1969 KHSAA football playoffs
CLASS AAA
Region One: St. Xavier was the city champion
Region Two:(county championship)
Butler 38, Thomas Jefferson 13(7-3)Coach: Jim Gray--6
Overall ChampionshipFriday, Nov. 21 at Louisville’s Fairgrounds Stadium:
St. Xavier 15, Butler 0 (11-1)Coach: Elmer Colina--3
(11-0)Coach: Leon Dunagan--1
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Class AAAJefferson County
Class AA475 or more in grades 10-12
Class Afewer than 475 in grades 10-12
(Class A schools could move up to AA… if they so chose.)
A & AA finals were played Friday, November 28th at U.K’s Stoll Field in Lexington.
New playoff overtime rule this year: Each team received (& returned) a kickoff…then
hadfour offensive plays. Whoever finished with the best field position was the winner.
CLASS AA
(district 1) (district 2)
Region 1: at Mayfield 13, Madisonville 3(9-2)Coach: Dennis Sexton--3
Region 2: at Elizabethtown 14, Woodford County 0 (8-3-1)Coach: Ray Hager--1
Region 3: Bryan Station 25, at Campbell County 6(8-4)Coach: Bob Miller--7
Region 4: *at Corbin 6, Belfry 0(7-3)Coach: Al Vipperman--11
semi-finals:Elizabethtown 26, at Mayfield 0 (11-1)Coach: Jack Morris--1
at Bryan Station 28, Corbin 6 (11-3)Coach: Archie Powers--1
final:Elizabethtown 21, Bryan Station 8 (12-1)Coach: Dan Haley--4
(13-0)Coach: Vince Hancock--3
*Corbin defeated Cumberland 22-14 in a playoff game on the Monday between the
regular season finale and the start of the playoffs for a post-season spot in Region 4
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CLASS A
(district 2) (district 1)
Region 1: at Tompkinsville 0, Russellville 0*(8-3)Coach: Clarence Baker--5
Region 2: Bardstown 17, at Stanford 0** (7-1-2)Coach: Bill Ed Leedy--4
Region 3: at Mt. Sterling 24, Dayton 0(7-4)Coach: Ray King--4
Region 4: Lynch 14, at Paintsville 6 (10-1-1)Coach: Walter Brugh--14
semi-finals:at Bardstown 15, Tompkinsville 7 (11-1)Coach: Frank Petett--4
Mt Sterling 16, at Lynch 14 (9-1-1)Coach: Ed Miracle--12
final:Mt. Sterling 20, Bardstown 12 (10-2-1)Coach: Garnis Martin--18
(11-2-1)Coach: Charles Ishmael--4
*Tompkinsville won in overtimeby advancing the ballfarther
than Russellville (see new overtime playoff rules--above)
**game played at Garrard County
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Final AP poll
Class A
1. Tompkinsville93
2. Bardstown60
3. Lynch 57
4. Russellville53
5. Murray 11
also:Mt. Sterling 8
Ft. Campbell 7
Paintsville 6
Dayton 3
Trigg Co. 1
Stanford 1
Class AA
1. Madisonville 76
2. Mayfield 74
3. Elizabethtown 48
4. Covington Catholic 46
5. Bryan Station 25
also:Paducah 15
Caldwell County 5
Daviess County 5
Woodford County 4
Campbell County 2
Class AAA
1. St. Xavier95
2. Trinity 79
3. Male 53
4. Atherton 27
5. Manual 23
also:Butler12
Thomas Jefferson11
Final UPI poll
Class A
1. Tompkinsville898
2. Lynch289
3. Bardstown77
4. Russellville52
5. Mt. Sterling47
6. Dayton34
7. Paintsville32
8. Stanford26
9. Campbellsville22
10. Murray19
Class AA
1. Owensboro Catholic587
2. Mayfield372
3. Elizabethtown268
4. Bryan Station57
5. Madisonville51
6. Paducah Tilghman43
7. Woodford County32
8. Campbell County28
9. Daviess County24
10. Highlands19
Class AAA
1. St. Xavier550
2. Trinity42
3. Butler36
4. Male26
5. Thomas Jefferson22