Last weeks rankings:

 

Big Schools

1) Bowling Green (5-1) - Beat Adair County 55-0

2) Christian County (3-2) - Beat #10 Hopkinsville 24-20

3) Owensboro (4-1) - Game vs. Male cancelled

4) Marshall County (6-0) - Beat Greenwood 26-10

5) Warren Central (4-2) - Beat Barren County 53-0

6) Henderson County (4-1) - Game vs. Moeller, OH cancelled

7) Graves County (5-0) - Open

8) Apollo (6-0) - Beat Daviess County 17-0

9) Warren East (5-0) - Open

10) Hopkinsville (1-4) - Lost to #2 Christian County 20-24

 

Others Receiving Votes:

11) Franklin-Simpson (2-3) - Game vs. Breckinridge rescheduled

 

Small Schools

1) Mayfield (4-2) - Beat Paducah Tilghman 14-7 in Overtime

2) Fort Campbell (4-1) - Beat #7 Lone Oak 17-14

3) Trigg County (4-2) - Lost to #6 Caldwell County 0-17

4) Owensboro Catholic (3-3) - Beat Todd County Central

5) Russellville (4-1) - Open

6) Caldwell County (4-1) - Beat #3 Trigg County 17-0

7) Lone Oak (3-3) - Lost to #2 Fort Campbell 14-17

8) Metcalfe County (4-1) - Open

9) Edmonson County (4-2) - Lost to Monroe County 20-43

10) Fulton County (4-2) - Beat Gleason, TN 26-0

 

Others Receiving Votes:

11) Hancock County (2-3) - Beat Butler County 28-8

12) McLean County (4-1) - Open

13) Fulton City (5-0) - Beat Reidland 32-8

Big Schools

1) Bowling Green

2) Christian County

3) Owensboro

4) Warren Central

5) Marshall County

6) Henderson County

7) Graves County

8) Warren East

9) Hoptown

10) Apollo

 

Small Schools

1) Fort Campbell

2) Mayfield

3) Owensboro Catholic

4) Caldwell County

5) Trigg County

6) Russellville

7) Lone Oak

8) Metcalfe County

9) Fulton County

10) Fulton City

Bowling Green

Owensboro Sr

Henderson Co

Christian Co

Marshall Co

Graves Co

Warren Central

Warren East

Apollo

Hopkinsville

 

Mayfield

Oboro Catholic

Ft Campbell

Caldwell Co

Trigg Co

Russellville

Lone Oak

Fulton Co

Metcalfe Co.

Monroe Co.

BIG

 

1 Bowling Green

2 Christian

3 Owensboro

4 Warren Central

5 Henderson

6 Apollo

7 Marshall

8 Graves

9 Warren East

10 Hopkinsville

 

small

 

1 Ft Campbell

2 Mayfield

3 Owensboro Cath

4 Russellville

5 Caldwell

6 Trigg

7 Metcalf

8 Lone Oak

9 Fulton Co

10 Mclean Co

Big

1. BG - Game with East will tell a lot about the Raiders as well as BG's dominance.

2. Christian - Good win over a cross-town rival.

3. Graves - I just think they're pretty good after the 28-0 thumping of Mayfield.

4. W. Central - Hitting their stride, but against snowballs. We'll se what happens in the next couple of weeks.

5. W. East :thumb: - Been striding against snowballs, Friday's game will tell the true tale of these Raiders.

6. Owensboro - Saved from a 50 point loss by the rain.

7. Marshall - Lawson just flat knows how to coach, but the Greenwood score drops them for me.

8. Hendo - The rain just plain saved their team. Too much turmoil for this team to take off.

9. Hoptown - They will start winning and keep doing so till Tilghman, but again, it will be against snowballs. Still a Region 1 contender.

10. Apollo - 17-0? Against Daviess? I gotta say, I think 1-9 on this list would beat Daviess 35+ points. But, it was a cross-town game, so chalk it up as a hic-up.

Big schools

1. Bowling Green

2. Warren Central

3. Christian County

4. Owensboro

5. Marshall County

6. Henderson County

7. Hopkinsville

8. Graves County

9. Warren East

10. Apollo

 

Small schools

1. Mayfield

2. Caldwell County

3. Owensboro Catholic

4. Fort Campbell

5. Trigg County

6. Lone Oak

7. Russellville

8. Metcalfe County

9. Hancock County

10. Fulton County

Big

1. BG - Game with East will tell a lot about the Raiders as well as BG's dominance.

2. Christian - Good win over a cross-town rival.

3. Graves - I just think they're pretty good after the 28-0 thumping of Mayfield.

4. W. Central - Hitting their stride, but against snowballs. We'll se what happens in the next couple of weeks.

5. W. East :thumb: - Been striding against snowballs, Friday's game will tell the true tale of these Raiders.

6. Owensboro - Saved from a 50 point loss by the rain.

7. Marshall - Lawson just flat knows how to coach, but the Greenwood score drops them for me.

8. Hendo - The rain just plain saved their team. Too much turmoil for this team to take off.

9. Hoptown - They will start winning and keep doing so till Tilghman, but again, it will be against snowballs. Still a Region 1 contender.

10. Apollo - 17-0? Against Daviess? I gotta say, I think 1-9 on this list would beat Daviess 35+ points. But, it was a cross-town game, so chalk it up as a hic-up.

Do you really think Warren East would beat the four teams ranked behind them?

Do you really think Warren East would beat the four teams ranked behind them?

 

There are five, and yes.

6. Owensboro - Why not, everyone asks who has East beat, who has Owensboro beat? The worst Catholic team in 5 years? A 1-3 John Hardin? A 2-3 Meade Co.? Or maybe a 1-5 Ohio Co.

7. Marshall - East would beat Greenwood by 30 this year. If Marshall can't run away from them, then they sure ain't going to get away from East.

8. Hendo - Again, East's schedule is weak, but come on: a 2-3 North Hardin, 0-5 PT, and 1-3 Daviess Co.? And no, Castle, Indiana isn't the cream of the crop this year up there.

9. Hoptown - Yes, they've played a brutal schedule, but you know what, they've lost to everyone on it. Do I think they'll be in the Region 1 final? Yes. Why? Because District 1 (normally pretty competitive for the 2-4 spots) is as bad as it may have ever been. And yes, I know District 2 is bad too, but at least there's BG, WE and FS.

10. Apollo - Again, 16-0 against Daviess? I'll give them the benifit of the doubt and call it a hic-up.

 

That being said, let me be the first to say East could get a VERY rude awakening this Friday night. I hope that's not the case, but I think this East team is very comprabale to the 2004 Madsionville team; tons of 3rd year starting seniors, good skill and a good sized line.

 

Just my two cents.

There are five, and yes.

I wasn't referring to Apollo. I don't think the Eagles are all that great, either.

6. Owensboro - Why not, everyone asks who has East beat, who has Owensboro beat? The worst Catholic team in 5 years? A 1-3 John Hardin? A 2-3 Meade Co.?

Has Warren East beaten anyone better than those teams?

7. Marshall - East would beat Greenwood by 30 this year. If Marshall can't run away from them, then they sure ain't going to get away from East.

We'll never know about Warren East and Greenwood, since the Raiders were dropped off the schedule two years ago. The 30-point margin you suggest is very debatable.

8. Hendo - Again, East's schedule is weak, but come on: a 2-3 North Hardin, 0-5 PT

Again, has Warren East beaten anyone better than those teams?

9. Hoptown - Yes, they've played a brutal schedule, but you know what, they've lost to everyone on it. Do I think they'll be in the Region 1 final? Yes. Why? Because District 1 (normally pretty competitive for the 2-4 spots) is as bad as it may have ever been. And yes, I know District 2 is bad too, but at least there's BG, WE and FS.

I suspect that Warren East wouldn't have fared any better against Hoptown's schedule than the Tigers did, especially with some key players out.

That being said, let me be the first to say East could get a VERY rude awakening this Friday night. I hope that's not the case, but I think this East team is very comprabale to the 2004 Madsionville team; tons of 3rd year starting seniors, good skill and a good sized line.

Warren East ... comparable to that Madisonville team? I doubt I'm the only one that thinks that's a real stretch.

Have you seen East play Westsider?

The age-old retort ... and the answer is no. I don't think I have to have an informed opinion of them.

The age-old retort ... and the answer is no. I don't think I have to have an informed opinion of them.

 

Oh well, when BG beats them by 55 or so, you'll have your vindication.

I wouldn't call it vindication, and I don't expect the margin of victory to be in the neighborhood of seven or eight touchdowns.

 

It may seem hard to believe, but I have nothing against Warren East ... in fact, I feel their obvious improvement deserves some praise. It's nice to see a program that's been down for so long starting to win games and generate some excitement and interest.

 

At the same time, however, I'm not going to pretend that a record built largely on wins over the likes of Monroe County, Todd Central and Allen County automatically put them on the same level as programs that are playing (and sometimes beating) much tougher competition.

"2-3 North Hardin"

 

Henderson is the worst team North Hardin has lost against. NH is maybe 12-15 in 4A. With more of an average west type schedule, their record would be much better. PRP is ranked 4th or 5th and beat them by 3, 10-7. Castle would have a winning record in west ky, and Evansville North be 5-1 or 6-0 here. You have not even played a 4A school while we have played Ind. 5A.

BIG:

 

1) BOWLING GREEN

 

2) CHRISTIAN CO.: Coaching staff concerned about their O-line play right now. Not a consistent running game and have relied on the big play and been unable to sustain long drives. Defense has been solid especally for being without 2 senior starters. A lot of seniors on this County team 22.

 

3) MARSHALL CO.: Best Offensive Coach in Western, Ky in my opinion. Go to athlete (Williams) with solid role players. Defense has the best athletes I have seen at Marshall Co. along with speed. Good LB core.

 

4) OWENSBORO

 

5) WARREN CENTRAL: Has the athletes and QB to win their region. Right now probably 2 scores behind Christian Co. within their district.

 

6) HENDERSON CO.: I personally think Duffer and staff have done one of the best coaching jobs around. Lost a lot from last year then the early summer tragedy.

 

7) HOPKINSVILLE: Been somewhat of a disappointment. Tough early schedule as usual but a couple of poor showings. Getting healthy now and with Antwain Loving back he gives them a difference maker on the outside. He will take pressure off WR Michael Atkinson who has been inconsistent. Loving opens up their passing game and shoud open up the middle for TE Chad Brown and his 6'4 255 frame. Will hit a stretch where they should win but how they win and their O-line continues to progress will be key. O-line did a good job against a bigger Christian Co. front 7.

 

8) GRAVES CO.: One of the better defensive coached teams in West, Ky. Don't hurt themselves on offense and like Hendo been my other suprise team.

 

9) WARREN EAST

 

10) OWENSBORO APOLLO

 

 

SMALL:

 

1) MAYFIELD: Adam Shelton is the best leader I have seen this year. Shown a refuse to lose attitude against Hoptown and Paducah.

 

2) CALDWELL CO.: Rodney Bell might be the best RB in West, Ky that nobody knows about. Doesn't get the hyp of Taylor, Hibbitt, and Williams but a true RB at the next level. New Coach getting great support from the locals and administration.

 

3) FORT CAMPBELL: Berner has them playing well right now. The Williams kid at TE has shown the ability to take over.

 

4) OWENSBORO CATHOLIC

 

5) TRIGG CO.: Inconsistent passing game and have looked poor their last 6 quarters. Still a young team with a good running game.

 

6) RUSSELLVILLE

 

7) METCALF CO.

 

8) LONE OAK

 

9) HANCOCK CO.

 

10) FULTON CO.