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"That one call..." in a game that ended 30-6.

2 hours ago, Colonels_Wear_Blue said:

Cov Cath's PA guy has Griffin Stadium rocking after the game with Rubberband Man booming.

One of the best songs from that era! My son (he's 12) and I blare that quite often around the house or while driving. Great choice!

57 minutes ago, Brown said:

Nice win Graves- getting better each week 

After a slow start, albeit against some really good teams (Mayfield, Tilghman, Owensboro), Graves seems to be playing really well of late.

1 minute ago, Breds82 said:

Lost to Beechwood for the second time in 3 years. Dan Ridder was the coach. He was very much underrated in my opinion. 

Yes, both in the regional final. The 1996 game was down to the wire (23-20), while the 1998 game was a comfortable Beechwood win (29-0).

Fewest wins in a season for Hazard since winning just one in 1944, a shortened season due to World War II. Schedule was brutal but the Bulldogs just never could generate offense.

Thought this would be a good one and it certainly delivered.

4 minutes ago, Yall Wear High Waters said:

Dayton has not won many playoff games recently. Kudos to them for going on the road and getting the dub. 

This is now in a playoff win in three consecutive seasons (2021 - Ludlow; 2022 - Berea), but prior to that the last playoff win for Dayton came in the second round against Bellevue way back in 1998.

Betsy Layne wins their first ever playoff game after ten previous trips all ended in first round defeats. They also won 10 games in a season for the first time, eclipsing the previous best of 9 wins in 2013. The Bobcats are coached by Jarredd Jarrell, who was a terrific quarterback at Prestonsburg several years back.

18 minutes ago, DRKARK said:

So I have a question. After the second round and they go to the RPI, do the brackets combine or do you stay in the same bracket until the state championship game?

After two rounds, the four "western" teams are paired up by RPI (1 vs. 4; 2 vs. 3) and so are the four "eastern" teams. Then for the semifinals, the final four teams are reseeded by RPI (1 vs. 4; 2 vs. 3). It is important to note that RPI locks in after the regular season so a team won't go up or down in RPI during the playoffs.

Not a vintage Pulaski team by any stretch, but the schedule has been brutal. They played Southwestern close two weeks ago. Can they pull the upset next Friday?

Tates Creek was handled easily by their three best opponents (Douglass, Station, Ballard) in the middle of the year, but they've also easily handled all their other opponents. This is a borderline top 10 team in Class 6A, but no higher than 10th.

8 hours ago, ColonelMike said:

Hard to know what to expect from this 9-1 Jtown team.....their nine victories have come over teams that have combined for just 20 wins.   Only Louisville Holy Cross (5-5) won more than 3 games this year......of course, all this  means is that we truly have no idea how Jtown will perform against a team with a winning record.   It doesn't tell us whether they are truly good, or secretly bad.   Friday will tell a lot.

Jeffersontown is definitely improved from past years. They've scheduled properly, gaining victories and momentum, which will pay dividends in the coming season. They're doing it the right way.

That said, I think North Oldham will win by two touchdowns.

What a brutally tough 3-way tiebreaker. I saw all three play and I believe Whitley County was the second best team in the district. Whitley routed Perry, lost a nailbiter to Letcher, and ends up with the 4-seed playing at Boyle.

5 hours ago, BobbyKnight said:

Will Jerry Perry, his brother take over? 

He's been an assistant there the last two years.

Thought this piece by Dan Wetzel did a great job of highlighting the complicated legacy of Bon Knight.

https://sports.yahoo.com/coaching-legend-bob-knight-famous-for-both-victories-and-outbursts-dies-at-83-223223902.html

1 hour ago, LethalPG said:

I wish it was top 2 teams in each district.  I'm sure they let 4 in for money purposes, but it creates a watered down product.  And ultimately, football is always discussing how to be safer.  Go to two teams, and there are less amount of games and risk of injuries.  

I’ve long been in favor of 3 teams per district but they’ve allowed the top four for 33 years now so I doubt that will ever change. 

28 minutes ago, MaddenCurse44 said:

None but if someone doesn't make the playoffs they are aloud to take their spot.

I kinda like this idea. Maybe offer the spot to the team with the highest rated RPI that didn’t make the playoffs. Of course that wouldn’t work for 1A or 6A because all of them make it. 

33 minutes ago, Colonels_Wear_Blue said:

When the KHSAA reclassified last, they said St. Henry would fall into the 2025-2026 realignment as a 2A team.

Just a reminder, the current alignment is only for two seasons (2023 and 2024). The plan it to completely realign again before the 2025 season. If St. Henry begins varsity play in 2025, it probably will be in Class 2A but it may not be the same teams that are currently aligned with Beechwood. 

11 hours ago, rjal said:

What I have heard, all be it  third hand, was that there will be an inspection sometime this week and if the stadium can pass, the game will be played at home. 

9 hours ago, Colonels_Wear_Blue said:

I've heard the same thing, but I've got a couple of messages in to confirm.

This is wonderful if that is the case. I wondered if moving the game to Saturday might be because it wasn't completely finished but a day game would be easier to manage than a night game.

Sneaky good year for Class 1A. It seems like in the past this is a two or three team class, at best. I don't believe everyone can win the title but the teams at the bottom of the top ten are legitimately solid clubs this season.

The first four are title contenders, the next three are capable of winning a couple playoff games, but this class really falls off after that.

8 hours ago, DearToday said:

Feels like 5A playoffs will be fun. Don’t think any of the top teams are too good to get knocked off at any night. 

I've thought all year it was a three-team race (Bowling Green, Highlands, and South Warren in some order), but every team below is more than capable of putting a scare into or even knocking off each other. Class 5A should be a very fun bracket to follow.

On 10/29/2023 at 3:56 PM, BEChargers said:

Fern Creek can be dangerous.  But I think SK pulls away in second half. 

I'm in the same boat. Seems like a game that could be 21-21 at halftime before Simon Kenton wins by 2-3 scores.

Adair County's last two playoff wins both came against Union County, one in 2015 and another in 2016. I think the Indians will compete with Union but I'll give the slight edge to the home team in one of the better 1-4 matchups of the first round.