[Blitzer]

I have no idea about NL's schedule, but a short list of nearby, quality teams to consider for a non-district schedule upgrade includes:

Bell County
Corbin
Danville
Garrard County
Hazard
Knox Central
Madison Southern
Rockcastle County
Somerset
Wayne County

When North District changed they were locked in with 4 of those teams and they are going to play cross town rival South Laurel & in the bowl game with them. North played Madison Southern & Wayne County last year, beat them both. Not sure why you think a 5 A school should play 1-3 A schools? SW & Pulaski don't even play Somerset and they are in the same county. North convincingly beat every team they played but one this season. Besides the teams on their schedule this year are not down every year, no way of knowing a year or two in advance when these coaches are setting up some of these games who is going to be up and who is going to be down.