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Boone will be QB until he graduates or daddy leaves the program.

Maybe the passing game shown Saturday night will not allow teams to put 9 men in the box. Look for Grimm's stats to go up as the offensive line begins to gel. There were a lot of missed blocks and assignments against South Point.

It's the station that carries Lawrence County Football Games. WZAQ

Did anyone else hear the Bulldogs season preview today at 6 pm today on 92.3 in Louisa?

I guess that answers the question as to where the money used to fund the project came from. Thanks for posting the article.

As a player, Tommy led Johnson Central to it's first win in the state tournament in 2000. He played four years at Alice Lloyd College. He coached in the elementary system for one season in 2005 and has been an assistant coach under Mark Starns for the past two seasons.

The Johnson Central marquee said there would be a press conference today at 4:00 p.m. I assume they were going to name Tommy McKenzie the new head basketball coach. Anyone have any news from that?

This sounds awesome!!! I bet it catches on like crazy. Can't wait for the first show. Good Luck Guys!!

:ylsuper: 34 More Days!!! :ylsuper:

Exactly! And when money is available, no matter where the money came from, it is used as you said. It is used for up-keep, maintenance and improvements. These new facilities will reap great financial rewards for the district in the near future. Therefore, Johnson Central will not have to place added burden on the taxpayers.

If indeed there are no restrictions, and I would assume there is not, placed on how the money is spent, so long as the educational needs of the students are met, how is the money being spent wrecklessly when it is being used to improve the school? The upgraded facilities are for the students. Thousands of students benefit from these improvements. Who knows how these facilities will afect the lives of these kids. If the availability of these facilities keeps one child away from things that otherwise would have been an influence in their lives and perhaps keeps them out of trouble, then it was well worth the investment.

That was a lot of work. The only change I would make is that I believe we will see a rematch of last season's semi-final matchup between Cov Cath and Johnson Central.

Johnson Central is a very nice High School. However, it was built in the 1960s. The same facility has been in use since 1969. And, while improvements are made nearly every year, it is far from being ultra modern. I believe that each school has a responsibility to the children of their own districts. They should not be held responsible for children in other districts. I believe it would be an injustice and grounds for dismissal if any school board member turned down money from the state.

Do you really think that Johnson County should return the money to the state simply because they have been a fiscally responsible school district? Let me get this straight. If Johnson County had been irresponsible with the money they had before receiving KERA money, building the complex with that money while leaving the educational needs of the students unmet, and had used the KERA money for educational purposes...that would have been acceptable. But since the KERA money was available and not needed to fund education, it should be returned? That sounds like something straight out of the Communist Manifesto. "From each according to their abilities, to each according to their needs." Johnson County is in no way "robbing" other school districts but using the money given to them by the state. That is an ascenine and uninformed statement.

First, let me say that I have no idea if KERA money played any role in the funding of the new complex. However, if KERA money was used, I would commend the administration for being fiscally responsible enough that the money was available for that use. Johnson County is one of the TOP 10 districts academically in the state and is home to the Number One Elementary School in the State, according to the standards set forth by the Kentucky General Assembly. The district has been given numerous awards to many different schools for outstanding academic achievements. Other school districts travel from the opposite end of the Commonwealth to see what Central Elementary is doing so they can take that information back to their schools and impliment some of the techniques used by the outstanding staff at Central Elementary. The High School and Middle School Academic teams are mainstays in the Governor's Cup Competition with the Middle School being the only Middle School in the state with five State Titles. Therefore, I would say that Johnson County has earned the right, through good decision making and fiscal responsibility to use the money as they see fit. The complex is not only a testament to the administrations ability to run a quality school district but also the teachers who ensure that the children of Johnson County receive one of the best public educations in the state. As for the students, the complex could be seen as a reward for their hard work and something of which they can be extremely proud.

As quickly as the administration has managed to get the turf down and get the field ready to go for this season, I highly doubt that it would take more than an offseason to get the field ready for the following year.

I drove by the field today...Looks Awesome!!!. Endzones have been painted and the Eagle Head is on the 50-yard line. All that's left seems to be the numbers and hash marks.

Yes...I should be working

Good question!!! My gut tells me that it will be an internal hire. Look for Tommy McKenzie to be the next head coach.

I had not heard that...but it would be an outstanding opportunity for him to say the least. For UK to offer him a scholarship he needs to show more poise in the pocket and develop better field vision and accuracy. He definitely has the body and arm for a D-1 QB.

Look for another strong season from Johnson Central this year. It will be tough to replace Blake Johnson and Michael Tackett, but I believe some of the young guys will step in nicely. Shawn Grimm is back as is JK Ratliff. I look for it to come down to Johnson Central and Cov Cath/Highlands as to who will represent the East.

Czar, When is that Bell County Scrimmage?

I just noticed that Johnson Central added Central to the schedule on October 12. They were 11-3 last season, losing to Bowling Green in the semi-finals. I am not sure what they lost to graduation last year but it looks like a quality addition to the schedule.