Week 7 area football previews

Bowling Green (6-0) vs. Grayson County (4-2)

7 p.m. Thursday

El Donaldson Stadium

Broadcast: STBNTV.com (PXP: Joe Brunk)

Updates: Twitter

Last meeting: Bowling Green won 49-13 on Sept. 28, 2017

Breakdown: Bowling Green and Grayson County meet at 7 p.m. Thursday at El Donaldson Stadium … The Purples – currently ranked No. 2 in the Class 5A Kentucky Associated Press poll – are off to a 6-0 start after defeating Greenwood 49-7 last week … QB Beau Buchanan completed 12-of-15 passes for 233 yards and five TDs in the win … Grayson County has lost two straight after starting 4-0 … RB Q’Daryius McHenry rushed for 218 yards and three TDs in the Cougars’ 38-35 loss at Allen County-Scottsville last week.

Warren Central (0-6) at Warren East (3-3)

7 p.m. Thursday

Jim Ross Field

Broadcast: ESPN KY 102.7 FM (PXP: Garret Browning)

Updates: Twitter

Last meeting: Warren East won 33-0 on Sept. 28, 2017

Breakdown: Warren East and Warren Central meet at 7 p.m. Thursday at Jim Ross Field … The Raiders are coming off a 55-35 win over Monroe County last week … RB Thomas Maxey rushed for 222 yards and five TDs in the victory … Warren Central fell 35-20 to Central Hardin last week … The Dragons have lost 30 consecutive games dating back to 2015.

South Warren (6-0) at Greenwood (2-4)

7 p.m. Friday

“The Swamp”

Broadcast: None

Updates: Twitter

Last meeting: South Warren won 42-11 on Sept. 29, 2017

Breakdown: South Warren have won four out of the five all-time meetings against Greenwood … The undefeated Spartans rank third in the Class 5A AP poll and defeated Rocky Mountain (Colo.) 46-0 last week … RB Cameron Harrison rushed for 144 yards and four TDs in the win … Greenwood lost 49-7 last week at Bowling Green.

Allen County-Scottsville (4-2) at Franklin-Simpson (5-1)

7 p.m. Friday

Shadetree Stadium

Broadcast: STBNTV.com (PXP: Miles Schroader)

Updates: Twitter

Last meeting: Franklin-Simpson won 30-7 on Sept. 29, 2017

Breakdown: Franklin-Simpson leads the all-time series 25-7 over Allen County-Scottsville … The Wildcats – ranked third in the Class 4A AP poll – defeated then-undefeated Glasgow 48-21 last week … RB Tre Bass rushed for 201 yards and four TDs in the win … Allen County-Scottsville, which is tied for 10th in the 4A poll, used a game-winning field goal from Thorny Walker to beat Grayson County 38-35 last week.

Glasgow (5-1) vs. Green County (1-5)

7 p.m. Friday

Hank Royse Stadium

Broadcast: WCLU 102.3 FM (PXP: Joe Myers)

Last meeting: Glasgow won 50-0 on Sept. 29, 2017

Breakdown: Glasgow has won the past eight meetings against Green County … The Scotties – ranked No. 5 in the Class 2A AP poll – suffered their first loss of the season in a 48-21 defeat at Franklin-Simpson last week … QB Tanner Abernathy recorded a pair of TDs, while RB Hunter Scott also scored once in the loss … Green County lost 60-22 at Hart County last week.

Barren County (2-4) vs. Taylor County (4-1)

7 p.m. Friday

Trojan Stadium

Broadcast: NASHIcon 103.7 FM (PXP: Jay Turner)

Last meeting: Taylor County won 55-0 on Sept. 29, 2017

Breakdown: Barren County won 22-20 last week at Ballard Memorial … Taylor County defeated West Jessamine 46-0 last week … Cardinals QB Grant McQueary completed 11-of-16 passes for 201 yards and two touchdowns in the win.

Fulton County (4-1) at Russellville (2-4)

7 p.m. Friday

Rhea Stadium

Broadcast: WRUS 610 AM

Last meeting: Russellville won by forfeit on Sept. 29, 2017

Breakdown: Russellville has dropped three straight games – most recently a 59-12 loss at Murray last week … Fulton County travels to Russellville sporting a 4-1 record … The Pilots lost 28-16 at home to Greenfield, Tenn. last week … QB Jerome Warren and RB Christopher Smith each scored TDs in the loss.

Metcalfe County (1-5) at Monroe County (1-5)

7 p.m. Friday

Falcon Stadium

Broadcast: None

Last meeting: Monroe County won 42-13 on Sept. 29, 2017

Breakdown: Monroe County and Metcalfe County both enter Friday’s rivalry matchup with 1-5 records … Four different Falcons scored TDs in last week’s 55-35 loss at Warren East … The Hornets dropped a 22-12 decision at home to Clinton County last week … RB Dylan Johnson rushed for 101 yards and a TD in the loss.

Edmonson County (3-3) vs. Adair County (1-5)

7 p.m. Friday

Wildcat Stadium

Broadcast: EdmonsonVoice.com (PXP: Scott Lindsey)

Last meeting: Edmonson County won 27-25 on Sept. 29, 2017

Breakdown: Edmonson County has won the past two meetings against Adair County … The Wildcats lost 46-19 at Elizabethtown last week … Adair County has lost three straight after last week’s 43-7 loss to LaRue County at home.

Tyler Mansfield@ByMansfield

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