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Still haven't seen anyone close to that Trinity team as far as D1 players.... Thinking the Lorenzen Highlands team had quite a few but not as many....

Somehow I stumbled upon this.... lol, great thread regardless!

Lampley's Trinity teams were built around Defense, once they had a TD lead on you it was over. They ran the ball & milked the clock, times were much different back then, you have to look at how many points they held opponents to, not how many points they won by, so different than by todays standards.

Two running backs with speed set to compete are Cincinnati (Ohio) Country Day’s Darryn Jordan and Lexington (Ky.) Catholic’s Jaylen Jones. Kentucky is the favorite for in-state receiver Keion Wakefield. The Louisville (Ky.) Male speedster is ranked by the 247Sports Composite as the No. 6 prospect in the state. Jackson’s future Wildcats teammate, Lexington (Ky.) Lafayette Top247 offensive tackle Landon Young will also compete. Louisville (Ky.) Trinity’s Connor Foos is a prospect we like a lot. Best Of The Midwest Primer

This would be silly if true & playing any type of organized football Without helmets is just dumb in my opinion. I tell 1st & 2nd grade parents all the time that full equipment tackle football is way safer than their kids playing flag simply because of the less protected head collision factor and those kids at that age can't hit like the older ones anyhow.

Kid can play anything, great player

Mods, didn't realize this was posted already if you want to delete this thread, thanks

Some good food for thought here, great read: High school football's benefits outweigh the risks Created on Thursday, 04 December 2014 00:00 | Written by Ed Riley | Print My son’s high school football team finished 1-9 this year, and I wouldn’t be prouder of this team if they had gone undefeated. They made a game of it each Friday night, and while they often were outnumbered and overmatched, they never were outplayed. My son and his teammates have learned more about hard work, sportsmanship and resilience on the football field than anywhere else, and these lessons will make them better men. But as much as I enjoy the tradition of high school football, I worry about its future. My son’s school has nearly 2,000 students, but his team is lucky to suit up 20 players for a varsity game. There are a lot more young men who want to play, but whose parents won’t let them. Their parents think the risk of brain injury outweighs the benefits of playing. I understand the concerns and share them, but I have concluded those concerns are misplaced. My children are the most important part of my life. I am a widower, and when my son wanted to play football his freshman year, every mom and my in-laws chastised me for considering it. Even President Obama wondered whether he’d let his theoretical son play. I’m a physician and medical researcher at Stanford, and I only decided to let my son play after reviewing the medical research. The study that best elucidates the risk of football-related brain injury comes from the federal Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. CDCP officials studied 3,439 former National Football League players with at least five years of pension-credited playing seasons between 1959 and 1988. This is arguably the highest-risk group of players available for study. Among these players, the incidence of neurodegenerative disease is three times higher than in the general population. However, the risk of death from neurodegenerative disease was relatively low in both groups: 3 percent in NFL players, and 1 percent in the general population. The risk associated with a long NFL career is not insignificant but remains small. The high-profile research that is regularly cited as connecting the dots between football-related concussions and dementia in NFL players lacks sufficient data to establish a causal link. Most of the cases considered focus on former NFL players involved in a lot of high-risk behavior other than football, and none of these studies included a control group. Research like this is typically filed away as “interesting, but we need better data.” The key here is that high school football is not the NFL. The Mayo Clinic found that the risk of high school football players developing degenerative neurological diseases later in life is no greater than if they had been in the band, glee club or choir. The data suggests that the normal life of adolescents puts them at risk for brain injury all the time. What would be the alternatives to my son playing football? Sports such as soccer, skiing, rock climbing or lacrosse have similar risk profiles to high school football. My late wife rode horses competitively growing up. As an anesthesiologist at a hospital that treats more horse-related trauma accidents than any other in the country, I’m glad my son went with football. I believe the benefits of playing high school football are worth the risks. Football is an equal-opportunity sport. All different types of athletes make up a football team, the skills needed don’t require years of practice, and there is no real advantage for kids with private coaches. A healthy, average athlete who shows up to all the team’s practice sessions and attends off-season weight training can usually find a spot on the team. My son’s teammates are from the whole socioeconomic and racial spectrum. The only reason that his team was able to make a contest out of each game, despite that they had so few players to work with, is that the boys learned how to build on what they had in common instead of focusing on their differences. As Jack Kemp, the former pro quarterback and congressman, once said, “The huddle is color-blind.” In an increasingly diverse world, opportunities to learn how to work together with a wide range of people who start out on equal footing should not be lightly dismissed. When I sit in the stands, I worry when my 160-pound son lines up on the front line of the kick return team, but that is only slightly less than I worry when I sit in the passenger seat as he merges onto the highway. Adolescence is a scary time for parents. To all you parents who are keeping your sons from playing football, I say, “Let them play.” They are just as safe on the football field as they are in most of the other sports and activities we regard as a necessary part of a healthy adolescence. You can save money on expensive club sports and specialty coaches, and your sons will develop skills that will serve them and the rest of us well. Ed Riley, 56, is the younger brother of Oregon State football coach Mike Riley and is a former quarterback at Whitworth. He has two sons and a daughter. The youngest boy, Noah, is a senior quarterback at Gunn High in Palo Alto, Calif. Ed Riley works as a professor of anesthesia at Stanford University.

Heard there will be college coaches there, don't know that for a fact though, but it's triple the exposure than Rivals Regional Camps as Rivals only allow Rivals people there to watch. Nike also allows everyone to watch & cover their Regional camps as well.

I'd like to know if any other KY kids are heading up for this, it's a huge showcase for the next crop of kids coming up. Here are 2 from Trinity heading up: 2016 OLB Vincent Lococo 5'11' 217 2016 DE/DT Connor Foos 6'4" 255

Point production AND Ball control.... sometimes you don't need the points, nice to be able to milk a clock, obviously being able to run the football is a huge aspect of that.

Great idea!! Can't wait to see where everyone lands.... I'm sure there will be some surprises!

It's funny how quickly a thread about an OC turned into a discussion about the HC.... Probably need to change the thread title at this point....just sayin.

Privates can do as they please when hiring

No he is not transferring, lol, just a rumor....... But also, ANY kid that transfers from a Private to a Public for a "financial hardship" reason is always eligible immediately, Junior running back Ryan Dawkins transferred from Trinity this past season and was playing for Ballard almost right away, did not have to sit out a year, that's the way it should be though. I personally don't think kids should have to sit out for any reason ever as long as they are academically eligible to play, just my opinion though.

You've got to take those last 2 years results against Male with a grain of salt..... the last 2 Male teams have been 2 of the best they've had in YEARS, Trinity has only been 1-3 against them the last 2 years, just trying to keep it objective...

Thx for the added info, all great points! There are definitely a few sophomores to be in my opinion that will see varsity playing time on the Dline, whether any them start or not will depend on how they develop over the off-season & pre-season obviously.

Good point, Woosley did practice as a backup QB on the Varsity this past season as well, thx!

Alright, I’ll give this a shot, I’m sure thsrocks & others will fill in what I left out…….. ***Note: All heights & weights are from the 2014 roster Returning players Offense: Linemen: The Rocks return 5 Junior offensive linemen that have been fulltime starters or have started Varsity games. OT Michael Hiestand(6’5” 220), OT Justin Karem(6’3” 225),2 Year starting Center Bryant Colvin(6’2” 260), OT/OG Max Martin(6’4” 275) & OG Will O’Rourke(6’1” 266). Obviously this should be a strength this season. Wide Receivers: Trinity was extremely deep in the Junior receiver class this past season, they return Dalton Jones(6’2’ 175), Jake Woosley(5’10” 170), Connor Carrico(5’9” 160), 2 way players Santo Biddix(5’9” 165) & Rodjay Burns(6’2” 175) & Enzo Palombino(5’9” 175). Burns is a legit D1 prospect & has been offered by UL but the other receivers are extremely talented as well. Jones is tall & fast w/ great hands, Woosley is a tenacious blocker & as fast & quick as can be, Carrico never drops a ball & blocks his behind off & Santos Biddix may be the best athlete on the entire team, he had some injury issues this past season. All these guys made Huge plays throughout the 2014 season & playoffs, this is going to be an exciting group to watch! Running backs: Trinity is actually kind of thin at this position as far as varsity experience, leading the way is Junior starter Jalen Reed(5’10” 205) who returns for his senior season. Jalen is a between the tackles kind of RB, gets the tough yards and will run you over, this kid will be playing football at the next level. Behind him there will be a lot of young backs vying for some PT & will probably come from the talented sophomore class who will be juniors. Quarterback: This will be the biggest question mark coming into the season. The 2 leading candidates are Junior to be Larry Harper JR(5’10” 170) & sophomore to be Andrew Zaubi(6’2” 180). One would assume Harper will take the job due to having several starts under his belt from this past season but it will be an interesting battle to keep an eye on come spring, Zaubi is very talented as well. Overview Offense: I feel Trinity will rely heavily on the running game early as whichever QB assumes the starting role will need awhile to get their feet wet. With the line they have returning & talented RB Jalen Reed, the Shamrocks should be able to pound the Rock this season. Returning players Defense: Linemen: This will be the biggest question mark of the defense, the only returning starter is junior DE 1st Team AP All-Stater Connor Foos(6’4” 250). Outside of him the only other real contributor from this past season was sophomore DE/NT Jermaine Jackson(5’11” 250) & I expect him to nail down one of the 3 starting spots if Trinity continues to run a 3-4 defense. The other spot will be up for grabs as the Rocks have a few talented Dlinemen coming up from the Frosh and there are some good Juniors that will be in the mix as well. The Rocks really need to develop at least 2-3 more guys in the rotation on the line to stabilize things, other than QB this will be the most interesting position group to watch as to how it develops. Linebackers: Junior starters Vincent Lococo(OLB 5’11” 215) & Damon Lowe(ILB 6’1” 230) will be back for their senior campaigns. Both are fast, aggressive, hard hitting ballhawks that will both likely be playing on Saturdays. Outside of those 2 Trinity will need a few guys to step up but the linebacker position group is very deep and I don’t feel like it’s going to be that difficult to fill the other 2 open slots. Defensive Backs: This will be the strongest position set back for the Rocks on defense. They return junior starters Rodjay Burns(2 way player, 1st Team AP All-State, 6’2” 175), 2 way player Santos Biddix(5’9” 165), current sophomore Luke Eskins(5’9” 165 & had 2 INT’s in the Male playoff game), current junior Fiddel Sydnor(5’10 185) and a crew of other guys that have seen playing time. This should be a strength for the Rocks D for sure. Team Overview: If the Rocks get solid QB play & develop some guys on the Dline I really think this team is a state championship contender, should be another fun season in St. Matthews!! 2015 Varsity Football Schedule August 14 (TBD - scrimmage) August 21 Ensworth High School (Tenn.) Marshall Stadium August 28 Brentwood Academy (Tenn.) Nashville, Tenn. September 4 Lafayette High School Marshall Stadium September 11 Male High School Male September 18 Pleasure Ridge Park High School Marshall Stadium September 25 Jeffersontown High School Jeffersontown October 2 St. Xavier High School Papa John’s Cardinal Stadium October 9 Eastern High School Marshall Stadium October 16 Seneca High School Marshall Stadium October 23 Ballard High School Ballard October 30 Open

I really believe this depends on what position you play, the skilled kids are easily able to play multiple sports but if the linemen don't get bigger, faster & stonger they are at a severe disadvantage come Fall, just my opinion.

Male's schedule wasn't even close to Trinity's schedule, compare the two, Trinity's schedule gave them the tiniest of edges to finally defeat Male, I honestly believe that. We certainly can agree to disagree & I' m fine with that, it's all good.

Congrats to Rodjay & Family btw, great kid & a great football player

Per Jody Demling of the website Cardinal Authority

I'll give this a crack!! I am only speaking of this past season but Male had far superior talent than Trinity. I firmly believe had T not been tested w/ the schedule & forced to improve there's no way we would have beaten Male, they were a great great ballclub, unless you saw them in person you wouldn't have a clue. People just see the name Trinity & assume we just receive championships but that isn't close to what is really going on, I've never seen a team work harder & persevere more than this past seasons team. Talented, yes, the most talented? Not even close, Manual in my opinion was more talented than both Male and Trinity, so there's my 10 cents!!

This is Dead ON, saw it firsthand this past season, team was talented but when they were tested was when their true character revealed itself, fun to witness/be a part of