theguru
10-27-2005, 09:53 AM
They will all be released in this forum very soon. Here is an example from LAST YEAR:
2004 BluegrassPreps.com Class AAA Football Playoff Preview
By Oldbird and theguru
BluegrassPreps.com Staff Writers
One of the definitions of balance according to Webster is equality between two (2) sides; however, if Mr. Webster wanted an example of balance he would need to look no further than the Kentucky state 3A playoff brackets.
The western side of the bracket features three (3) powerhouses in:
• Bowling Green: The fact that Bowling Green has rolled to a perfect 10-0 record, while being ranked fifth most of the season in the Bluegrasspreps.com 3A poll speaks to how strong 3A is this year. Bowling Green is led by QB Russell Parker who has passed for over 1,200 yards, and rushed for almost 500. Earlier this year Parker became Bowling Green's all time leading passer. Going into the last week of the year Bowling Green had outscored their opponents 398 to 59 running the triple option. One Bowling Green insider had this to say when asked about the Purples chances in the postseason, "We still feel like we have an excellent chance to beat Hoptown, but it's all about heart and desire...how bad do you want it?" The bottom line is Bowling Green has a fine football team that will be a force in the west.
• Boyle County: The 8-2 Boyle County Rebels are three (3) time defending 3A state champ and working on their sixth (6th) straight title overall. Boyle County is led by Mr. Football candidate QB Brandon Smith, RB Quinn Gihvan, WR's Seth Tamme and Evan Teague. The 2004 Boyle County Rebels lack the depth some of the past Rebel teams have had but when Coach Smith puts his best eleven players on the field they may be the best team in 3A. The Rebels are going to go as Brandon Smith goes. Smith is an excellent passer and he has the quickest first two steps in Kentucky. And, Smith may be the Rebels best defender when he is on the field. Boyle is in the midst of the most prolific run of any prep football program in KY state history and Coach Smith would like nothing more than to add to it by sending his son and his teammates off with one more ring.
• Hopkinsville: Coach Craig Clayton and the Hopkinsville Tigers and looking to return to the state finals for the first time since 1997. In 1997 Coach Clayton rode the back of future UK Wildcat and current Detroit Lion Artose Pinner to the state finals. This year Coach Clayton has another super athlete in UK recruit and Mr. Football candidate Curtis Pulley. Pulley has rushed for nearly 1,000 yards and passed for over 1,500 yards, while leading the Tigers to a perfect 10-0 record. However, the jury is still out on the Tigers because they have been playing to the level of their competition late in the season which is a sure way to get beat in the postseason. Pulley is a man among boys and he is the best football player in Kentucky but will he be enough to break the Curse of Chuck Smith?
Although these are the top teams in the west there are several other teams fully capable of playing spoiler and going on an extended run in the playoffs themselves. This group includes Pulaski Southwestern behind one of the states leading rushers in Lee Renfro, Madisonville North Hopkins, Franklin Simpson, Waggner, and Central.
However, we believe that history will repeat itself with a state semi-final match-up featuring the Tigers and the Rebels, Smith versus Pulley, Clayton versus Smith, Hopkinsville traveling to Boyle County. The past two (2) times these teams have met in the semifinals (2001 and 2002), Boyle County came out on top by a touchdown each time. Unfortunately for the Rebels, Chuck Smith continues his amazing run and leads his senior son back to the football promised land of Louisville.
The eastern side of the bracket features:
• Covington Catholic: Lynn Ray announced before the season began that this would be his last leading the Colonels, a team he has coached for thirty (30) years and five (5) state championships (God bless Coach Ray for all he has done for CCH and Kentucky high school football. BluegrassPreps.com salutes you!). This group of Colonels should be battle tested as they once again fought through a schedule that included games against two (2) large school Cincinnati schools in LaSalle and Elder, as well as, rivalry games with Dixie Heights, Beechwood, and Highlands. Covington Catholic is led by an excellent defense that is surrendering less than 2 td's per game. The Colonel defense is big and physical and no one will be able to line up and just run at the Colonels. Only a balanced attack will send CCH back to Park Hills. Watch for 6-2 OL Mike Donoghue, he has given his verbal commitment to the University of Louisville, and is considered one of the top linemen in the state. If Covington Catholic can put two touchdowns on the scoreboard they can beat anyone in KY (3A).
• Highlands: Highlands bounced back from the 44-10 trouncing they received in the state championship game from Boyle County to go 9-1 which included a 21-0 victory over Boyle County. The Bluebird's have abandoned the wide open passing attack that they were known for in the Lorenzen/Guidguli era for a ground game that features as many as six (6) different running backs. However, the real strength of this Bluebird team is a defense that surrendered more than 2 td's only one time all year. Jordan Nevels' is the player to keep your eye on. This 6-0, 185 pound player does it all, plays LB on defense, plays RB on offense, and returns kicks. Nevels may be the hardeset hitter in the state. The Bluebirds have more skilled talent than anyone in 3A but the Birds offensive line and QB position are questions marks. Starting QB Chase Cecil has had an injury filled season and the play calling has been conservative with back up QB Chad "13K" Hudepohl in the game so there is no telling what Coach Mueller has up his sleeve for the postseason. However, as one of the top five coaches in the state, we believe Coach Mueller will have the Birds flying high!
• Lexington Catholic: Behind the arm of Junior phenom Justin Burke, Lexington Catholic started off the season winning a shootout with Boyle County 43-42. Since that point, with the exception of one setback to the top ranked team in KY Louisville St. X, the Knights have been rolling. Burke, a favorite for Mr. Football next year has passed for over 1,500 yards and led an offense that averages over 5 td's per game. Coach Sphire and the Lexington Catholic Knights have an offense that is second to none. The Knights will play the first three games of the postseason at home as long as they keep winning. As you may or may not know, LexCath head coach Bob Sphire is also the head coach of the Lexington Horsemen who are the 2004 NIFL National Champions. The experience Coach Sphire gained while coaching the fast paced, professional football is invaluable! The sky is the limit for the Knights and all comers will have to be prepared to play four quarters of intense football against LexCath.
• Bell County: Predicting that Bell County will make it to the state semi-final almost seems like a given. We feel that Log Mountain will be the site of the 3A semi-finals where Dudley Hilton's Bell County Bobcats are always dangerous. Bell County is led by Shawn Robbins, a 5-10, 175-pound senior RB with 4.5 speed. The Bobcats are built for postseason play under bad conditions and that is very possible the last weekend of November. Other than a three point loss to Prestonsburg early in the season the Bobcats have wiped everyone else out. Add to that the fact that the other three favorites in the east will all be beating up on each other in the weeks prior to the game at Log Mountain and Bell County is a real threat to win the east.
Other teams in the east who have the ability to rain on the parade of the favorites include: East Jessamine, Harrison County, and Ashland.
We believe the east will come down to the Highlands Bluebirds visiting the Bobcats of Bell County. These teams have had some prolific match ups such as the Turkey Bowl in 1992 when Hilton hosted Tom Duffy and the Bluebirds on Thanksgiving Day (known in NKY as Dudley Hilton's Blue Plate Special), as well as, a tight 16-14 Highlands victory in 1996. With the Bluebirds past success on Log Mountain and with their exceptional defense this we believe the Birds will advance to the state finals once again
So we end this season exactly how we ended last season with the five (5) time defending state champion Boyle County Rebels and the fifteen (15) time state champ Highlands Bluebirds. The Bluebirds won the first meeting, but that meeting will hold no meaning. Expect a much tighter game on the scoreboard with the Bluebirds avenging their loss in the state championship the previous year. However, as recent history has taught us no one should ever discount the magic that Chuck Smith works come playoff time and should the Rebels win a six (6) straight state title there would be few surprised individuals in the state.
Final prediction:
Highlands 28 Boyle County 21
2004 BluegrassPreps.com Class AAA Football Playoff Preview
By Oldbird and theguru
BluegrassPreps.com Staff Writers
One of the definitions of balance according to Webster is equality between two (2) sides; however, if Mr. Webster wanted an example of balance he would need to look no further than the Kentucky state 3A playoff brackets.
The western side of the bracket features three (3) powerhouses in:
• Bowling Green: The fact that Bowling Green has rolled to a perfect 10-0 record, while being ranked fifth most of the season in the Bluegrasspreps.com 3A poll speaks to how strong 3A is this year. Bowling Green is led by QB Russell Parker who has passed for over 1,200 yards, and rushed for almost 500. Earlier this year Parker became Bowling Green's all time leading passer. Going into the last week of the year Bowling Green had outscored their opponents 398 to 59 running the triple option. One Bowling Green insider had this to say when asked about the Purples chances in the postseason, "We still feel like we have an excellent chance to beat Hoptown, but it's all about heart and desire...how bad do you want it?" The bottom line is Bowling Green has a fine football team that will be a force in the west.
• Boyle County: The 8-2 Boyle County Rebels are three (3) time defending 3A state champ and working on their sixth (6th) straight title overall. Boyle County is led by Mr. Football candidate QB Brandon Smith, RB Quinn Gihvan, WR's Seth Tamme and Evan Teague. The 2004 Boyle County Rebels lack the depth some of the past Rebel teams have had but when Coach Smith puts his best eleven players on the field they may be the best team in 3A. The Rebels are going to go as Brandon Smith goes. Smith is an excellent passer and he has the quickest first two steps in Kentucky. And, Smith may be the Rebels best defender when he is on the field. Boyle is in the midst of the most prolific run of any prep football program in KY state history and Coach Smith would like nothing more than to add to it by sending his son and his teammates off with one more ring.
• Hopkinsville: Coach Craig Clayton and the Hopkinsville Tigers and looking to return to the state finals for the first time since 1997. In 1997 Coach Clayton rode the back of future UK Wildcat and current Detroit Lion Artose Pinner to the state finals. This year Coach Clayton has another super athlete in UK recruit and Mr. Football candidate Curtis Pulley. Pulley has rushed for nearly 1,000 yards and passed for over 1,500 yards, while leading the Tigers to a perfect 10-0 record. However, the jury is still out on the Tigers because they have been playing to the level of their competition late in the season which is a sure way to get beat in the postseason. Pulley is a man among boys and he is the best football player in Kentucky but will he be enough to break the Curse of Chuck Smith?
Although these are the top teams in the west there are several other teams fully capable of playing spoiler and going on an extended run in the playoffs themselves. This group includes Pulaski Southwestern behind one of the states leading rushers in Lee Renfro, Madisonville North Hopkins, Franklin Simpson, Waggner, and Central.
However, we believe that history will repeat itself with a state semi-final match-up featuring the Tigers and the Rebels, Smith versus Pulley, Clayton versus Smith, Hopkinsville traveling to Boyle County. The past two (2) times these teams have met in the semifinals (2001 and 2002), Boyle County came out on top by a touchdown each time. Unfortunately for the Rebels, Chuck Smith continues his amazing run and leads his senior son back to the football promised land of Louisville.
The eastern side of the bracket features:
• Covington Catholic: Lynn Ray announced before the season began that this would be his last leading the Colonels, a team he has coached for thirty (30) years and five (5) state championships (God bless Coach Ray for all he has done for CCH and Kentucky high school football. BluegrassPreps.com salutes you!). This group of Colonels should be battle tested as they once again fought through a schedule that included games against two (2) large school Cincinnati schools in LaSalle and Elder, as well as, rivalry games with Dixie Heights, Beechwood, and Highlands. Covington Catholic is led by an excellent defense that is surrendering less than 2 td's per game. The Colonel defense is big and physical and no one will be able to line up and just run at the Colonels. Only a balanced attack will send CCH back to Park Hills. Watch for 6-2 OL Mike Donoghue, he has given his verbal commitment to the University of Louisville, and is considered one of the top linemen in the state. If Covington Catholic can put two touchdowns on the scoreboard they can beat anyone in KY (3A).
• Highlands: Highlands bounced back from the 44-10 trouncing they received in the state championship game from Boyle County to go 9-1 which included a 21-0 victory over Boyle County. The Bluebird's have abandoned the wide open passing attack that they were known for in the Lorenzen/Guidguli era for a ground game that features as many as six (6) different running backs. However, the real strength of this Bluebird team is a defense that surrendered more than 2 td's only one time all year. Jordan Nevels' is the player to keep your eye on. This 6-0, 185 pound player does it all, plays LB on defense, plays RB on offense, and returns kicks. Nevels may be the hardeset hitter in the state. The Bluebirds have more skilled talent than anyone in 3A but the Birds offensive line and QB position are questions marks. Starting QB Chase Cecil has had an injury filled season and the play calling has been conservative with back up QB Chad "13K" Hudepohl in the game so there is no telling what Coach Mueller has up his sleeve for the postseason. However, as one of the top five coaches in the state, we believe Coach Mueller will have the Birds flying high!
• Lexington Catholic: Behind the arm of Junior phenom Justin Burke, Lexington Catholic started off the season winning a shootout with Boyle County 43-42. Since that point, with the exception of one setback to the top ranked team in KY Louisville St. X, the Knights have been rolling. Burke, a favorite for Mr. Football next year has passed for over 1,500 yards and led an offense that averages over 5 td's per game. Coach Sphire and the Lexington Catholic Knights have an offense that is second to none. The Knights will play the first three games of the postseason at home as long as they keep winning. As you may or may not know, LexCath head coach Bob Sphire is also the head coach of the Lexington Horsemen who are the 2004 NIFL National Champions. The experience Coach Sphire gained while coaching the fast paced, professional football is invaluable! The sky is the limit for the Knights and all comers will have to be prepared to play four quarters of intense football against LexCath.
• Bell County: Predicting that Bell County will make it to the state semi-final almost seems like a given. We feel that Log Mountain will be the site of the 3A semi-finals where Dudley Hilton's Bell County Bobcats are always dangerous. Bell County is led by Shawn Robbins, a 5-10, 175-pound senior RB with 4.5 speed. The Bobcats are built for postseason play under bad conditions and that is very possible the last weekend of November. Other than a three point loss to Prestonsburg early in the season the Bobcats have wiped everyone else out. Add to that the fact that the other three favorites in the east will all be beating up on each other in the weeks prior to the game at Log Mountain and Bell County is a real threat to win the east.
Other teams in the east who have the ability to rain on the parade of the favorites include: East Jessamine, Harrison County, and Ashland.
We believe the east will come down to the Highlands Bluebirds visiting the Bobcats of Bell County. These teams have had some prolific match ups such as the Turkey Bowl in 1992 when Hilton hosted Tom Duffy and the Bluebirds on Thanksgiving Day (known in NKY as Dudley Hilton's Blue Plate Special), as well as, a tight 16-14 Highlands victory in 1996. With the Bluebirds past success on Log Mountain and with their exceptional defense this we believe the Birds will advance to the state finals once again
So we end this season exactly how we ended last season with the five (5) time defending state champion Boyle County Rebels and the fifteen (15) time state champ Highlands Bluebirds. The Bluebirds won the first meeting, but that meeting will hold no meaning. Expect a much tighter game on the scoreboard with the Bluebirds avenging their loss in the state championship the previous year. However, as recent history has taught us no one should ever discount the magic that Chuck Smith works come playoff time and should the Rebels win a six (6) straight state title there would be few surprised individuals in the state.
Final prediction:
Highlands 28 Boyle County 21