TCHS Junior Varsity Football Team pummeled by Owen County 48-6

     Following the loss in Owen County Friday night, the Raiders sent their junior varsity squad to Owenton to take on the Rebels junior varsity Monday evening. The Raiders received the opening kick-off and started sophomore classman Tracer Fox behind center as quarterback. After going three and out for their opening drive, the Raiders dropped back to punt. Although the punter was able to make the kick a Rebel defender ran into the kicker, causing a 15-yard penalty that gave the Raiders a first down and another shot on their opening drive.  Raiders quarterback Tracer Fox connected with freshman tight end Easton Stombaugh for nearly a 50-yard gain. The drive was capped off with a touchdown by freshman running back Tyler Turocy, but the attempt for extra points failed. The Raiders were able to keep the lead of 6-0 to end the first quarter of play.

     The Raiders defense would hold strong through most of the first half of the game. With 1:29 left in the second quarter, the Rebels completed a pass to the wide receiver that would run 42 yards for the tying score. The Owen County attempt for points after the touchdown was unsuccessful and the score was 6-6. The Raiders were set up deep to receive the Rebel kick-off following the score but mishandled the return and gave the ball back to the Rebels at the 33-yard line.  The Rebels wasted no time to put the ball in the air again to score another touchdown just 26 seconds after their first score. The try for points after the touchdown failed leaving the score at 12-6 with 1:03 left in the first half. The Raiders could not get anything going on their next possession and dropped back to punt. The center for the Raiders made a bad snap, putting the ball over the head of the punter. An Owen County defender scooped the ball up and ran into the end zone for a third Rebel touchdown in just a little over a minute of the game clock. With :08 left the in the second quarter the Raiders were down 18-6.

     The Raiders kicked the ball deep to the Rebels to begin the second half of the game. The Rebels found holes in the Raider 44 defensive scheme and marched down the field with ease. The Rebel quarterback scored the fourth touchdown for Owen County on a 33-yard run that was set up as a pass play. The attempt for points after the touchdown was good, and the Rebels had the lead of 26-6 with 8:05 left in the third quarter. The Raiders offense took the field and was not wasting time putting the ball in the air and running all over the Rebels but turned the ball over when a Raider running back fumbled the ball. 

     The junior varsity squad of the Raiders went on to lose 48-6, but showed some great strengths for the future of Trimble County Football. Sophomore quarterback Tracer Fox connected with freshman tight end Easton Stombaugh four times for over a hundred yards. Junior Brandon Yowler made extraordinary returns on kick-offs, freshman running back Trenton Hall showed great bursts of speed to make gains on the ground, as well as many other sophomores and freshman showing promise of better days ahead. 

Keeping Kentucky Roads Up to Snuff

      On Thursday May 9, 2013, Kentucky Governor Steve Beshear announced the Transportation Cabinet would be awarding contracts worth 64 million dollars. As part of the Spring Asphalt Rehabilitation project, the money will be spread out across 45 counties. Governor Beshear said, “Our highway system supports virtually everything we do in Kentucky in terms of economic development, commerce, jobs, education and recreation.”   He added, “It represents an incalculable investment, and good stewardship requires that we keep it well-maintained.” The $64 million adds to the $27 million that was spent in April when the spring construction season began.

     Kentucky Transportation Secretary Mike Hancock said, “Providing safe and efficient travel routes through the Commonwealth is our main priority.” “Improving and maintaining our roadways through asphalt rehabilitation is just one of the ways we work toward this goal.”

     There are 66 individual contracts for the $64 million to be spent throughout the state as east as Pike County and as far west as Ballard County.

     Unfortunately, Trimble, Carroll, Oldham, and Henry Counties are not on the list to receive funding for road and highway construction at this time. 

Kentucky Press Release

List of Counties Affected

Trimble County School Board Meeting

Trimble County Schools has approval to move forward

     The Trimble County School Board met for its regularly scheduled meeting on Tuesday, April 3, 2013 at 5:30pm in the School Board office. Shortly after the meeting was called to order, the board approved the following individuals to serve the school as substitute teachers;  Johnathan Papal, Kathleen Adams, Lynette Barr, Catelyn Teague, and Autumn Chamness.

     In other business, the school board heard a report from Architect Bob Haferman of K. Norman Berry Associates & Architects, PLLC about the outdoor sporting facilities update at the Trimble County High School. Haferman informed the board that the Kentucky Department of Education has approved the plans for a running track around a new football field for the school’s Football and Track and Field teams. Board members have the daunting task of thinking about dates to begin the much-needed project and the different kinds of grass for the field. The board will be weighing the pros and cons of two unique start dates. Construction could begin as early as August, but the football team would not be able to host any games until next year, but the proposed project might be ready by March 2014, which would be in time to host some Track Meets. Starting the development toward the end of September would allow the football team to host a few games and continue the statewide tradition of Homecoming and Senior Night games. Different board members expressed deep concerns to accommodate everyone, but the consensus remained that it would be hard to please everyone.

     The board must reach a decision by May in order for them to move forward on the plans so they can release the architectural drawings of the facilities update to the public by June 15 to attract contractors to bid on the seven-month job by July 10.  Members of the board discussed travelling around to neighboring facilities to get some ideas about the different kinds of grass for the field. Board member Scott Burrows added that input from coaches and other athletic personnel would be important since they were the people who would be using the field.

 

     The next scheduled school board meeting is Tuesday, April 17, 2013 at 5:30 in the Trimble County school board office on Wentworth Ave in Bedford, KY.