mcpapa Posted August 8, 2010 Share Posted August 8, 2010 Football season is upon us (click clack). This has no doubt been done before, but what are some of the really intense rivalries? Captain obvious says St. X/Trinity, CovCath/Highlands, for example; they quality as marquee matchups. What about some of the others? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gold sunrise Posted August 8, 2010 Share Posted August 8, 2010 Montgomery Co and GRC. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ColonelMike Posted August 8, 2010 Share Posted August 8, 2010 "Intense matchups" are really in the eye of the beholder, of course, and there are a million of these. Every school has an "intense rival", but some rivalries I've found to be top-tier, besides the two mentioned: Male vs. Manual - the granddaddy of them all, in terms of longevity Paducah Tilghman vs Mayfield - not sure it's what it used to be, but it used to be quite a long-standing rivalry Oldham County vs. Shelby County - has been quite an intense game over the years, and in 1984 had an almost incredible storyline when Shelby (averaging 30+ ppg) was ranked #1 in state 4A, Oldham (giving up about 3 ppg with six shutouts) was ranked #2, both were 10-0, and the winner won the district and advanced to the playoffs while the other stayed home... North Oldham vs. South Oldham - very young rivalry (only four games to date - split so far) and has yet to mean anything of any consequence other than bragging rights, as North is 3A and South 5A, but this has been a very emotional and heated rivalry that has been well-attended. Yet to be seen if it will stand the test of time, but with two backyard schools, the odds favor a long, animated rivalry. Boyle County vs. Danville - This is a game that is almost always incredible, despite a decided school size advantage for Boyle. Schools are close together in the same county, and the fans rub elbows 12 months out of the year...Incredible history with incredible success stories on both sides. Henry County vs. Eminence - Another (of many) rivalries that really means nothing outside the county. Henry and Eminence compete in different classes, and almost always Henry County has the advantage in this matchup - but Eminence usually manages to make this interesting, and has won more than their fair share over the years... schools are separated by just 5 miles. An old one that was absolutely awesome, but has fallen by the wayside in recent years due to an inability to get the game scheduled: Bell County vs. Middlesboro I once was in Bell County during the week of this game, which happened to be the week of the UK vs UofL football game. The local TV news devoted 5 minutes to UK-U of L, then spent nearly half an hour focusing on the Bell County - Middlesboro game. Awesome atmosphere. I could write forever...everyone has their favorite rivalry...but these are some of the first that came to mind... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RockPride Posted August 8, 2010 Share Posted August 8, 2010 There is the daddy.....and then there's the rest....I am honored to have played in the daddy. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Birdsfan Posted August 8, 2010 Share Posted August 8, 2010 There is the daddy.....and then there's the rest....I am honored to have played in the daddy.I didn't know you went to Cov Cath! :lol: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Coachg13207 Posted August 8, 2010 Share Posted August 8, 2010 Beechwood and NCC Beechwood and Cov Cath Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RockPride Posted August 8, 2010 Share Posted August 8, 2010 I didn't know you went to Cov Cath! :lol:So ironic....I did play for a Catholic school. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Option V Posted August 8, 2010 Share Posted August 8, 2010 Boyd County vs Ashland Raceland vs Greenup County Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TR23 Posted August 8, 2010 Share Posted August 8, 2010 Dayton vs Bellevue Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
charlesw88 Posted August 8, 2010 Share Posted August 8, 2010 Boyle County vs. Danville. Despite the population size of the county the game still brings thousands of fans. In recent history Boyle County has dominated the series but it usually a back and forth rivalry. It's a very heated rivalry. Plus, Boyle County and Danville is known as Title Town. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oldjarhead Posted August 8, 2010 Share Posted August 8, 2010 Ryle vs Boone. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
born2reign Posted August 8, 2010 Share Posted August 8, 2010 I know we are talking Kentucky, but if you know nothing about the following rivaries go look them up. Jenks vs. Union- Oklahoma Mater Dei vs. Servite- California Mt. Carmel vs. St. Rita- Chicago Lowndes vs. Valdosta- Georgia Boston Latin vs. English- Boston Lee vs. Permian- Texas Of course, Kentucky is blessed with two of the biggest rivalry games in the country- Male vs. Manual and X vs. T. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Qryche11 Posted August 9, 2010 Share Posted August 9, 2010 Dayton vs Bellevue Biggest and oldest rivalry in the state hands down. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ThrillVille Cardinal51 Posted August 9, 2010 Share Posted August 9, 2010 I know we are talking Kentucky, but if you know nothing about the following rivaries go look them up. Jenks vs. Union- Oklahoma Mater Dei vs. Servite- California Mt. Carmel vs. St. Rita- Chicago Lowndes vs. Valdosta- Georgia Boston Latin vs. English- Boston Lee vs. Permian- Texas Of course, Kentucky is blessed with two of the biggest rivalry games in the country- Male vs. Manual and X vs. T. I think you left a huge KY rivalry out in CovCath v. Highlands Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Devils74 Posted August 9, 2010 Share Posted August 9, 2010 Biggest and oldest rivalry in the state hands down. Classic Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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