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9️⃣7️⃣ days until days until the 2024 Covington Catholic football season kicks off!!

3 minutes ago, Colonels_Wear_Blue said:

@AirRaidCoach shared this document from the Newport Independent School Board in another thread. From what I would infer, there is a policy with the Kentucky Board of Education (and NOT with the building department) that prohibits restroom facilities being built within a floodplain. Newport applied to have the policy waved, and the state BOE granted their waver. So now they are going to build the restrooms for the stadium on an elevated landing at the bottom of the 9th Street steps.

I'm not quite familiar enough with the stadium to know where the 9th Street steps come down. Anyone know?

The document mentions that the architect is aware of the situation and they're waiting on details from surveying to move forward with things. I'd doubt they'll have construction of a bathroom facility completed prior to the football season if that's still the stage of things they're in, but I don't see why they wouldn't be able to bring in a slew of port-o-lets or even one of those restroom trailers I've seen around a few times now. Still, I'd like to see something definitive about whether or not Newport will have home games this season.

On 2/11/2024 at 10:06 PM, dshoe40 said:

Don't know if it's true or not, but heard that because of being in a flood plain they are having trouble with putting in rest rooms, locker rooms and concession stand.

Something about since they tore out the old ones instead of rebuilding them where they were, they started  from scratch and  new regulations about being in a flood zone won't allow the new construction.

@AirRaidCoach shared this document from the Newport Independent School Board in another thread. From what I would infer, there is a policy with the Kentucky Board of Education (and NOT with the building department) that prohibits restroom facilities being built within a floodplain. Newport applied to have the policy waved, and the state BOE granted their waver. So now they are going to build the restrooms for the stadium on an elevated landing at the bottom of the 9th Street steps.

3 hours ago, 1&ONLY44 said:

Adam Hiedrich?

43 minutes ago, futurecoach said:

Who is that?

9 minutes ago, MaddenCurse44 said:

He coached for Mount St Joe, Scott, SK and another school.

He was on Coach Hahn's staff, wasn't he?

I can't help but wonder if the prospect of a potential third-straight season with zero home games might be playing a significant impact on the kids deciding whether or not to go out for the football team at Newport, as well as Coach Hahn.

Additional Reading:

Newport Football Stadium Has Been Condemned (Posted April 21, 2022)

Will Newport have any home games in 2023? (Posted April 11, 2023)

Will Newport have any home games in 2024? (Posted February 11, 2024)

10 hours ago, Bac2369 said:

When was the last time Mayfield didn’t hire within on a football coach?

9 hours ago, RMRed said:

I'm not sure.  I'm just guessing here, a long long time ago.  

Well if you want to be technical about it, Jack Morris wasn't an "inside hire". He had previously been an assistant at Mayfield under Virgil Rains from 1960-1967 but then he left to join the Ralph Colby's coaching staff at Paducah-Tilghman for the 1968 season before being hired to succeed Rains at Mayfield. So he was hired from Paducah-Tilghman, but came with a primarily Mayfield resume.

Virgil Rains was a complete outside hire back in April of 1958. Rains was a 26 year old Tennessee native and was head coach at Dyersburg High School the year prior. He had three years football coaching experience, total, when he was hired as head coach at Mayfield. Two years as an assistant at DuPont Manual, and then one year as head coach at Dyerburg.

Prior to Rains, Bill Tucker was head coach for a year, 1957. He came from the head coaching job at Corbin along with his fellow UK football teammate Duke Curnette as assistant coach. Tucker, who had previously become a Major in the Army during WWII, resigned at Mayfield after a 3-5-2 season and took take a job AD and football coach at Mitchell Air Force Base in New York.

James "Jess" Crawford also coached for one season, 1956. He was an assistant for 4 years under the previous coach, Ray Mills, so he was an inside hire. Crawford and his staff were all dismissed after they finished the season with a 4-6 record and ending it with a 26-7 loss in their rivalry game against Paducah Tilghman.

Ray Mills coached for 5 seasons, 1951-1955. Mills was an assistant coach for one year under the previous coach, Red Herndon. So that makes Mills another inside hire.

Red Herndon was an outside hire. He coached at Mayfield from 1947-1950. He was hired in August of 1947...was introduced to his team on August 28th, so it was late-August, at that. He was the head coach at Georgetown College the year prior, and had been head coach at Frankfort HS from 1942-1946, head coach at Cumberland HS from 1938-1942, and was an assistant at Loyall High School from 1934-1937.

Henry Cochran (see below).

Dick Bacon was an outside hire for his 1944-1945 tenure. He had coached at Owensboro High School and was head coach at Union College before being hired on at Mayfield. After head coach Ual Killebrew stepped down, Mayfield initially named Grove High School (TN) head coach Kenneth Sidwell as their new coach, but then after learning that he would have to potentially compete with Henry Cochran for the job once Cochran got back from his term in the Navy, Sidwell accepted the head coaching job at Glasgow High School instead, leaving the door open for Bacon.

Ual Killebrew was an inside hire. He was an assistant for a season and a half under Henry Cochran and was promoted towards the end of the 1942 season when Cochran was called up to the Navy, and stayed on to coach the following season. He had previously been head football coach at Fulton High School (while simultaneously serving as an assistant basketball coach at Mayfield) for several seasons, and returned there in 1944 to finish out his teaching and coaching career.

Henry Cochran had two stints as Mayfield's head coach, but originally came in as an outside hire. He was head coach from 1939-1942, then he was drafted into the Navy during WWII, and came back to serve as head coach again. Cochran was given an indefinite leave of absence in 1942 after being drafted, and then returned to reassume the job for one more season in 1946. When he was initially hired in 1939, he was a 25 year old who had played fullback at Paducah High School and then fullback and quarterback at the University of Alabama. He had one year of football coaching experience when he came to Mayfield, having previously been head coach at Huntersville High School in Alabama.

Ray Ross was an outside hire. He had been the AD and football coach at Owensboro High School for four years prior to being hired to replace Carlisle Cutchin. Ross coached Mayfield from 1925-1938.

Carlisle Cutchin was head coach of Mayfield from 1919-1924. Outside hire. He had taught and been an assistant football and basketball coach at Murray High School before being hired at Mayfield, and then would head to Murray State to run their athletic department in addition to serving as head coach of their football, basketball, and baseball teams.

I can't, for the life of me, find any information on who served as head coach prior to Carlisle Cutchin for any of the seasons between 1911 and 1918.

1 minute ago, snakesnot_2000 said:

Leahy had a runnerup to Middlesboro in 1998.

Good catch, you're right.

3 hours ago, Astro Domino said:

Not sure. Wayyy before my time. Mayfield has only had 3 coaches over the last 55 years. Their combined record is 627-118-2 since 1969. Over an 84% winning percentage amongst the three. 

Carlisle Cutchin: 1919-1923

Ray Ross: 1925-1938

Henry Cochran: 1939-1942

Ual Killebrew: 1943

Dick Bacon: 1944-1945

Henry Cochran: 1946

Raymond "Red" Herndon: 1947-50

Ray Mills: 1951-1955

James "Jess" Crawford: 1956

Bill Tucker: 1957

Virgil Rains: 1958-1968

Jack Morris: 1969-1992
(254-50-2) Head Coaching Record
(4) State Titles: 1977, 1978, 1985, 1986
(5) State Runners-Up: 1976, 1987, 1989, 1991, 1992

Paul Leahy: 1993-1998
(73-12) Head Coaching Record
(2) State Titles: 1993, 1995
(1) State Runners-Up: 1998

Joe Morris: 1999-2024
(300-56) Head Coaching Record
(7) State Titles: 2002, 2010, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2023
(7) State Runners-Up: 2005, 2009, 2011, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2022
 

23 hours ago, James Graham said:

Kaleb Cole is in the conversation for most underrecruited kid in NKY.  He hits like a freight train because he's built like a freight train.

21 hours ago, Voice of Reason said:

How big is he? How fast is he? That determines who will recruit him.

2 hours ago, Colonels_Wear_Blue said:

6'1" and 225 pounds. 4.9 in the 40 and 4.46 shuttle. 315 bench, 455 squat, 235 clean.

3 minutes ago, NKY KID said:

I will add that on top of how athletic he is Kaleb is an incredible person.  Very respectful and polite.  He will be a great leader for this Breds team.  Kaleb and Collopy will will have this team ready to roll come game time.

...plus he has a 4.14 GPA and is in the NHS.

19 hours ago, Voice of Reason said:

How big is he? How fast is he? That determines who will recruit him.

6'1" and 225 pounds. 4.9 in the 40 and 4.46 shuttle. 315 bench, 455 squat, 235 clean.

I know Coach Hahn had sent out emails looking for assistants on several occasions during the offseason. Could his departure be related to not having enough help with the job? Is he headed elsewhere? Just a change of career path?

Lex Cath has to find a replacement for QB Jackson Wasik, who will be playing at Centre College this season. Wasik threw all but 7 of the team's 289 pass attempts last season, and he was only 52 rushing yards behind the team's top rusher, Joaquin Pereira, who returns for his junior year along with second-best rusher Alex Rayyan who returns as a senior. With a talented receiving corps, as usual, Lex Cath will have #1 receiver Jackson Kreutzer, #2 receiver Matthew Kern and #5 receiver Kaylib Nelson all returning as seniors. The trio accounted for 99 receptions, 1,567 yards receiving, and 19 touchdowns last season - that's a quarter of the team's 2023 touchdowns.

On defense, Brady Wasik led the team in tackles last year as a sophomore linebacker, and he will be back as a junior this year. Linebacker John Moses was second in tackles and will return for his senior year, along with DB Matthew Kern who was fourth in tackles, LB Aiden Pflunger who was sixth.

2023 Results:
Aug 18 vs. Highlands (Loss) 34-27
Aug 26 at Madison Central (Win) 47-0
Sep 1 vs. Corbin (Loss) 30-10
Sep 8 vs. Great Crossing (Win) 36-15
Sep 15 at Lexington Christian Academy (Loss) 49-42
Sep 22 at Boyle County (Loss) 56-21
Oct 6 at Bourbon County (Win) 48-0
Oct 13 at Lloyd Memorial (Win) 41-0
Oct 20 vs. Pendleton County (Win) 72-0
Oct 27 win Scott County (Win) 21-20
Nov 3 vs. West Carter (Win) 51-0 (3A Playoffs)
Nov 10 vs. Russell (Win) 48-0 (3A Playoffs)
Nov 17 at Rockcastle County (Win) 43-7 (3A Playoffs)
Nov 24 at Christian Academy Louisville (Loss) 43-8 (3A Playoffs)

Aug 9 vs. Simon Kenton (Scrimmage)
Aug 16 vs. Bardstown (Scrimmage)
Aug 23 at Highlands
Aug 30 vs. Madison Central
Sep 6 at Corbin
Sep 13 at Great Crossing
Sep 20 vs. Lexington Christian Academy
Sep 27 vs. Boyle County
Oct 4 - BYE
Oct 11 vs. Bourbon County (District)
Oct 18 vs. Lloyd Memorial (District)
Oct 25 at Pendleton County (District)
Nov 1 at Scott County

9 hours ago, LethalPG said:

Bart Elam is the OC, correct?  His son is an awful good QB for them.

I'd have to assume that Elam would be one of the definite top candidates. He is the OC at Corbin, yes. Spent over a decade as head coach at Pineville. Also has a few years of college coaching mixed in there from Cumberlands and Union College, I believe.

Jim Black is the Associate Head Coach too. Also coached at Cumberlands. He was head coach at Williamsburg and Whitley County, and was DC for North Laurel before he ended up at Corbin.

Also heard Corbin assistant coach Jody Mouser's name mentioned.

39 minutes ago, ChiefSmoke said:

I don't know this...but that is certainly what it looks like. I sure hope so. 

If not, you oughta be on the lookout for a phone call, coach.

Lafayette Froshmore Football:

Aug 26 vs. Shelby County
Sep 2 vs. Henry Clay
Sep 9 vs. Western Hills
Sep 16 at Paul Laurence Dunbar
Sep 23 at Franklin County
Sep 30 at George Rogers Clark
Oct 7 vs. Lexington Catholic
Oct 14 at East Jessamine
Oct 21 vs. Tates Creek
Oct 26 - Central Kentucky Froshmore League Championship

Paul Laurence Dunbar Froshmore Football:

Aug 26 at Tates Creek
Sep 2 at Franklin County
Sep 9 vs. Shelby County
Sep 16 at Lafayette
Sep 23 vs. Western Hills
Sep 30 at Henry Clay
Oct 7 vs. George Rogers Clark
Oct 10 at Lexington Catholic
Oct 21 vs. East Jessamine
Oct 26 - Central Kentucky Froshmore League Championship
 

1 hour ago, Tkinslow said:

Does anyone know how these rings are financed. I can’t imagine the school pays for them so is it alumni or the parents or what. Just curious I don’t know that I’ve ever heard anyone say.

Some schools have fundraising for the rings. Others look to booster clubs to help pay for them. And then some put it on the athlete and their family to pay for them.

So circling back to review the time line of what's been going on at Newport Stadium:

Oct 8, 2021
Newport played their most recent home football game at Newport Stadium.

Nov 12, 2021
Newport Central Catholic  played their most recent home football game at Newport Stadium.

Apr 11, 2022 (Approx.)
Newport Stadium, grandstand and pressbox failed state inspections and were condemned.

Oct 12, 2022
Newport Board of Education voted unanimously to fund the demolition of the existing Newport Stadium and the installation of a new 1,500-seat grandstand and pressbox.

May 8, 2023
Demolition of Newport Stadium begins. (See Thread: Will Newport have any home games in 2023?)

May 15, 2023
Newport releases their 2023 football schedule, announcing that their first home game since Oct 8, 2021 will be played against Lloyd Memorial on Sep 22, 2023.

Jul 19, 2023
Newport BOE is notified by the contractor installing the new grandstand and pressbox at Newport Stadium that there is a 2 month delay on the project. Project delivery is pushed to the end of October, 2023. Newport's football team was scheduled to play their final home game of the regular season on October 12th against Bellevue, thus likely wiping out a second full season of home football games.

Nov 4, 2023
After finishing second in 1A District 3, Newport's football team is awarded home field advantage for their first-round game of the 1A playoffs. Their game against Covington Holy Cross is hosted at Highlands due to stadium incompletion.

Feb 11, 2023
Following the completion of grandstand and pressbox construction, rumors begin circulating that flood zone regulations at Newport Stadium are preventing the construction of restrooms, locker rooms and a concession stand at the stadium. (See Thread: Will Newport have any home games in 2024?)

Looking at the schedules that have been released, I'm seeing the following games for Newport thus far:

Aug 23 at Carroll County
Aug 30 at Holmes
Oct 4 at Lloyd Memorial
Oct 11 vs. Newport Central Catholic

They have had a continuing series against Holmes for quite a few year. Prior to all the stadium issues at Newport, the last time Newport played Holmes at home was in 2020. Then they played them at Holmes in 2021, and then for the past two seasons they have played the game at Holmes out of necessity...but that would more than likely put them back at Newport if things were going as planned at the stadium. So that may or may not mean that they aren't anticipating Newport Stadium being ready by August 30th.

Newport Catholic's schedule lists all of their home games as "at Newport Central Catholic," so we don't necessarily know where they are playing all of those. But their October 11th game against Newport is listed as being at Newport.

The Breds finished their regular season with a 6-4 record last year. They were awarded a forfeit win in the first round of the playoffs after Trimble County didn't have enough healthy players to field a team, then they beat Dayton in the second round, and lost to a very solid Campbellsville team in the 1A quarterfinals.

The offense loses their top QB Kolton Smith to graduation, but Louie Collopy had a strong showing as second man up. Their top offensive producer, Demetrick Welch, is also lost to graduation. He led the team in rushing with 1125 yards and 22 touchdowns, and was their number two receiver with 18 receptions for 239 yards and 3 touchdowns. Kaleb Cole finished the season second in rushing yards and will be back as a senior in 2024, and top receiver Charlie Ford will also return as a senior. On defense they return three of their top five tacklers from last season in LB Kaleb Cole, LB Landon Kraft, and DL Gabe Lyons who will all be back as seniors.

Aug 23 vs. Lloyd Memorial
Aug 30 at Walton-Verona
Sep 6 at Scott
Sep 13 vs. Conner
Sep 20 vs. Campbell County
Sep 27 vs. Raceland
Oct 4 - BYE
Oct 11 at Newport (District)
Oct 18 at Dayton (District)
Oct 25 vs. Bellevue (District)
Nov 1 vs. Holmes