[Hatz]

What are some of the games that stand out to you as some of the biggest wins in your school's  history? I'm talking the school you attended and/or root for? 

**For me, the 1976 shutout win over Mayfield to win the 2A state title was huge. I was in high school at the time and it was the first title since the mythical titles back in '39 and '55. I knew a lot of the guys on the team and so it was very exciting.  It was a cold, November day in Commonwealth Stadium, spitting snow. The Hounds' defense rose to the occasion against a powerful Mayfield offense to bring home the trophy.  Memorable day.

Others:

**1976 @ Middlesboro . Hounds won 10-9 in what may a been a battle of the top two teams anywhere in Kentucky. A great MBoro team's season ended that night and I nearly got stabbed by an irate Jacket fan.

**1980 State title win over Ft. Campbell . Campbell was probably a 2-3 TD favorite but the Hounds defense again stool tall and won 16-7 at Cardinal Stadium. 

**1982 vs Glasgow .  A 18-6 victory gave Corbin it's last  state title in a cold, rainy 33 degree gametime temperature day. The Hounds played on turf shoes they borrowed from EKU. That Hounds team started off poorly that season, losing to Bryan Station, Madison Central ,Danville, and Cawood. But a big 22-21 come from behind win at Middleboro late in the season pushed the Hounds over .500 and they never lost again.


**1982 @ Middlesboro.  (See above) .Corbin seemed dead in the water and destined to be ousted from playoff contention at halftime , down , I believe, 21-8 . They stormed back in the second half to win 22-21 to send them streaking toward a a state championship.

**2017 :  Another 22-21 win. This time over Tennessee state power , Alcoa.   Anytime you get a win over a powerhouse like Alcoa, it has to make the list of big time wins.   Corbin tied it up at 14 will 11 seconds left in regulation and won it in overtime after a score and a 2-point conversion.


** 2018 :  Corbin v. Boyle - State Semis .  Corbin hosted the Rebs at Campbell Field and posted a rare shutout over a strong Boyle County squad.  The Hounds went on to drop the title game by a point to Central.

**!960 : I wasn't born yet but in 1960 state power Louisville Manual came to town at the end of the season. As the story goes , Corbin's coach, Walt Green, was giving a pregame speech to his troops in the locker room  when someone came in and handed him what appeared to be a telegram. The Coach read it, dropped it on the floor and walked out.  A Redhound player came over and picked up the paper and read it. The Coach had been informed that his mother had passed away.  This motivated the Hounds to go out and "win one for the Gipper." They did just that ,  beating the powerful Manual team  48-36 .  The fact is, it was all a ruse. The coach was up in the press box the whole game. He used the fake telegram to motivate his players. It worked.  The Hounds ended with a perfect record, and even was rated #1 for a time during that season but didn't qualify for the playoffs under a failed ratings system that was much worse than RPI.

**1962:  Highlands comes to town .  Corbin hosted a powerful Highlands team from northern KY in the state semifinals.  Highlands came in as the two-time defending state champion, riding an impressive 34-game winning streak .  In what many describe as the best atmosphere ever for a game in Corbin, the Hounds stunned Highlands and everyone around the state of Kentucky by beating the Birds  10-0 .  The Hounds went on to lose to Danville in the state finals  13-6. Corbin had beaten Danville earlier in the season.


These are some of my favorite big time wins in Corbin history. What are some of the wins that stand out for you as far as your school goes ???

I look forward to reading about some of your school's biggest wins.


Loved your trip down memory lane.  Hounds were also thumped by Somerset in '82 something like 20-6. Boyle upset that Jumper team to keep them out of the playoffs and Corbin's line dominated Boyle's in the Regional.  I really think that Somerset squad wan one of the best I saw that didn't win a state title.

I really thought Corbin would win the 2018 title after beating Boyle the way they did.  Still scratch my head on how they lost that one.  

If I remember the 1980 team started slow then caught fire in the last half of the season.

Those '76-'77 squads were powerful.  They broke open a close game vs Boyle in start of 2nd half.  As strong a team as I saw in my HS days.