goherd96

Personally, I thought the Massey ratings were more accurate last season.

Since you keep bringing up the Ashland game, you obviously need some clarification on this point. The Ashland game was game 2 last season. Ashland scored 20 of their 28 points on the new starting DB. He blew his coverage assignment on three TD passes and on a 2 pt conversion play. He was removed from the starting lineup the following week and played little or no defense the rest of the year. Comparing Russell's defense against Ashland to their defense against Breathitt is apples and oranges. Regarding Mason County, Russell might have been only one play away from losing both games, but the Royals couldn't make it. When push came to shove, the Red Devils made the big plays to win the games. As for Portsmouth West, they finished as the Ohio Division IV (I think it's D-IV) runner-up last season. Ask NewarkCatholicFan about Russell and Breathitt versus the top 1A teams. I sent him copies of most of Russell's games and I'm pretty sure he went to the championship games. He might be able to provide some impartiality to this subject.

I think there are too many folks from Beechie Tech voting in this poll... I think 2A would have taken the top three match-ups in your list. I'd like to see a comparison of head-to-head games or common opponents during last season similar to the Lloyd-Beechwood one listed. I know Mason whipped the Juggs in their playoff game before losing to Russell for the second time. Russell then goes to Breathitt and loses by 1 in OT. I know Middlesboro lost at home, late in the season to 3A Boyd County. Russell whipped BC 40-18 earlier in the year. I know 1 or 2 games do not mean much, but if you have several to compare, it may show a trend.

ASE sounds like AAU and Coach Barnes' PR guy...:lol: I am not a Rose Hill supporter nor am I a basher, yet I feel compelled to make a staement. It seems to me ASE has brought up nothing but conjecture of his own while failing to answer any legitimate question posed with anything but rhetoric. Is BW enrolled in school now and if so where? What grade was BW enrolled in before transferring to RH this past fall? If you possess knowledge of violations at Rose Hill, have you contacted the KHSAA to report it? If not, why? Please spare us your ramblings and give short, concise answers to these legitimate questions. As far as AAU, I don't believe it is a good avenue to college for young athletes. I believe it is an avenue to exploitation by coaches who have nothing but their best interests at heart. I have personally seen an AAU coach actively recruit an athlete from a Kentucky high school to another public high school, out of state, where he was also head coach. This was in no one's best interest but his. With the numerous scandals at colleges involving AAU coaches and summer camps, I don't know why the NCAA doesn't simply eliminate ALL contact during AAU and summer camp games and tournaments. Of course the answer is the almighty dollar, but this is a topic for a different thread...

What difference does it make? I am not a supporter of the school, but I don't see what difference it makes if the school told a white lie to protect the kid and the team from intrusive questions and negative attention. Personally, I think they just didn't see a need to air their dirty laundry, especially when it involves a minor, on the radio and in the paper.

Don't act like this would be the first time you ever heard of a school or pro team giving a bogus health report to account for a players not being on the field, court, etc.

Across the river Ironton's Tank Stadium and Portsmouth's Spartan Stadium are 1920's era NFL stadiums that are great places to see a game. I love the nostalgia of the truly old stadiums. The Pit at Cincinnati Elder is a great atmosphere for a game too.