dallaslaredo

Aren't we all agreeing?

Would that mean the HHS players are fresher and less fatigued vs the more fatigued 2-way CCH players??

don't worry - the calvary is coming!

how do you know? are you coaching them now? do you mean compared to other schools? or to what they have now?

you mean they actually, physically move there now? when did that change? lol

Maybe. I just know that NCC is too high. While SK, Highlands, and NDA were in the Lady Knights Challenge with all of the state's powers, NCC was in the All A. or playing Bellevue and Dayton. Overrated.

Oh yes. I like Ryle in this one. They've played a tougher schedule than Cooper which I think will prepare them better for a match like this. But, the fact is neither team really has a quality win this year so far.

I know that wasn't my question - I was expounding and responding to Clyde's comment. But, the consensus answer to my question seems to be something about depth of talent, and a winning tradition. So I guess it's more of a gut feeling things will get better.

Yes, today. for now. but would you say the same in 5 years if the downward trend continues? Notre Dame used be the big dog in football, but boy do things change.

Guess who's not having that "down year" all the NDA outsiders were predicting would happen? Still the team to beat in Region 9.

So NDA pounds SK, and SK beats Highlands, but it's (3) Highlands, (6)SK, (12)NDA - yea that makes sense. NCC 8 spots better than Assumption? Please. The only thing they got right is SHA is #1 - that's a no-brainer.

With 100% confidence, I see it posted over and over by Highlands defenders..."we knew this year was coming"..."2 year dip"..."the cavalry is coming". I would ask - to what are you basing this on? Frosh scores? JV scores? Youth football league scores? Those are Fool's Gold. Future success is guaranteed to no one. How do you know that this isn't the new normal?

I think the running clock adds to the blowout because the clock will run whether you throw or run...so coaches think, why not run the "normal" offense with the 2's or 3's, which usually involves throwing and actually leads to more scoring. In a blowout situation, the victor should not be throwing no matter what your "offense" is. If it's a regular clock, no coach in his right mind is going to throw the ball and stop the clock and look bad...it would be all runs, and likely less scoring.

So how come all the other matches in the same local vicinity were completed? Why was the 30/30 rule not followed at this match?

and we are all taught the 30/30 rule...if there's thunder within 30 seconds of the lightning, that's a threat and play is halted...and then can't resume until 30 minutes after the last thunder. using that rule, last night when you saw a flash, count to 30...there was no thunder within 30 seconds (or at all), so the storm was not a threat and play should have continued.

But not all lightning you see is a threat. Did you read the link? A storm 60 miles away that is moving away from you is not a threat, but on a soccer field with a wide-open field of view at night, the lightning would clearly be visible. And if you can't hear the thunder, then you know it's really far away. I would ask for some common sense.. everyone has a phone...look at the radar. It's pretty obvious when a storm is moving in... which wasn't the case last night. The sky was clear, no rain, no wind, no thunder - play on.

There's no such thing as heat lightning. There is either lightning, or no lightning. Lightning from a storm that is so far away that you don't hear the thunder should not stop play - the storm can be 60-100 miles away. Refs need to be better educated on this. Here's a quick tutorial...Heat lightning: A Sterling example of the fake phenomenon - The Washington Post

Not as long as the rest of NKY after Highlands routinely and unneccessairly ran up the score on every team that it could for years.

I would expect a convincing 3-0 sweep by SHA. There's a huge gap between Assumption & SHA, and everyone else.

So who came off the bench to provide a spark? And who took a seat?

The biggest regular-season match in Region 9 this year just happens to be the first match of the year for these 2 teams. Re-match of 2015 Region 9 Championship. Notre Dame is, well, Notre Dame. Most agree Cooper is the main challenger to ND this season. A win by Cooper would give them the confidence that they could take the Region, but I also think a Cooper loss will deflate what is likely their most talented team ever. I predict ND wins, but doesn't sweep. Coaching advantage to ND as well.

These polls are traditionally not too accurate, but I think they have the top 5 correct. Henry Clay is a legit threat to the "Big 4" and the blind state draw will determine how far they will go. After the top 5, it's really a crap shoot as to who should be ranked...and no one out of the top 5 will be the State Champ. 1 Assumption (15) 2 Mercy Academy (1) 3 Sacred Heart (1) 4 Henry Clay (1) 5 Notre Dame 6 Paul Laurence Dunbar 7 Tates Creek 8 Presentation 9 North Oldham 10 Ryle 11 Cooper 12 St. Henry District 13 Owensboro Catholic 14 Greenwood 15 Newport Central Catholic 16 Male 17 Scott 18 Christian Academy-Louisville 19 Oldham County 20 Apollo 21 McCracken County 22 Central Hardin 23 Henderson County 24 Beechwood 25 Lexington Catholic

99% of NKY schools would love to have NDA's volleyball "problems" lol. If things were as bad as you all make it sound, good players would stop going there. They clearly haven't, even through a coaching change. The school and the volleyball program tradition is bigger than any coach, player, or parent. HS sports drama is nothing new and usually rooted in, what else, playing time. Look around, it's in every school, every sport.

Every year someone posts that...and every year it's a complete joke. The record shows that St. Henry has been the only consistent competition for NDA. Several? I can think of only 2 public schools - Cooper and Ryle. That's it. And I don't think they'll do it. You are kidding yourself if you think any other public school even stands a chance. NDA hasn't lost to any public school in regular or post-season in probably the last 20 years and maybe longer. That's your "serious challenge?" LMAO

That shows that classes won't change things, private schools will just dominate in any class. Also shows how weak of a tournament the All A is every year. The only team to win their KHSAA Region from that list was Caldwell County in 2010.