wrn1979

I'm on quarantine, so I am listening to the McCracken Co broadcast. Apollo up 7-0

I said this in another thread. If Apollo plays a full game of clean football, they win this one. If they make a lot of mental errors like they did against Central Hardin, it'll be tougher. While I never want to see a kid get hurt, Bradley being out is a big shot for Apollo. He has single-handedly killed us the last couple of seasons. I think Apollo made a big statement in coming from behind against Meade County last week. Score at halftime should have been 7-7. Instead, it was 20-7 Meade. Apollo was called for roughing the passer on a 3rd and long when a Meade Co offensive player shoved an Apollo defender from behind into the quarterback. That changed the drive and led to one touchdown. Then Apollo defender called for pass interference on another 3rd and long while standing 10 yards from the receiver who tripped over his own two feet leading to another touchdown. Old Apollo would have broken down after those two plays and never recovered. John Edge-led Apollo scored one before halftime, and came back in the second half out for blood. I'd vote for my boys anyway, but I think this is a close game. Without Bradley, McCracken offense has to be down, and the Apollo defense has been making strong stands the last two weeks. Apollo 21 McCracken 14

Let’s add some context to all of this from the standpoint of someone who has extensive work in trauma: First, saying the “helmet didn’t fail” in 1950’s terms is a lot different than saying so in today’s terms. Helmet technology is much more advanced. Helmets are made to industry standards. I would go so far as to say that whatever testing they do on helmets has advanced dramatically in 70 years as well. The idea of the “blood clot” on his brain is questionable as well. CT scanning is the diagnostic tool of choice in today’s world for diagnosing brain bleeds. The CT scanner did not come into use until the 70’s/80’s. Even with the 40-50 year history of CT scanning, the technology has advanced tremendously in my 20 years in emergency care. So the brain bleed was a clinical diagnosis unless it was confirmed in autopsy. With all of that said, there are two possibilities that fit the bill. A subdural hematoma is a veinous bleed in the brain. Typically IN THE ELDERLY, it takes days or weeks for symptoms to show. It would be unusual in an otherwise healthy adolescent for symptoms to take that long. An epidural hematoma is an arterial bleed that usually involves a loss of consciousness at the point of impact, then a period of lucidity, followed by significant mental status change. I have never seen one take that many days, but that doesn’t mean it’s impossible. The idea of the cleat hitting his neck, not puncturing it, and causing the problem is quite legit. Traumatic carotid artery dissection is a real thing and can be caused by blunt force trauma or any accident that involves a violent movement of the head and neck.

I agree with this statement. It’s 100% lack of parenting or lack of parents.

It’s this generation. They watch the fools in the NCAA/NBA/MLB/NFL…whatever sport it is…do the same thing, and they think that’s how they’re going to behave.

Final. Apollo with, I believe, 29 unanswered points, 22 in the second half.

That’s a typical Henderson county game. Probably late hits, roughing the QB, etc.

Nothing makes me happier than seeing a Henderson Co loss. Go Bruins!

Yes.

Depends on which Apollo shows up… The Apollo that played 4 clean quarters against OCath, OHS (yes, a loss, but OHS was a buzz saw in that game), and North Hardin will give McCracken a tough game. The Apollo that struggled with penalties against Central Hardin will struggle against anyone. I think what people forget, or maybe don’t realize, about this game is that Apollo had a handful of starters out. On the depth chart that pulled even more starters out of position. At least one of those players practiced all week but was pulled due to injury the night before the game. I’m an openly biased Apollo fan, but I don’t think they’re done yet.

Right, nothing’s changed.

I agree. While this is obviously the first time this NIL deal has been involved. The situation extends a local pattern of athletes doing this type of thing. There have been several across multiple sports in the 17 years I’ve lived here and 8 years that I’ve followed closely who have jumped ship on their teammates. Yet there’s been one (maybe 2) who have made it to pro level. That’s Aric Holman. The second would be Kishawn Walker who the locals all seem to talk about, I believe played in the NFL, but I’m unsure if he’s a true local talent or just played college ball at KWC.

I would challenge that by saying we’ve been on a slow slide that just got a little steeper and slicker.

I’m not in a position to be done with HS athletics, but I agree. I have a harder time with what it does across the board. These kids already ignore fundamental development trying to make the highlight reel on every play. You see it in every sport. Now they have more of a reason to just go out and try to “get noticed.” From a coaching standpoint, it just became a lot harder to get players to buy-in to a team philosophy.

I agree with you 100% While we are at it, let’s get rid of AAU everything as well. We should also talk the KHSAA into enforcing their own transfer rules.

Incredible homer refs. The Central Hardin offensive line has more tackles in this game than either defensive unit.

I believe it was Bruce Brown with Proactive Coaching who I heard say that “being a great athlete sometimes makes it harder to be a great coach.” People who were great players often did things instinctively that they expect their protégés to do instinctively. This impacts their relationships with players and their ability to implement a game plan.

I remember my senior year of high school, our football coach (different school, I haven't lived here that long) said, "it takes about 10 years to build a strong football program." Coach Edge may have only been here for two years, but a lot has been going into the foundation of the program for the past seven years. The strength and conditioning coach came along about the same time I did. He's done a great job building up the training facilities and training program. The new stadium, fieldhouse, etc are definitely top notch. Bringing Edge back across the river was a big step. I'm also seeing it bleed over into other sports. I'm not sure what happened to Apollo athletics in the time between when I was in high school and when I moved to this area. I remember back in the day, we would make the 3-hour journey to Owensboro and it didn't matter if we were playing Apollo or Daviess Co we just knew we were coming for our requisite butt-whipping.

I honestly wouldn’t blame either team for letting the game drop at this point. I like to see a variety of teams on the schedule, and with a 5-team district for Apollo that takes up a lot of games. Then add O’Cath and OHS to the mix and there’s just not a lot of room left.

@Brown Edge came on board at the end of 2020. We had new head football and head boys basketball coaches last year in a year when establishing new programs would have been super difficult. It’s not my place to question/comment on the game plans of teams for which I’m not responsible. I would not want them to do that to me. However, I believe Apollo has been in a state of steady improvement since Edge was hired. We might not topple the mountain that is OHS this year, but I do not believe it is out of the realm of possibilities in the near future.

This is a matter of details, but it is actually Coach Edge’s second year at AHS. Aside from that: Apollo was much cleaner in their game against Catholic than I’ve seen in my 7 years at the school. I don’t know what the final penalty count was, but they didn’t do anything to beat themselves. In the last 3-4 years it’s seemed like even in victory, Apollo would always have one quarter or half that was disastrous. There was a stretch in the second where OCath had Apollo reeling, but they never completely broke. Owensboro is an excellent football program, but I do not believe this game is as much of a wash as it has been in the last 3 years.

“Owensboro Apollo” is sort of an old school way of referencing the school. I remember it being called that in the mid-to-late 90’s when I was at Graves Co and we played them in the Sweet 16. I do not know when they dropped the “Owensboro” monicker, but since I moved here in 2004, they’ve simply been Apollo HS. The school opened in the late 60’s/early 70’s in homage to the Apollo space program. Currently under a major renovation, if you look at the building on Google Maps, you will see the architecture of the main section of the building is in 3 circles. Those circles (no joke) are a reference to the 3 circles of the thrusters of the Apollo space ship. The school mascot, Eagles, is a reference to the manned space probe that landed on the moon. Apparently the circles are a classic example of architecture that reflects common education ideologies of the time, but they are an abysmal waste of space in today’s world. That, and an upgrade to plumbing/HVAC, etc are the reason for the major renovation.

There's a certain percentage of generally older who will get admitted vaccinated or not (not arguing with you, supporting/clarifying your statement). Here's an unknown mantra among emergency medical professionals: your age in years = percentage chance that you will admitted if you step foot into the emergency room. 92 years old = 92% chance of admission, even before we know your complaint. Why? Because no ER provider wants to be on the receiving end of risk management when he sent Nana home from the ER on Wednesday and "God calls her home" on Thursday.

All I have in regards to vaccinated people transmitting the virus is anecdotal evidence, but here goes: 1 of my vaccinated athletes had some "allergies," went to the doctor was not tested but was told "You get this every year, there's no reason to test you." At practice on a Thursday was straight up "in the grill" of 3 of my other athletes who were unvaccinated for about 30 minutes. On Friday, lost sense of taste/smell and tested positive. We quarantined all four. The 3 unvaccinated tested negative this week and will be back tomorrow. The vaccinated symptoms never got any worse. 1 of my vaccinated athletes stayed with an unvaccinated athlete and family over a weekend. Tested positive on Monday after developing vomiting. No one else has tested positive. Vaccinated athlete's symptoms have not worsened. A friends' vaccinated wife tested positive. He is vaccinated too, but they live in the same house, shared the same ventilation system, etc for two weeks and he tested 3 times and was negative all three times. She lost her sense of taste. He never developed a symptom. These are small-scale, non-scientific examples. I understand that. They are part of a growing trend I'm seeing with people I know who are not only having minimal symptoms when they are vaccinated and have a breakthrough case, but they are also not spreading it to the people even in the same household.

I feel like this was "going to happen in the next 10 years" 25 years ago when I was in high school.