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Good looking team.

Curious as to why the dis-connect between NKY Coaches nominating their players vs the remainder of the state?

I can think of at least 5+ players who would be honored to represent KY on this team from the NKY region. Suppose NKY got annexed to Ohio...nicker:

Good luck to the KY Team against Tenn! Granny, we may have to come down and watch this one with you. I'll let you know by mid week.

From what I understood in the past, the head coach picked out his team. I don't know who the head man is....but they have the final say. The assistant coaches can pick a player or two for themselves and, of course, I'm sure they all get together to pick the majority of the team
Last year, Joe Prince from the Western part of the state was head coach, and there were several from his part of the world playing and it didn't hurt if he saw you at his Hawg Heaven Lineman Camp in aiding a kid's chances of getting to play. The year before that saw Tom Larkey head coaching and there were several he has been associated with over the years doing the assistant coaching and large amount of boys primarily from Eastern Kentucky playing.
I don't know WHO is coaching this year.
This game started out as an Eastern Kentucky versus Eastern Tennesee all-star game and has blossomed into pretty much an all out state wide game. It IS a fun game to attend and amazing to watch how old rivalries between kids from certain teams turns into an "us" (KY) against "them" (TN) game. The kids all come together and all of the rivalries just fade away with only a little ribbing. By the end of the practices, everybody has different rivals stickers on their own helmets. If you are lucky enough to have a kid playing, get them to hit their coaches up for extra helmet stickers to take to trade. My kid had Frankfort, Whitley County, Perry Central, Williamsburg and Somerset stickers on his helmet during the game.