January 2015 - Pinnacle Sports View

Volume 12 Number 1
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Kentucky Pro Football Hall of Fame inductees for 2015
Jacob Tamme
Attended Boyle Co. HS College-Kentucky
Professional Team: Indianapolis Colts & Denver Broncos
(2008-present) Position: Tight end
Aaron Jones
Attended Apopka HS (FL) College-EKU
Professional Team: Pittsburg Steelers 1988-1996 (9 years)
Position: Defensive End, Defensive Tackle, Linebacker
Jacob Tamme finished his career Inducted into EKU Athletics Hall of Fame 2007.
ranked first in school history as
Aaron Jones was drafted by
Kentucky’s all-time top passPittsburgh Steelers in the 1st
catching tight end and 2nd in the
Round of the ’88 Draft-the 18th
history of all SEC tight ends with
overall pick as a Defensive End
133 receptions for 1,417 yards and
(DE).
11 touchdowns. He was named a
first-team All-Southeastern ConHe played 5 years in Pittsburgh:
ference selection following his
4 years under Chuck Knoll and
final two seasons for the Wildcats
1 year Bill Cowher.
to become the first tight end in
school history to earn the honor twice in his career.
Mean Joe Greene was his DefenJacob was selected by the Indianapolis Colts in the fourth sive Line Coach who said of Jones ”I saw 10 films on Aaron
round (127th overall) of the 2008 NFL Draft. He later joined Jones. I begged for this guy. He can play for us right away.”
the Denver Broncos as an unrestricted free agent on March
29, 2012. He was ranked third on the Broncos in both catches Tony Dungy was his Defensive Coordinator. After his 5th
(52) and receiving yards (555) in his first year with the club year in Pittsburgh he became a free agent and Bill Parcells
in 2012. He recorded a career-high 67 catches for 631 yards signed him with the Patriots in ’93 and he played for Parcells
(9.4 avg.) and four scores in 2010—all in the last 10 games for 3 years before moving on to the Miami Dolphins in ’96
after starting tight end Dallas Clark was placed on injured re- under Coach Jimmy Johnson for one year before suffering
serve—with his reception total leading the NFL during that a knee injury.
stretch.
Doug Buffone
Attended Shannon Valley HS (PA) College-Louisville
Professional Team: Chicago Bears 1966-1979 (14 years)
Position: Linebacker
Following his collegiate career,
Buffone was selected by the
Chicago Bears in the fourth round
of the 1966 NFL Draft and the
eighth round of the American
Football League Draft by the San
Diego Chargers. Buffone went on
to play 15 seasons at linebacker
for the Bears, retiring in 1980 as
the all-time leader in games
played for the legendary organization.
In his professional career, Buffone gathered more than 1,200
tackles, going over the 100-tackle mark in seven seasons. He
also had the honor of serving as defensive captain for eight
seasons, beginning in 1972. Buffone retired with 24 career
interceptions to lead all Bear linebackers. The first two pickoffs of his career came off future Hall of Famers Bart Starr
and Johnny Unitas. His retirement from football also signaled
the end of an era for the Bears as he was the last active Bear
to have played for George Halas. Was voted into the
Louisville Hall of Fame with Johnny Unitas in 1979.
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Kentucky Pro Football Hall of Fame inductees for 2015
Gil Mains (deceased)
Attended Mt. Carmel HS in Illinois College-Murray State
Professional Team: Detroit Lions 1953-1961 (9 years)
Position: Defensive end, Defensive tackle, Tackle
Gil Mains played four outstanding seasons (1948-51) with Murray State and was named to the
Ohio Valley Conference Team in
1950 and as their captain in 1951.
Mains is a member of the Murray
State Athletic Hall of Fame. He
was drafted by the Lions in 1951
out of Murray State but he had to
fulfill a two-year obligation in
the U.S. Army where he served
during the Korean War before joining the Lions. He was a
Detroit Lion player from 1953-1961, with two World Championships in1953 and 1957 and a Division Championship in
1954. He holds the record for the largest Super bowl ring
past or present-a size 22-which a quarter will drop through
the center. John Madden was quoted as saying, “he was the
greatest wedge breaker of all time”.
Pay in the NFL being what it was in those days and to stay
in shape in the off season, Mains spent two off-seasons as a
pro wrestler, winning all but three of 193 matches against
the likes of Gorgeous George, Lord Layton and Whipper
Billy Watson.
Blanton Collier Award Winner
Nick Saban
Nicholas Lou “Nick” Saban, Jr. (
born October 31, 1951) is an
American college football coach,
and the current head football
coach of the University of Alabama, a position he has held since the 2007 season. Saban
previously served as head coach of the National Football
League’s Miami Dolphins and three other universities:
Louisiana State University, Michigan State University, and
the University of Toledo. His eight-year contract totaling
US$32 million made him one of the highest paid football
coaches, professional or college, in the United States at the
time. He appeared on the September 1, 2008, cover of Forbes
magazine as “The Most Powerful Coach in Sports”. Saban’s
career record as a college head coach is 177–59–1
Saban led the LSU Tigers to the BCS National Championship in 2003 and the Alabama Crimson Tide to BCS and
AP national championships in the 2009, 2011 and 2012 seasons, making him the first coach in college football history
to win a national championship with two different Football
Bowl Subdivision (FBS) schools since the inception of the
AP Poll in 1936. Saban and Bear Bryant are the only coaches
to win an SEC championship at two different schools. In
May 2013, he was inducted into the Alabama Sports Hall of
Fame.
Beginning in 2003, Kentucky became the only state to have
its own professional football hall of fame. They still are.
Here are the members of the Kentucky Hall:
2003: Lenny Lyles, Jeff Van Note, Moe Williams, Buddy
Ryan and Dermontti Dawson
2004: Frank Minnifield, Babe Parilli, Art Still, David Akers
and Will Woford
2005: Sam Ball, Derrick Ramsey, Dwayne Woodruff, Doug
Pelfrey, Dennis Johnson and Deion Branch
2006: Bob Gain, Wally Chambers, Marc Logan, Marty
Moore, Jason Dunn and Tom Hammond
2007: Romeo Crennel, Phyllis George, Tom Jackson andFrank LeMaster
2008: Howard Schnellenberger, Bruce McNorton, Mark
Higgs, Tim Couch and Ted Washington
2009: Shaun Alexander, Joe Federspiel, John Jackson, Sam
Madison and Jim Marshall
2010: Bill Arnsparger, Yeremiah Bell, Cris Dishman, Joe
Jacoby and Gary Shirk
2011: Kerry Rhodes, Phil Simms, Bob Talamini, Dale
Lindsey and Rod Hill
2012: Maurice Moorman, Dan Neal, william H. Paris, Rob
Bironas and Chris Redman
2013: Chad Bratzke, Otis Wilson, Roman oben, Coy
Bacon, Irv Goode
2014: Centre College, Larry Seiple, Sherman Lewis, Mark
Clayton and Elvis Dumervil
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Some notes of interest following New England’s Super Bowl win
SUPER BOWL XLIX NOTES
With their victory in Super Bowl XLIX, the
Patriots now have won their fourth Super
Bowl championship to become the sixth
NFL franchise to reach or exceed that number.
They are the first team in Super Bowl history
to trail by 10-plus points during the second
half and win the game. Teams trailing by 10
or more points entering the fourth quarter
had been 0-29 in Super Bowl play.
The Patriots also faced a double-figure
deficit (14 points at 21-35) before defeating
the Ravens, 38-35, in the Divisional Playoffs. They are the first team to win a Super
Bowl with a postseason where they overcame a pair of double-digit, second-half
deficits.
The Patriots are the first team to trail by 10plus points after three quarters in a postgame
and win since the Colts beat the Chiefs on
January 14, 2014. That was the only time it
had happened since the start of the 2003
postseason. Teams were 1-62 when trailing
by 10 or more entering the fourth quarter in
that span before tonight.
BILL BELICHICK
All four Patriots’ Super Bowl victories have
come under coach Bill Belichick, who has
now joined Chuck Noll of the Steelers as the
only coaches to win four Super Bowls. Belichick also expands his career postseason
record to 22 victories (two more than Tom
Landry).
This was the sixth Super Bowl game for Belichick – and all six were decided by four or
three points. Of the four wins, the four-point
margin tonight was the largest. New England has scored 135 points in the Super Bowl
under Belichick and allowed 129.
Belichick has joined Don Shula with a
record six Super Bowl appearances as a head
coach (five with the Dolphins, one with the
Colts). Belichick also tied the mark of Dan
Reaves for nine overall Super Bowl appearances as player or coach.
TOM BRADY
Tom Brady set a Super Bowl record with 37
completions in tonight’s game, eclipsing the
mark of 34 set last year by Peyton Manning
(also against the Seahawks). His 50 pass attempts are tied for third most.
Tom Brady joins Joe Montana as the only
three-time Super Bowl MVPs. Like Montana, he also had one of his receivers win
MVP honors while winning a fourth Super
Bowl. Brady joins Montana and Terry Bradshaw with a record four Super Bowl wins as
a starting quarterback. Brady is the first
player to play in six Super Bowls. It is the
fifth time in the last six Super Bowls that the
winning quarterback has been the MVP and
the 27th time overall.
four or more TD passes in a Super Bowl. He
is the first to throw all of them to different
receivers.
Brady now has 13 TD passes in Super Bowl
play and with his third TD pass to Danny
Amendola acquired the Super Bowl career
record passing the 11 of Joe Montana.
Brady entered the game as the career leader
in passing yards and has extended his total
to 1,605 with 328 yards passing tonight. His
164 career completions and 247 career pass
attempts are also Super Bowl records.
MORE BILL BELICHICK
A total of 13 years have passed between
Brady’s first Super Bowl victory (Super
Bowl XXXVI) and tonight. That matches
Ted Hendricks for the longest time elapsed
between a first title and the most recent.
With New England’s victory today, Bill Belichick (aged 62 years, 290 days) becomes
the third-oldest coach to win a Super Bowl,
supplanting Pete Carroll of the Seahawks
who was 62-140 at the time of last year’s
victory. Tom Coughlin (65-158) with the Giants in Super Bowl XLVI and Dick Vermeil
(63-92) with the Rams in Super Bowl
XXXIV are the two oldest.
Brady became the sixth quarterback to throw
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additional Super Bowl postgame notes
STREAKS
With tonight’s thrilling game, six of the last
seven Super Bowls have been decided by six
points or less. The exception is Seattle’s 438 win over Denver last year.
With New England’s victory tonight, the
team’s wearing white jerseys have won 10 of
the last Super Bowl games. It is a run that
began with the Patriots win over the Eagles
in Super Bowl XXXIX (the Packers in Super
Bowl XLV are the exception).
Wilson’s streak of defeating quarterbacks
who have previously won Super Bowls
ended at 10.
The Patriots are only the fourth team to lose
the turnover battle and win the Super Bowl.
Teams with more turnovers are now 4-36
(equal in nine games).
Teams scoring first are now 33-16 in the
Super Bowl as the Patriots had the game’s
first touchdown.
New England’s victory cuts the NFC’s lead
in Super Bowl play to 26-23. The AFC has
won 11 of the last 18 Super Bowls with the
Patriots owning four of those wins.
His four touchdown passes are his secondhighest total in a postseason game.
This was the third Super Bowl to be tied at
halftime (14-14). The last one also included
the Patriots – a 7-7 deadlock with the Eagles
in Super Bowl XXXIX. The first was a 3-3
tie between San Francisco and Cincinnati in
Super Bowl XXIII. None of the three games
were ultimately decided by more than four
points.
Brady now has a 21-8 record as a postseason
starting quarterback. The 21 wins are an
NFL record, five more than runner-up Joe
Montana. His 29 postseason starts are also
a record for an NFL QB.
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In leading two fourth-quarter touchdown
drives, Tom Brady was 13-for-15 for 124
yards and two touchdowns.
On the final 10-play drive, he was 8-for-8 for
65 yards (the 64-yard drive included a 10yard penalty on the Patriots). It was the 46th
game-winning drive of his career including
nine in the postseason (four of which came
in Super Bowl games).
This was the 11th time Brady has passed for
300 yards in a postseason game. It was the
second time in his six Super Bowl starts. He
had 354 pass yards in Super Bowl XXXVIII.
Brady’s two previous Super Bowl MVP
awards came in Super Bowl XXXVI when
the Patriots beat the Rams, 20-17, and in
Super Bowl XXXVI when the Patriots beat
the Panthers, 32-29. The other two involved
game-winning field goals within the final
four seconds. Today’s included a game-winning touchdown pass with 2:02 remaining.
The MVP of New England’s other victory
under Brady was wide receiver Deion
Branch, who caught 11 passes for 133 yards
in the 24-21 win over Philadelphia in Super
Bowl XXXIX.
MORE PATRIOTS
The Patriots failed to score in the first quarter
for the sixth consecutive Super Bowl of the
Belichick/Brady Era.
But New England has never trailed at halftime in any of those six Super Bowls – leading at the intermission in four and being tied
after two.
The Patriots are the youngest team ever to
win a Super Bowl, with an average age of
25.2 years. The 2013 Seahawks (26.5 last
year) were the youngest.
At age 37, Tom Brady is the second-oldest
MVP in Super Bowl history (John Elway
was 38 when he ended his career as MVP of
Super Bowl XXXIII).
The Patriots finished the extended season
13-0 when scoring 23 or more points.
Shane Vereen’s 11 receptions tied the New
England postseason record (Deion Branch in
Super Bowl XXXIX and Wes Welker in
Super Bowl XLII). - The Patriots previous Super Bowl in University of Phoenix Stadium was a 17-14 loss
under a closed roof in Super Bowl XLII. In
that game, David Tyree made a sensational
32-yard catch to set up 13-yard TD pass by
Eli Manning to Plaxico Burress with :35 remaining.
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UK’s quest for perfection takes a dangerous trip into hostile territory
and talk about that supposedly dreaded 2
headed monster back to back road swing at
Florida Saturday ( 9:00 est. ESPN ) and the
following Tuesday at LSU ( 7:00 est. ESPN
).
Here are the (4) big questions that have to be
answered and will be on this upcoming road
swing :
# 1 - Has this UK team (especially the four
freshmen) been thru enough big game neutral site settings to have learned about preparation for special games .
# 2 - Has this UK team experienced enough
true road game hostile super bowl atmospheres to be prepared for Gainesville and
Baton Rouge .
By – Ira D. Combs
Tri State Sports Media Service Inc.
By the time this weekly column reaches the
various weekly papers & website postings
across the Commonwealth this week the
Georgia game Tuesday night (7:00 est.
ESPNU) will more than likely be behind us
and all eyes will be focused on this Saturday’s trip to Billy Donovan’s Gatorland and
the game many have circled as the first true
test in conference play to derail the Wildcat
Express on it’s way to a perfect 31 – 0 regular season .
# 3 – Will the injury/sickness bug rear it’s
ugly head on this road swing . Winning in
Rupp Arena without both Alex Poythress &
Trey Lyles is one thing winning in those hostile southern basketball pits of the Odonnell
Center & Maravich Assembly Center with
the opponent wearing Blue & White is entirely different .
# 4 – Will the steady perimeter shooting in
recent games take a night off at either one of
these sites and force UK to win solely on defense .
So I’m taking a little bit of a risk myself focusing on the weekend after the Georgia
game but at this point I just can’t see UK
having a bump in the road in Rupp Arena .
Time will tell us and shortly I might add but
these two upcoming stops on the SEC train
are night and day compared to Texas A & M
, Alabama , and the two Columbia’s of the
SEC .
With that being established let’s go ahead
My greatest fear is a place that literally no
one has talked about or contemplated as any
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type of a problem or bump in the road for
this UK team . That is Knoxville , Tennessee
and if you think that is a stretch just take a
little time and look at the history of UK’s
play in K-town over the years . There has
been a lot of very good UK teams rolled into
town high and mighty then went back to
Lexington with their heads tucked between
their tails .
If that history search doesn’t convince you
ask UK Hall of Fame coach Joe B. Hall , he
was 1 – 12 in K-town for his 13 years at the
helm and that one team that won was the
1978 NCAA championship team .
Yes this team is getting closer by the day to
that coveted and historic undefeated season
, yet , they are still far-far away from finalizing it .
Stoops And Staff Get Final
Answers This Week
As the old saying goes even with the modern
day teenager give them a little time and
they’ll change their mind when the sun
comes up and again before the sun goes
down each day . Hopefully , this train of
thought will surface for Mark Stoops and his
staff this coming Wednesday when we all
find out who will be the new gridiron Wildcats to join the cause of rebuilding UK football into a respectable mid tier SEC program.
To date for the 2015 class and especially the
last week or so it’s been a rollercoaster ride
of commitments then de-commitments with
the recent past being the toughest stretch losing (5) of their most prized recruits in key
positions who jumped ship and pledged to
top 25 established college football programs
. I guess in a sense it’s s sign of improvement
when you lose recruits that you had in fold
to Ohio State , Auburn , and Michigan State
than like in past years to MAC programs and
other football programs with little if any
name recognition .
Wherever your thoughts fall in my opinion
after the last two years of top 25 recruiting
classes Stoops has pulled in a bump in the
road is acceptable as long as that 3rd year on
the field this fall culminates in a (6) win or
better season ( Bowl Bid Invitation ) and
then the positive recruiting cycle should kick
back in gear . The Stoops era is entering the
phase of his tenure that you must show success on the field or things can fall apart
quickly .
You can go online to www.combsbrothersonkysports.com for more coverage of UK
basketball and football as well as KHSAA
football and basketball . You can alos follow
us on twitter at @combsbrothers5 .
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Pineville’s boys and girls and Middlesboro’s boys and girls won their opening round regional games in the All A Classic, but that was as far as the local schools could advance. Harlan’s
girls and Williamsburg’s boys were the favorites entering 13th Region play in the All A and the tournament results followed that form with each of those schools claiming their respective
All A regional title. Unfortunately, neither Harlan’s girls or Williamsburg’s boys enjoyed any success at the All A State Tournament in Frankfort. Harlan fell 63-47 at the hands of
Owensboro Catholic while Williamsburg’s boys lost to Danville 68-65. It was their first loss of the season.
In the Class A state championship games, Covington Holy Cross edged Murray 47-46 in the girls’ tournament and Newport Central Catholic rolled over Monroe County 78-36 in the
boys. 13th Region schools did enjoy some success in the cheerleading competition at the state level. Williamsburg was the winner in the boys tournament; Harlan finished third in the
girls.
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The basketball schedule for the month of February in the 13th Region
February 2
Barbourville Boys at Jackson County
Harlan Boys at Jenkins
Middlesboro Boys & Girls at Harlan County
Russell County Boys at South Laurel
Pineville Girls at Barbourville
Rockcastle County Girls at Clay County
Estill County Girls at North Laurel
February 3
Bell County Boys at North Laurel
Wayne County Boys at Clay County
Williamsburg Boys & Girls at Corbin
Knox Central Boys & Girls at Whitley County
Jellico Boys & Girls at Lynn Camp
OBI Boys & Girls at Red Bird
Southwestern Girls at Bell County
Middlesboro Girls at Harlan
North Laurel Girls at Somerset
February 5
Harlan Boys & Girls at Harlan County
OBI Boys at Pineville
Jackson City Boys at Red Bird
Red Bird Girls at Cordia
February 6
Harlan Boys at Barbourville
Middlesboro Boys & Girls at Bell County
Cordia Boys at Clay County
Corbin Boys & Girls at Whitley County
Lynn Camp Boys at J. Frank White
Piarist Boys & Girls at Red Bird
Williamsburg Girls at Harlan
Pineville Girls at Jackson County
Lynn Camp Girls at Wolfe County
Buckhorn Girls at OBI
Wayne County Girls at South Laurel
February 7
Harlan County Boys at East Ridge
Jackson County Boys at OBI
Leslie County Boys at Knox Central
South Laurel Boys & Girls at North Laurel
Williamsburg Boys vs. Lawrence County TBA
Red Bird Boys & Girls at Jackson City
Clay County Girls at Bell County
Knox Central Girls at Berea
OBI Girls at Owsley County
February 9
South Laurel Boys at Bell County
Clinton County Boys at Corbin
Harlan Boys at Pineville
Jackson County Boys at Betsy Lane
Lynn Camp Boys at Middlesboro
OBI Boys at Leslie County
Whitley County Boys & Girls at Williamsburg
Barbourville Girls at Hazard
Harlan Girls at Letcher Central
Knox Central Girls at Jackson County
OBI Girls at Riverside Christian
February 10
Leslie County Boys at Barbourville
Clay County Boys & Girls at Knox Central
McCreary Central Boys at Corbin
North Laurel Boys at Lynn Camp
Middlesboro Boys & Girls at Whitley County
Owsley County Boys at OBI
Bell County Girls at Lynn Camp
South Laurel Girls at Madison Southern
Model Girls at Williamsburg
February 12
Whitley County Boys at Barbourville
Middlesboro Boys at OBI
Red Bird Boys at Pineville
South Laurel Boys at Williamsburg
Knox Central Girls at Perry Central
February 13
Bell County Boys & Girls at Harlan
OBI Boys at Harlan County
Knox Central Boys at Jackson County
Burgin Boys at Lynn Camp
Middlesboro Girls at Barbourville
Harlan County Girls at Corbin
Paris Girls at Jackson County
Lynn Camp Girls at Williamsburg
OBI Girls at Whitesville Trinity
Riverside Christian Girls at Red Bird
Somerset Girls at Whitley County
February 14
Clay County Boys at Lexington Catholic
Bryan Station Boys at Harlan County
Jackson County Boys at Owsley County
East Jessamine Boys at North Laurel
Red Bird Boys at Jackson City
Franklin County Boys at South Laurel
South Laurel Girls at Barbourville
Clay County Girls at Corbin
Jackson County Girls at Lee County
Lynn Camp Girls at North Laurel
Middlesboro Girls at Pineville
OBI Girls vs. Portland Christian TBA
February 16
Harlan Boys at OBI
Breathitt County Boys at Harlan County
Lynn Camp Boys at McCreary Central
Madison Central Boys at South Laurel
Bell County Girls at Barbourville
South Laurel Girls at Clay County
Pineville Girls at Corbin
Harlan County Girls at Hazard
Jackson County Girls at Red Bird
Whitley County Girls at Knox Central
North Laurel Girls at Williamsburg
February 17
Barbourville Boys at Bell County
Model Boys at Corbin
Jackson County Boys at Middlesboro
Knox Central Boys at Buckhorn
North Laurel Boys at Pulaski County
Red Bird Boys at KSD
Rockcastle County Boys at Whitley County
Middlesboro Girls at North Laurel
Lee County Girls at OBI
February 19
Barbourville Boys at OBI
Estill County Boys at Clay County
Whitley County Boys at Harlan County
Lynn Camp Boys & Girls at Model
Pineville Boys at Williamsburg
Riverside Christian Boys at South Laurel
Middlesboro Girls at North Laurel
Cordia Girls at Red Bird
Williamsburg Girls at Berea
February 20
Barbourville Boys at Middlesboro
Corbin Boys & Girls at Harlan
Knox Central Boys at North Laurel
OBI Boys & Girls at Lynn Camp
Red Bird Boys & Girls at Owsley County
Rockcastle County Boys & Girls at South Laurel
McCreary Central Boys at Whitley County
Whitley County Girls at Bell County
Barbourville Girls at Williamsburg
Clay County Girls at Middlesboro
Knox Central Girls at Harlan County
J. Frank White Girls at Pineville
February 21
OBI Girls at Riverside Christian
District Tournaments
49th District Boys and Girls at North Laurel
50th District Boys and Girls at South Laurel
51st Boys and Girls at Pineville
52nd Boys and Girls at Bell County
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Outdoor Truths with Gary Miller
Most of my fishing experiences as a youth
were either alone or with the gang that made
up “Ford’s Woods.” What I
learned about fishing came from
the same sources. I can remember, as a youth, the day that I was
bit by the bass bug. Even though
I had never been to the lake, the
levee was known to be full of
largemouth. And even though it
was still in my small town, for a
kid who either walked or rode his
bicycle everywhere, it was a little
further away than I was use to going. One
summer morning however, we made the trip
to the levee for my first attempt at catching
a bass. I don’t exactly remember how I got
the information but I would be using as bait
a red plastic worm. That day marked two distinct changes that, to this day, still affect my
fishing. First, it brought a love for that particular game fish and second, it made me
learn to love the plastic worm. I caught five
keeper bass on that first day. When I did
start going to the lake as an older youth and
a young adult, I can never remember not
throwing a plastic worm. In fact that’s the
only bait I ever used. While others were
cranking and spinning, I was patiently and
methodically throwing that worm. It is still
my favorite bait today.
Much like that famous first day of
bass fishing, there are other markers in all of our lives that changed
us forever. Some of those markers
were happy moments and some
were unhappy and even tragic.
But all of them are significant.
They are significant because
when you put them together, over
the years, you see a pattern. It’s a
pattern of how God has worked in our lives
even when we didn’t realize He was there.
Even something as simple as a first fishing
trip can become a story that you are reading
right now. Nothing is insignificant to God. If
we will let Him, He will take every moment
of our lives, no matter how good or bad, and
use it to make us and the ones around us better. So today, look around and notice what it
is that you are dealing with right now. I
promise, whatever it is, it is not just filler for
other things in your life. It might be the glue
that ends up holding it all together.
Gary Miller
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Keenan Peterson, shown above in earlier action this season, continues to lead LMU in rebounding on the season. His fourth double-double of the year came at a good time last week
as the Railsplitters needed everything they could get to keep their perfect record intact
through the end of January with a hard fought 62-58 win at Coker, SC.
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Kentucky Afield Outdoors: Another strong deer season wraps up
FRANKFORT, Ky. – After two seasons of
record harvests, Kentucky’s deer hunters
kept the pace up this past season.
The 2014-15 season closed on Jan. 19 with
138,892 deer checked; the second highest
total on record and third consecutive season
with a harvest exceeding 130,000 deer.
“I’m happy,” said Gabe Jenkins, deer and elk
program coordinator with the Kentucky Department of Fish and Wildlife Resources.
“There are a lot of deer on the landscape, and
we’re seeing an uptick in license sales. We’re
providing hunting opportunity and our
hunters are able to be successful. As an
agency, that’s what we want to do.”
A record 144,409 deer were taken during the
2013-14 season when a spotty acorn crop put
deer on the move.
Acorns were plentiful across much of the
state this time around. Recognizing this,
many hunters likely shifted their focus from
field edges to the timber and travel corridors
instead.
A strong opening month and an unprecedented start to the modern gun deer season
emerged as key drivers.
“The three seasons where we have had our
three greatest harvests have featured big Novembers,” said David Yancy, deer biologist
with Kentucky Fish and Wildlife. “And
there’s no question September has become
more important or more interesting to
hunters. I think hunters have gotten to where
they like it and can’t wait to get out there.”
Hunters checked 5,928 deer in September,
the third highest total on record for that
month. Favorable weather across the state
spurred a record harvest on opening weekend of modern gun deer season.
Compared to the previous season, the modern gun harvest finished at 102,889, down
less than 2 percent from the season before.
Archers bagged 18,368 deer and muzzleloader hunters 14,673. Crossbow hunters ac-
counted for 2,962 of the harvest total.
Owen County again led the state. Hunters
there checked 3,470 whitetails. Pendleton
County was next with 3,305 followed by
Crittenden County at 3,224, Christian
County at 3,062 and Graves County at 2,964.
The majority of deer taken were male. Female deer accounted for 45.7 percent of the
overall harvest.
Biologists estimated the statewide herd at 1
million deer entering this past season. Herd
estimates are derived through computer
modeling that takes into account harvest and
age structure data.
Looking ahead, the prospects are promising
for a strong 2015-16 season.
“We really had a more pronounced December and January rut,” Jenkins said. “Those
late ruts are usually an indicator of herd
health. I heard a lot of people talking about
fawns cycling in January. That’s strictly related to health; the fact that they’re good, fat
and capable of doing that. More than likely,
they will have a fawn, and that equates to
more fawns on the landscape this spring
which equates to more hunting opportunity
next season.”
The Kentucky Hunting and Trapping Guide
annually features a list of trophy bucks harvested the previous season that met qualifications for entry into the Boone and Crockett
Club’s record books. A buck must net score
160 or higher typical or 185 or higher nontypical, as determined by the Boone and
Crockett scoring system.
Hunters who want their trophy included in
the list should send a non-returnable photo,
copies of the completed and signed score
sheets, and include the county in which the
deer was taken and the equipment used to
harvest the deer to: Kentucky Hunting and
Trapping Guide, #1 Sportsman’s Lane,
Frankfort, KY 40601 by May 1, 2015. The
same information may also be submitted
electronically
by
emailing
[email protected].
“Our Boone and Crockett submission numbers have been high over the past five years,”
Jenkins said. “That’s a good indicator of
health and herd quality.”
Author Kevin Kelly is a staff writer for Kentucky Afield magazine, the official publication of the Kentucky Department of Fish and
Wildlife Resources. Get the latest from Kelly
and the entire Kentucky Afield staff by following them on Twitter: @kyafield.
Kentucky hunters telechecked 138,892 deer during the 2014-2015 deer season that closed
Jan. 19. This is the second highest total on record. Kentucky deer hunters bagged a record
144,409 deer in the 2013-2014 season.
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University of Kentucky men’s basketball notes
Briscoe Selected for 2015
McDonald’s All-America Game
Kentucky has had 21 McDonald’s AllAmericans during the John Calipari era
LEXINGTON, Ky. – Joining an elite list that
features some of the greatest players to ever
play for Kentucky, incoming freshman point
guard Isaiah Briscoe has been selected to
participate in the McDonald’s All-American
Game. The announcement was made
Wednesday on ESPNU.
Briscoe, playing for the East squad, will
suit up in the McDonald’s All-American
Game on April 1 in Chicago. The game will
take place at 9 p.m. ET on ESPN.
During the John Calipari era, Kentucky
has had 21 players named to the prestigious
high school event, more than any other
school in the country.
Briscoe, a 6-foot-3 guard from Newark,
N.J., won a gold medal with Team USA at
the 2014 FIBA Americas U18 Championship. He averaged 22.1 points, 4.0 assists,
3.9 rebounds and 1.8 steals per game during
his junior season at Roselle Catholic High
School and is averaging 21.1 points, 5.3 rebounds, 3.1 assists and 1.7 steals in nine
games this season.
Briscoe is ranked the No. 9 overall player by
Rivals and 247Sports.com, No. 13 overall by
ESPN and No. 15 overall by Scout.
Kentucky has signed 53 total McDonald’s All-Americans since the McDonald’s
All-America team began in 1977. The first
game featuring the nation’s top players was
in 1978.
Former and current Wildcats who played
in the McDonald’s All-America Game previously during Calipari’s tenure include:
Devin Booker (2014), DeMarcus Cousins
(2009), Anthony Davis (2011), Archie Goodwin (2012), Aaron Harrison (2013), Andrew
Harrison (2013), Dakari Johnson (2013),
Michael Kidd-Gilchrist (2011), Terrence
Jones (2010), Brandon Knight (2010), Doron
Lamb (2010), Marcus Lee (2013), Trey
Lyles (2014), Alex Poythress (2012), Julius
Randle (2013), Marquis Teague (2011),
Karl-Anthony Towns (2014), Tyler Ulis
(2014), Kyle Wiltjer (2011) and James
Young (2013).
UK-South Florida to Meet in Hoophall
Miami Invitational in 2015
LEXINGTON, Ky. – The Kentucky men’s
basketball team will recognize a familiar
face on the opposing bench when it plays
South Florida next season in the inaugural
Hoophall Miami Invitational in Miami.
UK will play former assistant coach Orlando Antigua’s South Florida Bulls on Nov.
27 in American Airlines Arena, home of the
Miami Heat. South Florida will return the
trip and play the Wildcats in Rupp Arena
during the 2016-17 season.
The Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall
of Fame announced the one-day doubleheader, which also features an Ohio StateMemphis matchup, on Thursday in Miami.
“The Hoophall Miami Invitational is yet
another opportunity for us to reach the Big
Blue Nation in another part of the country,”
head coach John Calipari said. “We have the
greatest fans in college basketball, so to give
our fans in Miami an opportunity to see us
seemed like an easy decision. Not only is it
a Hall of Fame event, we also get to play
against Orlando, who played such an instrumental part in what we have tried to build
here. We are looking forward to the trip to
Miami and their return visit in 2016.”
Next season’s UK-South Florida
matchup will mark the inaugural meeting between the two schools.
Antigua, the Bulls’ head coach, served
as an assistant at Kentucky for five seasons
before leaving to take the coaching position
at South Florida. In Antigua’s five seasons at
UK, the Wildcats won a national championship, went to three Final Fours and guided
19 players to the NBA
Draft.
“We look forward to the challenge of playing
one of the greatest programs in the history of
college basketball,” Antigua said. “I was fortunate enough to spend five great seasons at
Kentucky, so obviously have great respect
for that program and coach John Calipari.”
The Hoophall Miami Invitational is the
culmination of two separate multi-team
events. Campus-round games will take place
for UK, South Florida, Ohio State and Memphis in two brackets. A full schedule of those
games and opponents will be released at a
later date.
Tickets for the 2015 Hoophall Miami Invitational will go on sale to the general public on Jan. 31 via Ticketmaster.com.
The addition of South Florida adds to a
strong nonconference slate for the Wildcats
in the 2015-16 season, which already features Duke in Chicago in the Champions
Classic, UCLA in Los Angeles in the first
game of a home-and-home series, Louisville
in Rupp Arena, and Ohio State in the CBS
Sports Classic in Brooklyn, N.Y.