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If that number is accurate within a 100 yards, something needs to change in Ft Mitchell. But the staff looks good in black! That’s embarrassing!

Agree this will prob be the case but it’s not out of the realm of possibilities when looking at the schedule to start 0-5 or 1-4. Next week will tell us quite a bit. I don’t see them being able to run the ball between the tackles against quality teams. Hopefully EE can create a plan to get guys the ball in space. Knowing this isn’t a championship caliber team, what’s wrong with looking to the future and going with Queen at QB to get experience? I don’t think it’s a terrible idea to line up Queen in shotgun with Harney and Gaiser on each side of him. Get those two kids the ball in space in the passing game and use misdirection to run the ball. Or maybe Ryle has a really good defense and after this week the offense will look much better the rest of the year!

For the at Cooper game the answer is Bourbon House Pizza. While other suggestions are fine, this is the one.

Griffen Starks announced he is transferring to Archbishop Carroll in Philly. That evens the playing field a little!

Looks like the rumors of a BIG addition in ft Mitchell are true. Potential game changer for the Tigers at the LOS.

15 is an overstatement. It was prob 8. Beechwood was purposefully leaning into Miller restricting his pathway requiring the ref to blow the whistle and send him to the line to try to steal a few possessions. Hack a Shaq was a decent strategy but went on more than it needed, with the game in hand for the colonels.

I don’t know much about the Highlands varsity squad this year other than their record indicates they are average at best. Comparing sophomore contributors on an average team to sophomore leaders on a top team in the state seems like apples and oranges. I do agree that if a big man does not find its way to “Covington” the edge/gap will close.

Highlands has a nice younger group, but let’s not lose sight of the fact the two kids that have the ball in their hand prob 60-70% of the game at the varsity level for CCH are sophomores. I do not believe Highlands has young varsity players who contribute at the level as the CCH sophomore class. JV success does not equate to varsity success. Throw in the potential of difference makers who transfer to CCH for the basketball program and I would not expect HHS to close the gap just because they won the 2024 Freshman and JV tournaments.

Will the highlands freshman play in both games or focus on the freshman game? Wasn’t this an issue in football too?

Was he not the back-up qb on the freshman team? And you have expectations of him starting varsity as a sophomore? Am I missing something?

My guess: the developing demographic in Boone Co driving the high free lunch statistic at Boone Co High is traditionally keen to the other type of football. I did not read every statistic quoted in this thread but I’d guess Boone Co High has a fairly high ESL population.

Are we really labeling the greater Florence area the inner city? Are the demographics in the school the same as they were 15 years ago? Absolutely not, and I agree there are some extreme lower class areas within the Boone Co High School district . But I would not call essentially the entire area of Florence the inner city. Still plenty of respectable middle class or higher areas within that school district. Now, where those kids go to school may be a different conversation.

After recent performances, Lyon is the team to beat. Evangel and even more so Newport have the ability to challenge them for the title.

Agreed! If this is the daddy ball reaction now, people may lose their minds if/when the youngest starts as a freshman. He’s a player. A few weeks ago, questioning Nolan’s playing time could be warranted. However, if folks take off their vested interests glasses, Nolan has played really really well (with the exception of last night)! My guess is he works harder than everyone else on that roster (he has to as he doesn’t have the ability of his older brothers) and his in game performance has not allowed anyone on the bench to steal his minutes. That’s reality and folks that don’t see that and want to complain likely have a dog in the fight or a long time grudge with the staff.

Does anyone know why their best player wasn’t in attendance?

Agree it’s all about the money. Who gets concessions? From my perspective, I’m prob never going to sit through 2 or 3 football games in December barring super nice weather or crazy match ups. What I would do if attending a specific game, is catch the 2nd half of the previous game or the 1st half of the next game. In that case, I’m likely to spend at the concession out of necessity. Would you rather get $30 out of the consumer because they spent a little at the concession on top of a single game ticket they exploited for 1.5 games? Or $17 for one game ticket? Very few people are going to spend $17x2 or 3 for a ticket to watch multiple games. If you have a kid or two with you multiply that by another 2 or 3.

I hate to even think about questioning Coach Morris, but if JuJu doesn’t get 20 plus carries then he needs to be questioned.

Until next week? If they win ….

Agreed! Uniforms not necessary, did not look good, and were a waste of either parents money or athletic booster/department money. If donated by a uniform provider, that donation could’ve been used in a much better place than Ft Mitchell.

Exactly .. bad. It was gimmicky and a bad look. Especially against an 0-10 opponent. If you think you need that extra motivation (as a17x state champion, I argue Beechwood does not) use it in the semifinals. Programs with strong traditions don’t need gimmicks for motivation. Can you imagine Alabama coming out in a black or grey uniform against Vanderbilt?

If St Henry has success I don’t see it coming at Holy Cross’s expense. My guess is it’s at the expense of the Boone Co public schools and grabbing the middle talent parochial school kids that may not see the field at CCH but good enough to compete in small school football. It will be a tall order for the Cru to play with Beechwood in the near future.

Agreed .. Williams makes plays all over the field. So many plays, the argument can be made he is the best player on that Highlands freshman team.

Take a moment to watch the CCH / Beechwood varsity tape to see what Fryman is capable of. Specifically, the series where the Beechwood qb is not on the field due to an injury. Nothing against Lorenzen, but no way 22 is capable of that. Lorenzen is a fine player and will be great, but the speed and athleticism of Fryman is on a different level at this juncture. He is a weapon that opposing coaches likely scheme for at the varsity level as a freshman. All in all, two great players who have the ability to impact the game differently.

Quite the opposite, when looking ahead toward next year and the lost season for the 8th grade players as only one 8th grader sees the field for meaningful minutes. When all freshman are healthy and playing, that one 8th graders action is drastically reduced.

Agreed .. those 35 yard passes to gain 5 yards are a recipe for disaster. Pick 6 written all over it.