bugatti Posted January 29, 2008 Posted January 29, 2008 What does Raceland need to do to improve in 2008? What do they need to keep doing to be successful? Remember, please be constructive.
Ram Posted January 29, 2008 Posted January 29, 2008 Raceland Football 2008 1. Play a strong schedule. One of the keys for Raceland to continue to improve and to become a perennial 1A threat is to continue to play larger schools, and quality non-district games to better prepare them for the quality 1A teams they will have to face in the playoffs. Last year, in non-district games, Raceland played one 1A team (Paintsville), three 3A teams (Russell, East Carter, and West Carter), one 4A team (Greenup Co.), and one 5A team (Ashland). Raceland will be playing these teams again this season, and many of them have improved and will give Raceland some regular season tests and help in preparing them for the playoffs. Ashland will be in good shape this season with quite a bit of experience returning, Greenup Co showed great improvement at the end of last season and provides a playoff type atmosphere, East and West Carter both had some great performances last year, Paintsville is a question mark for this season with a new coach they should have some new energy, Russell is good year in and year out and provides a playoff atmosphere. By playing a strong schedule Raceland will be more prepared for district and playoff games. 2. Stingy defense. In 2007, Raceland’s defense was good, but not as strong as the 2006 season. For Raceland to win the big games, they are going to have to get back to the stingy defense of 2006. In 2007 Raceland allowed an average of 21 points per game, they are going to have to get that down to 14 or below to control big games. Raceland returns 8 defensive starters, including last years leading tackler Brett Denton, who averaged around 10 tackles per game. Lost are one linebacker position, one defensive line position, and one defensive back position. John Scott Carver will be back at one of the linebacker positions. Carver is very athletic and quick to the ball. Robbie Logan will be back at his defensive line position, he matured and was a strong defensive player by the playoffs last season. 3. Poised offense. The offense is one area that should be of little concern. In 2007 Raceland had an explosive offense that could score quickly, and was very balanced. Raceland returns 9 starters on offense, including both running backs – Denton who rushed for over one thousand yards and Carver who rushed for six hundred yards, starting quarterback Tyler Boyles will be back as well – who passed for one thousand yards. Lost from last year is one offensive lineman and one receiver. Brian Tolliver and Todd Selvage both gained experience last season and both will be strong at the receiver positions. The offensive line, minus one, is back and did a great job last year and will only get better. Raceland’s offense should be a bright spot from start to finish. 4. Special teams. Special teams is the place that Raceland will have to rebuild the most. Gone from the last three seasons is place kicker and punter, Jacob Sparks. Sparks will be difficult to replace and had become a potent weapon for Raceland. Tate Preston will likely handle the kicking duties, and a search for a punter will have to begin. 5. Staying healthy In 2006, Raceland experience a large number of injuries and at one point had 6, two way, starters out at the same time. Raceland will have to stay healthy to maintain momentum to compete in the playoffs. 6. Players to watch. Tyler Boyles (Sr) QB – Will be a senior, three year starter, one at receiver and now two at QB. Boyles passed for 1,000 yards last season, distributing the ball to four Different receivers. Brett Denton (Sr) RB/LB –Honorable Mention All-State, Army Iron man of the Week, And Co-District MVP. Rushed for 1100 yards last season, and was the teams Leading tackler. John Scott Carver (Sr) RB/LB – Second leading rusher from last season, with over 600 Yards. also, a strong defensive player who can get to the ball. Todd Selvage (Sr) WR/DB – Became a good receiver last season and a good defensive Player after becoming much more athletic in the 2007 off –season. Brian Tolliver (Sr) WR/KR/DB – Very athletic, plays some at running back, but will Probably start at receiver. Sure handed receiver. Tolliver will more then likely Also start at the open defensive back position. Robbie Logan (Sr) OL/DL – Good size at 6’4”, 250. Good offensive lineman, but has Become a very good defensive lineman. Big, strong, and fast from his line Position. Cody Chinn (Sr) OL/DL – A 6’, 250 lineman who will be a returning starter. Strong on The offensive line and the defensive line. Bobby McKee (Jr) WR/DB/KR – Handled the return duties last season and became very Proficient at it. Could, more then likely, take the third receiver spot and give Three quality targets for Boyles.
Ram Posted January 29, 2008 Posted January 29, 2008 Raceland-Worthington Football Schedule 2008 Aug. 8 Meet the Rams 7:30pm Aug. 15 Scrimmage at Johnson Central Aug. 22 EKC Grid at Raceland Raceland vs. Morgan Co Aug. 29 @ Ashland Sept. 5 Open Sept. 12 @East Carter (EKC) Sept. 19 @Fairview (D) (EKC) Sept. 26 LCA (D) Oct. 3 @Greenup Co. Oct. 10 Paris (D) Oct. 17 Paintsville Oct. 24 @Nicholas Co. (D) (EKC) Oct 31 @Russell Nov. 7 West Carter (EKC) Nov. 14 District Semi-Finals Nov. 21 District Championship Nov. 28 Regional Championship Dec. 5 State Championship Semi-Finals Dec. 12 State Championship
Ram Posted January 29, 2008 Posted January 29, 2008 Returning Player from 2007 Jersey Number........Name.............Height.....Weight........Position..........Grade 2.........................Bobby McKee........6'-0"........170............QB/LB..............10 4.........................Todd Selvage.......5'-10".......160............WR/DB.............11 5.........................Patrick Hamilton....5'-8"........140.............WR/DB............10 8.........................Scotty Craft.........5'-5"........115.............WR/DB............9 9.........................Daniel Jones.........5'-6".........130............WR/DB............10 10.......................Johnny Shearer.....5'-8".........140............WR/DB............10 11.......................Tyler Boyles..........6'-2".........160............QB/DB............11 12.......................Brian Tolliver.........5'-9".........160............RB/DB.............11 14.......................Tyler Farley..........5'-10"........180............QB/LB.............9 15.......................Sam Hieneman......5'-6"..........135............WR/DB............9 19.......................Josh Gehringer......5'-7"..........135............WR/DB............10 20.......................Bret Denton.........5'-10".........185............RB/LB.............11 24.......................Ralph Burchett......5'-8"..........140............RB/DB.............9 26.......................Eric Johnson.........5"-9".........165.............WR/DB...........11 28.......................Loren Huffman......5'-8"...........140............WR/DB...........10 31.......................Cody Kelly............5'-10".........170............RB/LB............10 33.......................Alex McCoy..........5'-8"...........160............RB/LB............11 35.......................John-Scott Carver.5'-9"...........165............RB/LB............11 37.......................Jesse Potter.........6'-0"...........150............RB/LB.............9 45.......................Tate Preston........5'-8"...........170............WR/LB...........11 51.......................Rocky Jobe..........6'-0"............250............OL/DL...........10 54.......................Josh Childers........6'-2"............200............OL/DL............9 56.......................Ricky Chandley.....5'-8"............165............OL/DL...........10 57.......................Jacob Flocker.......5'-8"............185............OL/DL...........10 59 ......................Mitchell Cooper.....5'-5"............175............OL/DL...........10 60.......................Tyler Hensley.......5'-9".............210............OL/DL..........10 61.......................Cannon Wilson......5'-8".............210............OL/DE..........10 62.......................Rodney Salyers.....6'-1".............350............OL/DL..........10 63.......................Robby Logan........6'-3".............240............OL/DL..........11 65.......................Cody Grant..........6'-0".............230............OL/DL..........10 66.......................Josh Quillen..........6'-2".............220............OL/DE.........10 67.......................Luke Bonzo..........5'-10"............150............OL/DL..........10 68.......................Kory Baldridge......6'-1"..............205............OL/DL..........11 71.......................Justin Kelly..........6'-0"..............195............OL/DL..........10 72.......................Justin Evans........5'-11".............190............OL/DL...........9 73.......................Cody Chinn..........5'-11".............230 ............OL/DL.........11 74.......................Jesse McConnaha.5'-11".............215............OL/DL..........10 77.......................Eddie Cumpton.....5'-11".............180 ............OL/DL.........10 78.......................Austin Johnson.....6'-1"..............210.............OL/DL..........9 80.......................Justin Tolliver.......5'-7"..............145............WR/DB..........9 84.......................Justin Ratcliff.......6'-0"..............165.............WR/LB..........9 85.......................MIchael Talbot.....5'-11".............130 ............WR/DB.........10 88.......................Kyle Sloan...........5'-10".............160 .............WR/LB.........11
Prepstar22 Posted January 29, 2008 Posted January 29, 2008 Denton was Co-MVP of the District? Who was the other half? Didn't Witt and Hayden (LCA) win that co MVP award? Or was that Region Co-MVP award. Either way its got me confused. Help !
cvillecat Posted January 29, 2008 Posted January 29, 2008 Denton was Co-MVP of the District? Who was the other half? Didn't Witt and Hayden (LCA) win that co MVP award? Or was that Region Co-MVP award. Either way its got me confused. Help ! LCA's Hayden & Denton shared the district MVP honors..
kypride Posted January 29, 2008 Posted January 29, 2008 Raceland will be strong. I like the coaching staff there. Vanderhoof is a good man. I also like any eastern Kentucky team willing to dust off the Q.B.s arm and run a balanced offense.
RamCat Posted January 29, 2008 Posted January 29, 2008 I agree with many of the statements made by Ram. Defensivly they need to be more consistant and improve stopping the run. Offensivly they need to remain in their balanced style. I think the days of Raceland running the "Air Raid" are slowly coming to an end. We seen last year that they were under center alot more and were about 50/50 run pass. But running the ball is definetly their strength on offense, with Denton and Carver. Boyles is a solid, smart, good decision maker at QB. IMO he limits Raceland throwing the ball down field but he makes up for it with his athletic ability and being able find open guys under neath. But most importantly for the Rams, they need to stay healthy this season. I thought health was the achilles heal for the Rams in 07. If they stay healthy and work hard, i truely think they sky is the limit for this team. They have a great senior class and an excellent coaching staff. The expectations for this team are probably higher then they were for the 06' team or the 87' team. With the new playoff format and 6 class system, this team has an excellent shot at making it to the carpet. They have a tough challenge against LCA but if they win that, I think they can be a threat as a potential state title contender. This could be a HUGE season for Raceland football. Keep workin hard guys and never be satisfied! GO RAMS!
kypride Posted January 29, 2008 Posted January 29, 2008 Hazard, LCA, Campbelsville, and/or Pikeville will be Racelands challengers for the Carpet.
Ram Posted January 29, 2008 Posted January 29, 2008 Hazard, LCA, Campbelsville, and/or Pikeville will be Racelands challengers for the Carpet. I agree that Raceland, LCA, and Hazard should be the favorites from the eastern bracket. Maybe you can help me, but I thought Pikeville was going to be, somewhat, down this year, and I don't think they have hired a coach, as of yet. And, I honestly don't know to much about what Campbellsville is going to have.
kypride Posted January 30, 2008 Posted January 30, 2008 Pikeville hasn't hired a coach. I will go out on a limb and say that pikeville will win thier district anyway. They will still be one of the teams to recon with, especially since the Raceland district plays Hazards district in the region this year. Pikeville and Campbellsville have a shot at the final 4 without meeting any of the other big boys.
Ram Posted January 30, 2008 Posted January 30, 2008 Pikeville hasn't hired a coach. I will go out on a limb and say that pikeville will win thier district anyway. They will still be one of the teams to recon with, especially since the Raceland district plays Hazards district in the region this year. Pikeville and Campbellsville have a shot at the final 4 without meeting any of the other big boys. :thumb:Gotcha. I would venture to say that Pikeville will win their district as well. I just don't have much knowledge of Campbellsville.
Ram Posted January 30, 2008 Posted January 30, 2008 I think the days of Raceland running the "Air Raid" are slowly coming to an end. We seen last year that they were under center alot more and were about 50/50 run pass. But running the ball is definetly their strength on offense, with Denton and Carver. Boyles is a solid, smart, good decision maker at QB. IMO he limits Raceland throwing the ball down field but he makes up for it with his athletic ability and being able find open guys under neath. I think that Raceland's version of the Franklin offense is adaptable to the personnel that they have. With Grizzle and the receiving core he had, it was 80/20 pass/run. Last season the running backs were still maturing and it was more 50/50 pass/run. This season, with Denton and Carver back and playing the way they played last season, I expect the offense to be somewhere around 40/60 pass/run. Raceland has several very capable receivers in Tolliver, Selvage, and McKee. Boyles is a very good decision maker and is accurate out to 40 yards, he will be able to distribute the ball to the three above receivers well. Denton and Carver are going to be hard to stop with the running plays. The offensive line with Chinn, Logan, and Grant are going to be experienced. I think Raceland's offense is going to be pretty good.
RamCat Posted January 30, 2008 Posted January 30, 2008 I think that Raceland's version of the Franklin offense is adaptable to the personnel that they have. With Grizzle and the receiving core he had, it was 80/20 pass/run. Last season the running backs were still maturing and it was more 50/50 pass/run. This season, with Denton and Carver back and playing the way they played last season, I expect the offense to be somewhere around 40/60 pass/run. Raceland has several very capable receivers in Tolliver, Selvage, and McKee. Boyles is a very good decision maker and is accurate out to 40 yards, he will be able to distribute the ball to the three above receivers well. Denton and Carver are going to be hard to stop with the running plays. The offensive line with Chinn, Logan, and Grant are going to be experienced. I think Raceland's offense is going to be pretty good. I agree, the Rams will have a strong offensive line and should have a very good balanced offense!
oldrambler Posted January 30, 2008 Posted January 30, 2008 A ton of returning starters on both sides of the ball, the same Top Notch Coaching Staff, ever improving facilities, always present fan base that will travel anywhere to support their team. All are ingredients for very special 08' for the Rams. I agree that the defense will need some work but I don't think that they are that far away from a dominating "D" as we had in 06' and in years before in Ram history. One main thing as Ram has stated is to remain healthy. I hope that all the players come into camp ready to get down to some serious work...all focused on one "TEAM" goal and that is a piece of carpet in Louisville, Ky. on the very last weekend of the season. My advice to the Ram players are to not read your press clippings - (including some post on here:eek:). Stay focused and remember that "you are never as good as the people may say and that you think you are and are never as bad as some may say that you are". Stay focused and work hard, leave it all out on the field every time that you are out there (including practice).:thumb:
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