Beechwood works overtime, pulls out 24-23 win over Lexington Christian in Class 2A state title game
Beechwood players and coaches pose for photos after capturing the program’s 15th state championship, a 24-23 overtime victory against Lexington Christian. (Photo by Dale Dawn)
By Don Owen
KyForward sports editor
LEXINGTON — While competing at the Class 1A level, Beechwood won 14 state championships and established itself as one of Kentucky’s most dominant football programs.
Many wondered...
Battle-tested Beechwood meets top-ranked Lexington Christian for Class 2A state championship on Friday
By Don Owen
KyForward sports editor
Start by combining a rugged schedule with talented football players. Add an accomplished coaching staff to those ingredients, and the final result is a championship-caliber team.
Those elements will be on full display Friday when Beechwood takes on Lexington Christian for the Class 2A state championship. The game is scheduled to begin at 3 p.m. at Kroger Field in...
Top-ranked Lexington Christian prepares for Metcalfe County in Class 2A state quarterfinals on Friday night
By Chad Hensley
KyForward sports reporter
A hot start and timely defensive stops in the second half enabled Lexington Christian to knock off defending Class 2A state champion Somerset by a 42-35 score for the district title last week.
Now, the top-ranked Eagles (8-1) will face Metcalfe County (6-2) in the regional championship game on Friday night. Kickoff is set for 7 p.m., but the game will be played...
Lexington Christian (7-1) faces defending Class 2A state champion Somerset (6-2) in playoff showdown
By Chad Hensley
KyForward sports reporter
The question for Lexington Christian is simple, but the answer will be anything but easy.
Can Lexington Christian knock off defending Class 2A state champion Somerset for a second time this season when the two teams meet Friday night in Lexington?
The Eagles (7-1) defeated the Briar Jumpers (6-2) by a score of 28-21 in the regular-season meeting for the right...
Frederick Douglass to meet Lexington Christian in mythical city championship showdown on Friday
By Chad Hensley
KyForward sports reporter
An improbable meeting between Frederick Douglass and Lexington Christian is set to take place on Friday for what many are hailing as the mythical city championship in Lexington.
A tweet by William Warfield on the PrepSpin Twitter account on Oct. 1 saying he would love to see the “dream match” was a precursor to the game finally being scheduled — thanks...
Prep football notebook: Lexington Christian stuns LexCath in thriller; Pikeville wins showdown with Belfry
By Chad Hensley
KyForward sports reporter
The 2020 version of the gridiron Holy War in Lexington was a hard-fought battle between two outstanding programs and was decided by a last-second field goal Friday night.
Lexington Christian kicker Andrew Dobbs drilled a 37-yard field goal as time expired to give the Eagles a 23-20 win at Lexington Catholic. The Eagles (2-0) rallied from a 20-7 deficit in the...
Lexington Catholic squares off against Lexington Christian on Friday night for city bragging rights
By Chad Hensley
KyForward sports reporter
High school football in Kentucky began last week with a bevy of great games. Week 2 is also loaded with numerous marquee matchups on Friday, including the “Holy War” at 7:30 p.m., when Lexington Catholic plays host to Lexington Christian at Joseph K. Ford Stadium.
Lexington Christian (1-0) is coming off an impressive 24-20 win on the road at Louisville...
Motivated, talented and experienced, Lexington Christian focuses on Class 2A state championship
(KyForward is previewing the upcoming football season for many high school programs in Central Kentucky. The season is scheduled to begin Sept. 11.)
By Chad Hensley
Special to KyForward
Somerset captured the Class 2A state championship last season, but the Briar Jumpers nearly didn’t make it out of the second round of the playoffs. Just ask the players and coaches at Lexington Christian Academy.
Lexington...
New literacy initiative features books with children of color as main character by African American authors
Fayette County Public Schools Superintendent Manny Caulk will help launch a new literacy initiative spotlighting African American authors who write books with children of color as the main character.
Beginning at 4 p.m. this Sunday (June 28), and continuing on Sundays this summer, different guest readers will read aloud on Facebook Live.
The program – called 4-Reading Out Loud – is sponsored by...
