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CAL, Ballard, Atherton, Franklin County and Holy Cross all throwing at St X tonight.

CAL has about 55 players this year They have JV only; no freshman team The numbers for CAL never really fluctuate. They always have 48-55 kids in the high school program.

Big jump for Ja’Hyde Brown in the latest Rivals rankings. Of interesting note, Cameron Hall, who is on this list, is the cousin of CAL DL Kellan Hall.

I didn’t really pay much attention to the lineman challenge since CAL didn’t have a team in it, but did quite enjoy the big man 4x100 track relay ?

I know it’s just 7v7 & just day 2 of the season at that, but Boyle County seemed very off today. I saw them play 2 or 3 games today & it just wasn’t what I was expecting.

They’ll be in the thick of it for sure, but I’ve seen them kill it in 7v7 in July many times the last 4 or 5 years only to come up short in November.

Pretty sure Highlands put it on Boyle County. CAL lost to Ironton in OT.

Finals: Ironton A vs Highlands A

That’s was Ironton B in pool play Semis about to start: Ironton A vs CAL A Boyle vs Highlands A

Obviously, there could be some cancelations due to weather, etc., but below is the tentative schedule for CAL 7v7: 7/10 -- at Huntington HS (WV) 7/11 -- at Ironton HS (OH) 7/14 -- at Boyle County 7/16 -- at St. X 7/18 -- Developmental (JV) at EKU 7/21 -- at LCA 7/23 -- at Eastern 7/25 -- Developmental (JV) vs. Atherton, North Oldham & Bardstown 7/28 -- vs. St. X & J-town

In short, I agree with @LoneRanger. There are a lot of variables and factors that play a part. Overall, I would say no, you can't really rely on sophomores to compete for state championships. There have been examples where sophomores have helped lead their teams to state titles, but they're mostly role players during those years and / or have a great supporting cast that made it happen. As far as seeing kids who are rarely used freshmen to being very good sophomores, again, that depends on a lot of factors, one of which is how good is the program the kid is currently playing for? I've seen plenty of kids get few to no snaps as a freshman, then have a great sophomore year, but the reason they had few snaps as a freshman is b/c they play for a dominant program and have seniors ahead of them. They were probably good enough to start and play varsity for 75-80% of the teams in Kentucky as a freshman, but didn't b/c of the older talent in front of them.

So can you just say that both linemen doing the drill are considered offensive linemen ?‍♂️

More than likely, I’ll be in attendance so I’ll at least get to see Highlands plenty ?

Ironton 7v7 pool play for CAL this Saturday.

Good pickup for the Cardinals.

I’ll recommend three: Franklin County at Scott County St X at Owensboro Bullitt East at Bowling Green

Interesting graphic. After Evans flipped recently, Louisville will have to work hard to keep him. I think Ja’Hyde’s commitment is fairly “concrete” but in today’s college football recruiting landscape, you just never know until they sign. Regardless, this young man has absolutely earned every bit of the accolades coming his way!

Another top honor for Ja’Hyde.

Awesome when you see the guys come back to help out the current HS kids. Kaelin is a good young man. My oldest son played with him at EIU before he transferred to UTC. Hated to see him go.

FYI, there will no KY teams competing in Hoover, AL this year due to the tournament being held during dead period.

IRONTON 7 on 7 and Lineman Challenge Saturday July 11th 2026: 11:00am Current teams 1. Ironton HS 2. Fort Thomas Highlands KY 3. University HS WV 4. Eminence HS KY 5. CAL- Christian Academy Of Louisville KY 6. Nelsonville York HS 7. Vinton County HS 8. West Clermont HS 9. Boyle County HS KY NEWLY ADDED TEAMS 10. Ryle HS KY 11. Chillicothe HS 12. One Spot left to fill

Profile picture is in the UK football uni. Good sign for the Cats.

Absolutely thrilled for this extremely hard working & respectful young man!

HH didn’t go to state last year. They lost to eventual runner-up Roncalli in the semi-state. Regardless, your point is well received in the fact that HH lost quite a lot from last years team & with the game being at home, Apollo has a fighting chance to win that game this year.

Congrats. All the way to Corvallis where he’ll join ex St X Tiger Carter Guillaume. Believe it or not, the Oregon St football program has quite a few ties to the state of Kentucky.