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I have had the pleasure of seeing both of these guys play since middle school. Obviously great players that have the "it factor" I'm definitely curious to see how Robinson fares against bigger stronger competition. No doubt he is a great player but a part of me wishes he transferred to Trinity and we would be able to see his ability against better competition. There's no way you can equate what Robinson did against the teams he played to Dennis. Garrett played so many positions for Male just like Robinson. He did all of this work with pretty much one season at QB. It's been argued he should have played QB his entire jr year but he did all of this without coming off a great junior season.

What makes Male tier 2 and not tier 1?

I get what you're saying because football is a single elimination sport. 5A definitely has some great teams at the top and those battles will be exciting I'm sure. I'm still going to take the top 3 in 6A as H, T, and X in any particular order over any other top 3. A Central or a Manual or Cov Cath or BG can compete year in and year out with those top 6A teams and usually can dominate a game with the 5+ ranked 6A teams. Those top three are flagship programs for the state for a reason. How long before the dead horse gets beaten in this thread about too many classes? Let me start because 5 classes would solve a lot of this and we wouldn't have to drop to 4.

Many JCPS offer ROTC now. In fact Seneca and Fern Creek are national programs with major awards. JCPS enrollment stays in the news. To get in to Male you have to get your kid in the Traditional Magnet in elementary or middle school before 8th grade. I could see families wanting their kid going to a certain high school but you pretty much have to go to the right elementary for that to happen.

Thanks for the clarification and it makes what Coach Wolfe and his staff are doing at Male that much more incredible.

Male has had a waiting list and in the past was able to pull kids from outside the 3 traditional middle schools. The last few years there haven't been any players on the football team not from JCTMS or Barret or Johnson. Not too sure about other sports. So while other teams like the Privates and Manual (district magnet) have the ability to get kids in from the JCPS traditional magnet schools, Male can't pull kids from outside. Maybe somebody closer to the program knows can chime in. My close connection graduated and I'm not too sure about the current makeup.

A healthy Male is the best team because a banged up Male beat the best teams to win the highest class.

Great to see public teams win. A true credit to their coaches and administration for these teams to have continued success

Frakes calls him Superman but Garrett Dennis is one of the best high school football players I’ve seen and the leader of a special group of seniors. They fought through injury after injury to accomplish their goal. Dominating Bulldog D. Who knew Scott County would have to pass to be successful? Covington can play.

Much respect for the catholic school dominance of 6A especially the Rocks but this game has nothing to do with Trinity or St. X. Interesting or not.

These two teams have played each other in JV the past two seasons. Both coaches had to believe this game was coming.

On to State! Go Dawgs

Is there a live stream? Hate I am missing this one!

St. X has won how many in a row? This was a competitive series but lately X has had Male's number. I think Male wins but it won't be easy. Could definitely see X win again. H - 20 X - 14

Butler and Scott County are locks. A few others are possible. Eastern and Bryan Station are better than their records. Manual N Hardin looks like the best matchup

The only question here is do the Rocks get their decals back?

Eastern with the upset.

Can’t wait to see some of the old heads from both sides. Manual really held their own in the 70’s and 80’s. I think Lucas had Wolfe’s number for a few years more recently. Both teams are banged up. Male has a deeper program but this game is usually played close. With the weather being a factor I look for Male to dominate the los. The Bulldogs haven’t been great on offense the last few weeks and seemed to not be able to tackle either. Manual will be keyed up for this game. How much can their young players be expected to contribute? H - 24 M - 6

Male did not execute well at all. Turnovers and missed tackles all night. While the X defense pretty much shut down Male.

St. X made a huge statement tonight. 6A is going to be interesting for sure.

X dominating this game since the muffed punt. Momentum in the Tigers favor.

We will see what the coaches cook up for Male. X outplaying the Dawgs in all three phases right now

Turnovers are killing the Dawgs

I think he was talking about the posters claiming CAL's JV or even Freshman would win. However likely, it is unfortunate and unnecessary to say. I agree that CAL fans are some of the best and don't rub it in the Shawnee faces. Nothing wrong with a game to get younger guys reps and rest for starters.

Last week's Bulldog sideline was alarming. Starters from the beginning of the year on crutches. RB, 2 DBs, WR, etc. I know X isn't going to throw us a pity party and I'm sure Male isn't any less concerned because of a few injured Tigers. I think both Defenses will play a big role in this game. Turnovers are the x-factor as BOTH teams have struggled with turnovers. I like Male's D to takeover somewhere in the late 3rd quarter and pull away. Wouldn't be surprised if Male reversed last year's score and shut out the Tigers but Male has struggled with stopping big runs. X - 10 H - 35