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Remember when we northerners (even those that never want to see CovCath win a game EVER) were telling you guys how good CovCath is and you guys thought the Tomcats' speed and magic of a stadium would be too much for the Colonels? Highlands is pretty good too...You don't have to believe me, ask your friends from Johnson County. Just a guess, but they probably can "imagine" Highlands beating them.

It isn't that Ashlander's don't respect the programs there at Fort Thomas or Covington. We know how good you are. For now, we take the hand we are dealt and stick our chin in there and give it our best shot. You guys can just keep plugging in players on a team that has 21 one way players with viable backups at every position. Even the Spartan 300 had to bow to the superior numbers of their adversary. Ashland has the horses to make plays even though it obviously didn't happen Friday night. The Tomcat program is moving in the right direction and I for one, am happy with that prospect. The coaches know the things they need to put in place to have a steady stream of players. Ashland will keep rising as long as the coaches have the vision. Until and if the day comes when everybody knows we can match up with you, or they stop making us play semi final games in the second round, we will never bow at your feet.

We had a great group of seniors move on last Friday night as they wore those maroon uni's for the last time. I can tell you for sure they will always be proud to be Tomcats. I have heard, and read, that many think the 2011 Tomcats were the best since the state championship team of the 1990. We didn't see many letdowns through 12 games. Only 5 total points seperated them from a perfect regular season. I guess I'm saying it's good to be part of a big machine like CC or Highlands, but it's certainly no bitter pill to swallow to play for Ashland either. They love their team and the community loves them probably even more. A reasonable number of the 2011 Tomcats have been called up to visit the same schools as have the Colonels and the Bluebirds. :biggrin: