[Van Hagar]

Not going to defend Norths schedule, because it has been weak (but don't forget Apollo was supposed to have Eli Wright and Clark Co. is almost always good, just aren't this year), but it does pick up, as over the last month they play Clay home-and-home, at South, at Pulaski, vs. Owen Co.on a neutral court, so there will be opportunities to see if they are a legitimate contender.