1) SHDH sits about 200 yards inside the Boone County Line.

2) If NewCath was to build a facility where would you put it. there is no place to build the "Stables" as we would call it. Not able to put it in the NPT. there is no room for in the city.

I hate the location. The artists concepts looks great though. I would have like to see them build on St Mary property. There is a bowl shape piece of land sitting just to the west side of the church toward 27 that would have fit a field and stands very nicely.

It is not bias. If Brossart were to close how many kids would end up at NCC? I would imagine the vast majority would end up at Campbell County.

 

Come on now, you don't believe that. The rest of St Joe, St Mary and St Phillip who go to Brossart would find a way to make it to Newport everyday. They've done it in the past and they would continue to do it in the future. There's a train that leaves everyday to take kids from Alexandria, Cold Spring Silvet Grove , Melbourne and Higland Heights to NCC. I'm glad they are trying to improve their situation. Hopefully the school can count on you for a big contribution!

Also if you want to base it off of anything historical check out where the majority of students went when St. Thomas High school closed. It was Highlands.

 

 

 

What are the largest 2 schools that send kids to NCC? St. Therese and probably St. Joes ( a Brossart feeder)? Both would have to pay tuition to go to Highlands. If that's the case, I'm guessing many from St. Joes would go the same distance the other way to Brossart to keep them in a catholic based school. St Therese kids would be a toss up I'm guessing.

For the record, I don't think there will ever be a merger. Alexandria is exploding right now wth new homes which should help enrollment at Brossart and the Bishop likes his inner city schools.

Come on now, you don't believe that. The rest of St Joe, St Mary and St Phillip who go to Brossart would find a way to make it to Newport everyday. They've done it in the past and they would continue to do it in the future. There's a train that leaves everyday to take kids from Alexandria, Cold Spring Silvet Grove , Melbourne and Higland Heights to NCC. I'm glad they are trying to improve their situation. Hopefully the school can count on you for a big contribution!

 

I think there is a perception that Brossart and NCC are competing for the same kids and that is not really the true picture. Brossart's main competition for kids is Campbell County (with their top notch facilities) and the main competition for NCC is Highlands (with their #1 or #2 in the state ranking). If you took all the Catholic kids out CC and Highlands then Brossart and NCC could not hold them all. There is just a finite number of families with more than 1 kid who can afford the 25k-30k per child once they get to high school not to mention the thousands of dollars in tuition for the first 8 years.

After their new found success in 1A in the past couple years, it looks like Brossart has unveiled some new exciting plans for a state of the art complex.

 

Brossart to unveil plans for new athletic complex

Looks nice. Always better to play on your own field and have that home field advantage.

http://bluegrasspreps.com/ky-football-high/bishop-brossarts-new-353132.html

 

Already a thread on this

They had a meeting last night. Didn't get to make it since I was celebrating my birthday (did you know it is @Randy Parker birthday month too). Hopefully they excited some more folks to help fund the new complex from the new digs they have recently added on to an renovated. The school has come a long way from the days when I was looking in high school options for my children.

How close to the school is this complex? Is it already school/diocesan property?

How close to the school is this complex? Is it already school/diocesan property?

 

A couple of blocks away just past the school, turn right at the stop light, just down the street. Brossart has owned the property for a few years now. The football team practices on a small area they prepped a few years ago.

I’m glad they have land relatively close to the school. Off campus stadiums are the worst

More press!

 

Recent success of Brossart football team helps promote campaign to build athletic stadium | NKyTribune

 

While Bishop Brossart High School supporters are raising funds to construct an outdoor athletic stadium, the football team has generated some excitement of its own with a 3-1 start this season.

 

The Mustangs have not had a home field of their own since the varsity football program was started in 2007, but that could soon change. The school conducted a public meeting on Wednesday to unveil plans for a football/soccer stadium with lights and an eight-lane track.

 

The site for the stadium is on Gilbert Ridge Road off U.S. 27, less than one mile from the high school. Brossart football and soccer teams currently use the property as a practice field.

 

The recent success of the Brossart football team should help promote the stadium project. The Mustangs posted records of 8-3 and 9-2 the last two years and appear to be on their way to another winning season.

 

On Friday, Brossart will play Nicholas County in the first Class 1A district game for both teams. Kickoff is set for 7:30 p.m. at Campbell County High School, where the Mustangs are playing their home games this season.

 

“Campbell County has been awesome to work with in allowing us to use their field and so have other schools in the past,” said Brossart head football coach Paul Wiggins. “But to actually have a place where we can just walk out of the locker room and on to the field and have our own place to play would just be a major boost for us, and for soccer and track too.”

 

Wiggins said he wanted to face a district opponent in his team’s Homecoming game on Friday to make it “a game with meaning behind it.” Nicholas County was the only district team that beat the Mustangs last season, so they definitely want to come out on top this time.

 

To do that, Brossart must contain or outscore a Nicholas County offense that’s averaging 221 rushing yards per game. The team leaders are senior running back Kody Campbell with 496 yards on 114 carries and junior quarterback Isaac Fryman with 418 yards on 67 carries.

 

“They are big and they play football like I did back in the 80s,” coach Wiggins said. “They just line up and pound it, and they do it very well.”

 

Junior linebacker Nathan Bezold has been the Mustangs’ standout performer on defense. In the team’s first four games, he made 58 tackles with one interception and one fumble recovery.

 

Wiggins said he named Bezold one of the team captains early in the season because of the effort he puts into each game and practice session as a linebacker and running back. But it will take more than one player to keep Nicholas County’s offense in check.

 

“It’s got to be a collective effort,” the coach said. “No one person is going to be able to stop their running game. They’re big and they come right at you. We need 11 guys playing their positions as they were taught to slow them down.”

 

The Mustangs are averaging 291 yards per game with a more diversified offense. Junior quarterback Tyler MacDonald has completed 53 of 106 passes for 912 yards, but the team has scored six of its 11 touchdowns on the ground while averaging 103 rushing yards per game.

 

“As far as our offense goes, I would say we’re a lot more open with what we do,” Wiggins said. “I’m not afraid at times to say, ‘Hey, it’s working in the air so let’s just stay in the air.’ We’ll pass to set up the run as opposed to the other way around.”

 

The success of Brossart’s passing attack has a lot to do with senior wide receiver Bryce Donnelly, who is averaging 95.3 reception yards per game with four touchdowns. In the Mustangs’ last game, Donnelly broke team records for most receiving yards (1,475), most touchdown receptions (22) and most touchdowns scored (25) in a varsity career.

 

“He presents a problem for most teams,” Wiggins said. “He does things very well and his routes are usually pretty crisp.”

They can have "Mustang March" for players to walk to field. Have parents fans students line the way and cheer the boys on while tailgating. Could be a great experience.

Brossart's first Futbol team practices there as well. I can't believe you would let that slip your mind.

A couple of blocks away just past the school, turn right at the stop light, just down the street. Brossart has owned the property for a few years now. The football team practices on a small area they prepped a few years ago.