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Looks like Ballard & STX are both open Oct 1 & 2.

Heard that StX and Simon Kenton may play on Sept 18 if northern Kentucky schools get the ok to play. Also DeSales plays Cooper on the 18th depending on what the NKY school board says. If Cooper & Simon Kenton aren’t allowed to play Louisville schools, look for DeSales to play STX on Sept 18.

JV & FR games will be even harder to schedule for everyone.

I was listening to John Spears on WXVW radio today and he said if JCPS don’t play this year, STX already has games lined up to fill the open dates.

As a Jr, Northington will be one of the best running backs in the state.

Stands as of Monday morning 8/10

I don’t imagine there are a lot of KY schools standing in line to play Trinity

This goes against what HS sports are all about. Dressing for a Friday night game is a reward for the all year conditioning and spring and pre-season practices. I can’t imagine anyone not included in the 60 would continue to want to be on the team even though I’m sure there will be some. It’s a big disadvantage for teams like FD, Trinity, STX & Male who have been known to fill the sidelines with players. Just doesn’t seem right that the KHSAA can limit the number of players even though some schools have an overflow of assistant coaches, trainers, statisticians, etc on the sidelines. Appears to me this is directly aimed at the larger schools who traditionally dress 80 players.

Only 3 home games. That’ll be tough

Looks like Simon Kenton has an open date Oct 2. I believe SK and X were supposed to have a preseason scrimmage

I see DeSales is playing So Oldham and Lex Catholic has scheduled Cov Cath on Nov 6. So that eliminates those teams from being scheduled on the last week of the season.

Drove by the other day and it looks like they’ve got the bleachers up but they haven’t started working on the press box. Now that may have changed since I was by the school. BTW, those bleachers are quite high. Definitely more seating capacity than the old stands. They were also installing the new track so things are progressing nicely.

I believe this years SR class is the class everyone has been waiting to see since their FR year. The upcoming JR & SOPH classes aren’t that strong when compared to other THS classes. But we’ll just have to wait and see what the future brings.

Hard to believe he’s been at Trinity for 21 years. If he does retire congratulations on a great career at THS.

If some feel Rebel is offensive simply change the nickname to Colonels, which, by definition, is a southern gentleman. But I’m sure that would also be offensive to some even though it dates back to the Revolutionary War.

I was by there over the weekend and they’ve got the concrete footings in place. So progress is definitely being made.

On the KHSAA website, it shows they have 2 games scheduled against Lou Shawnee & Lex Sayre.

Love to see those Lou vs Lex matchups. Need to get those NKY teams involved as well to ensure competitive games.

Any word if construction of the stands at Ballard’s stadium will be completed in time for the 2020 season? I don’t believe they played a home game last year. What a terrible year for the seniors on that team: no home games, no prom, no graduation, etc.

I was in Brandenburg last week and saw a lot of construction being done around the football field. Can anyone give an update as to what improvements are being made and will they be ready for the start of the season (whenever that may be)? Thanks in advance.

Going to Seneca?

Let’s take another look at the STX situation. For the 20-21 school year, they will have a new president (coming in from PA), a new principal, a new AD, and a HC (though he has been around for many years in the state) that has been in the Louisville area for only 2 previous seasons. This should be interesting to keep an eye on for the 2021 season and beyond for STX football.

I’ve looked at most of the threads about 2020 schedules and I was wondering who determines what teams a school will play. I realize ultimately the final say belongs to the AD but how much input does the HC have? Does the principal get involved or does he/she just rubber stamp what they are given. I realize every school is different in how schedules are handled. Let’s look at STX for example. This will be the 3rd season for their HC and the 1st year for their AD, both replacing a HC and AD who had worked together for many years. Does the STX scheduling philosophy change with Coach Wallace now having more influence on who they play with the known difficulty they have filling out their schedule with competitive teams? Are they now more receptive to traveling to NKY for a game with CovCath as opposed to playing a lesser Jeff Co team that more than likely will end up with a running clock? Or do they keep everything status quo and continue to fill their their schedule with local inferior teams? Just curious how schools determine who they play out of district when putting a schedule together.

I just saw on the news that the IHSAA announced Indiana fall HS sports are back on schedule beginning July 1. That sounds encouraging but IN & KY haven’t agreed on many of the social distancing issues.

I’m always interested in watching young players develop beginning with their sophmore season. Who are some of the top class of 2023 players who have a chance to contribute this season? Some players mature physically earlier than others so throw in anybody you wish who has potential down the road but still needs a year or two for their body to catch up with their ability.