kyvince

The JC game was not Blakes best. Having said that he was a victim of at least 3 drops, two of which were probable TD's another at least a 40 yard gain. The reality is for Bir to be considered with Towles is quite an honor. I expect Blake to have a great Junior season, but Towles is a 2 time state champ who has verbally committed to UK. I think Blake would be happy to be considered in that company.

If you add in Johnson Central's QB you will have 10,100!

No matter how you spin this, this is a very impressive endorsement. There is no such thing as a sure thing recruit or sure thing rookie QB in the NFL for that matter. However, when you perform as well as Zeke did at a camp like this, and gets praise for his on the field and off the field actions, you have to be impressed. I realize Zeke has many detractors, some of it deserved, however a rational person has to be impressed with this type of recognition. It literally puts him in the top 1 percent of HS football players graduating in 2012. No matter what that's impressive.

It is a shame that this has to happen. I think it is a result of the New 4a in NKY. In the past teams like Holmes, Pendelton and sometimes Harrison have struggled playing JV schedules. It appears that maybe the case again this year. I believe CovCath is playing Cincinnati St. X in place of one of those games, in addition to the 2nd match up with Highlands.

I think that would be the best scenario for SK to have a chance in 6a. Mr. Pinkleton is an outstanding athlete, and is a premier defensive back. At QB he is an athlete playing qb. Kuntz looked much more comfortable during the 7 on 7 I saw. He made the reads quicker and he was much more accurate. If Kuntz can win the starting QB position, and keep Pinkleton on D, SK will be better off. I think it will be their defense that will determine the future this year. The offense can keep them in games and may have flashes of brilliances, but I don't think SK can/will make a habit of out scoring folks this year.

What was his number last year?

Both NKY's qb's are doing very well at the Elite 11 QB camp. Pike finished yesterday ranked 5th and Towles was ranked 12th out of the 24 QB's at the camp. Both players have been interviewed about the camp, and both come off very impressive in their moments in the sun. The analysis from the "expert" was really very consistent with what I have seen of the two. He said that Pike was a "gamer" and showed much better in the 7 on 7 competition vs the drills, and that Towles wasn't spectacular in any one thing, but was good in about everything. He was excellent in his check down reads. It's pretty amazing that both of these QB's from NKY are gaining such national exposure. This type of thing doesn't happen that often in NKY.

How did each team look?

So the Beechwood Freshmen team and the Highlands Freshmen team held a seperate 7 on 7 against one another, or was it part of the Varsity 7 on 7?

Does that mean that Cohorn is the back up QB? Because Zeke is not playing in the NewCath game that becomes a pretty big issue for that game.

Physically it is WR in a run dominated offense. Not as easy in a pass dominate offense, but I still think it is a place you can "hide" a sub-par player. Mentally I think it might be Nose Tackle. In most schemes it is pretty straight forward mentally speaking. On the physical side it can be a very tough position to play, most time getting double and sometimes even triple teamed.

Not only do I think that scrimmages are necessary, I think it is a real detriment to teams if they only have 1 scrimmage. This is especially true if you have a young team, especially at QB. You don't get the opportunity to watch films, correct a few things an have another trial run. No matter how hard you try the speed of the game is very seldom replicated in practice. That feeling in your stomach before the 1st hit is pretty difficult to "practice".

I think there are two distinct ways to measure the most difficult position. One is physically ie. the other is mentally. Physically I think it is a toss up between LB's and RB's. Both require exceptional athletes who have violent collision play after play. Mentally: I think QB is the most demanding. However, I think playing defensive back, specifically Corner back requires significant mental toughness. When you make a mistake everyone knows it. You have to have a very short memory and be able to recover from bad plays before you can even catch your breath.

I agree about Mullins. His lead blocking was absolutely critical to their running success. Throw in his running ability and you have 2 big dimensions that need to be replaced. I haven't heard if Mullins is playing in college, I thought for sure he would have caught on somewhere.

If the 2011 team is better than the 2010 version, then yes I think that changes things. I still think we would be talking margin of victory for Colerain, but perhaps not talking blowouts.

Absolutely agree. Ryle would match up better against the Elder's and St. X's of the world. My guess however is that once Colerain gets up they will use this game to work on their passing game. This is traditionally not a strength of Colerain's offense. So unless Colerain has a better passing game than in years past, this might keep the game closer.

I look for the Colonels to have a very good year. However, I think had the past 2 years had this year's schedule you would have had 8-2 or 7-3 type records in the regular season. I think the Beechwood and Highlands games will be the key games in this year schedule. I am not overlooking anyone of the 1st 4, but by week 5 and 6 you have a pretty good indication of what type of team you are. In Ky. High School football you can start out slow, and improve week after week and you still have legitimate shot at making post season noise. (See SK from 2009) If the Colonels can be 4-2 or 5 -1 heading into the bye week, with no ugly losses it could be a special year in Park Hills. As Clyde said the key will be the defense and specifically the run defense. If they improve significantly in that area of the game, they will have a very good year.

I can see it now 400 red sweater vest, pacing back and forth in the stands, perhaps a towl draped over their shoulders. I agree that Coach L will be greeted warmly. He embraced the crazies to the nth degree. No matter what the reason(s) for his departure he will always be remebered as a good man who truely understood the mission and purpose of CovCath.

In KY High Schools are allowed two pre-season scrimmages (1 if you play during week 0), that is for the entire HS. Many schools allow the Frosh to have a portion of the scrimmage time, but scheduling a seperate Freshmen only scrimmage would count against the two. If Highlands varsity Scrimmages Male varsity this year then it could happen, otherwise it wont'.

Were there no Kids from Beechwood in the game last night?

Wait a minute I think you have something here, the economy has been on the decline for about 4 years... hm what else has happened the past 4 years?? Ok for the good of the economy I am going to have to root for CovCath to dethrone the Birds as state champs this year. I think all red blooded Americans should do the same!

My apologies to the o-lineman on both sides. I end up being the Joe-bag-of-doughnuts fan, and simply watch the ball in games that I watch for pleasure. As a result I miss the boys in the trenches do their thing. I will say I was impressed with the running game for the west, both Bradley and Mullins had some very nice holes to run behind. For the east on Slaybaugh's TD, I don't think he was touched. The Guidugli kid from Brossart also so had a couple carries where he didn't see a white jersey until he was a good 5 yards down field.

I was very impressed by the athletes on both sides last night. It amazes me that more of those young men are not playing at least at D1 aa (FBS whatever) or MAC type D1 schools. From the west Mullen was down right impressive running, receiving and blocking. Is he playing at the next level? I was impressed with him during the year and last night confirmed the type of player he is. Dvontae Bradley is a steal for TMC! That kid can flat out run the football! Baldwin is as advertised he is the real deal, I predict an outstanding college career for that youngman. Jerry Arlinghaus had a rough night statistically, but he embodies what HS football is all about. He plays hard and is gutsy, and fights till the end. For the East as someone else stated Connelly and Leonard were very impressive. Connelly is a very special football player, he runs great routes and makes plays on the ball when it is in the air. He has the makings of a NAIA all american at Georgetown. I am not familiar with who Georgetown has at WR, but my gut tells me that Connelly will be in the line up by mid-season. I felt bad for Josh Jasper, who I think will have a nice career at TMC, but he had to play against both Connelly and Leonard old teammates with NKYFL Raiders. He played hard, but was a little over matched last night. Paul Ritter had an outstanding game for the East, and with no disrespect to Mr.Oden, I thought Paul should have received the DB award for the east. I'll admit I am a bit biased in my view, but Paul had two picks and was all over the field making tackles. Seidel, Huddleston and Lofeland from Highlands all showed why they have four rings on their fingers. They emody the Highlands defensive philosphy, the play fast, hit hard and are always around the football. Congratulations to all the players who played last night, and to the entire class of 2011 NKY Football players. It has been an absolute joy watching you play these past few years. Remember as you get older your HS exploits will improve, your wins will have increased and the ref's will be responsible for most of the games lost!

How many nights are they practicing?

What side of the ball do you think Soph's Hayes, Wrobleski and Hergott will play?