Dawgs head to Springfield Friday
The Gridiron Dawgs will take their hopes of advancing in the KHSAA playoffs to Springfield, Kentucky, this Friday night to take on the Washington County Commanders.
The Bulldogs finished regular season play with a great win this past Friday night over the Berea Pirates, 42-6, to end regular season play with a  4-6 record.
Clinton County’s playoff hopes beginning this weekend will see them facing a Washington County team that brings a 7-3 record to Friday night’s playoff game.
A change in previously announced kickoff for Friday night’s game, the start is now set for 6:30 p.m., central time.
Good luck Dawgs!

Stat leaders at season’s end
Clinton County has several fall sports athletes who made top rankings at the end of regular season play, according to the KHSAA reports.
Girls first . . .
Volley Dawg Aubrie Messer finished the season in the 14th spot among Kentucky players in the blocks stat category.
Aubrie finished the year with 120 blocks, in addition to 12 assisted blocks, for a total of 132 in 101 sets played in this 2024-25 season.
The Volley Dawgs finished the year in 35th place in the state in blocks with 250 for the team in 101 sets.
In football, several Bulldogs were among the best in 2A play.
In no particular order . . .
Jaxson Mason leads the state in the No. 1 spot in passing with 181 completions in eight games played, on 314 attempts for a 57.6 percent completion rate.  Mason finished with a total of 2,267 yards passing on the year, which also helped boost the Dawgs to a No. 2 spot in state rankings in passing, with 2,439 yards in nine games.
Mason had 22 touchdowns and averaged 283 yards per game.
Kasyn Massengale received 58 passes for 900 yards for a No. 1 ranking among 2A players, averaging 15 yards per reception and eight touchdowns.
Massengale was also 25th in scoring with nine touchdowns and six conversions.
William Beaty caught 67 passes for 884 yards for an average of 13.2 yards per reception, scoring 10 touchdowns, averaging 98 yards per game.
Beaty was also 17th in scoring with 10 touchdowns receiving and one on a kickoff return touchdown, plus four conversions.
Noah McCutchen  ranked 36th in the state with 24 receptions for 348 yards and an average of 14.5 yards per reception with five touchdowns.
On defense, Mason McDaniel ranked 13th in tackles with 26 solo and 63 assisted tackles for a total of 89 in nine games.
Kade Beaty ranked 18th in defensive sacks with 4.5 per game.
Austin Arms ranked 4th in defensive fumble stats, forcing three in nine games while Jadon Kinney and Caden Poore ranked 17th and 18th, respectively  in state 2A rankings with two defensive forced fumbles this season.
Jaxon Albertson finished the year with a 32nd ranking in interceptions, with two in nine games including one that resulted in a touchdown.

Back on the bench
Due to an unfortunate set of circumstances, the Clinton County Lady Bulldogs basketball team found themselves without a basketball coach last week, just a month prior to the start of the 2024-25 campaign.
Word came Monday afternoon that former CCHS Bulldogs’ coach Todd Messer had  agreed to take on the job of leading the Lady Bulldogs into battle on an interim basis this coming season.
Thanks, Todd, for taking this on at this late date and having the best interest of our student athletes at heart by giving up your retired status as a coach.
Onward, upward!