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You do in many posts. But to go back to the question at hand, the simple answer is when the private schools play in their own division. That would reduce a lot of the big competition that the NKY big schools need to compete with in the later rounds. There’s definitely the chance of something similar to a Bullitt East 2022 run. I could see that out of Ryle the next couple years or Cooper in 2025 if they move to 6A the next realignment (I think that’s when the next realignment is). Outside of those two scenarios, I don’t see it in the near future.

If that Ryle team had an offensive philosophy in general or had the coaches to teach the technique of their power run identity, they certainly had the talent to compete with Trinity that year. The defense held early but was on the field a ton. I wonder what would happen if that team could be fielded with the current coaching staff at Ryle. You hate on the current coaches but I see so much more from their offense having followed them for 20+ years.

If I understand correctly, coaches submit stats to KHSAA. So there is a possibility of inflating (or counting differently) whether it be intentional or not. Some coaches could take it much more seriously than others too.

This is a great analysis. Dixie players look the part and they certainly have the talent, but the coaching and schemes seem very “gimmicky” and lack identity. I voted for Dixie in the poll, but I think it depends on the scheme the staff enters this week with. I can see a close Dixie win if players are put in a position to succeed, or a Woodford win by 3+ scores. Despite my vote earlier this week, I’ll say 31-9 Wofo.

Thanks MC44. You are correct, he said not likely. But that doesn’t answer my question. I still pose my question to Finkle Ray, champs of what? What are they not likely to be champs of this year, but are a year or two away possibly? 5A state champs? District champs? Or champs of something else? Just an honest question. I’m curious how successful others think the team will be in coming years.

Champs of what? Could you clarify?

It’s still football season.

This isn’t an everybody gets a medal thing. It’s get one more game. What I’d give to have one more high school football game.

That’s my misinterpretation then. My mistake! I agree with all about the excitement for these upcoming years in NKY.

100%

How long are we going to hold onto Cam O’Hara and Austin Alexander not playing freshman ball at Cooper? Every week last year in the NKY freshman thread it was talked about that O’Hara was not playing freshman ball. They are both great athletes that played varsity as freshmen. We know. That has been done before.

Understandable. I’m interested to see how they fair in district play after some tougher non-district competition. I don’t know much about Great Crossing, but it seems like the Simon Kenton game will be a good matchup.

What about this year’s Ryle team makes it a disappointing season? Or “normal for them” season? Is it just the fact of being 2-4? Or is it something different? Ryle’s losses have come to 4 teams ranked pretty high in BGP rankings (two are #1 in their class) so I’m curious the reasons you feel it’s been disappointing - if it’s more than the record.

The same coach that wrote a letter trying to back out of district play because even he felt they couldn’t compete? Towel has already been thrown in.

This sounds like the Boone County head coach trying to find an easier route to wins. I feel for the student athletes at BCHS. Wins are needed for morale. But first he’s contemplating not playing a district schedule now it’s this. Have some pride in your players, work with them, coach them. Don’t teach them to try to find the easy way out in life.

Sounds like he could be a a good multi year starter once Crone graduates. What was the Simon Kenton vs Ryle freshman score? I don’t see it posted anywhere here. I hear they both have great numbers and good freshman teams this year.

One (maybe two) of these five teams will finish the season with a winning record.

One of the 12 I don’t think you can blame on the system. I’d say at this point, Male will be close to or will put a running clock on any team in the state. That team is GOOD. Is the way to fix this to not play within district the first two rounds? Change RPI? Or both?

Since we can’t use stats to discuss defensive positions, I guess we are left to only our opinions. I’ll rephrase my original post: Multiple Northern Kentucky teams have had great defensive seasons led by their linebackers. Beechwood has a great team defense. But, there are some great linebackers in Northern Kentucky. Cooper’s Jack Lonaker as a sophomore is very impressive. He will be fun to watch the next two years. Ryle’s Belk and Savage are the most impressive duo I have seen play high school football in a long time. …There we go. Stat-free opinion post.

While I’d give credit to Beechwood’s team defense having given up the least points to date of NKY teams, saying that they have the best line backing corps in NKY is a bold statement. Much less in the state. Cooper and Simon Kenton each have a player in the top 25 in the state (all classes) in tackles. Both of Ryle’s linebackers are in the top 25 in tackles in the state (all classes). I agree Beechwood has a really good defense, but I have to disagree with your claim.