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I have been critical of them, but besides the play Dixie scored on, the CCH special teams was much improved. All in all, good win, but CCH has a lot to work on with the passing game!

Biggest play of the game may have been the spot on LC's 4th down play in the 4th quarter, when they were down 14. They ended up getting the 4th down conversion by what looked like less than a nose of the ball.

Very likely. Cov Cath will struggle with Noon and HHS receivers. Lexington Catholic had several long passes that were wide open, but just a little over thrown. Being unable to have a consistent passing game will make it hard to win shootouts.

No doubt and and special teams!

I remember in years past they had gone to the soccer team for some help. There has to be someone in a school of 500+ boys to get a kickoff to 10-15 yard line.

Cov Cath has to find someone that can kick off past the 25 yard line. You just can’t let good teams continuously start with such good field position.

Do the Beechwood faithful feel a disconnect with the direction of the football and basketball programs? Is there less of a community feel? Was there ever? Is there animosity from locals about it becoming a commuter school for non Ft. Mitchell residents? Maybe this has always been the case, I really don’t know. This isn’t the way I remember the Tigers fielding teams back in the day, so I wondered how fans feel about it. Or if they even care as long as they win?

How did the JV and Freshman games go today with Elder?

I was disappointed in the play calling on that drive. It was like the Colonels were ok to settle with a 28-6 score and just trying to get the game over with. In other news, you can't have your senior center firing snaps over the QB's head multiple times. That has to get cleaned up and cleaned up fast. Our special teams needs a lot of work. We missed our only extra point and the kicker struggled to get the kickoffs to the twenty yard line. That causes a huge discrepancy in field position.

Or be good at basketball or football and they will find a spot for you!

I never said there was a thing wrong with it, but tell that to the kids that got turned away because they weren’t superior athletes! I know one and they were not very happy about it.

Are they Ft. Mitchell residents or are they paying to attend Beechwood? I am hearing Beechwood has accepted a couple of incoming 8th graders whom are good athletes, but will not be living in Ft. Mitchell and paying tuition?

How did the Colonels look in the 7x7 this morning at Beechwood? Is there still a chance Starks ends up playing football, now that AAU basketball is completed?

It honestly doesn't hurt CCH at all, they seemed to find some very good teams to play, just take a look at the schedule. The last statement is laughable. I guess I am still waiting for my "life" lessons and competitiveness from walking under a banner.

I agree with your last statement. I am not in the know who exactly made the decision, but as an outsider it looks very weak for both of them, as well as the others choosing not to play them. In the end, the kids are the ones that lose out. As a former football player, I am sure those rivalry games were some of the best memories of your life. Unfortunately, the powers that be will be taking those memories away from the kids. You ask the players what they would want to do and I would imagine not a single one of them wouldn't want to play CCH. In the end, the kids lose out and that is sad!

Then why not step up to the plate and take down the almighty Colonels? It worked quite well for St. Henry last year. I would have never questioned their competitive nature, but with this decision I question that competitive nature. I am sorry, I expected much better out of them. What does this teach their kids in the game of life, which in the long run, this is all about?

Quite the statement to their players, isn't it? Think those St. Henry players wished they wouldn't have played CCH last year?

In addition, I would think Cov Cath would be one of the best gates of the year and when it comes down to things, money usually talks. If it is the coaches at HHS and Cooper who are making these decisions , that is very surprising, I thought they were competitors. Watching them when they were in high school and college, they were both competitors and not scared of anyone, what changed?

Those schools that are refusing to play CCH are only hurting their own players. Just think of the memories those St. Henry kids gained last year when they took down the Colonels on their home floor. They have those memories and will talk about that game and the region game the rest of their lives. That game may have been the reason they won the region game, who knows? The decision to not play CCH is petty, but knowing some of the coaches who are making this decision, doesn't surprise me one bit. In the end, it is the kids that lose out. If you want to be the best, play the best and beat em. If not, take the lumps and learn what you need to work on. Stop crying and suck it up, but that is the culture we live in these days.

Any updates on the QB competition?

Because the 7th or 8th grader really has struggled with his academics and to his parents, that is the most important part, not to fall behind his classmates. The 7th or 8th grader hasn't spent four years in high school and hasn't had issues with academics. The 7th or 8th grader doesn't have relatives on record saying the decision is solely based on trying to get an athletic scholarship and nothing to do with academics, which the COVID rule was put in place for. The 7th or 8th grader is not planning to repeat his senior year for academics, yet is going to leave half way through the year and head to prepare for his college football season, which tells you everything you need to know about this decision. Do you want me to keep going?

Not even in the same realm and kind of comedic you are trying to compare this debacle to a kid repeating 7th or 8th grade.

Why? The rule was put in place for those who struggled with their academics and he is only coming back because of athletics. If he wasn't a football player, he would not be making this decision. I think any individual that pays taxes in Ft. Mitchell has every right to criticize this decision as much as they want.

The rule was put in place for those who struggled academically, not those who didn't like their scholarship offers. His decision has nothing to do with his academics. You can't fault the kid for making the decision he did, but you can fault those who allowed the decision to occur. I don't care what anyone says, my mind will never be changed in this instance and any instances where the kid is coming back strictly for athletics.

Beechwood much more fundamentally stronger team tonight. CCH had a bad error and several passed balls which led to several of the runs. First time watching Beechwood this year and their coach seems like a fun guy to play for, seems like a players coach.