CRITTENDEN COUNTY “Rockets”
formed in the fall of 1950 by the consolidation of:Frances “Bulldogs”
Mattoon “Panthers” (Tigers?”)
Shady Grove “Bearcats” and
Tolu (TOO’ loo) “Indians”
The city school...the Marion “Blue Terrors”...was absorbed in the fall of 1957.
vs. Madisonville
*1951 Record:18 - 7 aLouis Litchfieldsite scorewinner
1952 Record: 24 - 4Louis Litchfield
*1953 Record: 18-10Louis Litchfield
*1954 Record:14-10Ercel Little
#1955 Record:19-14Ercel Little
*1956 Record: 21 - 8Ercel Little
*1957 Record: 15-11 b Ercel Little
#1958 Record:14-14Dean Akridge
1959 Record: 13-11Dean Akridge
1960 Record: 5 - 18Robert Franklin
1961 Record: 18 - 9L.B. Gaston
1962 Record: 17-20L.B. Gaston
1963 Record: 13 - 9L.B. Gaston
1964 Record: 14-10L.B. Gaston
1965 Record: 7 - 14L.B. Gaston
1966 Record:3 - 17L.B. Gaston
1967 Record:2 - 23George Whitecotton
#1968 Record:8 - 16George Whitecotton
1969 Record:12-13George Whitecotton
1970 Record: 11-12George Whitecotton
1971 Record:7 - 14George Whitecotton
#1972 Record:14-12George WhitecottonMad.92-56Mad.(region tourney opener)
#1973 Record:16-11Roy McKamey
1974 Record:19-10Roy McKamey
#1975 Record:3 - 22Jack Keeney
1976 Record: 4 - 18Jack Keeney
1977 Record:1 - 23Larry Jenkins
1978 Record: 2 - 22 c Larry Locke
1979 Record:9 - 14Larry Locke
1980 Record: 8 - 19Larry Locke
1981 Record:8 - 18Norman Weaver
1982 Record:10-14Norman Weaver
#1983 Record: 4 - 24 d Hugh Highfil
1984 Record:5 - 19Hugh Highfil
#1985 Record:9 - 12Hugh Highfil
1986 Record:9 - 13Hank Bowen
1987 Record:11-16Hank Bowen
1988 Record:11-16 e Joe McCord
#1989 Record:8 - 16Joe McCordMad.98-54Mad.(region tourney opener)
1990 Record:7 - 16Jim Simmons
1991 Record:0 - 24 f Jon Lawson
1992 Record:7 - 18Jon Lawson
1993 Record:3 - 23Jon Lawson
1994 Record:4 - 21Jon Lawson
1995 Record:10-16Jon Lawson
1996 Record:6 - 16Jimmy Croft
1997 Record:10-11Jimmy Croft
*1998 Record:19 - 8 g Jimmy CroftMad.65-57Mad.(region tourney opener)
1999 Record:9 - 14Jimmy Croft
#2000 Record:20-10Jimmy CroftMad.70-54Mad.
2001 Record: 13-14Jimmy Croft
#2002 Record: 14-14Jimmy CroftMad.76-61Mad.(region tourney opener)
#2003 Record: 17-10Jimmy Croftneu.67-50Mad.(Owensboro Invitational)
C.C.70-58Mad.
2004 Record:16 - 9Jimmy Croft
2005 Record:14-11Jimmy CroftC.C.82-66Mad.
2006 Record:12-15Rob ToweryMad.75-53Mad.
#2007 Record: 10-15Rob Towery
2008 Record: 3 - 19Rob Towery
2009 Record: 9 - 12Rob Towery
2010 Record: 11-15Chad Hayes
2011 Record: 6 - 18Brad Fraser
2012 Record: 11-20Denis Hodge
2013 Record: 15-16Denis HodgeC.C.57-53Mad.
2014 Record: 9 - 21Denis HodgeMad.71-46Mad.
Mad.72-30Mad.(region tourney opener)
2015 Record: 16-12Denis Hodge
2016 Record: 5 - 24Denis HodgeMad.79-45Mad.
2017 Record: 7 - 24Denis HodgeC.C.75-33Mad.
*2018 Record: 7 - 20Denis Hodge
*district champion
#district runner-up
a Louis Litchfield had been head coach at Frances for four years.
b best region finish: 1957: semi-finalist (beat Trigg Co.; lost to Hopkinsville); lost in first round every other time
c Larry Locke: later took Livingston Central gals to state twice; became principal at (Lyon Co.?)
d Hugh Highfil: wife (Linda) coached the gals at Dawson Springs in 1981.
e Joe McCord: also coached the C.C. gals a couple of times; brother to Bob McCord (Earlington guys; Hoptown gals).
f Jon Lawson: (from Warren East?); played at Purdue & finished at Western Kentucky.
g Jimmy Croft: first C.C. coach with a winning season since Roy McKamey in ‘73 & ‘74.
Lige Shadowan was an all-region performer from Crittenden County in 1957.
(His son Todd played football and basketball at Madisonville in 1977 and 1978...and earned a scholarship to U.K. in football.)
Crittenden County hosted the 2nd region tournament in 1959 and 1960…when consolidated schools with new gyms started taking turns as host.