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7- Carroll 5- CountySimon Kenton 3- Madison Central 2- Bellevue 1- Newport TB Carroll County

When I first read this post, it really ticked me off. I played on one of those Holmes teams of old and we took our lumps but we were a playoff contender every other year; in a district with Fort Thomas Highlands and Park Hills Catholic nonetheless. But then I thought about it some more and I guess we had our problems. We tended to get down when scored on rapidly, we played jerseys, and my last two years we were terribly susceptible to the power game (sometimes two LBs just aren’t enough). I haven’t seen Holmes play this year, I was happy to hear they beat Lloyd. Now admittedly I have strong connections to both schools, but I am going to lay out how I think it is conceivable that Bellevue could win this game. If I were coaching Bellevue, I would play a power game and control the clock. If Bellevue can execute this type of game plan (lord knows they have the coach and the personnel) then I would say their chances go up precipitously. The secret will be not letting the Bulldogs score early and not to get into a shoot out with them. If it goes this way I can see Bellevue winning if not I think it could be Dawgs all the way. That being said; my inner optimist will take the Tigers in a close one: Bellevue 21 Covington Holmes 14

7 Lexington Catholic 5 Dixie Heights 3 Boone County 2 Pendleton County 1 Holmes TB Lexington Catholic

After watching the Tigers/Indians game last week I think this week comes down to two factors for Bellevue: blocking and tackling. If the Tigers can block effectively during all four quarters (instead of one) they will be much more likely to score with some sort of frequency. As for the Tackling issue; the real question is where to begin? The only person moving forward on a run play last week was the safety (Buckler). LB and DL play really left something to be desired. If these two major difficulties are corrected this week, I see the tigers coming away with this one in a big way: Tigers: 33 Wildcats: 13

The thing I can't figure is why an unranked 2A School with two good players is so overwhelmingly better than the seventh ranked (according the highly fallible Herald Leader Rankings) 1A school in the state. I'm not saying Holy Cross isn't talented, but it seems like everyone is willing to just give this game to them without paying much attention to the improvements in Bellevue’s overall game from last year. An overall improvement in the front both defensively and offensively; what sounds like more stable play from the quarterback; and an already very effective running game. These kids are no clown shoes. These Tigers seem ready to me, and if it is anything like usual there will be chip on their collective shoulder. Tigers 29 Indians 21

7 Betsy Lane 5 Park Hills Catholic 3 Dixie Heights 2 Bellevue 1 Gallatin County TB) Gallatin County

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Put his name where Elliot is and from there down he could replace ANY of them.

Agreed. All he has done during his time at Bellevue is put up solid numbers yet people still knock him year in and year out. One word fits this guy. Heart.

What a great win for the coaches, the kids, and the program in general. Congrats Pioneers. Hope those jerseys get cleaned this week.

Beechwood 21 Bellevue 0