Recapping the Quarterfinals of the Kentucky High School Football Playoffs

Games went mostly as expected last night with several favorites cruising, but a few road teams won including Newport Central Catholic, Dunbar, and St. Xavier.

Class A

Paintsville 39 Hazard 7

Newport Central Catholic 42 Louisville Holy Cross 21

Kentucky Country Day 31 Crittenden County 7

Williamsburg 26 Nicholas County 6

Semifinal Matchups

• Williamsburg at Kentucky Country Day
• Newport Central Catholic at Paintsville

Class 2A

Murray 28 Owensboro Catholic 7

After knocking off Mayfield last week for the first time in 27 years, Murray kept the momentum going last night.  Charvelle McCallister caught a score and ran for another and the Tigers are making history and quickly becoming the talk of the state this season.

West Carter 43 Walton-Verona 6

Senior running back Leetavious Cline had 180 yards and 4 TDs to set the school career rushing record last night.  While Murray is the upstart, feel-good story out of the west, West Carter is the same out of the east.

#20 Beechwood 52 Breathitt County 7

#8 LCA 43 Metcalfe County 13

Semifinal Matchups

• Murray at LCA
• Beechwood at West Carter

Class 3A

#25 CAL 28 Glasgow 20 

Connor Clayton Masters threw a pair of touchdown passes to Easton Messer, and Brandt Babin ran for 2 more to lead CAL to victory.

#19 Belfry 42 Bell County 0

#9 Ashland 42 Fleming Count 0

#21 Elizabethtown 43 Union County 21

Semifinal Matchups 

• Belfry at Ashland 
• CAL at Elizabethtown

Class 4A

Hopkinsville 14 John Hardin 10

Reece Jesse caught 6 passes for 121 yards, including a 40-yard TD pass from Trey Jefferson to lead the Tiger’s to victory.

#2 Johnson Central 28 Corbin 14

#3 Boyle County 1 Rowan County 0 (COVID cancellation)

Allen County-Scottsville (5-3) at Franklin County (7-1) – 7:30 P.M. Saturday

Projected Semifinal Matchups 

• Allen County-Scottsville/Hopkinsville at Boyle County 
• Franklin County/Hopkinsville at Johnson Central 

Class 5A

#5 Frederick Douglass 21 Southwestern 20

Samuel Cornett threw 2 TD passes to help Frederick Douglass race out to a 21-6 lead.  They stopped Southwestern on a late 2-point attempt in what looked like a muddy mess.

After blowing out Southwestern last season. @FDouglassFB needed a 2-point conversion stop to win tonight. https://t.co/a7jVd6j2Mg

— Troy Howell (@teeroyhowell) December 5, 2020

#7 Bowling Green 55 North Bullitt 7

#10 Owensboro 1 Fairdale 0 (COVID cancellation)

#16 Covington Catholic 1 Madison Southern 0 (COVID cancellation)

Semifinal Matchups 

• Frederick Douglass at Owensboro 
• Bowling Green at Covington Catholic

Class 6A

#12 St. Xavier 16 #4 North Hardin 9

The Tigers advanced despite losing QB Giles Pooler in the first quarter.  He didn’t play the rest of the game due to concussion protocol.  Mekhi Smith ran for 2 TDs in the victory.  UK RB commit La’Vell Wright did not play for North Hardin due an injury sustained earlier in the playoffs.  They couldn’t get anything going in the rushing attack without him.

Paul Laurence Dunbar 21 #22 Bryan Station 16 (KSR Game of the Week)

#1 Louisville Trinity 55 Dixie Heights 0

#6 Male 40 McCracken County 13

Semifinal Matchups 

• St. Xavier at Trinity 
• Paul Laurence Dunbar at Male

Five Intriguing Semifinal Matchups

1. Frederick Douglass at Owensboro 
2. Bowling Green at Covington Catholic 
3. Belfry at Ashland 
4. Murray at LCA
5. Beechwood at West Carter