[bac2369]

You can just about throw wins and losses vs "like" opponents out the window any more. Especially going across season to season. Match ups are too hit and miss. I get what you are saying and Nicholas Co may very well suprise me, but in the east, its going to be Pikeville at top dog, then Raceland/Paintsville/Hazard, in whichever order you want. I dont think we ever saw how good Hazard could be last year due to injuries. Then, you saw the difference in the two games between Raceland and Paintsville after Raceland got healthy. Then you saw what Paintsville looked like with an injuried Kash.

Injuries play such an enormous role in small school football. Most single A teams play 15-20 kids 80% of the snaps. If you have one or two kids go down, your hurting. I hope everyone across the board stays healthy this year and we can see what I feel is going to be one hell of a football season.

I kind of have a feeling this is the year we finally see the Raceland/Hazard game that so many on both sides have been wanting.

I don't think I've seen a high school team hit with injuries like Hazard year... If healthy they have a shot to be as good as some of teams from 2007-2012. But they will have to be physical like those teams were.. I agree it's Pikeville then those 3. Nicholas is behind those 3 but I just have a feeling they will be a dangerous team...

Raceland played to there potential after the Paintsville game and that's the team I wanted to see last year. I had them at number 2 preseason last year but they let me down but a man must consider the talent that was lost the year before..That is why you can't base future results on the previous year..

Kash made Paintsville go last year but now we get to see how a year and new adjustments will be for them..

I hope to see that Raceland and Hazard next year as it will be in Hazard if they make it...