Leading up to the week, both Jackson County High School (McKee, KY) and Shawnee High School (Louisville, KY) both struggled to find an opponent to play this Friday evening.
For the former, several teams canceled on them due to Covid-19 concerns and issues. For the latter, Carroll County backed out due to safety concerns surrounding the ongoing protests in Louisville just two weeks after the school had to beg Trimble County to travel to Louisville to play on Sept. 18.
When Jackson County head coach John Hallock heard of Shawnee’s scheduling issues – as originally reported and covered beautifully by Jason Frakes of the Courier Journal – he reached out to see if they were interested in playing this week.