[MrBWesley]

NCC's defense did what they could last year. NCC never has the athletes to play with a kid like Baker, they have to be better coached and in better shape. That may have been the difference last season. It wont be this season, I feel he will have a monster game and Ashland wins by more than 17 points. You never want to see a kid get hurt, but Schilling was not going to be the starter anyway. NCC will take its lumps early, they have never had a problem playing up. You have no choice when the other small schools in the area refuse to play you. NCC will eventually get back to the state title game, not because they are that good, but because like every year, 2A is a cakewalk.