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14 hours ago, The Professor said:

Someone give a few details about this school. Is it a new public school? Is it a private? What’s the high school enrollment? Basically I’m just wondering. I had never heard of the school before seeing this thread. 

It has been open for a couple years. It is a public high school in the JCPS system, but it is boys only (there is an equivalent girls school called Grace James). I believe they started with only freshmen and now have sophomores and juniors. Next year will be the first with seniors, the same kids that came in as freshmen. They played football last season in Class 2A in a district with LCA, Fort Knox, Shawnee, and Washington County, although I don't believe they were eligible for postseason play. I have no idea how big the school will get but I do know that JCPS is planning to build a new school building for the school (I think they are in an old middle school at this point).

12 hours ago, common_sense_eagle said:

It’s a tough day for common_sense_eagle. I am not sure what KHSAA reasoning was for not pushing through these districts, if anyone has any insight please let me know. 

I will continue to do this every realignment year and I guess I’ll be driving 4+ hours for a district game again these next 2 years. 

I can only speculate why this was ignored, probably has to do with the same reason 6A rotates sister districts and nobody else does.

Since the KHSAA districts came out before the AI-generated alignment, I'll give the KHSAA a pass since most schools have probably already started making schedules for the next cycle (even if a moratorium was in place). Your AI districts were on the agenda, which is a positive step. I'm hopeful they give it a much more thorough examination the next time districts are realigned.

Cassandra McWhorter was named the head coach today. She is the 12th girls coach in school history. McWhorter, a Lincoln County native, was the coach of the Lady Patriots for a dozen years before moving to Somerset High School for two seasons. She spent last season as an assistant at Garrard. She and her family have lived in Lancaster for years, even when she coached at Lincoln and Somerset.

Definitely a good hire for the Lady Lions!

3 minutes ago, Tkinslow said:

I thought Hopkinsville was consolidating with Christian Co. I keep hearing it’s their last football season so if it is why would they be worried about 25-26.

You can click here and find the responses from all schools in Class 6A.

https://khsaa.org/2025-2026-class-6a-alignment-feedback-from-membership/

Speaking to Hopkinsville specifically, they have only recently hammered home an officially consolidation date (2026). Here was their request/situation, essentially asking to not play in 6A if they aren't actually a 6A school:

In speaking at length with Chris Bentzel, CCPS Superintendent, and new HHS FB Head Coach, Dustin Lopez, we respectfully request that Hopkinsville High School FB be returned to 4A—District 1. Over the last 3 years, situations and variables have altered the plan for our consolidation of Hopkinsville High School and Christian County High School multiple times, leading to changed paths for academics as well as athletics. This is evident by our 2023 request to move CCHS from 5A to 6A in order to prevent multiple disruptions in our opponent’s schedules. Now that we have a definite consolidation date, 2026, we can focus on providing the best environment and opportunity for our outgoing Jrs and Srs. Our request is two-fold in its reasoning.
1. We feel it is vital for our last HHS Sr class to be in a FB class that allows them to be competitive and experience the opportunity to earn advancement in the 4A playoffs. Memories will be made and we are just sincerely asking that our HHS FB players and staff be given chance to play at a level of competition that those memories are a reachable possibility.
2. Scheduling
a. The current proposed alignment has HHS in a 6A 4-team District for 2025 and 2026. By removing HHS from 6A-District 1, it will create a 3-team District—the same District that will exist in the 2026 season. This will allow teams in this District to create a schedule that will be uninterrupted by consolidation since Christian County High School is one of the three District teams. CCHS would need only 1 game to complete its 2026 regular season schedule.
b. If HHS were to be moved to 6A-District 1, the difficulty of creating a 2025 regular schedule could be insurmountable. Even with the planning of a Bowl game, the last CCHS vs HHS FB game, and two District games, we will still have to schedule 6 games on a one year contract. By keeping HHS in 4A-District 1, with the situations being the same, we now only have to find four teams to complete our 2025 regular season schedule. Please understand, we are also keeping in mind the other five members of 4A-District 1. With the exit of HHS, they will only have to find 1 team to complete their 2026 regular schedule. We can help facilitate open games for the 2026 regular season for these teams through the vacancies left from the 2025 HHS schedule.
c. Placing HHS in 4A-District 1 would potentially cause the least amount of scheduling interruption and conflicts. Both schools have shown (23 & 24 regular seasons) the ability to work together with CCHS and create a full schedule for our teams and their opponents.

21 minutes ago, theguru said:

I assume there will be a lot of interest in this job. 

Who should be on Corbin's short list?

They can cast a pretty wide net. Good system, lots of students, good support, great history. I expect there to be quite a bit of interest.

Saw them against Thomas Nelson in last year's opener and while they definitely passed the look test with good size and speed, you could tell they were very inexperienced. Their situation is unique in that they are building from nothing into both a school and team. I don't know what their ceiling is but I suspect they'll continue to improve in coming seasons.

10 hours ago, Tranquility Base said:

No doubt it's a struggle.   They lost back to back games to Covington Latin, 11-1 and 24-6.   No one likes moral victories, but just finishing the season will be one for Newport.

Basketball program is excellent and football has had some good moments in recent years (and moving to Class 1A is probably even better for football). Of course baseball is a different animal but the roster appears to have quite a few kids and they've played a full schedule. Hopefully they'll continue to grow and improve.

33 minutes ago, Colonels_Wear_Blue said:

From Coach Lopez on Twitter:

Went with an Old School Classic with a New School touch on the back!!

I must admit that I’m a fan!! 🐅🐅🐅🐅

I love the old school tiger on the side. Personally, I'm not a fan of any type of logo on the back of the helmet but if the kids and coaches like it, more power to them!

28 minutes ago, TheDeuce said:

Do people think Mark Pope is going to win more than that?

To me, 75% is a reasonable expectation for Kentucky. That's 23 or 24 regular season wins. Rupp and Pitino were way above that, Calipari was just above, and Tubby was right on the number. Hall was actually under 75%. Will Pope hit that number? Who knows. If he doesn't, he'll likely meet a fate a similar to Sutton and Gillespie.

I'll still say its all about postseason success. Had Calipari went deeper in the SEC or NCAA tournaments over the last four years he'd still be in Lexington. He didn't, and now he's in Fayetteville. I have no idea if Pope will advance deeper, but if he has the same postseason results as Cal over the last four years, he'll probably be gone.

7 minutes ago, RetiredFan said:

Nice project.  Have they considered parking?  Will there be a parking lot?  Was always an issue at the old stadium. 

Plenty of good parking spots on the streets.

8 hours ago, 24Rocks said:

I don’t think DCA could make it work financially though. They don’t pay their faculty much and don’t offer insurance. It would be tough for a young man with a family.

This is why I think it has to either be someone young or someone retired from the education system. It would be really difficult for someone vested in the teacher retirement to go to DCA (or any private school).

1 hour ago, theguru said:

Boyle County is everyone's Achilles heel so that is a given.

I don't know the answer here so this is for anyone, assuming Boyle, Corbin, and Tilghman all keep winning is there any chance that either Boyle or Corbin could play Tilghman before playing each other?

Maybe. Corbin and Boyle being in the east means they could play as early as the third round (like last year), while neither could play Tilghman until the semifinals because the Blue Tornado are in the west. It will come down to the RPI again and what type of seasons teams like Covington Catholic, Ashland, and/or Johnson Central have. It's just too early to tell.

On 4/13/2024 at 6:35 PM, newarkcatholicfan said:

This one is on my list.

11 minutes ago, JagNation said:

Will this new stadium have a turf field or grass? Dyehouse's grass field is amazing in my opinion. Not too many good grass fields around anymore.

Turf. It will be shared with soccer and also has a track, something the school district has never had, despite fielding a team for decades.

Below are a few pictures from the school's Facebook page posted today. Home side bleachers are expected to hold 2,500 people. I believe there are supposed to be visiting side bleachers that hold 500 between the two stone walls in the picture, but they haven't been installed at this time.

Garrard County begins their third season under head coach Spencer Crutchfield. Golden Lions have several nice pieces returning, but like most everyone else, will also have to replace some graduating seniors. Construction on the new stadium at the high school is well underway and all home games should be played there this season, the first not at Dyehouse Stadium since 1964.

41 minutes ago, Voice of Reason said:

Travis Perry is a Cal recruit staying at UK. He is currently the only player left with any Cal connection.

My bad, looked right over that one.

Just now, MaddenCurse44 said:

No left players left over?

All Kentucky players last year have at least entered the portal. Not all have committed somewhere else so I guess theoretically they could return, but I wouldn't count on it. None of Cal's recruits have stayed with Kentucky, although Jayden Quaintance is said to still be considering choosing UK.

On 4/12/2024 at 7:36 AM, BlueRaider said:

Which is unfortunate because Stockdale has built some positive momentum there not only with the football team but with school culture as well. 

Big hire for them. Stockdale did good things, reviving a program that used to always been very good. The right hire can keep it going (and maybe more depending on the Thomas Nelson situation), but the wrong hire in a situation such as this could drop them back to where they started. Definitely a job to keep eyes on...

30 minutes ago, theguru said:

Thanks @gchs_uk9 and if you or anyone wants to use Calpreps to see how Boyle County would have performed against St. Edwards schedule last year I am all eyes. 👀

Calpreps says a 6-4 record for Boyle County against St. Edward's schedule last season. Again, this is all from the Calpreps predictor, not an actual prediction by me:

• Center Grove (IN) 28, Boyle County 22
• Our Lady of Good Counsel (MD) 27, Boyle County 14
• Boyle County 38, Rock Creek Christian (MD) 10
• Boyle County 35, Elder (OH) 17
• Massillon (OH) 31, Boyle County 17
• Boyle County 44, River Rouge (MI) 7
• Boyle County 35, St. Ignatius (OH) 8
• vs. Clarkson Football North (Ontario) - no rating on Calpreps; would predict a Boyle win considering St. Edward won convincingly
• Boyle County 26, Archbishop Moeller (OH) 24
• Archbishop Hoban (OH) 21, Boyle County 14

19 minutes ago, theguru said:

St. Edwards 2023 Schedule
August 19, 2023 at Center Grove (IN) Result: Win 27 - 10
August 27, 2023 Our Lady of Good Counsel (MD) Result: Win 28 - 7
September 2, 2023 Rock Creek Christian Academy (MD) Result: Win 42 - 14
September 9, 2023 at Elder Result: Win 34 - 33
September 15, 2023 at Massillon Result: Loss 15-13
September 23, 2023 River Rouge (MI) Result: Win 42 - 6
September 30, 2023 Saint Ignatius Result: Win 42-7
October 7, 2023 Clarkson Football North (Ontario) Result: Win 35-15
October 14, 2023 Archbishop Moeller Result: Win 28-21
October 20, 2023 at Hoban Result: Win 14 - 7

Playoffs
October 27, 2023 OHSAA Playoffs: #16 Elyria Result: Win 42 - 0
November 3, 2023 OHSAA Playoffs: #8 Canton GlenOak Result: Win 35 - 0
November 10, 2023 OHSAA Playoffs: at (Byers Field) #4 Canton McKinley Result: Win 41 - 17 
November 17, 2023 OHSAA Regional Finals: (at Byers Field) #6 Medina Result: Win 42 - 7
November 24, 2023 OHSAA State Semifinals: (at Arlin Field) Hilliard Bradley Result: Win 26 - 3

State Championship
December 1, 2023 OHSAA State Championship: (Tom Benson Hall of Fame Stadium) Springfield Result: Win 31 - 21

https://www.stedwardeagles.com/sports/football/varsity/

There are game recaps too in article form, for example:

AKRON, Ohio – St. Edward took its only lead of the game late in the fourth quarter on Friday night, but it was enough for a 14-7 win over Archbishop Hoban.

Sophomore running back Brandon White found a hole up the middle and scampered 12 yards for a touchdown with 3:39 left in the game to give the Eagles the 14-7 lead.

AND

LAKEWOOD, Ohio — Despite missing standout running back Jordan Marshall in the second half, the wind and rain began to blow in favor of Cincinnati Archbishop Moeller on Saturday at First Federal Lakewood Stadium.

St. Edward held on for a 28-21 win, but not until after its 21-point lead vanished on the chilly afternoon, which ended on a desperation pass to the end zone. Moeller receiver Preston Smith got his hands on the football, but St. Edward’s Xavier Styles and Bradley Eaton hit him hard enough to dislodge it before he could come down with the pass.

My apologies if someone already posted this, but St. Edward finished the year #2 in Ohio in Calpreps, #31 in the country overall. Calpreps had Boyle County #125 in the country, with a rating (55.1) that would have made the Rebels the fifth-ranked team in all of Ohio.

How does St. Edwards compare to the Hoban team from Akron that Frederick Douglass played last season?