The 2019 UK Orthopedics/KHSAA Commonwealth Gridiron Bowl begins this evening.
Class 4-A: The Hopkinsville Tigers open play hosting the Calloway County Lakers. The teams met during the season with the Tigers winning 43-0. Coach Craig Clayton offers thoughts on tonight’s game:
The winner will host the Madisonville at Logan County winner next week. Kickoff is at 7, with the First Financial Bank pregame show at 6:35 on News Radio 95.3 FM/1230 AM WHOP and whopam.com.
Other area 4-A playoff games have Warren East hosting Allen County Scottsville and Franklin Simpson welcomes Russell County.
Class 5-A: The Christian County Colonels open the playoffs on the road at Bowling Green. The Purples routed the Colonels 49-0 during the regular season. Colonels coach Steve Lovelace talks about what the Colonels must do better in tonight’s game:
The winner will face the South Warren-Greenwood winner next week. Kickoff is at 7 at El Donaldson Stadium, with the game to be joined in progress following the UK-Eastern Kentucky basketball game on Lite Rock 98.7 and lite987whop.com.
Other 5-A action has Graves County at Grayson County and Muhlenberg County travels to Owensboro.