Lorentez Barbour is still playing, and he saw some time at QB last season but he is at the safety spot this year. I thought he played QB well. He hurt his hand in the playoffs last year and they switched him to defense.
Weakest in 30 years, actually. They look like they are well on their way to a losing record, which hasn't happened since 1982. Offense lost too many players from last year and no one has stepped up so far.
So far, with 3 games down, actual scores have been:
1A Mayfield 47, Hazard 6
2A Newport Cath 42, Owensboro Cath 0
4A Boyle Co 21 Allen County-Scottsville 14
The probable starters for both teams are posted on the KHSAA website at:
http://www.khsaa.org/football/2010/6aflipcardweb.pdf
I was surprised not to see Quick listed as either a starter or backup at Wide Receiver. If I remember correctly, he scored on a long pass on one of the first plays against Ryle. Doesn't he usually start? Now he's not even listed as a reserve. What's the story here, Shamrocks? :confused:
They're not supposed to state the player's number in high school games when announcing a penalty. They just started doing that in college games a couple of years ago...
How on the world could this team feel slighted? They've been all but anointed champs for the next 3 years and are certainly the prohibitive favorites this year. Is this some Beatty psychology at work--making them feel 'disrespected' and the underdog even though Lit has them as at least 2 TD favorites over any other team in the state?
I should mention the gutsy play of Male's QB, who took a wicked blow to the throat on a failed goalline sneak late in the 4th. After a few minutes to gather himself during the Henderson possession, he came back to throw the game-tying TD pass with about 5 min left in regulation.
Regarding the statement that T/X was the 'real' state championship game, I'm not convinced that St X was better than Ryle. The fact that Ryle has this game at home makes it interesting.