Class A in '06

[Hearsay]

Who will be the favorites and what players will get them there? What does NewCath have coming back? Mayfield? Danville will be strong once again. Anyone know what Louisville Holy Cross has coming back? What teams are sleepers?

[All Play No Work]

Who will be the favorites and what players will get them there? What does NewCath have coming back? Mayfield? Danville will be strong once again. Anyone know what Louisville Holy Cross has coming back? What teams are sleepers?

 

Gosh off the top of my head:

 

Danville returns a lot from what I remember although the one WR that scored a lot was a Senior I think.

Mayfield has the QB back I believe but lose the RB, FB, WR, and a lot on the OL.

NCC has nearly all of OL back and the RBs and some of the DL and LBs. Lose the QB, DBs, WRs.

Louisville HC I don't know.

Lex Christian was very heavy on Seniors including the standout RB.

Somerset star RB Newell was a SR too.

Lynn Camp's star QB was a SR.

Bellevue nearly all Seniors.

Beechwood loses QB, RB, some OL/DL/DBs returns a good WR and an very good OL man.

[CoachJ]

Gosh off the top of my head:

 

Danville returns a lot from what I remember although the one WR that scored a lot was a Senior I think.

Mayfield has the QB back I believe but lose the RB, FB, WR, and a lot on the OL.

NCC has nearly all of OL back and the RBs and some of the DL and LBs. Lose the QB, DBs, WRs.

Louisville HC I don't know.

Lex Christian was very heavy on Seniors including the standout RB.

Somerset star RB Newell was a SR too.

Lynn Camp's star QB was a SR.

Bellevue nearly all Seniors.

Beechwood loses QB, RB, some OL/DL/DBs returns a good WR and an very good OL man.

 

Single-A has EASILY the most parity at the top. One thing I knew about Single-A from coaching a top-10 4A team in DOG-FIGHTS against Danville 2 straight years is that the very top teams of 1A could EASILY compete with all but the top 2 or 3 4A teams every year (at the T and X point though, the numbers onslaught would be too much I'm afraid). And for those that stayed around to see what a MACHINE NCC was this year in all phases, I think most would agree that this is true -- I had a couple of very successful 4A coaches tell me they thought so while watching them (though I have NO IDEA what happened to them against CCH -- VERY suprising in hindsight).

 

Danville: doesn't matter what they lost...there is an almost never-ending talent/strength pipeline there--put that with probably the most solid overall coaching staff in the state at any level and there's no way they could ever be "down."

Mayfield: virtually ditto what I said about Danville.

NCC: best big-kids I've seen on any one team in a LONG time -- and a bunch of them are back. Losing Diehl will hurt; but they've had 35+ on their Frosh team the last few years so I'm sure there's someone good waiting in the wings. And now, they're going to be like a shark that just got a taste of blood I'm afraid. Oh, and their coach is "pretty good" too.

Lou. HC: Losing Redinger didn't hurt as bad as many thought it would. Ray and the school staff at HC did a great job pursuading some key kids to try a SMALL private rather than one of the big boys and it's really paid off for them (as it has for Sander at DeSales).

LexChristianAcad: lost a LOT of speed/athleticism. But the coach there knows how to win with what he's got to work with. The folks in 2A aren't going to be too happy in a couple of years when this school gets "upsized" like LexCath did so quickly.

Somerset: Lost Newell (RB) AND the 6'4 receiver (Norman -- a VERY good one!). But return one of the best head coaches in the state, most of their linemen, and a VERY tough QB -- second-best I'd seen "all-around" next to the one at Painstville.

LC: They lost a lot of skill (the "star" I think you're thinking of was their RB though -- CHAFIN). But they've got a good JUNIOR-to-be RB coming up (Roskoff) and return almost all their linemen.

Bellevue -- Got a taste of success this year too...and a guy at the reins that obviously knows what he's doing.

Beechwood -- Didn't kill them last time the coach left; won't this time either. They're a machine.

 

Others: Harlan will be much better in '06. Paintsville has the best overall player in 1A (Pugh). Hazard lost a good one at QB but returns almost all their OL and DL and is getting their basketball kids to actually play football now, so they'll be tough again. Williamsburg won't have another down year...neither will South Floyd -- they have a 9th-grader to be that is all-world. Christian Academy of Louisville -- Just a matter of time, folks...they're doing a lot of things the right way.

[LC99]

I thought Christian Academy of Louisville was 2A now?

[westsider]

Mayfield will be down a bit, but still the favorite to come out of their region.

[Hip-Hop Box]

I think Frankfort is still a huge threat with out Tillman. Frankfort was young past season and shall regroup around Robinson and Smith.

[GoBigRed]

Lou. HC: Losing Redinger didn't hurt as bad as many thought it would. Ray and the school staff at HC did a great job pursuading some key kids to try a SMALL private rather than one of the big boys and it's really paid off for them (as it has for Sander at DeSales).

 

So are you accusing Lou. HC of recruiting?

[Hearsay]

So are you accusing Lou. HC of recruiting?

 

Uh oh. Surely not HC.

[jumperfootball]

I like NewCath as the favorite, seem to be returning most of their strong points. Vicars is a tough back and the big D-lineman should be the best in the state at his position next year. He is just a beast. :fight:

 

I agree that Danville will be strong next year but I do not see them winning it all. Even if they return some good talent, it will be tough to replace Baughman. Danville won several games this season that they would have lost if not for him taking over games.

 

Mayfield, just don't know enough to make any claims. I guess that I can state the obvious, they should be the best of the West in 1A.

 

Beechwood is Beechwood. Don't see the coaching change affecting them too much, these kids just know how to win. Seem to lose some of their better players but shouldn't have a problem getting kids to fill in for them.

 

I think Holy Cross should have more success next year than this past season. They have managed to consistently compete and I don't see that changing anytime soon.

 

LCA will not be down but I don't see them making a run like they did this past season. They will probably win their district but the North should dominate this region once again.

 

Somerset will not be as good as last year but I still see them as the favorite in the mountains followed by Pikeville and Paintsvile. They return a good quarterback and another GREAT receiver in Cole. Probably not the high octane offense that they had last season but they should still have an attack that will be tough to stop. :bunny:

[Tough as Nails]

LCA lost the almost all the skill positions, QB, all the running backs (including Hayden), WR, KR/PR and one lineman. They return all but one lineman, Hayden's younger brother will be a freshman. The QB will most likely be the sophomore. The Eagles lose a lot, but they have some young men coming up that if they step up could win the district again in 06.

[CoachJ]

So are you accusing Lou. HC of recruiting?

 

No, I didn't mean it in an "athletics/recruiting" way.

 

Just saying as private school people themselves say, they HAVE to 'recruit' as a SCHOOL just to pay their bills.

 

For HC to stay alive, they have to attract a certain number of kids each year for budget reasons.

 

For their football team to be successful, they need some of those kids they attract to be good football players -- who, in the not-so-distant-past if choosing a Catholic school, would've chosen X or T.

 

My point was, since about the time Coach R. came in there a few years back, they and DeSales have done a better job convincing some better athletes to go to those schools rather than the "big Catholics" in town.

 

Needing to "attract kids" to their schools is a fact of life for private schools they'll readily admit to.

 

I meant it as a compliment to their admissions people more than anything.

 

Honestly, I'm not one that would try to stir up any controversy about Prop 20 on here. I do NOT want to have a dog in that fight.

[Brewsky]

I think the recruiting stuff is overemphasized. I doubt many of these coaches actually go out and ask kids to come to their school (may be a couple). In reality, the schools that get transfers are usually tradition rich programs and the football program attracts kids (and parents) to make that choice on their own.

 

If you were a stud (really excelling) player for Bryan Station and your parents could afford to send you to Lex Cath, wouldn't you want to go?

 

If you were a standout living in Williamson WV and you could move across the river and play for Belfry, wouldn't you want to go?

[Guest Bluto]

Just saying as private school people themselves say, they HAVE to 'recruit' as a SCHOOL just to pay their bills.

 

For HC to stay alive, they have to attract a certain number of kids each year for budget reasons.

CoachJ could not be more wrong if he/she tried. My wife worked in the office at LCA. They had people almost every day trying to get their kids into the school, but there is simply no room. Many families have to be turned down because of lack of space.

 

I am willing to bet that most other private schools are in similar situations.

 

No, most private schools don't have to "recruit" to pay bills.

[All Play No Work]

CoachJ could not be more wrong if he/she tried. My wife worked in the office at LCA. They had people almost every day trying to get their kids into the school, but there is simply no room. Many families have to be turned down because of lack of space.

 

I am willing to bet that most other private schools are in similar situations.

 

No, most private schools don't have to "recruit" to pay bills.

 

I'd be willing to bet you are mistaken in NKY. Every private Catholic high school in NKY would love to have more students, needs more students, tries very hard to interest more students, has room for more students, has probably never turned away students other than ones that did not pay, and if they have less students will either have to raise tuition or cease to exist.

[Buffalo Gap]

Danville has 17 starters coming back and since they've gone 1A they've played in 4 State Title games out of 7 years possible.I'd say it'd be a good bet that they'll be there again.