6A Notebook (10/16): Week 8 Rundown

The district standings are starting to shape up and after this week should really show how the the first round of the playoffs may be seeded. There are two games of the week among the top 10 ranked teams. The QB rating stat has been added since this can’t be found anywhere else. The current RPI is also included. Let’s check out the district standings.

District 1:

#10 McCracken County leads the district standings with a 3-0 record and is coming off a bye week. McCracken County this week will play Dyer County (TN) at home. Henderson County is 2-0 after defeating Apollo 20-13. Henderson County plays at Daviess County this week. Daviess County is 1-1 and coming off a bye week. Daviess County plays Henderson County at home this week. Apollo is 0-2 after losing to Henderson County 20-13. Apollo plays at Marshall County this week. Marshall County is 0-3 and coming off a bye week. Marshall County plays Apollo at home this week. The game between McCracken County and Henderson County for the #1 seed in the district playoff is in two weeks.

District 2:

#3 North Hardin is 1-0 after bye week. North Hardin plays Barren County away this week. #6 Central Hardin is 1-0 after defeating Barren County 38-0. Central Hardin is playing Meade County away this week. Barren County is 0-1 after a loss to Central Hardin 38-0. Barren County plays North Hardin at home this week. Meade County is 0-1 and coming off a loss to 3A #7 Elizabethtown 34-13. Meade County plays Central Hardin at home this week. We await the meeting of North Hardin and Central Hardin which will determine the #1 seed in the district playoff.

District 3:

#4 Manual is 1-0 after defeating #5 St. Xavier this week 20-19. Manual plays at Pleasure Ridge Park this week. #9 Butler is 1-0 after beating Pleasure Ridge Park 34-22. Butler plays at St. Xavier this week. St. Xavier is 0-1 after losing to Manual 20-19. St. Xavier plays Butler at home this week. Pleasure Ridge Park is 0-1 after a loss to Butler 34-22. Pleasure Ridge Park plays Manual at home this week. Barring a surprise, Manual has the #1 seed in the district playoff locked up.

District 4:

#1 Male is 1-0 after defeating Southern 53-0. Male plays at #7 Fern Creek this week. #7 Fern Creek is 1-0 after beating Bullitt East 21-18. Fern Creek plays #1 Male at home this week. Bullitt East is 0-1 after losing to #7 Fern Creek 21-18. Bullitt East plays Southern at home this week. Southern is 0-1 after losing to #1 Male 53-0. Southern plays at Bullitt East this week. #1 seed for the district playoff will be settled this week between Male and Fern Creek.

District 5:

#2 Trinity is 1-0 after beating #8 Ballard 45-7. Trinity has a bye this week. Ballard is 0-1 and coming off a 45-7 loss to #2 Trinity. Ballard plays at Eastern this week. Eastern is 0-0 after a bye week. Eastern plays #8 Ballard at home this week. Trinity has #1 seed in the district playoff locked up.

District 6:

Ryle 1-0 defeated Campbell County 41-0. Ryle plays at Dixie Heights this week. Simon Kenton 1-0 defeated Dixie Heights 43-27. Simon Kenton plays Campbell County at home this week. Dixie Heights 0-1 lost to Simon Kenton 43-27. Dixie Heights plays Ryle at home this week. Campbell County 0-1 lost to Ryle 41-0. Campbell County plays at Simon Kenton this week. Most likely Ryle and Simon Kenton will play for the #1 seed in the district playoff in two weeks.

District 7:

Tates Creek 1-0 defeated Paul Dunbar 46-7. Tates Creek plays Lafayette at home this week. Lafayette 1-0 defeated Henry Clay 27-14. Lafayette plays at Tates Creek this week. Paul Dunbar 0-1 lost to Tates Creek 46-7. Paul Dunbar plays at Henry Clay this week. Henry Clay 0-1 lost to Lafayette 27-14. Henry Clay plays Paul Dunbar at home. The winner of Tates Creek vs. Lafayette game will have the #1 district playoff seed locked up.

District 8:

Oldham County 1-0 defeated Madison Central 28-0. Oldham County plays at Bryan Station this week. George Rogers Clark 1-0 defeated Bryan Station 56-19. George Rogers Clark plays Madison Central at home this week. Madison Central 0-1 lost to Oldham County 28-0. Madison Central 0-1 plays George Rogers Clark at home this week. Bryan Station 0-1 lost to George Rogers Clark 56-19. Bryan Station plays Oldham County at home this week. The #1 seed in the district playoff should be settled when Oldham County and George Rogers Clark play in two weeks.

Games of the Week:

#5 St. Xavier (4-3) hosts #9 Butler (4-4) after a close loss to #4 Manual and are looking to get back on the winning track. Butler is looking to move to 2-0 in the district after defeating Pleasure Ridge Park. St. Xavier has a 5.6 average margin of victory after 7 games while Butler has a 1.5 average margin of victory after 8 games. St. Xavier has the #9 ranked rushing defense in 6A yielding 122 yards per game while Butler’s rushing is not in the top 25 of 6A at less than 100 yards a game. Butler has the #8 passing offense in 6A at 178 yards per game while St. Xavier has the #20 passing defense yielding 142 yards per game. St. Xavier has the #24 ranked rushing attack in 6A at 114 yards per game while Butler has the #17 rushing defense in 6A at 156 yards per game. St. Xavier has the #10 ranked passing offense in 6A at 162 yards per game while Butler has the #12 ranked passing defense at 114 yards per game. Both teams have the common opponents of DeSales and Male. St. Xavier defeated DeSales 38-7 and Butler lost to DeSales 37-8. Both teams were defeated by Male with St. Xavier losing 51-14 and Butler losing 61-22. Last year St. Xavier defeated Butler 35-20 in the playoffs. This looks to be a potentially competitive game with St. Xavier being the favorite at home.

#1 Male (7-0) travels to #7 Fern Creek (6-2) after an easy win over Southern. Fern Creek is coming off a hard-fought win over Bullitt East. Male is #1 in 6A in average margin of victory at 33.6 points per game. Fern Creek is #9 at 9.1 points per game. Male has the #6 rushing attack at 211 yards per game while Fern Creek has the #4 rushing defense at 94 points per game. Male is #4 in passing at 215 yards per game while Fern Creek is #4 in passing defense at 91 yards per game. Fern Creek is #7 in rushing at 208 yards per game while Male is #1 in rushing defense at 24 yards per game. Fern Creek is not in the top 25 of passing offense while Male is #16 in passing defense yielding 128 yards per game. Both teams have the common opponents of Butler and Ballard. Male defeated Ballard 41-14 and defeated Butler 61-22. Fern Creek defeated Ballard 15-12 and lost to Butler 26-0. Male has also played a tougher schedule. For Fern Creek to have a chance they will have to be able to run on Male’s stout run defense. Male should win this by a comfortable margin.

6A RPI:

1. Male .705

2. North Hardin .667

3. Manual .661

4. Central Hardin .638

5. Trinity .623

6. Fern Creek .609

7. McCracken County .602

8. Henderson County .595

9. St. Xavier .577

10. Ryle .534

11. Simon Kenton .533

12. Ballard .518

13. Bullitt East .517

14. Oldham County .514

15. Butler .510

16. Southern .503

17. Tates Creek .493

18. Barren County .577

19. Daviess County .466

20. Dixie Heights .440

21. Eastern .438

22. Apollo .431

23. Lafayette .428

24. Paul Dunbar .420

25. George Rogers Clark .416

26. Marshall County .393

27. Madison Central .389

28. Meade County .389

29. Campbell County .381

30. Bryan Station .375

31. Henry clay .353

32. Pleasure Ridge Park .344

QB Rating:

The college QB rating formula has been calculated for the top 30 QB’s listed on KHSAA stat page. I added this stat since not available on KHSAA stat page. Dixie Heights, Meade County, and Pleasure ridge Park are missing stat reports so their QB’s aren’t included. The average rating for all 30 QB’s was 138.01.

1. Chase Elmore, Central Hardin, 233.54

2. Elijah Parish, Male, 200.63

3. Kenyon Goodin, Butler, 187.18

4. Luke Duby, Tates Creek, 183.48

5. Manie Wimberly, North Hardin, 174.53

6. Elijah Wheat, McCracken County, 167.73

7. Logan Coleman, North Hardin, 174.53

8. Chaz Burks, Butler, 162.18

9. Jake Smith, Paul Dunbar, 157.68

10. Buie Jameson, Barren County, 157.18

11. Sam Young, Oldham County, 156.24

12. Sam Elliott, Henderson County, 151.93

13. Zach Recktenwald, Manual, 150.84

14. Nathan McElroy, Trinity, 136.84

15. Tanner Pace, Lafayette, 130.54

16. Damian Lovinsky, Apollo, 128.32

17. Douglass Bodhaine, St. Xavier, 126.82

18. Larry Cummings, Ballard, 125.54

19. Aeron Adams, Bullitt East, 122.81

20. Tristen Hawkins, Ballard, 125.54

21. Jordan Manley, George Rogers Clark, 120.39

22. Chase Crone, Simon Kenton, 116.52

23. Eli Scott, Eastern, 105.94

24. Kerry Hodge, Southern, 102.70

25. Canon Scenters, Madison Central, 100.34

26. Joe Humphreys, Daviess County, 99.89

27. Bradyn Lyons, Ryle, 98.83

28. Quinn Smith, Marshall County, 91.49

29. DJ Vanhorn, Henry Clay, 86.57

30. Christian Barrentine, Henry Clay, 75.02

Edited October 16, 20197 yr by Tigerpride94