Kentucky Country Day has the district title and #1 playoff seed in their sights. Last year Frankfort had one win coming into this game and pulled off the upset. Can the Panthers do it again? What are the game plans for both teams in this one?

KCD needs to dominate this game for me to assume the changes they made are working...

KCD needs to dominate this game for me to assume the changes they made are working...

 

I think that's a fair way of looking at it. Frankfort is going to be a big challenge to the defensive tweaks taken right before the Holy Cross game. Frankfort's QB John Tillman is an elusive, quick dude....he is quick to run and tough to contain. Tremayne Jones is a strong north/south runner. The key to the defense for KCD against these talented players is in the linebacker corps. KCD LB Ed Johnson especially needs to be disciplined and make the kind of plays he made against Holy Cross.

 

Offensively, KCD is tougher to defend when it spreads the field and uses A back Jarred Frank and H back/TE Josh Lifson. Both are in the top 15 for 1a receivers this year statewide. Any successful offensive game plan would include those kids getting some touches.

 

It's Homecoming, Senior Night and a rare district championship on the line for KCD tonight. That's a lot of emotion involved--it's tough to predict how this team will handle it. Safe, well played game to both sides!