Football playoffs: Round 4 matchups
Posted by Mike Fields on November 25, 2007
Remember when the football season kicked off three months ago in stifling heat and humidity? That seemed like forever ago Friday night when everybody was shivering through the bitter cold of the quarterfinals of the playoffs.
Now we’re down to the serious (but fun) business of the semifinals in each of the six classes. Most of the teams we figured to be contenders are still alive. It looks like a St. Xavier-Trinity battle in the 6A finals is inevitable. The most tantalizing semifinal has unbeaten Breathitt County visiting unbeaten Belfry in 3A. This Friday’s games include a couple of rematches from the regular season — In 4A, Lexington Catholic visits Harrison County. LexCath beat the Thoroughbreds 14-0 in late September. In 1A, Hazard visits Lexington Christian Academy. The Bulldogs beat LCA 41-21 in the regular-season finale earlier this month.
The big question in 4A is whether Lone Oak quarterback Corey Robinson, who’s thrown a national-record 86 TD passes, can fling the Purple Flash past Warren East and earn the long-shot team from western Kentucky a shot at a state championship.
Class A
- Beechwood (11-2) at Frankfort (11-2)
- Hazard (13-0) at Lexington Christian (10-3)
Cantrall ratings: 1) Beechwood 75.0; 2) Frankfort 66.6; 3) LCA 59.2; 4) Hazard 55.0
Class 2A
- Fort Campbell (11-2) at Metcalfe County (11-2)
- Newport Catholic (12-1) at DeSales (8-5)
Cantrall ratings: 1) NewCath 81.1; 2) Ft. Campbell 75.4; 3) Metcalfe County 66.4; 4) DeSales 50.0
Class 3A
- Central (8-5) at Paducah Tilghman (9-4)
- Breathitt County (13-0) at Belfry (13-0)
Cantrall ratings: 1) Belfry 75.4; 2) Central 75.3; 3) Breathitt County 68.5; 4) Tilghman 62.0
Class 4A
- Warren East (11-2) at Lone Oak (13-0)
- Lexington Catholic (11-2) at Harrison County (10-3)
Cantrall ratings: 1) Lexington Catholic 85.3; 2) Warren East 77.1; 3) Lone Oak 71.3; 4) Harrison County 59.5
Class 5A
- Bowling Green (12-1) at Owensboro (12-1)
- Lincoln County (11-2) at Highlands (13-0)
Cantrall ratings: 1) Bowling Green 93.1; 2) Highlands 91.5; 3) Owensboro 82.1; 4) Lincoln County 80.8
Class 6A
- Meade County (10-3) at St. Xavier (13-0)
- Boone County (10-3) at Trinity (11-2)
Cantrall ratings: 1) St. X 97.9; 2) Trinity 97.6; 3) Boone County 83.9; 4) Meade County 81.8
