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The season is underway and right off the bat there is some moving and shaking in this week's Central Kentucky Power Rankings. There were strong performances by multiple teams and players. Some familiar names had their usual performances and some new names emerged onto the scene. With no further ado, here are the Week 1 Power Rankings for Central Kentucky. Top Ten: 1. Scott County-(6A)- Scott County began the season in dominating fashion with a 56-13 win over North Bullitt. They ascend to the top of the rankings as a result of that performance. Next game: home vs. Lafayette 8/24 2. Frederick Douglass-(6A)- Much like Scott County, Frederick Douglass also began the season in dominating fashion as they manhandled #6 4A Wayne County by the score of 48-10. Next game: at Tates Creek 8/24 3. Boyle County-(3A)- Boyle County defeated #10 6A Ballard 35-21 in a game that was closer than I expected it to be. They drop two spots in the rankings following their win. Next game: home vs. Franklin County 8/25 4. Lexington Catholic-(3A)- Lexington Catholic moves up to #4 this week as they emerged from Week 1 with little trouble in their 51-12 victory over Madison Southern. Next game: home vs. Ryle 8/24 5. Madison Central-(6A)- Madison Central jumps up a spot to #5 in this week's rankings as they defeated Collins 23-7. Next game: home vs. Woodford County 8/24 6. Henry Clay-(6A)- Henry Clay is the biggest mover of the week as they rise three spots to #6 after their impressive 50-22 victory over Tates Creek. Next game: vs. Covington Catholic (at Lexington Catholic) 8/24 7. Anderson County-(5A)- Anderson County absolutely plastered George Rogers Clark in a 41-0 victory to get their season underway. Next game: home vs. Meade County 8/24 8. Franklin County-(4A)- Franklin County kicked off their season against rival Western Hills and staved off a late game rally to secure the 27-20 victory. Next game: at Boyle County 8/25 9. Danville-(2A)- Danville got off to a slow start but kicked it into high gear in the second half as they shut out Woodford County 40-0. Next game: at Corbin 8/25 10. Lexington Christian-(2A)- Lexington Christian is the other biggest riser this week as they defeated Waggener 34-20. Next game: at Pikeville 8/25 Player of the Week: Langston Jackson-Henry Clay- Langston scored 3 total touchdowns against Tates Creek. Two receiving touchdowns and an interception return for a touchdown. Langston had two receptions that totaled 151 yards and his interception return touchdown went for 23 yards. He also had 44 yards rushing. Top Performers: Cameron Jones-Frederick Douglass- 14-18 passing, 286 yards, 5 touchdowns Reese Smith-Boyle County- 7 receptions, 143 yards, 1 touchdown, 1 interception, 4 tackles Landen Bartleson-Boyle County- 108 yards rushing, 3 rushing touchdowns Ramond Jackson-Henry Clay- 87 yards receiving, 2 receiving touchdowns, 1 punt return touchdown, 7 tackles Wandale Robinson-Western Hills-3 total touchdowns Game of the Week: Lexington Christian(2A,1-0) at Pikeville(1A,1-0)- Lexington Christian travels to Pikeville to face one of the best teams in 1A. Lexington Christian has had to replace a lot of their offense and leadership from last year's team but they are off to a promising start so far this season. We will learn quite a bit about Lexington Christian in Week 2. Games of Interest: Danville at Corbin 8/25 Covington Catholic vs. Henry Clay at Lexington Catholic 8/24 Meade County at Anderson County 8/24 Ryle at Lexington Catholic 8/24

For the first time this year I am at an impasse when it comes to the Central Kentucky/Lexington Area Power Rankings. After seeing last week’s results I can’t find a good reason to make a change in the rankings. And believe me, I’ve been looking for a reason to make some kind of change. I just can’t do it. I don’t see any reason to change anything. Because of that I am going to change things up a bit this week. I think there are many different things that can be touched on regarding the Central Kentucky/Lexington Area so after I post the Top Ten, Be On The Lookout For, Game of the Week, Last Week’s Game of the Week Results, Player of the Week and Top Performers I am going to jump into random questions I have had about the Lexington/Central Kentucky Area and I may even answer some of them myself. What else can you do when everyone did as expected? So on that note......... Top Ten: 1. Frederick Douglass 2. Boyle County 3. Henry Clay 4. Scott County 5. Anderson County 6. Lexington Catholic 7. Taylor County 8. Montgomery County 9. Madison Central 10. George Rogers Clark As I mentioned, nothing changes for me this week. Frederick Douglass was on a BYE. Boyle County defeated Lexington Catholic exactly like I expected them to. Henry Clay defeated Bryan Station as expected. Scott County defeated Dunbar as expected. Anderson County defeated Montgomery County like I expected them to do. Lexingon Catholic lost to Boyle County like I expected but they stay put because I believe they defeat everyone below them and truthfully, they’d probably defeat Anderson County as well. Taylor County came from behind to defeat Mercer County which surprised me a little. I expected Taylor County to be more in control of this game but it wasn’t until the second half when they took control. Montgomery County lost to Anderson County by 8 points so they can stay put since this was a winnable game for them. They lost to a higher ranked opponent. No punishment from me. Madison Central withstood the challenge from Lafayette and pulled out the victory. George Rogers Clark defeated an injured Tates Creek team so they can stay in the top ten. All in all it was a good week for the Top Ten. All good wins and no bad or unexpected losses for anyone so they all stay put for this week. There are some good games this weekend but truth be told if things turn out the way I expect then next week could look a lot like this week. Be On The Lookout For: Franklin County is coming!!!! Don’t look now but Franklin County has won four games in a row as they put the smack down on Knox Central last weekend. Barring a big upset this weekend they should finish undefeated in their district and head into the playoffs with a little momentum and a 1 seed. Keep an eye on Franklin County. They. Are. Coming. Mercer County took one on the chin last Friday night against Taylor County but make no mistake about it, the Titans are playing much better football right now. They get a week off before they take on Boyle County but they will host a playoff game and the experience gained for these young Titans will pave the road to success in the future. Be on the lookout for the Titans this season and definitely next season. Danville got back into the winning column this last weekend and this weekend they will renew their district rivalry with Lexington Christian which is another school to be on the lookout for. Both teams couldn’t get past Somerset but I anticipate that one of these teams will get a second chance to upend Somerset in the playoffs. Winner of this game gets to host a playoff game so be on the lookout for whoever wins this game this weekend. Paris gets love from me again this week. They won their district this season and will have a chance to make some noise in the playoffs. While winning 1A is a little unrealistic for Paris their success this season and the opportunity for a deep run in the playoffs is definitely something that should be recognized. Besides, we all know that once you get into the playoffs....anything can happen. Good luck to Paris! We see y’all!!!!! Game of the Week: George Rogers Clark at Madison Central This game was chosen as Game of the Week because of the importance of this game. The winner of this game will be the 6A District 8 #1 seed AND the winner will have a chance to host a late round playoff game if they are lucky enough to advance deep into the playoffs. I wouldn’t expect to see a whole lot of passing in this game as these teams have combined for about 1600 yards passing while both teams have ran for over 1600 yards apiece. George Rogers Clark is led by running back Nitavius Thomas who has been amongst the Top Performers a couple of times this season. Thomas has ran for over 1100 yards and 16 touchdowns as the focal point of the George Rogers Clark offense. Madison Central is led by running back Freddy Chenault who is sitting at 757 yards rushing and 13 touchdowns. It is easy to see that the success of either team this weekend will come down to which dynamic running back has the better game. Both of these teams are allowing around 17 points a game on defense and they are both 6-2 overall with 2-0 district records. While I won’t go so far as to say they are mirror images of one another I will say that the similarities are striking. Biggest game of the season for both teams. We’ll see who emerges once the smoke clears. Last Week’s Game of the Week: Boyle County 40 Lexington Catholic 14 This score is what I expected of this game and anyone who read my column last week knows that I spoke on Lexington Catholic’s inability to stop the run. I knew that if I saw that then the Boyle County coaching staff absolutely saw that and Boyle County ran all over Lexington Catholic for 323 yards. Landen Bartleson ran for 149 yards and a touchdown. Tanner Crawford ran for 92 yards and a touchdown and Reese Smith ran for 49 yards. Reese Smith also caught a 66 yard touchdown pass in which he was wide open by a good ten yards. I will say this though......this game could have turned out a lot closer than expected if not for an opportunistic and ball hawking Boyle County defense. Lexington Catholic had at least two turnovers inside the red zone and a total of 4 fumbles lost. The vaunted passing offense of Lexington Catholic had difficulty moving the ball through the air and it seemed like Beau Allen’s legs did more damage than his arm. The Boyle County defense is already a touch cookie to crack and if you turn the ball over in the red zone against the Rebels then you will lose. Whether or not these two teams meet again remains to be seen but as of now Boyle County has now won three in a row against Lexington Catholic and have regained full control of this heated district rivalry. Player of the Week: Nick Broyles-Franklin County Nick Broyles has himself a game last week in Franklin County’s 42-20 victory over Knox Central. Nick was 19-24 for 282 yards and 4 touchdowns and he also ran for 113 yards and 2 touchdowns. Top Performers: Zach Thornton-Danville- 8-8-242 yards-4 touchdowns Brennan McGuire-Danville-152 yards receiving, 2 touchdowns Zion Morgan-East Jessamine-198 yards rushing, 1 TD Langston Jackson-Henry Clay- 189 yards rushing, 3 touchdowns, 1 interception Alex Knuckles-Madison Southern-175 yards rushing, 5 touchdowns, 17 tackles(1 TFL) Wandale Robinson Watch: Garrard County: 1-1, 35 yards passing, 1 TD 181 yards rushing, 4 TDs 2-2 point conversions 16 tackles(5 TFL) 1 sack 2 forced fumbles Year to date stats: 8-10, 173 yards passing, 2 TDs, 1 INT 1560 yards rushing, 25 TDs 367 yards receiving, 7 TDs 35 total touchdowns 3-2 points conversions 85 tackles(10 TFL) 1 sack 5 forced fumbles 3 interceptions, 134 interception return yards, 1 interception return TD Random Questions, Answers, Predictions and Thoughts: There is no doubt in my mind that Frederick Douglass is good enough to win the 6A state title. They have the horses and the coaches to get it done. Their defense continues to be a well kept secret and with their versatile offense they can score in a variety of ways. I’m all in on Freddy D winning the 6A title. Write it in pen. Demarco Fishback should be a Mr. Football finalist. I can’t stress that enough. Speaking of Mr. Football, if Boyle County shuts down Wandale Robinson this week does it ruin his Mr. Football chances? It shouldn’t but who knows what the voters are thinking and looking for? I will say this, if he doesn’t win there should be an investigation as to why he didn’t win. In my opinion there isn’t another choice at all for this season’s award. Boyle County has an insane road to the state title this season. If they manage to win it all I think it will be one of the biggest accomplishments ever in the history of the program. Boyle County will be even better next year. Henry Clay’s win over Scott County is the biggest upset of the season and I am happy to see their program trending up. I feel awful for Henry Clay losing their talented QB, DJ Van Horn. If Van Horn was healthy the Freddy D/Henry Clay game would have been the game of the week. Frederick Douglass will likely face Scott County in the second round of the playoffs this year. Anderson County has impressed me as much as any team this season. Charles Collins is a kid I hadn’t heard of before this year but we should all know who he is now. He has carried that team and I can’t wait to see how far they go in the playoffs if they get a decent draw. Wait, they play in the same draw as Covington Catholic and Highlands....... Beau Allen is an outstanding quarterback for Lexington Catholic. He is fun to watch and easily worthy of being a member of the exclusive Lexington Catholic Killer QB Club. I can’t wait to see how Taylor County and Mercer County do in the playoffs. 4A is wide open and while I can see Mercer County sinning a game of two in the playoffs I am really intrigued to see how far Taylor County can go. They appear to have a path to the state semis. And while we are talking 4A, again, be on the lookout for Franklin County. They are doing all of the right things at the right time. I see a path to the state semifinals for them. Madison Central and George Rogers Clark have a better path to the state semifinals than Frederick Douglass and Scott County if Frederick Douglass does as expected and defeats Henry Clay this weekend. Lexington Christian and Danville both seemed to have rebuilding years this year. Another potential game of the week this weekend as they battle for second place. Both teams do have strong futures. It’s good to see Lincoln County football having a good season. They are going in the right direction. Was Montgomery County losing to East Jessamine a fluke? Will Lexington football be dominated by Frederick Douglass going forward or will Lafayette, Dunbar, Bryan Station and Tates Creek be able to compete? Will Lexington Catholic and Lexington Christian be affected in the future because of Frederick Douglass? If Boyle County and Frederick Douglass played a game this year who would win? How much Division 1 talent is in this area right now? Are there any more questions or random thoughts about the Lexington/Central Kentucky Area that anyone can add? By all means do so. Good luck to your teams this week! It’s almost playoff time!!!!!!

We have reached the point of the season we were all waiting for. First Henry Clay gets us there early by defeating Scott County. Then we get the long awaited matchup between Frederick Douglass and Scott County and Frederick Douglass showed that they are worthy of being called the best team in the Lexington/Central Kentucky Area. Now this week we have the ultra heated district rivalry matchup between Boyle County and Lexington Catholic. And then next week we get Frederick Douglass against Henry Clay. This is football overload right now because these are the best teams in the area but once you dig in you’ll see that there is plenty of action not only from the traditional powers but from many teams throughout the area. Check it out......... Top Ten: 1. Frederick Douglass(6A, 8-0) Frederick Douglass has shown this season that they are one of the best teams in the state overall. They have studs all over the field on both sides of the ball and we have reached the point of needing to begin acknowledging how strong their defense has proven to be. Teams are averaging just under 8 points a game against them and anyone who watched them hold Scott County to 10 points last week can attest to just how good that defense is. Seven different players had at least one tackle for a loss last weekend and two players finished with double digit total tackles. Devin Neal led the way with 17 total tackles(2 TFL) and Ramarcus Thompson finished with 13 total tackles(1 TFL). With this team having the offensive weapons that they have it is easy to see why they are one of the best teams in the state. Frederick Douglass has a BYE this week as they prepare for their October 19th showdown at Henry Clay. 2. Boyle County(3A, 7-0) Boyle County is still rolling along and getting some much needed healing time for some injured players. Some depth was added to the repertoire last weekend as there were several injured players who didn’t play in last week’s 49-6 victory over Garrard County and that didn’t stop the Rebels from taking care of business. Reed Lanter dominated this matchup as he finished 11-16 for 243 yards and 5 touchdowns. Reiley Colwick had 113 yards receiving and 2 touchdowns. Boyle County expects to get back a lot of their injured players this week as they will face Lexington Catholic in what is easily the Game of the Week this week. 3. Henry Clay(6A, 4-3) Henry Clay is playing their best football of the season right now as they rolled Dunbar 41-9 last week. This time it was Langston Jackson showing out as he had a kickoff return touchdown, an interception return touchdown and 88 yards rushing. Henry Clay has definitely shown us that they are capable of being a problem in 6A. They will face Bryan Station this Friday in a game that they should win with ease and then the showdown against Frederick Douglass will take place on October 19th. Yes, I am looking ahead to that game and I am not ashamed. 4. Scott County(6A, 5-3) Scott County has struggled recently but they do still have time to right the ship. Since they will be in the playoffs they have time to figure out where they went wrong against Henry Clay and Frederick Douglass and work on ways to improve themselves as a team. They have cleared the toughest part of their schedule and have two remaining games that they should win. Then it will be on to the playoffs where they will likely be on the road. Scott County is a well coached team with an offense that isn’t easily stopped so while they may be down right now, I am certain this isn’t the last we have heard of them. 5. Anderson County(5A, 7-0) Anderson County remains undefeated and if we are being honest they haven’t had a tough schedule but in their defense they have performed as they should against those teams. When you add in the fact that Charles Collins took on a role we aren’t sure he was expected to take it makes their season very impressive. They face what I feel is their toughest test to date this Friday against Montgomery County but all signs say that if they play the way they have been they shouldn’t have too much trouble this Friday night. We’ll find out soon enough. 6. Lexington Catholic(3A, 5-2) Lexington Catholic got back to winning ways in a thrilling 49-42 victory over Western Hills. Now comes their biggest test of the season as they face district rival, Boyle County at home on Friday night. Boyle County has won the last two meetings in convincing fashion but this year’s version of Lexington Catholic is proving to be better than last year’s version. Beau Allen is arguably the best QB in the state but as mentioned, his toughest test will come this Friday in this week’s Game of the Week. 7. Taylor County(4A, 6-1) Another week, another strong district win for Taylor County as they shut out East Jessamine 34-0. They are now 2-0 in their district and will lock up the #1 seed if they can emerge victorious over Mercer County on Friday. They have outscored their district opponents 80-0 so far and they look to continue that domination going forward. Mercer County is playing their best football of the season so this game shouldn’t be as easy as their other district games have been. With what is on the line this game has Game of the Week potential. It will interesting to see how it turns out. 8. Montgomery County(5A, 6-1) Montgomery County is still having a great season as they secured a 56-34 district win over Madison Southern. Next up will be their toughest test this season as they will face district foe, Anderson County in what is likely the game that will determine the top seed in the district. This game also has Game of the Week potential as these two teams have a combined 13-1 record. Montgomery County’s loss to East Jessamine is still puzzling to me but they can erase those doubts about them that I have with a victory over Anderson County this Friday night. 9. Madison Central(6A, 5-2) Madison Central defeated Tates Creek 33-18 as they continue to focus on improvement weekly. They will face a Lafayette team that isn’t the same team that they were when Walker Wood was the QB but they still have enough talent to cause problems if you overlook them. Madison Central should win this district game and then face a test on October 19th against George Rogers Clark but again, they should not be overlooking Lafayette. 10. George Rogers Clark(6A, 5-2) George Rogers Clark makes a return to the Top Ten after a 26-7 victory over Lafayette. Nitavius Thomas continues to carry the load for George Rogers Clark as they have now won three in a row since losing to Montgomery County. They will face Tates Creek this week in a district game and as was just mentioned on October 19th they will face Madison Central in what should be a district game that will determine the top seed in their district. Be On The Lookout For: Mercer County(4A, 4-4) If Mercer County defeats Taylor County they will definitely get some consideration for making the Top Ten. Lincoln County(5A, 5-2) Lincoln County’s rally to come from behind and beat Pulaski County fell short and things won’t get easier as Southwestern is up next for them. Lexington Christian(2A, 5-2) Lexington Christian takes on a very good Somerset team. If they pull off this victory then they will have a strong argument for the Top Ten. Franklin County(4A, 5-2) Franklin County has won their last three games and next up is a strong Knox Central team. They can put 4A on notice with a win on Friday. Paris(1A, 4-3) Paris will never crack the Top Ten but I wanted to give them some love after their victory over Nicholas County. If they defeat Bishop Brossart on Friday they will win their district so I wanted to make sure they received some CKY love for their success. Player of the Week: Demarco Fishback-Frederick Douglass- 167 yards rushing, 1 TD, 30 yards receiving. Top Performers: Reiley Colwick-Boyle County-113 yards receiving, 2 touchdowns Reed Lanter-Boyle County-11-16 passing, 243 yards, 5 touchdowns Wes Oliver-Taylor County-143 yards rushing, 2 touchdowns Lavonte Sanford-Paris-96 yards rushing, 3 touchdowns, 3 tackles, 1 sack Bryson Yeast-Mercer County-185 yards rushing, 2 touchdowns Last Week’s Game of the Week: Frederick Douglass 28 Scott County 10 Frederick Douglass used a stout defense and a diverse offense to defeat Scott County 28-10. In a game that kind of felt closer than the final score indicates, Frederick Douglass showed the kind of poise and resiliency that is needed for postseason success. Demarco Fishback was a difference maker in this game as Scott County could not stop him when he had the ball in his hands. An electrifying run that involved Fishback hurdling a defender like Edwin Moses was called back due to offsetting penalties but that dynamic run is etched in my memory for a lifetime. Frederick Douglass leaned on Fishback when they needed yardage and utilized their many weapons at wide receiver to keep the Scott County defense off balance. Speaking of defense, the Broncos defense did an outstanding job of not allowing Scott County into the end zone more than once. Scott County’s offense makes it tricky to figure out who the ball carrier is but Frederick Douglass was ready every time as the potent Scott County offense had trouble scoring. This game was everything I hoped for and I am grateful that PrepSpin allowed me to see this matchup in the comfort of my living room. Game of the Week: Boyle County at Lexington Catholic This game will determine the district winner this year as it usually does. Yes, I know Boyle County still will have to play Western Hills but if the Rebels win against Lexington Catholic then I will feel pretty confident that they will defeat Western Hills. If Lexington Catholic wins then I am certain they will defeat Garrard County. But on to this game. Reed Lanter vs the Lexington Catholic defense. Lanter had his way with this defense last year and Lanter is better this year than he was last year. Beau Allen vs Boyle County defense. Allen is also better than he was last year and I feel like the Boyle County defense was a little better last year. Definitely something to keep an eye on in this year’s matchup. Lexington Catholic’s running game vs Boyle County defense. I could be mistaken but I believe Beau Allen is Lexington Catholic’s leading rusher. I don’t feel like that is a recipe for success against a Boyle County defense that is annually very strong against the run. Boyle County running game vs Lexington Catholic defense. Lexington Catholic has given up over 1200 yards rushing on the year through 7 games. I repeat, Lexington Catholic has given up over 1200 yards rushing through 7 games. One more time for clarity. Lexington Catholic’s defense has given up over 1200 yards rushing through 1200 yards. Looking at all of these factors....I can’t lie.....I’ll be shocked if Boyle County loses. I expect Tanner Crawford and Landen Bartleson to run wild on Friday night. Stranger things have happened though. I’ll definitely be watching this game in my living room once again thanks to PrepSpin!!!!! Those guys are awesome and they put together a beautiful picture with a great broadcast. If you aren’t at the game be sure to tune in Friday night!!! Wandale Robinson Watch: Last week vs Lexington Catholic 4-5 passing, 64 yards, 1 INT 202 yards rushing, 4 TDs 37 yards receiving 14 total tackles(2 TFL) 3 Forced Fumbles 1 Interception, 98 yard interception return TD Yearly stats: 7-9 passing, 138 yards, 1 TD, 1 Int. 1379 yards rushing, 21 TDs 367 yards receiving, 7 TDs 69 Total tackles(5 TFL) 3 Forced Fumbles 3 Interceptions, 134 INT return yards, 1 INT return TD

The playoffs are underway things are changing rapidly. The unknown will happen and uncertainty is in the air. What we thought we knew about teams is no longer true. Coaches and players are getting less sleep as the fight to continue the season is getting more intense with each play. In the Lexington/Central Kentucky Area that intensity is going to step up a notch this week. Top Ten: 1. Frederick Douglass(6A) Frederick Douglass defeated Pleasure Ridge Park 42-8. Next up: home vs Scott County 2. Boyle County(3A) Boyle County defeated Floyd Central 49-0. Next up: home vs Lawrence County 3. Scott County(6A) Scott County defeated Campbell County 36-13. Next up: at Frederick Douglass 4. Anderson County(5A) Anderson County had a first round BYE and will host Highlands this Friday. 5. Lexington Catholic(3A) Lexington Catholic defeated Pike County Central 58-18. Next up: at Belfry 6. Taylor County(4A) Taylor County defeated Western 57-14. Next up: home vs John Hardin 7. Montgomery County(5A) Montgomery County defeated Dixie Heights 35-28. Next up: at Covington Catholic. 8. Franklin County(4A) Franklin County defeated Russell County 42-14. Next up: home vs Wayne County 9. Madison Central(6A) Madison Central defeated Seneca 50-0. Next up: home vs Tates Creek. 10. Lexington Christian(2A) Lexington Christian defeated Prestonburg 46-14. Next up: at Shelby Valley Playoffs Games of Note: Scott County at Frederick Douglass(6A) The rematch is here! A common theme in the second round of the playoffs is rematches and this rematch is one of the more anticipated rematches in the state. Frederick Douglass defeated Scott County 28-10 in the first meeting as Frederick Douglass announced to the state that they are for real this season. Boasting one of the strongest defenses in the state as well as one of the more potent offenses this Frederick Douglass team faces their biggest challenge to date in a Scott County team looking to advance to the 6A Championship Game. The winner of this game will be in excellent shape to make it Kroger Field and I fully expect this game to better than the first matchup. Damarco Fishback of Frederick Douglass appeared to be unstoppable in the first matchup so I expect him to be an impactful player this time around again. Austin Barnett has a good game for Scott County the first matchup but as a team Scott County had a difficult time putting the ball in the end zone despite moving the ball well throughout the game. I expect Frederick Douglass to win the rematch but make no bones about it, Scott County is good enough to win this game and roll on to Kroger Field and play for the state title. Highlands at Anderson County(5A) Anderson County comes into this game undefeated and will face their biggest challenge of the season as Fort Thomas Highlands is coming to Lawrenceburg for this second round matchup. Highlands is as close to being back as a state power as they have been these past few years and they are hungry to prove that they are back. Charles Collins of Anderson County has had an outstanding year and he will be counted on to carry the load this Friday night as Anderson County has high hopes to show that their season isn’t a fluke or a product of a soft schedule. Two teams with something to prove makes for an intense atmosphere and in this time of the year anything is possible. As mentioned this will be Anderson County’s toughest game of the year and while I won’t say that they don’t have a chance against Highlands I do feel like Highlands will emerge victorious from this game. Lexington Catholic at Belfry(3A) Lexington Catholic travels to Belfry this Friday night for their second round matchup. Beau Allen and his outstanding receiver corps looks to pull off a victory in what will be an outstanding playoff environment. The concerning part for Lexington Catholic will be their difficulties in stopping the run and it is no secret that Belfry will be running the ball almost exclusively with bad intentions. It will be interesting to see if Lexington Catholic can put up the points they are accustomed to putting up on Belfry. If they can get their offense going then they should have a chance to pull off the victory. If they find themselves unable to score they could find themselves in a bad way as Belfry could use ball control offense to keep Beau Allen off of the field. This game appears to play right into Belfry’s hands but again, if Lexington Catholic can get their offense going then this will be a heck of a ball game. Lexington Christian at Shelby Valley(2A) Lexington Christian makes the trip to Shelby Valley in a game that has the makings to be one of the best games of the state. Shelby Valley has yet to score less than 42 points against any KY opponent and Lexington Christian has shown that despite a lot of new faces on the gridiron this year they are still a respectable program. Shelby Valley can raise some eyebrows here if they can defend their home turf as they aren’t one of the schools mentioned statewide in the strong 2A classification. A victory over Lexington Christian would put the classification on notice. Lexington Christian is looking for this victory to get a rematch with either Somerset or Danville depending on the winner of that rematch. Lexington Christian has averaged 45 points in their last two games and I would not be surprised at all if this game is in the thirties. This one should be a fun one. Danville at Somerset(2A) This is another rematch on the table that will garner plenty of attention as well. Somerset won the first matchup 21-10 and the Briar Jumpers have had a very successful season as they are district champs this season. This game could be different this time around as Danville is much healthier for the rematch and despite a recent loss to Lexington Christian they do seem to be playing better. This game being at Somerset is a terrific spot for Somerset to be in as I imagine this game will be a much better game than the first matchup and truthfully that was a pretty good game considering the circumstances. I still feel like Somerset wins this game but it won’t be easy at all. Tates Creek at Madison Central(6A) Continuing the theme of rematches this week Tates Creek will make the quick trip to Richmond to face Madison Central. Madison Central won the first game 33-18. The first matchup was a two touchdown deficit for Tates Creek but I can see this game going either way and the winner will have a fair shot at making the state semifinals in the 6A classification playoffs. Henry Clay at Simon Kenton(6A) Henry Clay travels north to Simon Kenton for their second round matchup. In what will likely be an uphill battle for them Henry Clay continues the fight to keep their season alive. Montgomery County at Covington Catholic(5A) Montgomery County also travels north to take on arguably the best team in the state. Covington Catholic’s incredible defense will look to disable Montgomery County stud, Pharoah Davis as Montgomery County hopes to shock the entire state with an upset. Lincoln County at Pulaski County(5A) Lincoln County travels to Pulaski County looking to avenge a 27-21 defeat from earlier this season. If Lincoln County can avoid the mistakes they made in the first matchup then they have a chance to advance to the next round of the playoffs. Wayne County at Franklin County(4A) Franklin County will host Wayne County in their second round matchup. While not a rematch they do have a total of four common opponents this season: Boyle County, Knox Central, North Oldham and Russell County. Boyle County defeated Franklin County 50-7 and Wayne County 48-7. Franklin County defeated Knox Central 42-20. Wayne County lost to Knox Central 31-20. Franklin County defeated North Oldham 47-14. Wayne County defeated North Oldham 52-6. Franklin County defeated Russell County 42-14. Wayne County defeated Russell County 50-13. I guess we’ll see what happens. John Hardin at Taylor County(4A) Taylor County looks to continue with their winning ways as they host John Hardin this week. Mercer County at Moore(4A) Uphill battle for Mercer County this week as they travel to Louisville to face Moore in second round action. Moore has pretty much had their way with every opponent this year with the exception of Johnson Central, the #1 ranked team in 4A. The Titans are young and a good showing can only help the program going forward. Harrison County at Ashland(4A) Harrison County travels to Ashland to take on one of the top teams in the 4A classification. Another uphill battle for a local 4A school. Lawrence County at Boyle County(3A) Lawrence County defeated Western Hills 78-74 last weekend and their reward for their victory is a trip to Title Town to take on the defending 3A state champions, the Boyle County Rebels. The Rebels will continue rolling along and will be watching for the winner of the Lexington Catholic/Belfry game. If Lexington Catholic wins the Rebels will get another home game. If the Belfry wins then it will be time for the Rebels to hit the road as they try to run the gauntlet. Raceland at Paris(1A) Paris will host Raceland this Friday night and while I have been applauding Paris on their season I think this matchup will be too much for them. Raceland is one of the best teams in 1A and that will most likely show up on the field this Friday night. Ludlow at Frankfort (1A) Frankfort will host Ludlow in what should be an easy win for Frankfort as they prepare physically and mentally for their next round matchup against Beechwood.

With the 2016 campaign slowly clicking down the days to the start of new seasons, which schools in Central Kentucky will field a solid team. Any information on teams in this area like Monroe Co, Green Co, Adair Co, Metcalfe Co, Taylor Co, Marion Co, Campbellsville, Russell Co, Hart Co, Glasgow, Washington Co, Casey Co, Caverna, or Larue Co? Who are some athletes that may help carry these teams in 2016 ... give us information on players, coaches, etc.

Lexington / Central Kentucky Top 10 Power Rankings - Preseason Traditionally when one thinks of Central Kentucky high school football the discussion was usually around the smaller schools of the area. 2A Danville and 3A Boyle County alone can dominate the conversation. And these two teams will continue to be topics of conversation in 2015 as Danville builds upon an 8 and 4 record last year. Boyle County was 11 and 2 in Chuck Smiths first year of his return as the head coach of Boyle County. Smith will have a lots of seniors on this year’s team lead by QB Josiah Robbins. Smith came to close to running the table last year. This year’s team, now in class 3A could reach the top of this ranking with an undefeated season. Also moving to the 3A class are the Lexington Catholic Knights. With two state championships and four consecutive Region titles the Knights have shown they will be part of any Central Kentucky football discussion. The Knights are coached by UK football alumni Mark Perry. Perry is in his second year with the Knights. The Knights were 10 and 4 last year and got to the KHSAA semi-finals for a fourth year in a row. Jaylen Jones returns to give the Knights a strong ground attack and Legend Brumbaugh takes over QB duties. On top end of the class scale is 6A the ever present Scott County under coach Jim McKee. The Cardinals won it all two years ago and had a strong run in 2014, losing to eventual 6A Champion Meade County by only 3 in the playoffs. But the Cardinals may not rule the Central Kentucky region roost in 2015. Coach Eric Shaw at Lafayette has been building a top program at Lafayette and 2015 starts out with Shaw’s Generals as the top team. Winners of the UK 7-on-7 tournament and loaded with well-recruited linemen the Generals seem to have all key elements. Also, the Henry Clay Blue Devils come in with a strong team. The Blue Devils, under long time coach Samuel Simpson, were in the final game at UK with Lafayette, thus showing they have play makers returning on a team that lost to Meade County in the playoffs last by only 4 points. Leading the Blue Devil defense is UK commit Davonte Robinson. Of the 1A schools in the region Paris and Frankfort are constant contenders and have strong football traditions. The Frankfort Panthers under coach Craig Foley were 10 and 3 in 2014. The Paris Greyhounds under coach Brian Washington were 10 and 2 in 2014. And in the upper-mid size schools 5A Franklin County and Anderson County are always in the mix. The Anderson County Bearcats under coach Mark Peach were 10 and 3 in 2014. The Franklin County Flyers under coach Chris Tracy were 8 and 3. These two neighboring county schools should be in the mix again in 2015. Rounding out the intimal top 10 are 1A Frankfort and Paris. Small but powerful teams who play well above their class in the region. There a few schools to keep track of that could easily break into the Top 10. Bryan Station has had a good run in 2014 but did graduate a number of seniors last year. Garrard County had a great run in 2014 in the 3A class but will have to face Boyle and Lexington Catholic this year. And Bourbon County went 9 and 4 in 2014. Bourbon starting quarterback will be Clay Bolin – brother of Kyle Bolin. And Bourbon could make another strong run. Their schedule does not contain many power schools and makes it hard to compare them, at least at this stage. Paul Lawrence Dunbar also could be a factor in the competitive 6A class under coach Paul Rains. Hopefully the coaching carousal at Dunbar has stopped at Rains can leverage the stability as some of his in-city peers have done. Mercer County is under new coach David Buchanan in 2015 and has work to do to improve on last year’s 2 and 9 record. The region is home to some national level college recruits. Most notably, Drake Jackson at Woodford County. Top national players are great to have but they still need a team around them. Woodford County could crack this list but they will have to make a lot progress over last year’s 1 and 9 record. Lexington / Central Kentucky Pre-Season Top 10 Ranking #1 – Lafayette Generals (6A) Games to watch: September 4 – Trinity; September 18 – Scott County; September 25 – Henry Clay; October 2 – Bryan Station #2 – Henry Clay Blue Devils (6A) Games to watch: August 28 - St. X; September 25 - Lafayette; October 9 – Scott County; October 23 – Bryan Station #3 – Scott County Cardinals (6A) Games to watch: September 4 – Highlands; September 11 – Elder (OH); September 18 – Lafayette; October 9 – Henry Clay; October 16 – Bryan Station #4 – Lexington Catholic Knights (3A) Games to watch: August 28 – Ryle; September 11 – Covington Catholic; October 16 – Boyle County; October 23 – Garrard County #5 – Boyle County Rebels (3A) Games to watch: August 22 – Central Hardin; September 4 – Danville; September 11 – Anderson County; October 9 – Garrard County; October 16 – Lexington Catholic #6 – Anderson County Bearcats (5A) Games to watch: September 11 – Boyle County; September 18 – Franklin County #7 – Franklin County Flyers (5A) Games to watch: September 11 – Frankfort; September 18 – Anderson County #8 – Frankfort Panthers (1A) Games to watch: August 22 – Paris; September 11 – Franklin County; October 30 – Danville #9 – Danville Admirals (2A) Games to Watch: September 4 – Boyle County; October 30 – Frankfort #10 – Paris Greyhounds (1A) Games to watch: August 22 – Frankfort Week 0 Game of the Week 3A Boyle County vs. 6A Central Hardin August 22, 6 p.m. At Mercer County Chuck Smith and the Rebels face a top notch, top class opponent to open the season in the Little Ceaser’s Fort Harrod Bowl at Mercer County.

Lexington / Central Kentucky Top 10 Power Rankings - Week 0 The first week of play always adds clarity to any ranking and such was the case here. In the Game of the Week Boyle County showed it can hang with and beat the big bruisers from 6A with a 21 - 18 win over Central Hardin. Lafayette and Scott County were both winners in their opening games with the Generals downing local rival Paul Lawrance Dunbar. Scott County put a licking on Tates Creek 46 to 6. Henry Clay was idle. To round out the top half of the top ten - Lexington Catholic cruised by Boone County, 51 to 13. The lower part of the Top 10 gets both a shuffle and some new teams. The Franklin County Flyers came out on fire against 2A Shelby Valley with a 60 to 6 win. Anderson County took care of business against South Oldham, 32 - 20. 2A Danville easily took down 3A LaRue County 41 - 14. Paris beat Frankfort 21 - 12. Many felt it was a mis-fire to have Paris the top 10. And 'after further review' I agreed. So with this weeks results if Paris drops out, so does Frankfort. This opens two slots. in the Top 10. Bryan Station definitely gets a spot with an impressive 49 to 0 victory over Knox Central. And with Garrrard County losing to Shelby County in a very close game, the 2nd newly open spot will go to Bourbon County who was idle in week 0. The Lexington / Central KY Power Ratings are Sponsored by Jess-105.9 Central Kentucky Lexington / Central Kentucky Week 0 Top 10 Ranking 1. Lafayette 2. Scott County 3. Henry Clay 4. Boyle County 5. Lexington Catholic 6. Franklin County 7. Bryan Station 8. Danville 9. Anderson County 10. Bourbon County Week 1 Game of the Week This week's game of the week is an entry as they say in the horse racing business. Both games are part of the Traditional Bank Bluegrass Bowl 1 - Henry Clay vs Louisville Saint Xavier. @ Lexington Catholic 5:30 p.m. Saturday August 29th Henry Clay's opener should provide some insight as to whether the Blue Devils deserve their high ranking the top 10. 1A - Ryle vs Lexington Cathoiic. @ Lexington Catholic 8 p.m. Saturday August 30th. A homecoming for Ryle head coach Mike Engler, who comes into Lexington after a great program win over CovCath in Week 0.

BluegrassPreps.com is giving you a chance to show off your football knowledge statewide! The BluegrassPreps Regional Contests give you chances to pick games in different parts of the state for prizes each week of the regular season. There will be five regional contests every week. You will have a chance to pick the winners in each region -- NKY, EKY, Lexington/Central KY, Louisville, and WKY. Each region will have five games to pick from each week. We pick the games, and you will pick the winner of each game, assigning your picks a point value of 7-5-3-2-1. The first tiebreaker is picking the team (of the ten teams in the contest) that scores the most points. You don't have to pick the highest scoring team, you just have to pick a team that scores more points than the team(s) picked by the member(s) you are tied with. The second tiebreaker is time. This is a season long contest and you can enter in any or all regions that you wish. At the end of the regular season, the winner of each region and the next five highest point totals statewide (the Wild Cards) will compete during the playoffs for statewide bragging rights on BluegrassPreps. If you win more than one position in the postseason playoff, then your second slot will go to the next Wild Card. The best part is, if you win a weekly contest, you will receive your choice of BGP merchandise! There will also be merchandise for the overall season winner. The deadline for all entries is 5 p.m. (ET) Friday. Be sure to post your winners and assign each of them one of the following point values (7-5-3-2-1) based on how strongly you feel that that team will win. (Please note that if your selections are NOT in the specified format, your ENTIRE set of picks will be voided.) 7 5 3 2 1 1st Tiebreaker 2nd Tiebreaker: Time of post. The Lexington/Central KY Week 2 games are: Casey County - Taylor County Central - Lafayette Danville - Mercer County Garrard County - Glasgow West Jessamine - Rockcastle County Good luck!

Bluegrasspreps.com is giving you a chance to show off your football knowledge statewide! The Bluegrasspreps Regional Pick 'em gives you a chance to pick games in different parts of the state for prizes EACH WEEK. Each region will have five games to pick from each week. We pick the games, and you will pick the winner of each game, assigning your picks a point value of 7-5-3-2-1. The first tiebreaker is picking the team (of the ten teams in thecontest) that scores the most points. You don't have to pick the highest scoring team, you just have to pick a team that scores more points than the team(s) picked by the member(s) you are tied with. The second tiebreaker is time of post. Early bird gets the worm. This is a season long contest and you can enter in any or all regions that you wish. If you win a weekly contest, you will receive a quality prize. The deadline for all entries is 5 p.m. (ET) Friday, October 4. Be sure to post your winners and assign each of them one of the following point values (7-5-3-2-1) based on how strongly you feel that that team will win. (Please note that if your selections are NOT in the specified format, your ENTIRE set of picks will be voided). GOOD LUCK TO ALL! And remember to specify the point values to your picks or your entry will NOT be counted! Pick 'Em Format: 7 5 3 2 1 1st Tiebreaker: 2nd Tiebreaker: Time of post. The five Lexington/Central KY Regional Contest games for Week #7 are: Bardstown - Christian Academy-Louisville Boyle County - Lexington Catholic Frankfort - Shelby County Garrard County - Powell County Lincoln County - South Laurel Good luck!

Bluegrasspreps.com is giving you a chance to show off your football knowledge statewide! The Bluegrasspreps Regional Pick 'em gives you a chance to pick games in different parts of the state for prizes EACH WEEK. There will be five regional contests every week. You will have a chance to pick the winners in each region -- NKY, EKY, Lexington/Central Ky, Louisville, and WKY. THIS IS THE CENTRAL KENTUCKY CONTEST, SPONSORED BY THE WPBK POSTGAME SCOREBOARD SHOW. www.wpbkfm.com Each region will have five games to pick from each week. We pick the games, and you will pick the winner of each game, assigning your picks a point value of 7-5-3-2-1. The first tiebreaker is picking the team (of the ten teams in the contest) that scores the most points. You don't have to pick the highest scoring team, you just have to pick a team that scores more points than the team(s) picked by the member(s) you are tied with. The second tiebreaker is time. Early bird often gets the worm. This is a season long contest and you can enter in any or all regions that you wish. At the end of the regular season, the winner of each region and the next five highest point totals statewide (the Wild cards) will compete during the playoffs for statewide bragging rights on Bluegrasspreps. If you win more than one position in the postseason playoff, then your second slot will go to the next Wild card. The best part is, if you win a weekly contest, you will receive a quality prize. Check here for a reference. The overall state winner after the playoffs will get a grand prize custom made for you. The deadline for all entries is 5 p.m. (ET) Friday. Be sure to post your winners and assign each of them one of the following point values (7-5-3-2-1) based on how strongly you feel that that team will win. (Please note that if your selections are NOT in the specified format, your ENTIRE set of picks will be voided) 7 5 3 2 1 1st Tiebreaker 2nd Tiebreaker: Time of post. These are the Week 9 games in the Lexington/Central Kentucky contest: Anderson County - Franklin County Bryan Station - Scott County Danville - Middlesboro East Jessamine - Spencer County Montgomery County - Woodford County Good luck!

Bluegrasspreps.com is giving you a chance to demonstrate your basketball expertise statewide! The Bluegrasspreps Regional Pick 'em contests give you opportunities to pick games in different parts of the state for prizes EACH WEEK. There will be five regional contests every week. You will have a chance to pick the winners in each region -- NKY, EKY, Bluegrass, Louisville, and WKY. This is the CKY contest. The Central Kentucky Contest is Sponsored by YOUR BUSINESS HERE. Contact theguru at theguru@fuse.net for details. Each region will have five games to pick from each week. We pick the games, and you will pick the winner of each game, assigning your picks a point value of 7-5-3-2-1. The first tiebreaker is picking the team (of the ten teams in the contest) that scores the most points. You don't have to pick the highest scoring team, you just have to pick a team that scores more points than the team(s) picked by the member(s) you are tied with. The second tiebreaker is time. Early bird gets the worm if the contest comes down to the second tiebreaker. This is a season long contest and you can enter in any or all regions that you wish. At the end of the regular season, the winner of each region and the next five highest point totals statewide (the Wild cards) will compete during the special Sweet 16 Contest for statewide bragging rights on Bluegrasspreps and a grand prize. If you win more than one position in the postseason playoff, then your second slot will go to the next Wild card. The more contests you enter, the better your chances of qualifying for the Sweet 16 Contest. If you win a weekly contest, you will receive a quality prize. Check here for a reference. The deadline for all entries is 5 p.m. (ET) Friday. Make sure you post your winners and assign each of them one of the following point values (7-5-3-2-1) based on how strongly you feel that that team will win. (Please note that if your selections are NOT in the specified format, your ENTIRE set of picks will be voided) 7 5 3 2 1 1st Tiebreaker: Team scoring the most points. 2nd Tiebreaker: Time of post. The Week 3 games are: Woodford County/Madison Central Lincoln County/Taylor County Casey County/Rockcastle County Franklin County/Henry Clay Somerset/East Jessamine Good luck and thanks for playing this year!

BluegrassPreps.com is giving you a chance to show off your football knowledge statewide! The Bluegrasspreps Regional Pick 'em contests give you chances to pick games in different parts of the state for prizes each week of the regular season. There will be five regional contests every week. You will have a chance to pick the winners in each region -- NKY, EKY, Lexington/Central KY, Louisville, and WKY. Each region will have five games to pick from each week. We pick the games, and you will pick the winner of each game, assigning your picks a point value of 7-5-3-2-1. The first tiebreaker is picking the team (of the ten teams in the contest) that scores the most points. You don't have to pick the highest scoring team, you just have to pick a team that scores more points than the team(s) picked by the member(s) you are tied with. The second tiebreaker is time. This is a season long contest and you can enter in any or all regions that you wish. At the end of the regular season, the winner of each region and the next five highest point totals statewide (the Wild cards) will compete during the playoffs for statewide bragging rights on Bluegrasspreps. If you win more than one position in the postseason playoff, then your second slot will go to the next Wild card. The best part is, if you win a weekly contest, you will receive a quality prize. Check here for a reference. The overall state winner after the playoffs will get a grand prize custom made for you. The deadline for all entries is 5 p.m. (ET) Friday. Be sure to post your winners and assign each of them one of the following point values (7-5-3-2-1) based on how strongly you feel that that team will win. (Please note that if your selections are NOT in the specified format, your ENTIRE set of picks will be voided) 7 5 3 2 1 1st Tiebreaker 2nd Tiebreaker: Time of post. The games for Week 2 in the Lexington/Central KY Regional contest are: Allen County-Scottsville - Mercer County Danville - Lincoln County East Jessamine - Spencer County Henry Clay - Ryle Highlands - Scott County Be sure to pick ONE winner for each game and to indicate the point value! Remember, all entries must be posted by 5 pm (ET) on Friday 8/24/12! GOOD LUCK!

Here are the results for this week's Lexington/Central Kentucky Regional contest. As always, the results won't be final for 24 hours. All contestants should use that time to check their score for errors. After that time period has passed, the contest is final and the winner should use the following link to claim the prize of choice. If you think your score is incorrect, please send me a PM and I will look into your claim. This week produced 2 entries with all 5 games correctly predicted. We had to go to the first tiebreaker. Congratulations to Czar who correctly chose Montgomery County as the tiebreaker. Click below to claim your prize: http://www.bluegrasspreps.com/showthread.php?t=97436 Here are the scores of the games in this week's contest: Corbin 13 Clark County 12 Lexington Catholic 21 Bell County 7 Lexington Christian Academy 13 Christian Academy-Louisville 12 Montgomery County 25 Rowan County 16 Simon Kenton 12 Danville 7 Here are the scores of the entries in this week's contest [TABLE=width: 264] [TR] [TD=class: xl65, width: 55, bgcolor: #ffcc00, align: right]18 [/TD] [TD=class: xl66, width: 297, bgcolor: #ffcc00]Czar (Montgomery County) [/TD] [/TR] [TR] [TD=class: xl65, bgcolor: #ffcc00, align: right]18 [/TD] [TD=class: xl66, bgcolor: #ffcc00]WOFOJP61 (Lexington Catholic) [/TD] [/TR] [TR] [TD=class: xl65, bgcolor: #ffcc00, align: right]16 [/TD] [TD=class: xl66, bgcolor: #ffcc00]imsosilly [/TD] [/TR] [TR] [TD=class: xl65, bgcolor: #ffcc00, align: right]16 [/TD] [TD=class: xl66, bgcolor: #ffcc00]Ram [/TD] [/TR] [TR] [TD=class: xl65, bgcolor: #ffcc00, align: right]15 [/TD] [TD=class: xl66, bgcolor: #ffcc00]Randy Parker [/TD] [/TR] [TR] [TD=class: xl65, bgcolor: #ffcc00, align: right]15 [/TD] [TD=class: xl66, bgcolor: #ffcc00]ksowards [/TD] [/TR] [TR] [TD=class: xl65, bgcolor: #ffcc00, align: right]15 [/TD] [TD=class: xl66, bgcolor: #ffcc00]Rebel [/TD] [/TR] [TR] [TD=class: xl65, bgcolor: #ffcc00, align: right]15 [/TD] [TD=class: xl66, bgcolor: #ffcc00]Black and Blue [/TD] [/TR] [TR] [TD=class: xl65, bgcolor: #ffcc00, align: right]15 [/TD] [TD=class: xl66, bgcolor: #ffcc00]newarkcatholicfan [/TD] [/TR] [TR] [TD=class: xl65, bgcolor: #ffcc00, align: right]15 [/TD] [TD=class: xl66, bgcolor: #ffcc00]plantmanky [/TD] [/TR] [TR] [TD=class: xl65, bgcolor: #ffcc00, align: right]14 [/TD] [TD=class: xl66, bgcolor: #ffcc00]Southeast_bell [/TD] [/TR] [TR] [TD=class: xl65, bgcolor: #ffcc00, align: right]14 [/TD] [TD=class: xl66, bgcolor: #ffcc00]uk#1fan [/TD] [/TR] [TR] [TD=class: xl65, bgcolor: #ffcc00, align: right]14 [/TD] [TD=class: xl66, bgcolor: #ffcc00]2nd&short [/TD] [/TR] [TR] [TD=class: xl65, bgcolor: #ffcc00, align: right]14 [/TD] [TD=class: xl66, bgcolor: #ffcc00]thegeneral [/TD] [/TR] [TR] [TD=class: xl65, bgcolor: #ffcc00, align: right]14 [/TD] [TD=class: xl66, bgcolor: #ffcc00]Jumper_Dad [/TD] [/TR] [TR] [TD=class: xl65, bgcolor: #ffcc00, align: right]13 [/TD] [TD=class: xl66, bgcolor: #ffcc00]CoachBuckett [/TD] [/TR] [TR] [TD=class: xl65, bgcolor: #ffcc00, align: right]13 [/TD] [TD=class: xl66, bgcolor: #ffcc00]gchs_uk9 [/TD] [/TR] [TR] [TD=class: xl65, bgcolor: #ffcc00, align: right]13 [/TD] [TD=class: xl66, bgcolor: #ffcc00]Oxnard [/TD] [/TR] [TR] [TD=class: xl65, bgcolor: #ffcc00, align: right]13 [/TD] [TD=class: xl66, bgcolor: #ffcc00]westsider [/TD] [/TR] [TR] [TD=class: xl65, bgcolor: #ffcc00, align: right]13 [/TD] [TD=class: xl66, bgcolor: #ffcc00]DragonFire [/TD] [/TR] [TR] [TD=class: xl65, bgcolor: #ffcc00, align: right]13 [/TD] [TD=class: xl66, bgcolor: #ffcc00]All State Baseball [/TD] [/TR] [TR] [TD=class: xl65, bgcolor: #ffcc00, align: right]13 [/TD] [TD=class: xl66, bgcolor: #ffcc00]AverageJoesGym [/TD] [/TR] [TR] [TD=class: xl65, bgcolor: #ffcc00, align: right]12 [/TD] [TD=class: xl66, bgcolor: #ffcc00]MNCM [/TD] [/TR] [TR] [TD=class: xl65, bgcolor: #ffcc00, align: right]12 [/TD] [TD=class: xl66, bgcolor: #ffcc00]dmh115 [/TD] [/TR] [TR] [TD=class: xl65, bgcolor: #ffcc00, align: right]11 [/TD] [TD=class: xl66, bgcolor: #ffcc00]ATLCat [/TD] [/TR] [TR] [TD=class: xl65, bgcolor: #ffcc00, align: right]11 [/TD] [TD=class: xl66, bgcolor: #ffcc00]NEERFAN [/TD] [/TR] [TR] [TD=class: xl65, bgcolor: #ffcc00, align: right]11 [/TD] [TD=class: xl66, bgcolor: #ffcc00]gold sunrise [/TD] [/TR] [TR] [TD=class: xl65, bgcolor: #ffcc00, align: right]11 [/TD] [TD=class: xl66, bgcolor: #ffcc00]FC [/TD] [/TR] [TR] [TD=class: xl65, bgcolor: #ffcc00, align: right]10 [/TD] [TD=class: xl66, bgcolor: #ffcc00]Commander 25 [/TD] [/TR] [TR] [TD=class: xl65, bgcolor: #ffcc00, align: right]10 [/TD] [TD=class: xl66, bgcolor: #ffcc00]raiderbird [/TD] [/TR] [TR] [TD=class: xl65, bgcolor: #ffcc00, align: right]10 [/TD] [TD=class: xl66, bgcolor: #ffcc00]pirate1960 [/TD] [/TR] [TR] [TD=class: xl65, bgcolor: #ffcc00, align: right]8 [/TD] [TD=class: xl66, bgcolor: #ffcc00]statmanhensley [/TD] [/TR] [TR] [TD=class: xl65, bgcolor: #ffcc00, align: right]8 [/TD] [TD=class: xl66, bgcolor: #ffcc00]Cat_n_the_Hat [/TD] [/TR] [TR] [TD=class: xl65, bgcolor: #ffcc00, align: right]7 [/TD] [TD=class: xl66, bgcolor: #ffcc00]Hip-Hop Box [/TD] [/TR] [TR] [TD=class: xl65, bgcolor: #ffcc00, align: right]5 [/TD] [TD=class: xl66, bgcolor: #ffcc00]Eagle 4 Life [/TD] [/TR] [TR] [TD=class: xl65, bgcolor: #ffcc00, align: right]2 [/TD] [TD=class: xl66, bgcolor: #ffcc00]True blue (and gold) [/TD] [/TR] [/TABLE] Again, please double-check these for accuracy. Because this is Week 1, this is also the season-long standings. And don't forget to enter next week's contest!

BluegrassPreps.com is giving you a chance to show off your football knowledge statewide! The Bluegrasspreps Regional Pick 'em contests give you chances to pick games in different parts of the state for prizes each week of the regular season. There will be five regional contests every week. You will have a chance to pick the winners in each region -- NKY, EKY, Lexington/Central KY, Louisville, and WKY. Each region will have five games to pick from each week. We pick the games, and you will pick the winner of each game, assigning your picks a point value of 7-5-3-2-1. The first tiebreaker is picking the team (of the ten teams in the contest) that scores the most points. You don't have to pick the highest scoring team, you just have to pick a team that scores more points than the team(s) picked by the member(s) you are tied with. The second tiebreaker is time. This is a season long contest and you can enter in any or all regions that you wish. At the end of the regular season, the winner of each region and the next five highest point totals statewide (the Wild cards) will compete during the playoffs for statewide bragging rights on Bluegrasspreps. If you win more than one position in the postseason playoff, then your second slot will go to the next Wild card. The best part is, if you win a weekly contest, you will receive a quality prize. Check here for a reference. The overall state winner after the playoffs will get a grand prize custom made for you. The deadline for all entries is 5 p.m. (ET) Friday. Be sure to post your winners and assign each of them one of the following point values (7-5-3-2-1) based on how strongly you feel that that team will win. (Please note that if your selections are NOT in the specified format, your ENTIRE set of picks will be voided) 7 5 3 2 1 1st Tiebreaker 2nd Tiebreaker: Time of post. The games for Week 1 in the Lexington/Central KY Regional contest are: Bell County/Lexington Catholic Christian Academy-Louisville/Lexington Christian Academy Clark County/Corbin Danville/Simon Kenton Montgomery County/Rowan County (so sue me if Montgomery County doesn't qualify as Central KY - that's the game anyway) Be sure to pick ONE winner for each game and to indicate the point value! Remember, all entries must be posted by 5 pm (ET) on Friday 8/17/12! GOOD LUCK!

Bluegrasspreps.com is giving you a chance to show off your football knowledge statewide! The Bluegrasspreps Regional Pick 'em gives you a chance to pick games in different parts of the state for prizes EACH WEEK. Each region will have five games to pick from each week. We pick the games, and you will pick the winner of each game, assigning your picks a point value of 7-5-3-2-1. The first tiebreaker is picking the team (of the ten teams in the contest) that scores the most points. You don't have to pick the highest scoring team, you just have to pick a team that scores more points than the team(s) picked by the member(s) you are tied with. The second tiebreaker is time of post. Early bird gets the worm. This is a season long contest and you can enter in any or all regions that you wish. If you win a weekly contest, you will receive a quality prize. The deadline for all entries is 5 p.m. (ET) Friday, September 21. Be sure to post your winners and assign each of them one of the following point values (7-5-3-2-1) based on how strongly you feel that that team will win. (Please note that if your selections are NOT in the specified format, your ENTIRE set of picks will be voided). GOOD LUCK TO ALL! And remember to specify the point values to your picks or your entry will NOT be counted! Pick 'Em Format: 7 5 3 2 1 1st Tiebreaker: 2nd Tiebreaker: Time of post. After a rough Week 6, I will try to go a bit easier on the contestants this week. The five Lexington/Central KY Regional Contest games for Week #7 are: Bryan Station/Lafayette Clark County/Harlan County Dunbar/Tates Creek Henry Clay/Madison Central Mercer County/Nelson County Good luck!