1955
Powell County’s “basket-ripping guard” Nelson White is approaching the state career scoring record of 3,004 points held by Leonard Carpenter of Salyersville. White averaged 31 points as a junior and is averaging 34.2 as a senior . . . Edd Selvy’s 23 points and Calvin Bird’s 20 lead Corbin to a 73-70 overtime win against Lafayette in UK’s Memorial Coliseum . . . The new Scott County High School, which will open for the 1962-63 school year after the consolidation of Great Crossing, Oxford and Sadieville, names Bobby Barlow as its basketball coach. Barlow is coach of the Great Crossing Apes . . . Henry Clay extends its Central Kentucky Conference winning streak to 42 victories in a row by beating Shelbyville behind Bobby Swindler and Herbie Kays . . . Harrodsburg Coach Aggie Sale, a former UK All-American, announces he’ll call it quits at the end of the season.
1962
Sam Smith’s 20 points and Mickey Gibson’s 17 help Hazard end Wheelwright’s 43-game homecourt winning streak . . . Morgan County’s 6-foot-7 Doug Evans has 37 points against Ezel . . . Sandy Hook team captain Lynn Skaggs wins a $50 savings bond in a Future Farmers of America contest . . . Former UK assistant Ed Rutledge is named the new football coach at Paducah Tilghman . . . For the first time ever, UPI’s coaches’ poll has a unanimous No. 1 team: Joe Reibel’s St. Xavier’s Tigers . . . Mike Uhls’ driving layup with four seconds left lifts Lexington Catholic over Franklin County 58-57 . . . Tommy Hatfield of Lafayette, averaging 20 points, has all but wrapped up the city scoring title . . . Ken Perry’s 15 points spark Scott County to a 52-42 upset of Henry Clay, only the second loss of the season for the Devils. Pres Judy has 15 points for Henry Clay.
1987
Kentucky’s two most highly touted high school football stars sign with out-of-state colleges — Frank Jacobs of Newport Catholic with Notre Dame, and Jeff Ellis of Male with Ohio State. UK signs 14 in-state players, including Jerry Bell of DeSales, Joey Couch of Paintsville, Freddie Maggard of Cumberland and Derrick Thomas of Bryan Station . . . Washington County basketball star Kevin Ellery is being recruited by Notre Dame . . . Christian Academy of Louisville’s girls has so many players foul out that it finishes its game against Highview Baptist with two players on the court. CAL still holds on to win 36-32 . . . Louisville Southern’s girls, led by star Lisa Harrison, is rated No. 8 in the nation in USA Today’s Super 25 . . . Sean Sutton pours in 39 points to lead Henry Clay past Ashland . . . Jerome Coles has 33 points and 13 rebounds as Tates Creek beats Bryan Station 72-66. Mike Allen has 32 points for the Defenders.
