Kickoff to state championship games
Published 10:45 am Thursday, November 30, 2017
- WRNZ personality Charlie Perry and Danville Admirals football head coach Clay Clevenger laugh during an interview.
Six bigwigs of local government and schools gathered at Danville City Hall Wednesday afternoon for a special press conference, called to wish good luck to the Boyle County Rebels and Danville Admirals football teams in their respective state championship games. Danville Mayor Mike Perros, Danville Schools Superintendent Keith Look, Danville football head coach Clay Clevenger, Boyle County Judge-Executive Harold McKinney, Boyle County Schools Superintendent Mike LaFavers and Boyle County football head coach Chuck Smith posed for a photo op and spoke on-air on WRNZ with Charlie Perry, as a crowd of around 20 attended the event. The Boyle County Rebels will play Corbin at 7 p.m. Friday for the Class 3A state championship. The Danville Admirals will play Mayfield at 1 p.m. Saturday for the Class 2A state championship. Both games will be played on Kroger Field in Lexington.
Perry, far right, interviews Boyle County Judge-Executive Harold McKinney as Boyle Schools Superintendent Mike LaFavers, far left, and Boyle County Rebels football head coach Chuck Smith, second from left, watch.
Perros, Clevenger, Look, LaFavers, Smith and McKinney pose for a group photo.
Danville City Attorney Stephen Dexter watches and shoots the event in front of city hall with his cell phone, along with others.
Photos by Ben Kleppinger/ben.kleppinger@amnews.com
