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Trinity 56 Lafayette 21 - 6A State Championship
footballfan9 replied to theguru's topic in KY Football (High School)
Eh... I think you're reading too much into my comment. I was trying to gently say that many of them don't have some of the opportunities that are readily available to others. In general, I was trying to shed some light on the demographics of the school district. The school itself is a stone's throw away from Commonwealth and there are some affluent neighborhoods nearby, but the district at large is comprised of some tough neighborhoods. There's a surprising amount of crime in Lexington for a city it's size. I don't agree with the behavior. I just think it's good to understand some of the details when making assumptions about the effort being put forth by the Lafayette coaching staff. In an attempt to turn this more towards football: does anyone know how many seniors were on Trinity's team? I know Lafayette had nearly 30, so that team will look quite a bit different next year. -
Trinity 56 Lafayette 21 - 6A State Championship
footballfan9 replied to theguru's topic in KY Football (High School)
That happened right after a kneel-down with seconds left and the coaching staff was busy rounding up players on the sideline. Just prior to the snap, that very same player was fist-bumping some of the T O-line players. After the play, he flipped his hat and then turned and walked to the sideline. Had they seen it and had he remained on the field, you can be sure he would have been met by someone. The incident itself was an embarrassment to himself and to the team, but you can't possibly think that kind of thing would be accepted and ignored. -
Trinity 56 Lafayette 21 - 6A State Championship
footballfan9 replied to theguru's topic in KY Football (High School)
It isn't surprising that you would have that impression, given the handful of incidents Lafayette has been involved in over the last two years. But I was there last night and I can tell you, though, that Lafayette didn't just run out onto the field and knock the halos off of the Trinity players heads. The unsportsmanlike and personal fouls piled up against each team all night. Heck, Trinity even had more penalties than Lafayette and a bunch of L's were offsides. Like I said, I was surprised by that because I didn't recall T getting many penalties at all in their last two meetings which, by the way, were incident-free. The injury to Wood at the end just kind of escalated things. I was really sad to see things go down like that because it was really starting to look like a game instead of a steamroll that everyone expected. It bugs me a little bit to see the words "classless" and "undisciplined" thrown around by people that have not been around the program. You don't get to the state championship two years in a row without having some football discipline. There are a few kids on the team that have behavioral issues and that spills over onto the field at times. There's no excuse for that. But if you had a chance to see Shaw, McPeek, and the rest of the coaches up close, the last thing you'd say about them or the way they run their team is that they are classless. For those outside of Lexington, I'll throw one last thing out there: there's no other city in Kentucky, outside of Louisville, that has neighborhoods in its district like Lafayette - look it up. A great number of them don't come from privileged homes. Because of where the school itself is located, you wouldn't think that would be the case. Being a native of Louisville, myself, I wouldn't have known unless it had been pointed out to me. I'm not trying to make excuses for the behavior of some of the kids, I'm just saying that before you throw around disparaging words, try to understand the full situation. What they're trying to do with these boys is admirable. Don't celebrate the behavior, but appreciate the effort. -
Trinity 56 Lafayette 21 - 6A State Championship
footballfan9 replied to theguru's topic in KY Football (High School)
Okay -- I was there tonight. First of all, much of the game was entertaining to watch. At the beginning of the 3rd it was something like 27-21 Trinity. I don't think most would have predicted it would be that close at that point in the game. It was a little chippy up to that point, both teams trading unsportsmanlike's and personal fouls. I've been to almost all of LHS's games this year and I've seen some of that from them, but I don't recall seeing T getting called for so many in their past meetings. Let's be clear though... the jawing was not one-sided. In the 4th, Walker Wood got hit on, what appeared to me to be, a late hit. It wasn't called, but the replay they showed on the scoreboard sure seemed to confirm that. Either way, I'm sure the game is online somewhere if anyone cares to look it up. After they assisted him off the field, the tone of the game took a turn for the worse. More trash-talk started coming and the T student section started chanting "Where is Walker?" which didn't help. Check out the tweets from Herald Leader's Josh Moore for more info there: Josh Moore on Twitter: "When your students start chanting stuff like "Where is Walker?" its easy to understand why folks have hard time appreciating your greatness." At one point, one of Lafayette's players was ejected and I was told one of T's was as well -- didn't see that personally though. At the end of the game, one of Lafayette's players flipped the referee's hat off of his head. The teams did not shake hands at the end of the game for fear of escalation. I believe that was Coach Shaw's decision, and probably the correct one. There wasn't a lot of sportsmanship being shown from either side and there's no sense in allowing a situation that might make things worse. When the trophies were handed out, T's fans booed the person receiving Lafayette's and then the remaining Lafayette fans booed T's presentation. I was very sorry to see the behavior from individual students and fans on both sides. But don't fool yourself into thinking the blame here lies on one side, because it most certainly does not. -
6A Playoffs Lafayette/Simon Kenton Predictions
footballfan9 replied to UK#1fanisback's topic in KY Football (High School)
I sort of get the talk about discipline, but I will say this: last night's game against Tates Creek they showed a lot of improvement in this area. There were fewer penalties and their secondary coverage was a lot better. These are still areas of concern, but I do see improvement. I'm guessing he's talking about the fact that they've played both Trinity and Male this year? And, of course, Scott County. -
Butler/Lafayette Updates rescheduled for Saturday
footballfan9 replied to swamprat's topic in KY Football (High School)
I've seen most of their games for the last few years. Don't have a direct association with the school, so I have no motive other than to try and set the record straight. No one was ejected last night. Lafayette did not leave its bench -- Butler did. All season long, teams have been coming after them, knowing they could end Lafayette's season by goading them into another fight. There were tweets discovered by players from another Lexington football team that said they were going to do just that. To date, that has not happened. That surely requires discipline and self-control. -
Butler/Lafayette Updates rescheduled for Saturday
footballfan9 replied to swamprat's topic in KY Football (High School)
Rescheduled for tomorrow @ 3:00 PM at Ishmael Stadium. Teams will pick up where they left off. -
Bluegrasspreps' Class 6A Rankings - Discussion (10/3)
footballfan9 replied to Ram's topic in KY Football (High School)
Throw the Scott County game out the window... nothing was decided in that first half. You can say SC was ahead before they forfeited and I can say it was a nearly tied up game with Lafayette making a strong move down the field just after half. They'll get to play again. The Bryan Station game was NOT a shootout, despite the final score. Lafayette had essentially doubled Station's score and pretty much put in second and third string for the rest of the game. I guess that says something about their depth, but that's about it. The starters handled them easily enough by the third quarter. Having said that, they do tend to have defensive lapses. They might put a team into 3 and out with negative yardage on a few possessions and then give up a big play in the secondary on another. They have good athletes, but need better discipline. I wouldn't argue that they should be ranked any higher than X, but like the poster above said... it's pretty much Trinity and then everyone else. -
Lafayette 65 Bryan Station 55
footballfan9 replied to 16thBBall Fan's topic in KY Football (High School)
Station had its starters in against Lafayette's younger guys. The score doesn't really reflect the game as it was never in doubt. At one point, I think it was 65 to 29. -
Prepspin Game of the Week - Henry Clay vs Lafayette
footballfan9 replied to theguru's topic in KY Football (High School)
55-6, Lafayette wins. -
I don't think either team is afraid of the other. I'm pretty sure the guys on both teams wanted to settle it on the field. The lesson to be learned here is that you don't walk off of your own field, leaving the other one behind, and declare yourself the winner over the PA system. Clearly both sides were not in agreement about how to proceed. Find a way to mover forward mutually, or just call the game with the results undecided.
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Lafayette/Scott County Updates
footballfan9 replied to swamprat's topic in KY Football (High School)
There is a 30 minute lightning delay.