Beechwood opens new Rash-tenure the way it would have wanted
Noel Rash spent 17-years on the Beechwood sideline his first stint at the helm and won around 200-games, eight (8) KHSAA football titles, while averaging close to 12-wins a year. Together with former coaching great, Mike Yeagle, the two of them won 16 of the program’s 18-championships. Last night started Rash’s second stint at the helm and the Tigers hosted the Braves from Indian Hill High in Cincinnati, Ohio. The Braves were coming off a 13-1 record and the Tigers were 11-2 a season ago, a record which has a chance of warming a coach’s seat in a program like the one they have built in Fort Mitchell, KY. How did it go? Information below provided.
Jumpin’ Jack Flash, Ass. Scouting Director, “KPGFootball”
Fort Mitchell, KY: Beechwood came into its home game with Indian Hill from Cincinnati, OH a slight underdog. Yeah, right! The Tigers are really going to drop Noel Rash’s return ti the Tiger sideline.
If you believe that, you don’t know much about either KHSAA nor Beechwood football history. Beechwood, last night looked like; well, Beechwood.
As for Noel Rash, what he did coaching the Beechwood Tigers the first time around was not only really terrific. It was also really freaking awesome.
Rash led the Tigers for 17-seasons. Over that period of time, Rash won 200-games and eight (8) titles. I am not the best in math, but 200-wins in 17-seasons is close to 12-wins a year. It is 11.76 wins a year plus some change if we wanting to be closer to dead-on accurate.
Yeagle won eight (8) titles in 15-years or a title at the conclusion of 53% of the seasons he was at the helm. Rash won eight (8) titles in 17-years or a title at the conclusion of 47% of the seasons during which he was at the helm.
The two of them together won 16-titles in 32-seasons and I believe we all can solve that particular equation. Winning titles 50% of the time, over a 32-year period, is what we call a title winning machine.
That machine was cranked back up and dusted off last night in the home opener. The three young men who led the Tigers were the usual cast of characters.
Emmett Queen, Beechwood, ’27 (Committed to Wake Forrest). Beechwood teams which finish 11-2 and don’t win titles aren’t remembered much around Ft. Mitchell, KY. That is what comes with the territory when your team has won 18-titles.
However, Queen, who is back for another tour, had a great year last year and was both brilliant and effective against Indian Hill last night. Queen threw for over 2,700-yards and 39-TDs against a pair of INTs in ’25. He got 2026 off to a good start.
Queen completed 150 of his 210 passing attempts (72%) in 2025 and found the end zone six (6) times with his feet. He his on track to eclipse those numbers this year, though the season is young.
Tyler Fryman and Nathan Pabst are also back this year so circle this team as a title favorite this season. Tyler Fryman, ’27, Beechwood (Committed to UK) is probably the scariest weapon amongst the many weapons the Tigers boast.
Fryman and his teammate, Nathan Pabst are both coming off All-State selections from a year ago. Fryman caught 62-balls in ’25 covering 1,320 yards receiving or 21.3-yards per.
Fryman scored 23-TDs receiving, scored four (4) TDs rushing, and housed three (3) punts on his way to scoring 180-points last year. Fryman registered 35-tackles, 2.5-TFLs, and a pair of picks to go with a FF and a FR. This kid is a candidate for “Mr. Football.”
Nathan Pabst, ’27, Beechwood (uncommitted) is so versatile we don’t even know what to call him. Pabst made our All-State team as a receiver but was way more than that both last season and last night.
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Pabst caught 38-receptions for 748-yards in ’25. Pabst averaged 19.7-yards per reception with nine (9) TDs.
Pabst gained 639-yards rushing and scored 12-rushing TDs on 59-carries. Pabst was the club’s second leading scorer and among the more prolific INT guys in the defense’s back third. Like Fryman, this cat can play!
Last night was a big welcome back to these three All-State performers and one of the program’s all-time coaches. Beechwood looked like the Tigers of old routing the Braves in this Crosstown Showdown.
Beechwood an underdog? Not with Noel Rash on that sideline!
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