The Associated Press showed once again why their high school football polls are laughable. If you win, you move up and if you lose, you drop. Regardless of who you play. Danville could beat the Richmond Jaycees, while Trigg lose to the Tennessee Titans on a last second field goal and Danville would be ranked ahead of Trigg. (I use Danville because they are the #1 team in the state and rightfully so. I'm not saying they are over-ranked, I just needed a team for an example.)
But how does Todd County get ten votes this week to be considered the 11th ranked team in the state. The same Todd County that lost to Owensboro Catholic 47-7 last week and have a 1-6 record this year. Did the voters mean to vote for Trigg County? When it comes to the AP Poll, who really knows anymore.
Trigg County dropped the #4 this week as Corbin jumped them into the #3 slot. Corbin isn't a bad team. Clint Cashen and Ryan Fritts are one of the better 1-2 combos in the state in Class 2A. But if those 10 points that Todd County got should have been earmarked for the Wildcats, it cost them the #3 ranking this week.
Here is the Associated Press Class 2A football poll
Class 2A |
Rank-School FPV Rcd TP Pvs |
1. Danville (8) 6-1 149 1 |
2. Newport Central Catholic (2) 5-1 138 2 |
3. Corbin (1) 6-1 116 4 |
4. Trigg Co. (3) 6-0 115 3 |
5. Green Co. (1) 7-0 91 10 |
6. Owensboro Catholic - 4-2 72 8 |
7. Fort Campbell - 5-2 70 9 |
8. Prestonsburg - 5-2 46 6 |
9. Middlesboro - 4-2 28 5 |
10. Metcalfe Co. - 6-1 25 7 |
Others receiving votes: 11, Todd Co. Central 10. 12, Bardstown 7. 13, Lou. Christian Academy 6. 14, Caldwell Co. 5. 15, Cov. Holy Cross 2. |
CLICK HERE FOR A LINK TO THE A.P. POLL IN ALL SIX CLASSES
Dave Cantrell's Rankings in the Lexington Herald Leader newspaper have the Wildcats ranked seventh. Fort Campbell is fourth and Owensboro Catholic is sixth. Bardstown (2-5) is third.
CLASS 2A
1. Newport Cath. 80.7
2. Danville 71.4
3. Bardstown 67.6
4. Fort Campbell 66.4
5. Corbin 65.2
6. Owensboro Cath. 63.3
7. Trigg Co. 62.4
8. Green Co. 60.8
9. Metcalfe Co. 57.9
10. Middlesboro 57.4
HERE ARE THE CANTRELL RANKINGS FROM THE LEXINGTON HERALD LEADER FOR ALL SIX CLASSES
The Litkenhous Rankings from the Louisville Courier-Journal newspaper have the Wildcats ranked 8th this week. Fort Campbell is 10th and Owensboro Catholic is seventh.
1.Newport Catholic | 109.4 |
2.Green County | 103.3 |
3.Bardstown | 97.6 |
4.Metcalfe County | 95.9 |
5.Corbin | 94.9 |
6.Danville | 94.2 |
7.Owensboro Catholic | 92.7 |
8.Trigg County | 89.3 |
9.Glasgow | 89.1 |
10.Fort Campbell | 88.2 |
HERE ARE THE LITKENHOUS RATINGS FROM THE COURIER-JOURNAL FOR ALL SIX CLASSES
The Massey Ratings saw Trigg County drop a spot to #7 this week.
Well I am from Jackson Co and we beat Powell Co at their place but you ranked them ahead of us.Clearly at this point {our second year} we are among the worst football teams in the state but I question whether we are the worse since we have won three games.The statement made in Casey Co that we had group of big strong athletic guys but no football players had some merit to it since our kids never play football in grade school
Posted by: | October 28, 2007 at 12:34 PM