6A Notebook: Rundown of 6A

In this edition and the rest of the regular season, the 6A notebook will look at 6A district by district. Weekly RPI will be included, and upcoming top games will be covered. Let’s see how the districts are shaping up.

 

District 1:

#10 McCracken County leads the district standings with a 3-0 record after defeating Daviess County 50-36 behind their strong offense. Henderson County is 1-0 after defeating Marshall County 42-7. Daviess County is 1-1 after losing to McCracken County. Apollo is 0-1 after losing to McCracken County on 9/27. Marshall County is 0-3 after losing to Henderson County 42-7. This district still looks like it’s going to come down to McCracken County and Henderson County for the championship. 3rd place is looking like it will come down to Apollo or Daviess County. Marshall County at 0-3 has last place locked up.

 

District 2:

#4 North Hardin is 1-0 after defeating Meade County 47-10. #6 Central Hardin is still 0-0 after defeating out of district foe #9 Butler 47-22 and opens up district play with Barren County this week. Barren County is 0-0 coming off a bye week and open district play this week with Central Hardin. Meade County is 0-1 after losing to North Hardin 47-10. North Hardin has bye this week. Meade County goes out of district to 3A #6 Elizabethtown.

 

District 3:

#3 St. Xavier is 0-0 and coming off a bye week with a big game against #5 Manual this week. Manual is 0-0 after defeating out of district foe Eastern 49-8 and has big opening game with St. Xavier. Butler is 0-0 after losing to out of district foe #6 Central Hardin 47-22. Pleasure Ridge Park is 0-0 after losing to out of district foe #1 Male 47-0. Butler hosts Pleasure Ridge Park this week.

 

District 4:

#1 Male is 0-0 after defeating out of district foe Pleasure Ridge Park 47-0. #7 Fern Creek is 0-0 after defeating out of district foe Oldham County 38-15. Bullitt East is 0-0 after having a bye week. Southern is 0-0 after losing to out of district foe Kentucky Country Day 27-7. Male opens district play at Southern. Fern Creek opens district play at Bullitt East.

 

District 5:

#2 Trinity is 0-0 after losing to out of state foe Cathedral (IN) 28-7. Ballard is 0-0 and coming off a bye week. Eastern is 0-0 after losing to out of district foe #5 Manual 49-8. This week Trinity hosts Ballard with the winner most likely being the district champ. Eastern has a bye week.

 

District 6:

Ryle 0-0 lost to out of district foe 5A #3 Scott County 57-21. Simon Kenton 0-0 is coming off a bye week. Dixie Heights 0-0 is coming off a 14-10 loss to 2A #4 Beechwood. Campbell County 0-0 is coming off a loss to out of state foe Mt. Healthy (OH) 21-7. Ryle opens district play with Campbell County. Simon Kenton hosts Dixie Heights on 10/10.

 

District 7:

Tates Creek 0-0 is coming off a bye week. Paul Dunbar 0-0 is coming off a bye week. Lafayette 0-0 is coming off a 21-7 loss to 4A #6 Corbin. Henry Clay 0-0 lost to Bryan Station 19-17. Tates Creek opens district play at Paul Dunbar. Henry Clay hosts Lafayette.

 

District 8:

Oldham County 0-0 is coming off a 38-15 loss to 6A #7 Fern Creek. George Rodgers Clark 0-0 is coming off a 21-14 loss to 5A Cooper. Bryan Station 0-0 is coming off a 19-17 win over Henry Clay. Madison Central 0-0 is coming off a bye week. Oldham County opens district play at home vs. Madison Central. George Rogers Clark travels to Bryan Station.

 

Games of the week:

 

#3 St. Xavier (4-2) at #5 Manual (5-1). Manual has been playing well and would like to break a St. Xavier 26-year win streak. St. Xavier is coming off a bye week and is hoping to open district play with a win. Last year St. Xavier defeated Manual 25-7. Manual is beating their opponents by an average of 17.5 pts a game and St. Xavier has an average margin of victory of 6.7 pts a game. Manual gets most of their yards on the ground with an average of 206 per game. St. Xavier will counter with a rushing defense of 131 yards per game. St. Xavier gets most of their yards through the air averaging 188 yards per game. Manual will counter the St. Xavier passing attack with a pass defense holding opponents to 114 yards per game. The only common opponent between the two is Central with Manual defeating them 7-0 and St. Xavier defeating them 23-0. This should be a competitive game and most likely they will meet a 2nd time in the playoffs.

 

#2 Trinity (5-2) hosts #8 Ballard (3-3). Ballard is coming off a bye week and Trinity looks to improve after a defeat to Indiana power Cathedral. Trinity’s average margin of victory is 19 points per game, and Ballard’s avg margin of victory is 8.7 points per game. Trinity brings a balanced offense attack with an average of 177 yards on the ground and 188 through the air. Ballard will counter with a defense holding opponents to 114 on the ground and 110 in the air. Ballard’s offense is primarily on the ground averaging 169 yards per game with 102 through the air. Trinity will counter with a stiff defense holding opponents to 150 total yards per game with only 48 rushing yards per game. Trinity has also played a tougher schedule than Ballard. Last year Trinity defeated Ballard in the playoffs 50-0. The only common opponent between the two is Male with Male defeating Trinity 20-17 and Male defeating Ballard 41-14 With Trinity’s stout run defense and having played a tougher schedule, they should win this game by a comfortable margin.

 

6A RPI:

1. Male .718

2. North Hardin .681

3. Central Hardin .632

4. Manual .632

5. Trinity .617

6. Henderson County .599

7. McCracken County .598

8. St. Xavier .595

9. Fern Creek .581

10. Ballard .535

11. Bullitt East .534

12. Ryle .533

13. Simon Kenton .516

14. Southern .501

15. Butler .498

16. Oldham County .496

17. Barren County .490

18. Tates Creek .464

19. Daviess County .458

20. Paul Dunbar .451

21. Dixie Heights .450

22. Apollo .439

23. Eastern .421

24. Lafayette .412

25. Madison Central .397

26. Bryan Station .395

27. Meade County .393

28. Campbell County .385

29. George Rogers Clark .385

30. Marshall County .382

31. Henry Clay .368

32. Pleasure Ridge Park .356

From the rankings thread:

 

Central Hardin and Trinity each caught the majority of the 6A attention this week for different reasons. Trinity finally found an Indiana team who would call their bluff as Cathedral won all disciplines and helped the Shamrocks experience how their opponents usually feel. Central Hardin viewed Butler as a chance to announce their presence on the 6A scene and boy did they fulfill their obligations to make the most of their spotlight. The Bruins were absolutely dominant and a Hardin County collision course is fully in the works. The one team in the Top 10 who seemingly has been flying under the radar and playing at a very high level is Manual. The Crimsons have a chance to get the spotlight with St. Xavier this week.

 

1. Male at Southern

2. Trinity vs. #8 Ballard

3. St. Xavier at #5 Manual

4. North Hardin -- OPEN

5. Manual vs. #3 St. Xavier

6. Central Hardin at Barren County

7. Fern Creek at Bullitt East

8. Ballard at #2 Trinity

9. Butler vs. Pleasure Ridge Park

10. McCracken County -- OPEN

6A Game Threads of Interest:

 

http://bluegrasspreps.com/ky-football-high/6a-3-saint-382321.html

 

http://bluegrasspreps.com/ky-football-high/6a-2-trinity-382320.html