Man I love this chatter. I love an underdog as well. Hopefully this team can stay healthy.

6 hours ago, Grapevine said:

My prediction:

Dayton goes 8-2 losing to Newport and NCC.

They get 1 playoff win and then knocked off.

Comparing this team to the Sayre team 2 years ago is a joke.

Much improved Dayton team then years past. But still Dayton.

They weren't compared to Sayre's team, strength of schedule was compared, which MANY make a strong emphasis on. I said Sayre didn't play a strong strength of schedule the year they won state.

5 hours ago, Grapevine said:

Have watched them all season. They have played some pretty bad teams thus far. Very undisciplined team with lots of penalties and personal fouls. They have size upfront but not very skilled and very overrated. They have two legit threats in the backfield. Extremely one dimensional. Will hurt them down the stretch.

I would say that there's more than two legitimate threats, but that's my opinion. I think the two you're likely referring to are better than the others, but I would say they have more than two threats. Micah Foster can also pass the football. They haven't attempted a lot of passes, but he's shown he can throw it pretty well on some plays throughout the season so far.

Just now, Rocket Man said:

  On 9/13/2026 at 11:18 PM, Builder1214 said:

They won't beat NewCath. Might not be Iroquois. I don't think the Newport game is a guaranteed win. They would not be 4-0 against NewCath's schedule. They would be 1-3 at best. We are at the time of year that some teams have good records because of an easy schedule or bad records because of a hard schedule.

New Cath is not beating anyone this year, lucky to beat a jr high team Disappointing and move forward to next year Disgusted and mad as hell.

11 hours ago, Rocket Man said:

New Cath is not beating anyone this year, lucky to beat a jr high team Disappointing and move forward to next year Disgusted and mad as hell.

This happens every year. NewCath plays superior teams early, loses, everyone thinks they stink, then they win the district and make a playoff run. NewCath has not lost a district game in a really long time. Could this year be different? Sure, but I will believe it when I see it. It will come down to the NewCath program's culture and how they respond to the losing these early season games. This is not new to NewCath

As for Dayton, with their schedule, they definitely have a chance to be 10-0 or 9-1. I hope they can compete for a district title and make a playoff run as well. The district needs to be more competitive. Both Sayre and KCD for years have played extremely weak schedules and both were able to win championships. Scott County did the same thing for years when building their program. The West side of the state looks open for anyone to take. The 4 best teams in 1A Kentucky are on the East.