Ballard Memorial High School “Bombers”
BALLARD MEMORIAL “Bombers”
(Quite a bit of information on this page came from Nick Chaykowsky in April of 2010.)
After the 1946(?) season LaCenter disappeared and Ballard County appeared…apparently the
same school with only a name change. In the 1952-53 school year, it became known as Ballard Memorial…and Bandana, Barlow-Kevil, Wickliffe, Blandville and Ballard County disappeared.
YEAR RECORD COACH
1953 15-13 Charles “Buck” Atkinson
1954 16 - 8 Willard “Mutt” Caroll
1955 12-12 Willard “Mutt” Caroll
1956 5 - 22 Willard “Mutt” Caroll
1957 17-10 Willard “Mutt” Caroll
1958 19 - 9 Jim Frank
1959 12-17 Jim Frank
1960 5 - 20 Jim Frank
1961 4 - 19 Jim Frank
1962 10-17 Jim Frank
1963 19 - 8 Berny Miller
1964 22-10 Berny Miller
1965 16-12 Berny Miller
1966 16-12 Berny Miller
1967 8 - 21 Albert “Noodles” Norris
1968 11-15 Dale Ray
1969 18-15 Dale Ray
1970 20 - 8 Dale Ray
1971 12-13 Dale Ray
1972 23-10 Ron McAllister
1973 17-15 Ron McAllister
1974 10-14 Ron McAllister
1975 7 - 19 Tom Buchanan
1976 9 - 16 Tom Buchanan
1977 15 - 9 Tom Buchanan
1978 10-13 Hugh Wear
1979 2 - 19 Hugh Wear
1980 10-16 B.B. Kendrick
1981 19 - 9 B.B. Kendrick
1982 23-10 B.B. Kendrick
1983 7 - 18 B.B. Kendrick
1984 16-10 B.B. Kendrick
1985 6 - 16 B.B. Kendrick
1986 13-16 B.B. Kendrick
1987 6 - 18 B.B. Kendrick
1988 7 - 20 Yogi Trice
1989 9 - 18 Yogi Trice
1990 15-12 Yogi Trice
1991 1 - 22 Yogi Trice
1992 9 - 18 Roscoe Denny
1993 7 - 22 Roscoe Denny
1994 7 - 18 Hugh Wear
1995 Russ Buchanan
1996 7 - 15 Russ Buchanan
1997 12-15 Russ Buchanan
1998 9 - 14 Russ Buchanan
1999 15-10 Billie Prince
2000 17-11 Billie Prince
2001 11-17 Billie Prince
2002 15-10 Billie Prince
2003 11-17 Freddie Bobo/B.B. Kendrick (apparently Bobo coached the first 9 games,
2004 1 - 25 Jay Jackson then Kendrick took over)
2005 4 - 20 Jay Jackson
2006 2 - 24 Rob Anderson
2007 2 - 25 Rob Anderson
2008 2 - 21 B.B. Kendrick
2009 10-13 Nick Chaykowsky
2010 16-15 Nick Chaykowsky
2011 19-10 Nick Chaykowsky
2012 11-18 Nick Chaykowsky site score winner
2013 6 - 23 Matt Botner * Mad. 54-37 Mad. (Mad. holiday tourney)
2014 4 - 17 Matt Botner
2015 17-13 Matt Botner
2016 10-18 Marla Cooper
2017 7 - 21 Marla Cooper
* first basketball game ever between Madisonville and the Bombers
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Historical information below was compiled and submitted by Ballard coach Nick Chaykowski.
Bandana High School
Barlow High School
Year Record Coach Accomplishments
1936 ??? 1st Region Final 4
1939 ??? 1st Region Final 4
1940 ??? 1st Region Final 8
Blandville High School
Kevil High School
LaCenter High School
Year Record Coach Accomplishments
1928 ??? 1st Region – a Champions
KHSAA Boy’s Sweet 16
1936 ??? 1st Region Final 8
1944 ??? 1st Region Final 8
Wickliffe High School
Year Record Coach Accomplishments
1927 ??? 1st Region – b Champions
KHSAA Boy’s Sweet 16
1928 ??? 1st Region – b Champions
KHSAA Boy’s Sweet 16
1934 ??? 1st Region Final 8
1938 ??? 1st Region Final 8
1950 Willard Bagwell 1st Region Runner-up
1951 Joe Royer 1st Region Runner-up
1952 H.L. Paul 1st Region Runner-up
Ballard Memorial High School
Year Record Coach Accomplishments
1953 Charles “Buck” Atkinson
1954 Willard “Mutt” Caroll
1955 Willard “Mutt” Caroll
1956 Willard “Mutt” Caroll 2nd District Runner-up
1st Region Final 8
1957 Willard “Mutt” Caroll 2nd District Runner-up
1st Region Final 8
1958 Jim “Pot” Miller
1959 Jim “Pot” Miller 2nd District Runner-up
1st Region Final 8
1960 Jim “Pot” Miller
1961 Jim “Pot” Miller
1962 Jim “Pot” Miller
1963 Berny Miller
1964 22-10 Berny Miller 2nd District Runner-up
1st Region Runner-up
1965 Berny Miller
1966 Berny Miller
1967 Albert “Noodles” Norris
1968 11 – 15 Dale Ray
1969 18 – 15 Dale Ray 2nd District Runner-up
1st Region Runner-up
1970 20 – 8 Dale Ray
1971 12 – 13 Dale Ray
1972 23 – 10 Ron McAllister
1973 17 – 15 Ron McAllister
1974 10 – 14 Ron McAllister
1975 7 – 19 Tom Buchanan
1976 9 – 16 Tom Buchanan
1977 15 – 9 Tom Buchanan
1978 10 – 13 Hugh Wear
1979 2 – 19 Hugh Wear
1980 10 – 16 B.B. Kendrick 2nd District Runner-up
1st Region Final 8
1981 19 – 9 B.B. Kendrick 2nd District Champions
1st Region Final 8
1982 23 – 10 B.B. Kendrick 2nd District Champions
1st Region Runner-up
1983 7 – 18 B.B. Kendrick
1984 16 – 10 B.B. Kendrick
1985 6 – 16 B.B. Kendrick
1986 13 – 16 B.B. Kendrick 3rd District Champions
1st Region Final 8
1987 6 – 18 B.B. Kendrick
1988 Yogi Trice
1989 Yogi Trice
1990 15 – 12 Yogi Trice 3rd District Runner-up
1st Region Final 8
1991 1 – 22 Yogi Trice
1992 9 – 18 Roscoe Denny 3rd District Champions
1st Region Final 8
1993 7 – 22 Roscoe Denny 3rd District Runner-up
1st Region Final 8
1994 Hugh Wear
1995 Russ Buchanan
1996 Russ Buchanan
1997 Russ Buchanan
1998 9 – 14 Russ Buchanan
1999 15 – 10 Billie Prince 3rd District Runner-up
1st Region Final 8
2000 17 – 11 Billie Prince
2001 11 – 17 Billie Prince 3rd District Runner-up 1st Region Final 8
2002 15 – 10 Billie Prince
2003 11 – 17 Freddie Bobo/B.B. Kendrick All “A” 1st Region Runner-up
3rd District Runner-up
1st Region Final 8 (FB 2 – 7, BK 9 – 10)
2004 1 – 25 Jay Jackson
2005 4 – 20 Jay Jackson
2006 2 – 24 Rob Anderson
2007 2 – 25 Rob Anderson
2008 2 – 21 B.B. Kendrick
2009 10 – 13 Nick Chaykowsky
2010 16 – 15 Nick Chaykowsky All “A” 1st Region Champions
All “A” State Sweet 16 Appearance
3rd District Runner-up
1st Region Final 8
Years / Coach / # of Years / Wins / Losses / Pct.1972-1974 / Ron McAllister / 3 / 50 / 39 / 0.562
1999-2002 / Billie Prince / 4 / 58 / 48 / 0.547
1968-1971 / Dale Ray / 4 / 61 / 51 / 0.545
2009-Present / Nick Chaykowsky / 2 / 26 / 28 / 0.481
1980-1987, 2003, 2008 / B.B. Kendrick / 10 / 111 / 144 / 0.435
1975-77 / Tom Buchanan / 3 / 31 / 44 / 0.413
1995-1998 / Russ Buchanan / 4 / 9 / 14 / I / 0.391
1988-1991 / Yogi Trice / 4 / 16 / 34 / I / 0.320
1992-1993 / Roscoe Denny / 2 / 16 / 40 / 0.286
1978-1979, 1994 / Hugh Wear / 3 / 12 / 32 / I / 0.273
2003 / Freddie Bobo / 0 / 2 / 7 / 0.222
2004-2005 / Jay Jackson / 2 / 5 / 45 / 0.100
2006-2007 / Rob Anderson / 2 / 4 / 49 / 0.075
1953 / Charles “Buck” Atkinson / 1 / 0 / 0 / I / 0.000
1954-1957 / Willard “Mutt” Caroll / 4 / 0 / 0 / I / 0.000
1958-1962 / Jim “Pot” Miller / 5 / 0 / 0 / I / 0.000
1963-1966 / Berny Miller / 4 / 0 / 0 / I / 0.000
1967 / Albert “Noodles” Norris / 1 / 0 / 0 / I / 0.000
TOTALS / 58 / 401 / 573 / 0.412
CHAMPIONSHIPS
LaCenter High School
1928 1st Region – a Champions
Wickliffe High School
1927 1st Region – b Champions
1928 1st Region – b Champions
Ballard Memorial High School
1981 2nd District Champions
1982 2nd District Champions
1986 3rd District Champions
1992 3rd District Champions
2010 All “A” 1st Region Champions
REGIONAL APPREARANCES
Barlow High School
1936 1st Region Final 4
1939 1st Region Final 4
1940 1st Region Final 8
1942 1st Region Final 8
LaCenter High School
1928 1st Region – a Champions
1936 1st Region Final 8
1944 1st Region Final 8
Wickliffe High School
1927 1st Region – b Champions
1928 1st Region – b Champions
1934 1st Region Final 8
1938 1st Region Final 8
1950 1st Region Runner-up
1951 1st Region Runner-up
1952 1st Region Runner-up
Ballard Memorial High School
1956 1st Region Final 8
1957 1st Region Final 8
1959 1st Region Final 8
1964 1st Region Runner-up
1969 1st Region Runner-up
1980 1st Region Final 8
1981 1st Region Final 8
1982 1st Region Runner-up
1986 1st Region Final 8
1990 1st Region Final 8
1992 1st Region Final 8
1993 1st Region Final 8
1999 1st Region Final 8
2001 1st Region Final 8
2003 All “A” 1st Region Runner-up
1st Region Final 8
2010 All “A” 1st Region Champions
1st Region Final 8
1st REGION TOURNAMENT RESULTS (21-27 Overall):
2010 (at Murray State University)
Marshall County 63, Ballard Memorial 53
2003 (at Murray State University)
Heath 62, Ballard Memorial 48
2001 (at Murray State University)
Carlisle County 53, Ballard Memorial 43
1999 (at Murray State University)
Paducah 59, Ballard Memorial 39
1993 (at Murray State University)
Fulton County 50, Ballard Memorial 41
1992 (at Murray State University)
Mayfield 66, Ballard Memorial 51
1990 (at Graves County)
Murray 68, Ballard Memorial 34
1986 (at Murray State University)
Hickman County 54, Ballard Memorial 52
1982 (at Murray State University)
Ballard Memorial 72, Murray 50
Ballard Memorial 58, Carlisle County 55 (OT)
Paducah Tilghman 55, Ballard Memorial 52
1981 (at Murray State University)
Marshall County 74, Ballard Memorial 51
1980 (at Murray State University)
Marshall County 65, Ballard Memorial 56
1969 (at Murray State University)
Ballard Memorial 51, Hickman County 44
Ballard Memorial 76, North Marshall 70
Paducah Tilghman 54, Ballard Memorial 49
1964
Final: Mayfield 68, Ballard Memorial 50
1959 (at
Lowes 74, Ballard Memorial 56
1957
Ballard Memorial lost first round
1956
Ballard Memorial lost first round
1952
Region Final: Cuba 54, Wickliffe 42
1951
Region Final: Cuba 65, Wickliffe 59
1950
Region Final: Paducah Tilghman 40, Wickliffe 29
1944 (at Mayfield)
Paducah 32, LaCenter 16
1942 (at Mayfield)
Arlington 22, Barlow 21
1940 (at Murray)
Benton 17, Barlow 15
1939 (at Murray State University)
Barlow 55, Symsonia 20
Calvert City beat Barlow
1938 (at Murray)
Sharpe 44, Wickliffe 23
1936 (at Fulton)
Barlow beat Hickman
Paducah beat LaCentre
Kirksey beat Barlow
1934
Wickliffe lost first round
1928
Region Champions: b-Wickliffe
1927
Region Champions: a-LaCenter; b-Wickliffe
1st REGION TOURNAMENT RECORD vs. OPPONENTS
Carlisle County 1-1
Heath 0-1
Fulton County 0-1
Hickman County 1-1
Lowes 0-1
Marshall County 0-3
Mayfield 1-1
Murray 1-1
North Marshall 1-0
Paducah Tilghman 0-3
3rd DISTRICT TOURNAMENT RESULTS (10-27 Overall):
2010 (at Mayfield)
Ballard Memorial 49, Mayfield 48
DC: Graves County 69, Ballard Memorial 54
2009 (at Paducah St. Mary)
Graves County 58, Ballard Memorial 33
2008 (at Graves County)
Mayfield 62, Ballard Memorial 55
2007 (at Ballard Memorial)
Mayfield 83, Ballard Memorial 51
2006 (at Mayfield)
Graves County 92, Ballard Memorial 33
2005 (at Paducah St. Mary)
Community Christian 52, Ballard Memorial 43
2004 (at Graves County)
Graves County 65, Ballard Memorial 26
2003 (at Ballard Memorial)
Ballard Memorial 52, Graves County 41
DC: Mayfield 79, Ballard Memorial 59
2002 (at Mayfield)
Paducah St. Mary 81, Ballard Memorial 78 (OT)
2001 (at Paducah St. Mary)
Ballard Memorial 58, Mayfield 55
DC: Graves County 47, Ballard Memorial 22
2000 (at Graves County)
Paducah St. Mary 51, Ballard Memorial 39
1999 (at Ballard Memorial)
Ballard Memorial 55, Paducah St. Mary 53
DC: Graves County 40, Ballard Memorial 33
1998 (at Mayfield)
Graves County 45, Ballard Memorial 32
1997 (at Paducah St. Mary)
Mayfield 57, Ballard Memorial 47
1996 (at Graves County)
Mayfield 50, Ballard Memorial 38
1995 (at Ballard Memorial)
Mayfield 42, Ballard Memorial 39
1994 (at Paducah St. Mary)
Graves County 53, Ballard Memorial 50
Paducah St. Mary 63, Ballard Memorial 62
1993 (at Graves County)
Ballard Memorial 59, Paducah St. Mary 39
DC: Graves County 44, Ballard Memorial 36
1992 (at Ballard Memorial)
Ballard Memorial 59, Paducah St. Mary 58
DC: Ballard Memorial 51, Graves County 49
1991 (at Paducah St. Mary)
Paducah St. Mary 70, Ballard Memorial 65
1990 (at Graves County)
Ballard Memorial 58, Paducah St. Mary 52
DC: Graves County 74, Ballard Memorial 47
1989 (at Ballard Memorial)
Graves County 67, Ballard Memorial 43
Paducah St. Mary 74, Ballard Memorial 67
1988 (at Paducah St. Mary)
Graves County 60, Ballard Memorial 39
Paducah St. Mary 62, Ballard Memorial 58
1987 (at Graves County)
Graves County 75, Ballard Memorial 45
Paducah St. Mary 67, Ballard Memorial 51
1986 (at Ballard Memorial)
Ballard Memorial 44, Paducah St. Mary 43
DC: Ballard Memorial 77, Graves County 73
3rd DISTRICT TOURNAMENT RECORD vs. OPPONENTS
Community Christian Academy 0-1
Graves County 3-13
Mayfield 2-6
Paducah St. Mary 6-6
2nd DISTRICT TOURNAMENT RESULTS (13-13 Overall):
1985 (at Heath)
Paducah Tilghman 67, Ballard Memorial 61
1984 (at Paducah St. Mary)
Ballard Memorial 64, Reidland 52
Paducah St. Mary 44, Ballard Memorial 43
1983 (at Paducah Tilghman)
Ballard Memorial 47, Reidland 41
Paducah Tilghman 81, Ballard Memorial 63
1982 (at Reidland)
Ballard Memorial 56, Lone Oak 46
Ballard Memorial 80, Reidland 55
DC: Ballard Memorial 63, Paducah Tilghman 60
1981 (at Lone Oak)
Ballard Memorial 57, Lone Oak 55 (3 OT’s)
Ballard Memorial 64, Heath 50
DC: Ballard Memorial beat Tilghman (score ___?___)
1980 (at Ballard Memorial)
Ballard Memorial 66, Lone Oak 60
DC: Tilghman beat Ballard Memorial (score ?)
1979 (at Heath)
Lone Oak 76, Ballard Memorial 55
1978 (at Paducah St. Mary)
Ballard Memorial 58, Heath 57 (3 OT’s)
Paducah Tilghman 84, Ballard Memorial 72
1977 (at Paducah Tilghman)
Paducah Tilghman 106, Ballard Memorial 73
1976 (at Reidland)