kyvince

I have watched two games that JC has played. They are a shadow of the team they were the last two years. They O-line is not nearly as good, and they have no one the caliber of Ousely and Bratton in the backfield as lead blockers. Their pass D is very very poor. I would expect Towles and co. to rack up some serious passing yards. If Highlands has a weakness, it's probably their run D. Having said that they will be able to stack the box with 9 players, with very little fear of JC's play action passing game. That by the way is their only passing game, play action. That is only effective if you can consistently run the ball. The key word being, consistently. I think Jude will break off a few 8 -15 yard runs, but he will also see his share of 0 - 2 yard plays as well.

I'm expecting a large margin of victory somewhere in the 30 - 40 point range.

Nope I can't.

What was the score of the SK game?

Sadly Pike's name will not be equated or remembered for his on the field and court performances.(good or bad) He will be remembered for the off the field situations. He has become the Chris Henry of NKY HS football.

Truly a sad situation. I feel for his family.

However the true victims in this are his teammates and to some extent his coaches. I hope they come out and have a great game this weekend.

JJ Jude needs about 120 yards to break the record. I expect JJ to end his career in two weeks.

They way Holmes has been playing lately, I would expect JJ to have that by the end of the 1st half. The only issue will be that Holmes sends the house on almost every play, leaving them very vulnerable to passes. If JC is their normal self, they don't throw the ball.

I still expect Jude to go over 250 in this one.

what happened to Hatton?

Doesn't Ryle also only have two losses? I thought I read in another thread that Ryle would also be in the hunt for the championship if they could win out.

They lost a game to Dixie which was not part of the official large school schedule. They have two losses on the official schedule, 1 to CovCath and 1 to Boone.

Presently Dixie is 6-1 with one game left against Ryle. HHS is 6-2 with a bye next week. CovCath is 5-2 with a game against SK. Ryle is 5-2 with a game against Dixie. Boone is 5-2 with a game against Cooper.

If Dixie wins they are in as #1 seed. If CovCath and Boone win there is a 3 way tie for 2nd HHS, Boone, CovCath.

If Ryle wins there is a 5 way tie Boone, CovCath, HHS, Ryle, and Dixie.

Unless Cooper or SK win next week at least one team will be getting to the Championship via a tie breaker. What that is I do not know. Last year CovCath and Campbell played a game on Monday night to determine the 2nd seed. 5 years ago HHS, Covcath and Campbell county flipped coins to determine the 2nd seed.

It is my understanding games not on the "official" large school schedule do not count. Meaning the 1st Ryle v Dixie game does not count, nor does Boone's loss to Beechwood or Highlands game against Trinity or CovCath's game against Campbell County.

Is this particular person also involved in the NKYFL?

I believe the 1st Dixie loss does not count. It is the 2nd Dixie game that counts. The first game was an added game. If they beat Highlands and Dixie, no matter what happens with Boone, Ryle, Dixie and Highlands will all have 2 losses, and would be in a 3 way tie. If CovCath beats Boone and SK, that would make it a 5 way tie, with who knows what type of tie breakers.

If Ryle wins their next 2 games, they would be at least tied for a chance to play in the Championship game. Now they have to beat both Highlands and Dixie to do that, but it is still in their control.

I believe the only tie breakers that are officially agreed upon in the Frosh is head to head competition. Last year CovCath and Campbell had a similar situation. Both teams finished 7 -1, with the loss to Highlands, but did not play each other in the regular season. Technically a coin toss was the method proposed to decide the tie. Both programs agreed to play a "play off" game on Monday night prior to the championship to decide the tie.

IF all 3 teams finish their big school records with just 1 loss, I believe Boone gets in because they do not have a loss to one of the other two. Then it would be Highlands because they beat Dixie. That is not official, but that is my understanding of the head to head rule for tie breakers.

I expect this to be a good game. A lot has changed for Ryle with players in key positions and many of the injured have returned.

Who was injured? They looked pretty impressive against the Camels. The offense isn't very complex but very effective. I think this a very typical Ryle team. Hard nosed, smash mouth football with out turning the ball over they are a very tough freshman team.

Last three years under Coach Wirth vs Highlands are as follows:

2009 Highlands 36 - Covcath 7 (CovCath led 7 -6 after 1, 2 4th quarter TD's by Highlands put the game out of reach) I believe it was the time Highlands trailed at the end of any quarter all year long. IMO the best Highlands team in the past 10 years.

2010 Highlands 27 - Covcath 20 (Covcath ends the game inside the 30 with an incomplete pass at the 5)

2011 Highlands 42 - Covcath 37 (CovCath 1st and 10 at the 17 in the final minutes of the game, but Highlands defense steps up and keeps CovCath out of the endzone for the victory)

The past 3 years the games have been competitive. The past two years they have come down to the final possesion. The varsity players on both teams have not been involved in any of the "blow out" losses that occurred in 2007 and 2008.

Admittedly the two previous years CovCath players were somewhat satisfied even though they lost. In 2009 they felt they were competive again. In 2010 they felt they had closed the gap and were with in striking distance, having remembered 2008 and 2009 games. This year they are distraught over the loss, feeling (right or wrong) they let this one get away.

The point being is that CovCath knows they have to still climb the hill, but for the first time since 2006 they now can see the top of that hill. Now just like any obstacle many times the last few steps are the most difficult, but it is also much easier to motivate and stay focused when the goal is whithin reach.

If Holmes continues to feed the ball to Scruggs, something I do not believe they were doing earlier, their offense becomes significantly better. He has the speed, vision and balance to be in the top 3 backs in NKY. Having said that I think NewCath's offense will have great success against Holmes defense. Holmes relies heavily on pressure. Mis-direction and play action will give them fits. Hitchew is very good at the read option, he will expose an over aggressive d-end very quickly. Holmes struggles mightily in the passing game. They have both Scruggs and Peterson who are great recievers, but they struggle delivering the ball to them.

If Holmes can keep from falling behind two scores early, this could be a very entertaining game. My prediction however is that NewCath's D will cause several TO's and give Newcath short fields to work with.

Newcath 38 - Homes 18 (they STRUGGLE kicking the ball!)

The scary thing is that according to some the HHS offense went "vanilla" on the Colonels. Seems like they wanted to make a statement that they could score at will without aid of a complicated offense.

I would agree that Highlands was not complex on offense. I will disagree on the reason. First of all Highlands very seldom has a Complex offense. To the contrary they are very simple in scheme, however they execute like no other. They put the ball in their best athletes hands and let them be athletes. The second reason I believe it may not have been as complex as other games, is that with complicated plays come simple mistakes. Coach Mueller very early on knew this game was going to be a battle. With the confidence he has in his players, I believe he thought the best chance for Highlands to win, was to eliminate turnovers on offense.

A pretty solid game plan. Had he pulled the trick plays out of the playbook how much more could they have scored? I believe they only punted once or twice the entire game. However, try a more complex approach and have an extra TO, that could have cost Highlands the game.

It is very much a match up issue. La Salle's defense is significantly bigger in the front six/seven than Highlands. La Salle's MLB Burger is a stud and difference maker. Twice he made plays that none of the Lb's on Highlands could have made simply because he is a bigger stronger player. Over all La Salle has better athletes. Having said that, I feel pretty confident that this year Highlands could and would beat La Salle. Two main reasons for that conclusion. 1 Highlands is better coached than La Salle, 2 Highlands D-backs are a better match up against La Salle's 6'6" and 6'4' Wide receivers. La Salle was able to capitalize on that size mismatch, something they would have much more difficult time against Highlands.

I would love to see that game, I think it would be a very good game. As I stated above, I would take Highlands over La Salle this year.

Last year was a different story, hands down La Salle was the superior team in 2010.

What happened to the starting QB?

Where is this game being played?

Don't care one way or the other... but Glen Rice and the National Enquirer 2 very reliable sources.

I think EKU would be the perfect size and pretty good location. The proximity to Lexington also allows the hotel situation to be a non-issue.

I can't see the KHSAA splitting up the state Championships.

I agree completely.

The newspaper article never mentioned anything about a cheer from Colerain that instigated the situation.

And ... any jounalist who has an ounce of integrity would report the entire story.

So ... I wonder ... did Colerain even do anything?

 

I think it is funny that Tom Bolden has more respect for the higher being in question than the St. X student body does.

 

Last .. "we have girls" ... means ... WE HAVE GIRLS.

I understand where some of you immediately jump to conclusions as to the meaning.

But .. if I went to an all boys school ... I don't think that I would immediately assume that the meaning of the cheer had homophobic overtones.

I understand where some would ... but ... those are people who are looking to make a situation into what they want it to be.

 

And again .. I am calling bull on anyone from St. X who says that this happened the way it did.

Based on that "We have Jesus" means We have Jesus. If somehow you infer that means you don't then who's fault is that?

I think Beechwood freshmen are 2-0 with wins over Conner and New Cath. Boone plays at Beechwood this coming Thursday.

What was the score of the Beechwood v Conner game? I saw the thread about the NewCath game, but haven't seen anything about the Conner game. Is Beechwood more of a passing of running team?

Did the Dixie / Campbell game take place last night?

Dixie won 18 - 10. Campbell is 0 -3 and in is largely because of turnovers. They had 6 last night, and I believe a similar number against Highlands the week before. They had 3 or 4 against CovCath. Now I know TO's are a part of the game, a BIG part of the game. But if Campbell can solve that problem, they could become a real difficult team to beat.

Having said that Dixie has very good looking football team. #75 (Johnson) is probably the best lineman I have seen in a couple years. Dixie's only glaring weakness is their lack of numbers.

Then that should of been a penalty.. lol

Not if the ball is thrown behind the LOS

If Campbell County can stop the Turnovers, I think this could be a very good game. However, in the 1st 2 weeks they have really struggled with Turnovers. They have moved the ball well at times. Their two RB's are very nice players. However, their passing game is a bit weak. Each of the past 2 weeks they have been down a score at half, only to see their opponent take over in the 3rd quarter. If they can overcome the 3rd quarter let downs, this could be a very good game. If not you can expect at 21 point victory by Dixie.