table in the playoffs winning by 17. At CovCath - a very difficult game. BUT the South win was in November. The CovCath win was in December. Meaning games yet to be played by this 2025 team (I hope). Similarities of the teams include 2025 injuries with 2020 Covid illnesses/quarantines and QB Conner Cooper played/missed some time with a fractured wrist late in the season. So, both teams had to overcome significant obstacles. Their schedules don't align and cause some of the differences you mention. The first four games of those seasons: 2020: W at X 14-0; W at PRP 24-6; L vs South 10-7; W vs McCracken County 28-12. 2025: L vs Ocath 23-17; L vs St X 27-10; L at Scott County 35-28; L at South 45-14; In the end, I feel the seasons are comparable to a degree, but LOT of football left to play. And my hope is this team continues to evolve the way that 2020 team did to be better at the end of the season than the beginning!

Jaxen Smith did not play in the OCath game. Ethan Kirkwood SR WR was knocked out of that game also with a concussion. Smith was injured prior to that game. Is Greenwood that good? I think they are a very underrated team. They are well coached and were tired of hearing about the streak and played perhaps their best game of the season. GW has multiple seniors this year that are good players and their lines outplayed BGs for stretches during the game. Davis Chaney is a good player and made tough plays. Their defense is a really good unit. Is BG just down enough for GW to compete? Those holding penalties were killers. The ones on the WRs were 100% holding. There were 2 of these. I went back and watched those plays. But the ones on the interior line, I didn't see on replay. Take that for what it is. There were 3 of these. But IMO that's 14 points off the board because of them. BG has simply had to adjust from before the opening snap of the Rafferty's Bowl due to a number of factors and they are not done yet. I also don't believe they are the best version of themselves yet. Still evolving. Much like the 2020 Covid Year Team.