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How were you talking to Scott players when you said you were in the Holmes locker room and Scott got there food from the concession stand to go and was back on the road 15 minutes after the game? Been in the field house a few times and safe to say the concession stand and the Dawgs locker room are not right next to each other.

Was just told by one of the coaches at Scott that the three Kenton County Schools will not be making the trip the today... said no buses allowed off the lot...

New Cath wins and it won't even be close. Holy Cross plays a very suspect 2-3 and New Cath will be able to exploit it. As long as New Cath prevents the Tony Campbell outlet pass fast breaks, Holy Cross will struggle to score. I've been wrong before (a lot), but I think New Cath wins 64-48.

I think SK can win this one. They return players from injury and should be at the point where the football players are now in basketball shape. If Holmes overlooks them, they could be in for a surprise. I'll take the Pioneers by 4.

I agree with faxisfax, Louisville Central needs to be in there. Other than that, no arguments

One of the games is Silver Grove on Wednesday night. Doubt starters see a whole lot of minutes.

Long way to travel, but Bir will be too much for JC. I'll take CovCath by 14.

As I recall, Scott beat Holmes in overtime to win the NKY Freshman championship

Holmes has had a good year sitting at 5-4, with wins over New. Cath and Beechwood who are having down years, but still nice wins for the program. A win next week against the Indians and you could say for what was expected and what they were able to do... not a bad year being 6-4 and finishing third in the district with everyone past two weeks saying Holmes " played it closer than expected".

While James Bolden (Holmes) is not on this list right now, I believe he will be if the list is "re-made" at the end of the season. I also think Tobler (Cov Cath) will be closer to the 5 spot by seasons end. And, just my opinion, Schulte will have a better season than McDonald at New Cath.

I can't get a read on this Boone squad but I'm starting to believe you are what your record says you are. Congrats to the Raiders.

I'll go ahead and say this post is exactly why Beechwood traditionally struggles in basketball. Are you at practice everyday? Do you watch the game films? Do you have the game box scores and team stats? For anyone to support kids quitting on their teammates and school is embarrassing. Once upon a time kids were shunned by their parents for not sticking it out and earning minutes, now they are supported. I'm sure these coaches want to win. Can you give an example of not playing "your best"?

QB Coston did not play due to injury. Peterson didn't get in during the first half, unsure why. SK's passing game went right through Holmes.

If by turf field you mean better venue then I agree. If by anything else I couldn't disagree more. Tom Ellis field is a great place to watch a game, and always will be.

Kids move from Covington, to newport, to the public schools in Cincinnati all the time. Be suprised the turnover rate that most of these schools have due to family situations and all other matters. Just usually the kid is not 6'8 and a Division 1 athlete.

If it wasn't clean, this thread would be about 5 pages long already. Looked like he was hardly touched in my opinion, but then again, it was the far sideline.

Seems like the tradional NKY small team powerhouses are struggling this season. Both New Cath and Beechwood's talent is down, while Holy Cross (not that there is a ton of tradition, but a championship is a championship) is getting pounded by the bigger schools. I'm not sure if any other NKY small schools can compete with Beechwood, Holy Cross and New Cath, but there is clearly a gap this year between the larger schools and smaller schools that may not have been there is years past. The Camels look like they are not ready to give up their 6A district crown!

Don't know much about Pulaski but impressive final score from the Pioneers.

What kind of season is Beal having from Holy Cross? I thought I'd hear his name more this season. I'm guess the large leads make the running attack a mute point.

Beechwood scored 14 points late against the Holmes second string. Peterson is on a whole nother level than the Beechwood players. Beechwood drove right down the field to go up 7-0. Erdman gets destroyed on a crack block by Peterson. Then goes down again on offense and never returned. The balloon deflated at that point and Holmes did whatever they wanted to. Bulldogs dline dominated.

3-0 Beechwood after first quarter

I know it's early, but is Cooper a legit threat to go deep into the playoffs?

I think Coach Lickert will get them turned around, but he must see Cov Cath in his sleep. As a head coach, he has been outscored 145-2 in 4 seasons (Holmes/Campbell Co.) against the Colonals.

What happened to Clay Eifert?

I have said this on other threads in the past but I can't help but think that if a good job came open in Western Kentucky that North Oldham coach and former Holmes coach David Henley wouldn't be interested. He is from Carlisle County, and has won a state title. Maybe Henderson Co will give him a phone call and see if there is any interest.