Cols, 2-2, visit Central Hardin Sept. 26
By the time Friday night’s homecoming game finally kicked off at Colonel Stadium, it was clear the Henderson County Colonels and Daviess County Panthers would have to outlast more than just each other. A two-hour lightning delay and repeated fan evacuations to the parking lot set the stage for a close contest that didn’t end until nearly midnight.
When it was over, Henderson County escaped with a 7–6 victory in the program’s oldest rivalry, surviving on a strong defensive effort and a missed last-second field goal from Daviess County. The win pushed the Colonels back to .500 and fired up the Colonel faithful.
“We’re excited to go 2-and-2 on the season,” said head coach John Elliott afterward. “Tonight, we had a two-and-a-half hour rain delay, we had homecoming, and we had a long halftime. We’ve had just about everything happen this year that could happen. So now we have a two-hour bus ride [to Central Hardin].”…