[Jumper Dad]

Somerset drops back into their natural classification of 2A

They lose 19 Seniors from a team that went 27-2 (14-1 and 13-1) the last two years.

They leave a district where they only lost 1 game in four years and a region that they won the last two years.

A district schedule consisting of Wayne, Garrard, Taylor, Casey and Jackson Co. is UPGRADED to....
a district now consisting of Danville, Middlesboro and Lexington Christian.

Non-dist games with Lynn Camp, Russell Co, Estill Co, Danville (now Dist Game) and Southwestern...
may be replaced by (rumored) Hazard (1A finalist), E Jess (4A), W Jess (4A), Perry Central (5A), Whitley (5A) and Pulaski (5A) with a game to still be added (may be Russell Co)

Somerset returns LT Speaks and C Price on O-line, leading rusher Lange and leading WR Storm Wilson on O

On D the Jumpers return both DE's (Slaughter Brothers, yeah that's their real name) and 3 or 4 LB/DB's plus punter (ask Breathitt how big a weapon he was)

While this seems as if the Jumpers might be very young and inexperienced next year, no so fast my friend. This junior class is about as good as this past senior class was. This sophomore and freshman classes are the 4th and 5th very strong classes Somerset has had coming up from the middle school program in a row.

While this schedule is quite a bit tougher than what they played the last few years, those non-district games were set up by the previous coach.

I think Coach Lucas is demonstrating with next years schedule that he is willing to throw his boys into the fire each week to better prepare them for the end of the year.