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Dave Johnson, left, and his son, Matt, witnessed the Class 3A football state championship game between Ashland and Elizabethtown on Saturday in Lexington. Dave was a standout on Ashland s 1972 state runner-up team. Matt was All-Area Player of the Year in 2003 for the Tomcats.
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LEXINGTON A former Ashland running back and his 1990 teammates arenât quite like the perfect 1972 Miami Dolphins. They didnât ignite a stogie and throw back some scotch any time events transpired to preserve their label as âthe last Ashland football team to win a state title.â
But after 30 years of hanging their hat on that feat, Chris Hutt and company are no longer the most recent champs.
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Matt Anderson is with son Carter and daughter Emarie. The diehard Tomcat fan was 10 years old when Ashland last won the state championship in 1990. His son recently turned 11. SUBMITTED PHOTO
Carter Anderson takes off around end for the fifth-grade Tomcat elementary team.SUBMITTED PHOTO
Carter Anderson launches a pass for the fifth-grade Tomcat elementary team. SUBMITTED PHOTO featured top story
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