StraightShooter

Cooper is playing the best of any team in the 9th right now. They will always play solid defense. Only an off-shooting night keeps the Jags from Rupp. If they get beat, it will be a last-possession ending. Good luck to the Jags!

Thanks VOR. I was going by radio play-by-play commentary and not in attendance. A comment was made that the strategy worked.

Ryle executed the game plan well but just not quite enough to pull the upset. It was an interesting decision by Coach Snapp to foul Evan up by two with less than 20 seconds left since he have struggled from the line. Turned out to be a good decision rather than potentially losing by 1 on a 3-pointer. I don’t remember seeing that strategy employed before in a 2-point game. Congrats to Newport for surviving and I was proud of the Raiders’ grit and effort.

Cooper won by that score. Fun game to watch. Both teams played with good intensity. Congrats to the Jags.

Excellent job Raiders. Coach Dorning has them playing with good intensity. It’s great to see an 8-game win streak after so many difficult seasons!

Coach Warner had a positive impact on many young men at Boone. Kudos for a job well done!

Nice win by Ryle. Sully is such an excellent coach, and Cooper has dominated Ryle in basketball. Coach Dorning has the Raiders playing with good intensity.

Congrats to Cooper. I will gladly take a medium serving of crow with crème brûlée and cake. I preferred our Boone Co. friends to win but voted for the Birds thinking they would win by something like 31-14. The Jags run D fared much better in the rematch. Great win! Nice season by Highlands and good luck to the Jags as they go Krogering.

That first cold game of the year lends itself to drops and less accurate throws. I do not expect a nail biter with the Birds controlling LOS. Good luck to both teams.

Congrats to Cooper on the road win.

Congrats to Station. Bad game but a good season by a young Ryle squad to close at 8-5 with losses to 5 quality teams. Best of luck to Coach Hawk and the Defenders in the semis. Definitely a winnable game at Ballard.

Seems like some NKY poll bias. Station is the favorite based on rankings all year long, but the Raiders are capable of pulling the upset. Safe travels and Go Raiders!

Agreed. Tyler catches that ball and the Bengals win a game in which they were outplayed pretty badly. On to Baltimore.

CalPreps margin of 50 looks spot on. Rocks can let any nicked up players rest, which will be advantageous in their title pursuit.

Both teams are well coached. I would expect a tight game decided late. Station is a slight favorite with home field. Pulling for the Raiders to continue their run.

Logan Verax: 21-of-25 for 245 yards and three touchdowns, and 8 scampers for 83 yards and a score. Unofficially, Logan has thrown for 7,753 career yards. That’s second place all-time to Beechwood’s Cam Hergott among NKY QB’s, passing Highlands’ Gino Guidugli. For the 2023 season, Logan has 3,053 passing yards with 27 touchdowns. RECEIVING So. Dylan Lee - 6 - 139, TD Sr. Grady Reynolds - 5 - 82 So. Jacob Savage- guessing 4-30, TD Jr. Landon Lorms- guessing 5 - 45, TD Sr. JR Hays- guessing 3-20, TD Landon threw the end around 65-yard TD pass to Dylan Lee on the first play of the second half to close the door on any thoughts of a BE comeback. Logan is a humble young man and congrats to him and the team. On to Bryan Station.

That’s exceptionally nice of you, Ru! Just trying to encourage people along life’s way and serve whenever possible!

It was great to have dinner with the Unrivaled97 family. Outstanding Christian people and I feel like we are lifetime friends. BE is a classy program. I’m happy to be involved with Raider football.

This Shamrock train is back on track. They appear to be 6A favorites. Congrats to the Rocks on the convincing win.

Congrats to the Raiders on playing their most complete game of the season. They looked sharp. QB Logan Verax was terrific throwing and running including many key third down conversions. Total Ryle domination with a 28-7 halftime lead. Then a beautiful end around 65-yard TD pass on the first play of the second half. BE fumbled the ensuing kickoff, Ryle punched it in quickly and converted the 2-pointer and It was a 43-7 running clock affair for nearly the entire second half. BE’s final two scores came against the Ryle JV defense. BE is a well disciplined and well coached team. I certainly did not expect a blowout but knew it would be a good night in Union if the game was not close. Grady Reynolds has turned into an excellent tight end and defensive end. Ryle’s win streak now stands at 6. Congrats to BE on a successful 9-3 season. Great program in Mt Washington.

Would love to see a Highlands vs Cooper rematch. 5A results tonight around the state were interesting. Congrats again to Coach Borchers and the Jags!

Congrats to Highlands. The #1 ranking is well deserved. It’s hard to imagine this freight train being stopped.

Great job by Cooper. Congratulations to the Jaguars. I thought this would be a 49-42 type of game with SC prevailing late. Boy was I wrong. With the behavior exhibited by SC, they certainly got what they deserved - a trouncing. There appears to be a lot of explaining to do by Coach McKee. It will be interesting to see how he responds and what actions the KHSAA chooses to take. This is sad.

Great pregame meal with Mr. and Mrs. Unrivaled97 and family. Smallest crowd of the year by far and Raiders will kick off. My phone is about dead so I won’t be posting much. Great KO return by BE

Kitchen 1883 is also high quality food but a little pricey. It’s just money.