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7th grade championship is Saturday at 12:30 between Beechwood and Highlands. This should be another good one. They split during the regular season with each team winning on the road, including a double overtime win by the Tigers at HMS.

Twenhofel won as well. Thursday matchups are: Highlands v Twenhofel at 5:30 Beechwood v Turkeyfoot at 7:00

I agree that Rylee could have scored more if featured in the offense, I don't think he'd have gotten 40 though. The turnovers are the killer against Ashland, happened to HHS as well. I noticed that there was a lot of reaching/swiping at the ball in both games. MY INTENTION IS NOT TO COMPLAIN ABOUT OFFICIATING, but those types of plays are often called fouls in the 9th often when there isn't even contact. It's good for players to experience how games are called in different regions as they'll have to adjust come tourney time, and neither HHS or CCH did a very good job adjusting. Maybe Starks adjusted better than anyone else as according to commentators he had about 20 uncalled fouls. I'm sure many Tomcat fans probably left NKY last year befuddled at the kinds of fouls called.

Thanks for the updates. Would love a recap

I would say Cam and Seth Ryan have both come along nicely this year to fill important roles for the Birds.

What's the alignment supposed to be? Seems like Conner MS should go to Conner HS, Ballyshannon to Cooper, and Grey to Ryle. Where does that put the Ockerman kids, and Camp Ernst? I think Ockerman used to be mostly Boone, but some went other places depending on geography or choice. I think Camp Ernst went to mostly Cooper, but that was before Ballyshannon existed.

Thank for the info. I didn't know the Boone county schools allowed that.

Curious about this comment. What's the difference in the player pool? I think Ryle is bigger than Cooper, Conner, Beechwood, Highlands, and several other teams that have had periods of success. What's the major difference in talent pool?

Great writeup! Looked to me like everyone on the court (refs included) was still trying to find their stride early in the season. Hats off to the Cru for continuing to fight, they're young but showed the same great heart and competitiveness of the senior-heavy team from last year. Very positive reflection of the kids and coaching staff at St Henry. Would have been very easy to fold after getting down early, especially coming off the lopsided game against CCH.

I think the perception outside the 9th region is that the Birds were a one man show last year. Vinson was incredible, but he was also surrounded by a lot of talented kids. I personally think this ranking is too low, but the kids that are back have to prove their abilities to a broader audience. The 3 returning starters (Barth, Harris and Herald) have shown glimpses, but will need to be consistent in leadership roles. Reed and Kocher need to show that they can be just as effective as last year with increased minutes. There are also a handful of talented kids that didn't get much run last year but are definitely capable of contributing at a high level. Kids like Duncan, Benke, Geisler, Kramer, Ryan, Vinson, and a couple others could all get meaningful minutes this year and will need to make the most of opportunities. I guess I've gotten a little long-winded here and could've just said that the Birds are somewhat unproven but definitely have plenty of talent and the great coaching to be ranked higher. I also think it's a sign of how much the program has changed under Listerman. Imagine complaining about a top 20 preseason ranking, coming off of a state title. Lol

I agree completely. I know why the decision was made to not play, but think that it hurts HHS in the long run. The Birds do still have a very competitive schedule, but would benefit by playing the Colonels before the regional tourney.

I would think that Holy Cross would be pretty far ahead of NCC. The Breds had a rough off-season. St. Henry may be competitive but lost a ton from last year.

I think Dunn and Robinson are the football players that aren't coming back. Should be an interesting year for the Birds, returning 5 of their top 7 from the title team. Of course the two they lost were really good.

This is a great post!! Not only because I honestly believe that HHS should play CCH this year and every year (I know the kids want to play), but also because it means that theguru is okay with someone blathering on about the Listerman girl being from Ohio. That should also mean that the following is okay to post here as there's no suggestion of wrongdoing, just a simple question similar to the Oracle's statements about Listerman. The following is the CCH basketball roster from last year sorted by total points. How far down this list do you have to go to find someone that went to a Catholic Middle School anywhere in Kentucky? Maybe Murphy (#6 on the list at 3.3 ppg), but not sure. Regarding just kids from Ohio, I think Rylee is a KY kid, again maybe Murphy. So maybe 2 of the top 7 live in KY. This table was pasted directly from the KHSAA site, sorry if it's a little hard to read. Scoring Jersey Player Games Played 2-point Field Goals Scored 3-point Field Goals Scored Free Throws Scored Total Points Total Points per Game Team (* per-game average for 28 games) 597 149 333 1974 70.5* 33 Rylee, Mitchell 28 191 0 64 446 15.9 13 Ipsaro, Evan 28 122 43 70 443 15.8 42 Starks, Chandler 28 128 1 58 317 11.3 5 Stocks, Donovan 28 65 35 71 306 10.9 14 McHale, Colin 28 31 19 19 138 4.9 2 Murphy, Reece 23 9 12 22 76 3.3 21 Horn, Walker 28 13 13 4 69 2.5 3 Wilson, James 24 13 10 9 65 2.7 32 McGillis, Kascyl 19 3 15 2 53 2.8 23 Ipsaro, John 20 12 0 11 35 1.8 35 Skinner, Dean 26 9 1 2 23 0.9 34 Wahoff, Max 15 1 0 1 3 0.2 10 Pope, David 15 0

Where did the McGillis boy come from? The article mentioned him being new, but didn't specify if he was from another school or just up from JV last year. Also any idea who the other start will be (after Starks, Mitchell and Ipsaro)?

Sphire gives a little insight on what to expect in the McNick game arround the 18:30 mark here https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/northern-kentucky-football-show-week-3/id1518524707?i=1000534379080

I assume you're mostly interested in NKY teams based on your name. From last night I know. 7th grade Highlands MS over Turkeyfoot 50-14. 8th grade Highlands MS White over Turkeyfoot 23-22. Highlands won by 1 and the score was close to 23-22, but that may not be exactly right.

5 Trinity 3 Ashland 3 Lex Cath 1 Bowling Green 1 South Warren 1 McCracken 1 Glasgow 1 Somerset 1 Mayfield 1 Franklin Co Tiebreaker 34

KY kids can't play non-club sports in Ohio unless they are Ohio residents. This is a big addition for Turpin basketball.

Congrats to Sam Vinson for receiving the most votes on the courier journal all state team....and shamelessly bumping this thread to the top of the page.

Congrats to Kevin Listerman named Courier Journal coach of the year..... shamelessly bouncing this thread to the top of the page.

When is the regional draw to tell us how the districts match up against each other?