This Week's Games

College football starts this weekend, so the western Kentucky high schools are all playing on Friday night. Also, we're almost done with the double-headers and games against out-of-state teams we see during the first few weeks. Instead, we have what should be some great western Kentucky matchups, including what could be the last game between Heath and the Ballard Mallards, a good game between Lone Oak and Marshall County, and an interesting matchup between Murray and Graves.

This is all topped, of course, by what is probably the game of the year in western Kentucky: Tilghman v. Mayfield. This is always a big game, but it is particularly huge this year, as both teams are strong contenders for their respective state titles. Last year, Mayfield eked out a 23-20 victory -- and that was the only game in which the Cardinals allowed more than 19 points or scored less than 38. Mayfield is working on a 17-game winning streak, and if they win on Friday, that streak will get much longer before the end of the season.

Friday, September 2:
Fulton Co. (0-2) v. Reidland (1-1)
Heath (1-1) v. Ballard Mem. (1-0)
Henderson Co. (1-1) v. Christian Co. (2-0)
Hopkins Co. Cent. (0-1) v. Russellville (0-2)
Hopkinsville (0-2) v. Greenwood (0-2) (at Trigg Co.) (Toyota of Hopkinsville/David Sadler Bowl)
Jackson Preparatory School (Tenn.) v. Fulton City (0-2)
Lone Oak (1-1) v. Marshall Co. (1-0)
Madisonville-North Hopkins (1-1) v. North Hardin (1-0)
Massac Co. (Ill.) v. Calloway Co. (0-2)
Murray (2-0) v. Graves Co. (0-1)
Ohio Co. (2-0) v. Caldwell Co. (2-0)
Paducah Tilghman (1-1) v. Mayfield (2-0)
Trigg Co. (2-0) v. Crittenden Co. (1-0) (Toyota of Hopkinsville/David Sadler Bowl)
Warren Cent. (2-0) v. Fort Campbell (1-1)
Webster Co. (0-1) v. Union Co. (0-1)