[Hatz]

Was Harrodsburg as good in 78 as 77?...According to this, the answer is no. Apparently they had two great players in 77 and one in 78. Boyle improved by a bunch, Harrodsburg dropped off by a bunch.

While I agree BG improved a great deal since last year, Highlands did not suffer a corresponding fall. Few teams return a 2X state championship QB along with most of the other skill players. They did need to reload the D a bit along with the O-line.

The Highlands NON-STARTERS get an amazing amount of experience compared to other teams because they have more weeks of practice than most other teams (thanks to long playoff runs) and a high number of minutes in game situations. (thanks to lopsided scores) Excluding the preseason, the incoming seniors, for the 2012 season have already had 45 weeks of in season practice and been involved in some cases a little, some cases a lot, in 45 games. I did a little count, 6 - 8 weeks into the season, and found that the Birds play an average of over 50 players per game.

I just don't think you can speculate from year to year. As to if Boyle improved, no not really. Rebels went 8-3 that year, defeated the Danville squad ranked #1 in AAA at that time (who beat HHS earlier in the season) and won their District but lost to Corbin in the Regional. In '78, they went 6-4 and did not win their District.

Success one year is not always a barometer for the next in any sport.