Round two saw plenty of upsets, none any bigger than this
They play quite a bit of football in Georgetown, Kentucky. From the high school level (Scott County and Great Crossing) to the collegiate level (Georgetown College, just won its second consecutive conference crown). The Warhawks and their very fine coach, Rick Bowling, showed in round two Great Crossing shouldn’t be discounted when discussing county excellence on the gridiron.
HB Lyon, Scouting Director, KPGFootball
We used to have a saying when I coached on staffs around the Bluegrass about losing a playoff game making it, officially, basketball season. Many of your really good players around Kentucky play both sports. The further the football team advances, the more holiday tournaments the basketball program is forced to play without its full accoutrement of talent.
Well, round two made some basketball head men smile, if only to themselves, privately.
Round two was a veritable “killing field” for favorites around the Bluegrass. The podcast where I was accustomed to picking games and going on air and bragging about my picking prowess ended just in time. I would have looked like an idiot this past weekend.
Barren County beat North Hardin, Central Hardin pounded McCracken, Madison Central eliminated Bryan Station, a 6A finalist a year ago. Ryle embarrassed St. Xavier, and Male was sent home to ready for basketball practice by a Ballard team which entered the game struggling at 5-6 on the year. Male beat this same Bruins squad, 49-21, back in August.
Then comes the top-ranked team in the largest classification of competition throughout Kentucky. The team many believed destined to walk off Kroger Field with a coveted, 6A football title. What about duPont Manual and its Crimsons?
Manual, this regular season, had beaten the top ranked team in 3A, Louisville Central. Manual had beaten one of the top-rated 5A squads in South Warren. Manual had beaten well thought of 6A squads the likes of Frederick Douglass, St.Xavier, and Male (by three TDs).
Manual had beaten Central, South Warren, Frederick Douglass, St. Xavier, and Male in ’24
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Do you know who they didn’t beat? The Crimsons didn’t beat Great Crossing.
Great Crossing, its head coach (Ricky Bowling) beat the Crimsons 28-21, sending Manual home to prepare for basketball season. Better hunt around the closet for the old high-tops men!
Yes, this is the same Great Crossing which lost to Cooper (5A), lost to Madison Central by 17-points, and lost to Ryle by a country mile (36-8, couldn’t resist, sorry). Great Crossing, fresh off this win, hurries home to play Barren County (10-2), a team the Warhawks will be favored to beat.
Sure, Barren County is 10-2; but, Barren County lost to both of the Hardins (Central and North). Central (4-8) is still alive, but North (8-4) is dribbling around some cones as you read this feature.
As for that “Central is still alive” part; the Bruins head to Union, Kentucky to play Ryle’s Raiders. Better hide the family jewels because this is an ill-tempered group of swashbucklers awaiting Coach Stockdale and his crew clad in “baby blue.”
We like Ryle to win it all in 6A this year. Let’s see how well this prediction ages.
As for John Myers and his Barren County boys; you and the other Trojans might look around the closet for some “Air Jordans.” If the computers are correct, you too are headed for the hardwood.
KPGFootball's score prediction: Great Crossing (9-3) 35, Barren County (10-2) 14
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