[jetpilot]

You're right, but doubt I would throw middlesboro in the mix with those teams. If I'm not mistaken the last region championship they won was over pikeville. That being said, if Harlan wants to be consididered a good program then playing those teams is out of the question. You win 10 games, awesome, but a first round exit from the playoffs isn't what I would call building confidence. I've been around kids a long time and they know when a team is good/bad and if they get confidence from beating 9 awful teams every year then that's part of the problem itself

Most years you are right, but Middlesboro has hit bottom recently. They are worth leaving on the schedule, the others no way.