[oneijoe]

PC will be an above average 3A team. They close the gap between themselves and Belfry a little bit, but nowhere near enough to think about being the king of the district or east...Until PC gets the athletes on D to run with and contain the Belfry athletes, then PC will continue to struggle with the big boys...early line on Belfry/PC is BHS by 3tds plus.

There will gradually be some draining effect on athletes Belfry draws. The improvement of the Hawk program could keep players home on this side of the big mountain. And there's is the improving program at Mingo Central which will have the same inexorable effect on the Pirate program.

For now, Belfry is still riding the crest of its success. Pike Central simply needs to keep its competitive level up for the current talent gap to even out over time.