11/2/26 – NFHS/NFL Crews of the Month (October) in Kentucky

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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Nov. 2, 2026

The NFHS and NFL are in their fourth year of their combined Crew of the Month and Crew of the Year initiative. The initiative began during the 2023 football season with five state associations and five teams involved in a pilot program, growing to 30 state associations and all 32 NFL teams participating this season. 

The participating state associations and their respective NFL teams recognize high school football officials in the months of September, October, and November for their demonstration of objectivity, fairness in rules implementation and commitment as high school football officials. A total of 39 crews and over 240 officials are recognized each month, as some teams recognize officials from more than one state in their markets.

At the end of the season, an overall Crew of the Year is selected from the 117 crews submitted during the 2026 season. The Crew of the Year participates in an activation at the NFL Hall of Fame Game held in August.

Congratulations to these outstanding officials!

NFHS:                                https://nfhs.org/stories/nfhs-nfl-crews-of-the-month

NFL Play Football:             https://playfootball.nfl.com/tackle/officiating/

Below please find the October 2026 NFHS/NFL Crews of the Month:

KENTUCKY (KHSAA) – CINCINNATI BENGALS

*Referee: PD Harris (Grayson, KY)
*Umpire: Nick Cornwell (Ashland, KY)
*Head Linesman: Jeff Adkins (Piketon, OH)
*Line Judge: Dave Fields (Fort Gay, WV)
*Back Judge: Dave Anderson (Grayson, KY)
*Side Judge: David Stafford (Vanceburg, KY)
*Field Judge: Roy Wright (Owingsville, KY)

The September 2026 NFHS/NFL Crews of the Month

*Referee: Brian Napier (Chavies, KY)
*Umpire: Jake Johnson (Chavies, KY)
*Head Linesman: Corey Allen (Vancleve, KY)
*Line Judge: Glenn Miller (Bonnyman, KY)
*Back Judge: Travis Perry (Bonnyman, KY)
*Side Judge: Kristie Combs (Hazard, KY)
*Field Judge: Chase Fugate (Jackson, KY)

 

– KHSAA –

About the Kentucky High School Athletic Association

The Kentucky High School Athletic Association was organized in 1917 and is the agency designated by the Kentucky Department of Education to manage high school athletics in the Commonwealth. The Association is a voluntary nonprofit 501(c) (3) organization composed of 290 member schools, both public and non-public. The KHSAA crowns 74 team and 275 individual champions at 48 state championship events; funds catastrophic insurance coverage for its nearly 120,000 rostered member school student-athletes, provides coaching education and sports safety programs for more than 12,000 coaches, and licenses and facilitates the distribution of training material for over 4,000 contest officials.