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  1. Eastern HS: Felton Spencer ‘86 (Louisville) Allen Tolley (TCU) ‘89 Jeff Rogers ‘94 (Butler) Eric Kinslow ‘93 (USF) Matt Akridge ‘93 (TCU/Louisville) Rajon Rondo ‘01 (UK) Remy Able ‘11 (IU) Hugh Durham ‘55 (FSU) Lionel Gaines ‘11 (Morehead State) Kameron Woods ‘11 (Butler) Herb Crook ‘84 Louisville Trey Moses ‘14 (Ball State) Cameron Reed ‘15 (New Orleans)
  2. Policy was to not talk playing time with parents. When a parent is on staff and then gets upset when discussion was made to “limit” their minutes and play other juniors and sophomores there was an issue. Same parent / assistant coach then went behind Stobaugh back and got him fired so that he could coach his sons in the future. Same parent / coach has pushed away a ton of players over the past 10 years to keep competition away from his sons. His sons never come out of the game. I used to be involved there and everyone knows what he is doing in that community (except I guess the administration). I am from shelby county and people see it too. South Oldham and OC love that he is coaching as players have left and gone to their schools. Justin Powell left to go to Trinity because of this same parent / coach. Last season North Oldham should have had on their roster : (2) 1,000 point scorers in Jalen Henry & Zach Wheeler, Justin Powell (D1 offers) , Trey Workman (transferred to another school and is getting recruited by low D1/D2), Jeffery MCLellan (Lou Magic), Jakson Wine (Louisville football player and was a top 25 player in his class in KY basketball when a freshman ), Kamron Masterman (Louisville baseball player now who was a stud basketball player too ), Jacob Vance (6’7 Murray state lineman now), & they had a player who started as a freshman at Waggener transfer there and “got cut” at North. There is a reason why this program hasn’t been flourished like it should have over the last decade. Last year team could have been a top 10 team in the state or better . I think the AD is his best friend growing up and that is why they have him. I saw on Instagram that south beat them again. I don’t think he has ever beaten south and OC in same year but his kids get to make the team and play.
  3. Saint Xavier Mike Schellenberger (1992) University of Kentucky Carl Dailey (1992) University of Kentucky Rick Nord (1993) University of Louisville Tendai Charasika (1997) University of Louisville Jeff Stvan (1992) Air Force Nick Mirigoux (1992) Texas A&M Chad O’Shea (1991) Houston Shawn McDonald (1991) Ball State Eric Voss (1989) Ball State Jeff Roberts (1990) University of Louisville Rico Francis (1990) Vanderbilt Chip Mattingly (1998) University of Louisville Jesse Cronin (2001) University of Kentucky Charles Walker (2014) University of Kentucky Desmond Ridder (2017) University of Cincinnati Nathan Schealer (2012) University of Louisville Mason King (2016) University of Louisville Tyler Haycraft (2014) University of Louisville Zac Collins (2017) Purdue Jake Collins (2014) WKU Trinity HS Max Martin (2016) University of Louisville Alec Martin (2017) University of Louisville Jovan Smith (2017) University of Louiville Jovele Smith (2017) University of Louisville Vincent LoCoco (2016) University of Louisville John Gregory (1989) University of Kentucky Zack Williams (2017) North Texas Travis Wright (2013) FIU Brian Hayden (1992) University of Louisville Steve Grether (1993) University of Louisville Anthony George (2012) University of Louisville
  4. Reid Markum - William & Mary Aaron Cecil - EKU Russell Grant - LSU
  5. It will be interesting to see if HS football players join in the act of kneeling for the national anthem. While I think it was considered dis respectful in the past I do think that it now has transformed into a different gesture as of today. Today's athlete may indeed view this act as not being disrespectful to our country and the military that serves it but rather as a form of protest against current head of our country and his leadership. For some that choose to kneel it also is about race equality. History has shown us that traditions can change and take on different meanings. Will this potential change be about different silent protests from different points of views? Will be interesting to see how schools, administrators, coaches, and everyone involved in sport/life react if this spreads down to the college and then HS levels. If it does spread down to all levels of sport then it could be the most powerful movement displayed in my lifetime and would have to be the final say on POTUS Trumps term. Personally I am not sure how I feel about the actual act as I see strength and meaning in both actions to kneel or salute the flag traditionally.
  6. Stanley is a very good HS player but truth is there are definitely 15 better players in the state than him. There are 3 alone on trinity HS with major D1 offers (Scrug, Johnson, & Powell). Fern Creek has 3 (Wales, Price & Wycliffe) plus the others out in the state mentioned. Stanley is a nice player but probably more of a honorable mention all state type talent than a first or second team I would love to see him at a place like Bellarmine but he could be an awesome Transy/ Centre type player
  7. I watched a middle school player from North Oldham kick multiple touchbacks (usually after he scored the TD) and then also kick onsides (fast enough to recover his own onsides kicks). The opposing team never knew where the ball was going. Same kid would run the ball as running back and score 3-4 TD per game and return kicks on punts and kick offs. Most dominating all around football player I ever saw when I watched him play against Collins. He litterly recovered his own onside kick after 3 straight touchbacks and picked it up in full stride and ran 30 or so yards with it. Officials were shocked so they threw a flag after the play and figured it mist have been illegal but he grabbed the ball a good 12-15 yards downfield. Same kid is headed to Louisville as their kicker next year. I watched that kid play in MS and HS and saw another kicker at Shelby county kick too. Shelby county kid is headed to Georgetown and he was a better punter than the north Oldham player but couldn't kick the ball Off or FG kick as well. He also didn't play another position other than kicker. In HS a great place kicker is a huge difference. I'm still not sure that they are as important though as a middle linebacker who can cover run and pass plays or QB. I would put place kicker as 3rd or 4th most important spot for HS.
  8. Oldham county only looses 1 of theirs main players (Ismael Jones). The strength of their team was in their junior class South Oldham loses Griffin, Franklin, Hoover, and another key player but returns D Young & Morrison (he was just a freshman this year). They had a sophomore contribute a lot at end of season too this year North Oldham loses their top 3 players and returns 1-2 starters and another player who came off the bench as a junior or senior. Trimble loses players but will be about the same as always Shelby looses 2-3 starters Collins loses 2 big contributors but returns a lot of good young talent Anderson and Spencer will be good next year as they each lose some but return more than they lose.
  9. Jakson Wine (North Oldham): Louisville, Charlotte, Virginia, Illinois, Maryland, Marshall, Toledo, Iowa State,
  10. Owen Johnson (St Xavier): Morehead State, Southern Illinois, Elon
  11. Josh Edwards (Shelby County) : Lindsey Wilson, Georgetown KY , Morhead State
  12. This will be like 30 years in a row for St X winning state and I think it beaks a national record for any sport for most in a row. That is a true dynasty. Think UCLA mens basketball in late 60's & 70's or UConn women's basketball now and neither of those are close to what St X has accomplished.
  13. The real issue is that many colleges push for this signing ceremony. They want the social media hits (free advertising). I think it is comical when I see a HS player tweet out "blessed to have received an offer from Centre College". Well if that offer is a full acedmic ride that you earned then that is great. If you are trying to let everyone know that centre college is interested in you as a basketball player then congrats and that means that you are most likely a very good regional player in your area. A division 3 school isn't giving an academic scholarship so there really isn't an offer except that said school is recruiting you to come play for them. Division 3 talent is a higher level than many people realize but it isn't D1 at all. D3 schools and other schools encourage this ceremony though for the sake of the kids esteem and pride. They have worked hard to get that opportunity. It helps the college market their program too. I don't have a problem with it. Now the club team signing is another story..... ridiculous. There was a 3rd string QB at a private school in Louisville area a couple years ago. He rarely got on the field but he was able to find a fit/spot at an NAIA football program in Texas. He basically recruited them and they said he could play. People see through these things. They are sometimes fake in nature and the actual player deep down knows it. At the end of the day it doesn't really matter much at all. On the opposite end of the spectrum of a kid is headed to an IVY league school or one of the academies they aren't getting any athletic scholarship money. This doesn't mean that they aren't good enough or earned the right to sign a piece of paper. In fact I would argue that those kids have earned more than that right as they have the academics or the desire to fight for our country. Each situation is different and just like everything in life people see through the Fake stuff and know the reality. As a parent I would be miffed/upset of my daughter (or son) signed a legit athletic scholarship and then a teammate who doesn't really play goes through the same event to "sign" at a place that doesn't really warrant that attention/notoriety. It would make me or my child feel a little deflated. They accomplished something that only a small percentage of HS athletics get to accomplish. To share that moment with someone who didn't really accomplish the same would be tough. Down the road though everyone knows the truth and your child is actually competing at a high level and the other child isn't. That should be the satisfaction of a parent or player for their hard work. Kudos to the other child for getting a chance to sit on a club team bench or walk on a D2 program but it isn't the same as their teammate's accomplishment. Players and opposing coaches and most parents know the difference in an elite HS athlete and an athlete who is simply going to participate in a sport. One will compete and the other will participate.
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