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Whether we want to admit it or not, school size plays a significant role in athletic success on a year-in, year-out basis. Numbers matter. Consider the difference across Kentucky: • East of Richmond, there is just 1 school with an enrollment of more than 1,300 students. • From Richmond to Louisville, including Northern Kentucky, there are 23 schools with more than 1,300 students. • West of Louisville, excluding Louisville/Jefferson County, there are 8 schools with more than 1,300 students. Those numbers are difficult to ignore. Enrollment doesn't guarantee success, and smaller schools can and do compete at a high level. But over time, having a larger student population generally provides a larger pool of potential athletes and greater depth across multiple sports. It's beginning to happen in Eastern Kentucky where the school size discrepancy is not nearly as large as it is in Western Kentucky. In Region 1 Fulton City (70) and McCracken County (1885). In Region 2 Dawson Springs (162) and Henderson County (1861). I would expect the regions in Western Kentucky to begin considering this type of model very soon.

Covington Catholic Madison Central Pikeville North Laurel Lexington Christian Academy 63

Boyle County Pikeville Baylor Pulaski County Owensboro Catholic 49 points

Tilghman Manual Belfry Pikeville Ludlow Tiebreaker: 63

Julian has done a tremendous job over the past 16 years. Steve Jobs said it best: "If you want to make everyone happy, don't be a leader-sell ice cream.” I certainly haven't agreed with every decision Julian has made, but there is no denying that he has left the organization better than he found it. Chad Collins, the next Commissioner, will benefit greatly from the body of work Julian has built and the foundation he leaves behind.

South Warren CAL St. X Johnson Central Beechwood Tiebreaker: 52

Highlands Trinity Scott County Owensboro Murray TB: 38

She's a 2023 Hopkins County Central graduate.

Not sure where those rumors are coming from, haven't been heard in this area of the second region. Expect Coach Perry to be on the sidelines in Lyon County for the next several years.

Coach Ford is a great guy! Rowan County has lost two outstanding men (Ford and Thacker) in the last 6-8 months. There is more to high school athletics than wins and loses. I know those matter, but the character of the men and women leading your programs mean more.

Along with all of this, he's put up incredible numbers in the playoffs when it mattered most to lead his team to Kroger Field. In 4 playoff games against teams ranked 3, 4 and 7 respectively in the November 4th edition of the Bluegrass Preps Top 10, he has 99 carries for 926 yards and 14 touchdowns. Along with 19 of 22 passing for 306 yards and 2 touchdowns. Defensively he's recorded 15 tackles and 3 interceptions.

I can assure you Union County would not consider that option, they are pretty excited about hosting a semifinal game.

There's offers, there's stats and then there's heart! He gets overlooked because of his size, but he's got the heart of a lion! If we are all sitting around picking a football team I doubt there's very many that don't pick him as their first RB.

Union County's Jarren Johnson has to be in the conversation when talking about Mr. Football. I just hope those outside of Western Kentucky see what everyone in Western Kentucky knows, he's a heck of a football player! He is Union County's All-Time leading rusher passing former Parade All American Tim Joiner who held the record for 45 years. Jarren ran for 506 yards as a freshman, played the first half of the first game his sophomore season before tearing his ACL, he finished that game with 91 yards. After his freshman and sophomore seasons he had 597 career rushing yards. He currently sits 25 yards away from 5000! He ran for 2091 yards and 33 touchdowns as a junior and has 2287 yards and 39 touchdowns for far this season. He has also thrown for 1260 yards and 12 touchdowns in the last two years. It's my hope he truly gets the consideration he deserves.

The field was a mess from all the rain on Friday and the duration of this game was played in the rain and wind on Saturday. The outcome would have been much different on a dry field or even a slightly dry field. It was awful conditions for a football game.

1. Calloway County 2. Lyon County 3. Daviess County 4. Bowling Green 5. Adair County 6. Evangel Christian 7. Trinity 8. North Oldham 9. Newport 10. George Rogers Clark 11. Great Crossing 12. Lincoln County 13. Danville Christian 14. Hazard 15. Pikeville 16. Boyd County

Much bigger than an All A hangover is the fact that Reddick didn't play. He's a big part of the offensive success.

I updated to add new schools and remove schools no longer in existence. REGION 1 District 1 - Carlisle Co, Fulton City, Fulton Co, Hickman Co (4) District 2 – McCracken Co, Paducah Tilghman, St. Mary, Ballard Memorial (4) District 3 – Calloway Co, Graves Co, Mayfield, Murray (4) District 4 – Community Christian, Christian Fellowship, Marshall Co, Livingston Central, Lyon Co (5) REGION 2 District 5 - Crittenden Co, Henderson Co, Union Co, Webster Co (4) District 6 - Caldwell Co, Dawson Springs, Hopkins Central, Madisonville, Trigg Co (5) District 7 –Christian Co, Hopkinsville, Heritage Christian, University Heights, Fort Campbell (5) District 8 – Muhlenberg Co, Todd Central, Logan Co, Russellville (4) REGION 3 District 9 - Apollo, Daviess County, Owensboro, Owensboro Catholic (4) District 10 - Butler Co, McLean Co, Ohio Co, Trinity (Whitesville) (4) District 11 - Breckinridge Co, Cloverport, Hancock Co, Meade Co (4) District 12 – Edmonson Co, Grayson Co, Caverna, Hart Co (4) REGION 4 District 13 - Bowling Green, Greenwood, South Warren, Warren Central, Foundation Christian (5) District 14 - Allen County-Scottsville, Barren Co, Glasgow, Franklin-Simpson, Warren East (5) District 15 - Clinton Co, Cumberland Co, Metcalfe Co, Monroe Co (4) District 16 – Adair Co, Campbellsville, Green Co, Taylor Co (4) REGION 5 District 17 - Central Hardin, Elizabethtown, John Hardin, North Hardin, North Hardin Classical (5) District 18 – Bullitt East, Bullitt Central, Fort Knox, North Bullitt, (4) District 19 – Bardstown, Nelson Co, Spencer Co, Thomas Nelson (4) District 20 – Bethlehem, Larue Co, Marion Co, Washington Co (4) REGION 6 District 21 - Beth Haven, Holy Cross (Louisville), Pleasure Ridge Park, Valley (4) District 22 – Western, Doss, DeSales, Iroquois, Presentation (Girls) (4) District 23- Butler, Central, Portland Christian, Shawnee (4) District 24 –Fairdale, Southern, Moore, Evangel Christian, WEB DuBois (5) REGION 7 District 25 –Brown, Francis Parker, DuPont Manuel, Mercy (Girls), Louisville Collegiate, Grace James (5) District 26 – Assumption (Girls), Atherton, Seneca, Male, St. Xavier (Boys), Highlands Latin (5) District 27 -, Sacred Heart (Girls), Ballard, Trinity-Louisville (Boys), Waggener, Walden, KY Country Day (5) District 28 – Whitfield Academy, Fern Creek, J-Town, Eastern, Louisville-Christian Academy (5) REGION 8 District 29 - North Oldham, Oldham Co, South Oldham, Trimble Co (4) District 30 – Eminence, Collins, Shelby Co, Henry Co (4) District 31 - Carroll Co, Grant Co, Gallatin Co, Owen Co, Williamstown (5) District 32 – Anderson Co, Franklin Co, Frankfort, Western Hills, Franklin Christian (5) REGION 9 District 33 - Boone County, Conner, Heritage, Cooper, Ryle (5) District 34 - Dixie Heights, Ludlow, St. Henry, Villa Madonna (4) District 35 - Beechwood, Covington Catholic, Covington Latin, Holmes, Holy Cross, Notre Dame (5) District 36 - Bellevue, Dayton, Highlands, Newport, Newport Central Catholic (5) REGION 10 District 37 – Bishop Brossart, Calvary Christian, Scott, Lloyd Memorial (4) District 38 –Walton-Verona, Simon-Kenton, Pendleton Co, Campbell Co (4) District 39 – Augusta, Bracken Co, Mason Co, St. Patrick, Robertson Co (5) District 40 – Bourbon Co, Harrison Co, Nicholas Co, Paris (4) REGION 11 District 41 - Scott Co, Woodford Co, Paul Dunbar, Sayre, Great Crossing (5) District 42 - Lexington Christian, Lexington Catholic, Lafayette, Bryan Station, Fredrick Douglass (5) District 43 - East Jessamine, West Jessamine, Tates Creek, Henry Clay, Trinity Christian (5) District 44 - Berea, George Rogers Clark, Madison Central, Madison Southern, Model (5) REGION 12 District 45 - Boyle Co, Danville, Mercer Co, Burgin, Danville Christian (5) District 46 - Rockcastle Co, Lincoln Co, Garrard Co, Kentucky School for Deaf (4) District 47 - Southwestern, Pulaski Co, Somerset, Casey Co (4) District 48 - McCreary Central, Somerset Christian, Russell Co, Wayne Co (4) REGION 13 District 49 – Clay Co, Jackson Co, North Laurel, Oneida Baptist, Red Bird (5) District 50 – Corbin, South Laurel, Whitley Co, Williamsburg (4) District 51 – Barbourville, Knox Central, Lynn Camp, Pineville (4) District 52 – Bell Co, Harlan, Harlan Co, Middlesboro (4) REGION 14 District 53 – Cordia, Jenkins, Knott Central, Letcher Co Central, June Buchanan (5) District 54 – Buckhorn, Hazard, Leslie Co, Perry Central (4) District 55 – Breathitt Co, Jackson City, Riverside Christian, Owsley Co (4) District 56 – Powell Co, Estill Co, Wolfe Co, Lee Co (4) REGION 15 District 57 – Morgan Co, Magoffin Co, Johnson Central, Paintsville (4) District 58 –Betsy Layne, Prestonsburg, Floyd Central, Lawrence Co (4) District 59 – Shelby Valley, East Ridge, Pikeville, Piarist (4) District 60 – Martin Co, Belfry, Pike Central, Phelps (4) REGION 16 District 61 – Montgomery Co, Bath Co, Fleming Co, Menifee Co (4) District 62 – Elliot Co, Easter Carter, West Carter, Rowan Co (4) District 63 – Greenup Co, Lewis Co, Raceland, Russell (4) District 64 – Boyd Co, Ashland Blazer, Fairview, Rose Hill (4)

Yes, I said I did that back in 2012. There's been some changes since then, but those changes would be easy to fix.

Back in 2012 I took the time to redistrict the entire state to eliminate 3 team districts. Obviously there have been a few schools added in the last 12 years, but here would be a pretty good start. REGION 1 District 1 - Carlisle Co, Fulton City, Fulton Co, Hickman Co (4) District 2 – McCracken Co, Paducah Tilghman, St. Mary, Ballard Memorial (4) District 3 – Calloway Co, Graves Co, Mayfield, Murray (4) District 4 – Community Christian, Christian Fellowship, Marshall Co, Livingston Central, Lyon Co (5) REGION 2 District 5 - Crittenden Co, Henderson Co, Union Co, Webster Co (4) District 6 - Caldwell Co, Dawson Springs, Hopkins Central, Madisonville, (4) District 7 –Christian Co, Hopkinsville, Trigg Co, University Heights, Fort Campbell (5) District 8 – Muhlenberg Co, Todd Central, Logan Co, Russellville (4) REGION 3 District 9 - Apollo, Daviess County, Owensboro, Owensboro Catholic (4) District 10 - Butler Co, McLean Co, Ohio Co, Trinity (Whitesville) (4) District 11 - Breckinridge Co, Cloverport, Hancock Co, Meade Co (4) District 12 – Edmonson Co, Grayson Co, Caverna, Hart Co (4) REGION 4 District 13 - Bowling Green, Greenwood, South Warren, Warren Central, Warren East (5) District 14 - Allen County-Scottsville, Barren Co, Glasgow, Franklin-Simpson (4) District 15 - Clinton Co, Cumberland Co, Metcalfe Co, Monroe Co (4) District 16 – Adair Co, Campbellsville, Green Co, Taylor Co (4) REGION 5 District 17 - Central Hardin, Elizabethtown, John Hardin, North Hardin (4) District 18 – Bullitt East, Bullitt Central, Fort Knox, North Bullitt, (4) District 19 – Bardstown, Nelson Co, Spencer Co, Thomas Nelson (4) District 20 – Bethlehem, Larue Co, Marion Co, Washington Co (4) REGION 6 District 21 - Beth Haven, Holy Cross (Louisville), Pleasure Ridge Park, Valley (4) District 22 – Western, Doss, DeSales, Iroquois, Presentation (Girls) (4) District 23- Butler, Central, Portland Christian, Shawnee (4) District 24 –Fairdale, Southern, Moore, Evangel Christian (4) REGION 7 District 25 –Brown, St. Francis, DuPont Manuel, Mercy (Girls), Louisville Collegiate (4) District 26 – Assumption (Girls), Atherton, Seneca, Male, St. Xavier (Boys) (4) District 27 -, Sacred Heart (Girls), Ballard, Trinity-Louisville (Boys), Waggener, Walden, KY Country Day (5) District 28 – Whitfield Academy, Fern Creek, J-Town, Eastern, Louisville-Christian Academy (5) REGION 8 District 29 - North Oldham, Oldham Co, South Oldham, Trimble Co (4) District 30 – Eminence, Collins, Shelby Co, Henry Co (4) District 31 - Carroll Co, Grant Co, Gallatin Co, Owen Co, Williamstown (5) District 32 – Anderson Co, Franklin Co, Frankfort, Western Hills (4) REGION 9 District 33 - Boone County, Conner, Heritage, Cooper, Ryle (5) District 34 - Dixie Heights, Lloyd Memorial, Ludlow, St. Henry, Villa Madonna (5) District 35 - Beechwood, Covington Catholic, Covington Latin, Holmes, Holy Cross, Notre Dame (5) District 36 - Bellevue, Dayton, Highlands, Newport, Newport Central Catholic (5) REGION 10 District 37 – Bishop Brossart, Calvary Christian, Scott, Silver Grove (4) District 38 –Walton-Verona, Simon-Kenton, Pendleton Co, Campbell Co (4) District 39 – Augusta, Bracken Co, Mason Co, St. Patrick, Deming (5) District 40 – Bourbon Co, Harrison Co, Nicholas Co, Paris (4) REGION 11 District 41 - Scott Co, Woodford Co, Paul Dunbar, Sayre (4) District 42 - Lexington Christian, Lexington Catholic, Lafayette, Bryan Station (4) District 43 - East Jessamine, West Jessamine, Tates Creek, Henry Clay (4) District 44 - Berea, George Rogers Clark, Madison Central, Madison Southern, Model (5) REGION 12 District 45 - Boyle Co, Danville, Mercer Co, Burgin (4) District 46 - Rockcastle Co, Lincoln Co, Garrard Co, Kentucky School for Deaf (4) District 47 - Southwestern, Pulaski Co, Somerset, Casey Co (4) District 48 - McCreary Central, Monticello, Russell Co, Wayne Co (4) REGION 13 District 49 – Clay Co, Jackson Co, North Laurel, Oneida Baptist, Red Bird (5) District 50 – Corbin, South Laurel, Whitley Co, Williamsburg (4) District 51 – Barbourville, Knox Central, Lynn Camp, Pineville (4) District 52 – Bell Co, Harlan, Harlan Co, Middlesboro (4) REGION 14 District 53 – Cordia, Jenkins, Knott Central, Letcher Co Central (4) District 54 – Buckhorn, Hazard, Leslie Co, Perry Central (4) District 55 – Breathitt Co, Jackson City, Riverside Christian, Owsley Co (4) District 56 – Powell Co, Estill Co, Wolfe Co, Lee Co (4) REGION 15 District 57 – Morgan Co, Magoffin Co, Johnson Central, Paintsville, Lawrence Co (5) District 58 – Allen Central, Betsy Layne, Prestonsburg, South Floyd (4) District 59 – Shelby Valley, East Ridge, Pikeville, Piarist (4) District 60 – Sheldon Clark, Belfry, Pike Central, Phelps (4) REGION 16 District 61 – Montgomery Co, Bath Co, Fleming Co, Menifee Co (4) District 62 – Elliot Co, Easter Carter, West Carter, Rowan Co (4) District 63 – Greenup Co, Lewis Co, Raceland, Russell (4) District 64 – Boyd Co, Ashland Blazer, Fairview, Rose Hill (4)

Union County had road trips to Caldwell County, Hopkins County Central, Trigg County, Hancock County and Greenwood. I completely agree the Greenwood loss was a good loss at the right time. The Braves have seemed to be a little more focused the last two weeks. Hart County is a good football team, Union County is a good football team, I expect this to be a really good game. I'm leaning toward the UC defense being the difference in this game. 21-14 UC.

The better team, and dropped passes? Did you notice FS scored on a scoop and score off a fumble inside the 15, a safety (not a great play call in that situation) and another fumble on a bad play call on 3rd down? Union defense looked impressive in my opinion. This one should be another dandy.

Here is the link to the organizations website and member schools. https://www.kentucky2achampionships.org/schools

The Kentucky 2A Championships start tomorrow in Owensboro. Lexington Catholic appears to be the favorite, will they repeat as champions?

That is correct, single gender schools are doubled.