[AtlPirateFan]

If Carlisle County ever had a football team, it is news to me?

You are correct I found this late last night while digging.

CORRECTION: Carlisle County should actually be Carlisle Musketeers from Carlisle, Kentucky. I had to dig deep for information on them, and it's pretty interesting. According to this twitter thread https://twitter.com/kyhshistory/status/9...6211061760 the Musketeers were the first team in the KHSAA to allow black players on their team. On Sept 9, 1955, Gayle and Ronnie Wilson suited up for the Musketeers in a 19-0 victory over Paris. An unknown Carlisle player is attributed to saying "Well, Coach, we don't care about the color of their skin as long as their jerseys are green."

The KHSAA would allow the all-black schools to compete in KHSAA play a year or so later.