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South responds with a short touchdown pass. XP is no good. 7-6 North :32 1Q

Jags with a pick-six. 7-0 North Late 1Q

Kasen Brock runs one in for Pulaski. XP is blocked. 13-0 Maroons 7:40 2Q

14-0 Rock 9:35 2Q

Ashland immediately responds with a deep ball to Justin Hughes. 7 all 5:17 1Q

Braxton Perry around right end for a JC touchdown. 7-0 Golden Eagles

6-0 Rock 4:43 1Q

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This feels about right to me.

East losing to Fleming by two scores isn't a good sign for the Raiders. They're capable of an upset, but unless Russell is overconfident, I don't see it happening.

74th Annual Kiwanis Bowl 🏆 🇮🇩 | Boyd County drives 78 yards in 1:01 to beat the Tomcats with a touchdown pass as time expired.

Wikipedia/Google credits Lorenzen with over 3,000 passing yards in '98, but only 904 rushing.

Knox 🐾 vs. Rock 🚀 Records/Rankings 🐾 | 6-2 🚀 | 8-0, 3A #8 🗞️ | 🏆 3A District VII Championship🏆 The launch pad in Mt. Vernon feels like an appropriate location for two teams averaging over 40+ points per game. Both have boat-raced the rest of the district, including Knox handing Bell County its worst loss in ten years. The Panthers have been lying in wait as a potential stumbling block in Rock’s pursuit of its first unbeaten regular season since the 2001 state runner-up team. 📖 | Rock leads the all-time series 23-15. The Rockets have won three in a row, all by at least four scores.

Somerset Campbell County Monroe County Bethlehem Walton-Verona Bonus Point Game: Oklahoma Tiebreaker: 54

I've never seen him play baseball, but I'm sure every throw to first is a dime. 🎯

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JC has been Ashland's boogeyman over the years. A lot of good Tomcat teams were denied deeper playoff runs because of Matney's mountain men. The gap has narrowed since realignment renewed the series in '23, and Ashland looks like a prohibitive favorite for the first time since the early 2000s. My confidence in a Tomcat win is tempered, only because JC will almost assuredly get up for this. It's an opportunity to dash an unbeaten season and do it at Putnam Stadium. I think Ashland wins. Could be a little, could be a lot. But this is definitely a game worth following this week. Late October, chill in the air, an undefeated regular season on the line, and bragging rights in a heated rivalry. It should bring out the best in both sides.

Can't overstate the bolded enough. I think last year's line was one of the best they've had since Jim Matney got things rolling twenty years ago. There was too much to replace at such a crucial position.

This has been one of my favorite rivalries to follow over the years. Southwestern had Pulaski's back to the wall, winning eight of nine under Foley before his tenure soured at the end. Pulaski made a coaching change and siezed the momentum. It'll swing back to the Warriors eventually, but the temperature of this rivalry is running hot on Maroons' end right now.

🗞️ Headlines 📰 - Out Foxxed again!!! First it was Kade Goodin, now it's Timmy Emongo’s turn to ball out in defeat to Foxx Coons and Woodford County. Scott County's all-purpose star ran and received for 100+ yards each and scored three touchdowns, but the Cards weren't adequately dressed for “Jacket” weather. Coons is still a darkhorse at this point, but his play as of late merits recognition. He's thrown for over 500 yards with a TD/INT ratio of 9/0 in back to back wins over Collins and Scott County. - I'm not sure if we've ever had a quarterback throw for 3,000 and run for 1,000 in the same season, but that rare air is just a week or two away. At the pace Goodin is on, 4,000/1,000 is also on the table. - Level of competition aside, Ja'Hyde Brown is making a mockery of this sport. You knew he would see limited targets against Western. He touched the ball three times, covering 207 yards and scoring each time. He's aggressively running down the record for touchdown receptions, needing only two more to tie William Carrico's standard of 30. - Zane Johnson accounted for four touchdowns (3 passing/1 running) against Eastern. He was picked off for just the sixth time since the beginning of last season. - It's appropriate that he plays for the Broncos, because Dakari Talbert has been a workhorse lately. In his last two games, he's touched the ball 57 times for 570 yards from scrimmage and seven touchdowns against Male and Bryan Station.

Monroe County 🪶 (5-3) vs. Green County 🐉 (5-3) 🗞️ | Deacon James and Reece Bartley headline this district clash in Greensburg. James is the straw that stirs the drink for the Dragons, serving as the team's quarterback and leading rusher. Bartley counters as Monroe's leader in rushing and receiving. This is for the two seed in District 3. Green County was blasted by Somerset a few weeks ago, while Monroe had the Jumpers tied at halftime last week before fading in the second half. 📖 | Monroe County holds an 11-8 advantage in the series since 2007. Bartley ran for over a hundred yards and two touchdowns in the Falcons’ 47-7 win a year ago.

Ellison really opens up the wing-t as wide as you'll see that offense. Losing him is taking an FBS caliber quarterback off the board. It's a loss I don't think the Cards can overcome. The version of Highlands that we've seen recently against CovCath and Elder could win big in Georgetown.

That's a brief recap of last week's events. Nearly a third of our undefeated teams fell: Bethlehem, Danville, Dayton, Glasgow, and Paintsville. Most of them were blown out. The Remaining Unbeatens 💯% Ashland Blazer 😼 Beechwood 🐯 CAL 🇸🇯 Frederick Douglass 🐎 LaRue County 🇭🇳 Middlesboro 🐝 Paducah Tilghman 🌪️ Pulaski County 🏴‍☠️ Rockcastle County 🚀 Sayre ⚔️ West Jessamine 🐎 ================================== Looking ahead to Week 10: Ashland tangles with its greatest nemesis of the 21st century. Johnson Central is down, but this game has long been a high mental hurdle for the Tomcats. If JC is going to get up for anyone on the schedule, it's Ashland. LaRue hosts Hart County, quick hitting practitioners of deception. The Raiders beat the Hawks by three scores last year. Pulaski visits the Reservation to do battle with Southwestern. The Maroons will be heavy favorites, but they were last year, too. The Warriors made them sweat out a ten point win. Rockcastle hosts Knox Central, a team that's rolling, offensively, averaging nearly 50 ppg during a current five game win streak. Sayre travels to Eminence, who's allowing just four points per game during its own five game streak, albeit against questionable competition.

Pulaski County 🏴‍☠️ vs. Southwestern 🏹 Records/Rankings 🏴‍☠️ | 8-0, 5A #1 🏹 | 2-6 🗞 | Reservation for two. The Warriors are mired in their second three game skid of the season, but will rally the troops to defend their sacred ground against the top ranked and arch-rival Maroons. Pulaski is building steam after ascending to the top of the polls with a road win at South Warren. They brushed aside both Laurel County schools to clear the way for one of the more intense rivalries you'll find. 📖 | Southwestern leads the all-time series 22-19. Heavily favored Pulaski prevailed last year, but had its hands full with the Warriors. The old adage that you can “throw the records out” in a rivalry game applied that night. Will it again this week?

North 🇸🇱 (3-4) vs. South 🇾🇪 (7-2) 🗞️ | One county. One town. Two teams. The 37th engagement of the Laurel County Civil War is upon us. North has had the upper hand over the last decade and a half, winning fourteen of the last sixteen. NL’s strength of schedule is far superior, but John Hines, who was 14-2 against the Jags at Pulaski, has breathed life into the southside of London. 📖 | The history books show a 21-15 lead for North Laurel all-time. North’s defense muzzled South’s offense last year, allowing negative rushing yards and forcing three turnovers as the Jags prevailed.