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Barth is such a skilled passer! I know some might think it’s easy throwing it up to Sam, but he’s had multiple lobs and this one is RIDICULOUS !

Unofficial stat line for Sam Vinson tonight but this is what I got... 28-11-11-7-6 😳

Good win for the birds after a lost to Beechwood at home the night before.!

Great recap! Birds battled back and won in a good one! Didn’t watch 1st half, but I think #4 Leyton Reed had about 3-4 charges in the 2nd half. Obviously Vinson brought them back, but Leyton won them that game with those charges and extra possessions. Pleased with the Birds defense and decision making in the 2nd half. Muller battles down low and has taken a bigger responsibility this year on the defensive end then last year, and I love seeing him grow every game! Only person that has any business going up in the air and trying to block a shot is Sam. The rest of them need to take notes on what Reed does, especially against bigger teams like CovCath if they do end up meeting again! Go Birds!

Still don’t know what difference it would make, but glad we got the hire 🙂

Anyone know what kind of defense Sphire will be running? I think the offense will be just fine. Defensively they lose a whole bunch of seniors. Senior DB Will Hartman will be the leader of this team this year. Kid hits like a truck. Sam Robinson will also assume a leadership role of the defense as he started as a sophomore last year at ILB. Adam Dunn will be a solid option in the secondary for the birds as another upcoming junior. Senior Ivan Roller will be a solid player on the D-Line too. I think a lot of kids will go both ways this year with a lot of Sophomores stepping up on the defensive side of the ball. Just don’t know who? Time will tell, just excited for these boys to finally get after it! Go Birds!

Great win for Beechwood, I wouldn’t consider this one entirely an upset. Beechwood can play and showed that tonight.

9th Region Week 4 1.Covington Catholic Head Coach: Scott Ruthsatz District 35 Current Record: 9-2 The Colonels went 2-1 on the week starting off on the losing end against St. Xaiver, Ohio 52-49. Donovan Stocks lead the team in scoring with 13 points, while Rylee and Starks both tagged along with 10. I'm assuming the colonels ran into someone finally their size, but the surprising stat of the night was that Rylee only had 4 FGA and Starks had only 5 FGA. Anyone who has seen this team play knows that these 2 make the colonels go, and I am surprised that they didn't even make it into the double digits combined on FGA! My assumption is that St. Xaiver slowed down the game because that is what a lot of GCL teams do if I am not mistaken! Good loss for the colonels in my opionion, they are still a scary team to see in Kentucky. Walton Verona and Conner will say so themselves as each team lost by 20+ this week. Cov Cath takes on an extremley tough part of their schedule this week as they play La Salle (Ohio), St. Xaiver (Louisville), and Male! 2. St. Henry Head Coach: Dave Faust District 34 Current Record: 7-1 St. Henry took care of business against district opponent Lloyd Memorial 75-51 win! Wyatt Vieth lead the way with 23 points while shooting 10/18 from the field, while his buddy Jude Bessler tagged in 16 points while bringing down 5 rebounds! Crusaders take on Beechwood this week in a rematch of the All "A" Classic where St. Henry came out on top 59-52. Following the Beechwood game, the Crusader have back to back home games against Dixie and Holmes! 3. Highlands Head Coach: Kevin Listerman District 36 Last season: 5-3 Bluebirds handled business last week against Scott and district opponent Bellevue. In the 85-60 win against Scott, Sam Vinson lead the way with 26 points while bringing down 8 rebounds! The best part about this game was seeing my boy Luke Muller succeed, he poured in 21 points and brought down 10 rebounds for an impressive double-double! In the 104-42 win against Bellevue, Freshman Brody Benke shined as he had 16 points off 8/10 from the field! Benke can be a force if he works at this thing, which I know he will! Birds take on Cooper tomorrow and Lloyd and Conner at the end of the week. 4. Dixie Heights Head Coach: Roger S. Stainforth, II District 34 Current Record: 5-2 Dixie moves up to #4 this week after an impressive performance this week. They took care of business against district opponent Ludlow 91-35. But the big game of the week was against Simon Kenton and star player Kelly Neice. Neice gave the colonels all they could handle with 42 points on the game, but Dixie was able to pull out in a close one 77-75 where the scoring was extremely balanced with Snelling and Summe scoring 19 points each and Geraci adding in 17 too. I don't know all the detail of the ending to this game, but I'm sure it was a performace to remember for all! Dixie also handled North Bullitt 85-33. This week Dixie takes on 2 district opponents with Lloyd and St. Henry, then they travel to Newport to take on the Wildcats! 5. Conner Head Coach: Matthew Otte District 33 Current Record: 6-1 Conner took on Beechwood and Covington Catholic this week. They started off the week with a great win against Beechwood 55-49. Sophomore Guard Landen Hamilton dropped in 17 points for the Cougars, and Cole Skiles earned himself a double-double with 11 points and 11 rebounds! However, they ran into the strong Covington Catholic team where senior Spencer Couzins had 15 points and Ayden Lohr had 14 points. Lohr and Hamilton seem to be a nice little sophomore duo for the cougars as they have been filling it up recently, and will continue to do so in the years to come! Cougars take on Scott Eagles tomorrow and play Highlands in Fort Thomas Saturday! 6. Beechwood Head Coach: Erik Goetz District 35 Current Record: 6-1 Beechwood had a very busy schedule this week and started it off with a loss to Conner. They move down to number 6 this week, but will be able to redeem themselves in my eyes if they beat St. Henry this week! In the Conner loss Scotty Draud lead the way with 19 points, but was not very efficient as he shot 7/22 from the field. Downton and Draud shot a combined 19 threes in the loss, and I know both of them are more then capable of shooting from the outside, but at some point you got to get buckets the tough way. Beechwood came back won 3 straight against solid teams in Cooper, Aiken, and South Deabron. In the Cooper game Draud lead the way with 28 points and was much more efficient off of 10/17 from the field. Downton scored 34 points against South Deabron, this Beecwhood team obviously ran into a bump after losing to a solid Conner team, but I still believe they will be able to make some noise in the 9th region tourney! They can prove themselves this week against St. Henry, Holy Cross, and Simon Kenton! 7. Holy Cross Head Coach: Brandon Grammar District 35 Current Record: 5-3 The Holy Cross Indians played 2 solid teams this week in Newport and Walton-Verona. The Newport game surprised me with how close the score was, but those boys from Newport can certainly play! Senior Forward Jeremiah Hicks lead the team with 25 points and 7 rebounds! They traveled out to Walton-Verona where Jacob Meyer came back with a hot performance of 34 points and Hicks was a beast on the boards with 15 ! Indians will be tested this week as they take on Great Crossing, Beechwood, and South Oldham! 8. Cooper Head Coach: Tim Sullivan District 33 Last Season: 3-4 Cooper Jaguars took on Beechwood at the beginning of the week in a disappointing performance 66-36 where Montana Phillips lead the way with 14 points! But Coach Sullivan and his squad trucked through the week and got 2 solid wins including a triple OT victory agaisnt Grant County 58-47 where Gavin Rabe and Jacob Deere both totaled in 19 points each! 2 days later the Jaguars traveled to Coach Sully's Alma mater Holmes where they were able to squeeze out a win 57-56 where Gavin Rave kept up his scoring for 24 points. 9. Ryle Head Coach: Keaton Belcher District 33 Current Record: 4-2 Ryle stays at #9 this week because they beat Holmes in a head to head matchup earlier in the season! They haven't been able to play most of their games which has been disappointing because I know they are a solid team! However, they get to give it another go against Mason County, Bracken County, and Augusta this week! 10. Holmes Head Coach: Bradford Carr District 35 Current Record: 3-5 The Bulldogs continue to impress me each week, but this group has to learn how to FINISH! They lost to Scott less then 5, they lost to St. Xaiver (Louisville) in OT, they lost to both Holmes and Cooper each by 1! This team can be good, but like I said they just need to learn how to finish ball games out! They take on St. Henry and Conner this week, we should know by these 2 games if Holmes is able to compete with some of the better teams in the region! 11. Newport Central Catholic Head Coach: Ron Dawn District 36 Current Record: 2-3 NCC was not able to play this week because of COVID-19! They are eager to get back out on the court against Bishop Broassart tomorrow and Cooper Thursday! 12. Newport Head Coach: Rod Snapp District 36 Current Record: 3-5 The Newport Wildcats started off the week with a solid win against Lloyd 60-55. KeAndre Nelson continues to lead the way for the Wildcats as he dropped in 18 points. The biggest surprise this week came from Newport as they battled Holy Cross to the very end losing 72-70. Nelson again poured in 18 points while Greene and Miller both added in 14 a piece! This Newport team is scrappy and may have a shot at getting into region if they can beat out NCC! 13. Lloyd Memorial Head Coach: Michael Walker District 34 Current Record: 2-3 The Juggernauts move up in my rankings past Ludlow after finally getting in 2 games! They battled both Newport and St. Henry, but were not able to come out on top! Monroe had 20 points in the Newport loss, and also 12 points in the St. Henry loss! They take on Dixie, Highlands, and Pendleton County this week! 13. Ludlow Head Coach: Dan Sullivan District 34 Current Record: 5-4 The Ludlow Panthers went 1-2 this week as they started off the week with a blowout win against Dayton as Ryan Gaiser poured in 26. But shortly after the Panthers ran into 4th ranked in region Dixie Heights and was not able to stop them as they lost 91-35. Noah Hoffmesiter had 15 points in the loss. Panthers take on Oyler, Ohio tomorrow, Villa Madonna, Bellevue, and Boone County! 15. Boone County Head Coach: Nathan Browning District 33 Current Record: 1-4 The Boone Country rebels were sadly hit with another COVID-19 case in the program and were not able to play this week. I'm hoping for the players sake that they are able to play as I know this season has been extremely tough on everyone! They hope to get back out on the court Thursday against Scott and Saturday against Ludlow! 16. Dayton Head Coach: Ron Kinmon District 36 Current Record: 1-6 The Dayton Green Devils were able to get after it this week after a decently long battle with Covid-19! To start off the week they had a tough loss against against Ludlow where Lorenzo Price was able to drop in 15 points! They also had tough losses against Grant County and Bracken County where Price again shined with 15 points + in each of them! Dayton takes on Villa Madonna tonight and St. Patrick Friday and Eminence Saturday! 17. Villa Madonna Head Coach: Trevor Gould District 34 Current Record: 3-4 Villa Madonna played 2 games this week where they came out with both a loss and a win! They won against Heritage Academy 74-63 where Colin Chillo dropped in 21 points. Sadly, they took a tough loss to Calvary Christian 58-29 where Chillo droped in 10 points! They take on Dayton, Ludlow, and Brossart this week! 18. Bellevue Head Coach: Jim Hicks District 36 Current Record: 1-6 The Tigers were finally able to get their first win of the season against Covington Latin 75-20 where Zach Mertens poured in 20 points! Later in the week the Tigers ran into Highlands where they lost 104-42 and lost to Calvary Christian as well 76-34. They taken Newport tonight in a district matchup along with Gallatin County and Ludlow! 19. Heritage Academy Head Coach: Jerry Miles District 33 Current Record: 1-5 Heritage Academy had a busy schedule this week, one in which they got their first win of the season against Frankfort Chritsian 84-70 after losing to them the first time around 70-84! Eagles take on Calvary Christian, St. Francis, and Covington Latin this week! 20. Covington Latin Head Coach: Joe Hornback District 35 Current Record: 0-5 The Trojans took a tough loss to Bellevue this week 75-20. Gunnar Brummett was able to drop in 13 points! Cov Latin takes on Heritage Academy and Dayton this week!

Is there a schedule out yet?

Man I’m just trying to give the kids some love and do it in the same thread that’s been going on since HHS made the decision to part ways with BW. I guess I’ll just answer my own questions then. The offensive line will actually be one of the better position groups IMO coming back. Big Senior Kissey will be the leader with upcoming juniors Adam Bowman, Wilson Bibb, and Carson Schwalbach. There was also another upcoming Senior who started to play at the end of last year who was solid when he was in. Hopefully Coach Turner is back on the staff this year as I know he would love to continue to work with these young men and develop them not only into great players, but better men. Anyone else chime in on the players this upcoming season or should I stop myself?

Why? I am actually quite tired of hearing about the coaching hiring. I’m ready to hear about the players. What will the o-line look like? What’s the defensive side of the ball looking like? I know the upcoming junior and sophomore class are loaded. I just want to get away from the same old stuff we’ve been hearing for the past months!!!

Fair enough, what kids are capable of going both ways this year?

What kids should've been playing both ways in your opinion? Who was sitting the bench that should've been playing? This years team or years in past? Please be specific.

Crazy that CCH out rebounded Highlands 37-11

Yup I easily believe Cov Cath should be higher ranked then St. Henry, but maybe St. Henry’s win against Highlands and battle in OT with Lex Cath was to much not to put them above Cov Cath. Although, Cov Cath does have quite the schedule themselves. But I don’t see it that way especially after Colonels beat the breaks off Highlands with their domination down low and St. Henry winning off an unlucky pass and score from Highlands! It is what it is though, these 3 teams will be so much fun to watch in the region tourney assuming they all get there!