What does John Hardin need to do to improve in

2011?

What do they need to keep doing to be successful? Remember, please be constructive.

Should be another outstanding year for the Dawgs. I do believe this could be the biggest senior class John has ever had. 30 seniors next year and 26 juniors. Key loses are Savoy at RB, Wright at CB, Richard and Linton DL. We should be able to reload with upperclassman. We have several College bound prospects coming up through the program. Expectations are very high in E-town for 2011. Anything less than State will be a disappointment. Go Dawgs.

Should be another outstanding year for the Dawgs. I do believe this could be the biggest senior class John has ever had. 30 seniors next year and 26 juniors. Key loses are Savoy at RB, Wright at CB, Richard and Linton DL. We should be able to reload with upperclassman. We have several College bound prospects coming up through the program. Expectations are very high in E-town for 2011. Anything less than State will be a disappointment. Go Dawgs.

 

Do you mean getting to state or winning state? lol

Slobberknocker you may have them over rated just a bit. They will be decent, but not what they have been the past 4 years. I don't think they will have that much depth. They lost 5 out of their front seven on offense, and their all time leading rusher in Savoy. On defense I think they lost 7 starters (3 of 4 DL, MLB, 2 CBs, and a safety). I think they can still be a pretty good team, just not what they have been. Let's just be positive and hope for the best.

Ed,

Lets review what we have returning.

 

Coaching: Mark Brown is a great coach who can't and won't be denied. A losing season for the Dawgs isn't in the cards for 2011. Brown is good on making something out of nothing and getting it done. No one expected our team to go 13-1 last year with the returners we had. We start this year with close to double the amount of seniors we had last year. One of the reasons Brown reloads instead of rebuilding is due to the fact he gets the younger guys on the field to play. Instead of leaving the starters in to rack up unbelieveable stats he pulls them after halftime on most occasions and lets the underclassmen play for two quarters. I'm guessing at least 8 games last year starters were pulled at half or early third quarter. Getting the kids on the field is big.

 

 

Offense: QB Mitchell 1678 yards passing with 21 TD's not to shabby. Mitchell should improve on his numbers after getting a year of starting under his belt. RB Jermey Harness 1526 yards rushing, 580 yards receiving and 23 TD's. This kid is a stud and will be playing on Saturdays somewhere in 2012. FB Quinsie Brown had 842 yards rushing with 12 TD's and has the wheels to be moved to RB beside Harness to help fill the void left by Savoy. Quinsie has college potential. OL we lost three seniors who rotated in the lineup with three juniors. We will be a senior dominated line next year. We have Patrick Crowe returning who was (2nd team AP all state at guard). He should also make it to the next level if he continues to work hard. Junior Blake Cordell returns to anchor the line at tackle. We will need some replacement receivers to step up after losing senior Pickerrell who accounted for 545 yards and 4 TD's.

 

Defense: We return 5 Starters. Meldon Mabini returns on the D-line. Meldon will only get better in the off season after posting 58 tackles. We have three returning sophomores. Dominick Brown, Wade Holtsclaw and Jalen Fleming. All three can flat out play. Brown has the size to be a D-1 Linebacker. If he continues to improve the next two years after posting 89 tackles he very well might do it. Fleming is quick and hits hard. He posted 85 tackles on the year. Sophomore DB Wade Holtsclaw returns (AP all state honorable mention DB). This kid is stud status. He has incredible closing speed and is a sure tackler. He was 2nd on the team in tackles with 101 behind Senior DL Jeff Richard who had 104. Holtsclaw will be another lock to make it to college if he continues to improve and gains size. Quinsie Brown will return to play Safety after posting 31 tackles last year. Juniors Kyle Laing, Blake Cavinee, Mark Thompson, John Haw will be counted on to fill the Defensive voids. All 4 of these Juniors seen lots of playing time on defense.

 

I like what we have returning and expect our team to do very well. Just like the kids say "Win 15". I'm on board. :ylsuper:

 

All stats provided by KHSAA.

I hope you are right. I've heard at least one of their coaches talk about being real concerned about their depth next year, and they are going to need some considering the first part of their schedule. I think their first four games are Henry Clay, Lex. Cath, Meade, Boyle.

Is JH 4A or 5A this year?

They stay 5A .

Aside from JH and BG, who are the other major contenders in 5A in 2011?

Warren Central and Christian Co. will probably have as good of a shot as JH or BG next year. Looking towards the future, depending on who gets the job, Hoptown may be able to compete in a few years. I also think Graves Co. will be a contender in 5A in the next few years, they moved down from 6A. North Hardin also moved down from 6A and will be able to contend in 5a. That will be a tough region coming out of the west. I'm not as sure about EKY 5A, I'm certain they will have some solid teams as well. With Highlands out of the way most top 5A teams can make winning a state championship a realistic goal.

North Hardin is now in John Hardin's district. Big rivalry game.

John Hardin will have Henry Clay, Lexington Catholic, Boyle County, Meade County North Hardin, Central Hardin, Grayson County, Jeffersontown, Iroquios, and Boone County. Much tougher schedule then last year and should pay off come playoffs. The 2011 season should be one of the the most intertaining seasons in a while.