GRAVES COUNTY Eagles

GRAVES COUNTY “Eagles”

(formed in the fall of 1985 Fancy Farm Sedalia

by the consolidation of: Farmington Symsonia (None of those schools played football,

Lowes Wingo so Graves didn’t have a varsity team that first year.)

Record Coach Class playoffs vs. Madisonville

site score winner

1986 6-4 Jay Buckley 3-A

1987 6-5 Jay Buckley 3-A

1988 7-4 Jay Buckley 3-A

1989 4-7 Jay Buckley 3-A

1990 9-2 Jay Buckley 3-A lost at Bowling Green 6-39

1991 7-4 Jay Buckley 3-A lost to Bowling Green 12-35

1992 5-6 Jay Buckley 3-A lost at Warren Central 6-27

1993 11-1 Jay Buckley 3-A (two games)

beat Franklin-Simpson 34-14

lost to Warren Central 20-22

1994 4-7 Jay Buckley 3-A lost at Franklin-Simpson 22-46

1995 7-4 Jay Buckley 4-A lost to Nelson County 14-21 G. 7-28 G.C.

1996 2-8 Jay Buckley 4-A M. 13-7 Mad.

1997 1-9 Jay Buckley 4-A

1998 2-8 Anthony Hatchell 4-A

1999 7-4 Anthony Hatchell 4-A lost to Daviess Co. 25-26

2000 6-6 Anthony Hatchell (two games) M. 14-10 Mad.

4-A won at Barren County 35-12; M. 29-43 Mad.

lost at Madisonville 29-43.

2001 3-8 Anthony Hatchell 4-A lost at Owensboro 18-20. G. 6-34 G.C.

2002 5-7 Anthony Hatchell 4-A (two games) M. 0-27 G.C.

won at Apollo 33-32;

lost at Henderson County 13-40

2003 4-8 Jack Haskins 4-A (two games)

won at Apollo 19-13;

lost at Warren Central 10-44

2004 6-4 Mike Rogers 4-A lost to Daviess County 26-33 (2 OT’s)

2005 7-5 Mike Rogers 4-A (two games)

won at Owensboro 14-0

lost at Warrren Central 14-28

2006 9-3 Mike Rogers 4-A (two games)

won at Christian County 21-16

lost at Warren Central 17-41

2007 7-4 Mike Rogers 6-A lost to Daviess County 20-27 G. 26-40 G.C.

2008 5-6 Mike Rogers 6-A lost at Louisville Trinity 3-59 M. 35-14 Mad.

2009 7-4 Lance Gregory 6-A lost to Nelson County 14-31

2010 6-6 Lance Gregory 6-A beat Louisville Southern 44-13

lost at Louisville Male 20-42

2011 4-7 Lance Gregory 5-A lost at Warren Central 21-55 G. 13-42 Mad.

2012 9-3 Lance Gregory 5-A beat Logan County 76-29

lost to Warren Central 14-21

2013 10-3 Lance Gregory 5-A beat Greenwood 56-42

beat Warren Central 28-27

lost to Bowling Green 10-49

2014 11-4 Lance Gregory 5-A beat Barren County 56-13

beat Christian County 13-0

won at Bowling Green 7-0

won at John Hardin 28-23

lost state championship game to Pulaski County 7-14

2015 5-6 Lance Gregory 5-A lost at Greenwood 38-6

2016 6-5 Lance Gregory 5-A lost at Greenwood 17-44

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

Coach Jay Buckley: born and raised in Wilmington, Delaware; went to the University of North Dakota; coached 6 years at Taylors Falls, MN; 9 years at Minocqua Falls, WI; arrived at Graves County in the spring of 1985.

For the first twenty years, Graves shared a very old stadium with Mayfield High. Built by the WPA in the 1930’s, the place is fraught with history...or is a dump...depending on your point of view. (a la Wrigley Field, perhaps)

The new Graves County High stadium (at the school) opened in 2007.