43-0 Juggs at Half

Juggs had a running clock early in the 2nd. I believe 50-6 was the final.

They finally play a tough team next week. 

Is there a team in the State we know less about this late in the season than Lloyd Memorial?

They are the biggest wildcard I can think of... I honestly cannot determine if they are a team who can easily reach the Semi-Finals or a team who may be at risk of a 2nd Round stinker.

There is something to be said about easily handling lesser competition though, especially when that lesser competition is bigger schools, so I know they are at least a solid team.

I don't expect a round 2 stinker, but I'm extremely cautious over the 3rd round. With the RPI they could end up at Belfry, Bell County or LexCath in round 3. And because we don't know much about this team yet, I wouldn't be shocked with a convincing loss to any of those 3. 

We will find out a lot more next week. 

So let me ask this question. If Lloyd does beat Lexington Catholic next week and stays unbeaten through the third round of the playoffs. What would happen with their RPI rating? Would they still have home-field advantage?

2 hours ago, ATLCat said:

Is there a team in the State we know less about this late in the season than Lloyd Memorial?

They are the biggest wildcard I can think of... I honestly cannot determine if they are a team who can easily reach the Semi-Finals or a team who may be at risk of a 2nd Round stinker.

There is something to be said about easily handling lesser competition though, especially when that lesser competition is bigger schools, so I know they are at least a solid team.

I agree with those points in ways. I think that they have shown that they can at least make the quarterfinals. Regardless, I think that they have a good football team and may be a team that plenty wouldn’t want to face. But I do believe that the next couple weeks will give more insight and indicators on what to expect.

23 minutes ago, DRKARK said:

So let me ask this question. If Lloyd does beat Lexington Catholic next week and stays unbeaten through the third round of the playoffs. What would happen with their RPI rating? Would they still have home-field advantage?

I don't see them beating LexCath but I hope they do.

"Does RPI trump head to head competition in regards to seeding? If Lloyd beats lex cath and Lloyd ends up with a better record than lex cath after 2nd round and they potentially meet again who has home field advantage?"

This is the seventh time Lloyd has started 7-0 (1965, 1966, 1968, 1976, 1991, 1995 and 2023). 

1965	10-1-2	Class A State Champions
1966	8-1-0
1968	8-2-0
1976	14-0-0	Class AAA State Champions
1991	11-2-0	Quarter Final Loss
1995	12-1-0	Quarter Final Loss

 

Stats through seven games:
2023 team has the most points scored of any previous Lloyd team and ranked ninth in points allowed.

Rank	YEAR	PF
1	2023	293
2	2014	284
3	1995	252
4	2022	239
5	1968	237
6	2017	236
7	1970	235
8	1993	230
9	2012	228
10	1965	228
* Through 7 Games

 

 

Rank	YEAR	PA
1	1965	7
2	1941	18
3	1978	23
4	1991	27
5	1977	35
6	1934	40
7	1930	44
8	1996	45
9	2023	50
10	1988	53
* Through 7 Games

 

2 hours ago, DRKARK said:

"Does RPI trump head to head competition in regards to seeding? If Lloyd beats lex cath and Lloyd ends up with a better record than lex cath after 2nd round and they potentially meet again who has home field advantage?"

I'm fairly certain that RPI trumps all. I don't believe a victory over LexCath would improve their standing over a likely 3rd round opponent other than Rockcastle County if even them. They will probably be the 8th best RPI remaining in 3A come round 3. 

So I see that Lloyd’s RPI rating is higher than a Lexington Catholic now. 

That is odd. I checked it before even commenting previously and Lloyd was at .8600 and in 14th.