OK, to close the loop on Eric's great coverage, here are your 2012 State Champs (private schools in italics):
Class 1A: Mayfield 55 - 8 Fairview
Class 2A: Caldwell Co. 26 - 30 Newport Cent. Catholic
Class 3A: Lou. Central 12 - 6 Belfry (OT)
Class 4A: Collins 0 - 47 Ft. Thomas Highlands
Class 5A: Bowling Green 34 - 20 Cooper
Class 6A: Lou. Pleasure Ridge Park 7 - 61 Lou. Trinity
Five of this year's state champions (Mayfield, NCC, Central, Highlands, BGHS, and Trinity) won state titles in 2010.
Four of this year's state champions (Central, Highlands, BGHS, and Trinity) won state titles in 2011.
If the purpose of the class system is to make sure that Highlands can avoid any tough match-ups on their way to their inevitable state championship, then I suppose it is working. If its purpose is to make high school football more entertaining and dramatic for fans and players, then it is not working. I want to see Mayfield play Newport Central Catholic. I want to see Bowling Green play Highlands. I want to see a 6A final that is decided by less than 30 points. And I want a good explanation of why all 12 teams in this year's final had to travel to Bowling Green, when most of them were from the Louisville/Bluegrass/Northern Kentucky triangle.
But we have our own awards to give out that do not depend on the oddities of the KHSAA. Here they are:
Best Team in the Commonwealth:
Louisville Trinity
Coach Rodney Bushong Trophy (for the Best Team in the Jackson Purchase):
Mayfield
Al Baker Trophy (for the Best Team between Louisville and the Purchase):
Bowling Green
Paul Hornung Trophy (for the Best Team in Jefferson County):
Louisville Trinity
Jim Bunning Trophy (for the Best Team in Northern Kentucky):
Ft. Thomas Highlands (I have no idea why Highlands, NCC, and Cooper all avoided each other in the regular season, but they did. If Cooper wants to win this award, they need to find a way to beat Highlands.)
Coach Blanton Collier Trophy (for the Best Team in the Bluegrass):
Scott Co.
Tim Couch Trophy (for the Best Team in the Mountains):
Belfry
Once again, we have two winners of the Certificate for Team that Should Be Forced to Move Up to a Higher Level of Competition: Louisville Central and Ft. Thomas Highlands. (We considered Mayfield for this award, but they did lose to Hazard last year in the state final.)
Now, on to basketball!
Says the KHSAA: In light of seemingly endless discussion about possible alternative formats for the football playoffs, it seems prudent to be sure the public is reminded of the results of a 2011-2012 survey of the membership regarding this issue. Clearly the consensus is that there is not consensus. Unfortunately, each respondent tends to look at the issue from the lens of their own situation. This data will continue to be reviewed, and alternatives will always be on the table for discussion. In the same way that what was right in 1985 is not likely right today, today’s system may not be the best for tomorrow.
ReplyDeleteIt appears as though the PDFs that the KHSAA has made available at that link show the votes for number of teams per district from the coaches, ADs, principals and superintendents of various schools. Heath's football coach voted for four teams; Heath's superintendent voted for two. It does not appear they voted in this survey on the number of classes.