[Patriot1]

The east is always a beast. This year what makes it so interesting is to watch is how these teams develop and get their own identity. We all know what everyone lost and who steps up for their team is the what makes it so much fun to watch,(or not so fun if they don’t progress the right way). I think Paintsville does get a slight edge where they have Pikeville and Raceland at their home field. Will they win those games it’s entirely up to these players. Read on here about Paintsville o-line and d-line which will be one of their strengths but their linebacker core and secondary took a hit. I know they have Phelps back (which he is a good one) but they lost 2 of the four. So does that make the quarterback have to play on both sides of the ball? Plus they have the Allen young man back at linebacker and he is a good one does the other Keaton play linebacker? I could go on and on about these teams in the east on how much talent they lost and who is going to step up. I just used Paintsville as an example but could have used any of the others(Pikeville,Raceland,Hazard) in the same way. The unanswered questions is what makes it interesting. Williamsburg will be a team that someone has to deal with probably lost the least of the other 4 teams. But right now for me I have about 30 days to worry about Bardstown a 3A School that only lost 2 seniors last year. One game at a time but as always GO PANTHERS!!!