1975 Final Standings Class AAAA, Region 1, District 1
District Over-all Final Lit-Rating
1. Paducah Tilghman 4-0 9-3 96.5 (5th in state--of 195)
2. Bowling Green 2-1 9-2 95.8 (7th in state)
3. Hopkinsville 2-2 7-4 84.6 (26th)
4. Madisonville 1-2 4-7 79.8 (43rd)
5. Christian County 0-4 2-9 63.7
(Madisonville & Bowling Green did not play one another)
Big 8 Conference
Conf. Over-all Pts Given up Final Lit-Ratings
1. Owensboro Senior 7-0 9-2 202 72 93.7 (9th)
2. Union County 4-3 7-3 214 166 88.5 (15th)
3. Henderson County 4-3 6-4 214 162 89.0 (12th)
4. Apollo 4-3 6-5 220 170 81.6
5. Owensboro Catholic 3-4 4-6 208 239 79.6
6. Madisonville 3-4 4-7 205 236 79.8
7. Henderson City 2-5 5-7 155 185 72.5 (3-A)
8. Daviess County 1-6 5-6 146 185 68.6
9. Ohio County 0-6 2-9 108 290 54.7
(it wasn't uncommon for the "Big 8" to have a membership different than eight)
Big 8 Conference Scoring (compiled by the Evansville Sunday Courier & Press)
TD FG EPK EPR Pts
Nate Jones, Madisonville 16 0 0 1 98
Henry McGuire, Union County 11 0 0 8 82
J.T. Buck, Owensboro Senior 13 0 0 0 78
Mark Huebner, Apollo 11 0 0 0 66
Clarence Fisher, Henderson City 8 0 4 0 52
Randy Chambliss, Union County 8 0 0 2 52
Barry Skaggs, Henderson County 8 0 0 1 50
Jamie Greer, Owensboro Senior 7 0 0 0 42
Mike Higgins, Henderson City 6 0 0 1 38
Alan Hazelwood, Henderson County 6 0 0 1 38
Dwayne Dewitt, Daviess County 6 0 0 1 38
Mark Lewis, Apollo 4 1 11 0 38
Mike Main, Henderson County 6 0 0 0 36
Allen Wilson, Henderson County 6 0 0 0 36
SCHEDULES - SCORES
Christian County (2-9)
L 8, Madisonville 30 away
W 15, Dyersburg, TN 6 home
L 0, Caldwell County 19 away
L Flat River, MO away Sep. 20
L 21, Bowling Green 48 away Sep. 26
L 0, Lex. Bryan Station 27 away Oct. 03
L Franklin-Simpson home Oct. 10
L 19, Lone Oak 20 home Oct. 20
W 23, Todd County Central 22 home Oct. 24
L 0, Paducah Tilghman 27 away Oct. 31
L 27, Hopkinsville 33 (2 OT’s) (same stadium) Nov. 7
Union County (7-3)
W 42, Ohio County 0 away Aug. 29
W 14, Madisonville 6 away Sep. 05
L 0, Henderson City home Sep. 12
W 28, Marshall County 0 away Sep. 19
L 7, Owensboro Sr. 21 home Sep. 26
W 42, Daviess County 0 away Oct. 03
L 16, Apollo 19 away Oct. 10
W 34, Owensboro Catholic 19 home Oct. 17
W 16, Henderson County 12 home Oct. 24
W Lone Oak away Oct. 31
Owensboro Catholic (4-6)
L 14, Apollo 28 home Aug. 29
L 7, Owensboro Sr. 13 (same stadium) Sep. 05
W 43, Madisonville 20 home Sep. 11
L 6, Henderson County 30 away Sep. 19
W 22, Henderson City 12 home Sep. 26
L 13, Evansville Memorial 55 away Oct. 03
W 42, Ohio County 6 away Oct. 10
L 19, Union County 34 away Oct. 17
W 35, Daviess County 14 away Oct. 24
L 14, Louisville Manual 27 home Oct. 31
Owensboro Sr. (9-2)
W 41, Bullitt Central 0 home Aug. 29
W 13, Owensboro Catholic 7 home Sep. 05
W 14, Paducah Tilghman 13 home Sep. 12
W 7, Madisonville 0 away Sep. 19
W 21, Union County 7 away Sep. 26
W 28, Henderson County 0 home Oct. 03
W 27, Daviess County 2 home Oct. 10
W 24, Henderson City 8 away Oct. 20
W 7, Apollo 6 away Oct. 24
L 3, Franklin-Simpson away Oct. 30
playoffs
L 17, Paducah Tilghman 23 away Nov 07
(My notes say this game snapped a 28-game Red Devils winning streak…that had tied the state record.
Hopkinsville from 1965-67 had set the mark…during their undefeated state championships of ’65 and ‘66.)
Henderson County (6-4)
L 0, Evansville North 34 home Aug 29
W 22, Apollo 20 away Sep. 06
L 6, Daviess County 7 home Sep. 12
W 30, Owensboro Catholic 6 home Sep. 19
W 42, Madisonville 24 home Sep. 26
L 0, Owensboro, Sr. 28 away Oct. 10
W 20, Tell City, IN 13 away Oct. 18
L 12, Union County 16 away Oct. 24
W 54, Ohio County 8 away Oct. 30
W 28, Henderson City 6 home Nov 08
Hopkinsville (7-4)
W 20, Trigg County 6 home Aug 29
W 27, Henderson City 0 home Sep. 05
L 6, Franklin-Simpson 10 away Sep. 12
L 7, Clarksville, TN 13 (OT) home Sep. 19
L 7, Paducah Tilghman 28 away Sep. 26
W 26, Madisonville 7 home Oct. 03
W 7, Mayfield 6 away Oct. 10
W 45, Caldwell County 25 home Oct. 20
W 14, Murray 7 away Oct. 24
L 23, Bowling Green 41 home Oct. 31
W 33, Christian County 27 (2 OT’s) (shared field) Nov 07
Henderson City (5-6)
W 34, Webster County 6 away Aug 29
L 0, Hopkinsville 27 away Sep. 05
W 6, Union County 0 away Sep. 12
W 20, Lone Oak 0 home Sep. 19
L 12, Owensboro Catholic 22 away Sep. 26
L 19, Apollo 23 home Oct. 03
L 12, Madisonville 26 home Oct. 10
W 19, Ohio County 6 home Oct. 17
L 8, Owensboro 24 home Oct. 24
W 19, Daviess County 9 away Oct. 31
L 6, Henderson County 28 away Nov 08
Apollo (6-5)
W 28, Owensboro Catholic 14 away Aug 29
L 20, Henderson County 22 home Sep. 06
W 40. Warren Central 0 away Sep. 13
L 7, Bowling Green 26 home Sep. 19
W 13, Daviess County 7 (shared stadium) Sep. 26
W 23, Henderson City 19 away Oct. 03
W 19, Union County 16 home Oct. 10
L 25, Madisonville 42 home Oct. 20
W 32, Ohio County 7 away Oct. 24
L 6, Owensboro 7 home Oct, 30
L 7, Hancock County 10 home Nov 07
Paducah Tilghman (9-3)
W 34, Lone Oak 0 home Sep. 05
L 13, Owensboro 14 away Sep. 12
W 28, Hopkinsville 7 home Sep. 26
W 28, Cape Girardeau Central, MO home Oct. 03
W 30, Bowling Green 13 away Oct. 10
W 14, Blytheville, Ark. 0 home Oct. 17
W 18, Madisonville 7 away Oct. 24
W 27, Christian County 0 home Oct. 31
L 6, Mayfield 7 home Nov 08
playoffs
W 23, Owensboro 17 home Nov 14
W 36, Clark County 3 home Nov 21
L 7, Ashland 13 home Nov 28
(“state” 4-A final -- overall 4-A semi-final)
Lexington Lafayette (5-6)
L 0, Richmond Madison 7
L 7, Boyd County 10
L 0, Knoxville Central, TN 21
L 14, Lex. Tates Creek 21
W 13, Scott County 12
L 0, Lex. Bryan Station 10
W 38, Clark County 13
W 28, Madisonville 23
W 20, Lex. Henry Clay 14
playoffs
W 21, Lex. Tates Creek 7
L 6, Ashland 21
Daviess County (5-6)
W 7, North Hardin 3 away Aug 29
W 19, Ohio County 6 home Sep. 05
W 7, Henderson County 6 away Sep. 12
W 34, Butler County 0 away Sep. 19
L 7, Apollo 13 (shared stadium) Sep. 26
L 0, Union County 42 home Oct. 03
W 34, Bullitt Central 14 away Oct. 10
L 2, Owensboro 27 away Oct. 20
L 14, Owensboro Catholic 35 home Oct. 24
L 9, Henderson City 19 home Oct. 31
L 13, Madisonville 20 away Nov 07
Bowling Green (9-2)
W 35, Todd County Central 6
W 24, Glasgow 12
W 36, Elizabethtown 0
W 26, Apollo 7
W 48, Christian County 21
W 28, Warren Central 14
L 13, Paducah Tilghman 30
L 6, Franklin-Simpson 12
W 41, Warren East 0
W 41, Hopkinsville 23
W 64, Russellville 7
Webster County (1-8)
L 6, Henderson City 34 home Aug 29
L 0, Crittenden County 20 away Sep. 05
W 19, McLean County 0 away Sep. 19
L 0, Todd County Central 20 home Sep. 26
L 7, Trigg County 26 home Oct. 03
L 0, Hancock County 30 away Oct. 10
L 6, Reidland 12 (OT) home Oct. 17
L 0, Mayfield 33 home Oct. 30
L 12, Caldwell County 29 away Nov 07
Madisonville (4-7)
W 30, Christian County 8 home
L 6, Union County 14 home
L 20, Owensboro Catholic 43 away
L 0, Owensboro 7 home
L 24, Henderson County 42 away
L 7, Hopkinsville 26 away
W 26, Henderson City 12 away
W 42, Apollo 25 away
L 7, Paducah Tilghman 18 home
L 23, Lexington Lafayette 28 away
W 20, Daviess County 13 home
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Madisonville scoring - 1975
Game 1 W 30, Christian County 8
Nate Jones 15-yd run; Marvin Davis kick
Nate Jones 12-yd run; kick failed
Nate Jones 10-yd run; Marvin Davis kick
Nate Jones 24-yd run; Marvin Davis kick
Marvin Davis 30-yd field goal
Game 2 L 6, Union County 14
Gary Dulin 49-yd fumble return; run failed
Game 3 L 20, Owensboro Catholic 43
Anthony Casey run; pass Wade Whitfield to Nate Jones
Wade Whitfield 1-yd run; run failed
Nate Jones 13-yd run; run failed
Game 4 L 0, Owensboro 7
Game 5 L 24, Henderson County 42
Wade Whitfield 1-yd run; kick failed
Marvin Davis 1-yd run; EP try failed
Nate Jones 82-yd run; EP try failed
60-yd pass Marvin Davis to John Stafford; EP try failed
Game 6 L 7, Hopkinsville 26
Anthony Casey 3-yd run; Marvin Davis kick
Game 7 W 26, Henderson City 12
Anthony Casey 2-yd run; Marvin Davis kick
Marvin Davis 59-yd run; kick failed
Nate Jones run; Marvin Davis kick
Nate Jones 36-yd run; pass failed
Game 8 W 42, Apollo 25 (weather-delayed: Monday night game)
Toronto Rice 74-yd fumble return; kick failed
Anthony Casey 1-yd run; kick failed
Nate Jones 30-yd run; Bobby Foster kick
Wade Whitfield 5-yd run; Bobby Foster kick
28-yd field goal Bobby Foster
Nate Jones 5-yd run; kick failed
C.T. Humphrey 4-yd run; Marvin Davis kick
Game 9 L 7, Paducah Tilghman 18
Wade Whitfield 2-yd run; Marvin Davis kick
Game 10 L 23, Lexington Lafayette 28
Nate Jones 25-yd run; Marvin Davis kick
23-yd field goal Marvin Davis
Nate Jones 34-yd run; Marvin Davis kick
Nate Jones 8-yd run; 2-point try failed
Game 11 W 20, Daviess County 13
Nate Jones 61-yd run; Marvin Davis kick
Nate Jones 54-yd run; Marvin Davis kick
Nate Jones 76-yd run; kick failed
SEASON TOTALS
TD’s FG’s EP’s total points
Nate Jones 16 2 98
Marvin Davis 2 2 12 30
Anthony Casey 4 24
Wade Whitfield 4 24
Gary Dulin 1 6
John Stafford 1 6
Toronto Rice 1 6
C.T. Humprey 1 6
Bobby Foster 1 2 5
205
career totals for Nate Jones: 1974 60 points
1975 98
1976 90
total: 248