Week 0 Results & Thoughts

The first week of the high school football season has been wrapped up and what an exciting first weekend it was for a lot of the coverage teams.

• Our game of the week turned out to be what about everyone expected, a shootout. Prestonsburg & Perry Central traded punches the entire game in what turned out to be a barn-burner with Perry Central winning, 35-34. Perry's quarterback, Kyle Huff and receiver Darryl Beatty had huge games for the Commodores offensively and Matthew Robinson controlled the line of scrimmage for the 'Dores on defense. Prestonsburg looked rusty in the first half, but played some excellent football in the second half, lead by senior quarterback Adam Crisp who hooked up with Jarred Jarrell & Grant Anderson multiple times after Bryson Williams was in double-coverage. However the explosion of points in the 2nd half by the Blackcats wasn't enough as the 'Dores scored with 2 seconds left in the game to win by 1.
• Pikeville hosted Harlan last night in what turned out to be another great game in the area, as the Panthers won, 21-14. Pikeville quarterback, Randy Maynard had a huge opening game for the Panthers.
• Pike Central opened up at Greenup County and blasted Greenup, 38-0. Alan Boggs threw for over 400 yards for the Hawks & hooked up with Wes Pugh multiple times for a few touchdowns.
• Johnson Central wins their opener at home over Heath, 48-0. JJ Jude picked up right where he left off last season with 9 carries for 313 yards and 6 touchdowns.
• Sheldon Clark traveled to Harrison County for the Thorobred Bowl against Rockcastle County and was shutout, 45-0 by the Rockets. Not the start many expected for SC, but then again they did graduate nearly half of their team from last season. Should take them a few weeks to get to where they want to be.
• Phelps starts the season off right with a blow out victory over Jenkins, 46-22.
• Lawrence County hosted Ashland Blazer and was defeated by the Tomcats, 36-16. The Bulldogs played the Tomcats close in the first half, but Ashland was too much in the second half.
• Betsy Layne defeated Bracken County, 38-7 up on the hill.
• Shelby Valley was defeated by the Lions of Boyd County, 28-8. Tough start to the season for the Wildcats.

We will announce our Big Sandy Preps player of the week Monday night.

Tomorrow's Lineup

Football season is finally here in the Big Sandy River valley and majority of the local teams will play their first game of the season either tomorrow night or Saturday.

Friday
Bracken County @ Betsy Layne - 7:30 PM
Phelps @ Jenkins - 7:30 PM
Pike Co. Central @ Greenup County - 8:00 PM
Ashland @ Lawrence County - 7:30 PM
Prestonsburg @ Perry Co. Central - 7:30 PM
Harlan @ Pikeville - 7:30 PM
Boyd County @ Shelby Valley - 7:30 PM

Saturday
Rockcastle County vs. Sheldon Clark (@ Harrison County) - 5:45 PM
Heath @ Johnson Central - 7:30 PM

Best of luck to each team!

Big Sandy Preps Game of the Week: Prestonsburg @ Perry Co. Central

Our first 'Game of the Week' will be the matchup between the Prestonsburg Blackcats and the Perry Co. Central Commodores. Both teams return pretty much everyone and both teams expect to light-up scoreboards this season as both love to throw the ball, which is something many area teams don't do often.

Perry Co. Central enters their second season under the guidance of former Breathitt County star Jade Haddix. Coach Haddix returns his quarterback Kyle Huff, running back Bryan Rankin, receivers Austin Pray, Darryl Beatty, Jay White, and one of the best linebackers in the state, Matt Robinson. Last season the 'Dores averaged 31 points per game while giving up 24 points per game.

Coach John Derossett and his Blackcats also return their quarterback Adam Crisp, running back Kain Collins, receivers Joseph Jamerson, Bryson Williams, Grant Anderson, and linemen Chris Cook, Alex Garner, Kinsey Van Dyne, Zak Rowe. So many expect big things from the Blackcats this season as they return a veteran group who put up some impressive numbers last season. The Blackcats averaged 37.7 points per game while allowing 19 points per game.

The past two meetings between this two programs have been very entertaining as both games come down to the final quarter and I wouldn't expect much of a difference this time around either. Should be a great game with a lot of offense,  I wouldn't be surprised if the two simply shut down one another and it ended up being a low scoring game.

Best of luck to both teams!

Local Players & Teams make Herald-Leaders Poll

The Lexington Herald-Leader released its Top 50 Players in the state today and a few local players made the cut:

Top players in Kentucky

(Based on a survey of coaches)

Player Ht. Wt. Yr. Pos.

Tyler Black, Mason County 6-2 210 Sr. DE/LB

Kyle Bolin, Lexington Catholic 6-2 185 Jr. QB

Hunter Bowles, Glasgow 6-6 245 Sr. TE/DE

Jalen Boyd, Western 6-1 185 Sr. DB

Devin Bruns, Highlands 6-1 220 Sr. NG

Drake Bruns, Highlands 6-0 193 Sr. DB

Jeffrey Canady, Knox Central 6-0 195 Jr. WR

Thomas Chapman, Manual 6-4 285 Sr. DL

Jeremy Clark, Madisonville 6-4 200 Sr. WR/DB

Tyler Combs, Lawrence County 6-5 275 Sr. OL/DL

Cory Davenport, Bell County 5-9 180 Sr. RB

Travis Elliott, Ryle 5-11 215 Sr. RB

Tyler English, Trinity 6-4 260 Sr. OL

J.D. Harmon, Paducah Tilghman 6-3 190 Sr. ATH

Josh Harris, Mason County 6-2 200 Sr. RB/LB

Jason Hatcher, Trinity 6-3 225 Jr. LB

Zach Hester, Boyle County 6-2 230 Sr. LB/RB

John Michael Heile, Trinity 6-4 275 Sr. OL

Brady Hightchew, Beechwood 6-1 180 Sr. QB/DB

Jonathan Jackson, Mayfield 5-11 200 Jr. LB/RB

Joseph Jamerson, Prestonsburg 6-3 215 Sr. WR/DB

T.D. Jemison, Tates Creek 6-0 285 Sr. OL/DL

Bubba Johnson, Lafayette 5-11 195 Sr. RB/DB

J.J. Jude, Johnson Central 5-9 190 Sr. RB

Ben Lawler, Scott County 6-3 205 Sr. QB

Joe Manley, Bowling Green 6-6 320 Sr. OL

Vinny Miller, Henry Clay 5-11 175 Sr. ATH

Tyrone Pearson, Seneca 6-3 285 Sr. DL

Zeke Pike, Dixie Heights 6-5 225 Sr. QB

James Quick, Trinity 6-1 185 Jr. WR

Chase Roark, Middlesboro 6-3 205 Sr. QB

Matt Robinson, Perry Central 6-1 235 Sr. LB

Daniel Ross, Jeffersontown 6-5 240 Sr. DE/LB

Austin Sheehan, Highlands 5-10 165 Sr. WR

Travon Spencer, Fern Creek 6-1 190 Sr. DB/WR

George Stone, St. Xavier 6-1 205 Sr. LB

Quintez Sutton, Manual 6-3 175 Sr. WR

Keith Thieleman, Boyle County 6-1 270 Sr. DL

Cameron Thomas, East Jessamine 5-9 175 Sr. RB

Ryan Timmons, Franklin County 5-11 175 Jr. WR

Kyle Todd, Elizabethtown 6-3 200 Sr. QB

Patrick Towles, Highlands 6-6 235 Sr. QB

Anthony Wales, Central 5-9 170 Sr. RB/ATH

DarMontre Warr, Manual 5-9 180 Sr. RB/ATH

Ryan White, Trinity 5-10 180 Jr. DB

Alan Williams, Southwestern 6-2 195 Sr. WR/LB

Storm Wilson, Somerset 5-10 175 Sr. WR/DB

Adam Wing, Rowan County 6-4 210 Sr. QB

Cody Withrow, Ashland Blazer 6-3 185 Sr. WR

Travis Wright, Trinity 6-1 185 Jr. QB