TylerDurden

So correct me if I'm wrong, but Simon finished the regular season at 5-4 with three losses to teams that are 2+ classes smaller than they are, yes?

42 minutes ago, DevilMayCare said:

Here are the yearly results maintained by Male from 1893-2005 with the KHSAA scoreboard picking it up from there. Male credits Manual with the "seconds" win in 1896 and they have the correct winners of the games in 1897 and 1899.

Year/Winner/Score

1893 Male 14-12

1894 Male 12-10

1894 Male 6-0

1895 Male 22-0 

1895 Male 12-0 

1896 Manual 6-0

1896 Male 28-10

1896 Male 22-0

1897 Male 10-0 

1897 Male 10-6

1897 Manual 22-0

1898 Male 17-5

1898 Male 6-5

1899 Manual 6-0

1899 Male 17-0 

1899 Manual 23-12

1900 Male 21-6

1901 Male 17-0

1901 Male 11-0

1902 Manual 6-0

1902 Male 10-5

1903 Manual 17-7

1904 Male 11-0

1905 Male 6-5

1906 Male 12-8

1907 Male 18-5

1908 Manual 16-0

1909 Male 5-0

1910 Male 5-0

1911 Male 16-0

1912 Male 28-7

1913 Male 13-6

1914 Manual 7-0

1919 Male 81-0

1920 Male 21-13

1921 Tie 0-0

1922 Manual 29-14

1923 Manual 7-6

1924 Male 14-9

1925 Manual 36-0 

1926 Male 3-0

1927 Manual 6-0

1928 Male 24-0

1929 Male 7-0

1930 Manual 7-6

1930 Tie 6-6 

1931 Male 14-0

1932 Male 4-0

1933 Manual 20-13

1934 Manual 19-12

1935 Male 26-13

1936 Manual 27-0

1937 Male 25-20

1938 Manual 40-7

1939 Manual 20-13

1940 Manual 25-10

1941 Manual 13-7

1942 Manual 26-6

1943 Male 26-7

1944 Tie 7-7

1945 Male 20-7

1946 Manual 45-7

1947 Male 21-7

1948 Manual 14-0

1949 Tie 0-0

1950 Male 7-0 

1951 Male 12-0

1952 Male 30-0

1953 Male 14-13

1954 Male 33-6

1955 Male 6-0

1956 Tie 6-6 

1957 Male 14-0

1958 Male 27-12

1959 Manual 62-0

1960 Male 20-6

1961 Tie 13-13

1962 Manual 13-0

1963 Male 28-7

1964 Male 14-0

1965 Male 13-7

1966 Male 20-7

1967 Male 39-0

1968 Male 15-0

1969 Manual 20-6

1970 Male 27-7

1971 Manual 53-6

1972 Manual 29-0

1973 Manual 12-7

1974 Male 21-14

1975 Male 10-7

1976 Manual 24-0

1977 Manual 36-6

1978 Manual 22-8

1979 Manual 14-0

1980 Manual 6-0

1981 Manual 23-0

1982 Manual 3-0

1983 Male 7-6

1984 Male 42-7

1985 Male 30-0

1986 Male 28-6

1987 Male 21-2

1988 Manual 24-0

1988 Manual 21-14

1989 Male 26-0

1990 Male 35-12

1991 Male 25-6

1992 Male 20-12

1993 Male 40-20

1994 Male 53-14

1995 Male 33-6

1996 Male 43-9

1997 Male 58-6

1998 Male 55-10

1999 Male 45-19

2000 Male 49-0

2001 Manual 20-13

2002 Male 26-0

2002 Male 27-0

2003 Male 32-26

2004 Male 24-23

2005 Male 31-28

2006 Male 35-7

2007 Manual 34-14

2008 Manual 41-24

2009 Male 27-14

2010 Manual 21-14

2011 Manual 23-14

2012 Manual 24-14

2013 Manual 32-29

2014 Male 28-21

2015 Male 43-7

2015 Male 36-0

2016 Male 27-14

2017 Male 27-20 

2018 Male 48-0

2019 Male 22-21

2021 Male 23-0

2022 Male 14-3

Hi-ho, Silver! That 1919 game. Ouch.

Are the folks at Male sure they didn't accidentally play the Little Sisters Of The Poor 3rd grade team?

On 10/10/2023 at 1:28 PM, Colonels_Wear_Blue said:

Series Record:
1971 Cov Cath (Tassini) beat Harrison County (McKee) 14-12
1972 Harrison County (Vest) beat Cov Cath (Tassini) 9-2
1973 Harrison County (Vest) beat Cov Cath (Bernier) 20-14
1974 Cov Cath (Bernier) beat Harrison County (Vest) 30-13
1999* Harrison County (Graham) beat Cov Cath (Ray) 21-16
2001* Cov Cath (Ray) beat Harrison County (Graham) 44-22
2002* Cov Cath (Ray) beat Harrison County (Graham) 54-6
2004* Cov Cath (Ray) beat Harrison County (Graham) 39-13
2005* Cov Cath (Rodenberg) beat Harrison County (Graham) 17-14
2011 Cov Cath (Wirth) beat Harrison County (Carroll) 56-7
2012 Cov Cath (Wirth) beat Harrison County (Carr) 61-0
2013 Cov Cath (Wirth) beat Harrison County (Carr) 42-6
2014 Cov Cath (Wirth) beat Harrison County (Carr) 56-0

* Playoffs

Any relation to the guy who's the head coach at Scott Co?

Shall I bump this one?

Mojo Hollowell

37 minutes ago, theguru said:

Right, it totally changes the paradigm in 1A. 

Look at you with that big word! 😅

I totally agree with you, though.

4 hours ago, gchs_uk9 said:

It seems like the Hopkinsville program has all but quit. A case in point - this game was played on Thursday but the KHSAA schedule wasn't updated until late Thursday night (after the game had been played). I saw a picture from the game and the crowd was non-existent. It feels like they are playing out the string until consolidation, which is very sad to see.

I sure hope this doesn't turn into a Muhlenberg County situation where consolidation just completely kills the spirit of the school community.

I don't know if this is a situation of the Hoptown community giving up on the Tigers in their final years, a new coach who's just not getting much done, or a combination of both. But Coach Clark's 6-10 record as the head man at Hoptown has been very underwhelming, to say the least. Their only really notable win in his tenure was honestly their W over Tilghman last year.

This might be the most notable game result I've seen yet this season.

19 hours ago, Owen8877 said:

I’ve heard Thru the grapevine that they have a freshman coach could be possible for the head varsity job.

Care to elaborate on what this means for those of us who aren't in the know?

"They" meaning Highlands has a freshman coach who's a possible candidate to be the man who follows up Bob Sphire, whenever Sphire and the Bluebirds part ways? Freshman head coach? Freshman assistant? Or was that posted with a heavy dose or sarcasm?

Re: Highlands paddling Campbell County's rear end this week.

My gut tells me South Warren should win this. But being a road game and with Southwestern being as strong as they have been, I can certainly see this going in the Warriors' direction.

I think the game is won by 7-10 points, with either team realistically being the winner.

5 minutes ago, 1959 said:

I know times have changed but I don’t put much of it on the players. Coaches should demand respect and accountability. If they’re telling these boys one thing and they’re doing another, then they are failing as coaches. And to be clear, I am not laying this all at the feet of Bob despite the title of the thread. We don’t know how much is delegated to staff members. But Bob, or any HC, is going to be the head on the chopping block for the actions of his assistants. 
 

It’s been pretty well documented that the assistant coaching pool wasn’t what he thought it was going to be upon arrival. So he brought on people he met via the hiring process, dads of players, and career junior league coaches. And one that never should have gotten away, Scott Wiggins, only lasted a year. He’s an exceptional coach and would have been great for the program. 

Let’s see how it all plays out. That’s all we can do. 

I missed that part of thie story in my neck of the woods. What happened with the coaching pool?

2 hours ago, 1959 said:

I’ll bite.
 

I think with everything that lead to the hiring of Bob, expectations following the hire, monetary investments by the school, and the creation of a cash cow football only booster program, it’s not unfair to expect results by year 3. And at Highlands that means winning  state championships. 
 

I don’t know how long you can kick the can down the road if they don’t win it this year. Weinrich had folks unpacking their pitchforks by year 4 and managed to squeeze out another couple of seasons before it got down right ugly. I wonder if some of those same folks who were instrumental in his ousting still feel the same way about what Highlands Football means, and the expectations that come with that. I’d be very curious to see what they think, or if they have now ingratiated themselves with the current regime to the point that they can no longer be objective. 
 

I like both Bob and Hayden, and many of the other assistants.  They work their tails off and have implemented some very positive elements that were previously lacking.  I, like many others, have had this season pegged as THE ONE for a number of years. I still feel that way and truly hope they accomplish their ultimate goal. But if they don’t, something may need to change. 
 

Go Birds!

FWIW I'm not looking to lure anyone in to "bite" and say anything perceived in-house as airing laundry. I just read through a whole bunch of pages of a thread about the game, and then decided to follow that up reading the update thread and then the JV thread, and my takeaway was that, damn, those Birds fans are unnnnnnhappy.

Allow me to supply a few quotes.

"...I wasn't impressed with the way they were coached..."

"Why do we fix the things that aren't broken and don't fix things that are broken?"

"Seriously, Highlands has two plays in their play book."

"Poor coaching by the Birds in all aspects of the game."

"...You forgot poorly coached. Selfish football team."

"Highlands is getting what the administration has tolerated. The taunting and stupid penalties tonight are unacceptable. A perfect example of what's resulted in 6 or 7 years of substandard football."

"I don't have an issue with kids being emotional but the taunting isn't the Highlands that I remember..."

"I'm going with the poor or lack of offensive play calling for Highlands."

"They are much improved from the previous coaches' days but the cockiness and arrogance that was on display last night was cringe worthy."

"Year 3 of Sphire and company and the discipline issue has not been addressed, seemingly being encouraged to be undisciplined."

"Extremely disappointed. The lack of discipline is frustrating. You are HHS, be better than that."

"I will be interested to see how certain people spin this to be 'someone else's fault' rather than looking in the mirror."

"The personal fouls....how many years is this gonna be a thing?!? If the coaches accept it, the kids will do it."

"...the jawing, pointing, and self love has to stop. It's embarrassing."

"...[Hayden Sphire] has LOTS to learn before that [Hayden's hiring as HHS HFC] can even be considered. Both on and off the field...."

"Having watched many football games over the years, especially these two teams, I don't recall ever seeing Highlands being so undisciplined."

So yeah, I'm just asking some honest questions based on everything that I read.

Going through the threads from the Highlands/CovCath rivalry it reads to me like there are a lot of Highlands folks who are unhappy with the coaching and culture of the Highlands football team. At least a lot of the Highands folks on here seem to feel that way, anyway. Comments about player attitudes and behavior, a mess of personal fouls on Friday including one that was apparently called on Sphire himself, player discipline on the field.

I've always heard it takes a new coach 3 years to get his system in place. This is year 3 for Bob Sphire at Highlands. Is his system in place?

Obviously the natives are restless after losing to Cov. But is this year do or die for Sphire with the Bluebirds? What is the bare minimum for Highlands fans to feel like he's done "enough" to make them happy come the end of this season? Is his seat hot right now? With a former player as his AD, can his seat really even get all that hot?

35 minutes ago, Colonels_Wear_Blue said:

In the last few days I've seen a few policies pop up on school social media sites regarding students and children attending the games.

Male & Pleasure Ridge Park have issued statements that "All students allowed entry for home football games must be enrolled at [Male/PRP] High School, or the Visiting Team High School. Students from non-participating schools will NOT be allowed entry in the stadium without being accompanied by an adult."

Dixie Heights just issued a somewhat similar policy stating that "Dixie Heights Athletics is committed to providing a safe and enjoyable environment for all. In order to do so, Dixie Heights will require all middle and elementary aged students to be accompanied by a parent/guardian at all home football games."

 

Any other schools following suit elsewhere around the state?

Are school IDs issued everywhere now? Asking because I honestly don't know.

I was never issued a school I'd until college, but that was also decades ago, so I'm out of the loop.

On 8/13/2023 at 6:01 AM, MaddenCurse44 said:

I don't care where they get kids from. My point is their not your average little 2A team. They have kids from all over unlike Walron or Lloyd or Newport. Beechwood is a different animal. So when they get neat I don't feel sorry for them and when they beat a bigger school I am not surprised. Hope they have a great season.

Never have I ever: seen or heard anyone refer to Beechwood football as "average".

Not until that post.

I think that's the point, my friend. Beechwood is far from average. Which is why they have more sets of championship hardware than all the schools in Kentucky especially except for two. And 17 more sets than your school, by my counting.

Beechwood, Boyle, Mayfield, Highlands, what they do at their schools is exceptional, not average. And that's why people get all up in arms and try to mince words and pick apart any post where someone from one of their schools says pretty much anything.

1 minute ago, NLTanker1 said:

Yes

Love it!

1 hour ago, BillNye said:

Crickets. I'd say most will get an update sometime this week depending on when his MRI took place.

Well here's hoping it's just a strain and not a tear.

On 8/5/2023 at 8:56 AM, BillNye said:

Thinking of senior Air Force commit Easton Barlow. Obviously it is just speculation at this point until the MRI is done, but from what I am hearing they are fearing Achilles tendon. Hoping and wishing for the absolute best for such a fine young man.

Any word on Barlow?

On 8/5/2023 at 11:42 PM, NLTanker1 said:

The debate stops here.

There is not a Big 4

There is not a Big 3

There isn't even 2.

It begins and ends with Trinity. 

The BIG 1.

Sure, they're on a 2 year slide. 

Male? 4 straight State Championship losses. 2 of them to Trinity, after defeating them in the regular season. 

St. X? 1 State Title in over a decade.

Manual? Laughable at best.

There is only 1. Only one BIG. And it's Trinity

 The rest simply don't compare. Those others may win a regular season game, but The Rocks prevail by bringing home trophies.

There is only the BIG 1, T!

And it's not even close. 27

Yes or no: will Trinity win the 6A championship this season?

17 hours ago, Breds82 said:

I appreciate the attempt of making regular season games seem more important than they are, but this hasn’t been the same since they went away from the all day model at UC. 

For a high school athlete, getting to play in a college stadium or arena is a something really special and memorable. It's genuinely a big deal to them.

For a high school athlete, having a business tag their name onto a regular season game in a high school stadium where you would normally be playing the game, regardless of whether or not they sponsor it, is not any kind of big deal whatsoever, and probably doesn't even move the needle for the players. This Skyline thing smacks as a money grab. No more, no less.

Does the Skyline Chili dealio do anything to make these games happen? Or are the games already happening and then Skyline comes along and hitches their event wagon to them?

Looks like the last BGP thread about the Skyline Showdown was 5 years ago. Have they had Skyline games in the last 5 years? Doesn't seem like word is getting out about it if they have.

4 hours ago, MaddenCurse44 said:

If so Simon Kenton beat 3 teams a head of them? Beechwood should be top 10 at least.

He said Massey uses some information from the previous season; he didn't say their preseason rankings are based solely on last season's results.

Kate Upton, Brooklyn Decker, Ashley Graham, Blake Lively, and Gabrielle Union.

I don't. I'm a grownup 😂