Football leftovers ... Week 8

Paducah Tilghman linemen began dropping like flies in the fourth quarter of the Tornado's visit to Allen County, which helps explain the home team's two late touchdowns in its 28-10 victory.

Not all of them will be back this week, either.

Kirk Sanderson, perhaps the Tornado's best offensive lineman, went down with a knee injury. The severity of it has yet to be fully determined, but the early prognosis isn't good — there are fears that Sanderson could have a torn ACL.

Two-way tackle Kalmece Wilson pulled a hamstring in pre-game warm ups. Offensive lineman Keary Turnley, who also sees some spot duty on defense, separated a shoulder, and Sam McDowell (also a linebacker) left the game after a recurring shoulder problem caused some numbness and tingling in both of his arms.

"It was like someone put a curse on us at the beginning of the fourth quarter," Tilghman coach Randy Wyatt said. "We ended with two sophomores and a freshman in those spots."

Wyatt said Turnley and McDowell are questionable for this week's district finale with Muhlenberg South, a game Tilghman must win to maintain a shot at hosting a first-round playoff game — the Tornado also needs Union County to beat McLean County.

• Good news for Marshall County quarterback Denver Seay. His wrist isn't fractured, as was first suspected, and he will try to practice this week as the Marshals prepare for Henderson County.

"It's a big kind-of contusion-looking thing, all swollen and stuff," Marshall coach Scott Shelton said. "We're going to see if he can grip the ball and if he can be ready to play."

• Let's do another potential tiebreaker update, this one in Class 6A's District 1 race. At the moment, three teams — Graves County, Marshall County and Apollo — are 1-3 in district play, and only one of them will advance to the postseason.

Graves hosts Apollo, so one of those teams will get to 2-3, and Madisonville figures to be there since its taking on district champion Daviess County.

That leaves Marshall, which faces a tough assignment in hosting a Henderson County club that is 5-2 with two close losses to state-ranked teams — the Colonels blew a big lead before falling in overtime to Christian County and were stopped on a goal-line stand in a 34-28 loss to Christian County.

A Marshall win could also create a three-way tie with Madisonville and the Graves-Apollo winner. The Marshals have lost to both Madisonville and Graves, so they need Apollo to win to maintain any shot at a playoff berth.

Madisonville, on the basis of its non-district wins over Caldwell County, Hopkins Central and Hopkinsville, would appear to have an edge in any tiebreaker. Marshall, which beat Calloway County, would have an advantage on Apollo, which figures to be a big underdog in its final two games of the season against heavyweights Lexington Catholic and Owensboro.