StraightShooter

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!

16 minutes ago, futurecoach said:

Joe definitely had a rough 4th quarter and had some poor throws and stupid decisions. However, I don’t think that was a tough catch at all. He just simply dropped it. 

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.

14 minutes ago, theguru said:

I know right, @Unrivaled97, @StraightShooter is as good as they come. 

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

42 minutes ago, Unrivaled97 said:

Ryle played well tonight.  When they had to make plays, they did.  BE had Ryle in 3rd & long multiple times & couldn’t get off the field.  Congrats to the Raiders & best of luck next round.  Really enjoyed getting to have dinner with @StraightShootertonight.  If all schools had a supporter like him, their programs would be much better off.

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.

5 minutes ago, Mr. Sixer said:

Soooooo many thought the Jags would get blown out!! Silenced a ton of folks who did nothing but look at the score from LAST YEAR which meant absolutely NOTHING!!. This is a totally different team who has done nothing but continued to work and get better! You don’t anyone to believe in you but yourselves!  

This is a dangerous team and my hope is everyone outside of Union keep doubting them! 

Let’s go Jags!  

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 

3 minutes ago, theguru said:

Good one on Boomtown SS!  Any others?

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

2 hours ago, Unrivaled97 said:

So they were underdogs or at best evenly matched against Southern?  Anyway, nobody is disparaging the young man.  I guess it’s a good thing they have a cupcake tomorrow night, with the weak schedule BE has played and all.  Anyway, question for everyone….what is a good place to eat in Union?

Boomtown Biscuits and Whiskey is a really good new place within 2-3 miles of Ryle HS. Excellent cuisine and not your typical fare.  
BE has a lot to be proud of the way they won state last year. I’m expecting a great ball game. Safe travels.

I would guess the large majority of BGP members are from NKY so a poll bias is normal when facing a team from elsewhere in KY. I would expect a close and hard fought game. If for some reason it’s not close, I expect it will be a fun night in Union.

The Raiders are playing well at the right time. I look for them to handle the Chargers. 

I believe this will be a close game second time around. Dixie is capable of pulling the upset if they win the turnover battle. Crazier upsets have happened. Brach and Brody show will be fun to watch.

Solid work by the Juggs! 

Congrats to the Raiders on taking care of business for their 5th straight win. Nice to be at home again next week hosting Bullitt East.