[Wideleft01]

I have watched NewCath for over 20 years. I have seen 3 of their state championship teams and 4 of their state runner ups. You get a sense of how good a team is. This team has all of the pieces that you need in a championship team. I don't care who they lost to in the beginning of the year. All that did was build depth as injured starters sat. They may get crushed on Friday, but that doesn't change my opinion that this team has what it takes. They have a stud RB who would have started for any team in NKY, a good QB, a very explosive WR with a solid, not great, but very solid OLine. They have an athletic D-Line. Is this team as dominate as the team that won two years ago? No. That team was stupid talented. This team isn't good enough to overcome a 2 turnover plus deficit. They are, however, as good as the teams that I watched get to state title games. That's what I'm judging this off of. I trust my eyes much more than I trust a mathematical formula.

Hayes would start for lots of teams in N. ky. He wouldn't start at Rb for Highlands. Absolutely no way. He'd be on dline or lb.