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Allen Central moves up to Class 2A
EASTERN - Via Kentucky High School
Athletic Association realignment, Allen
Central has moved up to Class 2A.
The Rebels are preparing to compete
in Class 2A, District 8. In preparation
for the challenge of competing in Class
2A, District 8, which also includes
defending Region 4 champion Shelby
Valley, Prestonsburg, Betsy Layne, Leslie
County and East Ridge, Allen Central
continued to work hard in the offseason.
Key returnees for Allen Central include
linebacker Chase Soler (6-0, 215),
fullback/safety Steven Howard (5-8,
197), tailback/cornerback Jesse Brown
(5-11, 155) and quarterback/cornerback
Dylan Caudill (6-3, 225).
The Rebels compiled a 3-8 record in
2014.
“We hope to come out this year as a
much more experienced team,” Allen
Central Coach Jeremy Hall commented.
“We are returning several key starters
this season. Chase Soler will anchor
our defense at the linebacker position.
Chase led the team in tackles this
Allen Central High
School 2015 FOOTBALL
Schedule
Aug. 21 Phelps, 7:30 p.m.
Sept. 4 Morgan County, 7:30 p.m.
Sept. 11 at Jenkins, 7:30 p.m.
Sept. 18 South Floyd. 7:30 p.m.
Sept. 25 at East Ridge, 7:30 p.m.
Oct. 2 at Leslie County, 7:30 p.m.
Oct. 9 Betsy Layne, 7:30 p.m.
Oct. 16 Prestonsburg, 7:30 p.m.
Oct. 23 at Shelby Valley, 7:30 p.m.
Oct. 30 at Knott County Central, 7:30 p.m.
past season and has worked hard in
offseason workouts. He has went to
many camps to better his play at the
position. Steven Howard, a junior, will
be returning to the backfield and our
fullback spot. We had moved Steven to
one of our wings this past season and
it was just not a good fit for him. He is
now going back behind the quarterback
for some more downhill runs. Jesse
Mitsy Collins
The Allen Central football program returns an experienced group on both defense and offense.
Brown will return to the backfield
as one of our leading rushers. Jesse
had a breakout season last year as a
sophomore and has worked extremely
hard this offseason. So, we expect big
things from him. We return Jordan
Patton to the backfield. He is one of our
few seniors. Jordan has been plagued by
some injuries the past two years but has
made big impacts when he is healthy.”
The Allen Central defense is expected
to be a much improved unit.
“Defensively, we should be stronger
Allen Central High
School 2015 Football
Roster
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Staff Report
No. Name 2 Jordan Patton 5 Chase Caudill 6 Nick McDonald
7 Cameron Evans 8 Josh King 12 Curtis Maynard 14 Steven Howard 16 Cori Duncan 18 Dylan Caudill 20 Caleb Osborne 21 Rico Dominguez 22 Josh Whitaker 25 Zach Williams 30 Chase Soler 32 Logan Conley Pos. TB/CB WR/LB WR/CB FB/LB QB/LB TE/DE FB/S WR/CB QB/S TB/S WR/CB FB/DE TB/LB TE/LB FB/DE Class
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with several young kids moving up and
being stronger,” Hall confided. “One is
Henry Whitaker, a sophomore. Henry
has worked hard and we are liking him
at the other inside linebacker position.
Defensively, we should be much more
athletic and hopefully more aggressive.
Dylan Caudill should make an impact
on both sides of the ball this year.
Dylan likely will be taking the snaps at
quarterback.”
Allen Central boasts multiple
experienced offensive linemen.
44 Jesse Brown 45 Brae Coleman 52 Henry Whitaker 55 Bryce Moore 56 Bryce Morris 58 Ethan Howard 59 Mason Baker 60 Braxton Turner 62 Austin Branham 64 Seth Turner 65 Preston Peters 66 Jake Poston 68 Brian Patton 70 Joe Johnson 72 Shawn Prater 75 Blake Henson 76 Tony Sword 77 Josh Henegar 81 Allen May 82 Brodey Smith Coach: Jeremy Hall
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Younger Bobcats are back on the gridiron
Staff Report
BETSY LAYNE - Veteran head coach
Jonathan Parsons is guiding a much
younger Betsy Layne football team these
days. Parsons’ latest squad opened practice
shortly after the conclusion of the Kentucky
High School Athletic Association Dead
Period and has been working hard ever
since.
“I like my team,” Parsons confided.
“They are very young. I think this is the
youngest team I have ever coached. This
team will definitely make me age this year.
They work hard and we are going to try to
keep the tradition going.”
Betsy Layne ended the 2014 season
6-5. The Bobcats lost to former state powerhouse Danville in the first round of the
Class 2A Russell Athletic/KHSAA Commonwealth Gridiron Bowl.
Now, Betsy Layne must replace a talented cast.
With the departure of 16 seniors, Betsy
Layne will feature several new contributors
in key positions.
“This will be a rebuilding year, but we
have some great numbers in our younger
classes,” Parsons added.
Betsy Layne must replace accomplished
quarterback Peyton Case, who passed for
2,493 yards, rushed for 1,007 yards. Case,
who made the move from receiver to quarterback, passed for 29 touchdowns and
rushed for 11 TDs during his senior season.
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2015 Football Schedule
Betsy Layne is minus numerous offensive and defensive starters from the 2014 season.
In 2014, Betsy Layne outscored opponents 416-373. The Bobcats, however,
dropped district games to Prestonsburg,
Leslie County and Shelby Valley.
Returnees for Betsy Layne include threeyear starting linemen Kane Tackett (G/LB),
Zack Patrick (OL/DL) and Tyler Collins
(OT/DL). Jordan Kendrick (QB/S), Nathan
Collum (RB/S) and Morgan Tackett (WR/
LB) are projected to be additional leaders
for the Bobcats.
Mason Swiger (TE/LB), Kyle Watkins
freshman (WR/CB) and Lance Hall freshman (TE/DL) are among the talented
newcomers for the rebuilding Betsy Layne
football program.
Following realignment, Betsy Layne
remains in Class 2A, District 8, which will
now feature newcomers Allen Central and
East Ridge.
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Betsy Layne High School
2015 Football Roster
No. Name Pos. Class
61 Justin Dilley OL/DL Sr.
32 Ryan Hamilton WR/S/CB Sr.
15 Dustin Boyd QB/WR/LB Sr.
30 Dylan Newsome WR/S/CB Sr.
2 Morgan Tackett RB/S Sr.
35 Aaron Rogers WR/S/CB Sr.
3 Jordan Kendrick QB/WR/LB Jr.
7 Matthew Scarbrough WR/S/CB Jr.
33 Nathan Collum RB/LB Jr.
55 Devin Hall OL/DL Jr.
57 Zack Patrick OL/DL Jr.
1 John Hall WR/CB Jr.
27 Brady Stevens WR/CB Jr.
23 Mason Swiger TE/DL Jr.
53 Kane Tackett OL/LB Jr.
52 Derek Keathley OL/DL Jr.
56 Cory Bias OL/DL So.
Aug. 21 at South Floyd, 7:30 p.m.
Aug. 28 at Morgan County, 7:30 p.m.
Sept. 4 Sheldon Clark, 7:30 p.m.
Sept. 11 at Magoffin County, 7:30 p.m.
Sept. 18 Knott County Central, 7:30 p.m.
Sept. 25 at Leslie County, 7:30 p.m.
Oct. 2 at Shelby Valley, 7:30 p.m.
Oct. 9 at Allen Central, 7:30 p.m.
Oct. 16 East Ridge, 7:30 p.m.
Oct. 23 Prestonsburg, 7:30 p.m.
38 Dalton Case 21 Logan Layne 79 Peyton Prater 51 Jacob Spurlock 76 Zach Hamilton 8 Bradley Woods 40 Drew Prater 50 Jeremiah Keathley 4 Kyle Watkins 77 Cameron Hughes 60 Grant Tackett 5 Lance Hall 9 Trimble Dotson 69 Shawn Salisbury 25 Quinton Adkins 24 Corey Kidd 67 Caleb Mulkey 34 Cameron Donaldson 62 Jacob Collins 80 Evan Newsome Coach: Jonathan Parsons
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Blackcats reload to battle for district’s top spot
Staff Report
PRESTONSBURG - Prestonsburg fell
short in its bid to capture another Class
2A, Region 4 championship in 2014 and
now faces the challenge of reloading after
losing quarterback Jarredd Jarrell and
numerous other starters to graduation.
Dalton Frasure is poised to lead Prestonsburg in his senior season. The versatile
Frasure can lead from multiple positions
on the offensive side and also excels defensively for the Blackcats. Frasure, who has
committed to Austin Peay State University,
ranks as one of the state’s top high school
football players. Additional senior starters
back for Prestonsburg include Jordan Ray
(OL/DL), Steven Little (WR/DB), Paul
Stanley (WR/DB), Dustin Moore (OL/DL)
and Tate Greene (K).
Earlier in the preseason, sophomore
Drake Nunnery is set to help lead Prestonsburg from the quarterback position.
The Blackcats, following a loss to district rival Shelby Valley in the Class 2A,
District 4 championship game, concluded
the 2014 season 10-3. During the regularseason, Prestonsburg dropped one game in
overtime and suffered a one-point loss in
another contest.
Prestonsburg was making progress in
the preseason.
“We are progressing,” DeRossett said.
“We have good numbers and for the most
part the team is working hard. Our coach-
ing staff is doing an outstanding job. I have
been occupied with a few things this summer and it is great to show up and things
are ready. Our players are being coached
by some of the best and the instruction
they are getting will be critical each Friday
night. Most of all, thanks to our players for
getting out of bed for 6 a.m. practices this
summer and working hard to put the best
possible team on the field. With the right
attitude and work ethic, we teach our players that any goal they have in football or
life is attainable.”
Prestonsburg lost a pair of returning
starters via transfers. Senior Seth Marcum
transferred to Johnson Central. In another
offseason move, senior Chatlin Jarrell
transferred to Pikeville, Prestonsburg’s
first opponent in the 2015 season.
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Prestonsburg senior Dalton Frasure (40) is among
the state’s top high school football players.
16 18 24 25 27 28 30 33 35 40 45 48 50 51 54 55 Ezekiel Briggs Tate Greene Cory Goble Chandler Nelson Steven Little Bailey McCoy Tyler Adkins Matt Smith Jesse Brown Dalton Frasure Blake Slone Alex Scott Lucas George Chase Stephens Dylan Kidd Scott Thompson Fr.
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Aug. 21 Pikeville, 7:30 p.m.
Aug. 28 at Sheldon Clark, 7:30 p.m.
Sept. 11 Breathitt County, 7:30 p.m.
Sept. 18 Hazard, 7:30 p.m.
Sept. 25 Shelby Valley, 7:30 p.m.
Oct. 2 East Ridge, 7:30 p.m.
Oct. 9 Leslie County, 7:30 p.m.
Oct. 16 at Allen Central, 7:30 p.m.
Oct. 23 at Betsy Layne, 7:30 p.m.
Oct. 30 Lawrence County, 7:30 p.m.
56 Austin Slone 57 Jacob Akers 58 Shayler Spencer 60 Cody Sanders 62 Jason Ratliff 63 Dustin Moore 65 Bradley Jarrell 66 Harley Quillen 67 Dalton Bowe 68 Gary Shockly 70 Blake Tarver 73 Zach Link 75 Daniel Woods 76 Alex Campbell 79 Payton Conn Coach: John DeRossett
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Coach Hall guiding Raiders in the first season
Staff Report
HI HAT - New head coach Chad Hall
has everyone in and around the South
Floyd High School football program
excited.
South Floyd is picked to finish third
in Class A, District 8. The Raiders were
listed behind Hazard and frontrunner
Pikeville in the preseason Class A, District 8 poll.
South Floyd is picked to finish ahead
of Jenkins and Phelps in the five-team
district.
Hall, who replaced longtime head
coach Donnie Daniels, inherited a talented South Floyd squad.
Junior halfback James Little and
senior quarterback Hunter Johnson are
both back for the Raiders.
Little rushed 81 times for 533 yards
and four touchdowns for the South Floyd
gridiron group during the 2014 season.
Johnson completed 42 of 74 passes for
607 yards and seven touchdowns for the
Raiders in 2014.
South Floyd exited last season with a
5-6 record.
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Beverly Bush
South Floyd will be under the direction of new head coach Chad Hall (not pictured) during the 2015 season.
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Raiders
From page 5
Preseason Class A, District 8
favorite Pikeville, following an
upset loss to Paintsville, ended
the 2014 season 11-1.
Hazard finished 10-3, Jenkins
1-8-1 and Phelps 0-10-1.
The Raiders attended camp
at Morehead State University in
late-July. South Floyd faced host
Powell County in its only preseason scrimmage earlier in the
month.
Daniels ranked as one of the
state’s most experienced coaches
when he stepped away from the
Raider football program follow-
ing the conclusion of the 2014
season. South Floyd posted a 5-6
record in Daniels’ final season
in 2014. The Raiders outscored
opponents 344-306 during the
2014 season. South Floyd hosted
Fairview in the opening round
of the Class 1A Russell Athletic/
KHSAA Commonwealth Gridiron Bowl. Visiting Fairview, two
years removed from finishing as
the state runner-up in Class 1A,
defeated the Raiders 48-32.
Hall has been eager to guide
the Raiders since being named
South Floyd head coach.
“We are excited to start the
season,” Hall commented. prior
to kicking off the campaign. “Our
players have worked hard.”
The Staff At
South Floyd High School
2015 Football Roster
No. Name Pos. 70 Blaine Adkins OG/DG 1 Hunter Johnson QB/S Austin Akers 75 Jacob Johnson OG/DG 69 Steven Cicchett OT/LB 18 James Little RB/LB 76 Matthew Compton C/DT 22 John Little TE/LB Brady Conn Kendal Little Elijah Cotton 28 Coby Niece RB/S Class
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79 BB Sloan OT/T So.
78 Gavin Hopkins OG/DT So.
Ethan Spears 15 Caleb Humpheries Sr.
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James Isaac So.
Andrew Tackett Sr.
63 Justin Isaac OG/LB So.
20 Roger Tackett RB/S So.
11 Brian Johnson RB/DB So.
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80 Connor Johnson TE/DE So.
60 Trevor Varney OG/DG Jr.
Coach: Chad Hall
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South Floyd High School
Football 2015 Schedule
Aug. 21 Betsy Layne, 7:30 p.m.
Aug. 28 Harlan, 7:30 p.m.
Sept. 11 at Knott County Central, 7:30 p.m.
Sept. 18 at Allen Central, 7:30 p.m.
Sept. 25 at Pikeville, 7:30 p.m.
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Oct. 9 at Jenkins, 7:30 p.m.
Oct. 16 Hazard, 7:30 p.m.
Oct. 23 Phelps, 7:30 p.m.
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