Roundsteak

21 hours ago, FrankNicodemus said:

I wonder how the attendance would be different if they didn't put 2 hours breaks in between the games so "maybe" you keep the fans that are there just to watch High School football to stay to watch more games....Instead of cleaning house and making everyone re-enter the gates every single game....

Sometimes 4 hours isn’t enough time between starting times. In 2009 Lone Oak - Boyle Co game started at 11:00 AM and wasn’t over until almost 3:00. Granted the game was high scoring and went into OT, you never know how long a game will last. The teams & fans for the 3:00 game couldn’t get into the stadium until the 11:00 game was over. 

Dangling mouthpieces will soon be addressed similar to towels and streamers hanging from the waist. Mouthpieces  will be required to be attached to the helmet and individual mouthpieces will be illegal. This will be controversial similar to the rule change that made single bar face masks illegal and the change that all chin straps be 4 point snaps 

I don’t know much about this game but I’m looking forward to next year’s game when I finally get to watch a game at the historic MC venue. With a new turf surface things may have changed but I’m sure the Death Valley atmosphere should be everything I’ve heard about for years. 

1 hour ago, Purple88 said:

The official who made that call was blocked from seeing the ball because he was behind the ball carrier.

Still that looks like a fumble to me.

First rule of football officiating: see the ball. 

I think Manual will be too physical for X.  Manual 21-17

Love those old newspaper write-ups. Miss those Earl Cox & Bob White stories. 

StX better get back to its traditional ways of building its roster. What they are doing now just isn’t working. 

If T puts pressure on the X QB they’ll have a great chance to win. I say they will. T 24-14

No excuse for not knowing the rules. Officials have rule books and should study the rules on their own. It’s a shame that no one on that crew knew the rule and unfortunately cost the team a win. Missed calls happen but there is no excuse for not knowing the rules. 

This is a vintage Trinity defense. Most of the defensive starters have been playing together since they were freshmen. They have a goal to be in Lexington in December. THS wins 14-7 in OT. 

The PA announcer is annoying. He hasn’t shut up all night. 

For the last few year FC has come to X for preseason 7 on 7. Perhaps a way to repay FC. 

If X couldn’t get pass the 2nd round last year, I doubt this year will be much better. The offense was terrible. They had their best QB playing WR. The defense couldn’t win every game for them. Trinity will be the team to beat this year. 

Great kid. All the best Drew!! 🇺🇸

May be a bit off subject but did Stonebraker at one time coach Jeffersontown HS in Louisville?

I can remember when KWC played their games at Apollo HS. They had constructed some type of adaptors to actually reduce the width of the goal posts from HS to college. 

On 11/26/2022 at 9:48 AM, Voice of Reason said:

Looks like the video is locked down now but my last watch of it I believe a Male player recovered the fumble. His feet were in the end zone when he recovered it. Where was the ball when he gained possession? 

Is a "forward" fumble legal in high school? In the NFL I don't believe that the other player would get credit for the TD if he recovered a forward fumble in the last seconds. 

Also, if the "forward" fumble is legal in high school, then is it a TD? In the NFL if a player has possession of the ball with any body part in the end zone, it is a TD regardless of where the ball itself is. The Male player who recovered the fumble clearly had his feet in the end zone when he recovered the Male QB's 4th down fumble.

Wrong

Some things change when teams play the second time in a season. One team appears overconfident while the other team is looking for revenge. However, I doubt X is overconfident but I do believe Male would sure like to spoil X’s championship hopes so revenge will be a motivating factor for them. 
This will be a real heavyweight matchup with Male’s speed challenging STX’s strength. I’ll go X 14 Male 10

Southern dressing ~30 players; StX ~80

I never thought I’d say this but I think Manual is too physical for Male. Defense wins this game. Manual 10-7. 

Will the PRP QB be back after being injured in the StX game last week?

Haven’t seen BG this year and only seen X a few times. But I can see X trying to grind out a win on the ground without utilizing the passing game much. BG is going to get 4 quarters of X’s #1 defense. Even though this is Senior Night I can see X staying with their starters longer than most schools do on Senior Night. With Southern being their first round playoff opponent, most senior reserves will get their playing time in the Southern game. I’ll go X 28-7. 

This game score wise should be pretty similar to the X-Butler game. Only difference I see is that there won’t be a 1st half running clock. X has too much speed on defense so the PRP QB may be running for his life most of the night. I can see an X win 45-14.
Jakob Dixon may be playing with a lot more incentive going against some of his former St X teammates. He’s a big target so it will be interesting to see how X defends him. 

About what everyone expected. I heard several starters on both offense & defense were held out. With PRP & BG coming up next it won’t be long before X starts to get into full playoff mode. 
If X keeps winning, last night could be their final road game until the finals. 

This is a perfect example why only the 1st & 2nd place teams from a district should make the playoffs. No disrespect to Southern but they have no business being on the same field against St X or Manual.