http://www.kymsfa.com/KY_State_2014_playoffs_as_of_10-1-14.pdf

First games are tonight, whos doing to win?

Why no northern kentucky schools in the state playoffs?

Why no northern kentucky schools in the state playoffs?

 

I guess a better question would be how do you think the Northern KY schools would stack up against the rest of the state??

Why no northern kentucky schools in the state playoffs?

 

The NKY School follow a different set of rules that do not allow them to compete.

I guess a better question would be how do you think the Northern KY schools would stack up against the rest of the state??

 

IMO, they wouldn't, NKY MS football is way behind the rest of the state.

IMO, they wouldn't, NKY MS football is way behind the rest of the state.

 

 

 

Possibly true.

 

 

But NKY HS certainly isn't...

 

 

And isn't that the real goal?

IMO, they wouldn't, NKY MS football is way behind the rest of the state.

 

Why are they way behind?

IMO, they wouldn't, NKY MS football is way behind the rest of the state.

 

I haven't seen the other middle school teams outside of NKY aside from a team or two in some scrimmages. I think if you could somehow classify middle school like high school I think some teams could compete. Covington Catholic and Campbell County from a few years ago come to mind. But for the most part, I don't think NKY would do well. The large schools for the most part I think would struggle for a couple of reasons. SK gets fed by two different middle schools and still has a strong youth program in the NKYFL, which dilutes the talent significantly at the middle school level. Throughout NKY, there are still many kids that do play in the NKYFL (Bengal Tigers have kids that will go to Scott and Holmes, SK Lions to SK, Spartans to Beechwood/Dixie, Erlanger Lions to Lloyd/Dixie, etc). This lessens the talent pool available to the middle schools, but helps develop depth at the high school level, which is why the High School teams aren't as far behind. The NKMSAA also has weight limits for ball carriers/skill positions, doesn't allow blitzing/multiple schemes on defense, and forces teams to declare an offense in the beginning of the season. These rules, while I think are helpful in developing kids (you can focus on basics on offense, and develop read/react skills on defense), those rules limit the ability of the NKY teams to compete if they were to play teams that aren't bound by those rules.

 

I think the biggest reason the NKY schools don't participate are the travel issues. Not all of the schools provide transportation (although some of the independent/private schools do). Most also have to share fields with the high school teams who share with soccer (boys and girls) which could create scheduling problems. As it stands now, each team gets hosts just a couple home games with up to 4 other games scheduled on that same day which reduces conflicts.

They do classify on the 8th grade level. The schools are divided by make enrollment into three divisions or classes.

IMO, they wouldn't, NKY MS football is way behind the rest of the state.

 

If NKY football is way behind the teams that are playing in this "state championshp" it is amazing how much ground we make up in a few years

 

With that siad, I get why teams would want play in for a state MS champtionship. You take out all of the NKY teams, the Lousiville teams, and most of the other state powers (looks like BG competes) - winning a "state championship" becomes a lot easier. Correct me if I am wrong plantmanky.

If NKY football is way behind the teams that are playing in this "state championshp" it is amazing how much ground we make up in a few years

 

With that siad, I get why teams would want play in for a state MS champtionship. You take out all of the NKY teams, the Lousiville teams, and most of the other state powers (looks like BG competes) - winning a "state championship" becomes a lot easier. Correct me if I am wrong plantmanky.

 

All of the Louisville teams are in, so the only large group missing is NKY and Fayette Co.

All of the Louisville teams are in, so the only large group missing is NKY and Fayette Co.

 

Louisville Catholic schools?

Louisville Catholic schools?

 

Those are ran through a youth league program and do not qualify.

Updated brackets after the play in games tonight.

 

 

http://hstrial-kymsfa.homestead.com/KY_State_2014_playoffs_10-9-14.pdf