Trinity (Louisville, Ky.) vs. Pleasure Ridge Park (Louisville, Ky.)
Trinity struggled last week but found a way to advance in the Kentucky playoffs.
Photo by Megan Stearman
No. 18 Trinity is making its record eighth-consecutive trip to a state championship game, but it wasn't easy. The Shamrocks erased a 14-0 deficit in the fourth quarter of last week's 6A semifinal win against Scott County (Georgetown) by scoring 21 consecutive points in the last 7:49 of the game. Trinity (12-1) played without injured 1,000-yard receiver
James Quick (a MaxPreps Top 100 recruit) but still had quarterback
Travis Wright guiding the ship. Wright threw two touchdown passes, bringing his total to 36 for the season and 105 over a three-year career.
Trinity lost on the final week of the regular season to Ohio state finalist Moeller (Cincinnati), ending an overall 33-game winning streak. But the Shamrocks still have a 26-game unbeaten run against Kentucky opponents and would capture their 10th state title in 12 seasons and 22nd overall with a win on Saturday.
View the MaxPreps Kentucky football playoff bracketsPleasure Ridge Park matched a season high for points and gained nearly 600 yards in a 61-21 blowout of Eastern (Louisville) last week in the 6A state semifinals. Senior quarterback
Spencer Sumpter threw six touchdown passes in the game to increase his total for the season to 37. The Panthers (14-0) earned their first trip to a state championship game and will attempt to end a three-game losing streak to Trinity.
Mitch Stephens: Trinity 42, Pleasure Ridge Park 35
Steve Montoya: Pleasure Ridge Park 28, Trinity 21
Stephen Spiewak: Trinity 35, Pleasure Ridge Park 21
Kevin Askeland: Trinity 48, Pleasure Ridge Park 28
Leland Gordon: Trinity 33, Pleasure Ridge Park 37
Jamie DeMoney: Trinity 41, Pleasure Ridge Park 35
