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Bardstown has alot of young talent and played well. Spencer has demonstrated an issue hanging on to the football, 4 lost fumbles versus north hardin in the scrimmage and 5 lost fumbles versus Bardstown. Geesh!

I do believe you hit on something. I really think the "Hawk Tackling" has been a huge asset to the safety in the game. Yes there has been some changes to how practices are conducted and the type of contact allowed at each practice. The Hawk Tackling has allowed kids to work on it year around with no helmet/pads on and continually improve their technique. I think the changes made to football have helped now we just need to get the communication out and change the narrative that the media has picked up on about the negative aspects of our game.

This is just a quick look at the rosters of the teams as listed on the KHSAA website: Seniors lost off 2017 roster: Collins - 18 Franklin County - 7 North Oldham - 13 Shelby County - 13 Spencer County - 5 Now of course that doesn't mean a lot because you don't know how much each team was dependent on their seniors last season.

Franklin will probably be the preseason pick to win the district.

This one would be huge and would cause some hard feelings in the community!

If his parents physically move and can verify a legitimate change of address, a kid can move as often as he wants and he will be ruled eligible. That is why alot of kids and their families rent so the moves can be made a lot smoother.

Shelby will always be a solid team as long as Coach Shipley is there. They survived the split and his teams are always sound and play with great effort. This district may not have the star power team as years past but I think it has really solid high school teams.

I believe he took a job as an assistant at BE, which is where he teaches.

They had a very small senior class last year, dealt with a few injuries but return several starters on both sides of the ball. I fully expect them to be in the mix in this competitive district.

I am not saying the kid isn't a great young man. I personally have never met him and really have a hard time criticizing a middle school kid. I just hope he is able to get with the Holy Cross program and work with his coaches and his teammates and continue his development.

So you are saying that the Athletes that workout at Aspirations gym are not urged to go to certain schools?

Well I know Coach Schlarman was on him early and before alot of other schools. As you say though to to beat Bama.

Wow that is kind of shocking I thought UK was in pretty good standing with him.

That would be my guess as well!

AAU affiliation plays into these decisions.

Don't want to take anything away from any of the girls that made it. Just saying the process was not a tryout. Clos and Walls should have been on the team. Then again whom do you take off I understand that question. I think it is better for all parties to just name the team rather than have kids show up perform well and then get left off.

I agree in the current set up you have to be able to attend tryouts to make the team no problem there. Not a reflection on the girls that made it everyone is deserving but the process is flawed and needs changing. They have a whole career worth of stats and video on the players just pick the team and stop the dog and pony show. Lol

Ok, I am officially in the camp that the tryouts are a waste of time. They should just take nominations and have a committee select the team. That is what is happening anyway, it would save a lot of people time and money.

David Padgett.....lol

It is a really tough time for a lot of schools to get kids out.

You are correct, I think Rogers saw what was about to happen and decided to make a move. Really sad what has happened to that program.

That is probably a good way to put it. I think some schools thought the process came together pretty quickly. Some schools didn't want to have the interruptions in their schedules. I think some schools just didn't support the need for a 2A championship, which is the way I feel.

Looks like Elizabethtown, Spencer County, Waggener and Thomas Nelson are not participating.

Connect the dots!

Well when their are parents on the bench with agendas that leads to problems. You are correct there seems to be issues with all the athletic programs there.