BOWLING GREEN, Ky. – Clark Payne threw three touchdown passes to lead the Bowling Green High School football team to a 21-0 victory over visiting Fern Creek on Friday in a Class 5-A state semifinal.
The Purples (13-1) advanced to face defending 5-A champ Pulaski County (13-1) in next Saturday’s state final set for 9 p.m. EDT at Western Kentucky University. Pulaski County defeated Highlands 41-31 in Friday’s other state semifinal.
Fern Creek finished 12-2 after reaching the state semifinals for the first time since 1994.
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