ASHLAND — Who does Lawrence County's Joe Cecil think he is? Les Miles? Steve Spurrier?

In an old-ball-coach type decision, Cecil’s spontaneity paid off.

With his Bulldogs down 41-40 to Prestonsburg after giving up a forgettable 20 points in the fourth quarter, Cecil elected to go for a two-point conversion to cap off Morgan O’Brian's score with no time left on the clock.

A bold move, no doubt. Especially at home.

Usually, you see coaches go for the tie at home, because falling short would bring with it devastation and depression upon the faithful masses.

However, Cecil chose to use the Dawgs’ backing as further momentum. And he chose correctly.

Ricky Goble provided the exclamation point to what Lawrence County's radio color analyst Donnie Shapaka told me was the greatest game he has called.

The QB didn’t get to witness it live, but I'm getting the sense that I missed out on something they'll never forget in Louisa.

Thanks to Coach Cecil's gutsy call, the Dawgs can revel in the glory of a classic victory this week.



Got any since?

Sure don’t! Don't even ask about sense either.



Helmet Stickers

Someone notified the QB that he may have had an oversight last week. And get this … the QB agrees! East Carter's Cade Stidham certainly deserved a decoration on his helmet for his overall performance against Fairview.

Now, for this week.

‰ Four stickers: Ashland’s defense, Daylin Beach (Raceland), Patrick Lewis (Ironton), Ricky Goble (Lawrence County).

The Tomcats’ D put up the fence as George Washington couldn't cross any rivers in their trenches. The Patriots rushed for negative yardage in the second half of Ashland’s 21-14 win.

Beach provided a nice breeze for Pikeville players as he blew past them for 179 total yards and five touchdowns.

Lewis, who sort of looks like a young Ken Griffey Jr. – check out his picture in Thursday’s Independent – hit home runs in the run game all night with three rushing touchdowns of 45-plus yards. Also, he dashed 68 yards to paydirt on a punt return.

Goble amassed 163 yards on 22 carries and came through with the game-winning two-point conversion for the Dawgs.

‰ Three stickers: Dylan Harris (Boyd County), Morgan O'Brian (Lawrence County), Zach Litteral (Raceland), Trevor White (Ironton), Levi Clark (Lewis County).

‰ Two stickers: Tanner Dolen (Fairview), Aaron Elam (Ashland), Cade O'Bryan (Ashland), Quinton Baker (Ashland), Devin Thomas (Raceland), Chris Brewer (Fairview), Tristen Mitchell (West Carter).

‰ One sticker: Brett Wells (Boyd County), Braxton Harshaw (Ashland), A.J. Cyrus (Lawrence County), Evan Yongue (Ashland), Adam Elkins (Raceland), Troy Huffine (Russell).



Snyder's Super

Seven

1. Ashland (3-0)

2. Johnson Central (2-1)

3. Raceland (2-1)

4. Fairview (3-0)

5. Russell (1-1)

Rowan County (1-2)

Boyd County (2-1)



New Eagles

A court injunction filed with the KHSAA has allowed eligibility to Fairview's Elijah King and Mason Rutherford, transfers from Huntington High.



QB's Quiz

Ladies and gentlemen, we had a no show last week.

Now, I do have to give Lucky Fan No. 3 Matt Robinson credit. He did answer last Monday's question correctly and he also distributed his picks to me for the games, however one was super early while the latter was slightly too late.

Last week's question: Which area team holds the longest current streak of most consecutive winning seasons? And, just for fun, what year did it last suffer a losing campaign?

Answer: Russell, 1997.

This week: Two northeastern Kentucky schools have won six consecutive first-round playoff games. Name them.

The first person to correctly answer the question (phone, email, Twitter or “The Independent” Facebook page) will be Lucky Fan 4 and will be able to pick games with the staff this week.



Wide right

Did you miss it?

Here are area scores of interest from Friday: Ashland 21, George Washington 14; Boyd County 27, East Carter 7; Fairview 21, Fleming County 14; Ironton 47, Russell 21; Raceland 54, Pikeville 14; Rowan County 33, Mason County 19; Nicholas County 33, West Carter 22; Bath County 20, Lewis County 18; Lawrence County 42, Prestonsburg 41; Knox Central 39, Johnson Central 29.



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Correction

This is late, but better late than never, right?

In our 40th annual preview issue released on Aug. 17, there was a case of mistaken identity involving a Boyd County player. Senior Nick Holbrook wasn't Nick Holbrook. With that, I give you … Nick Holbrook. Unless you're reading this online.

Note from the PG

Fleming County boys basketball hired Mark Starns as its next head coach following the resignation of Brian Kelly.

Starns served as an assistant to Rick Pitino with the Boston Celtics and to Kelly Wells at Mason County High School. He has been head coach at both Johnson Central and Henderson County.

AARON SNYDER can be reached at asnyder@dailyindependent.com or (606) 326-2664.



Holbrook head shot next to note stick it there at the end of his column