Pitching earns the Raiders the top ranking in the preseason NKY coaches poll.

(2023 result in parentheses)

NKBCA Top 10 ⚾

1. Ryle (25-11, R9 First Round)
2. Beechwood (27-9, R9 Champion)
3. Covington Catholic (23-10, R9 First Round)
4. Campbell County (29-10, R10 Runner-up)
5. Highlands (21-15, R9 Runner-up)
6. Simon Kenton (26-11, R8 Semifinalist)
7. Dixie Heights (15-22, R9 Semifinalist)
8. Conner (26-13, R9 Semifinalist)
9. St. Henry (13-20, R9 First Round)
10. Cooper (8-24, District First Round)

Courtesy of Evan Dennison's x/twitter.

I think Ryle on top is more than fair.

Ryle’s studs include McIntyre (should be a D1 commit by summer) Caleb Mann, Cordrey (OH Northern) Eppley (Xavier) and Maverick Rabe (Otterbein).

Beechwood will have a big void to fill with Boyd graduating. Flaherty should be the anchor with Fryman settling in.

CCH has big shoes to fill losing J. Fitz. Jackson Reardon has lit up the showcase scene and I’m sure will be piling up on the offers.       They have 2 stellar Senior pitchers in Charlie Dieruf (Miami U.) and Bradley Zekl.

Highlands loses Hendrix as the stud pitcher. Wondering how Benke will look on the mound for the Birds this year. They have a load of Seniors ready to battle.

SK has the duo of Logan Cones and Chad Atchle (both TMU commits)

Looking forward to this season, some extraordinary talent in NKY!

 

Ryle over Beechwood 8-2 today. Nice win, Raiders!

14 hours ago, footballfan21212 said:

Ryle over Beechwood 8-2 today. Nice win, Raiders!

Wow! Big win.

It'll be interesting to see how Ryle matches up with the other NKY teams.