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This was a great win - The Cali team nationally rated and no joke. Congrats X.

Walker from Owensboro had 3 TDs in today’s game and the James kid started at tackle.

Yorel Shemwell was a dude at RB. There are 2 shemwell’s on the team. The older Shemwell played CB and a little WR. The freshman played some WR and housed a few during the season. Both are great players. As far as RB, we will need to do it by committee. The main reason O was so explosive was Hampton. That allowed G’Way and the WR’s to flourish - and vice versa for Hampton. Green is a shifty back but no where near the flat out speed of Hampton. He’s more of a shifty thunder style like Mr. Barksdale a few years ago (RIP). Green will not house it against the better defenses like Hampton did, but he is more than capable of getting the tough yards. That said, I think the speed running backs will be Kindle and mix in freshman Walker - the UA all American as an 8th grader, and Waddy the Sophomore. I expect Kindle to be the lead back and mix in Green, Waddy, and Walker. Green is needed at safety similar to Ty Bryant for Freddie D a few years back. WR speedsters Dillard, Shemwell x 2 will be tough. Fountain and Bryant are very capable too. Lots of athleticism in the skill positions. G’way Jr with jets too. Coaches will have to make tough decisions about who plays where. I think Ganaway has shown he will play the best and what’s best for the entire team not who is in line where. That said, Kindle is needed at OLB also - he’s phenomenal there.

LB crew of Ryle’s Savage, X’s Busch, and Owensboro’s Ashley - wow - that’s a monster LB core.

Cool picture of how the young men are all friends of their cross-town rivals OC Aces. L to R I believe is QB Carruthers from OC, Conrad OLB from OHS, Maddox WR from OC, Evan Hampton, Johnson OL OHS, Eli Hampton MLB, P, OL, etc. , I believe either Pullom or Fountain from O and then QB from O Mr. G’way Jr. Congrats both teams this year!

offered him baseball scholly after his freshman year and football scholly after his sophomore year. Just not where he wanted to be.

Congrats Evan Hampton! Very proud this young man is from Owensboro and all I've heard about him! Congrats also to Mr. Savage, Harbin, Ohara, Trevy Barber and others who were great seniors as well.

Based upon past criteria it's Hampton's...now that seems to shift depending upon who's meeting that criteria - I hope I"m wrong and it's voted with similar criteria -best player, highest recruit, dominates and leads their team to championship (add in phenomenal stas as well for Hampton, record book KHSAA, record book Owensboro)...it's the reason Mayer won it....to me this is a no doubter but I don't get a vote.

Ganaway first year as HC at Owensboro - state championshiop... excellent job...somehow not on the list?

Hampton, Savage, harbin in that order - all are 3 fine football players. Hampton's insane stats, Gatorade player of year and 5A championship with MVP put him on top. Top ranked recruit out of the finalists and only 4-star recruit per rivals on the list here. Winning state championship was huge for Mayer a few years back - his stats weren't the best that year. Hampton are top notch stats, best and top rated RB in the field as well AND he was overwhelming reason Owensboro dominated 5A and rolled everyone in the playoffs - first state championship at O in almost 40 years. couple that with Hampton really high on KHSAA record book and on top of alot of OHS record book.

16-18…I guess it was more 1 or 2 flags but a bigger vocal group and they would run around the course with the guys. That’s the memory - they were very loud unusual for XC but they had fun

MY daughter ran track and XC…I remember the state championships for XC and ST X would have students (fans) running around crazy with huge flags - like it was the Super Bowl…it was interesting to see their exuberance!

X has their own club no one is in.

Here is maxpreps final rankings