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St. X has more athletes. I believe the running backs for X will be able to run against Trinity. The St. X secondary is capable of stopping the pass, yet they do not see Trinity's formations very often. The corners and safety's have given up some long passes. When Hall is in, they are much tougher. I wonder if the Trinity full back (Bishop?), will be playing and at 100%? St. X will win 28-14.

Jamar Stoner is the injured star for the freshmen rocks. He is a difference maker on both sides of the ball. He broke his foot participating in freshmen orientation games.:cry:

I take Trinity over X in this one:

 

Rocks 31

Tigers 28

 

I would reverse that if they meet again in playoffs:

 

Playoffs if Trinity wins this week:

Tigers 15

Rocks 14

The two will probably meet again on December 8 at 7:30PM in Papa John's Cardinal Stadium in the last game of the year.:dancingpa

These are the same folks that voted Sam Robey first team all-state at offensive tackle after his sophomore season. Name recognition works in these polls just like in politics.

Trinity has a larger advantage in the kicking game than at the beginning of the season. Earlier, someone asked about the Trinity center and yes he has been replaced due to injury. The new center played well versus Eastern. As far as the best defense Trinity has or will face all year, I'd have to go with the number 2 team in USA Today Super25. Bowling Green has an outstanding offense and the Rocks weathered that storm. Make my prediction 21-7, Rocks.

I'll go with Henry Clay, easily.

I base this on returning athletes and experience in recent big games.

Real easy to say that with more players and coaching resources than any other program in the state. I suggest you go coach at a public school and then tell me that it is just as easy to run a J.V. and Freshman program the way X and T do.

Resources? These coaches are paid a mere pitance for coaching. Some of the JCPS offer thier kids bus rides home, direct to their door with activii=ties buses. We have kids catching TARC late.

Manual is the second oldest public high school in Jefferson County. If your alumni won't support you,. whose fault is that?

I don't think Trinity will be in a state of euphoria or any other state (except Kentucky). I believe just the opposite, that Trinity will come out "loaded for bear" after coming somewhat close against Cinti St. X. Trinity knows all about the QB - Ferguson - from having played against him in the past. I truly believe that T will in no way overlook Eastern and will in actuality put a hurtin' on them.

I witnessed two hours of the Rocks practice yesterday. Coach Beatty had their attention;) . The fact the running game didn't work against the Bombers, the point of emphasis this week may be to have Tim and friends run, run and run some more. Ferguson and his teammates may pay the price for Trinity's frustration. Trinity has won 29 of 31 (93.5%) versus the Eagles since this series started in 1977. The Rocks in a landslide....or rockslide if you prefer.:thumb:

 

As for the transfer from Ashland to Greenup County, since that "transfer train" usually runs solely in the other direction, it is refreshing to see GC finally get something in return from Ashland for all it has lost to Ashland through the years- past and recent.

Maybe he was the "player to be named later".

You'd think Manual would have earned some respect after two 7on7 championships AND waxing Ballard the way X couldn't at home in their cerimonial first game at the stadium. I think Manula can beat both MALE and X this year.

Not yet.

"Could" beat Male and St. X.......that has been true for a couple of seasons....

The Crimsons need to beat St. Xavier this year. Otherwise, it's the same old results for duPont Manual.

Male will surprise St. X 35-28. The Bulldogs line is playing better than expected on both sides of the ball. The skill folks are there. The QB has played well. Team speed is a huge factor in favor of Male.

"Knock on wood, it 'don't' look good" for PLD when they visit Marshall Stadium later this season.

In Kentucky's new class system, the large school classification (6A) has 36 teams in it and 32 of them make the playoffs.

 

A JOKE!

What about Indiana allowing all teams to make the playoffs?

Litkenhous ratings have been around since the 1930s. The were initially referred to as "score by difference" ratings in the Courier-Journal. They were originally used by many newspapers nationwide for college rankings. High school came about as an afterthought. The creator of this system was a professor at U of L. His brother helped and later his son kept the ratings going. He would not predict against gambling "spreads" but his "winners only" ran 90% or better! I do feel this system is a fairly accurate in identifying who will win.

In football, basketball and baseball I would agree with you..........

 

But a man running a off season VB academy that just so happens to have the most successful VB program, maybe anywhere is certainly not fair....

The KHSAA did investigate this matter and found no wrong doing. He coaches these girls before they reach high school.

Update, one more Bear bit the dust according to their staff. A starting DB. So that's 27% of their starters. Rick Pitino or Rich Brooks must be running their practices.

Student would not be eligible unless the parents moved...right?::confused:

Depends on the rules of the specific school district they are trying to enroll their child. Every county or independent public school district chooses who can and cannot attend their school. They cannot exclude those who live within their "district".

Does "in school suspension" exist all over the state? That's how Jefferson County deals with many of their problem kids.

How do they accomplish that? They are a public school, right?

They are an independent school. They control who attends their school from outside the district and the folks that reside in Ft. Thomas do an excellent job of controlling who moves into their district per one of their Alumnus.

"I never went to school with a minority classmate until I reached college". This gentleman is 46 years old. He added"This is a very close-knit community".

My point is independent schools can take kids from all over. The boundaries that Mr. Sears would have you believe exist are not as limiting to independent schools as other schools. Each county makes it's own set of rules on who can and cannot attend their schools from outside their "boundary". I don't care why a kid chhoses to attend a certain school, it's that he can. The public school folks aren't as limited as it may seem on the surface.

How do they accomplish that? They are a public school, right?

They are an independent school. They control who attends their school from outside the district and the folks that reside in Ft. Thomas do an excellent job of controlling who moves into their district per one of their Alumnus.

"I never went to school with a minority classmate until I reached college". This gentleman is 46 years old. He added"This is a very close-knit community".

Two more injuries to Bears' starters, making it five lost in the past three weeks. 23% of Butler starters are out.

Here is a link.

http://www.louisvillehsfootball.com

Anyone have the all time record for St. X vs. Trinity in Varsity football??

 

 

T29-X32-2 ties

1956-2006

Pretty good recruiting job by OSU considering the young man never took an official visit to any college campus.

That is quite a large spread. Are you attributing it to T's (expected) improvement from game #1 to game #2 or to the disparity between the teams, or both?

Both. Injuries have already taken away three Bear starters.

The all-time series is 7-5-1 advantage Rocks.

No Appy State type upset win here. I also believe it will be a running clock early in the second half.

T 47-13 I believe.

 

I have no idea as to the head-to-head, all-state players, etc, but I would think that either program would take a state title over a head-to-head meeting or a host of all-staters, IMO.

Right you are. my friend!:thumb:

Having seen both teams, I believe LexCath actually has the better skill folks and their line is as big as St. Xavier's. Maybe the Knights can win this one against their old president, Bill Glaser , who now coaches the defensive live line for the Tigers. LexCath has to prove it on the field. I'll take St. X 24-21 in overtime as LexCath turns it over on an interception in the extra period.

Park1221, the excessive reaction may have been blowback from a long simmering dispute between St. X and Trinity. X has traditionally played few, if any, juniors on the jv team. T traditionally plays juniors, For some reason this rankles followers of both schools. Guru's take on it is similar to the view many of us have: "I think programs do what works for them. Trinity plays juniors on the JV and I strongly assume Moeller does not. I don't have any issue with it, I just want to be informed when I consider the final score of a contest like this, that is all."

You can't beat the success of the varsity Rocks. I'd urge any teams that have many juniors that aren't starting on the varsity to use them in their JV contests. Why let them rot on the sideline for a year?

Current Trinity QB Will Stein did play varsity as a wideout and quarterbacked the JV last season. This season's back up QB, Cam Smyth, is leading the JV Rocks. Game experience is paramount to developing a football player.

The JV game topic was mentioned in the 1940s between Male and Manual in the Courier Journal. Here's another fun point.....back in the 1920s-1940s the KHSAA allowed students to play 10 semesters of high school athletics and you could play until you turned 21. The Louisville Board of Education chose to allow their students to play until they turned 20. Students could play 4 years at Male or Manual and then play a fifth season at St. Xavier, which used the KHSAA rule.