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Good rebound win for CovCath. Bir's numbers are quite impressive.

I said in the game against NCC that the lack of rushing yards would play a factor. Wilson a year ago had 113 yards rushing for Dixie compared to Pike’s 30 yards. Last year against Beechwood, Dixie’s Wilson had 100 yards rushing for Dixie, but the margin of victory was much greater, 40 points compared to the 12 point win over NCC in 09. Even with a marginal running performance from Pike Dixie should win this by 14 points.

I think the Breds have a real chance in this one. Dixie won a pretty close game year 19-7 with its' QB Wilson rushing for 113 yards in the game. I doubt his efforts are duplicated this Friday. In addition the Breds offense will be a lot better. Breds in a close one.

Being funny is one thing, sitting on a throne of lies is another. If someone told you that SK won 15-9 then that person was giving you inaccurate information. I figured you would start this kind of crap so I did keep some stats in preparation, which shows what a goofball I am. The Highlands varsity QB threw 16 TD's in 23 drives. On several drives where a touchdown was not scored Highlands first pass play landed them less than 10 yards from the goal line which in 7 on 7 means you get one play to score. He did throw two picks. His first three passes were 40 yard touchdown passes that took about a minute and a half. Highlands has 4 wide receivers that are as a group absolutely outstanding. Eli Schultz has been a very pleasant surprise. I didn't watch SK offense a ton, but I did make some observations. In the beginning the SK varsity QB was very frustrated. He threw his arms in the air at one point obviously showing his displeasure for what appeared to be a route that was not ran correctly. Someone else who watched the Highlands defense could probably tell you how long it took Simon Kenton to initially score but it seemed to be an inordinate amount of time. I noticed when Lawrence scrambled around, he on several occasions rushed up to the line of scrimmage where the guards would normally be and threw. His release is not real high, which could be problematic against big teams when he throws from this location. I realize this is a 7 on 7 and during a regular game he would more likely do something different. He did throw some balls with a lot of trajectory. Of all the teams Highlands has faced so far Lawrence certainly had the strongest arm. I cannot state enough the precision with which the Highlands wide receivers run their routes. In my opinion SK was the stiffest competition thus far, but to be quite honest they would come up woefully short. Highlands’s fans who will see this 2010 team for the first time against Trinity or Manual are going to pleasantly surprised. I wish Simon Kenton the best!

I am aware of his connections but I hope the Father who works for the White Sox feels safe with his job if he just drafted Ronald because he played with his son.

Ronald Cotton was drafted and may attend a D3 school? You think if the White Sox drafted him some D1 school in KY would be chomping at the bit for the kid.

Jody Demling with the Courier-Journal has ranked the 2012 Football Class 1. Josh Harris, LB-RB, Mason County, 6-2, 185 2. Zeke Pike, QB, Dixie 2. Heights, 6-5, 225 3. Travis Elliott, RB, Ryle, 5-11, 210 4. Patrick Towles, QB, Fort Thomas Highlands, 6-5, 230 5. Adam Wing, QB, Rowan County, 6-4, 195 6. Joe Manley, OL, Bowling Green, 6-6, 305 7. Rob Lewis, OL-DL, Pulaski Southwestern, 6-4, 275 8. Josh Walls, RB-FS, Scott County, 5-10, 180 9. Vincent Miller, WR, Henry Clay, 5-11, 175 10. Adam Reynolds, LB, Trinity, 6-1, 175 Other Northern KY Player Mentioned Drake Bruns, RB-DB, Fort Thomas Highlands, 6-1, 185 http://jodydemling.courier-journal.com/2010/07/class-of-2012-state-football-rankings.html

These are kids going up on their own to the camp. This I believe was a parent initiated event. The school or coaching staff at Highlands are not involved.

Totally agree Gryche11. I've seen a lot of "put together athletes" and from a physical prospective this kid, (Sullivan) is a man among boys. He will intimidate a lot of high school kids before the game even starts. He's going to Notre Dame this week. I'm anxious to see how he does. He will need to stay healthy, which has been a problem for him at times.

It's really not elite, though there are a few elite players at the camp, the bottom line is you pay you'll get an invite.

I know a kid who was invited, but is not attending because of the nearly $600 price to attend.

I agree with you on this one.

Quite an improvement.

There is going to have to be a complete turn around in CCH's defense. They've given up over 90 points and over 900 yards of offense to Highlands in the last two games. More than a sprinkle will be needed.

I would rather see Highlands pick-up Lexington Catholic next year.

I watched Cov. Cath. play against Highlands last year. I thought their secondary did a pretty good job against the pass. Though there were several passes completed the Highlands receiver was brought down pretty quickly. This may have hurt them against the run, but IMO next to St. X Ohio, Cov. Cath's pass defense was as good as Highlands saw all year.

He was the Bob Schneider of Lexington.

Hempel from what I was told looked good at Ohio State last week. This wasn't from some clueless Rivals or Scout expert, but was from some of the actual participants.

Towles moves pretty well for a bigger QB. http://recruiting.scout.com/a.z?s=73&p=8&c=1&nid=4874259#video

You have hit the proverbial nail right on the head. :thumb:

You're assuming he's being recruited strictly as a QB.

Towles's size and really suprising speed have recently turned some heads. It will not be all on him either. Highlands is still loaded with talent on both sides of the ball.

Ryle kind of like a good stock portfolio will need to diversify a little more. They don't want to become the Johnson Central of the north, where they rely so much on the running game that they have to play perfect football in order to win. Ryle will beat most teams with their running game alone, but to beat the elites they're simply going to have to go to the air a lot more. I'm sure their coaching staff will make those adjustments.

I like Bruns quite a bit. I've recently not seen a more physical DB in Northern KY.

This tournament I believe cost a couple of hundred bucks to play in it.