Kentucky High-school Football, Week 5

Here are this weekend's Kentucky High School Athletic Association football games that I'm most interested in.

Barlow Ballard Memorial (5-0, No. 8 in this week's Associated Press poll for Class 2A) at Caldwell County (5-0, AP 2A No. 1)--The Bombers aren't backing up their busses, baby, from Barlow to Princeton!

@CaldwellTigerFB Here's another picture that I hope might snag an award or two. That was a crazy catch! pic.twitter.com/QlmttEoKln
— Todd Griffin (@toddgriffin100) September 26, 2013

Bardstown (4-0, AP 2A No. 4) at Louisville DeSales (5-0, AP 2A No. 2)--It's DeSales's homecoming, but Peter Zubaty of The Kentucky Standard helpfully notes for the traveling local fans that the game is actually played at Louisville Southern High School.

Monroe County (4-1, 3A) at Glasgow (4-1, AP 2A No. 6)--This is my fan-bus road trip of the week. Not only is southcentral Kentucky as pretty as anywhere (as pretty as this song, incidentally, which I always think of when I'm down there in that Glasgow/Tompkinsville/Columbia triangle), this is an awfully good rivalry. Since 2004, the Falcons and Scotties have split their 10 games against one another. The visiting Falcons are not ranked, but they've won four straight since losing by 30 in Week 0 at Wayne County, which is 5-0 and ranked third in Class 3A. Monroe is on a streak of deep playoff runs, including a trip to the 3A seminals last season when they lost by 18-13 to Louisville Central, the eventual state champ. Glasgow typically is good, too. The Raiders finished runnerup to Covington Holy Cross for the 2011 2A title, and they lost by 10-2 to DeSales in last year's 2A quarters. Before losing at good Somerset by 22 last week, Glasgow had won its first four games--three by shutout. 

Louisville Saint Xavier (3-2, AP 6A No. 3) at Louisville Central (3-2, AP 3A No. 4)

Bell County (3-2, AP 3A No. 8) at Wayne County (5-0, AP 3A No. 3)--Mike Fields points out in the Lexington Herald-Leader that three of Wayne County's total of five losses in the last three seasons were to Bell County.

Fort Mitchell Beechwood (2-2, AP A No. 5) at Covington Holmes (3-1, AP 4A No. 9)

Middlesboro (4-0, AP 2A No. 5) at Pikeville (4-1, AP A No. 4)

Barren County (1-4, 5A) at Bowling Green (4-0, AP 5A No. 1)--It would certainly shock the Kentucky desk.

Hopkinsville (2-3, 5A) at Christian County (1-3, 5A)

Muhlenberg County (3-2, 6A) at Crittenden County (3-1, 2A)--OK, so you missed the parade. All is not lost ...

IT'S SPIRIT DAYYYYYY!!!!!! As we come to a close of Homecoming Week - today marks the day that "it is not about... http://t.co/TnkT8u28zP
— CCHS (@CCHS_Rockets) September 27, 2013

McCracken County (2-2, 6A) at Fort Campbell (2-3, AP 3A No. 9)

Russellville (5-0, AP A No. 2) at Franklin-Simpson (2-3, 4A)--Kind thought from Russellville coach John Myers, as quoted by Brian Davis in the Franklin Favorite: "It has been a blessing watching these kids grow up in front my eyes on the football field."

Scott County (5-0, AP 6A No. 1t) at George Rogers Clark (1-4, 6A)

Mayfield (5-0, AP A No. 1) at Marshall County (0-4, 6A)--Nonetheless, Marshall is fifth statewide.

Madisonville-North Hopkins (2-2, 4A) at Owensboro (4-1, AP 4A No. 6)

Belfry (4-0, AP 3A No. 1) at Inez Sheldon Clark (0-4, 3A)

Indianapolis Cathedral at Louisville Trinity (1-3, AP 6A No. 1t)

Fort Thomas Highlands (5-0, AP 4A No. 1) at Covington Catholic (3-1, AP 5A No. 3) on Saturday--G. Michael Graham points out at Fort Thomas Matters than CovCath was responsible for the last Highlands playoff loss.

NKY Rankings: 1. Highlands 5-0 2. Simon Kenton 5-0 3. CovCath 3-1 4. Conner 3-1 5. Dixie Heights 3-1 6. Campbell.. http://t.co/jBo0VZdZSy
— Bluegrasspreps (@Bluegrasspreps) September 26, 2013

Previous reports:

-- 2012 wrap

-- Week 0 roundup and GoHeath's western-Kentucky wrap and lookahead to Week 1

-- Week 1 roundup and GoHeath's western-Kentucky wrap and lookahead to Week 2

-- Week 2 roundup and GoHeath's western-Kentucky wrap and lookahead to Week 3

-- Week 3 roundup and GoHeath's western-Kentucky wrap and lookahead to Week 4

-- Week 4 roundup and GoHeath's western-Kentucky wrap and lookahead to Week 5