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🏈 FRIDAY’S SCORES & NOTES
Adair County 35, Campbellsville 19
Apollo 54, Daviess County 12
Bardstown 35, Washington County 21
Barren County 42, Allen County-Scottsville 7
Beechwood 62, Campbell County 6
Belfry 49, Letcher County Central 0
Bethlehem 44, Hancock County 20
Bishop Brossart 41, Pendleton County 6
Bourbon County 30, Danville 26
Bowling Green 49, Franklin County 21
Breckinridge County 64, Fort Knox 28
Bryan Station 42, South Oldham 22
Bullitt Central 29, Marion County 25
Bullitt East 54, Meade County 14
Butler County 54, Russellville 6
Calloway County 48, Marshall County 6
Casey County 1, Berea 0 (forfeit)
Central 27, Mayfield 14
Christian Academy of Louisville 49, Fern Creek 13
Ja’Hyde Brown set the state record for single-season receiving TDs during this one. He’s got 31 on the year. The national record, shared by three players, is 39.
Clay County 49, Lynn Camp 12
Conner 58, Henry Clay 29
Cooper 25, Simon Kenton 14
Corbin 56, Great Crossing 14
Covington Holy Cross 48, Bellevue 7
Dayton 49, Trimble County 14
DeSales 24, Anderson County 7
Doss 42, Western 6
Eastern 21, Paul Laurence Dunbar 14
Dunbar outgained Eastern 237-146 in total yardage and rallied from 14 down to tie it late in the fourth quarter, but Peyton Ladd scored on a 30-yard TD run with 1:27 remaining to lift the Eagles.
East Ridge 30, Harlan 20
Eminence 41, Owen County 0
Fleming County 50, Floyd Central 14
Frederick Douglass 15, Boyle County 14
Broncos QB Jayden Guzman threw an interception with 13 seconds left in the first half, but it was then dropped for a safety by the Boyle defender to cut the Rebels’ lead to 14-8. Then, on the ensuing kickoff, Boyle County tackled the return man out of bounds and a 15-yard penalty put Douglass inside the Rebels’ 20-yard line. Instead of attempting a field goal, Douglass ran a play that resulted in an 18-yard TD pass from Guzman to Dakari Talbert. Kicker Hunter Buschmann put the game’s final, and decisive, point on the board.
Garrard County 28, Lincoln County 21
Glasgow 33, Franklin-Simpson 28
Grayson County 52, Hart County 20
Green County 42, East Jessamine 33
Greenup County 63, Montgomery County 29
Harlan County 28, Shelby Valley 21
Hopkins County Central 33, Crittenden County 26
Jackson County 28, Pineville 22
Jeffersontown 46, Southern 7
John Hardin 17, Mercer County 14
Kentucky Country Day 42, Henry County 8
Knox Central 49, Williamsburg 22
LaRue County 35, Taylor County 0
Hawks’ first unbeaten regular season since 2002.
Lawrence County 42, Boyd County 14
Bulldogs won their third game in 8 days.
Leslie County 48, Betsy Layne 14
Lewis County 27, Fairview 8
Lexington Catholic 42, Ashland Blazer 20
Result bumped LexCath to No. 2 from No. 5 in final Class 3A RPI. Tomcats dropped a spot from No. 1 to No. 2 in Class 4A.
Lexington Christian Academy 42, Pleasure Ridge Park 6
Lloyd Memorial 42, Boone County 16
Louisville Holy Cross 13, Butler 7
Madison Central 28, St. Xavier 16
Carson Herbst rushed for 2 TDs and threw another for the Indians, who beat St. X for the first time ever.
Madison Southern 48, Whitley County 6
Madisonville 50, Warren Central 6
Manual 21, Male 0
Rams’ third straight regular-season win in “The Old Rivalry.”
McCracken County 31, Graves County 14
McLean County 34, Ohio County 0
Metcalfe County 22, Edmonson County 19
Morgan County 22, Paris 14 (OT)
Muhlenberg County 39, Ballard Memorial 13
Murray 30, Caldwell County 17
Nelson County 21, Spencer County 14
Both teams entered on four-game win streaks.
Newport 34, Harrison County 6
Newport Central Catholic 27, Mason County 13
Nicholas County 58, Bath County 14
North Bullitt 26, Central Hardin 16
North Hardin 40, Warren East 0
North Laurel 21, Wayne County 12
North Oldham 34, Atherton 27
Ravens’ first regular season loss to a team outside of Louisville since 2024
Oldham County 38, Lafayette 19
Owensboro 50, Henderson County 2
Paducah Tilghman 49, Christian County 19
Blue Tornado finish No. 1 in Class 4A RPI
Paintsville 40, Martin County 6
Game was called with about a minute left in the first half after a Paintsville player was carted off the field to an ambulance following an on-field incident.
Pike County Central 22, Powell County 14
Pikeville 47, Bracken County 0
Prestonsburg 55, Estill County 17
Pulaski County 54, Bell County 0
Maroons completed an unbeaten regular season for the first time since 2013.
Raceland 42, East Carter 13
Ridgeview (Va.) 42, Perry County Central 14
Rockcastle County 38, Southwestern 23
Rockets finished with an undefeated regular season record for the first time since 2001 (when they made the first of back-to-back state finals)
Rowan County 33, West Carter 8
Russell 24, Breathitt County 8
Russell County 20, Monroe County 19
Lakers got their first win, avoiding their first winless season since 2015
Ryle 20, Dixie Heights 19
Raiders’ last one-point win sent them to the Class 6A state finals a year ago (28-27 in OT at Frederick Douglass).
Sayre 31, Middlesboro 0
Class A’s No. 3 RPI team won handily vs. No. 6
Scott 40, Holmes 6
Seneca 34, Thomas Nelson 3
Somerset 54, Hazard 7
South Warren 35, Logan County 7
Todd County Central at Webster County, 7
Trigg County 41, Fulton County 12
Waggener 42, Shawnee 13
Walton-Verona 41, Grant County 16
West Jessamine 45, Tates Creek 14
Colts’ first undefeated regular season in school history. Caleb Jones rushed for 221 yards and 2 TDs for the victors.
Western Hills 56, Frankfort 16
Woodford County 45, Ballard 0
Gallatin County at Carroll County (n/a)
Pickett County (Tenn.) at Clinton County (n/a)
Valley at Moore (n/a)
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🏈 FIRST-ROUND PLAYOFF PAIRINGS
Each class divided into 4 regions. Each region contains two districts. Legend:
Region X
District No. 4 seed at District No. 1 seed
District No. 3 seed at District No. 2 seed
District No. 4 seed at District No. 1 seed
District No. 3 seed at District No. 2 seed
Class A
Region 1
Campbellsville (3-7) at Ballard Memorial (5-4)
Russellville (1-9) at Bethlehem (9-1)
Caverna (0-9) at Kentucky Country Day (8-2)
Louisville Holy Cross (7-3) at Fulton County (4-6)
Region 2
Trimble County (1-9) at Newport Central Catholic (5-5)
Dayton (8-2) at Bishop Brossart (6-4)
Bellevue (1-8) at Covington Holy Cross (8-2)
Ludlow (6-4) at Newport (4-5)
Region 3
Paris (1-9) at Sayre (10-0)
Frankfort (3-7) at Nicholas County (6-4)
Berea (0-10) at Raceland (8-2)
Fairview (5-5) at Eminence (8-2)
Region 4
Lynn Camp (1-9) at Middlesboro (9-1)
Harlan (6-4) at Paintsville (9-1)
Pineville (3-7) at Pikeville (9-1)
Hazard (2-8) at Williamsburg (6-3)
Class 2A
Region 1
Fort Knox (1-9) at Mayfield (8-2)
Crittenden County (4-6) at McLean County (6-4)
Trigg County (4-6) at Owensboro Catholic (9-1)
Hancock County (2-8) at Caldwell County (8-2)
Region 2
Washington County (3-7) at Somerset (9-1)
Monroe County (5-5) at Danville (8-2)
Metcalfe County (2-8) at Lexington Christian Academy (8-2)
W.E.B. DuBois (7-3) at Green County (7-3)
Region 3
Beechwood 1, Morgan County 0 (forfeit)
St. Henry (5-5) at West Carter (3-7)
Bracken County (2-8) at Breathitt County (8-2)
Jackson County (4-6) at Walton-Verona (8-2)
Region 4
Pike County Central (2-8) at Prestonsburg (9-1)
Leslie County (4-6) at Shelby Valley (5-5)
Martin County (4-6) at Belfry (9-1)
East Ridge (7-3) at Floyd Central (4-6)
Class 3A
Region 1
Hart County (6-4) at Murray (9-1)
Hopkins County Central (5-5) at Glasgow (9-1)
Webster County (1-9) at LaRue County (10-0)
Butler County (7-3) at Union County (5-5)
Region 2
Mercer County (2-8) at Christian Academy of Louisville (10-0)
DeSales (4-6) at Bardstown (7-3)
Western (1-8) at Lexington Catholic (8-2)
Garrard County (3-6) at Central (5-5)
Region 3
Lewis County (5-5) at Bourbon County (9-1)
Henry County (4-5) at Fleming County (6-4)
Carroll County at Russell (8-2)
East Carter (4-6) at Lloyd Memorial (9-1)
Region 4
Powell County (2-8) at Rockcastle County (10-0)
Clay County (5-5) at Estill County (7-3)
McCreary Central (4-6) at Lawrence County (9-1)
Letcher County Central (5-5) at Knox Central (7-3)
Class 4A
Region 1
Marion County (3-7) at Paducah Tilghman (10-0)
Warren East (6-4) at Nelson County (9-1)
Calloway County (6-4) at Elizabethtown (7-3)
Taylor County (5-5) at Logan County (7-3)
Region 2
Western Hills (2-8) at North Oldham (9-1)
Valley at Franklin County (5-5)
Waggener (4-6) at Spencer County (7-3)
Shelby County (3-7) at Breckinridge County (7-3)
Region 3
Boyd County (6-4) at Highlands (8-2)
Mason County (5-5) at Greenup County (8-2)
Harrison County (0-9) at Ashland Blazer (9-1)
Johnson Central (3-7) at Covington Catholic (6-4)
Region 4
Whitley County (0-10) at Boyle County (8-2)
Lincoln County (2-8) at Perry County Central (5-5)
Russell County (1-9) at Corbin (8-2)
Harlan County (5-5) at Wayne County (4-6)
Class 5A
Region 1
Greenwood (2-8) at Owensboro (8-2)
Graves County (4-6) at Barren County (7-3)
Apollo (5-5) at Bowling Green (6-4)
Grayson County (8-2) at Madisonville (8-2)
Region 2
Jeffersontown (5-5) at Atherton (8-2)
Butler (4-6) at North Bullitt (6-4)
Iroquois (4-5) at Fairdale (8-1)
Bullitt Central (5-5) at Seneca (5-5)
Region 3
Anderson County (3-6) at Cooper (8-2)
Conner (4-6) at Scott County (7-3)
Scott (3-7) at Woodford County (9-1)
Collins (7-3) at Dixie Heights (4-6)
Region 4
Southwestern (2-8) at West Jessamine (10-0)
East Jessamine (4-6) at North Laurel (5-5)
Montgomery County (0-10) at Pulaski County (10-0)
South Laurel (7-3) at Madison Southern (6-4)
Class 6A
Region 1
Central Hardin (0-10) at McCracken County (7-3)
Henderson County (4-6) at Meade County (3-7)
Bye: South Warren (8-2)
Daviess County (1-9) at Christian County (3-7)
Region 2
Eastern (6-4) at Manual (9-1)
North Hardin (5-4-1) at Oldham County (6-4)
Pleasure Ridge Park (2-8) at Trinity (9-1)
Ballard (2-8) at St. Xavier (4-6)
Region 3
Great Crossing (1-9) at Bullitt East (8-2)
Fern Creek (2-8) at Ryle (5-5)
Southern (1-9) at Simon Kenton (5-5)
Campbell County (4-6) at Male (5-5)
Region 4
George Rogers Clark (5-5) at Paul Laurence Dunbar (5-5)
Tates Creek (2-8) at Madison Central (9-1)
Henry Clay (0-10) at Frederick Douglass (10-0)
Bryan Station (5-5) at Lafayette (7-3)
🍿 MEDIA CORNER
I’ve resisted listening to podcasts and reading reviews of You Can See Everything because I’ve wanted to write about it, at least the first time, with as little outside influence as possible. This has been more difficult than you might realize, because I’m a nerd who lives for listening to other nerds talk about movies like this.
Which is one of the many things YCSE is about: conversations and our internalization thereof. How we interpret the conversations of other people — conversations we may be but mostly aren’t party to — is a defining trait of the 21st century, especially in a post-social media world. If you spend even just a few minutes on Facebook, TikTok, Twitter or any of the litany of apps harbored on the mini supercomputers in our pocket, you’re bound to be enthralled (at best) or enraged (more likely) by an “exchange” between at least two other people on the internet. We exist in a world where just about every word published or vocalized online, regardless of its intended recipient, is receivable by anyone. I don’t think humans should ingest as much information as we all do on a daily basis, regardless of how it’s delivered, but I especially don’t think we were designed for overindulging on conversations divorced from context and, so very often, meant for eyeballs that weren’t ours. And that’s before we even get into the question, “was this uttered by an actual human?”
Something that strikes me about Elizabeth Holmes, as she’s portrayed in YCSE, is her role as both a participant in and party to a conversation that is about her. We spend half the movie with her in prison, fully divorced from the documentary production she invited into her home prior to imprisonment, after spending well over an hour with her on screen. It’s one of the film’s simplest strokes — a necessary one, given the nature of, y’know, being imprisoned for fraud — but seems one of its most profound. A documentary less invested in its premise would’ve been keen to stop rolling the final day she wasn’t behind bars. The directors, Nathan Fielder and Lance Oppenheim, and cinematographer David Bolen ensure that in the time we spend with Holmes we’re immersed in her; I’m sure someone’s counted the pores on people’s faces in this film.
We miss her, as despicable as she may be. (That I shudder at but don’t retract my use of “may be” here is a testament to the power of this freakin’ movie.) And part of what makes me miss her is that divorce from the conversation she started, that awareness — by us, though I’m not sure her — that it’s no longer hers. And, by that point, understanding it might not ever have really been hers at all! It’s become our default in the 21st century, yet seeing it humanized — even by way of some quite unsavory types — is hard to shake. I worry greatly about what we’ve lost, and will lose, at the endless information buffet.
Watched Tod Browning’s Freaks for the first time this week. Browning, a Louisville native, is best known for directing 1931’s Dracula, as he should be. But Freaks is quite an achievement on its own, and astoundingly progressive in its portrayal of people living with disabilities, especially for the time (it came out after Dracula in 1932).
We discussed Soul Survivors this week on Not Another 2001 Movie Podcast. The movie sucks but the pod doesn’t.
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