Captains getting ready for the coin toss.
The Nicholas County Bluejackets opened their season on Saturday August 18th against the Lewis County Lions. The game was played at Montgomery County in the 65th Recreation Bowl. The Recreation Bowl is the longest bowl game in the state of Kentucky. The Bluejackets jumped out to an early lead and held onto it the whole game. At halftime, they were winning 20-0. After the break, the Jackets had a turnover and Lewis County scored on that pocession. The Lions converted the two point conversion to make it 20-8. The Jackets scored two more times in the game, as the Lions could only score one more time. The final score was 32-16. Austin Allison got player of the game.
Jackets taking the field.
The Bluejackets traveled to neighboring rivals Fleming County this past Friday. The Panthers scored a touchdown midway through the 1st quarter. The following kickoff was returned by Carl Hurd to the Panthers' 8 yard line. After the Jackets scored, the Panthers never looked back. They scored four more touchdowns before halftime. The score at halftime was 34-6. The Jackets were looking to turn it around to start the second half. That did not happen. The opening kickoff of the second half, being returned by Nicholas, was fumbled and recovered by the Panthers. The final scoe of the game was 53-14.
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