I know Coach Hawkins visits the site so if you see this, I would like to congratulate you and the Defenders on making it back to the State Title game. My senior season was 1999 and I remember that team and game (and Eric Shelton) very well (unfortunately). I know the Station community is excited to make it back as well.

This year's team is battle tested and seems very well coached. They are much better than week 1, exemplified with the #2 scoring team and #3 scoring defense. WR JT Haskins Jr. is an electric player and can score in a blink if he gets into the open field. QB Trenton Cutwright is even better this year than last and is maybe the best dual-threat QB Trinity has faced since Vollmer at Cincy St. X. RB Kalen Washington looks very formidable as the feature back and WRs Demond Green and Kamani Barbour look like they should be division 1 players at the next level. On defense, the Fraziers are two of the best tacklers in the state with 133 tackles and 31 for loss between them. LB Jason Hocker is a certified dude and is all over the place running this defense. Haskins' 7 Interceptions at safety lead 6A, and with 20 as a team I don't think its too much to say this defense is in a class with Douglass and Trinity both at the top of 6A.  

For the Rocks, last week's contest was perhaps the best preparation for the championship Coach Cobb could have asked for. Frederick Douglas loaded up the box to try to stop Sansbury and the run game and was very successful. He relied heavily on the Power 5 commits in the secondary to slow Lynn and Sasser's vertical prowess and did a great job with that as well. It forced Trinity to rely on ball control, opportunistic playmaking and special teams to pull it out. Carson Hilbert averaged over 43 yards per punt and kept FD in their own side of the field for much of the night. Brady McEnaney's interception and Drew Davis' fumble recovery proved to be back-breakers for the Broncos. Zane Johnson remained composed and threw a strike to Jake Castelluzzo in OT to get the lead back and JC Wilson and the defense closed it out. A tremendous effort to join Station in the title game.

The Rocks have to continue this plan to win it on Saturday. Win the turnover battle against a staunch defense, keep pounding the run and make enough plays on offense to stay ahead of the chains. Special Teams needs to continue to be elite with kicks and coverage. Zane will be in his most important game yet, and I am sure he will see some wrinkles from the Week 1 plan. McEnaney has the chance to become a Trinity legend with a title in his last game as the leader of the defense and will hand the torch off to a host of young guys who have made major strides this year. I for one cannot wait for Saturday and if you're near a radio turn on WFIA 94.7 around 3:30 and I'll prove it! Go Rocks! ☘️

Neither of these teams are who they are in week 1. Even mentioning that game is a waste of time. Trinity makes a statement. 

16 minutes ago, Tigerpride94 said:

Can confirm, they do not... ?

My power ratings say Trinity by 14 and the ratings got every semifinal game right except the Highlands/Cooper game so not 100% but very good so I will go with Shamrocks getting the Championship. I remember when this Trinity senior class went undefeated as freshman so I thought when they were seniors could play for a championship and here they are.

I get the impression that Bryan Station and their fans are  really "feeling it" for this game.   Trinity will need to match or exceed their intensity.  Should be a heck of a game.

3 hours ago, Tigerpride94 said:

My power ratings say Trinity by 14 and the ratings got every semifinal game right except the Highlands/Cooper game so not 100% but very good so I will go with Shamrocks getting the Championship. I remember when this Trinity senior class went undefeated as freshman so I thought when they were seniors could play for a championship and here they are.

I am with you Tp94, I think Trinity gets this one.  But, if Station wins, I will be jumping for joy!

 

 

From Coach Hawkins on Facebook:

4 years ago I accepted the Head Coaching Job at Bryan Station. It is amazing waking up this morning knowing we are playing for a State Championship. We got close last year and now we are here. I want to thank everyone that has helped me along this journey. We have an amazing group of kids at Station! I also could not have made these strides without one of the best coaching staffs out there! We inherited a 3-8 team that’s has won 10+ games per year for these 4 years and now look for win 42 in the big dance! Let’s Go Station Nation.

From J.T. Haskins on Facebook.

THE LAST DANCE‼️ C/O ‘24 Bryan Station Football.

Goooooo Defenders!!!! We need some parity in 6A.

Let’s go Rocks. Bring the trophy back to Louisville!

 

66 to 10 in the poll for Trinity.  Here are the "Tantalizing Ten" that voted for Station:

Bryan Station

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  MaddenCurse44

  November 24

• Hasbeen10

  November 25
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  coachhawk

  November 25
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  Shaquille_Oatmeal

  November 25

• KP33

  November 25
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  Purple88

  November 25

• Stirmechew

  November 26
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  Paul Dean

  November 26

• TrendingNorth

  Monday at 05:51 AM
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  FrankNicodemus

  Thursday at 03:37 PM

What time is kickoff?

1 minute ago, MaddenCurse44 said:

What time is kickoff?

4:00pm in 32 minutes.