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TWO HUGE GAMES ON TAP THIS WEEKEND

November 1, 2019November 1, 2019 dave

As the regular season winds down there is still much to play for in the SCRC. In Division One Kentucky will host rivals, the Tennessee Volunteers with a 1pm kickoff in Lexington. The way that the remaining fixtures are looking this game could be viewed as a “semi-final” with the winners in pole position to reach the final. Kentucky are currently in second place while Tennessee are hot on their heels. Both teams have a 2-1 record in the conference and both have already lost to Kennesaw State. After Saturday’s…

TENNESSEE STAYS IN CONTENTION

October 24, 2019October 24, 2019 dave

Division One saw just one game take place over the weekend with Tennessee traveling to Alabama for a big conference game. Essentially the loser of the game was out of the running to make the SCRC Final in Lexington, KY while the winner stayed in contention. It was the Volunteers who took the spoils and kept their season alive with a 27-20 win. They did not make it easy, however, almost letting a 20-10 halftime lead slide but they held on for the win. Division One will only host one…

DOUBLE HEADER DAY COMES TO LEXINGTON

October 19, 2019October 19, 2019 dave

Kentucky hosts a double header as both Lindenwood-Belleville and Middle Tennessee State come to town. The Wildcats played both these teams last fall, splitting the games with a home loss to the Lynx and an away win at MTSU. Lindenwood-Belleville bested the Wildcats by a score of 33-5 last season but the game was much closer than the score suggests. After being tied 0-0 at halftime Kentucky scored first to take a 5-0 lead but the Lynx put on a show down the stretch to run out victorious. Both teams…

ALABAMA HOSTS HUGE GAME

October 17, 2019 dave

Alabama will host Tennessee in a rare Friday night matchup in SCRC Division One tomorrow evening. The game is big for the clubs as both stand at 1-1 in the conference. Essentially the loser would be on the outside looking in for the SCRC Championship Game in November. Last weekend saw just the one game in Division One with Georgia visiting South Carolina in a clash at the bottom of the table. The Gamecocks ran out winners with a 43-3 scoreline. The result has probably secured the Wooden Spoon for…

KENNESAW STATE REGAINS TOP SPOT

October 10, 2019October 28, 2019 dave

Last Saturday saw the top two teams in Division One lock horns and it was Kennesaw State who came out on top with a 24-5 victory over Kentucky. The win saw them leapfrog the Wildcats to take top spot and hold the inside line to the SCRC Championship Game at the end of the season. In Division Two Middle Tennessee State holds pole position thanks to a 21-0 forfeit due to Mississippi State not having traveled to play. MTSU now stands at 3-0 on the season but have only played…

WILDCATS HELD IN CHECK

October 7, 2019October 7, 2019 dave

Kennesaw State proved a hurdle too many for the Wildcats on Saturday as the hosts took the spoils with a 24-5 victory. The Owls led at the break after a tight first 40 minutes had been decided by an interception and a breakaway try which saw Kentucky down 7-0 at halftime. Seven minutes of the second half had been played when Kentucky was able to answer with an unconverted try from Jaydon Hudson. The Wildcats did not learn from that first half mistake as Kennesaw State repeated the feat 17…

BATTLE OF THE UNBEATENS

October 5, 2019October 5, 2019 dave

Before the season began most interested parties would have said that ir would be between last year’s playoff participants of Kentucky, Alabama, Tennessee and South Carolina vting for the two spots in this year’s Championship Game. Somewhat unexpectedly Kennesaw State has thrown its name into the hat, helping to eliminate some big names in the process. Kentucky will be trying to avoid the same fate that KSU has bestowed upon both Tennessee and South Carolina today as they travel to the Owls for their first ever game against KSU. The…

KENTUCKY & MTSU HOLD POLE POSITIONS

October 1, 2019October 18, 2019 dave

After the latest round of conference games it is Kentucky and Middle Tennessee State who hold the top spots in their respective divisions. Kentucky took full advantage of Kennesaw State being on a bye week as they overcame Georgia by a 73-7 scoreline in Athens on Saturday. The Wildcats take top spot thanks to a superior points difference of +94 compared to KSU’s +53. South Carolina visited Tennessee only to leave on the wrong end of a 34-5 defeat, dropping them to bottom of the division. The win moved the…

WILDCATS RUN IN 11 TRIES IN BIG WIN

September 29, 2019September 30, 2019 dave

Kentucky traveled to Athens, Georgia for their second conference game of the season on Saturday. The Wildcats got off to a comparatively slow start but picked up the pace to run in no less than 11 tries in the 80 minutes, along with nine conversions for a final score of 73-7. Full back, Jacob Goeppner led the way with four tries to keep his scoring streak alive at four games on the season. Kentucky led 14-0 after 20 minutes with scores from Goeppner and Anthony Mencini. Georgia tried to stay…

GEORGIA PLAYS HOST TO WILDCATS

September 28, 2019October 18, 2019 dave

Kentucky travels to Athens to face a Georgia side that many are favoring to finish in the bottom two of Division One this season. The Wildcats opened conference play last weekend with a solid 40-12 win over Alabama at home, Georgia will face Kentucky today in their conference opener. Kentucky will be looking to keep the pressure on an unbeaten Kennesaw State team with a win today and a repeat of the last encounter between these two teams would go a long way in that direction. Back in October 2017…