NORTH BULLITT (9-2) AT FERN CREEK (10-1)
Tigers haven’t reached third round of playoffs since 1998
Kickoff: 7:30 p.m.
Next week: Winner will face Fairdale-South Oldham winner.
* North Bullitt got its first playoff victory since 2011 with a 34-6 win over Doss last week. Seniors Logan James (14 carries, 126 yards) and Darrius Cannon (five carries, 99 yards, two touchdowns) had big games on the ground for the Eagles. James (1,267 yards, 17 TDs) leads the rushing attack this season. North Bullitt hasn’t advanced to the third round of the playoffs since 2008, when it lost to Bullitt East 26-7.
* Fern Creek ran its winning streak to nine with a 30-0 victory over Bullitt Central last week. Senior Jamison White rushed for 199 yards and two touchdowns on 19 carries. The Fern Creek defense continued its dominance, posting its third straight shutout and sixth of the season. The Tigers allowing just 5.5 points per game on the season.
Quotable: “(Fern Creek) does on defense what everybody else wishes they could do, and that’s play you straight up,” North Bullitt coach Adam Billings said. “They pursue and fly to the football. They don’t run a lot of stunts because they don’t have to. They don’t use a lot of gimmicks because they don’t have to.”
The pick: Fern Creek 28-7.