On 4/30/2026 at 8:44 PM, ChiefSmoke said:

You got me ... but CLOSE! I am trying to PROMOTE guys playing both basketball and football!  

That is beginning to happen at a significant level w/ baseball & football. And...we have more basketball guys playing football than when we got started in 2023.

The kids at ACHS are super! But, ALL of our athletic teams will be more athletic if our best guys are playing multiple sports. 

Of the four schools , Paris, Mason, Mercer & Anderson... Anderson has been the toughest to get the basketball guys out.  2026.... sports specialization is an issue like no other era. 

I am crazy about our basketball coach, Bryan Hyatt. He was on the committee that hired me. Just a week ago, I told him he has an open invitation to come talk to our guys and ask them to tryout for the basketball team. He is going to bring me into their kids camp in June to invite those kids to football camp. 

There are several structural changes we are trying to get in place so that Anderson County football can be significantly better, not just in 2026.... but 5, 10 & 20 plus years from now. 

Of those structural changes, not sure anything would help more, for ALL SPORTS, than if we can create a culture where our best athletes are multiple sport guys going forward. 

I've never drawn a play or had a practice/workout that moved the needle more than having 3 Mr. Basketball guys on the football field... (Chris Lofton, Trevon Faulkner, Darius Miller). 

Remember what Nick Saban's HS coach told him on that play to win the state title... when the game is on the line, think PLAYERS, not PLAYS. 

 

On 4/30/2026 at 8:44 PM, ChiefSmoke said:

Remember what Nick Saban's HS coach told him on that play to win the state title... when the game is on the line, think PLAYERS, not PLAYS. 

 

That quote was actually the play that got them into the state playoffs. 25 split cross fire pass. Keep in mind Nick had the fastest kid in the state at tailback (Kerry Marberry) and a 3-time all-state receiver, who pitched for the Chicago Cubs name Tom Hulderman. I remember watching them play football as a little boy!

North Oldham will be the best team in the region by far and probably the best in the state. They added 6’8 F Aaron Moore this offseason and just added 3 star recruit 6’6 Josh Smith Jr. who is the son of the former NBA all star Josh Smith.

1 minute ago, BBN_34 said:

North Oldham will be the best team in the region by far and probably the best in the state. They added 6’8 F Aaron Moore this offseason and just added 3 star recruit 6’6 Josh Smith Jr. who is the son of the former NBA all star Josh Smith.

Bump.

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So who finishes 2nd in this region? I feel like the gap is huge here- what's the most dominant an 8th region team has ever been? Can a team keep it within single digits of North?

3 hours ago, LLS10 said:

So who finishes 2nd in this region? I feel like the gap is huge here- what's the most dominant an 8th region team has ever been? Can a team keep it within single digits of North?

The second place team will be Spencer County.

I'm thinking the most dominant 8th region team would have been the Shelby County team in the 1960's led by Mike Casey and the 1970's Shelby County team led by Charles Hurt.

Unless North just haves a horrible game no one will get within single digits.