BOWLING GREEN —
Fairview became Kentucky high school football's first team to crack the 6,000-yard season rushing mark during the first half Friday.
The Eagles picked up 186 yards before the intermission and finished with 275 on the ground despite losing 55-8 to Mayfield in the Class A championship game at Western Kentucky University's L.T. Smith Stadium.
Fairview boosted its season rushing total to 6,098.
Fullback Chris Brewer paced the Eagles on Friday with 148 yards on 16 carries. He also led the team for the season with 1,653.
Devon Turner was next with 1,567 yards, followed by Elijah King at 1,370. All three are seniors.
Lucas-led Collins
Former Greenup County High School quarterback Jerry Lucas guided Collins into Friday night's Class 4A final against Highlands.
Collins racked up 199 points in its last four games on the way to Bowling Green.
Jerry played for his father, coach Roy Lucas, at Greenup County, and is the nephew of basketball great Jerry Lucas.
Tre-ja Vu
Belfry and Louisville Central clashed for the Class 3A state title for the third straight season.
Central routed the Pirates, 46-7, in 2010, but the last two meetings have been extremely close.
Central won 15-14 a year ago before taking this year's overtime thriller, 12-6.
'Cat-alyst
Prior to Belfry's overtime loss to Central, Ashland was the last team to beat the Pirates.
In the seven games in between, Belfry outscored opponents by an average of 29.3 points per game.
The Tomcats used a strong defensive effort and a big passing night from quarterback Aaron Elam to defeat Belfry 35-20 at Putnam Stadium on Oct. 5.
Eagles Not Alone
Fairview wasn't the only team making its first state championship game appearance this weekend.
Pleasure Ridge Park (6A), Cooper (5A) and Collins (4A) were also there for the first time.
Bleacher Support
Attendance for the Fairview-Mayfield contest was 6,038.
Brewer greeted Eagles fans along the first row of the stands after the game.
“I’m kind of surprised we had so many people out here for us,” he said with a smile.
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Cracking the 6,000 yard mark
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Locals struggle to make impact
Some days you are the windshield and some days you are the bug.
It is a saying that proved to be all too true for Rowan County on Friday night at the KHSAA Class 2A State Track and Field Championships at the University of Louisville’s Owsley Frazier Cardinal Park. -
Rough Ending
Fairview senior Kennedy Womack wasn’t her consistent self in Saturday morning’s state tennis semifinals at the University of Kentucky’s Hilary Boone Tennis Complex.
As a result, the top seed fell to Lexington Sayre sophomore Madeline Rolph 6-1, 6-0.
Womack was obviously disappointed with her finish, especially after losing in last year’s state finals, but she was happy for her good friend Rolph. -
FLYING HIGH
If Fairview could have fielded a combined track and field team at Saturday’s Class A State Track and Field Championships, the Eagles and Lady Eagles would have had a record day. Instead, the Fairview girls had to “settle” for fifth, while the boys’ claimed 10th.
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Womack eliminated in semifinals
Top-seeded Kennedy Womack was eliminated in the semifinals of the State Tournament on Saturday at the University of Kentucky tennis courts.
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Big-inning Dawgs
It looked for a while that a questionable call may have determined the outcome of the game, but in the end, it was just an afterthought.
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Boyd County finds senior spark
Losers of four straight, Boyd County was searching for something positive Friday night before beginning postseason play Monday night.
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Doubles teams head to semis at state tourney
With rain staying away, the KHSAA State Tennis Tournament got into full swing on Friday afternoon.
Semifinals and finals will be held today at the University of Kentucky Boone/Downing Tennis Complex for boys and girls singles competitions. -
McKnight hurdling to Georgetown
Fairview’s Paige McKnight is known for jumping hurdles. She cleared a pretty big one on Thursday.
In front of friends and family at Fairview Elementary School, McKnight signed a letter of intent to run track for Georgetown College. -
Several area schools will be represented at State Track and Field championships
Local track and field athletes are ready to try to carry region competition success onto the state stage.
Several area schools will be represented at this weekend’s State Track and Field championships at the University of Louisville. The Class 2A meet is set for today at 3:15 p.m. and Class A competition is scheduled to begin on Saturday at 8:15 a.m. - More Local Sports Headlines
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