CUMBERLAND COUNTY “Panthers”
Originally known as Burkesville H.S. “Panthers”--there was no consolidation, just a name change.
“The Athlete,” published by the KHSAA, noted it as
“Cumberland County” from 1950-1954;
“Cumberland” in 1955 and 1956; then
“Cumberland County” from 1957 on.
In the fall of 1961, Marrowbone (“Cardinals”) became part of the “county” school.
Marrowbone had a high school through 1961...known officially as "Martha Norris Memorial."
It was then downsized to grades 1-8...with secondary students attending Clinton County High.
It was actually “Martha Norris High School, Marrowbone”…
much like “Paul Blazer High School, Ashland”…
but around the state, the name of the town was/is the commonly used moniker.
A new high school was built in 1968 and a new gym was added in 1970.
Before that, C.C.H.S. played its home games at old Marrowbone High.
Burkesville/Cumberland County Marrowbone/Martha Norris
Record Coach Record Coach
1927 (District 10) district runner-up; region runner-up
lost region championship game to Louisville Manual 18-22
1939 Leon Cook 1939 Samuel Alexander
1940 N.J. Anderson 1940 Samuel Alexander
1941 Darrell Carter 1941 Samuel Alexander
1942 N.J. Anderson 1942 Ralph Sartin
1943 N.J. Anderson 1943 Harbert Walker
1944 Jack Shannon 1944 Harbert Walker
1945 R.A. Palmore 1945 Harbert Walker DC, rs
1946 Jerry Bowman 1946 18 - 6 Harbert Walker DC
DC 1947 Jerry Bowman 1947 Ralph Sartin
1948 Jim Flowers 1948 Ray Logan
dr 1949 Lew Williams 1949 Cortez Butler
1950 Lew Williams 1950 Cortez Butler
1951 Lew Williams 1951 Cortez Butler
1952 Lew Williams 1952 Cortez Butler dr
DC 1953 28 - 3 Lew Williams 1953 22-12 Cortez Butler dr, rf
DC, rs 1954 25 - 5 Lew Williams 1954 Cortez Butler
DC, rs 1955 30 - 1 Lew Williams 1955 Cortez Butler
DC 1956 Lew Williams 1956 Cortez Butler
dr, rs 1957 18 - 8 Lew Williams 1957 Cortez Butler
dr, rf 1958 10-20 Jimmy Coe 1958 Walter Keen Norris
1959 13-12 Jimmy Coe 1959 18 - 8 Walter Keen Norris dr, rf
1960 Jimmy Coe 1960 Walter Keen Norris
dr, rs 1961 22-11 Larry McDonald 1961 Walter Keen Norris
1962 15-11 Larry McDonald
1963 Larry McDonald
DC 1964 20 - 7 Larry McDonald
DC 1965 17-10 Larry McDonald
1966 Larry McDonald
1967 Larry McDonald
DC 1968 Walter Keen Norris
dr 1969 9 - 18 Larry McDonald
1970 Larry McDonald
1971 Larry McDonald
dr 1972 11-20 Larry McDonald
1973 Terry Davis
1974 Terry Davis
dr, rs 1975 Terry Davis
DC 1976 26 - 9 Terry Davis
DC 1977 25 - 4 Terry Davis
DC 1978 23-10 David Wells
DC 1979 11-17 David Wells
DC, rf 1980 26-10 David Wells
DC, rs 1981 25 - 7 David Wells
dr 1982 23-14 David Wells
dr 1983 25-11 David Wells
1984 David Wells
dr 1985 13-17 David Wells
1986 11-15 David Wells
DC 1987 18-12 David Wells
1988 Tom Watson
1989 Tom Watson
dr, rs 1990 15-14 Tim Bell
dr 1991 6 - 22 Tim Bell
dr 1992 9 - 21 Tim Bell
1993 Bernard Hall
1994 5 - 21 Bernard Hall
1995 David Wells
dr 1996 10-16 David Wells
dr 1997 23 - 7 David Wells
1998 3 - 21 Tony Breeze
DC 1999 11-14 Tony Breeze
2000 7 - 19 Glen Murphy
2001 6 - 20 Glen Murphy
2002 6 - 21 Daryl Murphy
2003 7 - 18 Daryl Murphy
2004 8 - 17 Daryl Murphy
2005 3 - 22 Dennis Smith
2006 3 - 22 Lee DeForest
2007 4 - 22 Brandon Combs
2008 7 - 20 Brandon Combs
DC 2009 13-11 Brandon Combs
2010 10-15 Brandon Combs
2011 3 - 25 David McIntyre
2012 8 - 23 David McIntyre
2013 8 - 20 David McIntyre
2014 4 - 21 Jerry Hall
2015 0 - 25 Jerry Hall
2016 1 - 25 Scott Overbay
2017 7 - 21 Kurtis Claywell
2018 4 - 25 Kurtis Claywell
dr district runner-up
DC district champ
rs region semi-finalist
rf region finalist