[Orange Blaze]

Nothing. Let the enormity of that one word sink in. Danville, a pillar in KY high school football. A program that produced eleven state titles, back-to-back championships twice, nine undefeated seasons, forty-two consecutive wins, over eight hundred wins in program history, five thousand three hundred and seventy-five rushing yards in a single season, five hundred and ninety-seven rushing yards in a single game. Nothing. 

Danville might become competitive again. I'm certain they will have winning seasons and the school will use that success as evidence that Danville is "back." Yet, if the question you are getting at is "Will Danville ever be back to the standard of old?" No. The standard is gone from Danville, but you can find it elsewhere. You won't even have to travel far. Go two miles west or forty miles south and you'll find the dedication to tradition that once filled the Admirals' sails. All of this sentiment has been posted elsewhere by either myself or people more passionate and knowledgeable than I am.

The part that is really hard to wrap my head around is this is a program that had a 15-0 state championship season as recent as 2017.  It’s hard to believe that the bottom fell out that quickly.

The first undefeated Danville team since 1994. I reference the program's history so frequently because that is the only thing us former fans have. Memories.

I ran track for Raceland in the early 2000’s and we were in Danville’s region.  This was during the Kelvin Turner era of teams.  I remember looking at the guys on their track team who were also mostly football players and thinking to myself how I was glad that we didn’t have to play them in football.  I’ve always had a huge amount of respect for that program because I competed with with their athletes for my entire high school career.  I remember how much pride they had and carried themselves with an aura that let you know how good they really were.  I really do hate seeing that program that I saw as a force in the state it is in now.