Some Quick Thoughts

--Pleasure Ridge Park was thought by many to be one of the top contenders in Class 4A, but few believed they were on the level of the Big Three. So with a chance to prove themselves worthy against the Male Bulldogs, PRP shot and missed and paid the price. Male put the beatdown on PRP by a 59-0 count. I must say, I expected Male to take this game, but I had no clue how dominant they would be in the process. Across town, St. Xavier was busy taking care of an underrated Manual team by a 20-6 score. However, with such a dominant win over a (supposedly) very good PRP team, Male just might have become the favorites in Class 4A.

--Which takes me to Lexington and Henry Clay, which continued their dominance with a big win over Woodford County. No surprises there, but it was Lafayette that beat the hot Tates Creek Commodores 27-17. How far Lafayette has come in a short amount of time. Last Monday, the Generals looked dead in the water against Woodford County, but an exciting comeback win catapulted Lafayette to the head of the pack. With a win over Tates Creek, it seems that Lafayette is the only team standing in the way of Henry Clay, which is the only 4A team (but maybe Christian County as well...HC beat County 50-46) left that could conceivably challenge the Big Three.

--Meanwhile, across the state, a great battle is forming in Class 2A's 1st district, and for once it's not gonna involve Trigg County and Fort Campbell. Webster County and Caldwell County are the lone remaining undefeated teams in this competitive district. But there is a difference here, as Caldwell County has already defeated both Trigg and Campbell, while Webster County is preparing to embark upon a rough three-game stretch which is bookended by Trigg and Campbell with an October 13th game at Princeton in between. Should be fun.

--Class A looks to be a battle between two teams now: Bardstown and Danville. One would wonder about Newport Central Catholic, but it's been a nightmare season for Central. It continued Saturday night as they lost to Beechwood...not a rough loss, but it does drop them to 2-5 overall with a 1-2 record in district play. Another loss would paralyze their district playoff chances, but games against Ludlow, Bellevue and Bracken County should give them ample opportunity to make up ground. A home playoff game, however, is probably out of the question now.

--District three in Class A continues to be one to watch, as Bardstown and Bethlehem have seperated themselves from the pack. Kentucky Country Day is off to a strong district start at 2-1, and Louisville Holy Cross, despite early struggles, should rebound. But most surprisingly is the struggles of the Campbellsville Tigers, who sit at a paltry 1-6 with three losses in district play. These haven't been small losses either, as the Tigers have been pasted by Green County and KCD. Their playoff chances nearly gone, Campbellsville will look to rebound next week at home against Bethlehem. Good luck.

--While Campbellsville is struggling for sure, goodness knows what's happening in Danville to the Boyle County Rebels. After an opening win against Harrison County, Boyle County has dropped five straight games. Even though those five losses come to teams that all factor in their district races, it was this week's loss to Southwestern that was particulary alarming. Southwestern dusted the floor with the Rebels, knocking them out 28-7. Will the Rebels recover to make the playoffs? It will be stunning if Boyle County doesn't, and I'll be equally surprised if they don't run the table from here on out.

--And finally, it seems Bowling Green still is the king of south central Kentucky. With Warren East threatening the throne, the Purples lashed out at the Raiders with a 41-0 stuffing. The Raiders boasted one of the state's most potent offenses, but it seems weak scheduling played more of a part there than their actual team did. Nevertheless, the Raiders will play for a home playoff game in two weeks against Franklin-Simpson, and barring an upset, these two will meet again in the first round of the playoffs. Bowling Green, meanwhile, won't be seriously challenged again until the state semifinals when they play, likely, Louisville Central (or perhaps Boyle County, wouldn't that be a rally)...