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I think Canon Jackson, Safety, is the only one w/ an offer, Austin Peay, & he just recently became healthy, was out most of the year w/ injuries

I have no problem w/ Dixie doing whatever they chose to do, your QB is a warrior, much respect to him, Congrats on a Great season

Brooks - 5 TDs & 193 yards, not even close

Donald Brooks, Trinity, unreal

Congrats Rocks!!! I'm officially a former Trinity State Champ who is now the Father of a Trinity State Champ!!! Unbelievable... Congrats to Dixie Heights on a great season, your QB is one Helluva competitor, fought till the end, nothing to hang your hats about.

The Litkenhous ratings are a joke, I quit looking at them when I was in High School in the late 80's early 90's, lol.

My last post till after the Game.... For those hoping the Rocks will overlook Dixie, not happening, all I've heard all week from the T players & coaches is how good Dixie is, they certainly have the Rocks attention!! Good luck to everyone & of course I hope the game is played hard & injury free. Go Rocks!! See everyone in BG!!!

I never said that, totally believe organizations should take every step/precaution necessary to ensure the athletes are as safe as possible. I've coached mostly youth and some high school football since 1997 & I've found that the leading cause of most injuries from my experience has been the improper fitting & wearing of the equipment!! This is something I think is a huge deal! Coaches & managers need to be properly trained as to how the equipment is supposed to fit on the athlete, you would not believe how many do not have a clue.

Ok, I stand corrected, found these recent 2013 stats, from this we should conclude that sports can be dangerous, play at your own risk, something I think we all knew anyways, so like I said, stay home so you can't get injured, and these numbers are per 100,000 by the way!!!: Concussion Rates per Sport The below numbers indicate the amount of sports concussions taking place per 100,000 athletic exposures. An athletic exposure is defined as one athlete participating in one organized high school athletic practice or competition, regardless of the amount of time played. Football: 64 -76.8 Boys' ice hockey: 54 Girl's soccer: 33 Boys' lacrosse: 40 - 46.6 Girls' lacrosse: 31 - 35 Boys' soccer: 19 - 19.2 Boys' wrestling: 22 - 23.9 Girls' basketball: 18.6 - 21 Girls' softball: 16 - 16.3 Boys' basketball: 16 - 21.2 Girls' field hockey: 22 - 24.9 Cheerleading: 11.5 to 14 Girls' volleyball: 6 - 8.6 Boys' baseball: Between 4.6 - 5 Girls' gymnastics: 7

Have they done a study on soccer which has more concussions than any sport?? Or any other sport besides football?? Even bike riding is more dangerous than football. Anything you do has consequences, so just sit home and don't do anything, just getting tired of all of this... ugh

Left OT looks like he has some size, listed at 6'4' 290 SR, wouldn't know about offers, etc though

Nice read on the Dixie Heights/Ballard game from Cincinnati.com: EDGEWOOD - With his team facing the most adversity it has all year, Dave Brossart made the boldest decision of the season. Already trailing 7-0 midway through the first quarter, the Dixie Heights football team faced a fourth-and-1 from their own 29-yard line. A missed play could have quickly led to a 14-0 deficit. Several Dixie offensive players lobbied head coach Dave Brossart to go for it. He did, and there was no misstep, as senior running back Luke Zajac took the handoff and fought through the middle of the line. He barely got the first down, with the ball on the 30. The Colonels scored two plays later and dominated the rest of the game, eventually routing the visiting Ballard Bruins from Louisville, 48-21, in a KHSAA Class 6A state semifinal at Dixie's Rice Mountjoy Stadium. Dixie (13-1) will play in the state championship game for the first time in school history, playing Louisville Trinity 7 p.m. EDT Dec. 6 in Bowling Green. CINCINNATI Cincinnati.Com | Dixie Heights High School Football "It's something you dream about when you're a kid," Zajac said. "It's astonishing knowing that next week I will on my way down to Western Kentucky University and playing for a state title against Trinity. It's a dream come true. You always hear how big and strong they are and we have a chance to show how strong we are." Jeremy Larkin celebrates after his second touchdownJeremy Larkin celebrates after his second touchdown in the first half. (Photo: Tony Tribble for the Enquirer) Buy Photo Fullscreen Jeremy Larkin celebrates after his second touchdown La Salle fans cheer on the Lancer's during their regional La Ssalle runs on the field before their regional final La Salle student section cheer on the Lancers. Jeremy Larkin runs back the opening kickoff for a Touchdown Jordan Thompson intercepts a pass during the Lancer Jordan Thompson celebrates with a teamate after a interception. La Salle head coach Nate Moore reacts during the Lancers La Salle's Hayden Jester (38) celebrates after a tackle. Jordan Thompson tackles a Lewis Center Olentangy running La Salle's Adam McBee tackles Lewis Center Olentangy Jordan Thompson celebrates with his teamate Hayden A Beechwood Tigers coach goes around encouraging players Beechwood Tigers players walk onto the field to shake The Beechwood Tigers storm onto the field, bursting Mayfield Cardinals burst through their own banner, Tigers' Quarterback Kyle Fieger throws a pass, thier Kyle Fieger's pass to fellow Beechwood Tigers player Cardinals' running back Trajon Bright pushes through Trajon Bright falls into the endzone and is picked Sid Herndon kicks the ball for Mayfield and brings Tigers' player Tevor Harms takes the ball through Cardinals' The Beechwood Tigers protect the ball carrier as he D.J. Mills of Highlands gets up and celebrates after Senior wide out Matt Bowman warms up before the game Highlands star quarterback Beau Hoge throws to the T.J. 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From left The Highlands Bluebirds take the field in front of Highlands quarterback Beau Hoge side steps his way Beau Hoge of Highlands throws an off balance strike Jared Dougherty of Highlands uses his big leg to send Brandon Anderson of Highlands tries to recover the Justin Weyer of Highlands tries to extend his arm further Beau Hoge of Highlands shows his 205 pound frame is Highlands wide receiver Nick Kendall makes a great Alex Venetian picks up yards after a catch with this Ballard RBH Ryan Dawkins runs the ball for a first Dixie Heights LB Ethan Harrison tackles Ballard punter Dixie Heights LB Luke Zajac celebrates a Colonels fumble Ballard QB Kenshawn Washington fumbles the ball in Dixie Heights fans show their support in the game between Dixie Heights RB Luke Zajac runs the ball in the game Dixie Heights QB Drew Moore runs for a first down in Ballard WR Antoine Masden runs the ball after a catch Ballard TE Matt Gumble runs the ball after a catch Ballard RB Ryan Dawkins celebrates his first half TD Dixie Heights OL Walker Engelhard blocks Ballard LB Next Slide The visiting Bruins (10-4) had only lost to Louisville powers Male (50-13), St. Xavier (17-0) and Manual (13-7) during the season and were in the semis for the first time since 1992. They started out controlling the action in the first exchange of possessions. On Dixie's first drive, the Colonels faced fourth-and-1 from the Ballard 45, and on the snap the Bruins stormed into the backfield and stopped Zajac for a four-yard loss. The Bruins took the ball there and went 51 yards to score, with the key play a Colonels offside penalty when the Bruins had fourth-and-3 from the Dixie 13-yard line. On the next snap, junior Ryan Dawkins carried it from eight yards out to put the Bruins on the board with 4:40 to go in the first. The Colonels took the kickoff at their 20 and went nine yards in three plays to force their fateful decision at their own 29. "Coach wanted to punt but all us players knew we were going to get that one yard," Zajac said. "I kept my head down and lowered my shoulders and got it." Dixie head coach Dave Brossart checked with his defensive coordinator and made the decision. "That was a tough call," he said. "I just said 'We've got Luke Zajac, surely we can get a foot.' We were punting into the wind, If we weren't punting into the wind, I think we were going to punt it. We believe in our guys and he got the first down, barely." After Zajac produced the clutch first down, he broke a pair of tackles on the next play at the line of scrimmage and sprinted into open field for a 24-yard gain to Ballard's 46. On the very next snap, senior quarterback Drew Moore spun and went off right tackle, running untouched for a TD. Ethan Schulte's PAT tied the game 7-7 with 2:16 to go in the first quarter. "Drew is incredible with the read-option," Zajac said. "He knows when to give it and when to take it. He shows with his quickness and ability, it's very hard to stop him." Momentum clearly changed after that. Ballard went three-and-out on its next possession, which ended in a bad snap on the punt attempt and the Colonels tackling the punter at the Ballard 3. Zajac punched it in on the first play with 44 ticks left in the first, and Dixie led 14-7 after the PAT. After a short punt by Ballard, Dixie got the ball at the Bruin 46. Moore's first long pass of the day, into the back of the endzone, drew a pass-interference call which set up the Colonels at the Ballard 15. One play later, Zajac dragged several players from both teams into the endzone as a big pile of players stood upright. It was 21-7 with eight minutes left in the half. The Bruins then gave the ball right back after a bad exchange on an option play. Zajac recovered at the Ballard 33. Moore made it 27-7 before the PAT with a 17-yard run four minutes until halftime. The Colonels kept rolling on their final drive of the half after a more conventional fourth-down decision. Facing fourth-and-8 from the Ballard 34, Moore rolled out to his left, evaded the rush, and launched the ball about 50 yards into the back of the endzone, where Gunther Faeth made a diving catch as the ball just went beyond the reach of a Bruin defender. The kick was blocked, but Dixie led 34-7 with 31 seconds left in the half. "They had great team speed," Brossart said of Ballard. "They had all the momentum at midfield and our kids had to adjust to their speed. They're coached really well. That Wing-T is hard to defend, a lot of cross-blocking, trapping, pulling and misdirection, It took us a while to bear down and adjust to what they were doing." The Colonels continued to control things in the second half, scoring on their first possession when Zajac scored his third TD with 5:51 to play in the third. Moore had a 28-yard scamper on the drive, and Zajac a 22-yard gain. "I thought for about four minutes we were the best team on the field and after those four minutes, we made a few mistakes and against a good team, you do not make mistakes," said Ballard coach Mike Jackson. "They capitalized on every mistake we made, they turned short fields into touchdowns and by that time it was kind of over. It was tough to stop their running attack." Dixie outgained Ballard 341-90, with 282 yards on the ground. Moore rushed for 150 yards on 11 tries, and completed 4-of-7 passes for 59 yards with one TD. Zajac had 105 rushing yards on 17 tries with the three scores. He also had a fumble recovery on defense and played a lot on special teams. "There isn't a kid in 6A that plays as much football as Luke Zajac," Brossart said. "We tried to two-platoon a couple years ago and it doesn't work. He's one of our best kids and we want him on the field. He doesn't leave the field, he's on kickoff returns, field goals. He hardly comes off the field offensively. He is a great football player. He's what it's all about and I'm real proud of him." Ballard had 51 of its 90 yards on the opening drive. Kenshawn Washington completed 6-of-13 passes for 67 yards and threw two fourth-quarter TD passes to Moe Masden. Washington led the Bruins ground game with 28 yards. Ballard was making its first trip to the semis since 1992. "It means a lot," Jackson said. "We had to overcome some adversity all year long, having to learn all new systems. It was a lot of excitement for the school. Hopefully we can keep it rolling and these kids at Ballard feel like we belong here. We didn't show that all the time tonight, but the thing I want to take form this is it shouldn't be a once-every-22-years thing." Ballard 7 0 0 14-21 Dixie Heights 14 20 7 7-48 B-Dawkins 8 run (Kania kick) DH-Moore 46 run (Schulte kick) DH-Zajac 3 run (Schulte kick) DH-Zajac 10 run (Schulte kick) DH-Moore 17 run (Schulte kick) DH-Faeth 34 pass from Moore (kick blocked) DH-Zajac 3 run (Schulte kick) DH-Shearhouse 17 run (Schulte kick) B-A. Masden 9 pass from K. Washington (Daniels run) B-A. Masden 29 pass from K. Washington (pass failed) Records: Ballard (10-4), Dixie Heights (13-1)

Trinity getting a little national love again, jumped in the Top 100, now ranked 76, nice write up: Louisville Trinity stock on the rise in HSFB100 rankings Posted by: Dallas Jackson November 30, 2014 nationalhsfootball.com There will be an eight-team turnover in the HSFB100 Monday morning and of those spots being filled there will be seven familiar names. Louisville Trinity (KY), Trinity Christian (Jacksonville, FL), Cocoa (FL), John Curtis (River Ridge, LA), Oxford (MS), and Spartanburg (SC) are all re-entering the national poll as each has overcome early season losses to advance deep into their respective playoffs. The only new team to the HSFB100 will be Ennis (TX). Trinity won a national championship in 2011 but sunk back to 6-6 in 2013. The Shamrocks run to a state title berth highlights the Sunday Stock Watch. Archived Stock Watch: Trinity opened the year as the No. 2 team in Kentucky and went 0-2 with two tough losses against Ensworth (Nashville, TN) and Carmel (IN) by a combined 31-21 scores. Those two close games were given a boost as Ensworth has played its way to the Tennessee state finals while Carmel fell in the Indiana title game this past weekend. The Shamrocks then won four consecutive games over Imhotep Charter (Philadelphia, PA), Colerain (Cincinnati, OH), Cocoa (FL), and Indianapolis Cathedral (IN). Of those four teams, Imhotep and Cocoa fell in their respective state finals while Cathedral won its championship this weekend. Its other non-league games were a victory against Highlands (Fort Thomas, KY) and a loss to Moeller (Cincinnati, OH). Highlands will play for a state title next week while Moeller fell in the semifinals of the Ohio Division I bracket on Saturday. Locally it lost to Louisville St. Xavier and then-HSFB100 member Louisville Male. Trinity avenged both setbacks in the playoffs to push its record to 9-5 on the year prior to a game with Dixie Heights (Edgewood, KY) in the finals. The strength of the team is the defensive front seven which has played well all years as the offense has rotated in players to fill injuries. This last weekend the team allowed just 98 total yards in defeating Meade County, 48-0. Offensively quarterback Scott Young and running back Donald Brooks have been consistent as the line and receivers have been patchwork at times. Young completed passes to 10 different players on Friday night going 19-of-23 for 247 yards while Brooks went over 100 yards again and scored three touchdowns. The run of success has coincided with everyone being back on the field according to coach Bob Beatty. “It really doesn’t matter who we’re playing right now,” he told The Courier-Journal. “It’s about us and what we’re doing. We’re playing very well right now.”

Excuse me, Highlands v Owensboro

yep, I'll be there for the Highlands game & of course the Rocks!!

"Nerves" in the playoffs is why I ALWAYS prefer to Kickoff & play D at the beginning of the game, get those nerves out on Defense, and that way when everything settles down you'll have the possession 1st starting the 2nd half. Even if I had a juggernaut of an offense I will still prefer to do that.

This is true, several of the Junior & most Senior starters on D & O played in that state championship game 2 years ago, I do hope it helps calm the nerves

Wow, unreal, just 1 unbeaten left, congrats but go seal the deal!!

Meade did schedule Male, I would try to add another team from our District in either us, X or Manual, playing 2 would definitely give you a good feel for what the playoffs are going to bring. Congrats on a great season!

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Just like we waxed Dixie in '02?? Please, what does '04 have to do w/ '14? You are reaching, that was an average Trinity team you barely beat, these current kids were like 6-8 years old, lol, you need something else to hang your hat on, good luck!!

Where have I seen this comment before? :ohbrother:

Yes, all will be on the KHSAA website

Believe me, there is ZERO arrogance with the players & coaches on T as far as overlooking opponents. They prepared all week for Meade County like they were the Seattle Seahawks. And they will not be taking DH lightly either. This is not the type of T team that can just walk out there & win a ballgame against a good opponent without playing their "A" game. They prepare & work their tails off for every single opponent, can't afford to do otherwise. So for anyone that thinks T is going to overlook DH, think again.

I think last year our schedule pretty much beat us down being such a young ballclub but this year with everyone back & a vereran team that could handle it, I think the schedule has made us stronger & completely battle tested. The offense is now clicking on all cylinders & w/ our secondary completely healthy, it's gonna be awful tough to score on us. Can't wait, Go Rocks!!