[Granny Bear]

Some pretty impressive running backs listed here. I haven't seen all of them play in person but believe that they are the real deal.

Lately, I've been noticing more and more about the lineman who get little recognition but without their efforts, these running backs wouldn't have holes to hit.....

[joshua_gray63]

JJ Jude-JC
Canady-KC been watching this kid for the past few years from the stands at KC. he is the real deal!

[TRUESTATECHAMP]

JJ Jude hands down

[PikeCentralPride]

I would have to say Cody Trivette and Cory Shouse from Pike Central are 2 of the Best Defense players I've watched. They work great together.

[Stardust]

Patrick Towles, best player in the state IMO

[Captain Backdoor]

Adam Wing-Rowan County

[old_school_hero]

Vince Howard - QB - East Dillon Lions nicker:

[FLYERS]

Logan woodside & ryan timmons fc

[Football1]

KY is blessed with some awesome football talent. Here are my picks:

Line:
Codi Diamond - KC
Ben Lake - Rock
Jared Deaton - PCC

Skill:

Canady: Knox
Jordan Evans: Knox (stay tuned)
JJ Jude: JC
Nick Britt: Russell

Kickers:
Diamond - KC (holds all records at school for extra points and field goals; has started at Kicker since Freshmen year and is close to state records for numbers of PAT's made)

[64east]

Hopkins-Bourbon---Runs forever--leading the state
Quick -trinity---can catch anything
Curry-Western Hills---right behind QUICK
Wilkins -Western Hills---DT from H!ll
Timmons-Franklin Co.--catch, run, throw, fix the sink ???
Wales--Central---so fast, moves upon moves
Davenport---Bell---hard nosed runner, will make noise on SAT.'s
Pike--Dixie-----throw , a mile on target

[rebel 4 life]

Sawyer Williams
Steven Kettle
Chris Day
Paul Banks
Cody McDaniel
Just A Few From Owen County

[ezpass]

Timmons - Franklin County

[NEWARKCATHOLICFAN]

Dvontae Neil-Chaparral high school,Arizona
Kareem Hunt-Willoughby South,Ohio(Watched him go for 483 yards the other night.

[Fan in Frankfort]

Cameron Thomas-East Jessimine

Ryan Timmons- Franklin County

Logan Woodside- Franklin County

[GACATFAN]

I like Timmons from Franklin. I have only seen him on film and would like to see him in the playoffs. They have some good talent.

[RebelPride12]

Patrick Towles-Highlands
Scooter Hollis-Bowling Green
Necarius Fant-Bowling Green
Kyle Bolin-LexCath
Austin Sheehan-Highlands
Adam Bush-LexCath
Zach Hester-Boyle County

[Psilu]

Adam Wing is by far the best OB in the state!

Hahaha that is the funniest thing I've read!
First of all Patrick Towles, need I say more.
Second Sam Hunter outplayed Wing not only all season but head to head. Wing looked like a fish out of water against Ashland. Hunter was clearly the only QB on the field.

Hunter 9-15 189 yards 3 TD
8 for 57 yards 1TD

Wing 7-12 40 yards 0 TD
12 for 51 yards 1 TD

Wing was also sacked 4 times. Hunter 0

[Fan in Frankfort]

Hopkins-Bourbon---Runs forever--leading the state
Quick -trinity---can catch anything
Curry-Western Hills---right behind QUICK
Wilkins -Western Hills---DT from H!ll
Timmons-Franklin Co.--catch, run, throw, fix the sink ???
Wales--Central---so fast, moves upon moves
Davenport---Bell---hard nosed runner, will make noise on SAT.'s
Pike--Dixie-----throw , a mile on target

I agree with most that you said, but come on Curry, Wilkins. There is no way they can be in the top players in the state. They are good, but no way the best in the state, nither one of them will even go D1.

[Tommy2tone]

Michael Brooks from Martha Layne Collins High - Does it all, Stat sheet stuffer.

My vote also goes out to Brooks.
This kid is a football player. Ask every coach he has faced this year.
I have been around this High School game for 30 years by far he is one of the best I have seen.
Our D1 teams in this state are missing out on a great one.
He is 6'2' and runs a 4.7
Just because those numbers do not hit the "chart", he plays faster than that 4.7
UK and UL are missing out.

[NEWARKCATHOLICFAN]

Jonathan Grey-Aledo Texas(UNREAL)
Dvontae Neil-Chaparral high school,Arizona
Kareem Hunt-Willoughby South,Ohio(Watched him go for 483 yards the other night.

[KState]

Hopkins-Bourbon---Runs forever--leading the state
Quick -trinity---can catch anything
Curry-Western Hills---right behind QUICK
Wilkins -Western Hills---DT from H!ll
Timmons-Franklin Co.--catch, run, throw, fix the sink ???
Wales--Central---so fast, moves upon moves
Davenport---Bell---hard nosed runner, will make noise on SAT.'s
Pike--Dixie-----throw , a mile on target

I agree with most that you said, but come on Curry, Wilkins. There is no way they can be in the top players in the state. They are good, but no way the best in the state, nither one of them will even go D1.

You should be hit by a bus to even mention those players being top in the state. No doubt they are good high school players but they are not even top in their County. It's obvious that's a fake post the more I think about it.
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[papagrit]

Of the games I've been in the stands at:

Nick Britt is the best I've seen. If this kid had the quality of line that some of the other big school backs have to run behind, he'd be at the 2000 mark already this year. I know I'm biased, but I personally think he's better than Whales and will end up about the same size.

Boston Bryant. One of the best power FBs I've ever seen. Not much speed, but plenty of power. He's like an SEC TE playing high school FB, and played with as much heart as any kid I've ever seen play.

Ben Lake is probably the best lineman I've seen this year. He has a nice combination of power, size, and explosiveness.

I've watched a couple of games online:

Matt Robinson is truly one of the better LB's in the state. He would be a welcome addition to anyone's program. Another kid with plenty of heart, and a natural gift of getting to the ball. He's like the kid on the court that's diving around after every loose ball....and get's his fair share.

Jeff Canady is just a great athlete. He's going to be a force to deal with in the Mts for the remainder of this year, and next. I think he and Nick Britt are two of the better Juniors in the state from an offensive standpoint.

I'll agree with Laker20 on all of these as I've seen them all play in person this season.

Of the games that I've been to this year:

Nick Britt was like a loaded gun that just never got fully fired against Rockcastle. You just held your breath each time he looked like he might get loose because if he gets the open field...he's gone.

Boston Bryant was a juggernaut that if he had been in a little better shape at the early point in the season that Rockcastle played Whitley, he might have made all of the difference in the world. It would take three or four to bring the big boy down.

Ben Lake...what can I say. The kid is a little taller than 6'4" and weighs a bit over 240. Plays against 260 plus pounders all season who usually are the best lineman on the opposing team. He has to outsmart the bigger kids to hold his own on the line and usually can make a crease for a fast back against most teams. Ben is missing the plunging speed of Clark Rowe in the Rockcastle backfield. If he goes on to play in college, should fill out and make a dandy next level lineman. (His old daddy weighs in at better than 300 pounds...he'll probably fill out.) Watch out for baby brother Jared who is already a 6'1" and 250 pound sophomore starting lineman.

Matt Robinson is the best linebacker that I've personally seen this year hands down. Even if the kid gets blocked out to some degree, he somehow still seems to get into the gang tackle with his teamates. He was everywhere against Rockcastle and certainly wasn't the reason why Rockcastle won against Perry Co. Central. Good luck to the kid on the next level. I was also impressed with the Deaton kid from PCC. Heck of a lineman to compliment Robinson.

Jeff Canady is a beast that if left unchecked will lay out a ball carrier on defense and run smack dab over a secondary player if he catches the ball on offense. Especially, if that secondary player is trying to tackle with his arms or smacking at him with a big ole pair of panties.(I witnessed this against Rock) He has to be gang tackled and treated physically if you want a chance to stop him or else he won't go down till he sits down on the bench for a drink of water while the kickoff team is in.

Some others I've seen this year....

Codi Diamond from K.C. is animal on the line. He is big, aggressive and he anchors his team with his leadership and good nature. He will make an excellent player for some college team and I wish him the best. He is part of a two headed monster that includes the Grubb kid who is also fast and big and a nightmare for offensive linemen to deal with.

Markell Hayes for Garrard County. I've watched this kid for the past two years. The Garrard County team has had to grow up around him. Last year he was a force to reckon with on defense as he was everywhere as a secondary player. I've seen the kid cross the field from right corner to make the play on the other side of the field. He has jets and plenty of fuel to burn. With the players getting better as a whole on that team this year, he has been a wonder to watch in games. Against Clay County this year, his absence due to cramping was noticeable as Clay came back against Garrard. He reentered when he could and helped Garrard to a four overtime victory against Clay.

Bolin from Lex Cath...I was at the John Hardin game and JH came out and hit LexCath hard in the mouth to start that game with a stop and a score. I thought to myself, this is going to be a rout. Lex Cath came back under the steadiness of Bolin and drove the ball downfield with that awesome passing attack and put one in to answer. The kid is a leader and a heck of an athlete. I know that JH beat LexCath...but, JH is just that good.

Kaleb Leach from Frankfort...The kid single handedly kept Frankfort in the game until he got hurt early in the second quarter against Rockcastle. He is elusive, fast and hard to bring down. If healthy, I would compare him to Britt from Russell County, and just a little more physical.

[Commodore_Colonel]

Matt Robinson (Perry Central)
JJ Jude (Johnson Central)
Jeff Cannady (Knox Central)
Boston Bryant (Whitley Co.)

[Brutal Truth]

Towles Highlands QB.

[toussaints]

It's tough to pick one now that the regular season is over. Here's a few I've seen in person or tv in KY.

Kentayvous Hopkins- Bourbon Co.
Cameron Thomas- East Jessamine
Scooter Hollis- Bowling Green
Brady Hightchew- NewCath
and my Mr. Football pick, Patrick Towles- Highlands

[Daddycat27]

Matt Robinson
Jeff Canady
Marcus McMillan
Pokey Harris
Jacob Middleton

[HOWLAMEISTHAT?]

Tryston Ford-Danville(if you haven't seen this kid in person you are missing something; has crazy sick moves.)..if you don't believe me, ask anyone who saw him play against Southwestern.
Storm Wilson-Somerset (as good a receiver as their is in KY)
Zach Hester-Boyle County (does it all; a load out of the backfield and just quietly makes 10+ tackles per game).

[NEWARKCATHOLICFAN]

Overall the best player I watched was RB Jonathan Grey-Aledo, Texas

[Wideleft01]

I thought it was Patrick Towles, but I couldn't be right if NCC's coach is accurate. He said weeks ago that Hightchew was the best player in NKY BY FAR. Other than that, I'll go will Towles, Sheehan, or the Bruns brothers.

[LClion4life]

Patrick Towles