JellyRoll

Last I heard they are keeping the position posted until February.

The Ironmen are Allstar teams formed out of the EAYF mentioned above. They only play tournaments at the end of the season. The Etown Panther football teams are the ones that play in the MKYFC. Radcliff does have a couple teams that play. They seem to bounce around to different leagues. Seems to be lots of infighting every yr amongst those teams which leads to new teams being formed etc. Same reason the North Hardin league ended up dissolving

So to give a little bit more clarification. The local league in Elizabethtown is the Elizabethtown Area Youth Football League. It has existed for 60 plus years and it has historically had kids from Elizabethtown and all over Hardin Co. Their numbers are good enough that they have 4-5 teams per age group and they play each other throughout the season and have their own championship etc...Kids are drafted by coaches in each age group and each team could be a combination of kids that go to multiple different schools. There was also the North Hardin Youth Football League which mostly had kids from the north end of the county that would end up going to North Hardin or John Hardin. And for a few years there was the Hardin County League which mostly had kids from the South end of the county who would end up going to Central Hardin. The North Hardin and Hardin Co. leagues no longer exist and there are a few different travel teams in the North end of the county that play in various leagues in the state. 3-4 years ago the Etown Panther Youth football program was developed. These kids all go to Etown Independent schools and they play in a league against schools from Larue, Taylor, Mt. Washington, Nelson etc....

There has been a youth football program in the area that has kids from Etown and most of Hardin county. It has existed for 60+ yrs. So kids have been playing youth football. The Panther program was developed 3-4 yrs ago in an effort to get all the kids who are attending Etown Independent Schools playing together at an earlier age leading into MS and HS. Then HC Ross Brown wanted all levels to be running the same offense etc. of course he left before last season. The HS offense went in a completely different direction but I think the youth teams and MS were still running mostly wing t. If I was one of the people conducting interviews for the new HC, one of my first question would be how involved they and their staff would be with the youth and MS programs.

3 yrs ago Etown Panther youth football started. They currently have 3rd/4th grade and 5th/6th grade teams. I think they may start a 1st/2nd grade team next season. They play in a league where the kids have to go to that school system. The fact that all those kids will play together from a very young age and that feeds into 1 MS and then 1 HS should pay dividends for the Panthers in the coming yrs.

Principal and AD but I’m going to venture a guess that the new SI will have some input. He’s a sports guy and I’m sure he wants to make sure they get this right.

He has applied

I don’t know who your Etown people are but I’m going to say they are 100% wrong. There’s no one to hire from within!

The 4 names I expected to apply have or are applying. Then there are a few others that are interested that may be unexpected.

I’m assuming by your name you are a JH supporter…I’ve been told your HC is one of the applicants as well. I expect the CH job will be coming open. Pretty sure this was Mattinglys last season.

You probably heard the same rumor I did about a coach in your area. I don't believe it either. I believe the article posted in the local paper said they wanted to try and have the new coach in place before spring practice begins.

E-town

It’s gonna get interesting

I have it on pretty good authority that he’s applying for another open position 45 mins south of Louisville

I hate to say this but… I believe Justin Haddix may end up supplanting Chuck Smith as the greatest Boyle coach ever

He will definitely apply. I’ll go on record as saying I wouldn’t be a fan of this hire. If I’m being honest, he’s just not a good coach. He has had more D1 talent than any school in the area and more than most schools in the state and has failed for the most part to be successful. Terrible at Xs and Os and team discipline is a problem. He won’t have that kind of talent at Etown so you better be able to build and coach. Add that to the fact that his team had to forfeit wins and a district championship this season due to playing an ineligible player is more than enough for me to say NO.

I’m not a Bell fan but I don't think they “dodged” anyone. They played the teams on their schedule and then due to RPI faced the teams in front of them in the playoffs. Not like they created the RPI system or in someway created the playoff matchups.

Per the district's employment page the Football Head Coaching Job is now open. This is expected as the hiring of Alfredo Silva in June was on an Interim basis. I would expect a decent crop of applicants including Coach Silva. Etown is coming off a 4-8 season with a 1st round playoff win over a 3 win Garrard Co. Things won't be easy for whoever takes this job as the talent level at Etown drops way off for the next couple of years. They will be replacing most, if not all of their playmakers. QB Hainer, 5th yr Sr RB/WR/DE Trey Durbin, RB/DB Braydon Dean, TE/DE Alex Evans, RB/DB Tyrin Jurnett, OL/DL/LB Carter Moberly are all gone along with a few other linemen. That combined with the fact that they will only have 3 home games next season certainly isn't a formula for success. One bright spot is the return of Jquan Williams who is a dynamic playmaker but has had his Soph and JR seasons cut short due to injuries. Etown could be looking at a 1-9 or 0-10 season the next couple of years. Their middle school program is on the rise again and had a strong season winning their conference championship and only having 1 loss on the season. But as we all know it will take at least a couple of years for those kids to have an impact at the varsity level. It will interesting to see who all applies and ultimately who is the next HC of the Elizabethtown Panthers.

I promise you CAL doesn’t have the same number of kids playing both ways as most other 3A schools. Especially on the line where it truly matters. CALs 56 is much different than almost all other schools their size. Which is why they were able to beat 5A & 6A schools like Owensboro and Manual. Hart and Bell aren’t beating those teams this season. And that’s not a knock on either of those programs but a testament to how good CAL is.

This one could be a running clock in the 1st half. Thomas is a phenomenal back but he hasn’t faced a team like CAL. After seeing Bell in person tonight I believe that CAL Will be able to score on them at will.

I was at the game and we were all saying the exact same thing. No reason to go for two that early in the game. Especially knowing that Bell always goes for 2. If Hart had kicked that extra point they would have had an opportunity to tie the game at end with a 2 pt conversion. Hart was a little loose with the ball tonight. They put it on the ground 4-5 times and were fortunate to recover all of them except the last one which ended their drive in the Redzone. Fantastic season for Hart. Thomas for Bell Co lived up to the billing. This game for all intent was for 2nd place. Neither of these teams can compete with CAL in my opinion.

Looks like Hart Co is starting their tradition tomorrow!

One thing I’ve learned through the years is that mountain teams seem to think that no one else in KY plays as tough of football as they do. Mountains vs Everybody. Bell is good and Thomas is phenomenal. Hart is good and has a stable of backs. I simply said I liked Harts SOS better and gave them the edge. The numbers back me up. Here’s to a great game in Munfordville Friday night.

I Echo everything you said. Belfry isn’t the Belfry of old. If we look at RPI, Hart has wins over 3A #5 Union, #6 FS, #8 Glasgow (twice) and 1A #2 Campbellsville and 2A #5 Green County. In all honesty their SOS isn’t even comparable to Bell. With that being said I think it will be a great game with Hart having an edge at home.

I like Harts Strength of Schedule more than Bell. I think they’ve been battle tested and although they’ve had several close games they seem to find a way. I’ll take Hart 28-24.