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Good luck to the Raiders during the 2011 season. I wish you all the best.

Good luck to the kid! He will be missed at Rock not only in baseball, but, football as well.

It will be a challenging year for the Rockets. They will have quite a bit of experience as a group with only three regular starters graduating. The offensive line played together with each other most of last season minus the Thacker kid who graduated. Similar circumstances on the defensive line with several kids going one way last year. The skilled positions will especially miss the Saylor kid as well as contributors in Allen and Baker. I know that most all of the returnees have really jumped up on the weights this spring and winter and they have several kids squatting 500+ pounds. There is a lot of hope riding on this season with this great group of kids. Good luck to the Rocket boys!

I heard that he had around 18 before the game against Harrison, which I'm not sure of, I just heard that. He added two more against Harrison to whatever total he had. I sure would like for him to add to the total this next week at districts and for the team to get some W's because of it.

I was really proud of the intensity of the Rock players in that game. They never let down, even when they got the lead. Behind junior Ben Lake's pitching, John L. Saylor hitting two homeruns, Zach Reams' homerun and a pretty good overall offensive effort was a lot of defensive plays by everyone including an excellent play in center field by Josh McKinney that saved a couple of runs. Ben is no super pitcher, but, he won't walk many on a team and will make them become hitters. Great job by the Rocket team! I did hear that Harrison had played several games leading up to this one and that they were a little understaffed in pitching by the time they came to Mt. Vernon which probably contributed to some of the game's final decision.

I was thinking the same thing. They had a very good running back last year that should return. I don't think they are going to be as bad as you all let on. We'll see about the second game of the year at Rockcastle how good or bad Whitley is. They have been pretty good the last two years.

It was a heck of a game and I'd say they rolled up the sidewalks in Mt. Vernon Saturday as about half the arena was filled with Rockcastle fans. Congrats to a great group of kids! I talked to my wife after the game and reminded her of when our son played against Angie Lawrence in Junior Pro ball and I said, "I wouldn't be surprised if that kid doesn't win a state title before she graduates.". Way to go girls....what a game! Glad I was witness to it! I'm also glad it was Manual that played them as both teams were #1 in the polls and now there isn't much argument that both of them were deserving to be in the game. I was very impressed by all four final four teams in Rockcastle, Manual, Marion and Calloway.

Congrats to Scotty

I agree with this big time!

I've said it before....heck of a defender!....Good luck to the kid!

Former Rocket Dillon Thacker will be going to Campbellsville to play with his older brother Derek who signed to play last year. Congrats to the boy and good luck over there. (I think his brother let him know about how good the food is at CU.)

Thanks! He was my line coach at Berea in the fall of 1985...my senior year. Great guy and motivator...saw him once since when my boys were small at a Reds game. Good luck to him and his son with EKU!

I agree with this....I think that it should be a pretty good game and have respect for Knox Co. In accordance with my earlier statement on this thread, I think that this game will be close and hope that Rock can come out on the good end of the stick for the first time in three years. This last year was a bit closer than the score showed and the two years before were incredibly close with Knox winning all three. I think the playing field is pretty level between the two teams this year.

Is this boy's dad named Ed? I had a coach that settled in that area that played for Belfry and went to EKU as a walkon for a bit. Great guy....just wondering if this is his boy?

I agree! Good luck in getting the new coach in place. KC lost a bunch of talent, but, will return several very good linemen in Grubbs and Diamond and will have a Canady, QB Barger and Turpin? back.

Very nice!! Glad to see this young man do well with not only the sports, but, the books as well. He is a heck of a defender!

Good attitude!....keep it up and get the kids involved with this attitude, especially if the chips are down...give this coach a chance...I wish you all the best over there at Southern. To the questions about Southern playing Rockcastle.....the answer is no. They will not play this year and likely not next year as most of contracts are two year home and away contracts.

Anyone on here heard of him? Where does he come from?

Nada....still interviewing coaches

I talked to Bill and he said he has no certain idea of who will be the new head coach. He said that it was up to Gilliam and that he and only he had someone in mind and that he (Bill) has not personally spoken to anyone about who the new coach will be as he (Bill) doesn't know either. He also isn't the current booster president anymore. He hopes that an anouncement will be made in the next week or so as he wants to know as well. I hope Southern gets a dandy of a coach and wish them and my young cousins luck in a succesful season....but it sounds like "The Man"(Gilliam) is the only man in the know. BTW...Bill is my cousin and after reading all of this stuff online himself, he thinks that all of this heresay is ridiculous.

I don't really have a dog in this fight...lol. But I think I may know the booster president, is his first name Bill?

I talked to a kid tonight at the JV/frosh basketball game vs. Southern that I know and he said that the Southern kids don't know who is up for coach, but, they ARE working out in the weightroom three days a week right now. At least someone has them lifting weights.

I don't know anything about this, but, it sounds interesting as Coach Russell does have relatives in the Berea/ Rockcastle area and one cousin who attends MS that is a sophomore this year and may play football. He IS quite happy at KC though from what I've heard.

I don't see Brown coming to Southern as he has a good thing going on up in Rowan County with what seemed like plenty of support and a pretty good setup with several key players coming back this next season....I think that Wing (QB) is just a junior this year? If he does come to Berea, it will be suprising to me. JMO

Congrats to those dirty filthy animals! Those that know that I'm talking about the offensive line will appreciate that comment. A very nice turnaround for the Bears from the early season drubbing they took from Pulaski. Good luck against the Birds next week!