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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.  

4 hours ago, Sweeperboy said:

Wait, that means Highlands beats the Blueboys this year…

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.  

6 hours ago, El Diablo said:

Cov Cath has been spoiled when it comes to QBs. 

No doubt and and special teams!  

7 hours ago, Colonels_Wear_Blue said:

The freshman kicker had a kickoff down to the 19 yard line this week. And two FG's that were 30+ yards.

Coach Eviston was there.

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?

9 hours ago, The Raven said:

Clearly Elder was the better team, but it wasn't like CCH didn't have any chances.  If you are the Colonels, you can't have a drive start at the Elder 5 and not come away with points.

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.  

On 8/7/2021 at 1:59 PM, gbballfan21 said:

Good point ...I guess people don't realize that out of district kids have to pass a pretty stringent academic test before they are accepted as a student (and before they take the tuition payment) It is a lot easier to present part of the story than the full story --which is disingenuous at best, and a flat out lie at best.

Beechwood does thing right. If you want to get in as a tuition student --- you better be able to pass the entrance test. I have never seen or even heard of Beechwood turning away a student who couldn't pass the admissions test. If they did (which I haven't seen in 22 years)...it was done first come first serve -- athletics didn't have anything to do with it. Draw any conclusions you want from there. 

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

18 hours ago, Colonels_Wear_Blue said:

Not sure whether or not they are, but there's not a thing wrong with that. Beechwood - and quite a few other public schools that don't keep their heads stuck up their rear ends - have long benefitted from allowing out-of-district kids to come in as tuition students.

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.

2 hours ago, ukat1 said:

3 Ryle freshmen transferred to Beechwood - 1 QB and 2 WRs. These weren't issues with Ryle as a program but thought out family reasons for the three players to make a move. 

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?

4 minutes ago, throwback32 said:

We all know what this is about.  It has nothing to do with being competitive and scared to play.  Highlands was destroyed by Cov Cath the first 6 years Listerman was at HHS, didn’t stop him from scheduling them.  
 

If coaches in NKY feel the need to stand up and “boycott” Cov Cath because of perceived inappropriate behavior, then I say fine.

 

Its the stakeholders in Park Hills who should ask the question as to why this is happening.

 

And I’m sure the kids in the Fort will learn all they need to about “life” and being competitive every time they walk under the state championship banner.

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.  

10 minutes ago, Kenny Powers said:

From what I have observed and am learning, albeit an admittedly small sample, I highly doubt it has anything to do with being scared or lacking competitiveness. I do not know Coopers HC but I do know Kevin at HHS and he’s not one to backdown from anything or anyone. 
 

Based on what I have heard/read, it seems to me that schools are opting not to play CCH to make a statement that questions how things are being done at CCH in terms of players coming into the program. 
 

However, As someone who was a football player at HHS when a lot of schools were ducking us because players were moving into Ft. Thomas to be a part of something great (just like CCH), I think there are better ways to go about proving your point to CCH than simply opting not to play them; I honestly think it does more harm to your own program to not play them than it does to CCH. Just my opinion. 

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!  

14 minutes ago, throwback32 said:

Questioning the competitive nature of Coach Listerman and Sullivan is comical.

These two are leaders at their schools, highly successful as coaches, and have a fire and passion for winning.

 

 

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?  

13 minutes ago, Jack of all Trades said:

Who said anyone is scared of anything?  Think it is a statement that is being made.

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

2 hours ago, Kenny Powers said:

Thank you for the background. I was not aware of all of this; I am still trying to get a grasp on the other sports besides football and girls soccer. 

It seems to me that HHS and Cooper would want to play CCH to prepare themselves for the tournaments. Like baseball, the regular season means absolutely nothing. Play the best to prepare yourself for when it matters. Or am I missing something? 

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?

3 hours ago, Voice of Reason said:

How is it different? Why does a student athlete choose to repeat 7th or 8th grade and how is that different?

A thoughtful answer is requested over a cryptic slur.

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?

8 hours ago, Voice of Reason said:

Is this any different than kids who have repeated 7th or 8th grade?

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.  

15 minutes ago, BrosefStalin said:

Bingo! And anyone who DOESN'T get it and continues to ignorantly criticize Cam or his decision needs to just stop. Time to move on. 

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.      

2 hours ago, theguru said:

That pretty much locks it up for me, coming back is the right decision for Cam.

Congrats Cam!

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.