35 minutes ago, The Oracle said:

I love that all these Highlands ppl are the ones talking like the experts on this matter. I always figure if you wanna know the truth about a Catholic school in Kenton county you're best off to ask somebody from a public school in Campbell county and that's where you're gonna get your most accurate answer.

If you think it is bad now imagine what it will be like if Highlands finally wins another state football championship.

52 minutes ago, Three Blind Mice said:

It MAY impact depth, but it isn't impacting the better players. Those that move the dial will be Colonels until St. Henry is out of Beechwood's District.

St. Henry is out of Beechwood's district starting next year.

56 minutes ago, The Oracle said:

I love that all these Highlands ppl are the ones talking like the experts on this matter. I always figure if you wanna know the truth about a Catholic school in Kenton county you're best off to ask somebody from a public school in Campbell county and that's where you're gonna get your most accurate answer.

Like you said, there's some relative truth to this.

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55 minutes ago, futurecoach said:

St. Henry is out of Beechwood's district starting next year.

Are they still 2A? Good to be out of that district for sure though.

1 minute ago, Three Blind Mice said:

Are they still 2A? Good to be out of that district for sure though.

Yes, 2A this year and 3A next year. Although Beechwood will not be in their class, I believe both Lexington Catholic and Lexington Christian Academy will be in their class so it will be amazingly tough sledding in 3A for 2A sized St. Henry dealing with the Anti-Private School Football Multiplier.

I'm pretty sure St. Henry is not as expensive as Cov Cath. That could have an impact as well.

23 minutes ago, PP1 said:

I'm pretty sure St. Henry is not as expensive as Cov Cath. That could have an impact as well.

Cov Cath is $11,900 and St. Henry is $9,900.

22 hours ago, theguru said:

Wow on that score. And I just heard from someone claiming this may be the worse CovCath Frosh team of all time.

22 hours ago, theguru said:

Wow on that score. And I just heard from someone claiming this may be the worse CovCath Frosh team of all time.

When my son was a freshman at Highlands in 1986 people said that about that group. 1989 state champions. Defeated Paducah Tilghman 7-3, avenging a 28-27 loss at Henderson County Bowl. Kids grow, improve, and mature.

1 minute ago, 9068 said:

When my son was a freshman at Highlands in 1986 people said that about that group. 1989 state champions. Defeated Paducah Tilghman 7-3, avenging a 28-27 loss at Henderson County Bowl. Kids grow, improve, and mature.

Adding Tom Duffy didn't hurt. 👊🏼

19 hours ago, THUNDERBIRDS said:

I said the exact same thing when St. Henry announced they were starting a Football program. Uh oh in Park Hills! It may not show immediately but it's going to run its course. You won't convince me otherwise.

If it's not St Henry then they will continue to migrate to Ft Mitchell.

Hey, I know of a school in Highland Heights that does well in Football. 🤪 We are even getting New Facilities in the next couple of years. New Stands and all! The opposing Teams will finally get a Regular Sideline...🤣

There's a team in Highland Heights? Lived in this area 70+ years, taught, coached, and officiated, and never have been to a high school in HH......Dale Elementary closed many years ago and I don't see NKU playing football.

On 9/18/2026 at 5:03 AM, Cov_Cath_Hwy said:

This! St. Henry, no disrespect, has had and will have zero impact on Colonel Football. This frosh team was the big school runner up in the 6th grade in the GCYL and had a winning record as 7th graders. 8th grade was devastating year for this squad as they dealt with 2 very key/devastating injuries while at the same time losing 4 additional core/key starters to baseball - and not to St. Henry.

Tate Kruer's 8th grade squad went winless, as @UKato91 pointed out in the Colonel 2026 team thread, and were not good as frosh and then by senior year they absolutely rolled, and balled out en route to one of the biggest upsets in recent memory beating nationally 15th ranked Boyle County on the road. 2028 & 2029 will be no issue for this squad.

For this year, if you look at the sidelines you have more kids in street clothes than in uni's. Not one team yet has played this frosh team even close at full strength, and will not. They have had as many as 8 two-way starters out for the first 4 games with 3rd string WR's playing on both lines. With 4 minutes left in the first quarter of the first game against Highlands they watched 3 starters, including their starting QB go to the hospital. That included 1 who left via ambulance, immobilized after a 45 minute pause on the field and it left them devastated and utterly and criminally undermanned. You are beating a shell of this team. It's neither an accomplishment nor an upset because we all know by 2029 what the results will be when they take the field as seniors.....dominance, period. Wait until everyone sees their QB play next year.....and Dylan Courtney, our current varsity QB and arguably the best QB in NKY, missed his 8th grade & frosh seasons, with the same injury the current frosh QB has and the results speak for themselves now and they will in 2028 & 2029. The frosh QB is special and on another level.

They start to get healthy this week slowly, but will never be at full strength this year. St. Henry, while a tremendous school, no doubt about it, is not having any impact on Cov. Cath. football whatsoever, and will not. They are not comparable in the slightest. This frosh team will have tough sledding no doubt so everyone can take some joy in it now and get a notch in their belt because it is just blip that will explode away decisively starting next year. The future will see the same standard met and exceeded for this class as is the usual at Cov. Cath. as this team gets healthy and seasoned as is always the case.

The Frosh Colonels will absolutely be fine going forward. Only folks not in the know are worried as this is a special group that no one yet has seen them play.....and when you do it will be Roll Colonels!!!

Didn't this team lose to St. Henry when they were in 7th grade?

11 minutes ago, longballers said:

Didn't this team lose to St. Henry when they were in 7th grade?

Only 4 starters remain from that 7th Grade team that lost as this Freshman Team has 7 new players who start, including the Best OL/DL from that St. Henry Team. So no, this Freshman Team did not lose to them, but the 7th grade team did..... because 7th grade results matter years later. Keep reaching.

23 hours ago, 9068 said:

When my son was a freshman at Highlands in 1986 people said that about that group. 1989 state champions. Defeated Paducah Tilghman 7-3, avenging a 28-27 loss at Henderson County Bowl. Kids grow, improve, and mature.

This sums up football right here for sure. That was a great team and I had no idea about their rough start. That is a great story to hear and entirely comparable.