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TD BG. Great pass and catch by Nottmeir. BG 31. Fairdale 0. Start of the 2Q

Another touchback. Fairdale at the 20 3 and out Punt partially blocked. BG ball at the Fairdale 42 End the f 1Q 24-0 BG BG at the 7 1st and 10 All Purples

Wow another touchback. Fairdale starts at their 20. 4th and 1. Going. Didn’t get it. BG takes over at the Fairdale 29. Bailey with a nice, crafty 20 yd TD run. BG 24-0 3:43 1Q

Fairdale starts at their 20 3 and out. Fairdale fakes the punt Doesn’t work. BG ball at the Fairdale 23. Nice D by Fairdale. 40yard FG is good. WOW! BG 17 -0 5:43 in 1Q

Fairdale with a nice completion but WR fumbles. BG at the Fairdale 33. Huddleston runs for 14. Shuttle pass to Jaxson Smith. TD BG BG 14 - 0 7:14 to go 1Q

Purples kick to Fairdale. Fairdale with a nice first down. Then punts. BG at the Fairdale 37. Bailey nice pass to Klein for a first down. second play. Complete to Barber nice run. TD BG. 7-0 BG 9:01 to go 1Q

Very light rain here at BG. Bulldogs come out in white jerseys, Dark blue pants and gold helmets. Purples out in Black jerseys with Purple #s; white pants and gold helmets. 0 minutes on the clock till game time.

Good questions DF! I really don’t know if it would give one team and advantage or not. I will say it’s a tough field from the standpoint of it’s a typical JCPS field - do the best you can with whomever is willing to help take care of it kind of thing. it’s uneven a bit am likely roughed up this time of year. It certainly won’t be like Rash Stadiums turf.

Great Poster! If Atherton can start strong, Hmmm......

For those wishing to watch any of this game, it will be streamed here: - Sporting Times (stfanclub.com) Go Purples!

Graves County is a good program. Was this expected or kind of out of the blue?

Thought this was a good graphic! Game Day! Go Purples!

Go Station!

Unmatched! Great Job!

Nice work DMC! I enjoyed reading that. Will be interesting to see how this group moves forward this year or not.

Man that is tough. I wish them the best of luck getting someone with passion and energy to keep things going.

Will this game be streamed anywhere?

Couple of things: 1. I think this will be a terrific game. There is only 1 loss (Union on the road against a good 5A Greenwood team) between the 2 of them. 2. I like @FSfan analysis above. But I also like @tackle trap take as well. 3. Union County only had 4 away games all year and lost one, but I think that loss made them better. Hart County has an advantage playing at home. 4. @Tkinslow I think the reason more people are pulling for Hart County is there really aren't any known/vocal Union Fans on this site. There's some Trigg County guys and others that comment for them. No problem, but that's harder to get behind than people like @CoachLawlerwho are Hart guys. I like that and as long as they aren't playing BG, I pull for them. And my best comment of all is this game will be streamed on the Sporting Times at: - Sporting Times (stfanclub.com) Good luck to both teams and no injuries!

5 Boyle County 4 LCA 3 Male 2 Bryan Station 1 Hart County

It's like a Whirlpool Museum in here, lot of spin. Mayfield is arguably the most consistent public school in the State (perhaps Male, but right there). And as @Brown said they won't lie down for anyone. Thought I'd add some food for thought from an outsider: Top 3 Positive Things for Mayfield in this game: 1. Playing at Home - War Memorial is a big advantage. 2. Coaching Staff - Seen it all; know how to circle the wagons and give you something you haven't seen before. They will be ready. 3. Speed - you either have it or you don't and the Cardinals do. Top 3 Negative Things for Mayfield in this game: 1. Outside of Paducah Tilghman, no one on their schedule is playing top shelf ball in the State. And they only had 9 games on their schedule this year. I just watched Owensboro beat South Warren. A reason for that in my book is the tough out of district teams O played. Scheduling is a tough task and no one wants to play Mayfield; not blaming because Mayfield traditionally schedules tough teams like Union City, TN and Corbin for example, but it's #1 here. 2. Mayfield usually has the best players on the field and maybe the top 2 or 6. But not this game. Boley and Hensley are tough customers. 3. What is your defensive game plan? Stop Hensley. Good thought. Then Boley likely elevates and vice versa. Just a tough animal to corral. Boyle County held LCA to 38. Can Mayfield at home when it matters? I think they could, but it won't be easy. Top 3 Positive Things for LCA in this game: 1. You have the best 2 players on the field. You need to ensure your game plan spotlights them. The ole dance with the partners that brought you to the dance theme. Sometimes Coaches outthink themselves. Most find peril with this path. 2. Your schedule has prepared you for all the games you have left to play. Now just execute. 3. Lot of momentum and confidence. And with making the trip to the Purchase Area last year, they know what's in front of them much more than last season. Top 3 Negative Things for LCA in this game: 1. That's a long bus ride coach. 4 Hours. How are you going to accommodate that? Could they come out of the gate slowly? That can certainly happen. 2. Mayfield doesn't lose at home in the playoffs very often. You are going to get their best game. Coach Morris is a master on the sideline. 3. You probably haven't seen Mayfield's best plays on film yet this season. That could be Mayfield's advantage of drilling most of their opponents early and moving on. I anticipate new wrinkles for this game that LCA will have to adjust to on the fly. So there you have it. Would love to be able to make this game, but alas just won't work out for my schedule. Good luck to both teams and no injuries!

Best of luck Coach Williams! As a BG fan who went to every PRP vs BG game from 2017 to 2022, including the tough PRP win over BG in 2017, I always thought PRP was well coached and always had very good athletes, just not always the numbers you'd need to compete with St X and Manual. It's a tough gig at this public school because you have a good class and then maybe a couple smaller classes and that's tough to compete with schools like X and Manual who always have very good numbers.

THIS! ALL This! Owensboro has been making good changes over time. This IMO is one of the biggest ones. They scheduled St X. Did they win? No, but they got better and late in the playoffs it matters. Look at the teams still playing for the most part, they have challenging schedules. O should win this game, but there is just something that has me thinking it will be close for awhile. And I will say Atherton has a punchers chance in this game. Of course turnovers will be huge.

Just a great inspiring Courier Journal Article about Atherton SR LB Hai Shee, who was a Thailand Immigrant and now a star football player, who only started playing organized football as a freshman in high school. KHSAA football: Atherton senior Hai Shee leads Ravens to best season (courier-journal.com)

Tilghman Big! Man that will be a long drive after Thanksgiving!

Really impressed McCracken made it this far. They were blown out by Henderson County in the regular season and stayed together and came back and beat it hem on the road by 2 TDs. That’s impressive. But this is another level or 2. If it isn’t a running clock after 1Q, it will after 2Q. But McCracken tripled their win total from last year. Good for them. That is something to build on.