Better hope CCH leadership isn't moving forward with the same rose colored glasses or this program WILL be in trouble.

I would have thought the same, but I personally know families that chose St. Henry over CCH and they had ties to CCH. Have no idea why, but they did. I think CCH will still get the best athletes, but their depth will suffer. If you're gonna sit the bench at CCH or play at St. Henry, you may choose to go somewhere to play. CCH may be ok writing off backups, but backups often times develop into starters or help a team win when the injury bug hits. Like now.

Week 4 Results: Sep 14-Sep 20 Beechwood 47 Covington Catholic 0 Campbell County 20 Cooper 12 (OT) Dixie Heights 8 Simon Kenton 0 Highlands 34 Ryle 19 Sat Sep 19 vs. Lawrenceburg (IN) at Conner 10:00am

This! St. Henry, no disrespect, has had and will have zero impact on Colonel Football. This frosh team was the big school runner up in the 6th grade in the GCYL and had a winning record as 7th graders. 8th grade was devastating year for this squad as they dealt with 2 very key/devastating injuries while at the same time losing 4 additional core/key starters to baseball - and not to St. Henry. Tate Kruer's 8th grade squad went winless, as @UKato91 pointed out in the Colonel 2026 team thread, and were not good as frosh and then by senior year they absolutely rolled, and balled out en route to one of the biggest upsets in recent memory beating nationally 15th ranked Boyle County on the road. 2028 & 2029 will be no issue for this squad. For this year, if you look at the sidelines you have more kids in street clothes than in uni's. Not one team yet has played this frosh team even close at full strength, and will not. They have had as many as 8 two-way starters out for the first 4 games with 3rd string WR's playing on both lines. With 4 minutes left in the first quarter of the first game against Highlands they watched 3 starters, including their starting QB go to the hospital. That included 1 who left via ambulance, immobilized after a 45 minute pause on the field and it left them devastated and utterly and criminally undermanned. You are beating a shell of this team. It's neither an accomplishment nor an upset because we all know by 2029 what the results will be when they take the field as seniors.....dominance, period. Wait until everyone sees their QB play next year.....and Dylan Courtney, our current varsity QB and arguably the best QB in NKY, missed his 8th grade & frosh seasons, with the same injury the current frosh QB has and the results speak for themselves now and they will in 2028 & 2029. The frosh QB is special and on another level. They start to get healthy this week slowly, but will never be at full strength this year. St. Henry, while a tremendous school, no doubt about it, is not having any impact on Cov. Cath. football whatsoever, and will not. They are not comparable in the slightest. This frosh team will have tough sledding no doubt so everyone can take some joy in it now and get a notch in their belt because it is just blip that will explode away decisively starting next year. The future will see the same standard met and exceeded for this class as is the usual at Cov. Cath. as this team gets healthy and seasoned as is always the case. The Frosh Colonels will absolutely be fine going forward. Only folks not in the know are worried as this is a special group that no one yet has seen them play.....and when you do it will be Roll Colonels!!!

Friday will be another hot and humid day across Kentucky, while the Cincinnati area will be a little cooler. A few showers and thunderstorms are possible, but most areas should stay dry for Friday night football. Western Kentucky: It will be hot, with afternoon highs reaching the mid to upper 90s. A stray thunderstorm is possible during the afternoon, but most of the area should remain dry. Temperatures will fall into the 70s Friday night. Central Kentucky: Expect highs in the lower to mid 90s with plenty of heat and humidity. There is a chance for a few afternoon thunderstorms, but the threat should decrease toward evening. Temperatures should be in the 70s around kickoff. Eastern Kentucky: Another hot and humid afternoon is expected, with highs generally in the upper 80s to lower 90s. A few thunderstorms could pop up during the afternoon or early evening. Temperatures will settle into the 70s for most Friday night games. Northern Kentucky and Cincinnati: The day should be noticeably cooler, with highs in the mid 80s. Showers and thunderstorms are possible earlier in the day, but conditions should improve heading into Friday evening. Temperatures will drop into the 60s and lower 70s during the games. Friday night football The good news for most teams and fans is that widespread rain isn't expected during the games. The bigger concerns will be the heat and humidity during afternoon activities, especially across Kentucky. A few isolated storms could still develop, so keeping an eye on the radar before kickoff is a good idea.

Campbell Co 20 Cooper 12