I respect what Cov Cath has built in Football, but they’re the big fish in the small pond. They wouldn’t have near the level of success if they had to play Elder’s schedule. It’s easy to dominate these small public schools that don’t have the same resources you do. If you want to act like you’re a BSD, try playing Ville X and Trinity every year, see how you stack up then.
Im not sure Cov Cath would exist if kids from NKY could play sports in Ohio.
Very much agree with this. I was going to say something very similar. Their "values" are very similar to those you see on the westside as those youth sports and parishes give them the same sense of pride in their communities. They are very proud to play for their local high schools over there. I'm not so sure you'd see a mass exodus to Ohio if Ohio starting allowing those kids to play.
It’s a lot easier when you’re biggest competitors for players are New Cath, Brossart, and Holy Cross. Also, the public school competition sucks. They never had to face a Colerain or Lakota West team loaded with D1 players. And when Highlands was good, they kicked the crap out of Cov Cath.
Which is why saying Elder only schedules Cov Cath when they know they’re the better team is bogus. Elder played Highlands multiple times at their peak and most of the time, those were just slightly above avg Elder teams. The one exception being the ‘12 team.
I just think there's alot less talent in NKY. Most of the better players flock to Cov Cath, but not sure they have a ton of kids that would even start at GCL schools.
Hard to judge because it’s a smaller pool of players.
Pay attention this was already discussed!!
Mayer was the best player I watched on any team La Salle played in 2019 and I don’t think there was a close second. That dude manhandled the Lancers in both sides of the ball and with an above-average QB, CovCath rolled. I think those two teams probably would have split if they played 10 times. And they were the best team La Salle played that year. Again, maybe Not a close second.
But again, if you drive a few blocks down the street from X toward the U of L campus, it gets just a dicey as Price Hill.
You can’t say that about any of the GCL schools or Eds & Ignatius. I don’t think it’s a point of pride so much as nobody in state will schedule them.
I don't know - the schedule would be easier if schools had to schedule them, no doubt, but I think these schools would still significantly challenge themselves, especially with (nearly) everyone making the playoffs now. There's no doubt about being tested going into the playoffs.
I think it’s beneficial to have 1-2 games where you can get the backups some PT.
56/71 based on enrollment + CB. Last based on actual enrollment.
Good, that means Elder can stay D1. It’s what everyone involved wants, so what’s the issue?
80% of St. Edward's students count for CB. 63% of St. X's students. 11% of St. Ignatius. 26% at Moeller. Elder is 15%.