CallowayCounty “Lakers”located in Murray
formed in the fall of 1960 by the consolidation of:Hazel “Lions”
Kirksey “Eagles”
Almo “Warriors”
Faxon “Panthers”
Lynn Grove “Wildcats”
New Concord “Redbirds”
(thanks for the help on the above from KY PREPS contributors
“GoSwampRats”, “tobaccoman” and “WestKYSoccer”)
started football in 1977; 1st year of varsity & district play--1979
CLASS RECORD COACHPLAY-OFFS vs. Madisonville
1978Stan Outland (did not play a varsity schedule this year)site score winner
19793-A 0-11Stan Outland
19803-A 1-10Sam Harp
19813-A9-2Sam Harplost to Franklin-Simpson 14-20
19823-A7-3Sam Harp
19833-A2-9Sam Harp
19843-A3-7Sam Harp
19853-A7-4Jack Haskins
19863-A7-2Jack Haskins
19873-A6-4Jack HaskinsMad.7 - 17C.C.
19883-A4-7Jack HaskinsC.C.17-24C.C.
19893-A4-6Tony Franklin
19903-A5-6Tony Franklin
19913-A2-8Tony Franklin
19923-A1-9Billy Mitchell
19933-A3-8Billy Mitchelllost at Owensboro 34-42
19943-A7-4Billy Mitchelllost at Bowling Green 7-60
19953-A8-4Billy Mitchell(two games)
won at Owensboro 38-7
lost at Hopkinsville 20-38
19963-A 11-2Billy Mitchell(three games)
beat Owensboro 55-21
won at Bowling Green 10-7
lost at Hopkinsville 9-13
a 19973-A 10-2Joe Stonecipher(two games)C.C.7 - 32C.C.
won at Warren East 24-0
lost at Hopkinsville 17-19
19983-A4-6Joe StonecipherMad.28-27Mad. (2 OT’s)
19993-A8-3Joe Stonecipherlost to Warren Central 7-14C.C.14-30C.C.
20003-A7-4Joe Stonecipherlost to Bowling Green 7-10Mad.32-21Mad.
20013-A4-6Joe StonecipherC.C.28 - 0Mad.
20023-A5-6Joe Stonecipherlost at Warren Central 7-21Mad.31-19Mad.
20033-A4-6Joe StonecipherC.C.21-10Mad.
20043-A1-9Joe StonecipherMad.53-20Mad.
20053-A1-9Josh McKeelC.C.21 - 7Mad.
20063-A4-7Josh McKeellost at Paducah 18-42Mad.21 - 6Mad.
20074-A7-5Josh McKeel(two games)
beat Hopkins Co. Central 21-0
lost at Lone Oak 22-56
20084-A11-3Josh McKeel(four games)
beat RussellCounty 34-19
beat Franklin-Simpson 28-25
won at Allen County-Scottsville 42-26
lost semi-final at Bullitt East 49-52
20094-A3-8Josh McKeellost at Franklin-Simpson 14-41
20104-A2-9Josh McKeellost at Franklin-Simpson 35-69
20114-A3-8Josh McKeellost at Franklin-Simpson 0-56Mad.69-20Mad.
20124-A5-6Brad Lawsonlost at Warren East 7-49C.C.50-17Mad.
20134-A5-6Brad Lawsonlost at Warren East 0-21Mad.48-0Mad.
20144-A3-8Brad Lawsonlost at Warren East 0-38C.C. 49-0Mad.
20154-A5-6Mickey Garrisonlost to Allen County-Scottsville 15-39 C.C. 20-12C.C.
20164-A7-4Mickey Garrisonlost to Allen County-Scottsville 6-20 Mad. 14-21 Mad.
20174-A0-9Mickey Garrison-- C.C. 0-63 Mad.
aThe Lakers finished 8-4 in 1997, but their final record was upgraded to 10-2 when two losses to Hopkinsville were reversed. In April, 1998, it was discovered that star running back Artose (AR toose) Pinner was too old to have played in the 1997 season. Hopkinsville had finished the season 13-2 and runner-up in the playoffs, but was forced to forfeit all its wins, give back its trophies, give back over $2,000 to the KHSAA for its trip to the AAA finals, was put on one year’s probation, and Pinner...who had become the school’s all-time leading rusher...had his name removed from the record books. He had gained over 3,000 yards rushing in 1997 alone.
Starting in 2007
schools were divided into six classes (instead of 4) increasing the number of playoff teams to 192
Starting in 1991
4 teams from each district qualified for the post-season instead of 2…increasing the number of playoff teams to 128
Starting in 1987
there were 4 regions/8 districts in each of the four classes with 2 playoff
teams per district…increasing the number of playoff teams from 51 to 64
Starting in 1975
there were 4 classes instead of 3
JACK HASKINSmoved to Paducah. Jack became assistant coach at Tilghman wherehis son Billy Jack (who became Mr. Football and eventually played at U.K.) was the star quarterback for three years.
Jack led Lone Oak to state 4-A championship games in 2007 & ‘08.
TONY FRANKLINplayed at CaldwellCountyHigh & MurrayState; (the C-J had a pre-season note that he was the new head coach at MercerCounty in 1997;) assistant coach at U. K. ’97-‘00; became offensive coordinator at Troy University (AL) 2006; became offensive coordinator at Auburn in 2008
BILLY MITCHELL: from Georgetown; played at U.K. (roomed with eventual Owensboro Sr. coach Don Netoskie); coached at Oldham County 1960-61; Louisville Manual 1965; ass’t at Murray State; ass’t to Jerry Claiborne for 5 years at Virginia Tech; ass’t to Cal Stoll at Wake Forest for 2 years; back to U.K. as Fran Curci ass’t 1976-79; in private business for one year; head coach at Daviess County two years; started the football program at Ky. Wesleyan in 1983; came to Calloway as an assistant to Tony Franklin; then head coach.