14 minutes ago, BEChargers said:

Surprised Bullitt East isn't garnering more votes.

I think what's hurting Bullit East in the polls is the lack of a signature win. Theyre best 2 wins are Fern Creek and Woodford. Ryles best 2 wins are both convincing wins over Cooper and Dixie Heights. Also if you look at their schedules. Male is the only impressive team that Bullit East played. On the other hand Ryle has played CovCath, Cooper, Highlands, Cal, and St. X. So they're coming into this game more battle tested. As much as I'd like to see BS get a rematch against Bullit East, I think Ryle will be the one making the trip to Lexington next Friday. 

On 11/6/2023 at 6:33 PM, MaddenCurse44 said:

Verax is now 3rd in NKY all time career passing leaders. I believe he needs 9 yards to move into  2nd.

Do you have a list of the top five or ten Northern Kentucky passers?

11 minutes ago, KP33 said:

I think what's hurting Bullit East in the polls is the lack of a signature win. Theyre best 2 wins are Fern Creek and Woodford. Ryles best 2 wins are both convincing wins over Cooper and Dixie Heights. Also if you look at their schedules. Male is the only impressive team that Bullit East played. On the other hand Ryle has played CovCath, Cooper, Highlands, Cal, and St. X. So they're coming into this game more battle tested. As much as I'd like to see BS get a rematch against Bullit East, I think Ryle will be the one making the trip to Lexington next Friday. 

Fair points, but I think BE’s best win might be Central.  Same Central team that played CAL & St. X closer than Ryle did.  Now, what does that mean?  Nothing come Friday night.  It’s just a question of which BE shows up.  That has been their problem all year.  They’ve been terribly inconsistent.  BE will have to generate pressure on Verax Friday night.  If he’s able to sit back and play pitch & catch with his receivers, it could be a long night for BE.  Offensively, BE has to establish the run.  In fact, if they can average 5 or 6 YDs per carry, I think their offense can somewhat keep pace with Ryles offense.

1 hour ago, KP33 said:

I think what's hurting Bullit East in the polls is the lack of a signature win. Theyre best 2 wins are Fern Creek and Woodford. Ryles best 2 wins are both convincing wins over Cooper and Dixie Heights. Also if you look at their schedules. Male is the only impressive team that Bullit East played. On the other hand Ryle has played CovCath, Cooper, Highlands, Cal, and St. X. So they're coming into this game more battle tested. As much as I'd like to see BS get a rematch against Bullit East, I think Ryle will be the one making the trip to Lexington next Friday. 

I get that.  Ryle did play a tougher schedule.  But Central would beat Woodford and Fern Creek.  They played St.X tough and lost to CAL by 7 and lost to BE by 13.  Should be a close game. 

1 minute ago, BEChargers said:

I get that.  Ryle did play a tougher schedule.  But Central would beat Woodford and Fern Creek.  They played St.X tough and lost to CAL by 7 and lost to BE by 13.  Should be a close game. 

That is what I think too, should be a great game. 

Massey ratings have it Ryle 35-21. I think it will be closer than that though.

12 hours ago, Voice of Reason said:

Do you have a list of the top five or ten Northern Kentucky passers?

Here are the top passing teams in NKY with their leading passers:

1) Beechwood - 3152 yards 39 TDs - Hayden = 3077 yards 38 TDs

2) Ryle - 3048 yards 27 TDs - Verax = 2808 yards 24 TDs

3) Highlands - 2852 yards 45 TDs - Benke = 1578 yards 24 TDs - Litmer = 1099 yards 20 TDs

4) Cooper - 2712 yards 39 TDs - O'Hara = 2708 yards 39 TDs

5) SK - 2316 yards 18 TDs - Lee = 2245 yards 17 TDs

6) Cov Cath - 2180 yards 26 TDs - Pitzer = 2141 yards 26 TDs

7) Dixie - 1755 yards 21 TDs - Gregg = 1693 yards 21 TDs

Top 3 players (Yardage) = 1) Hayden 2) Verax 3) O'Hara

If I missed a team, my apologies!

58 minutes ago, FirstTimeLongTime said:

Here are the top passing teams in NKY with their leading passers:

1) Beechwood - 3152 yards 39 TDs - Hayden = 3077 yards 38 TDs

2) Ryle - 3048 yards 27 TDs - Verax = 2808 yards 24 TDs

3) Highlands - 2852 yards 45 TDs - Benke = 1578 yards 24 TDs - Litmer = 1099 yards 20 TDs

4) Cooper - 2712 yards 39 TDs - O'Hara = 2708 yards 39 TDs

5) SK - 2316 yards 18 TDs - Lee = 2245 yards 17 TDs

6) Cov Cath - 2180 yards 26 TDs - Pitzer = 2141 yards 26 TDs

7) Dixie - 1755 yards 21 TDs - Gregg = 1693 yards 21 TDs

Top 3 players (Yardage) = 1) Hayden 2) Verax 3) O'Hara

If I missed a team, my apologies!

Thanks @FirstTimeLongTime.

Maybe worth noting, of the QBs on this list, Verax has the highest INT/TD ratio:

Litmer, Highlands ~ 1/20 .050 

O'Hara, Cooper ~ 5/39 .128 

Hayden, Beechwood ~ 5/38 .132 

Pitzer, Cov Cath ~ 4/26 .154 

Benke, Highlands ~ 4/24 .167 

Gregg, Dixie ~ 6/21 .286 

Verax, Ryle ~ 8/24 .333

42 to 9 Ryle in the poll, that surprises me a little. 

30 minutes ago, Runcible Owl said:

Thanks @FirstTimeLongTime.

Maybe worth noting, of the QBs on this list, Verax has the highest INT/TD ratio:

Litmer, Highlands ~ 1/20 .050 

O'Hara, Cooper ~ 5/39 .128 

Hayden, Beechwood ~ 5/38 .132 

Pitzer, Cov Cath ~ 4/26 .154 

Benke, Highlands ~ 4/24 .167 

Gregg, Dixie ~ 6/21 .286 

Verax, Ryle ~ 8/24 .333

He also played a much harder schedule. Safe to assume his TD's would be significantly higher with similar SOS as others in NKY. Harder to get in the end zone vs faster, better players. 

Ryle by 2 TD's.

13 hours ago, BEChargers said:

I get that.  Ryle did play a tougher schedule.  But Central would beat Woodford and Fern Creek.  They played St.X tough and lost to CAL by 7 and lost to BE by 13.  Should be a close game. 

 

14 hours ago, Unrivaled97 said:

Fair points, but I think BE’s best win might be Central.  Same Central team that played CAL & St. X closer than Ryle did.  Now, what does that mean?  Nothing come Friday night.  It’s just a question of which BE shows up.  That has been their problem all year.  They’ve been terribly inconsistent.  BE will have to generate pressure on Verax Friday night.  If he’s able to sit back and play pitch & catch with his receivers, it could be a long night for BE.  Offensively, BE has to establish the run.  In fact, if they can average 5 or 6 YDs per carry, I think their offense can somewhat keep pace with Ryles offense.

My bad I forgot that they did play and beat Central, I definitely like that win for them. I still favor Ryle slightly since they're at home but I would not be shocked if BE won, I personally want to see BE at BS next friday. Ryles defense is giving up 165 yds on the ground, BE averages 166 per game on the ground. So establishing the ground game will definitely be key. We'll see if BE secondary (154 yds p/g) can slow down Verax (255 yds p/g) in the air. 

3 hours ago, Runcible Owl said:

Thanks @FirstTimeLongTime.

Maybe worth noting, of the QBs on this list, Verax has the highest INT/TD ratio:

Litmer, SO; Highlands ~ 1/20 .050 

O'Hara, SO; Cooper ~ 5/39 .128 

Hayden, JR; Beechwood ~ 5/38 .132 

Pitzer, SR; Cov Cath ~ 4/26 .154 

Benke, SR; Highlands ~ 4/24 .167 

Gregg, JR; Dixie ~ 6/21 .286 

Verax, SR; Ryle ~ 8/24 .333

 

2 hours ago, footballfan21212 said:

He also played a much harder schedule. Safe to assume his TD's would be significantly higher with similar SOS as others in NKY. Harder to get in the end zone vs faster, better players. 

I agree on the overall schedule; playing St. X, CAL, Cov Cath, and Highlands (all losses) will pump up an SoS. Kudos to the schedule makers for putting the team to the fire. I've liked Ryle's scheduling for a while now.

The Massey Ratings list the #22 Raiders' schedule to date as the seventh toughest in the state. The top 11 are all 6A teams.

? masseyratings.com/hsf/ky/ratings

Ryle maybe should be playing the toughest schedule; they are the largest of the six schools. The others aren't playing slouches comparative to their Class. SoS, per Massey: 

6A ~ 7. Ryle 

5A ~ 2. Dixie; 4. Highlands; 12. Cooper 

4A ~ 2. Cov Cath 

2A ~ 2. Beechwood 

There are also a fair number of common opponents for teams of the QBs listed that Ryle has played -  Highlands 5, Cooper 5, Dixie 5, and Cov Cath 4. Beechwood has played 4 of the other teams - Simon Kenton, Campbell Co., Dixie, and Cov Cath. Great Crossing - 3. I think everyone is mostly playing in the same pool. 

Regarding Mr. Verax's performance this season: 

• For teams ranked ranked above Ryle: 2 INT/4 TD, .500.

• For teams ranked below the Raiders: 6 INT/20 TD, .300 

Career numbers, INT/TD

2020 (FR) 1 INT/3 TD, .333 

2021 (SO) 8 INT/18 TD, .444

2022 (JR) 19 INT/17 TD, 1.118 

2023 (SR) 8 INT/24 TD, .333 

Totals - 36 INT/62 TD, .580 

✓ Back to this game - How does Ryle scheme to best use their versatile, talented QB vs. Bullitt East? Seven Charger players have totaled 11 interceptions this year.

scoreboard/khsaa/23/Bullitt_East 

scoreboard/khsaa/23/Ryle

 

48 minutes ago, Runcible Owl said:

 

I agree on the overall schedule; playing St. X, CAL, Cov Cath, and Highlands (all losses) will pump up an SoS. Kudos to the schedule makers for putting the team to the fire. I've liked Ryle's scheduling for a while now.

The Massey Ratings list the #22 Raiders' schedule to date as the seventh toughest in the state. The top 11 are all 6A teams.

? masseyratings.com/hsf/ky/ratings

Ryle maybe should be playing the toughest schedule; they are the largest of the six schools. The others aren't playing slouches comparative to their Class. SoS, per Massey: 

6A ~ 7. Ryle 

5A ~ 2. Dixie; 4. Highlands; 12. Cooper 

4A ~ 2. Cov Cath 

2A ~ 2. Beechwood 

There are also a fair number of common opponents for teams of the QBs listed that Ryle has played -  Highlands 5, Cooper 5, Dixie 5, and Cov Cath 4. Beechwood has played 4 of the other teams - Simon Kenton, Campbell Co., Dixie, and Cov Cath. Great Crossing - 3. I think everyone is mostly playing in the same pool. 

Regarding Mr. Verax's performance this season: 

• For teams ranked ranked above Ryle: 2 INT/4 TD, .500.

• For teams ranked below the Raiders: 6 INT/20 TD, .300 

Career numbers, INT/TD

2020 (FR) 1 INT/3 TD, .333 

2021 (SO) 8 INT/18 TD, .444

2022 (JR) 19 INT/17 TD, 1.118 

2023 (SR) 8 INT/24 TD, .333 

Totals - 36 INT/62 TD, .580 

 

OK, thanks for all the data. I'm sure Mr. Verax will be glad to know someone's out there using metrics to highlight how he's LAST on the list. 

 

11 minutes ago, footballfan21212 said:

OK, thanks for all the data. I'm sure Mr. Verax will be glad to know someone's out there using metrics to highlight how he's LAST on the list. 

 

Honestly I think you just did that.

With RO, I am stuck here: