Colonels_Wear_Blue

He was the girls head coach at East Ridge for a few seasons before joining the assistant coaching staff on the boys team for the last season or two. He will also be joined by former George Rogers Clark and Alice Lloyd College basketball standout Blaine Keathley who will be the head assistant coach, per the D&D Sports Network.

Keaton Belcher
2002-2005 Pendleton County High School (Player)
2006-2009 Belmont University (Player)
2010-2012 Eastern Kentucky University (Graduate Assistant)
2013-2014 Pendleton County High School (Assistant Coach)
2015-2019 Pendleton County High School (Head Coach)
2020-2022 Ryle High School (Head Coach)

Belcher was voted the NKY Player Of The Year in 2005 as a senior at Pendleton County after helping the Wildcats win the 10th Region Tournament. He was also named 2nd Team All-State by the Courier-Journal, 3rd Team All-State by the Kentucky Associated Press, and was on the Kentucky All-Star Team in both the Kentucky-Ohio and Kentucky-Indiana All-Star Games. He played college basketball at Belmont University where he helped the Bruins reach the NCAA Tournament in 2006, 2007, and 2008.

After graduating from Belmont, Belcher went to Eastern Kentucky University while he was a graduate assistant while earning his masters degree in sports administration. He joined the coaching staff at Pendleton County as an assistant for the 2012-13 school year, and then took over as head coach beginning for the 2014-15 school year following the resignation of Ed Cravens. In 5 seasons as head coach at Pendleton County the Wildcats had a combined record of 83-72. Additionally in 2017 Belcher led the team to its first winning season in 5 seasons and he also coached 2019 Kentucky Mr. Basketball Dontaie Allen through to graduation. Belcher left Pendleton County to accept a position as head coach and athletic director at Ryle High School beginning in the 2019-20 school year. He resigned at Ryle after three seasons as head coach and a combined record of 34-50.

On 4/16/2024 at 3:31 PM, RRW said:

Hearing it's down to N. Browning, J. Holthaus and a Conner assistant.

On 2/1/2024 at 11:15 AM, Colonels_Wear_Blue said:

Colonels vs. Birds in the 2024 home opener on August 30th. Love it!

I'm pretty positive this season's schedule is just the same as last years with the locations swapped for the games. I know for sure that those first 6 games are correct.

That would make the 2024 schedule:

Aug 23 at Ryle
Aug 30 vs. Highlands
Sep 6 vs. Simon Kenton
Sep 13 at Dixie Heights
Sep 20 vs. Beechwood
Sep 27 at Holmes (District)
Oct 4 vs. Grant County (District)
Oct 11 - BYE
Oct 18 at Harrison County (District)
Oct 25 vs. Mason County (District)
Nov 1 at Campbell County

Williamstown has started their interview process. I was told they've had 5 interviews. The only name I was given was David Jump, a 2014 alum who has been an assistant coach at Midway University and currently at Carroll County.

Chad Fields informed his players on Wednesday that he's stepping down as head coach.

16 hours ago, BillNye said:

I believe Paducah Tilghman is genuinely stock piling enough talent to beat Boyle Co!

15 hours ago, theguru said:

Was the tweet deleted?

It looks like the tweets were deleted. The Hinton twins both played last year at East Hamilton High School down near Chattanooga, TN. The team was 6-5 and lost in the opening round of the 5A playoffs in Tennessee last year (the second-largest class).

Vanzale is a 3-star WR/CB, Class of 2025. Last year in 10 games played he had 58 receptions for 850 yards and 10 touchdowns. That's about 6 receptions per game and 15 yards per catch. On defense he had 37 silo tackles,5 assisted tackles, 1 interception, and 1 fumble recovery. He currently holds offers from Liberty University, Miami (OH), UT Martin, Wofford College, Memphis, Middle Tennessee, Purdue, Austin Peay, Toledo, Tulane, and Eastern Kentucky.

Michael is a RB/LB, Class of 2025. In 10 games played he had 132 carries for 675 yards and 8 touchdowns. That figures to a little over 5 yards per carry. On defense he had 55 solo tackles, 21 assisted tackles, 1 sack and 2 fumble recoveries. I don't believe he's received any college offers yet.

Vanzale's Twitter and Hudl accounts still show him as being at East Hamilton, but Michael's show him as a Paducah-Tilghman student.

1 hour ago, 16thBBall Fan said:

The Douglass JV schedule:

Scott Co. (home and home)

Bryan Station (home and home)

Corbin

Madison Cent.

Great Crossing 

Looking for 2 more teams

Oh man, I'd love to see them connect with Cov Cath for a JV game. Aside from their 1 point loss to Highlands and their 7 point win over Ryle, they more or less steamrolled everyone the rest of the season. They didn't even play JV games against three of the four teams in their district - Holmes didn't field a JV team, and Grant County & Harrison County either didn't field JV teams or else declined to play us. They managed to pick up a game against Boone County, but I'd LOVE to see them challenge themselves against Douglass. Might be worth an email or phone call.

On 4/8/2024 at 1:25 PM, UKato91 said:

Unfortunately, for unknown reasons Isaac has left school.   He's been gone for nearly a month.   Krallman could be anywhere from MLB, OLB to defensive end.   He started out last season at MLB then got moved to OLB and finished at DE.   Could see Bessler at OLB, DE or Nose as well , but Bessler is the only senior that can play both the WIL and SAM positions so, not sure where that leaves him.    

Dang, that's a huge bummer about Isaac Mason. I was told Ben McEvoy has dropped football for for his senior year as well. McEvoy was a really solid utility player to have on the team...solid running back, decent receiver, and not a bad defensive back either. And granted, Owen Leen and Evan Pitzer were our top rushers by a big margin, and then Braylon Miller came in third behind them for rushing yards, but McEvoy would have actually been our leading rusher returning for this upcoming season had he stayed on the team.

Spring practice starts on Monday. I'm really interested to find out what Coach Eviston comes up with for our offensive backfield.

Game will be played on April 20th at Thomas More University. The girls game tips at 5:00pm and boys game is scheduled to tip at 7:00pm.

OHIO:
Dominique Aekins (Walnut Ridge) 5'9" Guard
Alex Bruskotter (Shelby) 6'7" Forward
Jesse Burris (Delaware Hayes) 6'4" Guard
Bransyn Copas (North Adams) 6'0" Guard
Andrea Holden (Hamilton) 6'6" Forward
Caleb Lovely (South Point) 6'2" Guard
Eric Mahaffey (Moeller) 6'4" Guard
Anthony McBride (Moeller) 6'5" Guard
Tyler McKinley (Winton Woods) 6'9" Center
Jonas Nichols (Archbishop Hoban) 6'3" Guard
Cade Norris (Hilliard Bradley) 6'3" Guard
Mason Shrout (Preble Shawnee) 6'5" Guard
Luke Skaljac (Brecksville-Broadview) 6'2" Guard
Bailey Temming (Bishop Fenwick) 6'10" Center
Colin White (Ottowa Glandorf) 6'6" Forward

Head Coach: Steve Mehalik, Brecksville Broadview
Asst. Coach: Adam Vincenzo, Delaware Hayes


KENTUCKY:
Daniel Allen (LaRue County) 6'5" Guard
Derrell Bateman (Christian County) 6'5 Forward
Christian Doerr (Evangel Christian) 6'3" Guard
Tyler Doyle (Lexington Catholic) 6'5" Guard
Emmanuel Dut (Danville Christian) 6'4" Guard
Ayden Evans (Elizabethtown) 6'10" Center
Jamison Glass (Todd County Central) 6'7" Forward
Jeremiah Godfrey (Great Crossing) 6'7" Forward
Max Green (Oldham County) 6'7" Forward
Quel'Ron House (Seneca) 6'0" Guard
Damone King (DeSales) 6'1" Guard
Travis Perry (Lyon County) 6'2" Guard
Mason Ritter (Bowling Green) 6'9" Forward
Brady Shoulders (Lyon County) 6'6" Forward
Kade Unseld (Warren Central) 6'5" Guard

Head Coach: Ryan Perry, Lyon County
Asst. Coach: Steve Page, Great Crossing

Aug 23 at Marshall County
Aug 30 vs. Doss
Sep 6 vs. Carroll County
Sep 13 at Lloyd Memorial
Sep 20 at Washington County
Sep 27 vs. Campbellsville (District)
Oct 4 at Butler County
Oct 11 - BYE
Oct 18 vs. Kentucky Country Day (District)
Oct 25 at Louisville Holy Cross (District)
Nov 1 vs. Sayre

11 hours ago, RedHawk said:

CCH Senior, Caden Miller, has announced he'll take a Gap/Prep School year at Moravian Prep in NC.

Miller was D1 POY and joined the 1,000 pt club this year.

I believe he had offers from Arkansas and EKU with interest from UC and XU.  Wondering what the extra year of play will do for his recruiting? I am unfamiliar with Moravian and the Overtime Elite league.

DePaul, Mississippi State, Central Arkansas, Missouri, and Eastern Kentucky all had extended offers to Caden, at least at one point.

I Googled the Overtime Elite League when I saw Caden's tweet yesterday. It's a developmental youth league for kids age 16-20, and it just wrapped up its third year in existence. There were like 6 or 8 teams in the league, and I believe it said the players are all paid to play. It looked like OTE has produced a few NBA draftees, about a half-dozen more who signed in the NBA as unrestricted free agents, another handful who've signed into the NBA G-League, and and one or two have gone on to D1 colleges. I'm not sure how players can advance from the OTE League to play in the NCAA after playing in a paid league, though...maybe you can wave the salary if you're hoping to go the college route?

On 4/10/2024 at 12:26 PM, Colonels_Wear_Blue said:

Currently at a whopping 50 jobs that have come open, with 6 jobs remaining to be filled:

1.) Carroll County
2.) Central Hardin
3.) Harlan
4.) Knox Central
5.) McCracken County
6.) Pike County Central

Now up to 51 jobs that have come open, with Central Hardin snagging the head coach from Nelson County. 6 jobs still remain to be filled.

1.) Carroll County
2.) Harlan
3.) Knox Central
4.) McCracken County
5.) Nelson County
6.) Pike County Central

That's a great piece of writing, coach!

2 minutes ago, Colonels_Wear_Blue said:

From Coach Johnson, participating programs in the Lexington/Central Kentucky Froshmore Football League:

East Jessamine
Franklin County
George Rogers Clark
Henry Clay
Lafayette
Lexington Catholic
Paul Laurence Dunbar
Shelby County
Tates Creek
Western Hills

Kind of surprised not to see the likes of Frederick Douglass, Great Crossing, and Scott County on the list. Do those three all have dedicated freshman teams?

From Coach Johnson, participating programs in the Lexington/Central Kentucky Froshmore Football League:

East Jessamine
Franklin County
George Rogers Clark
Henry Clay
Lafayette
Lexington Catholic
Paul Laurence Dunbar
Shelby County
Tates Creek
Western Hills

3 minutes ago, ChiefSmoke said:

@Colonels_Wear_Blue- 
 

You got it on your list. Busy or not, you are still on top of your game! 😎💯

Gotcha.

I appreciate the kind words...but believe me, there's a lottttt of catch-up going on around here, lol.

Conner Freshman:

Thu Aug 29 vs. Simon Kenton 6:00pm
Tue Sep 3 at Boone County Froshmore 6:00pm
Thu Sep 12 vs. Campbell County 6:00pm
Wed Sep 18 vs. Lawrenceburg (IN) 6:00pm
Thu Sep 26 vs. Cooper 6:00pm
Thu Oct 3 at Covington Catholic 6:00pm
Thu Oct 10 vs. Dixie Heights 6:00pm
Thu Oct 17 at Highlands 6:30pm
Thu Oct 24 at Ryle 6:00pm

Cooper Freshman:

Wed Aug 28 at Ryle 5:00pm
Thu Sep 5 vs. Simon Kenton 6:00pm
Thu Sep 12 at Beechwood 6:00pm
Thu Sep 19 at Campbell County 6:00pm
Wed Sep 25 at Conner 6:00pm
Thu Oct 3 at Scott 6:00pm
Wed Oct 9 vs. Covington Catholic 6:00pm
Thu Oct 17 at Dixie Heights 6:00pm
Thu Oct 24 vs. Highlands 6:00pm