JJD

Would be interesting to see a "Hoop Dreams" style documentary on each of these freshman classes from Highlands and Ryle - following them all they way through senior year. Charting their development, progress and challenges as they move up the ranks. I say this because it seems, of late, posters have been commenting on the drop in talent (of late) in Ft. Thomas, while also lamenting how young promise seems to fade at Ryle. History suggests that HHS finds a way to persevere. Ryle, on the other hand, doesn't seem to live up to the promise that their freshman program represents through the success they achieve on the field. I don't have a dog in the fight - just piecing this together from comments gathered in various threads on both programs.

Hopefully, everyone remembers that all of this can and will be decided on the field. State rankings mean nothing - N O T H I N G ! ! ! !

Don't fall for that stuff.

No - Highlands doesn't fall into traps. Even if they did, they'd wake up in time to win. If anything, this team is a second half team. So, even if they have a flat 1H, their track record this season says they'd come out smokin' in 2H.

For anyone I've offended today with my attempt at light humor, I am truly sorry. I have profound respect for the Highlands football program. Good Night now!

Good to see someone has a sense of humor today.

Agreed - one of their feeder school programs won the NKY Public School Region last year. Heck, they could probably roll that starting five out this year and be formidable, but, you combine them with some other great talent from around NKY, they should be pretty darn good. Wondering aloud if any will go straight to the JV program. My guess is yes.

HHS's track record would tell us that they find ways to make lemonade out of lemons. The kids are part of a great program, work extremely hard in the offseason, and are very well coached. Until proven otherwise, I will assume that HHS will be a force for years to come.

Yes, they go all over NKY advertising their bike club - even if you own a bike in Florence, they will work out a rent to own deal in Ft. Thomas. Low, low financing - see store (I mean school) for details.

Mike Mitchell rode his bike from Park Hills, to Florence, to Ft. Thomas, to Florence, to Ft. Thomas...I can't keep it straight.

Moving to tackle, most likely.

Great job Dixie!

Sounds like, as always, Birds kept punching. Hope everyone came out of the ball game healthy.

Good fight Birds. Stay classy - little bro is getting healthier by the day. Hope to see you next month.

And I think the answer is...Highlands is pretty darn good and so is Moeller - pass the beer nuts.

This just in...Hoge is really good.

I think the Moeller/Highlands question is getting closer to an answer.

A nice win for all of NKY to share! Great job SK!

Great job Eagles! Good for the whole program!

Assuming McNeil is the young man that was at Ockerman last year, I thought he was the best combination of ball skill, physicality and tenacity that I saw in the NKMSAA last year. McNeil reminded me a lot of Nick Ruthsatz - strong with the ball and strong to the basket. The next best guards I saw were Ruthsatz and Pangallo, in no particular order. Mayer was a beast at the 4. Will be interesting to watch him make decisions on sports as time goes on...

Final from Park Hills. My primary motivation for posting this thread is to congratulate the Boone Co coaches, players and fans. As a CCH supporter, I was VERY impressed with how hard the Boone kids played and how positive they stayed throughout the game. Their coaches were encouraging and positive, as were the fans. Hats off to the Boone Co. program! I know that you are a proud program, steeped in tradition - and I know winning is important. But, regardless of tonight's score, congratulations to all of you for fostering a great environment for your kids. I was truly impressed by the class exhibited by all that represented Boone Co High School tonight. Best wishes to the program - wishing you nothing but success moving forward (except when you play Cov Cath). Good Luck Rebels!

Agreed - would love to see an all Bluegrass field. I also think that it helps the contenders prepare for Rupp. Seeing top level competition from outside your region, in a tournament setting, is outstanding experience, IMO.

Also saw where Conner beat South Oldham and Scott lost to South Oldham. Who knows? But, it does appear that Scott has a shot.

I don't know much about either program, but I think it's very serious. I just scanned the KHSAA site and saw Conner beat Grant Co 32-20 and Scott beat Grant Co 43-0. I didn't go any further, but that at least tells me that this is a legitimate thread. Again, no insight at all, and as we know, scoreboard comparisons are dangerous when we're talking about 15-18 year olds. I'd love to see Scott win - not because I dislike Conner at all.

I can't say for sure, but my senior football season was 1990. I did not play for either Conner or Scott, but both were in our district. That year, Scott was far better than Conner, at least in terms of talent. I think Scott may have even ended the year above .500, which I believe was the first such season in school history. They did not make the playoffs - back then only two teams went per district. It was Cov Cath and Lloyd in AAA that year. But, I'd be shocked if Scott didn't beat Conner that year.