Week 14 of First Down Friday to feature round 3 of the Kentucky playoffs

LOUISVILLE, Ky. (WDRB) -- Male's turnaround against duPont Manual was the biggest surprise of round two of the Kentucky state football playoffs.

The Bulldogs got a late touchdown and two-point conversion to edge the rival Crimsons 15-14 just two weeks after losing to them in the regular season finale 52-13.

Now, Male gets a second shot against St. Xavier. They lost to the Tigers 38-7 in week three on Sep. 5. That will be one of the highlights for this week's First Down Friday action.

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Here's a look at this week's schedule for the area teams:

6A:
- Male (8-4) at St. Xavier (9-3) 7 p.m.
- Madison Central (8-4) at Trinity (10-2) 7 p.m.
5A:
- Bowling Green (6-6) vs Atherton (11-1) at Waggener 7:30 p.m.
- Fairdale (8-4) at Owensboro (10-2) 7 p.m.
4A:
- North Oldham (10-2) at Franklin County (12-0) 7:30 p.m.
3A:
- Union County (7-5) at Christian Academy (12-0) 7:30 p.m.
1A:
- Newport (8-4) at Kentucky Country Day (10-1) 7:30 p.m.

In southern Indiana, two area schools lost regional games last Friday. Providence and Floyd Central both saw their seasons come to an end.

Brownstown Central is the lone representative from the area to move on to semistate this Friday. The 13-0 Braves have a 2A showdown at 13-0 Lapel at 7 p.m.

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