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I agree to a point with you Q...I believe you can hone B-ball skills while still prepping for football. all you need is a ball, a hoop, and desire. The REAL difference is that EVERY FB game matters, Hoops is all just practice until March rolls around! Everyone should be ready by March. Ya just gotta set expectations accordingly.

Welcome aboard, Drake!

If that was the entire frosh team running around in the north end of DCM yesterday afternoon, then I'd say they have about 30 or so...with some pretty big boys...but not near as big or as many bigs as last year's frosh.

I like the Robertson County Robbers...they'll steal your heart! And they could model the mascot after the McDonalds Hamburglar!

Towles...unless one of the others signs with UK, too!

WRONG CATS, PAT!!!! lol Congratulations and good luck in Lexington! Drive for 5!!

Congrats to all the young men. To be nominated is an honor...to win it is outstanding!

Could this be the son of Bob "preying" Muntis, former 6'10" center from Highlands that matriculated to Miami (O)? Following the old man's footsteps to Rupp Arena...way to go Frank! I'll be rooting for you and your Dixie teammates to do our region proud!

Another "Ft. Thomas boy" done good! Big Oak was 6'8" or 9" and could step out and drain it. Would have probably played at a higher college level had he gone to a school with more exposure...and gotten the extra playing eligibility. (CovLatin kids skip grades 7 & 8). But had an outstanding career at TMC, anyway. He would have looked pretty good for the old St. Thomas Tomcats alongside recent "NKY Hall of Famers" Carl Hafele and Matt "Gabby" Giesler. Maybe they could have even won the district.

IMHO...not unless Elder & HHS are nationally ranked, undefeated, and game is televised by a national network (CBS/ESPN). A win at the Pit is HUGE...but a loss to Ryle/CovCath/Dixie etc...would make it severely less of an accomplishment. I guess what I'm tring to get at is: For next year, PLEASE BIRDS...one game at a time!

Don't worry about him, after reading your "Lawyer's Mantra", you need to worry about Chesley! lol!

Good luck, "Ernie"! Thanks for your efforts and talent!

Get well quickly, Coach!

Why in the world would those 2 boys be playing JV when they are to start the varsity game? Did some varsity players not show up? Doesn't make sense to me.

I saw an article that had him listed #66 in the top 100 seniors in the NATION for next year. Congratulations!

He's waiting for Cam Newton to have to give it back!

OUTSTANDING! Congratulations to Austin and all the Abner's! Follow your dreams, young man!

Bobby McManus was a HHS guy from St. Catherine, as was Mark Wendel. I forgot about Mike Mallory...he was a very nice point guard. I got a question: Would Highlands be a downtrodden program if Jake Giesler (Ft. Thomas native) were on the team? We'd probably be in tall cotton! The point being, players make the program. Keep the interest level high in the younger grades and give kids time to develop. Don't focus on playing 5-6 kids and winning a "grade school title"...develop kids and prep 8-9 for the next level.

'76-'77 would be the first year of St. Thomas influence. Jerry Becker & Mark Buten are the only names I can recall that would have been players. Both solid players but it's not like an "all-region" guy transferred in. Now if they closed a year earlier, THAT would have been a different story! Carl Hafele, Matt Giesler, Mike Hardesty would have been nice additions! But they most probably would have gone down to the "school on the hill".

I was there when HHS was 4-23....that was the year before Coach Shields arrived...I think we went something like 23-4 the next season. Coaching had a lot to do with the turn around...but so did the players. Talent can make a coach look smart. Coaching can make average players an excellent team. I've yet to see this years edition, too. We need to arrange a "boys night out"...or would that be an "old guys evening"????:lol:

It will still make them a different team...just because of his size and experience. They still won't be world beaters though, BUT they could be a team that gets overlooked and pulls an upset or two. Last nights game...I wasn't there...did the Birds try to press at all? Sounds like they may need to use defense to create offense. They SHOULD have enough athletes to be effective pressing.

Wow! 52 years! He keeps this up and he'll catch Charlie Chappie!

Congrats to Mike Colosimo! Welcome aboard! I saw Dom Maniello at the UC Banquet. I'll have to check and see about his status. He was a preferred walk-on, as is Adam Dempsey who I know is still on the team.

That's too baaaaaa-d!

Plus the Towles v. Pike match up will be "must see" FB. Scouts galore should help ALL the kids!