Kentucky High-school Football, Week 0

It's football season again, and that means it's time to tune back in Mayfield's WYMC. Appropriately, the first song I heard on it this morning was "Sealed with a Kiss." It was the Brian Hyland version from 1962 and not the Bobby Vinton from 1972. Anyway, I think the song's writers, Peter Udell and Gary Gell, must've been big fans of high-school football:

I'll see you in the sunlight

I'll hear your voice everywhere

I'll run to tenderly hold you

But, baby, you won't be there

I don't wanna say goodbye for the summer

Knowing the love we'll miss

So let us make a pledge

To meet in September (or, in the case of the KHSAA in 2013, Aug. 23 and 24)

And seal it with a kiss

Here are some of the games this weekend that I'm most looking forward to filling my emptiness from the cold, lonely summer:

Mayfield (defending Class A champ) at Fort Campbell--Next up on WYMC was "The Last Farewell" by Roger Whitaker. So excellent.

Russellville at Trigg County--I'll probably switch over to Oldies 1480 WHVO later this afternoon.

Ashland Blazer at Newport Central Catholic (defending Class 2A champ)

Louisville Central (defending Class 3A champ) at Louisville duPont Manual

University Christian (Fla.) at Fort Thomas Highlands (defending Class 4A champ) on Saturday--The Bluebirds have a new head coach, their old defensive coordinator, and that's not all ...

Bluebirds new scoreboard #football pic.twitter.com/IpnNGeKUQo
— Fort Thomas Matters (@FtThomasMatters) August 21, 2013

Lexington Catholic vs. Bowling Green (defending Class 5A champ) at Western Kentucky University on Saturday

It's GAMEDAY for most of the state. 1 more day for the @RaffertysBG Bowl. Highlights from our last trip to WKU. http://t.co/q2mfySb6a1
— Kevin Wallace (@kwallacebg) August 23, 2013

Ensworth (Tenn.) at Louisville Trinity (defending Class 6A champ)--This game is scheduled to air live on ESPNU at 7 p.m. Central.

Crittenden County at Fulton City--The darlings of HP Nation make the long trip down to southwestern Kentucky. This is probably my favorite fan-bus trip of the weekend.

Madisonville-North Hopkins vs. Bowling Green Warren Central at Bowling Green Greenwood--It appears that we're going to be sticking around Madisonville indefinitely after figuring when we moved here in 2009 that we'd move somewhere else in Kentucky after a couple of years. Turns out we love it more than we ever dreamed. Plus, we're starting a new weekday-evening worship service some time this fall. Anyway, chase of all this is that I'm going to go ahead and start paying a little more attention to the hometown Maroons, just in case I end up finding myself frying hamburgers in a Badgett Athletic Complex concession stand or loading the Marching Maroons semi in 10 or 12 years. This does not figure to be a good evening for my dad's, my wife's and potentially my daughter's alma mater, however. They were already having to go with a first-year starting quarterback against the perenially-strong Dragons, and now that kid is hurt and Madisonville will be playing the backup.

Webster County at Mortons Gap Hopkins County Central--And because one never knows about stuff like God's calling and school redistricting, I'm also going to be paying a little more attention to the county Storm, too.

Christian County at Caldwell County--If I were going to a game somewhere a little ways from home tonight, this is probably where I'd go. The visiting Colonels are supposed to be very strong, and the home-standing Tigers were the Class 2A runners-up a year ago. They have a stud quarterback, whom UK is reportedly interested in. If he doesn't end up at WKU, I hope that all works out with his eventually turning out to be a big UK star, because Elijah Sindelar would be the best name for a good Kentucky quarterback since Babe Parilli.

Lexington Christian Academy at Christian Academy of Louisville--LCA vs. CAL would probably be the game I'd go to if I were going a little farther away from home tonight. I find these schools to be mysterious and enthralling.

Covington Catholic at Boone County--Boone County's new head coach is Jeff Griffith, a former assistant coach at Bowling Green. I'm interested in this team, as his Twitter feed is pretty entertaining.

#Gameday Johnny Cash - Rusty Cage: http://t.co/UYrcf97AlQ
— Jeff Griffith (@CoachGriffith) August 23, 2013

Paducah Tilghman at McCracken County on Saturday--I, for one, will be rooting for the Mustangs.

Previous reports:

-- 2012 wrapup,