Louisville High School Sports Examiner

Weekend Stars

Mon, 16 Nov 2009 12:42:45 -0700

Prestonsburg's Michael Burchett completed 11-15 passes, for 287 yards and six touchdowns, in a 61-20 win over Middlesboro. Green County's Chavis Dermott carried the ball 15 times, for 380 yards and three touchdowns, in a 60-22 win ove...

Three Kentucky teams ranked in the top 100

Fri, 13 Nov 2009 09:44:10 -0700

Rivals released their first basketball ranking of the season and three teams from Kentucky make the list. Defending state champion Holmes, led by Mr. Basketball candidate Ricardo Johnson, checks in at No. 22, while Scott County and Eastern com...

Gibbs will sign today

Thu, 12 Nov 2009 23:32:37 -0700

Iroquois star Donovan Gibbs will sign with IUPUI today. The ceremony is set for 1:45 in the schools library. The 6-foot-7 forward was one of the top players in the state last season, when he averaged 15.6 points and 8.5. Gibbs, who 711 points ...

Ballard baseball star signs with Coastal Carolina

Thu, 12 Nov 2009 10:16:35 -0700

Coastal Carolina University landed one of the top contenders for Kentucky's Mr.Baseball on Thursday when it signed Ballard High School Catcher John Fidanza. A formal ceremony is scheduled for Friday during Ballard High School's Pep rally i...

Sewell will sign today

Wed, 11 Nov 2009 07:54:56 -0700

Trinity standout Josh Sewell committed to Miami of Ohio back in July. The 6-foot-4 shooting guard will make it official, when he signs his national letter of intent Wednesday, the first day of the Fall Signing Period. Sewell averaged just over 15 ...

Playoff Stars

Sat, 07 Nov 2009 14:06:34 -0700

Ballard's Drew Hardin ran for 111 yards and two touchdowns, in a 28-21 win over Fern Creek. Fern Creek quarterback Byran Hynes (pictured) completed 28-52 passes, for 328 yards and three touchdowns in the lose. Manual's Marcus Helm carr...

Euton makes the call

Thu, 05 Nov 2009 23:01:03 -0700

Scott County big man Dakotah Euton has decided to end the recruiting process. The 6-foot-8 forward will place college basketball at Akron He picked Akron over Eastern Kentucky. Euton originally committed to the University of Kentucky but he de...

Jones makes the call

Wed, 04 Nov 2009 07:55:17 -0700

Ballard's Keiston Jones is one of the top players in the state. The 6-foot-4 senior averaged 15 points and eight rebounds per game last season. On Tuesday, Jones decided to give a verbal commitment to Scott Davenport and Bellarmine University....

Weekend stars

Tue, 03 Nov 2009 12:13:38 -0700

Anderson County's Jacob Russell (pictured) completed 12-17 passes, for 222 yards and three touchdowns, in a 60-18 win over Spencer County. He also carried the ball six times, for 35 yards and two more scores. John Hardin's Landon Savoy...

Weekend stars

Tue, 27 Oct 2009 12:03:35 -0700

Shelby County's Brandon Cresap completed 16-18 passes, for 300 yards and six touchdowns, in a 55-0 win over Souhtern. Fairdale's Bradley Vincent completed 10-16 passes, for 160 yards and four touchdowns, in a 48-7 win over Waggener. ...

Louisville's junior class loaded with talent

Fri, 23 Oct 2009 10:08:27 -0700

Over the last decade the city of Louisville has produced some of college footballs top talent. Former Trinity quarterback Brian Brohm led the University of Louisville to a victory in the 2007 Orange Bowl. Former Male star Michael Bush was on...

Justice will be a Cardinal

Thu, 22 Oct 2009 20:53:19 -0700

Despite having scholarship offers from Eastern Kentucky and Jacksonville, Shelby Valley star Elisha Justice committed to the University of Louisville Thursday, as a walk on. The 5-foot-11 point guard is one of the top seniors in the state. He aver...

Weekend Stars

Tue, 20 Oct 2009 09:11:21 -0700

Trinity's Brad Kragthorpe completed 19-24 passes, for 334 yards and four touchdowns, in a 35-7 win over Eastern. Here are some other top performances from this weekend. Male's Dexter Britt threw three touchdowns passes, in a 42-0 win o...

Gibbs makes the call

Mon, 12 Oct 2009 10:15:15 -0700

Iroquois standout Donovan Gibbs has decided to end the recruiting process. The 6-foot-7, forward has committed to play college basketball for IUPUI. Gibbs chose IUPUI over Eastern Kentucky and Evansville. He averaged 15.5 points and 8.5 rebounds per...

Friday night standouts

Sat, 10 Oct 2009 16:45:46 -0700

Ballard junior wide receiver DeVante Parker continues to put up great numbers. The 6-foot-3, 190 pound Parker caught nine passes, for 177 yards and two touchdowns, in a 28-14 win over Eastern.Male running back John Giddens (pictured) scored four touc...

Friday night games and predictions

Fri, 09 Oct 2009 08:42:05 -0700

Another exciting night of high school football is here and despite the rainy weather it should be an entertaining night. Just don't forget your umbrellas. Eastern (2-4) at Ballard (4-2) 7:30 The two of the top juniors in the state will go h...

News and Notes

Wed, 07 Oct 2009 08:00:10 -0700

Central wide receiver Stephan Robinson will visit Louisville this weekend. Last month he said he was down to Louisville and Indiana and the Cardinals were the favorite. Speaking of Central, line backer Tim Patterson visited Kentucky this past we...

Weekend stars

Mon, 05 Oct 2009 20:04:24 -0700

Another exciting weekend of high school football is in the books. Here are some the top performers from this past weekend. St. Xavier's Jermiah Neal (pictured) ran the ball seven times, for 103 yards and one touchdown, as the Tigers knocked off ...

Highlands rolls without Bardo

Sat, 03 Oct 2009 07:23:40 -0700

Highlands got a huge win last week, when the Bluebirds knocked off Cincinnati St. Xavier 12-7. However, the win came with a price, as starting quarterback Will Bardo injured his his elbow in the fourth quarter and was forced to watch the rest of the ...

Video: Andrews displays his skills

Wed, 30 Sep 2009 18:04:56 -0700

Fort Campbell's Antono Andrews is one of the top prospects in the state. Check out this video, as Andrews displays his skills.