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On 8/10/2023 at 12:43 PM, CCHFC said:

I think that Cov Cath will have a pretty good team with a skill position group that would not look out of place in the GCL South. Having said that, I would be stunned if we’re better than Trinity. 

I'd say Trinity and Cov Cath would be a pretty even matchup.  Both teams having good years.  Trinity has really played well down the stretch after a somewhat slow start.

On 8/10/2023 at 3:53 PM, Tigerpride94 said:

I agree.

I think I had Bryan Station ranked about right.  #20 preseason and #19 now.  Some I miss but that's one I think I got pretty accurate.

No countdown this year, but the preseason top 25 was released yesterday on KSR. Plus the top 5 per class.  This is my fourth year doing them. I appreciate the coaches that gave me feedback on who they think would be the top teams in their class. So I used that feedback along with weighing in how well teams did last year and who they have returning, transferring in, along with players they lost due to graduation or transfer.

1 Boyle County 
2 Frederick Douglass 
3 St. Xavier
4 Corbin 
5 Male 
6 Scott County 
7 Bowling Green 
8 Covington Catholic
9 CAL
10 Mayfield 
11 Louisville Trinity
12 Beechwood 
13 LCA
14 Bullitt East 
15 Southwestern 
16 Pikeville 
17 Bardstown 
18 Johnson Central 
19 Bryan Stationed 

20 Raceland

21 Woodford County
22 Owensboro
23 Manual
24 Ballard
25 Owensboro Catholic

1A

Pikeville

Raceland

Hazard

NCC

Louisville Holy Cross

 

2A

Mayfield

Beechwood

LCA

Owensboro Catholic

Breathitt County

 

3A

CAL 

Central 

Belfry 

Lexington Catholic

Bell County

 

4A

Boyle County

Corbin 

Covington Catholic

Bardstown 

Johnson Central 

 

5A

Scott County

Bowling Green

Southwestern 

Woodford County

Owensboro 

 

6A

Frederick Douglass

St. Xavier

Male

Trinity

Bullitt East

https://www.on3.com/teams/kentucky-wildcats/news/ksrs-kentucky-high-school-football-2023-preseason-rankings/

 

On 7/6/2023 at 2:33 PM, theguru said:

Thanks Tp94.  I am waiting for @teeroy's countdown:

 

I think this year I’m just going to release the whole top 25 at once, rip the band aid right off. 

On 7/14/2023 at 1:03 AM, DearToday said:

Until Station shows they can hang with FD I can’t buy it. FD has absolutely waxed them the last few years. 

You say the last 2 few years but 2 years ago that game was fairly close. Nowhere close to a blowout.

For mine:  6 Southwestern, 7 Pulaski County, 8 Greenwood, 9 Owensboro 10 North Laurel

On 9/2/2022 at 10:56 PM, Voice of Reason said:

Those fans should not be on the field while the handshake line is going.

I agree.  That was bad!

12 hours ago, ChiefSmoke said:

Extra bonus on this week's podcast... the story of Frankfort HS's Kermit Williams.

Don't miss it!

THUR, 9/22, 7:30 PM

    

The Coaches' Office: Behind the Scenes of HS Football with Chuck Smith & David Buchanan

 

 

 

I am looking forward to listening!

On 9/15/2022 at 1:41 PM, bjaynes said:

Other than the live stream on the Cov Cath Network are there any other viewing options for this game…….other than being there in person, of course. Thx. 

I'll try to post a few videos on twitter @teeroyhowell (of course i won't livestream).

5 minutes ago, theguru said:

FD is definitely a team to watch.  We are "debating" very subtle differences here. 

Yeah I hear a ton of feedback regarding my rankings and almost everyone I've heard from agrees this Douglass team is one of the top teams in the state.  

On 8/31/2022 at 4:40 PM, theguru said:

I hear you, FD struggles to win the big ones in my opinion. 

Douglass has finished outside the top 5 (8-10 range) in my final 2020 and 2021 polls, so I agree they were not top 5 in the past few years.  However I think this Douglass team is different and I think they will finish at the top 5 and have their best chance ever to win 5A.  We will see.

On 8/5/2022 at 2:00 PM, theguru said:

I don't want to pick on any one school but if Highlands, CovCath or Beechwood doesn't make your Top 30 then I want to see them play Raceland.  Fortunately Highlands plays Raceland. 🙂

You still sticking with Highlands over Raceland?  I think Raceland can/should go in to Ft. Thomas and beat them.

6 hours ago, Brown said:

This is a "participation trophy" poll always - giving away freebie undeserved rankings.  Last week these guys had Owensboro #1 and now #3 after beating Apollo 62-18.  According to this poll, Henderson would be above Trinity, Male, South Warren.  I say the playoffs should be seeded by this poll!

I think Owensboro will easily beat Daviess Friday.

15 hours ago, TheDeuce said:

Sounds like the recruiting rankings are not a good metric to use.

It's not the only metric to use, but if you can name me 5 teams better than Douglass this year I would like  to know who they are?

8 hours ago, theguru said:

On Beechwood, I would say prove it against both Simon Kenton and CovCath.

Yeah if they blow out Simon Kenton that will be impressive.

5 hours ago, TheDeuce said:

Fredrick Douglass and Beechwood are my two biggest issues. No shot FD is #2 in the entire state. Beechwood MAY be Top 10 (that's a long shot, IMO), but they certainly haven't proven it at this point. 

According to the recruiting rankings FD has the most talent in the state and Beechwood has the highest ranked player in the state, but of course none of those highly rated players play QB.

33 minutes ago, Unrivaled97 said:

I'd say it looks pretty fair at this point.  As for Manual, they get to play #1, #8, #9 and a pretty good LaSalle team so they'll have their chance to crack the top 10.  I personally like their chances against both Ballard and Male, but we will see.

Oh yeah Manual might be moving up fast.  Also if Dunbar beats Woodford that is a good sign for Madison Central, who barely beat Dunbar at home (Central did have some injuries).  If Woodford beats Dunbar by a lot they will likely jump Madison Central.  Hard to tell about how good Beechwood is until they have the prove it game vs Cov Cath, assuming Cov Cath keeps winning.

22 hours ago, MaddenCurse44 said:

Pioneers can beat them!

Nope.

14 hours ago, theguru said:

I want to see what happens against Center Grove and LaSalle before I opine further. 

Will be easier to rank Trinity once they start playing some in-state teams.  Like to see how they match up with Louisville St. X, Male, and Ballard

Almost put Manual over Male. To me that game is a coin flip. What do y’all think?

2 hours ago, theguru said:

I wouldn't give up on T.  If they get their offense going they will be just fine. 

Do they have any highly ranked recruits other than maybe the kicker? A down Trinity team but still a good team. 

7 hours ago, TheDeuce said:

I've asked you on multiple occasions to post your own rankings, yet you never deliver. I'm sure there are plenty of people who would be open to discussing your (or anyone else's) personal rankings. 

People that like to complain the most about rankings typically won’t take the time or thought to post their own!

Will be the weekend of Dec 4. Likely with 3 on Fri, 3 Sat

On 8/19/2022 at 11:59 AM, Tigerpride94 said:

Looks like @teeroy going to fill some of the vaccum.

Had fun last night on Twitter Space. Will try it again tonight at 10 PM @teeroyhowell listeners spoke about what happened at games they attended.

19 hours ago, teeroy said:

Nope.

The Rocks are back baby! Back on to their usual form after a slightly down year by their standards.