Sports Headlines 8.30.11

HIGH SCHOOL SPORTS RESULTS FROM MONDAY

BOYS SOCCER: TRIGG COUNTY EDGED LYON COUNTY 5-4, MUHLENBERG COUNTY DEFEATED DAWSON SPRINGS 6-1, CALDWELL COUNTY OVER ST. MARY 7-5, MURRAY DEFEATED COMMUNITY CHRISTIAN 3-1.

TODAY’S GAMES: HOPKINSVILLE WELCOMES LONE OAK, MADISONVILLE GOES TO MARSHALL COUNTY, CALDWELL COUNTY AT DAWSON SPRINGS, HOPKINS CENTRAL HOSTS LYON COUNTY, UNION COUNTY WELCOMES REIDLAND, MUHLENBERG COUNTY TRAVELS TO BOWLING GREEN.

GIRLS SOCCER: CHRISTIAN COUNTY EDGED FORT CAMPBELL 2-1, LYON COUNTY OVER ST. MARY 4-3, OHIO COUNTY OVER APOLLO 5-1, OWENSBORO OVER MCLEAN COUNTY 8-1, OWENSBORO CATHOLIC SHUT OUT WARREN CENTRAL 8-0.

TODAY’S GAMES:   HOPKINSVILLE HOSTS TRIGG COUNTY, LOGAN COUNTY TRAVELS TO MUHLENBERG COUNTY, CALDWELL COUNTY AT HEATH, HOPKINS CENTRAL GOES TO HENDERSON COUNTY, MARSHALL COUNTY AT GRAVES COUNTY, WEBSTER COUNTY HOSTS UNION COUNTY, LYON COUNTY AT LONE OAK, CALLOWAY COUNTY MEETS ST. MARY, CRITTENDEN COUNTY HOSTS PADUCAH TILGHMAN, MURRAY HOSTS MAYFIELD.

VOLLEYBALL: HOPKINSVILLE DEFEATED TRIGG COUNTY TWO GAMES TO ONE, TODD CENTRAL OVER RUSSELLVILLE 2-1, MADISONVILLE OVER MUHLENBERG COUNTY 2-0, MCLEAN COUNTY OVER HOPKINS CENTRAL 2-1, GRAVES COUNTY DEFEATS CARLISLE COUNTY 2-0, COMMUNITY CHRISTIAN OVER MAYFIELD 2-0, UNION COUNTY OVER WEBSTER COUNTY 2-0, FULTON CITY OVER CALLOWAY COUNTY 2-0.

TODAY’S GAMES: CHRISTIAN COUNTY HOSTS BOWLING GREEN, TODD CENTRAL AT FORT CAMPBELL, HOPKINSVILLE WELCOMES MUHLENBERG COUNTY, RUSSELLVILLE HOSTS OHIO COUNTY, LOGAN COUNTY HOSTS WARREN EAST, CALDWELL COUNTY ENTERTAINS MADISONVILLE, CRITTENDEN COUNTY AT UNION COUNTY, WEBSTER COUNTY HOSTS LIVINGSTON CENTRAL, GRAVES COUNTY AT MAYFIELD, CALLOWAY COUNTY HOSTS REIDLAND.

GOLF:  HOPKINSVILLE DEFEATED MADISONVILLE 160-164 IN A MATCH MONDAY AT HOPKINSVILLE GOLF AND COUNTRY CLUB.  THE TIGERS WERE LED BY JACK GARDNER WITH 34 AND DAYTON JONES WITH 39.

HIGH SCHOOL FOOTBALL

THE ASSOCIATED PRESS HAS RELEASED ITS WEEKLY POLLS.

CLASS A: MAYFIELD IS NUMBER ONE THIS WEEK.

CLASS 2A: NEWPORT CENTRAL CATHOLIC 1ST, OWENSBORO CATHOLIC 3RD, MURRAY HIGH 8TH, CALDWELL COUNTY 10TH.

CLASS 3A: LOUISVILLE CENTRAL NUMBER ONE, PADUCAH TILGHMAN 4TH, FORT CAMPBELL 6TH, TRIGG COUNTY 10TH.

CLASS 4A: HIGHLANDS FIRST, LONE OAK 9TH , WITH FRANKLIN SIMPSON AND MADISONVILLE RECEIVING VOTES.

CLASS 5A: BOWLING GREEN 1ST, CHRISTIAN COUNTY 4TH, WARREN CENTRAL 5TH.

CLASS 6A: TRINITY NUMBER ONE, HENDERSON COUNTY 8TH.

COULD TEXAS A AND M FINALLY BE HEADED TO THE SOUTHEASTERN CONFERENCE? THE NEW YORK TIMES REPORTED LAST NIGHT A AND M OFFICIALS HAVE SENT A LETTER TO THE BIG 12 BOARD SAYING THEY ARE PLANNING TO LEAVE THE CONFERENCE. AN OFFICIAL ANNOUNCEMENT IS EXPECTED TODAY.

COLLEGE FOOTBALL

WESTERN KENTUCKY FOOTBALL COACH WILLIE TAGGART ANNOUNCED MONDAY JUNIOR KAWAUN JAKES WILL START AT QUARTERBACK WHEN THE HILLTOPPERS MEET KENTUCKY THURSDAY IN NASHVILLE.  JAKED COMPLETED 51 PERCENT OF HIS PASSES LAST SEASON AND AVERAGED 140 YARDS PER GAME.

MEANWHILE, KENTUCKY COACH JOKER PHILLIPS SAID MONDAY OFFENSIVE LINEMEN STUART HINES AND MATT SMITH--WHO HAVE BOTH BATTLED INJURIES DURING FALL CAMP--WILL PLAY AGAINST WKU THURSDAY IN NASHVILLE, BUT NEITHER WOULD LIKELY START THE GAME.  COVERAGE FROM L-P FIELD BEGINS AT 6:30 ON LITE 98.7.

BEFORE PLAYING A SINGLE GAME AT THE UNIVERSITY OF TENNESSEE, FRESHMAN SAFETY PAT MARTIN OF GREENVILLE, SOUTH CAROLINA IS REQUESTING TO TRANSFER.  THE KNOXVILLE NEWS SENTINEL REPORTS IT WAS A MUTUAL DECISION BETWEEN HE AND VOLS COACH DEREK DOOLEY. DOOLEY SAID HE WOULD HELP MARTIN FIND A “BETTER FIT”. MARTIN SAID HE WAS DEALING WITH A “PERSONAL ISSUE” AND DECLINED FURTHER COMMENT.

THE TENNESSEAN SAYS VANDERBILT WILL GO WITH LARRY SMITH AS ITS STARTING QUARTERBACK WHEN THE COMMODORES HOST ELON SATURDAY. SMITH WILL BE THE STARTER FOR THE THIRD CONSECUTIVE SEASON.

NFL

THE TENNESSEE TITANS WAIVED EIGHT PLAYERS MONDAY, INCLUDING DEFENSIVE TACKLE JOVAN HAYE. THE SEVEN YEAR PRO PLAYED FOR THE TITANS FOR THE LAST TWO SEASONS.

TITANS RECEIVER KENNY BRITT PRACTICED MONDAY, AND TOLD THE TENNESSEAN HE’S BETWEEN 90 AND 95 PERCENT FOR MAKING HIS PRE SEASON DEBUT THURSDAY NIGHT AT NEW ORLEANS.

RUNNING BACK CHRIS JOHNSON WAS PLACED ON THE RESERVE/DID NOT REPORT LIST MONDAY. JOHNSON AND THE TITANS ARE STILL FAR APART ON A NEW CONTRACT FOR THE PRO BOWLER.