article Douglass High School Stallions - Newest 6A football squad

[UK#1fanisback]

Do they challenge Danville the first game of the season?

 

Yes.

[Just Hangin Around]

They got a stud from Texas, UK's new DL coach's son. I believed he's committed to North Texas as an RB

 

Will play DL and OL is what articles have stated and he is committed to North Texas as a D lineman.

[eaglefan74]

Former Fairview HC Nathan McPeek is on the coaching staff . I can't remember if he will be their OL coach , OC , or both . I spoke to Nate awhile back, but I can't remember for sure which position he has on the coaching staff .

[gamebreaker]

i think they will be pretty good in their first year because 1. the Lexington landscape is kind of "the wild west" in terms of outside of Lafayette who are a relative new comer to being good. there really is no dominate program and kids here have been "program jumping" since youth football so they will "gel" faster then people think.

2. the district is really Scott county and...well nobody really so a 2nd place finish really is not that big of deal since the last few years its been a 3 way tie for second aka "if your not first your last"~Ricky Bobby

3. Bryan Station and Henry Clay are arguably the most athletically stocked schools in fayette county and Douglass is the marriage of those two schools.

I think everything is in place to make Douglas the crown Jewel of fayette county. this should be if nothing else fun to watch

[Ham Bone]

Just heard from someone slated to teach in the building many academic areas are still under construction. She seemed very annoyed by the fact adding, "a science lab is more important than a weight room." My response was, "which is gonna be used first?" She changed the subject.

[Sykotyk]

I'll be in Danville for the game, and was looking up info about the team when I realized they were a new school. Still not sure what to expect, so it makes that game interesting simply due to the great unknown.

[Jim Schue]

The Douglass Stallions initial season starts with high expectations. The Cats Pause picks the newly formed team #2 in their district. The first varsity contest is at Danville on August 19. The biggest regular season contest is at district favorite Scott County on October 6. The team’s website quotes Mr. Douglass: “Without a struggle, there can be no progress.”

Head coach Brian Landis comes to Douglass from the University of Kentucky. Coach Landis also worked at Eastern Kentucky University and Georgetown College. He was an All-American his senior season at Georgetown, as the Tigers won the NAIA national championship. He will have a pool of approximately 1800 students to build his team. Currently, there are almost 80 players on the squad.

The school, constructed at a cost of over 81 million dollars, was built to relieve overcrowding at Henry Clay and Bryan Station, two of Douglass’ district opponents. Douglass has set boundaries and has several unique programs which may allow students to transfer from other districts within Fayette County as long as there is room at the new school. Paul Laurence Dunbar is the fifth team in the district.

It is always interesting to see how many students are attracted by the newest school. A chance to be part of building a new tradition; interacting with a new coaching staff; new team colors (orange and green); new uniforms; new weight training facilities; new everything acts as a huge magnet attracting student /athletes. There is a team website at Frederick Douglass High School Football – FDHS Football #LetsRide and a Facebook Page: Frederick Douglass Football - Home | Facebook. The Football Boosters have elected officers, committees and representatives. This gives the Stallions a distinct advantage when parents and student/athletes are making their high school choice.

Stallion Maliq Trigg was quoted in the Herald-Leader: “Playing with your brothers for three years and then going someplace new is a hard decision, but everyone here has bonded so quickly I think because of the situation. We’ll be the first class at a new school and the first football team here, it’s amazing. What more can you ask for?” asked. Local players are not the only newcomers. Dayton LeBlanc, the son of UK coach Derrick LeBlanc, arrived at Douglass from Denton Ryan High School in Texas after spending the final two months of the past school year at Henry Clay.

The other public schools in Lexington will be forced to step up their football intensity as well as their academic endeavors or be left behind by Douglass. Once Scott County’s new school is opened and the Cardinals drop from 6A, the Stallions may be the king of the hill in their football district. Reading about the all-male collegiate academic preparatory program brings to mind some of the advantages private schools enjoy. On the flipside, Lexington Catholic enrollment may also suffer from this addition to the Fayette County landscape. The energy injected by this new academic institution into the Fayette system is worth watching this season. The Stallions staff and players expect to compete for a state title in their first season. High expectations, indeed!

 

Research makes it obvious to me Douglass football is very organized, well-funded, and supported by their students, families, staff, administration, and their community! Please share your thoughts about this new program

 

What does the bolded part mean?

[Fear the Nation]

1800 boys or is it a mixed student body? . They should be able to put together a solid team quickly. How many students does Trinity have?

[thsrocks]

1800 boys or is it a mixed student body? . They should be able to put together a solid team quickly. How many students does Trinity have?

The Stallions are co-ed. Trinity is all-male with 1200.

[16thBBall Fan]

Just heard from someone slated to teach in the building many academic areas are still under construction. She seemed very annoyed by the fact adding, "a science lab is more important than a weight room." My response was, "which is gonna be used first?" She changed the subject.

 

The weight room is better than most colleges it cost around $250,000 which was donated forget the name of the company. It has 14 weight racks compared to UK footballs 17 same units it is impressive to say the least.

[16thBBall Fan]

1800 boys or is it a mixed student body? . They should be able to put together a solid team quickly. How many students does Trinity have?

 

The Stallions are co-ed. Trinity is all-male with 1200.

 

As of yesterday evening they had only about 1100 students total but they had over 70 new students enroll yesterday a couple of very good athlete's one basketball and another baseball player.

[Pete W]

Edit the Stallions to Broncos. New mascot name was voted in today

[Shuttlesworth]

So they went with a term that usually associates with a stallion with out any....makes sense.

[BlueFan]

So they went with a term that usually associates with a stallion with out any....makes sense.

 

Not accurate.........definition of bronco is more accurately "an unbroken or imperfectly broken range horse of western North America". Seems like a good choice to me, esp in view of today's political correctness mentality :thumb:

[16thBBall Fan]

That's going to cost some money I know the volleyball standards already say Stallions. I don't know if any of the uniforms have Stallions.