The Old Rivalry

The Old Rivalry, also known as Male-Manual or Manual-Male, is an annual football game between Louisville Male High School and DuPont Manual High School in Louisville, Kentucky. It is one of the oldest high school football rivalries in the United States. Male currently leads the rivalry in total wins. [2][3][4] It is the oldest high school football rivalry in the state of Kentucky.[5] The Rivalry is taken extremely seriously by both schools, as both of them consider the game to be one of the biggest events of the school year. The winner of the game is given the Barrel to display at their school. The current holder of the barrel is LMHS.[6]

The Old Rivalry
SportFootball
Teams
First meeting1893
Male 14, Manual 12
Latest meetingOctober 28, 2022
Male 14, Manual 6
Next meetingOctober 27, 2023
TrophyThe Barrel
Statistics
Meetings total139
All-time seriesMale leads 89–45-6 [1]
Current win streakMale, 8 (2014–present)

References

  1. "Male and Manual's battle for the barrel has added importance". WDRB. Retrieved October 19, 2016.
  2. "Fans of Male-Manual rivalry gather at historical society to share memories". The Courier Journal. 2015-01-24. Retrieved October 19, 2016.
  3. "OCT. 23, 2015 – ARCHIVE BROADCAST – HSFB100 #14 LOUISVILLE MALE (KY) VS. DUPONT MANUAL (KY)". Great American Rivalry Series. Retrieved October 19, 2016.
  4. Frakes, Jason. "Crimsons will face Male on Friday in 133rd Old Rivalry", The Courier-Journal, October 22, 2015. Accessed October 23, 2015.
  5. "Male vs Manual….the longest-running football rivalry in Kentucky". The Louisville Quest. 2015-09-22. Retrieved October 19, 2016.
  6. Johnson, Kyra. "What to know before the Male vs. Manual game". Manual RedEye. Retrieved 2022-09-27.
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