[OutlawJoseyWales]

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This past year LC was simply not as competitive as we have been accustomed to, mainly because of youth. I like their promise for sure and think Short is going about building the right way. The LC fanbase needs to stay patient and trust his process as it will take several years and a new unified focus at the feeder level.

I believe better days are ahead for LC and they will return to being a Top 10 team in the near future, but it is going to be a very tall task to line up toe to toe with Belfry the next three years. Belfry's current Freshman class is absolutely loaded and I am not sure Lawrence County has been able to compete or beat Belfry at the Middle School level in recent years. No shame in that, as only a couple teams have been able to compete.

LC just needs to worry about taking it a day at a time and controlling what they have in front of them and they will field a team that can at least battle Belfry. If Belfry drops to 2A, which seems more and more possible, this then puts LC in a prime spot to make a run.

I definitely agree with this assessment of LC. They struggled to compete with Belfry's past three MS classes. The current Junior, Soph and Freshmen class completely outmanned those teams that represented LC and Louisa. Not sure how competitive LC will be over the upcoming 2-3 seasons. Belfry is definitely losing a lot with this current Senior class.....but there is a lot sitting in the cupboard. Whether they can maintain the level of excellence remains to be seen. But.....when presented with their own opportunities in the past...they've won championships. It's no fluke that the current Junior, Soph and Freshman class all won Middle School State Championships. The program is bursting at the seams with talent.

No knock against LC. Believe Coach Short will get things going.....