Who stands the best chance of stopping Russell's home win streak?

[Midee1]

Just a bit of conversation for the football forum. Russell has Greenup, West Carter, Ashland, Lewis County and Simon Kenton at home this year. Which team do you think has a legitimate chance at stopping the home win streak?

Post your opinions!

[FBALL]

I think it will have to wait until 2008.

The teams that have the best chance would be Ashland or Simon Kenton. I don't see either stopping it though.

[Tomcat68]

Russell and Ashland both lost a lot of seniors and starters off of last year's great game. It should be another great game this season.

Which starters will Russell be returning on offense and defense this season?

[Old School]

I know Ashland lost a ton of players to graduation last year. How many did Russell lose to graduation?

[Midee1]

I know Ashland lost a ton of players to graduation last year. How many did Russell lose to graduation?

Don't know the exact number but it was in the 20's.

[Old School]

Don't know the exact number but it was in the 20's.

How many starters are returning for next season?

[FBALL]

How many starters are returning for next season?

Jones QB/DE, Hicks T, Harvey DL, Foster G, Cornwell NG, Barnes T,

6 returning starters. 7 if you consider Jones started both ways.

What alot of people are excited about though are some of the younger players that got ALOT of playing time as backups last season. Many players, too many to list, were very impressive in their rolls as backups and sometimes starters. The soph and Freshman classes were very strong.

[Tomcat68]

Ashland only returns 5 of 25 starters (if you include place kicker, kickoff, and punter).

Darrell Mahan returns as QB/P
Matt Thomas returns as RB/DB
Ryan Bonner returns as TE

Should be a great game. I give a slight edge to Ashland with the returning starters just because I think Mahan, Thomas, and Bonner will be bigger impact players than Jones and company.

As for the newcomers, the edge has to go to Russell because of the extensive playing time they received last year as backups.

[A Decent Lineman]

I think Russell stands the best chance of losing to Ashland or West Carter....I know a lot of good college players come out of those schools, but in all honesty, I think well have to wait awhile to see them get beat at home....possibly 08'.

[FBALL]

Ashland only returns 5 of 25 starters (if you include place kicker, kickoff, and punter).

Darrell Mahan returns as QB/P
Matt Thomas returns as RB/DB
Ryan Bonner returns as TE

Should be a great game. I give a slight edge to Ashland with the returning starters just because I think Mahan, Thomas, and Bonner will be bigger impact players than Jones and company.

As for the newcomers, the edge has to go to Russell because of the extensive playing time they received last year as backups.

I think I would give Russell the edge in the returning starters as well. They return 3 of 5 from pretty good offensive line in Hicks, Barnes and Foster. Harvey, Cornwell and Jones from the defensive front five. Jones is as good as anybody in the area and a front runner for POY in the area next season.

[DevilsWin]

I think Russell stands the best chance of losing to Ashland or West Carter....I know a lot of good college players come out of those schools, but in all honesty, I think well have to wait awhile to see them get beat at home....possibly 08'.

Ashland has a chance as they always do.
But West Carter? LOL
If Russell looses to West Carter anywhere, much less at home, they might as well close the football program.
That would be worse than UK loosing to Vandy on their home court.

Russell will never loose a football game to West Carter or Lewis County.
If they do, I'll be on suicide watch.

[baseballking]

Don't be so confident .. Kasey Clark graduated .. Any thing can happen on any giving night .. As for the home winning streak being snapped I see Ashland breaking it in 07.

[Midee1]

dont be so confident .. casey clark graduated .. ne thing can happen on ne giving night .. as for the home winning streak being snapped i see ashland breaking it in 07

And two years ago Josh Gross graduated. And years before that other great players graduated. If you think that Kasey Clark was the whole team then you do not know Russell football very well. Russell can play running back by commitee. If there is a super star there then he will get the glory. If not then they will take who they have and make them work into the Russell system. Russell will be fine without Clark there.

I see Ashland being the biggest challenge to break the win streak.

[Panther Thunder]

Ashland....what week is this game?? Pikeville may need to game plan from it lol??

[Tomcat68]

Ashland....what week is this game?? Pikeville may need to game plan from it lol??

normally ashland and russell play week 3 of the season. it is usually ashland's 3rd game and russell's 2nd.

last year ashland played raceland, then belfry, then russell

the raceland and russell games continue for this season, but belfry was not renewed

my best guess is that pikeville will be playing ashland the week before they play russell

[dundee]

I think I would give Russell the edge in the returning starters as well. They return 3 of 5 from pretty good offensive line in Hicks, Barnes and Foster. Harvey, Cornwell and Jones from the defensive front five. Jones is as good as anybody in the area and a front runner for POY in the area next season.

um barnes was a senior this year and is gone which they will miss
But they also have Nick Blevins T, Mikey Dillon T, Drew Miller, and now Mickey Brown NG.

[footballdaddy10]

ashland maybe, but i dont see ne1 else on that list who stands a single digit chance

[The College One]

ill tell u who stands a chance. powell county pirates baby. powell will dominate russell next time we play. garuantee it.

[Midee1]

ill tell u who stands a chance. powell county pirates baby. powell will dominate russell next time we play. garuantee it.

First of all the thread is who will break the home win streak. Second Powell is no longer in Russells district so I guess we can get over the fear of Powell beating up on us. Third the only remote possibility that Russell and Powell will meet would have to be deep into the playoffs. Sorry I just don't see that happening.

[bigE]

powell dont even have a coach, not to mention a descent team. the best team they ever had was in 98 from what ive heard

[baseballking]

Russell would stomp us .. thank god were not in there district no more .. stupid post the college one

[FBALL]

um barnes was a senior this year and is gone which they will miss
But they also have Nick Blevins T, Mikey Dillon T, Drew Miller, and now Mickey Brown NG.

Umm, I thought he was but he is listed as a junior on the roster.

http://www.russell-ind.k12.ky.us/reddevilssports/varsity_football_roster.htm

[FBALL]

Ashland....what week is this game?? Pikeville may need to game plan from it lol??

Russell and Ashland play the 4th week of the season next year. 9-14-07

[DevilsWin]

ill tell u who stands a chance. powell county pirates baby. powell will dominate russell next time we play. garuantee it.

Dude, Russell's 8th grade team could beat Powell Co. The smartest thing PC could do now that their coach has left is fold up the program and hope to be competetive in soccer.

[FBALL]

Dude, Russell's 8th grade team could beat Powell Co. The smartest thing PC could do now that their coach has left is fold up the program and hope to be competetive in soccer.

That was a little harsh. What They need to do is dedicate themselves to building a program. Starting with the Elementary schools and getting people to care. I don't want to see and program fold up.

[DevilsWin]

Ok maybe I was a little harsh. The PC program needs alot, I meant alot of work. Have you seen the number of kids they dress for a football game? Fairview has more kids out for football. And Powell Co has to moved up to 3 A next year with Russell, Fleming Co, and Breathitt Co. They'll never be competetive if they can't get 70 or more players to come out for football.

I hate to see a program fold too but PC needs to take a long look at their program.

[FBALL]

Yes, I saw how many kids they dressed this year. I think it was 26. Very low numbers. Which is why they need to start getting kids interested in football when they are younger.

Get a good feeder system going and you can build upon it. IMO Russell's JFL program is a big contributor to the success of the high school program. It gets alot of kids interested in football at a young age and those kids dream of playing for Russell when they get older.

[DevilsWin]

Anyway, They(PC) won't break the Russell Home streak. Wrong District. If they play Russell it would only be in the 3rd round of play-offs after they have beat Fleming Co, Breathitt Co and Estill Co. Not gonna happen.

[bizmark]

what is this a powell county thread? i think theres enough of those floatin around

[DevilsWin]

:rockon: what is this a powell county thread? i think theres enough of those floatin around:devilflam :letsparty :letsparty

[DevilsWin]

So where's all the Tomcat fans???? I figured they'd be all about breaking the streak.

31 games.......................who wants it?

Could this be the longest home win streak in the state?

[bizmark]

um barnes was a senior this year and is gone which they will miss
But they also have Nick Blevins T, Mikey Dillon T, Drew Miller, and now Mickey Brown NG.

i dont see any of these guys being big contributors for the 07 red devils

[bizmark]

So where's all the Tomcat fans???? I figured they'd be all about breaking the streak.

31 games.......................who wants it?

Could this be the longest home win streak in the state?

:devilflam theyre on blackburn hidin from the devils:devilflam

ashland dont want none:dontthink

[BelfryJustice]

Ashland will have a good chance at this streak, but the R is a difficult place to get a win!

[devilsstar]

Ashland i do not think will get it, and about returners from Russell, Drew Abrams will be getting looks at at the RB position, the R should remained russell's all of 07 and most of 08 only Ashland looks to challenge them in my eyes
this is kinda off topic but i watched the Red Devils Younger squads the JFL squads and Freshman squads, and the most impressive group of boys i've seen play together was the night in 04 when Jones, Harvey, Foster, Brown, the running backs i'd never heard of and some other kids who i had never heard of played Lawrence and beat them by 2, that was a good squad. but the reason i bring this up, where are those kids, did they just quit working or what, because in my eyes that was a team, they won the Kiwansis Bowl 44-7 if i'm not mistaking

[orisonspi]

With the new realignment would Russell host Belfry in the Regional Finals or be forced to travel to CAM again?

If Russell hosts then in my opinion, this, will be the best chance for that home winning streak to end.

[Midee1]

With the new realignment would Russell host Belfry in the Regional Finals or be forced to travel to CAM again?

If Russell hosts then in my opinion, this, will be the best chance for that home winning streak to end.

No it is my understanding that with the new alignment Belfry will host again this. No chance of Belfry messing up the streak in 07. :)

[orisonspi]

No it is my understanding that with the new alignment Belfry will host again this. No chance of Belfry messing up the streak in 07. :)
That's what i thought.. and to be honest I feel this is an injustice to Russell that they will have to travel in the playoffs again.

[Midee1]

That's what i thought.. and to be honest I feel this is an injustice to Russell that they will have to travel in the playoffs again.

We did as well but there is nothing we could do about it. At least if we meet again we can get together at your wonderful facility and tailgate again. I had a great time and enjoyed a good game.

[DevilsWin]

Belfry has to win their District first. I think Prestonsburg and Sheldon Clark have something to say about that.

[DevilsWin]

^My bad, Prestonsburg stayed in 2a.

[Midee1]

Belfry has to win their District first. I think Prestonsburg and Sheldon Clark have something to say about that.

True but I don't think it will matter who we play. I believe that we will have to travel against whoever we play.

[DevilsWin]

True but I don't think it will matter who we play. I believe that we will have to travel against whoever we play.
Your exactly right Midee1.
All I'm saying is Belfry isn't a lock for their District. I think Dials and Sheldon Clark have the Pirates number in 07. The Cardinals probably should have won both games last year instead of just the 1.
Pressure is on Sheldon Clark though because they will play the reg season match-up at Belfry this year.

But we may be making a trip to Inez in Nov 2007.

[Advance Eagles]

Russell 2007 Home Schedule

08/24 - 4A Greenup Co.
09/07 - 3A West Carter (homecoming?)
09/14 - 5A Ashland
10/05 - 3A Lewis Co.
10/12 - 6A Simon Kenton (Senior Night?)

[DevilsWin]

If Russell wins their district they will be hosting the Regional again.

Fleming Co and Breathitt Co could have a shot at breaking the streak in November.

I'd love to hand the Bobcats a loss in the playoffs so they could enjoy their trip back to Jackson the same way Russell did in 2002.

[DEVIL89]

Ashland is always going to tough know matter how good or bad they are just because it is Ashland. Simon Kenton is going to be another very tough match just because they are from Northern KY. So I will say that if we get by Ashland then Simon Kenton is just around the corner. I hope I am wrong but I see the streak ending sometime this year just because of the competition.