[RunItUpTheGut]

Final.

[RunItUpTheGut]

Was 48-14 when BG pulled there starters. Could have been worse.


Total beatdown.

[Do-double-gg]

O heck yes!!! I only got one game wrong and that was the Collins-Simon Kenton game.

[sstack]

For those that saw this game tonight, did LexCath slide a lot in talent from last years squad?

[PRIDE101]

Is everyone in the mountians thinking about what a game Harlan County and BG would be. Starting to cross minds now. Pulaski may have something to say about it. They are 5A right?

[BoyleCounty]

Ouch! Bowling Green way too much in this one.

[E's Army]

Bowling Green is going to beat a lot of teams down.

[knighted]

Was 48-14 when BG pulled there starters. Could have been worse.

Total beatdown.

It may of been a beat down but Bowling Green pulled their starters for 1 offensive series with the score 42-14 and after Catholic scored to make it 42-21 they put the starters back in and they drove down the field and scored with 3 minutes in the game..The Purples are a very very good team and i'm not saying Lex Cath is anywhere the caliber team as them but IMO the game was closer than the final score would suggest. Next week Bowling Green will be at our bowl playing Bryan Station and it will be nice watching someone else play them. It probably would be even nicer if we come out injury free while playing St. X in the 2nd game. Congrats Purples!

[E's Army]

Bowling Green and St. X to open the season. AD must hate your coach.

[adopted purple]

It may of been a beat down but Bowling Green pulled their starters for 1 offensive series with the score 42-14 and after Catholic scored to make it 42-21 they put the starters back in and they drove down the field and scored with 3 minutes in the game..The Purples are a very very good team and i'm not saying Lex Cath is anywhere the caliber team as them but IMO the game was closer than the final score would suggest. Next week Bowling Green will be at our bowl playing Bryan Station and it will be nice watching someone else play them. It probably would be even nicer if we come out injury free while playing St. X in the 2nd game. Congrats Purples!

I don't think our coach was trying to run up the score in the 4th quarter. The problem was that our reserves couldn't handle the Knights. You can play your subs against a lot of teams, but nobody told LC that the game was over. They will get better as the season goes along.

[FBfan4life]

I don't think our coach was trying to run up the score in the 4th quarter. The problem was that our reserves couldn't handle the Knights. You can play your subs against a lot of teams, but nobody told LC that the game was over. They will get better as the season goes along.

I think LC will get better as the season goes. I mean they went up against a juggenot BG and they did not fold the tent. And to answer sstack's question.. If LC lost a lot of talent. Yes and no. Play makers/ speed is there, but very inexperince D and O line which will hurt any team.

[Iam4thecats]

I don't think our coach was trying to run up the score in the 4th quarter. The problem was that our reserves couldn't handle the Knights. You can play your subs against a lot of teams, but nobody told LC that the game was over. They will get better as the season goes along.

The punt return by Catholic is what made the starters have to return. There was not 1 pass thrown by BG in the 4th quarter.

[granddad]

I think LC will get better as the season goes. I mean they went up against a juggenot BG and they did not fold the tent. And to answer sstack's question.. If LC lost a lot of talent. Yes and no. Play makers/ speed is there, but very inexperince D and O line which will hurt any team.

I don't know why you dog the line. Any line would have trouble with BG, They performed very well and catholic was able to move ball and provide pass protection for most of the night. they did wear down late in the game but so did our "skilled " positions Take time to watch the game film. Interception, dropped passes, blown coverage, and poor pursuit hurt a lot more. This is a good line and once we get pass these two killer teams you will see for yourself.

[FBfan4life]

I don't know why you dog the line. Any line would have trouble with BG, They performed very well and catholic was able to move ball and provide pass protection for most of the night. they did wear down late in the game but so did our "skilled " positions Take time to watch the game film. Interception, dropped passes, blown coverage, and poor pursuit hurt a lot more. This is a good line and once we get pass these two killer teams you will see for yourself.

Really grandad? Were you watching the same game as I was or were you just listening to Real Life radio? How many rushing yards did LC have? How many times did Ryan get sack? Better yet, how much pressure did the D-line put on the BG QB? Yeah the safeties/ cornerback got burn, cause there was no pressure on the QB. Not knocking your grandson who play O-Line sir, just merely saying the fact.

[granddad]

I watched the game and the game films. It is easy to sit back and blame the line, but it takes a team effort. I too can sit back and pick and choose plays to point out errors or poor plays at every position. You have no right to pick out the line as the reason for the loss. You see what you want to see. Watch the film and point out line miscues and I will match you play by play with miscues at other positions.

[adopted purple]

I just think Lex. Cath. line on both sides of the ball were a little overmatched. Bowling Green's line was bigger and more experienced. Not trying to take anything away from the players, but BG had 263 yards rushing and we are more of a passing team.

[CSB13]

I haven't posted anything for over 2 years and have enjoyed or disliked some of the things posters have said. But now I have to let my rant out. First, adopted purple has been very complimentary to our team as is accurate on his replies although I will add that I think the entire team was overmatched. But not only do I disagree with the poster who said that the OL and DL will hurt our team, I am disappointed that he chose to call out part of the football team. So if we lose it is because the OL and DL hurt our team, but if we win it is because of the "playmakers and specialty players". Yes my son does play on the OL and he did very well against some of the best BG D-Linemen. But I am defending the entire line. Doing this from memory, I do recall several dropped passes, a back not hitting the right hole when there was one there, blown coverages, several missed tackles by the "playmakers", bad coverage reads, and a costly interception. I recall only 2 sacks where the QB did not have enough time to throw the ball. Rest of the sacks came because he held the ball too long. On defense, the DL are taught to tie up blockers so that the "playmakers" can make all of the tackles. If they happened to get a tackle, that is great. In fact, they were making several tackles in the beginning but as the game wore on BG started calling plays where they were double teamed at the point of attack thus a lot of rushing yards in the second half. It is hard to get to the QB when it is 3 on 5 against a good line and almost impossible against a great line like BG. Several times the QB had to scramble to buy time to throw or tuck it and run, so he was feeling some pressure. Given a chance I know the O-Line can open holes for the running backs to get yardage against any team from now on. So my bold conclusion is that the entire team is inexperienced and that they all will get better as the year goes on. I do want to congratulate Bowling Green on there new ranking of #24 in the nation. Shows that Kentucky does have some top notch high school football programs.

[FBfan4life]

I just think Lex. Cath. line on both sides of the ball were a little overmatched. Bowling Green's line was bigger and more experienced. Not trying to take anything away from the players, but BG had 263 yards rushing and we are more of a passing team.

Exactly what I said brother. I said inexperience line hurt Catholic. I never said they were bad. Not sure what granpa/ grandad is refering to as me ragging on the line play.

[adopted purple]

I think it"s the fact that linemen are the Rodney Dangerfield of football. They don't get no respect. I know one thing, playing teams like us and St. X. will sure make those linemen better and quick. The only thing LC's line didn't have that we had is size. I have had great respect for Lexington Catholic ever since they beat the socks off of us the first time we played them, right after they opened. Good luck and beat X.

[granddad]

Exactly what I said brother. I said inexperience line hurt Catholic. I never said they were bad. Not sure what granpa/ grandad is refering to as me ragging on the line play.

You singled out the line as hurting the team, while saying the play makers and speed were there. Fact, Bowling Green had 2 sacks and Lexington Catholic had two sacks. Fact Lexington Catholic had 79 net yards rushing. Last years team with "experienced" lineman had 68 yds vs Bell County and only 36 yds vs Ensworth. While giving up 116 yds and 373 yds respectively. I would submit that BG is just as strong as Ensworth. Fact LC QB was not touched on the first drive. Why don't you wait and see how this years "inexperinced' line performs before you make uninformed statements. As I stated earlier this loss was a team loss and does not exempt the playmakers/speed players. Everyone played hard but nobody could match up with BG. Just give BG credit for being a great team and don't look for scapgoats.

[toussaints]

I said it before the season, I thought Bowling Green was the team in the state this season with everything they were returning. Trinity held their own against a really good Ensworth team so I may be wrong. But BG is still really good.

This was a case of LexCath not being able to match BG's talent and experience. I didn't watch this game, but it sounds like BG won the battle in the trenches. Not because LexCath was bad, but BG's line was that good. LexCath will be a good team like they always are, but it'll be tough to notice when you start your season against BG and St.X

[panther nation]

The last time I checked you played football as a team. Therefore you win as a team and win as one. The blame on a loss goes to the whole team not just part of the team. Just as a win is a team effort, so is a loss.

[FBfan4life]

You singled out the line as hurting the team, while saying the play makers and speed were there. Fact, Bowling Green had 2 sacks and Lexington Catholic had two sacks. Fact Lexington Catholic had 79 net yards rushing. Last years team with "experienced" lineman had 68 yds vs Bell County and only 36 yds vs Ensworth. While giving up 116 yds and 373 yds respectively. I would submit that BG is just as strong as Ensworth. Fact LC QB was not touched on the first drive. Why don't you wait and see how this years "inexperinced' line performs before you make uninformed statements. As I stated earlier this loss was a team loss and does not exempt the playmakers/speed players. Everyone played hard but nobody could match up with BG. Just give BG credit for being a great team and don't look for scapgoats.

Where in any of my quote, I singled out the LINE play? I said LC has speed and athletes, but inexperience line. Lt tackle was playing TE last season for JV, Rt tackle played freshman/ JV last season, center was a sub, Rt guard never even played O- line... Infact was a running back/ linebacker and Im not sure about the Lt guard. So yes I say that's inexperience!!!! They will get better. 3 of the 5 will be returners next season. So again, where did I ever blamed the loss to the line play? Oh BTW you are correct on the sacks given up by LC line, but how many negative running plays or no gains at all on run plays, not to mentioned the pressure that was put on Ryan. Regardless have a good and injury free game Saturday night. Once these 2 games are out of the way, LC will most likely go undefeated and off to the region finals vs FT Highlands.

[flyerfan]

I've seen some solid players while scouting Lex Cath, so I was surprised at what I've read here. Obviously you have impact players at the skill positions. Your "small" o-line has a 269 lb right tackle, 247 lb left tackle and a 292 lb center who won an o-line MVP award at the regional NUC camp this summer (check the NCSA site below for info on several Lex Cath guys). They may be young but they looked pretty strong given the competition these past two weeks.

http://www.nationalunderclassmen.com/Vie...=208577460

[FBfan4life]

I've seen some solid players while scouting Lex Cath, so I was surprised at what I've read here. Obviously you have impact players at the skill positions. Your "small" o-line has a 269 lb right tackle, 247 lb left tackle and a 292 lb center who won an o-line MVP award at the regional NUC camp this summer (check the NCSA site below for info on several Lex Cath guys). They may be young but they looked pretty strong given the competition these past two weeks.

http://www.nationalunderclassmen.com/Vie...=208577460

AGAIN I NEVER said that Lex Cath line was awful. I said INEXPERIENCE. No returning starter from last year's squad. They will be just fine as the season goes. So all of you just drop it!!!

[flyerfan]

Just an observation and not directed at any single post. Your point concerning their inexperience is well made, but I know Brown played a lot last year and NCSA says Bailey started. I was told six games at tackle before he was injured. Actually watching them as a group made me think they were formidable. That's all! Good luck to the Knights.