New Look for AAAA Dist 2

[macdon]

A couple of new schools Warren Central and South Warren.

New coach in Bristow as WE alum and legend Justin Chaffin returns home after studying the finer points of the game in the halls of greatness.

Clay Stephens takes over at Warren Central after the previous coach's one and done tenure. Maybe he found out that even in a "down" year the royalty on Rockingham Lane are still good enough to rule the Warren County roost.

Looks like South Warren is the consensus favorite after a couple of impressive years in 3A. Not only favored in the District but a strong contender for a State Championship run. My guess is they send a strong confirming signal to the rest of 4A next Saturday with a dominating win over John Hardin.

Chaffin's Raiders will start the season right with a resounding win in the inaugural "Battle for the Old Dead Possum" over Greenwood.

No one did the new guy at Central any schedule favors. Opening at home against Owensboro looks like a tough start.

Allen County will have a tough time with Davies County.

No one ever knows what awaits in Portland.

 

[Fastaslightin]

I was able to attend the FS scrimmage against Mulenburg Co. last night. The cats looked strong in a lot of positions especially the running back. They have two sets of backs that are equally talented and look to run them in and out every three plays. It will be hard for any opponents to plan for all of them. They all are very capable of Big plays at anytime. Brady and Harvey look to have put on some much needed weight and look strong. Robey looked good and the other three Groves, Jones and Hall will be major contributors. If they all stay healthy, they will give SW a run for their money. Kirby for FS is absolutely HUGE!!! This team looks to have a long way to go but could be very good by year end.

 

[tommy2tone]

Funny that district 4 has 3 teams in top 10 in one of the polls. I just think 4A is wide open. IMO South will be 1 FS 2

 

[kentuckycolonel]

All over rated. Except for South Warren.

 

[BIG BLACK JACK]

Strong words after one week of games.

 

[Fastaslightin]

I don't think anyone is overrated. I think everyone has room for improvement and that there is a lot of football to be played. 4A is wide open with SW being the leader at this point, but a lot can happen throughout a season. Did I mention there was a lot of football yet to be played?

 

[macdon]

All over rated. Except for South Warren.

Well thanks for that piece of enlightenment.

Are you basing that on anything or just trolling?

 

[kentuckycolonel]

Well thanks for that piece of enlightenment.

Are you basing that on anything or just trolling?

Nice post. That's an opinion, just like yours. Who's trolling here anyway?

And you wonder why people don't use this site anymore. I post my opinion and one of the old guard descends like a vulture.

 

[macdon]

You must have some reason to think those teams are overrated.

You said "all" are overrated except SW. Did you mean the other nine in the top ten or just the two from Dist two? Surely you expected a response to that post. This is a forum. Everyone is not always going to agree with you.

Ranking teams this early is near impossible. The SW/John Hardin game was supposed to be a preview to the post season. After seeing JH I might have some doubts about where they will be. But I will hold off dismissing them till we see more. Big improvements are seen sometimes between games one and two.

FS got a solid win at Portland and has shown steady improvement over the last three years. But I'm not sure how good Portland is and FS is still depending on a lot of young guys to perform. The leading rusher against Portland was a sophomore.

Warren Central is on their third coach in three years. I can tell you from experience that is tough. WC is an athletically gifted team that should show steady improvement as the season progresses. They ran into a veteran and talented team from Owensboro and took a tough loss.

 

[kentuckycolonel]

Yes, I was making the opinion that District 2, Region 1 was overrated based on the noise of Warren Central, FS, South Warren, Warren East, etc, were powers and contenders state wide in 4A since Highlands is gone so it's District 2s title. That district as a whole has taken a hit, mainly because of South Warren. I think Franklin-Simpson is there too, but Cananah doesn't have Portland to the status they used to be so the value of that win is still out there. FS has a great program that's graduation proof at this point. South Warren is for real and honestly could make a run in 5A, and based on enrollment should be 5A. Warrren Central isn't near the team they were based on a lot of things, coaching changes like you mentioned, and just cycles. See how they were against Owensboro and compare. Owensboro barely held serve against Graves a week earlier. Remember, Owensboro has a first year coach too.
I'm a district 1 guy so overlooking Madisonville and Hoptown in my opinion, is not wise. Sure Callaway, Logan, and Hop Central are not contenders. Madisonville lost a ton of talent and their coach, so I don't look for much from them, but it's a proud football community and could become viable as the season progresses. The early word was that Hopkinsville lost their team too, but the performance against Graves gives them some respect. Graves is no slouch, just ask Bowling Green.
Bottom line, 4A is wide open. Based on week 0 scores, its South Warren, FS, Hoptown, Warren Central, then ? I'm not sure i what order.
Should be a great year in Region 1.

 

[DragonFire]

A scrimmage is just that, a scrimmage. It was pointed out elsewhere that Owensboro actually plays both Graves and Madisonville, making it unlikely they'd show much against either. Plus with the Hopkinsville tragedy, Owensboro was thrown into that scrimmage at the last moment. My bet is that when those teams play Owensboro for real, the Devils have their way with both.

Hoptown themselves intrigue me, but I'm still not ready to jump in with both feet. Graves has taken a step back and I felt that they were still being too highly regarded in the preseason. I look forward to the Murray and Christian County games for a great read on the Tigers.

District 2 may or may not be overrated depending on exactly what barometer is being used, but today as it stands, Hoptown is the only District 1 team I believe holds a strong chance of winning in round 1, and I consider it more likely the district gets swept than it is that they manage a split with District 2. But I do expect Hoptown will win their first game.

Central may not be what they were 3 years ago, but I think they're more capable than you might be indicating here. Like Hopkinsville, I'm eager to see how they look as the year progresses.

 

[tommy2tone]

? for you guys. Yes I have said if feel teams are ranked 1 SW 2 FS and 3 WC. Who plays who where out of this bunch? I would think if any of them have home field advantage would make a huge difference.

 

[BigBlueManSouthCentralKY]

You must have some reason to think those teams are overrated.

You said "all" are overrated except SW. Did you mean the other nine in the top ten or just the two from Dist two? Surely you expected a response to that post. This is a forum. Everyone is not always going to agree with you.

Ranking teams this early is near impossible. The SW/John Hardin game was supposed to be a preview to the post season. After seeing JH I might have some doubts about where they will be. But I will hold off dismissing them till we see more. Big improvements are seen sometimes between games one and two.

FS got a solid win at Portland and has shown steady improvement over the last three years. But I'm not sure how good Portland is and FS is still depending on a lot of young guys to perform. The leading rusher against Portland was a sophomore.

Warren Central is on their third coach in three years. I can tell you from experience that is tough. WC is an athletically gifted team that should show steady improvement as the season progresses. They ran into a veteran and talented team from Owensboro and took a tough loss.

 

[BigBlueManSouthCentralKY]

John Hardin looked very much under disciplined and very much under coached all in one. Just too much physical ability to look like they did.

 

[DragonFire]

? for you guys. Yes I have said if feel teams are ranked 1 SW 2 FS and 3 WC. Who plays who where out of this bunch? I would think if any of them have home field advantage would make a huge difference.

South Warren hosts both, Warren Central travels to both (Franklin-Simpson obviously splits). I don't think whoever hosts between South Warren and Warren Central really matters since they're in the same town, but it does make a bit of a difference for Franklin-Simpson.

I do think one disadvantage for Franklin is that they play the two teams on back to back weeks - and they play South Warren first.

 

[macdon]

Warren Central is Homecoming. Always a big week, everyday events, the usual Homecoming activity, then the parade.

In other words, one distraction after another.

 

[tommy2tone]

Sounds like they will end up like I have them ranked. Just thought if South Warren had to play them both away then anything could happen.

 

[DragonFire]

I think homefield would be rather overrated in this district, considering that none of the teams are separated by more than 30 miles, and that's the distance for Warren East to either Franklin-Simpson or AC/S. Those three teams have been in a district together for years and have shown very little to no homefield advantage. It's not a huge bus-ride. For South Warren in particular I don't think it matters as they are about 15-20 minutes from either Warren Central or Franklin-Simpson. You probably aren't wrong in your order (though I think I wouldn't be surprised if Central managed to get Franklin), but I don't think homefield will have anything to do with it, as I don't think there'd be a difference if all the games were played opposite where they are now.

 

[macdon]

I think home field only plays a role if there is a long bus ride involved or the host school goes out of their way to disrupt the visitors.

Remember Lone Oak?

 

[WhiteEagle]

I think home field only plays a role if there is a long bus ride involved or the host school goes out of their way to disrupt the visitors.

Remember Lone Oak?

-----No doubt, you have give ole Jack credit for the unusual-----

 

[tommy2tone]

I know the distance isn't far but home crowds can wear a team down unless the vs team travels well.
Heck I think they can wear you at FS if you were from the other side of town.

 

[macdon]

FS crowd didn't bother those Tigers at all.