Jr Pro and Flag Football registration

Junior Pro registration
   Registration for Junior Pro Football for boys in grades 3-6 will be held during Sneak-a-Peek at Crittenden County Elementary School and at Open House at Crittenden County Middle School on Thursday, Aug. 6. Cost is $55. A discount is available for multiple children in same household. Practice will begin Tuesday, Aug. 11. Players will need to have proof of a physical examination before being allowed to participate in full-contact practices, which will begin on Aug. 17. Many players will be able to get free physicals through their private insurance or from their family physicians. If not, Dr. Johnny Newcom of Health Quest Wellness Center will be giving physicals starting at 4:30 p.m., at the park concession stand on Thursday, Aug. 13. Anyone with questions about Junior Pro Football may call Chris Evans (270) 704-0435.

Flag football registration
   Registration and assessments for flag football will be from 8:30-10 a.m., Saturday, Aug. 22 at Rocket Stadium. This league is for grades  K-2 and it there is no fee. Games will start the following Saturday. For more information, call Jeremy Wheeler at (859) 333-4095.

Crittenden County Middle School Schedule

CCMS FOOTBALL
Sept. 3 at Union County
Sept. 10 WEBSTER COUNTY
Sept. 15 at South Hopkins
Sept. 19 at Trojan Bowl
Sept. 22 at James Madison
Sept. 29 BROWNING SPRINGS

IRONMAN: Complete 2015 Results

Ten Rockets were recognized for their performances in the annual Ironman competition, which took on a new look this season. Linemen and skilled-position players competed amongst their own. Leading the skilled players (front from left) were Landon Brooks, Seth Birdwell, Adam Beavers, Ethan Hunt and Devon Nesbitt. Leading the linemen (back) were Travis Fitzgerald,Travis McKinney, Devin Hopper, Gary McConnell and Jake Ellington.  

For about 15 years, Crittenden County football players have been starting the season with an individual strength, speed and agility competition called the Ironman. Since its inception into the football preseason, the measuring stick hadn’t changed.

  This year, however, everything was revamped and tailored toward two specific phases of the game – linemen play and the so-called skilled positions.

  Jared Brown, the team’s strength and conditioning coach, said it was a move to refine the competition’s goals and to focus on physical traits that define linemen type players and those at the skilled positions such as running back and receiver.

  “Your skilled guys should be explosive up and the lineman should be explosive out,” said Brown. “Linemen work horizontally rather than vertically.”

  He said lineman were timed in the 20-yard dash and skilled players in the 40-yard dash. The mile-and-half and weightlifting were eliminated this year, as were some other categories.

  In their places were the 10-pound Med Ball throw, Pro Agilities (like employed at pro combine camps) and jumping – vertical for skilled players and broad jump (standing long jump) for linemen.

  Brown said the new approach to Ironman was developed to more accurately test the physical output and skills of players who have trained for particular roles on the football team.

  The top five skilled players and top five linemen were recognized by the team. No longer is there an overall Ironman champion. There was a three-way tie for third in the lineman competition. At right are the results from the competition.

SKILLED PLAYERS

Overall Points

1. Landon Brooks

2. Seth Birdwell

3. Adam Beavers

4. Ethan Hunt

5. Devon Nesbitt

LINEMEN

Overall Points

1. Travis Fitzgerald

2. Travis McKinney

3. Jake Ellington

3. Gary McConnell

3. Devin Hopper

40 Yard Dash	Time	.	Pro Agility	Time
Birdwell, Seth	4.91		Birdwell, Seth	4.52
Brooks, Landon	4.96		Brooks, Landon	4.82
Russellberg, Jacob	4.99		Russellberg, Jacob	4.9
Cosby, Alex	5.01		Cosby, Alex	4.56
Beavers, Adam	5.02		Beavers, Adam	4.75
Hicks, Dylan	5.03		Hicks, Dylan	5.06
Lamey, Brannen	5.04		Lamey, Brannen	5.1
Hunt, Ethan	5.06		Hunt, Ethan	4.65
Nesbitt, Devin	5.07		Nesbitt, Devin	4.55
Hollis, Dylan	5.11		Hollis, Dylan	4.87
Castiller, Nick	5.2		Castiller, Nick	4.79
Smith, Dylan	5.24		Smith, Dylan	4.95
Myers, Maeson	5.26		Myers, Maeson	5.05
Belt, Jesse	5.28		Belt, Jesse	4.87
Dossett, Ethan	5.29		Dossett, Ethan	4.87
Coleman, Tyler	5.36		Coleman, Tyler	5.22
Dickerson, Gavin	5.41		Dickerson, Gavin	4.88
Johnson, Charlie	5.43		Johnson, Charlie	5.21
Castiller, Kyle	5.47		Castiller, Kyle	5.12
Joyce, Mitchell	5.6		Joyce, Mitchell	4.9
McKinney, Bryce	5.65		McKinney, Bryce	5.22
Riley, Paxton	5.72		Riley, Paxton	5.1
Boone, Hunter	5.76		Boone, Hunter	5.37
Hood, Tony	6		Hood, Tony	5.32
Riley, Payton	6.02		Riley, Payton	5.32
Belt, Cody	6.12		Belt, Cody	5.33
Lundy, Jared	9.99		Lundy, Jared	9.99
Med Ball	Dis.		Vertical Jump	Jump
Hunt, Ethan	36' 10"		Brooks, Landon	28
Brooks, Landon	36' 1"		Myers, Maeson	26.5
Coleman, Tyler	36' 1"		Beavers, Adam	24.5
Beavers, Adam	35' 10'		Birdwell, Seth	24
Hollis, Dylan	34' 9"		Hicks, Dylan	24
Riley, Paxton	34' 8"		Nesbitt, Devin	24
Castiller, Nick	34' 7"		Hollis, Dylan	23
Lundy, Jared	33'10"		Hunt, Ethan	23
Birdwell, Seth	33' 10"		Castiller, Nick	22.5
Smith, Dylan	32' 10"		Cosby, Alex	22.5
Dickerson, Gavin	31' 9"		Smith, Dylan	22.5
Nesbitt, Devin	31' 6"		Lamey, Brannen	22
Boone, Hunter	31' 4"		Belt, Jesse	20.5
Hicks, Dylan	31' 1"		Dossett, Ethan	20.5
Russellberg, Jacob	29' 6"		Coleman, Tyler	20
Lamey, Brannen	29' 4"		Russellberg, Jacob	20
Johnson, Charlie	29' 1"		Joyce, Mitchell	19.5
Dossett, Ethan	29'		Lundy, Jared	19.5
Cosby, Alex	28' 2"		Dickerson, Gavin	19
Hood, Tony	27' 9"		Castiller, Kyle	18.5
Belt, Jesse	27' 8"		Johnson, Charlie	18.5
Joyce, Mitchell	27' 2"		Riley, Paxton	18.5
Myers, Maeson	26' 9'		McKinney, Bryce	18
McKinney, Bryce	25' 9"		Belt, Cody	17.5
Castiller, Kyle	23' 9"		Boone, Hunter	17
Belt, Cody	23' 5"		Riley, Payton	16.5
Riley, Payton	22' 8"		Hood, Tony	15

Practice in full swing on CCHS campus

Coach Starnes with some chalk talk before practice.

Crittenden County's football team is heading back to Class A and spirits are high in preseason camp.

The team is working out weekday mornings in on campus, and learning new terminology and some new twists to the spread offense. Players will start full contact after Aug. 1.

The Crittenden Press printed edition will have some interesting feature articles this week on the Rocket coaching staff along with results from the annual Ironman competition, which underwent a change of its own.

This week's newspaper will be on newsstands Wednesday. Or, click here to follow the Rockets online with a digital subscription.