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Basketball job is posted, football job isn’t

This was a come from behind win by Caverna. 20-28 at half time, they had to battle all the way to a final defensive stand to win the game. They stormed the field after they won the game and the excitement from their fans is what high school football is all about.

Update?

Aug. 27 @ Carroll Co. post KHSAA, Trimble Facebook says playing Caverna

Coach Dale's 2021 Campaign, good luck to him. (Schedule was posted on Wiki 95.3 and their Athletic Facebook) Varsity Scrimmage: Eminence Scrimmage: LaRue Co. and Fort Knox Aug. 20 - Bye Aug. 27 - Caverna - Home Sept. 3 - Switzerland, IN - Away Sept. 10 - Bracken Co. - Away Sept. 17 - Shawnee - Home Sept. 24 - Owen Co. - Away Oct. 1 - Rock Creek, IN - Home Oct. 8 - Carroll Co. - Away (Their schedule TTFOT) Oct. 15 - Gallatin Co. - Home Oct. 22 - Walton-Verona - Home Oct. 29 - Jackson Co. - Away JV Schedule: Aug. 23 - Gallatin Co. - Home Aug. 30 - Owen Co. - Home Sept. 25 - Scott - Home Oct. 11 - Carroll Co. - Home (Release on Wiki says 1, assuming they forgot a number) Oct. 18 - Gallatin Co. - Away Oct. 23 Walton Verona - Home

8/6 Bracken County (Scrimmage) - Home8/13 Atherton (Scrimmage) - Home8/20 North Oldham - Away8/27 Henry County - Home9/3 Madison (IN) - Away9/10 Grant County - Away 9/17 Ludlow - Home 9/24 Shawnee - Home10/1 Walton Verona - Away10/8 Trimble County - Home10/15 Owen County - Away10/22 Gallatin County - Home This is the updated schedule, games got moved around

Think for the most part they are in a competitive district. Hopefully he can provide some stability to the program

Tyquan Rice was just named the new Head Coach.

This would be an off the wall idea, but I think it would make the playoffs interesting in a sense. Pair the districts 1-4 and 5-8 but treat it like March Madness, district champs and runner-up regular season are guaranteed a home game. RPI all the teams and pair them: 1-16 2-15 3-14 4-13 5-12 6-11 7-10 8-9 The seeding would enter as: 1st- 1-4 2nd 5-8 3rd 9-12 4th 13-16 You could end up with someone in your own district or be making the longer drive, your bracket would align like a normal with 1 and 2 opposite, meeting in the Semi-Finals and finishing in the State Title. Like I said off the wall, but somewhat combines the systems but makes it interesting and treat the Sunday following last regular season game as selection Sunday. Thoughts? You can just laugh this idea off too.

Found this on their Facebook page. 3rd Season for Coach Franklin and the Panthers. Good Luck. 8/6 Bracken County (Scrimmage) - Home 8/13 Atherton (Scrimmage) - Home 8/20 North Oldham - Away 8/27 Henry County - Home 9/3 Madison (IN) - Away 9/10 Grant County - Away 9/24 Shawnee - Home 10/1 Walton Verona - Away 10/8 Trimble County - Home 10/15 Owen County - Away 10/22 Gallatin County - Home 10/29 Dayton - Home

Think this job is still one of top ones in the state, but just dragging feet or have their guy and waiting for things to clear.

So is there any word on who may be close to getting this?

Program has been on the rise and the school is pushing the athletics, wouldn’t be a bad job. Believe they have 14 8th graders coming up, with the potential to be a pretty good class

School officially announced last night, JP Dale is the new Head Coach.

Then the rumors are true.

Do you have a name for us locals?

I wish I could answer the big question of why they let him go. No word from anyone in the community or school. He will get another opportunity somewhere, good guy and has a big heart.

Considering WV has won the district 7x times in a row, Coach Simmons I believe knew this wasn’t going to be a good matchup in a rebuilding program. Carroll was a thumping but a long-standing rivalry between the two which is why they were on the schedule. Believe Trimble’s last win vs WV was 2008 or 09 and Simmons was on that WV staff. No one faulted him for the schedule, he believed in his kids and and was preparing them for a future opportunity. Believe given another year he could challenge for a playoff spot but we are talking about 3-5 years before they could actually take a shot at WV. Correct me if I am wrong, Browning at Gallatin is the only coach in the district, whose left, to beat WV?

Shawnee game was a good game for the Raiders, watched the live stream of the second half, really pounded the ball up the middle and saw glimpses that we were improving from their JV season. Gallatin was a game where we got to see an explosive JT Wilcoxson take over the offense and really elevated their play. Pass coverage that night was horrible and think they scored on same play 3 times, along with a blocked punt recovered in the endzone. The future looked bright that night for Raiders. Owen was just a downfall of a night. Think the Raiders ended up at their 4th or 5th string QB because of injuries. Definitely showed their resilence to finish and put up 14 with backup QB. Carroll was just miserable to watch, started out great with a 60 yard gain on a dump pass then Carroll got aggressive and ball game went south. Definitely added a sour note when former Head Coach of the Raiders was just laying it on them in the second half. Numbers and talent played a huge factor, but Carroll never took out starters. Overall not a bad season being in their second year but was definitely discouraged watching the final two games. Hoping whoever takes over the program can help the Raiders beat some district rivals, last win against the the other 3 (not Shawnee) was the 2014 Season against Owen.

Trimble Co. posted the job today. Unknown why the school chose to go in a different direction, completely rebuilding after the program shutdown two years ago. They were 1-7 last year.

What about the players that use dead period as an opportunity to attend college camps, combines as well as college visits to University's they may want to attend. Most colleges that I have seen send their players home for the month of May and start either voluntary or mandatory workouts the first week in June. I would be all for KHSAA giving high school athletes the month of June off, only for it to allow them the opportunity to expand their recruiting profile and visit different colleges that they may want to attend. Giving athletes a chance to look beyond high school is a much needed opportunity, so that if they do get the chance to play at the next level they have already been accepted and not waiting after they sign to get financial aid. Also, I think if we are just going to take the district champs then there just needs to be one playoff bracket not six.

Thank you

Is this a good event to send someone to, read several high schools would be there such as Trinity, Montgomery County, Pulaski, Scott County, Bryan Station and Mason County. A dad approached me about kid attending this event, and just wanted to know its legitimacy.

Job is no longer posted on the KHSAA website, but the Athletic Director job is still posted.

TC has done this transition before, Coach Blair was the Middle School Head Coach for one season and was hired as the interim Head Coach of High School because Collins resigned so late. Isley does have more experience under his belt. And like @OLinePride said he knows most of the players on this team. Interested to see what offense and defense he installs with his current personal. I think he can gain some community support and parents. Really, the only issue I see is keeping players eligible and attending practice. Coach Franklin spoke many times of how much it hurt his preparation this past fall when he got the email saying certain players were ineligible or they didn't attend practice(non school related activities). Also True blue (and gold) thank you for the correction on Chism, was unsure how long he was in charge.