Seems like this topic (or something similar) gets discussed every season, so here's my version. With so many games getting moved because of the weather, I was looking at the KHSAA scoreboard and started thinking about how many different places I've been to. It was more than I remembered when I started looking our (Johnson Central's) old schedules.
My list is from the 1999 season til present.
Johnson Central: Football
Ashland Blazer (Putnam)
Boyd County
Rowan County
Greenup County
Bryan Station
Belfry (Cam)
Sheldon Clark (The Rock & The turf)
Lawrence County
Paintsville
Perry County Central (Airport Gardens & The turf)
Cov. Scott
Wayne County
North Laurel
South Laurel
Magoffin County (Riverbank field)
Estill County
Madison Central
Pineville (vs. Whitesburg)
Montgomery County
Lincoln County
Harlan County
Fairland, OH.
Chocawatchee, FL.
Western Kentucky University
So let's hear it. Where have you been to watch your team play.
Your Home stadium doesn't count for the purpose of this list.
Cawood
Cumberland
Harlan
Evarts
Pineville
Belfry
Hazard
M C Napier
Magoffin Co.
Prestonsburg
Bell Co.
Johns Creek
Elkhorn City
Belfry
Phelps (Vipperman Stadium)
Shelby Valley
Pike Central
Clay Co.
Estill Co.
Morgan County
Scott Co.
Lewis Co.
Leslie Co.
Lynn Camp
Perry Central
Breathitt Co.
Whitesburg
Fleming Neon
Johnson Central
East Carter
Rowan Co.
Knox Central
Jenkins
Allen Central
Wheelwright
South Floyd
Betsy Layne
Whitley County
Corbin
North Laurel
Jackson Co.
McCreary Central
Williamsburg
Powell Co.
East Ridge
Middlesboro
Football:
Bowling Green
Leslie County
Lexington
Bell County
Ashland
Ironton, OH
Union, Ky.
Pikeville
Louisville
Corbin
Prestonsburg
Clay County
Johnson Central
Bourbon County
Basketball:
Pikeville
Elkhorn City
Feds Creek
Phelps
Johns Creek
Knott County Central
Williamson, WV
Louisville
Shelby Valley
Magoffin County
Millard
Lexington
East Ridge
Middlesboro
Could a moderator please merge my lists
East Carter
West Carter
Ashland
Greenup County
Fairview
Russell
Lewis County
Boyd County
Lawrence County
Paintsville
South Floyd
Belfry (scrimmage)
Pikeville
Beechwood
Newport
Campbell County Middle School
LCA
Lexington Catholic
Ludlow
Paris
Nicholas County
Berea
Fleming County
Ironton, OH
Lucasville Valley, OH
Coal Grove, OH
Pulp Fiction Wrote:Seems like this topic (or something similar) gets discussed every season, so here's my version. With so many games getting moved because of the weather, I was looking at the KHSAA scoreboard and started thinking about how many different places I've been to. It was more than I remembered when I started looking our (Johnson Central's) old schedules.
My list is from the 1999 season til present.
Johnson Central: Football
Ashland
Boyd County
Rowan County
Greenup County
Bryan Station
Belfry
Sheldon Clark
Lawrence County
Paintsville
Perry County Central
Cov. Scott
Wayne County
North Laurel
South Laurel
Magoffin County
Estill County
Madison Central
Pineville (vs. Whitesburg)
Montgomery County
Lincoln County
Harlan County
Fairland, OH.
Chocawatchee, FL.
Western Kentucky University
So let's hear it. Where have you been to watch your team play.
Your Home stadium doesn't count for the purpose of this list.
You didn't come down to Lex Catholic when JC played them 2 season ago?
FT Highlands
Scott County
Cov Catholic
Ryle
Cooper
Grant County
Covington Holmes
Pendelton County
East Jessamine
West Jessamine
Western Hills (Frankfort, KY)
Franklin County
Frankfort
Garrard County
Boyle County
Elizabethtown
Louisville (Saint X, Trinity, Male, Fairdale)
Bowling Green
Lone Oak (Now McCraken County HS)
Madison County
Clark County
Johnson Central
Bell County
Taylor County
Marion County
Pulaski County
Corbin
Western KY University
FBfan4life Wrote:You didn't come down to Lex Catholic when JC played them 2 season ago?
I didn't make the trip.
Been to a lot of places where they no longer play football. Cumberland, Evarts and Harrodsburg off the top of my head. Some great traditions when by the wayside when those placed closed. Also amazing to see how much some places have improved their facilities over the years like Lynn Camp and Knox Central.
Theres obviously a crap load of place west of I75 I haven't been, but if your talking about East of I 75 ive probably been to over half the high schools for different sports.
Been to a bunch of high schools in Kentucky when the boys played.
For a different point of view here is my list of colleges we have gone to for games.
All are NCAA D3 which we have driven to:
St. Louis, MO - Washington University in St. Louis X??? (It's home..at least twenty or nearer to twenty five)
Cleveland, OH - Case Western Reserve University X3
Pittsburgh, PA - Carnegie Mellon University X3
Chicago, IL - University of Chicago X2
Sewanee, TN - Sewanee University (University of the South)
Jacksonville, IL - Illinois College X2
Memphis, TN - Rhodes College X2
Conway, AR - Hendrix College
Jackson, MS - Millsaps College
Berry, GA - Berry College X2
Danville, KY - Centre College X2
Birmingham, AL - Birmingham Southern University
Minneapolis, MN - Macalester College
Franklin, IN - Franklin College
This year we travel to:
Lexington, VA - Washington and Lee University
Waverly, IA - Wartburg College
Pulp Fiction Wrote:Seems like this topic (or something similar) gets discussed every season, so here's my version. With so many games getting moved because of the weather, I was looking at the KHSAA scoreboard and started thinking about how many different places I've been to. It was more than I remembered when I started looking our (Johnson Central's) old schedules.
My list is from the 1999 season til present.
Johnson Central: Football
Ashland
Boyd County
Rowan County
Greenup County
Bryan Station
Belfry
Sheldon Clark
Lawrence County
Paintsville
Perry County Central
Cov. Scott
Wayne County
North Laurel
South Laurel
Magoffin County
Estill County
Madison Central
Pineville (vs. Whitesburg)
Montgomery County
Lincoln County
Harlan County
Fairland, OH.
Chocawatchee, FL.
Western Kentucky University
So let's hear it. Where have you been to watch your team play.
Your Home stadium doesn't count for the purpose of this list.
I've been everywhere ,man. Barbourville, Belfry, Cawood, Corbin, Covington, Cumberland, Cynthiana, Danville, Evarts, Georgetown, Harlan, Hazard, Hindman, Hyden, Inez, Jellico, (Johnsonville) London, Louisa, Ludlow, Manchester, Middlesboro, Morristown (TN), Mount Sterling, Mount Vernon ,Newport, Pikeville, Pine Knot, Pineville, Prestonsburg, Richmond, Russell Springs, Somerset, Stanford, Versailles, Whitesburg, Williamsburg, Winchester.
papagrit Wrote:Been to a bunch of high schools in Kentucky when the boys played.
For a different point of view here is my list of colleges we have gone to for games.
All are NCAA D3 which we have driven to:
St. Louis, MO - Washington University in St. Louis X??? (It's home..at least twenty or nearer to twenty five)
Cleveland, OH - Case Western Reserve University X3
Pittsburgh, PA - Carnegie Mellon University X3
Chicago, IL - University of Chicago X2
Sewanee, TN - Sewanee University (University of the South)
Jacksonville, IL - Illinois College X2
Memphis, TN - Rhodes College X2
Conway, AR - Hendrix College
Jackson, MS - Millsaps College
Berry, GA - Berry College X2
Danville, KY - Centre College X2
Birmingham, AL - Birmingham Southern University
Minneapolis, MN - Macalester College
Franklin, IN - Franklin College
This year we travel to:
Lexington, VA - Washington and Lee University
Waverly, IA - Wartburg College
Can I ride the bus? lol
if you want to keep track of this get a map and hang it up somewhere and put a sticck pin every time u go somewhere new really cool to do it and visually see it
pjdoug Wrote:Can I ride the bus? lol
:welcome:
You can come along Dougie....but no offense. Mamagrit rides in the front of the bus with me. It would be the back of the bus for you. (Unless she wanted the back of the bus. She gets priority) Last year of traveling for us though. Hard to believe this is the last year of it after watching that first flag football game nineteen years ago.
Ballistic Wrote:if you want to keep track of this get a map and hang it up somewhere and put a sticck pin every time u go somewhere new really cool to do it and visually see it
I do the tripadvisor.com reviews. I usually review the hotel we stay at on there. There is a map of my reviews on the site and your right, it is pretty cool to see where you've been. My old truck (bought new) which I've had since the oldest boy was a fifth grader in 2005 has 268,000 miles on it. We average an oil change every two to three games in the fall for the past six years.
Been to:
Reno
Chicago
Fargo
Minnesota
Buffalo
Toronto
Winslow
Sarasota
Wichita
Tulsa
Ottawa
Oklahoma
Tampa
Panama
Mattawa
La Paloma
Bangor
Baltimore
Salvador
Amarillo
Tocopilla
Barranquilla
and Padilla
1. Pikeville
2. Pike Central (Johns Creek & Mullins for Middle/Grade School Games)
3. Belfry (CAM & Vipperman)
4. Shelby Valley
5. East Ridge
6. Phelps (Vipperman & Phelps)
7. Allen Central
8. Betsy Layne
9. South Floyd
10. Prestonsburg
11. Paintsville
12. Johnson Central
13. Sheldon Clark
14. Lawrence County (Middle School game)
15. Raceland
16. Fairview
17. Boyd County
18. Hazard
19. Perry Central
20. Corbin
21. Middlesboro
22. Covington Catholic
23. Newport Central Catholic
24. Somerset
25. Breathitt County
26. Russell
27. Harlan
28. Swain County, NC
29. Morgan County
30. Estill County
31. Jenkins
32. Ashland
33. LCA
34. WKU
35. U of L
36. Valley (Lucasville, OH)
37. Danville
38. Wayne County
Just a list of where I have watched a game or scrimmage.
Of the places you have visited, what is your favorite place? What is your least favorite place?
Jarons Wrote:Of the places you have visited, what is your favorite place? What is your least favorite place?
Football Locker Room setups/fields
High school
Best Field- Grass field of Knox Central was like a big fluffy carpet when I walked on it a time or two when the boys played down there. Impressed me most that I remember.
Best Locker Room- Don't remember
any high school football locker room set up that impressed me.
Worst Field- Berea Community when I played there. Football and soccer plus the band would destroy that field by the fourth or fifth week. Always a big mud hole at both forty yard lines in the center where you kicked off from because of this. Rocks a plenty as well with the uneven field. One endzone stayed muddy and wet on one side. The sidelines were always a mosh pit to try to stand on and like standing in a bowl of taffy.
Worst Locker Room - Was a tie between the "dungeon in the castle" that was the visitor locker room at Frankfort and the upstairs visitor bird house at Madison High School that not even half a class A team could fit into.
College(places I've been to and their football locker rooms)
Best field/Stands
Since my boys have played college, they have not played on one grass field which is a shame to me. I love grass fields and turf is hot, hard on you and tends to throw those little rubber beads everywhere including eyes. Not one college field/ stands set up has made me think, "This place is great". I suppose the history behind Harvard's field while there or the stadium at University of Pennsylvania impressed me most because I'm a history buff and they are VERY old and full of nostalgia. I have been in Eastern Kentucky U's locker room and knowing the history of the place and after actually attending games there during the championship playoff years....it did make me think when I came out onto the field and looked back up and imagined that stadium full like it was during those playoffs. The place rocked like I have not seen it since with those capacity crowds. Both upper and lower sections of the stadium was full. That did give me sort of a chill. That place
WAS great in the early 80's
Best Locker Room would go to Dartmouth University and the
new locker room at Washington University in St. Louis are probably my favorites. They have ventilation running through the locker bases that pull out the odor and dry out shoes and equipment.
Least Favorite Stands/Locker Room would have to go to Brown University in Providence which was a hole and the visitors locker room was about like being in the Madison High School Locker Room. One stiff fart and the place could come apart. Those locker rooms were under a very old and steep staired stadium. They had dehumidifiers everywhere because the place smelled of mold. Washington University in St. Louis was pretty sad with their old locker room setup before the new athletic center was built and opened a year ago.
In General
Place I like better than anywhere in the world that I've been - Beartooth Mountain Pass also known as "Top of the World" near the north gate of Yellowstone National Park in the southern edge of Montana. If you ever go to Yellowstone and don't make this trip over the pass from Wyoming to Montana, you are only cheating yourself.
Worst place and most nerve wracking to drive in that I can think of in the U.S. is the south side of Chicago (U Chicago) and a close second to that is downtown Boston (Harvard U.). Now that football is finishing up, you won't ever see me there again. Non- drivers and worst bicyclists and pedestrians that I've ever seen. Atlanta doesn't carry a torch to driving in Chicago or Boston.
Louisville 5 times (Cardinal Stadium)
Lexington - Stoll Field
Bowling Green (WKU)
Beechwood - 5 times
Bellevue
Cumberland
Corbin
Somerset
Williamsburg
Middlesboro
Harlan
Lynn Camp
Pineville
Rockcastle Co.
LCA
Whitesburg
Fleming-Neon
Jenkins
Elkhorn City
Johns Creek
Mullins
Phelps
Belfry (Vipperman)
Belfry (CAM)
Prestonsburg
Wheelwright
South Floyd
Betsy Layne
Allen Central
Hazard
Bluefield WV
Paintsville
Johnson Central
Ashland
Fairview
Raceland
Mt. Sterling
Oldham Co.
Lou. Male (scrimmage)
Lynch:1:
jetpilot Wrote:Louisville 5 times (Cardinal Stadium)
Lexington - Stoll Field
Bowling Green (WKU)
Beechwood - 5 times
Bellevue
Cumberland
Corbin
Somerset
Williamsburg
Middlesboro
Harlan
Lynn Camp
Pineville
Rockcastle Co.
LCA
Whitesburg
Fleming-Neon
Jenkins
Elkhorn City
Johns Creek
Mullins
Phelps
Belfry (Vipperman)
Belfry (CAM)
Prestonsburg
Wheelwright
South Floyd
Betsy Layne
Allen Central
Hazard
Bluefield WV
Paintsville
Johnson Central
Ashland
Fairview
Raceland
Mt. Sterling
Oldham Co.
Lou. Male (scrimmage)
Impressive list there jet. Believe you got me beat there good buddy.
papagrit Wrote::welcome:
You can come along Dougie....but no offense. Mamagrit rides in the front of the bus with me. It would be the back of the bus for you. (Unless she wanted the back of the bus. She gets priority) Last year of traveling for us though. Hard to believe this is the last year of it after watching that first flag football game nineteen years ago.
Where are we going? lol
First list would be
Danville -- too many times to mention
Harrodsburd -- Old Harrodsburg High and Mercer Co
Lancaster
Nicholasville -- Both Jessamines
Henry Clay
Lafayette
Tates Creek
Dunbar
Somerset -- All Three
Rockcastle
Whitley
Johnson Central
Bourbon County
Lex Cath
Owen Co
Henry Co
Prestonsburg
Lincoln Co
Hopkinsville
Bardstown
Marion Co
Taylor Co
Nelson Co
Highlands
Bell Co
Corbin
Christian Co.
John Hardin
Russell Co
Casey Co
Anderson Co
Frankfort - Western Hills
Bullitt Central
Commonwealth Stadium
KFEC Old Cardinal Stadium
Papa John Stadium
WKU Stadium
Probably a few more I can't remember.
Small College list
Campbellsville x2
Owensboro -- Ky Wesleyan
Waleska, GA -- Reinhardt U. x2
Pikeville
Montgomery Alabama -- Faulkner U
Grayson, Ky -- KCU
Barbourville -- Union Co. x2
Bluefield, VA -- Bluefield Co
Williamsburg, Ky -- U of the Cumberlands x2
Georgetown x2
McKenzie, Tn -- Bethel Co
Kansas City -- Baker U
I live in South Central Ky so I watch the Floyd Central Jags ob Ekb-tv:popcorn: