KY1234

Beechwood did not dominate the game? 48-14. Good teams make their opponents screw up.

Holmes put up 33 on Dixie. You got to give CCH defense some credit. I will admit that the QB was very good, but he had 15 carries for 10 yards. He got hit hard early and kept limping off the field. Holmes is a very improved team. CCH has kept two good QB's in check (BW's and Holmes QB) so at what point is NKY going to give them respect.

If I was Holmes, I would be more upset that CCH's defensive coordinator did not let them score.

The 3 back set is a great offense. Highlands has a 3 back set (QB in the gun with two RBs). It is just a little fancier than the wishbone or power I formation. Offensive and defensive schemes run their cycles, dissappear and come back again. Many NCAA I teams are using the jet sweep, which is part of the wing t, invented 50-60 yrs ago.

Seth Tepe of COV CATH is improving each week. With a great off season, he can be a dominant OL in NKY next year.

Excellent point. Another offensive player cannot aid the forward progress of the ball carrier.

Beechwood has an excellent coaching staff. I think some credit needs to go to the CCH defense. Both teams, by playing hard, made the other look unproductive at times. The atmosphere at CCH was AMAZING.

What about Bankamper's fumble in the third quarter?

Down 15-7 with the ball on the 20 late in the 2nd quarter, CCH throws a costly interception in the endzone - right when CCH had the momentum. Highlands made the plays today (and their experience showed) and CCH did not. At 1-4, this team is getting closer to becoming a quality football team. I noticed Pat Vansant was back healthy today. With Buckley healthy by week 9-10, look out. Good luck Colonels.

Coach Ray is a solid man and coach.

Possibly Indiana.

Option 1's problem is that 3-7 team (who finishes top 2) gets into the playoffs while the 7-3 team (who is 3rd in the district) sits at home. Non-District games become meaningless. I would have to vote for Option 2. The fact that our state is smaller and we can do this can be viewed as a good thing, in my opinion.

One last comment: I think Ky high school fans are shorting ourselves by comparing ourselves to Ohio. It is apples and oranges. The top 5% of teams could compete against the top 5% of teams over there. Trinity almost got X a week ago, right? But the top 25% could probably not compete against their top 25%. It is just a numbers thing. Compare two different schools valedictorians and they are probably the same but the top 20% against each other might be a differnt matter due to numbers or demographics. I think we just need to be proud of KY football.

A few thoughts: 1. Most NCAA fans complain about BCS point system - so why bring it into KY. The only thing it would benefit would be Bluegrass Preps - it would be a very broad topic of debate if we moved to this system. 2. Many very good football teams do not make the playoffs when they are 7-3 or 8-2. Look up the Joe Eitel power rankings here on this website over the past 4-5 seasons. http://www.joeeitel.com/hsfoot/ 3. Ohio teams are in the business of scheduleing "wins" not teams. NCC last year loses to Ryle and CCH early and begin the season 2-5. In Ohio, they are finished for the season. In KY, they have a Cinderella season. This is the beauty of sports and why all sports fans look forward to March Madness each year. 4. More teams playing one more game is great for every kid who suits up. Maybe we just need to think of it as a tournament, not a playoff. What is wrong with that. 5. Scheduling would be very tough if team stayed in their class. Holmes/Dayton game and NCC/CCH game may or not take place. Instead these teams are taking bus trips deep into KY for winnable games. Even though this year the smaller school is beating the bigger one, it is probably not good practice year in and year out. 6. In Ohio, beating Colerain and beating Ameila is the same when comparing first level points. So if Ameila has an easy schedule and keeps winning, then that win is as good as the win vs. Colerain.

You are so right - I forgot. Maybe both of them will have a title. But I will say that BW/NCC playoff game has been a great playoff game over the years. I will miss that one.