Jon Chapman
Jon Chapman starred at Breathitt County as a running back for three years before his dad got the coaching job at Pikeville High School, where Jon spent his senior season. That much-anticipated senior season was cut short due to a foot injury.
He signed to play football at the University of Kentucky, where he would play alongside John Rader, a former teammate at Breathitt County.
Here is a synopsis of his high school career, 1995-1998, from Cats Illustrated.
Jonathan Chapman, Running Back, 6-1, 188, Fr-HS, Pikeville, KY (Pikeville HS) – One of the most prolific scorers in Kentucky high school history with 99 touchdowns […] Had his senior season at Pikeville HS cut short because of a foot injury […] played in four games, rushing 66 times for 574 yards, 8.7 yards per carry […] Named to the Lexington Herald-Leader “Class of the Commonwealth” listing of the top 22 players in the state […] Honorable mention all-state by the Louisville Courier-Journal […] Coached at Pikeville by his father, John Chapman […] started as a running back his first three years at Breathitt County HS […] Helped Breathitt County win Class AA state championships in his freshman and sophomore seasons […] Given the Roy Kidd Award as the Class AA Player of the Year following his junior season when he rushed for 1,398 yards and 31 touchdowns […] Also caught 27 passes for 486 yards and seven TDs […] First team All-State by the Louisville Courier-Journal […] Totaled 99 touchdowns during his career and, if not for his senior injury, probably would have broken the state career record of 112 TDs held by current Wildcat Derek Homer […] SuperPrep rated him as one of the top 100 prospects in Dixie, comprising a six-state area […] Coached by Mike Holcomb at Breathitt County […] His foot injury has healed and he will be a four-year letterman in track, competing in the 100- and 200- meter dashes, along with the 4×400-meter relay […] Advanced to the state meet in the 200 his sophomore year […] Honor roll student […] Did not seriously consider schools other than Kentucky, but did receive recruiting attention from Louisville and Colorado.
