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On the two controversial plays: Potential Corbin interception: Saw a picture on Twitter where the ball was 100% on the ground. It was close but the correct call. Pass interference calls went both ways. Boyle was the more-penalized team tonight and some — particularly on Corbin's first scoring drive — were plain wrong IMO. I will say that the Corbin "fumble-to-incompletion" was the incorrect call. Came down with the ball, fumbled and IIRC it was recovered by Corbin in the end zone. There were calls that went both ways but I don't think there's any question that the best team in 3A won the state championship tonight.

Reese is definitely over 6 foot

Big players step up on big stages. What a game from Faulkner and co.

From what I read, that awkward bounce on the kickoff was the beginning of the end. Tough.

I think they really could've done a better job explaining calls -- particularly the inadvertent whistle in the second quarter (at least I think that's what it was). Gave Danville two tries at a 4th and 2. Basically a 14-point swing. Same as the Tates Creek score in the second quarter. Both players say they came down with an interception, officials give it to Tates Creek (I know offense wins if both players have possession, but it looked like Danville had the ball when the players hit the ground, then the two fought for it). Momentum swings were huge this game and I hate that the refs had to make those calls. Tough for both teams.

Yeah I'm not sure how much we've learned this week, at least in 3A. Deeper than expected? About what we expected? Makes me even more excited for next week. And the week after. And every week.

Still a big IF, but IF Boyle shows up every game like this, they'll make noise in 3A. Great game from the offensive line and defense. Set the tone.

Why'd the offense stall? Did FD grow into the game or Danville just relax? Maybe a little bit of both?

Mercer has some athletes and Gillis can really air it out. I think the Titans' run game will determine just how good they'll be this year. If they run it like they did tonight, they'll have a great year.

Brohm gets another Kentucky recruit, this one out of Boyle County. Big congrats to Will Bramel and his family!

Faulkner had 35 points, 30 in the second half. No other Mercer player scored in double figures.

Boyle's offense was on point. Made Southwestern work on defense all night. Fourth straight year Boyle has made at least the 12th Region semis.

Garrett Dean another one that gave big minutes for Mercer. Titans bench outscored Rockcastle bench 31-3.

18-3 in the 4th, 10-5 in the second quarter. Dalton Bruner went out in the third quarter with an injury which really hurt West's ability to get into an offense. Gunnar Gillis scored 10 points in the fourth, he had 13. Trevon Faulkner scored 31 but uncharacteristically struggled from the line ... was 6-for-15 by my count. West had nine different players score, all more than 4 points, none more than 9.

Yeah that's for sure, Boyle was the more aggressive team from the start. But Danville's a driving team as well (they definitely settled more in the second half), that's why it's so shocking to me.