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We discuss the region tournament action including No. 1 Great Crossing getting the thrilling victory over No. 2 Lexington Catholic. Then we look ahead to the upcoming Kentucky high school basketball state tournament.

Which regions are we most excited about? Which team has been the most disappointing? Which powerhouse has played a disappointing schedule?

Why the All “A” Classic is great, along with top teams, players, and picks for the tournament this weekend.

Class A: Pikeville Raceland, 2A Owensboro Catholic Mayfield, 3A CAL Bell County, 4A Boyle County Covington Catholic, 5A Bowling Green Cooper, 6A Trinity Bryan Station, Also which fan bases are the most disappointed to fall short?

KHSAA Kentucky high school football quarterfinal recaps and semifinal previews

Top 25 teams and key players to watch including Kentucky commit Travis Perry (Lyon County) and elite junior big man Malachi Moreno (Great Crossing).

Playoffs start Friday so I break down each of the six classes.

I discuss the playoff format, RPI, and some highly anticipated probable early playoff matchups.

Class by class look at the contenders after week four of the regular season. Plus who has overachieved and who has under achieved.

Kentucky high school football is better than many people are giving it credit for. I discuss why. Also sorry that the sound/audio quality is not as great as usual, but you can still hear.

Teams discussed include Pikeville, Raceland, Mayfield, Beechwood, Lexington Christian Academy, Belfry, Christian Academy Louisville, Boyle County, Corbin, Covington Catholic, Bardstown, Southwestern, Louisville Central, Johnson Central, Scott County, Louisville Trinity, St. Xavier, Louisville Male, Bryan Station, Frederick Douglass, Dupont Manual, Ballard, etc.

Coach Kauffman talks about their SEC tournament title and looks ahead to the NCAA tournament. He also talks about what this season has been like coming off a run to the NCAA finals last year and how UK now draws a crowd on the road.

We recap the 2023 UK Healthcare Boys’ Sweet 16 and look ahead to the top teams for next year. Warren Central defeated George Rogers clark in the finals.

We break down every game and give our picks.

We recap the 16 region finals and look ahead to the Sweet 16! Winners are: McCracken County, Lyon County, Owensboro, Warren Central, Elizabethtown, Jeffersontown, Louisville Male, Woodford County, Newport, George Rogers Clark, Frederick Douglass, Pulaski County, North Laurel, Breathitt County, Martin County, and Ashland

We give you the best matchups to watch and pick winners for all 16 region tournaments.

The draw came out today so we discuss the best potential matchups and look ahead to who will bring a big crowd

We review the King of the Bluegrass and look ahead to the Lexington Catholic Holiday Tournament. Discuss rankings and why GRC and Trinity dropped out of top 10. We look at some interesting region battles and look ahead to what should be a great All A Classic. We talk about surprisingly good teams like Mason County a Harlan. Finely we talk about UK’s struggles and wonder if free throw shooting can be coached, similar to penalty kicks in ⚽️

We recap all six finals: Pikeville over Raceland, Beechwood over Mayfield, CAL over Bardstown. Boyle over Corbin, Frederick Douglass over Bowling Green, and Bullitt East over Male. Tight goalposts, going for 2, football communities, and we talkin about practice??

Recorded directly after the semifinals on Twitter Space.

Who are the favorites for each class? Can a 4 beat a 1? Looking ahead to best possible week 2 and 3 matchups. Who has the easiest path? Which class is the weakest?

Rankings talk including Southwestern cracking the the top 10. Potential playoff matchups. Douglass dominance. Reacting to social media comments. What does Boyle need to do in order to hang with Douglass?

We compare KY to CA when it comes to high school football playoff format. Cali format does one thing well, but the rest is awfully terrible. Should KY adopt the “everybody gets a trophy” mentality?

Top football districts in the state, toughest sister district combinations, why the 3 seed may be better than the 2 (in some cases), football playoff format, Manual, St X or Male will be eliminated by round 2….And KHSAA golf format causing some fury.

Troy takes a look at the ranked teams and explains why some are not ranked as high as fans think they should be.

Should be be concerned about any of these teams or no? Belfry losing 34-21 to pulaski at home

Franklin County losing to Scott County 20-17 after destroying them last year

Pikeville losing at Corbin and home to Covington Catholic

Bryan Station losing 52-7 to Bryan Douglass after playing them close last year, then losing bad to Boyle County

Male losing to Ballard 12-7

Triniry losing to Cincinnati Moeller 28-3

Madison Central needed a late 2-point conversion to beat Dunbar at home

Southwestern needed a late rally to beat Madison Southern

Season preview for KHSAA

I am a reporter who is often on the sidelines filming at football games, so I give my reaction to the lawsuit.

A rival player’s father recorded a phone call with the Ashland basketball coach and it is not a good look for either party. KHSAA to meet about Bowling Green’s 2017 state basketball title team, and is Shaedon Sharpe considered a Wildcat? Why is Kaleb Glenn not playing at Louisville Male, yet committed to U of L?

Summer updates: Biggest KHSAA basketball transfers, Summer tournament at Collins, King of the Bluegrass Field, football transfers, big games, top players, Arch Manning and Dante Moore

We discuss GRC, Warren Central, Cov Cath and the Lincoln County. We also talk about top individual performances. Turner Buttry wins Mr. Basketball. Top teams for next season.

Recap day 1 and 2 of UK Healthcare Boys’ Sweet 16 and talk Kentucky losing to St. Peters

We make our picks and get you ready for the Boys’ Sweet Sixteen.

Troy was at Lincoln County vs Pulaski County, Clark was at Ashland vs Boyd County. We also talk about other various regions.

Clark was at the Male Ballard and gives us his thoughts. He also recaps the 6th region. Troy was at the Henry Clay Douglass game. We get y’all all caught up.

We recap the district tournaments and preview the region tournaments. What are the best tournaments? What are the best first round matchups? Transfer talk. What is historically the weakest region?

Ballard or Male? Can Western make history? Bowling Green vs Greenwood in top 10 must win matchup! How far will Clark County go? How good is the 2023 class? Reed Sheppard continues to impress. Sierra Canyon falls to Harvard-Westlake in LA

Covington Catholic beats North Laurel in King of the Bluegrass finals, Ballard is 79th in KY RPI?! Lexington Catholic tournament preview, Ashland Invitational, and high school tennis

We talk about biggest surprises so far including Lexington Catholic and Male. We preview the KOB, talk about Ballard’s dominant team, and talk about Apollo basketball history. Then we say why we don’t like 2 Mr. Football Awards, give our views on 5th year seniors and talk about KSR All State football team feedback. We also talk about the terrible tornadoes in Kentucky. May God Bless and comfort those impacted.

Pikeville, Beechwood, Belfry, Boyle, South Warren and St X win state titles and Ballard impresses in Hoopfest

Class A- Russellville vs Pikeville, 2A - LCA vs Beechwood, 4A Boyle County vs Johnson Central, 3A Belfry vs Paducah Tilghman, 5A - Frederick Douglass vs South Warren, 6A Male vs St X

We recap the semifinals and Troy talks about attending the Owensboro / Frederick Douglass and South Warren / Woodford semifinals. We also talk about who our four hypothetical playoff semifinalists would be if there a “high school football playoff committee” to pick the final four just like there is in college.

We make our predictions including our picks for the state title. We also talk about Reed Sheppard.

We go over the Kentucky high school football region finals that surprised us, talk about Troy’s trip to Woodford County, and preview the state semifinals. Then we talk about Reed Sheppard’s commitment to Kentucky!