And your point is?

 

 

 

He's a sophomore and a sophomore in age.

 

My point is that he was held back for athletic reasons. Did he start school early?

And a 7th grader. Made it to the final 8 at Rupp as an 8th grader. All State selection. Where is that kid now anyway?

 

He was another one that was not a true 7th grader. I think it is more impressive when an 8th grader that has not been held back plays varsity.

Do you think he is only player in state to do this? I don't know too many kids personally, but know several that are held back for what ever reasons.

 

I am not criticizing them for their decision, as it is within the rules. I'm saying that it is not always comparing apples to apples if you are trying to compare the best players at a particular grade, because of the age differences. I'm sure if it were permitted there would be 20 and 21-year old seniors playing high school basketball too, and kids held back multiple years to gain an athletic advantage over younger players. Age does usually make a difference. The human body doesn't usually start degenerating until after the age of 21 :-)

 

If I know that a player has been held back a year and is playing varsity as an eighth-grader, that's certainly not as special to me as someone playing varsity who hasn't repeated a grade, unless the holdback actually started school earlier than they should have.

Do you think he is only player in state to do this? I don't know too many kids personally, but know several that are held back for what ever reasons.

 

I've noticed that holding back kids in school for an athletic advantage seems to be a much more common practice in the mountains. It rarely happens in Northern Kentucky.

 

If a kid is doing well academically and socially, it may be tough for that kid to "leave" the friends they've grown up with and went to school with for many years, have to repeat the same courses, and graduate with a younger class.

It is apples to apples when the kid, no matter when he started school or how many grades he repeats is, by age, in a class where he'll be eligible his senior year per KHSAA rules. You say in the wrong grade, I say he started too early. Same old song and dance.

I've noticed that holding back kids in school for an athletic advantage seems to be a much more common practice in the mountains. It rarely happens in Northern Kentucky.

 

If a kid is doing well academically and socially, it may be tough for that kid to "leave" the friends they've grown up with and went to school with for many years, have to repeat the same courses, and graduate with a younger class.

 

How many kids in high school in Ky have been held back for athletic reasons or if you're a wildcat fan ,how many kids that play for UK were held back in high school?

A lot of times when a kid is held back it's usually because they are one of the youngest in their grade, so while it may seem the following year they are much older than all the other kids, in reality they really aren't.

Okay folks, I've participated in the decline of this thread along with others, so let me be the first to say, let's get this back on topic. If there are those that want to rehash the holdback topic, please start another thread, or do a search for one of the many old ones and do CPR on it and revisit it in the General Discussion forum.

Other than Mclendon of Holmes, Monroe of PC, and Mcfarland of Dunbar are there any other 8th graders who THIS YEAR (not recent years) will be playing varsity?

Skaggs of Russell.

Anyone know anything about the Mclendon kid? I've heard great things about him and I remember seeing him at a much younger age and thought he had the tools to be a successful player but in all the years I've followed Holmes I've never seen Henley bring up an 8th grader to play JV and Varsity. Has he progressed that much over the past 5 years?

Add 8th graders Darrell Hicks - Shelby County

and Larry Morton - Lexington Paul Dunbar.

 

And for what it's worth I think Monroe is the only one of the 8th graders that wasn't held back a year. To me that doesn't really matter. You are going to be playing against older players anyway up to 5 years difference in some cases. If you want to get better at your skills and the game you need to play against tougher and older kids anyway!:thumb:

Anyone know anything about the Mclendon kid? I've heard great things about him and I remember seeing him at a much younger age and thought he had the tools to be a successful player but in all the years I've followed Holmes I've never seen Henley bring up an 8th grader to play JV and Varsity. Has he progressed that much over the past 5 years?

 

If he becomes a team player he'll be great.. With Summit View it was mainly sit back and watch him dominate..

Simon Kenton has a freshman starting varsity this year, he saw varsity action last year.

I've also heard Brandon Hatton was playing JV/V for Dixie as a 7th grader..