The Crimsons have a flip-flop of their 2025 schedule for 2026.

Aug 7 vs. Christian Academy-Louisville (Scrimmage)
Aug 14 vs. Christian County (Scrimmage)
Aug 21 at Central
Aug 28 at South Warren
Sep 4 vs. Frederick Douglass
Sep 11 vs. Atherton
Sep 18 vs. Cooper
Sep 25 at Bullitt East
Oct 2 - BYE
Oct 9 at St. Xavier (District)
Oct 16 vs. Pleasure Ridge Park (District)
Oct 23 vs. North Hardin (District)
Oct 30 at Male

Decent schedule. 4 challenging games vs very good teams. 6 games that a 6A Manual should win convincingly. 

2 minutes ago, TH58 said:

Decent schedule. 4 challenging games vs very good teams. 6 games that a 6A Manual should win convincingly. 

Will you classify the 4 and the 6?

4 minutes ago, theguru said:

Will you classify the 4 and the 6?

Challenging games vs very good teams - SW, FD, St.X and Male. 

They return starting QB Kaden Mack and their two top receivers in Brayland Miles & Noah Price. Most of their starting OL/DL returns, if not all. They have to replace starting RB Gerian Traynor, but rising seniors Jeremy Presley & Kaden Mack both rushed for 600 yards a piece last year, plus rising junior Julius Bledsaw did a really nice job carrying the ball with almost 150 yards on only 18 carries. On defense they return 6 of their top 10 tacklers.

The Crimsons will be formidable.

Can they finally get by the dreaded 2nd round playoff curse this year?  They've been much too talented of a team to lose in the 2nd round the way they have the last 3 or 4 years.

They better win the district because their cross district is the Trinity / Ballard district.  Finish 2nd to St. X. and they get Trinity in the second round.  

I think it’s a pretty tough schedule the only two cupcakes they play are district games Cooper, Central, Atherton and Bullitt East have all had good seasons lately I agree games I would expect them to win but they are quality teams you can’t schedule Trinity 10 times. But that’s always been Manual’s problem they usually have to play Trinity or St. Xavier early in the playoffs and that’s pretty tough.

Bump.

The Crimsons picked up an interior d-line piece via transfer from Trinity. Baker recorded 8 tackles last year as a sophomore.