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I can assure that CovCath is not going to fire EE. His record speaks for itself: Overall Record at CovCath: 124-33 (79%) Overall vs Highlands: 10-6 (62.5%) Overall vs Beechwood: 10-2 (83%) This year's team is very good, just not as good as Highlands and Beechwood, who are IMO, exceptional! Congrats to them! They have good programs and good kids and deserve it. CovCath has never had success in football and all sports combined like it has under this administration. In the last 15 years they've had 16 state champioinships and 20 runners-up across 10 sports. Obviously, Rowe and Bacigalupo understand the importance of sports when it comes to enrollment and know what they're doing. They're too smart to fire the guy who took their football program to another level. End of discussion!
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I went to the NewCath scrimmage and IMO the Colonels looked like a work in progress. Not sure what the deal was with the bad snaps. Also, not sure if this was our first string kicker, but it’s going to be hard to beat good teams if we can’t do a better job on kickoffs and PATs.
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BRILLIANT idea! Best idea yet and a nice compromise!
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Holy schnikes! Thirty-seven point average margin of victory throughout the tournament! Does anyone know if this is a 9th region record?
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Does anyone know if this game is being streamed?
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Best tradition, for sure, but definitely not dominant. The 9th region is too competitive for any one school to dominant. One thing that does strike me about the Colonels is how many freshman NKY tournaments they have won. I’m guessing around 40% of the time since the mid ‘60s they’ve brought home the gold. Unfortunately, before the Ruthsatz era, a lot of that talent was squandered at the varsity level.
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Agree!
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Good points! Cooper was amazing last year.
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I’m not so sure the 9th is down, or down of any significance. Ryle, Highlands, Conner and Lloyd are all very good teams. I think CovCath is just THAT good! Their margins against out of region competition is very similar.
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I’m starting to think Ryle is the second best team In the 9th. Anyone agree with me?
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I would take Bradshaw over any big we’ve ever, especially in recent years. The other bigs weren’t effective on offense beyond slam dunks and layups off the glass. Bradshaw is much more versitile. Great touch! Can shoot from anywhere. He even shoots 3s well. Great rebounder, great shot-blocker. Very iintimidating on defense. Go Donovan!
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Where is a good place to get info on Ohio teams? Is there anything similar to BGP?
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I don’t think Bradshaw has anything to worry about, but some of the other guards will more than likely lose playing time.
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As for se7ens’ comment, I think the Colonel Crazies are neutralized by all the support Sully is going to receive and saw the last game against Highlands. IMO, for CovCath to win I think a few things have to happen. First and foremost, McGillis has to be careful with his shot selections. If he tries forcing it up the middle with two defenders on him, like he often does, it’ll be disastrous against Cooper’s defense. His percentages aren’t good when he forces it up the lane, and I’m surprised Thelen let's him do it. Secondly, the Colonels need to watch their fouling. Their agressive defense is perhaps their biggest asset, but they commit way too many silly fouls that aren’t worth the risks of putting your opponent at the line too early in a quarter. Lastly, they need to keep Johnson below his average. He’s definitely the best player I’ve seen in NKY this year. I’ll be rooting for my Colonels, but I feel Cooper is clearly the best team in NKY. Nevertheless, they are beatable as proven by their last meeting.
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They have five feeder schools: St Agnes, Blessed Sacrament, St Pius, St Joe and Prince of Peace. They’re lucky to get one student a year from Prince of Peace.
