HARRISON COUNTY “Thorobreds”
formed in the fall of 1950 by the consolidation of:
Berry “Eagles”
Oddville “Bobcats”
Renaker “Wildcats”
Connersville “Bearcats”
Buena Vista “Cardinals”
Cynthiana “Bulldogs” became part of Harrison County in the fall of 1962.
(thanks to Jim Swinford, the voice of the Thorobreds, for this information)
vs. Madisonville
YEAR RECORD COACH PLAYOFFS site score winner
1961 0-5-1 c Bill McKee/Josh Cummins
1962 7-1 Bill McKee
1963 8-2 Bill McKee
1964 8-2 Bill McKee
b 1965 11-1 Bill McKee
1966 8-1-1 Bill McKee
a 1967 11-1 Bill McKee
1968 7-4 Bill McKee
1969 8-2 Bill McKee
1970 8-3 Bill McKee
1971 5-7 Bill McKee neu. 14-41 Mad. (Recreation Bowl)
1972 7-4 Buck Vest
1973 6-5 Buck Vest
1974 3-8 Buck Vest
1975 2-9 Fred Mariani
1976 5-6 Fred Mariani
1977 5-6 Fred Mariani
1978 4-7 Bobby Jenkins
1979 8-3 Bobby Jenkins
1980 4-7 Bobby Jenkins
1981 2-8 Bobby Jenkins
1982 1-9 Bobby Jenkins
1983 5-5 Ray Graham
1984 5-6 Ray Graham
1985 7-4 Ray Graham
1986 6-4 Ray Graham
1987 8-4 Ray Graham
a 1988 9-3 Ray Graham
1989 9-3 Ray Graham
1990 6-5 Ray Graham
1991 2-9 Ray Graham
1992 3-8 Ray Graham
1993 8-3 Ray Graham
a 1994 10-1 Ray Graham
1995 3-7 Ray Graham
1996 7-5 Ray Graham
1997 7-4 Ray Graham
1998 6-5 Ray Graham lost at Waggener 22-35
1999 8-4 Ray Graham beat Covington Catholic 21-16
lost at Ft. Thomas Highlands 26-62
a 2000 12-1 Ray Graham beat Dixie Heights 35-21
beat Covington Holmes 42-28
lost to Ft. Thomas Highlands 7-48
a 2001 9-2 Ray Graham lost to Covington Catholic 22-44
2002 7-4 Ray Graham lost at Covington Catholic 6-54
2003 5-6 Ray Graham lost at Oldham County 13-44
2004 8-3 Ray Graham lost at Covington Catholic 13-39
2005 6-5 Ray Graham lost at Covington Catholic 14-17
2006 5-6 Ray Graham lost at Lexington Catholic 7-55
b 2007 10-4 Ray Graham beat Pendleton County 48-14
won at Franklin County 30-6
beat Greenup County 31-30
lost semi-final to Lexington Catholic 0-34
a 2008 6-6 Aaron Stepp beat West Jessamine 42-13
lost to Lexington Catholic 13-52
2009 5-6 Mark Carroll lost at West Jessamine 6-49
2010 5-6 Mark Carroll lost at Lexington Catholic 19-27
2011 2-9 Mark Carroll lost at Ashland 6-59
2012 1-10 Jim Carr lost at Johnson Central 14-68
2013 3-8 Jim Carr lost at Johnson Central 13-77
2014 0-11 Jim Carr lost at Johnson Central 14-67
2015 4-7 Neil Furnish lost to Greenup County 17-15
2016 5-6 Neil Furnish lost to Greenup County 28-57
2017 0-10 Neil Furnish --
a district champion
b region champion
c McKee was called into military service during the Cuban Missile Crisis with 3 games to go; Cummins filled in the rest of the year
Starting in 2007
schools were divided into six classes (instead of 4) increasing the number of playoff teams to 192
Starting in 1991
4 teams from each district qualified for the post-season instead of 2…increasing the number of playoff teams to 128
Starting in 1987
there were 4 regions/8 districts in each of the four classes with 2 playoff
teams per district…increasing the number of playoff teams from 51 to 64
Starting in 1975
there were 4 classes instead of 3