http://www.axtora.com/homesites/us/kentucky/franklin/ Franklin, KY News http://www.axtora.com/homesites/us/kentucky/franklin/content/dafa14352929bc71d986d2a37775e453.html FRANKFORT Marking three months after Ana Romero's death family and friends stood in a grassy area not far from where she died We are here to grieve for the loss of one taken from us too soon said the Rev Steven Pace of Frankfort Romero who was set to be deported back to El Salvador was held for several weeks in the Franklin County Regional Jail The night before immigration officials were to pick her up she was found hanging in an isolation cell She was pronounced dead early the next day Outside the jail Friday near a picnic pavilion about 150 people stood in the bitter cold with small candles and listened to pastors and other speakers try to make sense of her death http://www.axtora.com/homesites/us/kentucky/franklin/content/b4291e9ee84a479543ef479522057b6a.html A spokesman for GE Capital said yesterday the company never made a commitment to back 125 million in bonds for a ZAP electric car factory in Franklin Ky rebutting statements made by Integrity Manufacturing CEO Randall Waldman http://www.axtora.com/homesites/us/kentucky/franklin/content/eb6a3c6d7e632c197d5b198cc720f4e3.html SCOTTSVILLE 8212; In a line of already historic football nights at Allen CountyScottsville another was added as the Patriots beat Lone Oak 3314 on Friday to advance to the Class 4A regional final for the first time in school history 8220;I8217;ve had some family that has played for the Patriots8221; Allen CountyScottsville sophomore running back Hunter York said 8220;and they haven8217;t done so good And so for us to come out here and make history it8217;s pretty good8221;Allen CountyScottsville 93 now prepares to host Calloway County 045; a 2825 winner over FranklinSimpson on Friday 045; in next Friday8217;s third roundThe Patriots used an effective rushing game all night against Lone Oak 102 which reached the 4A state championship game last season York led the Patriots with 131 yards on 16 carries and one touchdown He came into the game averaging just 45 yards per game8220;If Hunter York was 6foot tall they wouldn8217;t let him play football8221; ACS coach Brad Hood said 8220;He8217;s 5 feet 5 inches of nothing but heart and he never quits churning You match him with the Oline we8217;ve got and he8217;s a dangerous individual8221;Complimenting York was sophomore fullback Brandon Boards He finished with 93 yards on 16 carries including a 43yard run in the fourth quarter It looked as if Boards had been gang tackled by the Purple Flash but the referees never stopped the play and Boards emerged to run the ball into the end zone Boards also scored on a 10yard touchdown in the second quarter and a fouryard run in the third quarter8220;People look at Brandon as a calm kid8221; Hood said 8220;But there8217;s a mean streak in him and he does not like to lose and he hates to get tackled8221;Defensively the Patriots slowed the Purple Flash8217;s spread offense Lone Oak senior quarterback Jamarielle Brown completed 20 of 32 passes for 225 yards but threw three interceptions including one while the Purple Flash was deep in Patriot territory and trailing 2714 in the fourth quarter Allen CountyScottsville sophomore defensive back Jacob Costello intercepted the pass in the end zone to give the Patriots some insurance8220;Their quarterback will be one of the best athletes we face8221; Hood said 8220;We8217;ve got the type of kids that don8217;t like to be told they can8217;t do something When you put them up against the wall like that they fight like dogs We came in with a good game plan and the kids did exactly what we said8221;As good as the Patriots8217; rushing attack was when they needed to pass they did Junior quarterback Cory Cooper connected on seven of eight passes for 144 yards His only incompletion was an interception when the Patriots attempted a fakepunt on fourth down 045; Hood said he was trying to be greedy with the play callCooper also found senior wide receiver Ben Mahaney on a 66yard touchdown pass early in the third quarter8220;Everything was just there tonight8221; Cooper said 8220;The routes got open quick and we did the things we needed to get the job done8221;Lone Oak head coach Jack Haskins said his team just didn8217;t play its kind of football on Friday night8220;It wasn8217;t as much their defense as it was us8221; Haskins said 8220;We didn8217;t play our Agame at all tonight We probably played the most poorly offensively we have all year and maybe their defense did have something to do with it8221;Allen CountyScottsville will play Calloway County on Friday in Scottsville8220;That has been one of our goals this season is to practice on Thanksgiving day and then play the day after Thanksgiving8221; Cooper saidLone Oak0770 045; 14Allen CountyScottsville81366 045; 33First QuarterACS 045; Hunter York 8 run Allen Witcher pass from Cory Cooper 8:11Second QuarterACS 045; Brandon Boards 10 run Tyler Walker kick 5:23LOHS 045; Jamarielle Brown 11 run Jack Coorts kick 2:52ACS 045; Ben Mahaney 66 pass from Cory Cooper Coots kick 1:41Third QuarterACS 045; Boards 4 run Conversion failed 8:49LOHS 045; Brown 3 run Coorts kick 3:47Fourth QuarterACS 045; Boards 43 run Conversion failed 4:01 http://www.axtora.com/homesites/us/kentucky/franklin/content/813cf57183ec9c9f74387e7b81ed9386.html FranklinSimpson was unable to rally from an early deficit falling 2825 at Calloway County in the Class 4A playoffs on Friday 8220;We played hard 045; we just didn8217;t make plays when we had to8221; FranklinSimpson coach Tim Schlosser said 8220;We didn8217;t execute a couple of times offensively in crucial situations and then defensively we had a couple of opportunities to make stops on fourth down and we just didn8217;t get it done8221;Calloway County outgained the Wildcats 369287 Tyrrell Willis led the way with 30 carries for 203 yards and two touchdownsPatrick Flippin had 87 yards rushing for FranklinSimpson and Courtney Dalcourt finished with 78 yards The Wildcats finish their season with an 84 record8220;We had some big wins this year8221; Schlosser said 8220;When you get in the playoffs you have to make plays It didn8217;t end the way we wanted to but we had a good year I8217;m proud of these guys and especially proud of our seniors 045; they had a great run8221;FSHS30715045; 25CCHS77014045; 28 http://www.axtora.com/homesites/us/kentucky/franklin/content/69dd2a64657dad5e39a874943115d99b.html Stephan Robinson scored four touchdowns including a 71yard scamper on the second play of the game to lead defending Class 3A state champion Central past visiting Shawnee 406 in a secondround playoff game last night http://www.axtora.com/homesites/us/kentucky/franklin/content/04f759fc59f9eac8990bb4398a0d4eef.html Kentucky State Police Public Affairs Officer Todd Holder has been named the new Franklin Chief of Police http://www.axtora.com/homesites/us/kentucky/franklin/content/402dbbe4d9de20da62dcfe384030bf0d.html Ranier Caldwell grew up planning for a career in football as a player An injury changed those plans but Caldwell has a career in football as a coach A 1988 graduate of Franklin County Caldwell has been coaching in the college ranks for the past 14 years http://www.axtora.com/homesites/us/kentucky/franklin/content/07478ad88db851acdfb9d4c029fb6eae.html A fourtime convicted murderer already serving 265 years and who made Most Wanted has been sentenced in Franklin Circuit Court to life in prison plus 30 years for the local murder of his cousin Ronnie Dauntell Drane 34 of Indiana was convicted Wednesday for the 2003 murder of his firstcousin Herman Buchanan with a handgun at his apartment off the EastWest